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The 27-year-old has agreed a three-year contract. Stoke have signed defender Tommy Smith from Huddersfield for an undisclosed fee. The 27-year-old right-back has agreed a three-year contract and is Stoke’s seventh signing since the end of last season. Smith made over 200 appearances in all competitions during a six-year spell with the Terriers, including 15 in the Premier League last season. “Tommy has been playing Premier League for the past two years and was the outstanding right-back in the Championship the...

Bryan Robson believes agents have too much influence on modern players and the Manchester United great hopes wantaway midfielder Paul Pogba continues to knuckle down amid ongoing speculation. Three years after being brought back to Old Trafford in what was a world-record deal, the 26-year-old has openly admitted that he is ready for “a new challenge somewhere else”. Pogba said there was “no need” to speak about his situation after United opened their pre-season tour of Australia with a 2-0 win...

England Under-21 international Mason Mount has signed a five-year contract with Chelsea. The 20-year-old midfielder spent last season playing under new Blues boss Frank Lampard during a loan spell at Derby. “It’s a massively proud moment for myself and my family,” Mount told the club’s website. https://twitter.com/ChelseaFC/status/1150754836511694853 Mount has yet to make his debut for Chelsea’s first team but impressed for Championship side Derby during the last campaign, scoring 11 goals in 44 appearances in all competitions. He played against...

Joselu has left Newcastle to join Alaves, the Premier League club announced on Monday afternoon. The 29-year-old moved to St. James’ Park from Stoke in 2017 but found first-team opportunities hard to come by. A former Spain Under-21 international, Joselu hit seven goals in 52 appearances for the Magpies but featured just 17 times across all competitions last season. He returns to LaLiga with Alaves for an undisclosed fee, having previously turned out in Spain for Celta Vigo, Real Madrid...

A man who launched a viral campaign to get England defender Harry Maguire on the new £50 note has joked it’s a “huge disappointment” that wartime codebreaker Alan Turing was chosen instead. A petition to feature a picture of the centre back – nicknamed “slabhead” – on an inflatable unicorn received 50,000 signatures after being launched by online joker Jonny Sharples. But after announcing that the mathematician’s image would appear on the new polymer notes from 2021, the Bank of...

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Riyad Mahrez curled in an injury-time free-kick to send Algeria through to the Africa Cup of Nations final in a 2-1 victory against Nigeria. The game had looked to be heading to extra time as the two teams battled for the right to play Senegal in Friday’s showpiece, but Manchester City midfielder Mahrez won it for Algeria late on. Algeria went ahead courtesy of a first-half own goal by William Troost-Ekong, with the Udinese central defender turning a Mahrez cross into his...

Manchester United are continuing their pursuit of Harry Maguire but Leicester’s valuation remains a sticking point, PA understands. Targeted last summer after shining for England on their run to the World Cup semi-finals, the 26-year-old is once again in the Old Trafford giants’ crosshairs. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side are keen to bolster their defence with Maguire, but Leicester are under no financial pressure to sell and PA understands that there remains a gap between their valuation and that of United....

The Foxes are reported to be demanding as much as £90million for the defender.