Maddison left the camp almost immediately. Maguire and Grealish hung around, still shocked. In both cases, that sense of shock was shared by team-mates. Some visited Grealish in his bedroom, expressing disbelief. Rice said in a news conference he was “gutted” that Maddison and Grealish, “two of my best mates in the squad”, had been left out.
Beyond personal feelings, some players simply felt Grealish should have been included because of his quality and big-game experience. He had barely figured in the final weeks of the season at Manchester City, but he started both legs of a Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid in April. If Pep Guardiola was willing to trust him in big games, why was he suddenly surplus to Southgate’s requirements? Was it personal? So…
Arsenal have made an offer for Barcelona winger Raphinha as the Catalans look for money to sign Nico Williams this summer, according to reports.
The Gunners have made just one signing so far this summer with David Raya arriving from Brentford on a permanent basis after spending last season on loan at the Emirates Stadium.
But their deal to sign Bologna centre-back Riccardo Calafiori is extremely close to being announced after .
And now transfer expert Fabrizio Romano claims he s now travelling to the United States in order to sign his contract and begin training with his team-mates.
Romano wrote in his Caught Offside column: Medical done for Riccardo Calafiori who’s set to travel to USA from London together with his agents. Calafiori will sign a fiv…
Former Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino is reportedly in talks over becoming the next USA manager, as he is the country s top target following the dismissal of Gregg Berhalter.
Pochettino has managed two big English clubs, in Tottenham and Chelsea, in the past five years. The latter was his last assignment as a manager, and while he guided them to a sixth-placed Premier League finish last term, after they finished 12th the season prior, he was dismissed.
He was linked with the Manchester United job for a while, before Erik ten Hag s stay was confirmed, and since the England job became vacant, links to that role have surfaced.
The USA job is also current unfilled, and according to reports, Pochettino is the top target to take over from former manager Berhalter…