Football news and analysis from the around the world The Rumour Mill: Garnacho set for Villa? | And email Yara Liverpool’s pursuit of Florian Wirtz has been no secret. The club fought off interest from Manchester City and Bayern Munich with the German only wanting to join Arne Slot’s side. The 22-year-old has spent his entire senior career at Bayer Leverkusen. He was instrumental in breaking the chokehold Munich have on the Bundesliga by helping his side win the league and cup double in 2023-24. Last season, Leverkusen finished runners-up to the German giants. Continue reading...

Today’s rumours are ingratiating mothers It is a wingers special for today’s tittle-tattle. Starting with Liverpool’s willingness to splash £100m on Paris Saint-Germain’s Bradley Barcola. Arne Slot has already signed Jeremie Frimpong and is set to add creativity in the form of Florian Wirtz. Naturally, there is not a bottomless pit of cash at Anfield, so they would be open to selling Luis Díaz, Diogo Jota and Darwin Núñez to fund the spending. After it was confirmed that Jadon Sancho will not be joining Chelsea permanently, his next move is a hot topic of conversation. Manchester United will be quite eager to earn some cash in exchange for the winger, so the prospect of Aston Villa, Newcastle and Tottenham are considering a potential move for the 25-year-old. Continue reading...

Ajax have hired John Heitinga as their new manager, with the Liverpool assistant replacing Francesco Farioli.

John Heitinga leaves his role as Liverpool's assistant boss to return to Dutch club Ajax as their head coach.

Liverpool have granted assistant coach John Heitinga permission to enter talks with Ajax over becoming their new head coach, a source has told ESPN.

Two of our 20 predictions were accurate – and we were right about Spurs qualifying for the Champions League What we predicted: Arne Slot admits he had “big shoes to fill” after Jürgen Klopp’s departure. They may be impossible to fill in terms of rapport with supporters, force of personality and authority. But, in the more important fields of winning and developing this Liverpool team, Slot will back himself to make his mark. There is space for improvement. Continue reading...

Former Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag could be headed back to Ajax Amsterdam next season, the club's technical director said.

Former Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag could be headed back to Ajax Amsterdam next season, the club's technical director said.

Francesco Farioli has resigned from his post as Ajax manager, citing a difference in "vision" and "timeframes" for club's goals.

Head coach Francesco Farioli departs Ajax in the wake of an end-of-season collapse that cost them the Eredivisie title.

Ajax wanted their 125th year to be memorable. Unfortunately, this campaign will remain tattooed brutally into the team's soul.

Ajax held a nine-point lead at the end of March, but PSV Eindhoven pipped them to the Eredivisie title. Former midfielder Wim Jonk tells BBC Sport about how it all unfolded.

Ajax manager Francesco Farioli has said he has no regrets despite his side finishing as runners-up in the Eredivisie in one of the biggest title collapses in history.

PSV Eindhoven's Luuk de Jong and Malik Tillman scored second-half goals to help retain the Eredivisie in a nervous 3-1 victory at Sparta Rotterdam as they consigned rivals Ajax to suffer a historic title collpase.