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Premier League

Cristian Romero is open to joining Arsenal this summer - but Tottenham are adamant their defender will not be crossing the north London divide - Sunday Mirror

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Everton and Crystal Palace are in discussions over a potential swap deal between Dwight McNeil and Brennan Johnson - Mail on Sunday

Barcelona are confident they can reach a compromise agreement with Manchester City for £68m-rated Rodri as they prepare a revised bid - Mail on Sunday

Arsenal are once again eyeing up a move for Juventus winger Kenan Yildiz after seeing their ambitious bid to lure Vinicius Junior to the Premier League fall flat - Sunday Mirror

Enzo Maresca will choose his own Manchester City captain rather than put the decision to a team election and wants to inject some English influence into his leadership group - Mail on Sunday

Non-League

Andy Carroll was sent off with a straight red card in Dagenham & Redbridge's first game of the season after an off-the-ball incident - The Sun

Scottish Football

Rangers have tabled an improved offer for PSV Eindhoven winger Couhaib Driouech - The Scottish Sun

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Atletico Madrid are in talks with Tottenham over signing their captain Cristian Romero.

Sky Sports News understands numbers have been discussed between the two clubs, but Spurs are yet to receive a formal offer.

Atletico have been long-term admirers of the Argentina international, who is expected to depart Spurs this summer.

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Inter Milan are also keen but, as things stand, they need to sell players before they can act on their interest.

According to Sky in Italy, the figures involved have made a deal complicated for Inter, both in terms of wages and fee.

Meanwhile, Atletico have made progress with sales of defenders Matteo Ruggeri, who is closing in on a move to Aston Villa, and Nahuel Molina, who is expected to join Roma, paving the way for them to approach Spurs.

Romero signed a new deal last summer - which expires in 2029 - when he was made captain by former boss Thomas Frank.

However, Spurs have a bloated centre-back department after signing Jan Paul van Hecke and Marcos Senesi this summer.

Head coach Roberto De Zerbi has suggested during pre-season that he would not stand in Romero's way if he wished to leave.

What did De Zerbi say on Romero's future?

Speaking on July 30, De Zerbi was quizzed about Romero's uncertain future at the club amid overseas interest. "At the beginning of my time in April, I had one million individual meetings!" he said.

"And [the players] told me what was their idea. I said: 'Yes, help me to stay up and then I help you to leave. If you don't help me to stay up, you stay underwater with me!'"

Tottenham's Premier League survival went down to the final day of the 2025/26 season, but Romero missed their 1-0 win over Everton through injury - and was criticised for travelling to his native Argentina in the days before the crucial game.

But De Zerbi said: "Romero with me was unbelievable. Top, in his behaviour, his respect. He suffered when he did not play the last game. It is not true that he wanted to leave for Argentina to prepare for their World Cup. It's not true.

"After the semi-final [against England] we text a message but I never called him to convince him to stay. I respected what he told me. Like for [Guglielmo] Vicario, like for every player."

De Zerbi added: "Romero as a player is one of the best centre-backs in the world, but at the end I said I want to respect the will of the players."

Timing in sport often defines a career and for Conor Gallagher and Tottenham, it probably could not have been worse.

He arrived at Spurs last January from Atletico Madrid for £35m and within weeks boss Thomas Frank had been replaced by Igor Tudor, who by Gallagher's own admission "wasn't having me" as a player as the club battled relegation.

They were tough times at Spurs and Gallagher could not see a way out of the slump.

However, the arrival of Roberto De Zerbi as head coach began to change everything. Tottenham avoided relegation to the Championship and Gallagher played his part, although in an emotional interview on the final day he admitted he had not been able to show fans what he was really about.

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Gallagher believes now is the time to really start his Spurs story.

"It's time to kick on to try and show the fans what I can do," he told Sky Sports. "I want to be at my best to help the club go to where we should be.

"Every footballer has things going on and hard, tough times. It's just life. Everyone has problems and I'm just really happy that we came out of it and I ended the season well.

"Hopefully this is only the start of my Spurs career."

Gallagher's praise for De Zerbi

It feels a very different Gallagher sitting in the sunshine a few weeks out from the start of a new season.

Much of that is down to De Zerbi, who joined Spurs in March.

Gallagher said: "With me, it was just a confidence thing mainly and slightly a physical thing, which you get from just playing more games. I wasn't really used to that at that time.

"The manager gave me a bit of my confidence back and I started playing more consistent minutes on the pitch.

"A lot of credit to the manager but for him, it's only the start also."

De Zerbi's demanding reputation and intensity are clear to see but Gallagher admits he was still a little daunted during their first meeting.

He added: "He was a bit scary, especially the first time meeting him, but after a while it's not like that.

"He's actually a really nice man but you know you can't mess around. You've got to do the right things and train right and give 100 per cent.

"As a coach, he's one of those coaches that you want to do well for. He shows a lot of belief in his players. He instils that confidence in the players. He makes you want to do your best for him and work as hard as you can.

"He always said, 'if you listen to me and stick with me and believe me, then we'll be fine'. And that was when we were in the situation we were last season.

"So he had full belief in himself and he kind of needs everyone on board with him for it to work. And everyone is and does just by the way he is."

That belief is reflected in the way De Zerbi talks about Gallagher.

In Sydney during pre-season, the Spurs boss said, when Gallagher is at his best, it is like Tottenham have an extra player - a remarkable turnaround from a player who a few months ago was struggling for minutes.

Gallagher smiles. "It's nice. I always try and give my best whenever I'm on the pitch. I feel like it should be my prime kind of years. I've kind of been at a load of teams already and had amazing experiences and loved every club I played for at that time.

"So now I just want to have a bigger role and try and lead by example, on and off the pitch."

'De Zerbi wants to dominate everything'

Tottenham have backed De Zerbi heavily this summer, getting much of their business done early.

Almost £200m has been spent on new players - all with Premier League experience - and the early arrivals have given Sandro Tonali, Mateus Fernandes and Andy Robertson a chance to create some chemistry in the squad.

For De Zerbi, building relationships is as important as building a team, and Gallagher says he loves a bit of team bonding.

He said: "We've got a really good group of people and footballers. The gaffer loves it - a team dinner and a few drinks and a bonding night out."

It is all part of what De Zerbi's vision for the club is and, perhaps, I suggest to Gallagher, we got a glimpse of it in one of their pre-season games with Chelsea - one of Spurs' biggest rivals and the midfielder's former club - which was pretty fiery.

Gallagher's tackle committed on Dario Essugo - too committed thought some - prompts him to hold his head in his hands and laugh.

"That tackle was not as bad as what it looked, to be fair," he said. "I had no intention of hurting anyone."

He added: "De Zerbi wants to dominate everything. He wants to have the ball and control games.

"He wants us to obviously win every game, like any manager would. But he believes we can dominate any team we play against if we play the right way and with the right personality."

Where that can take Tottenham this season will be fascinating after two 17th-placed finishes.

What will also be interesting is to see what Gallagher does next. "It feels perfect here," he finishes.

Perhaps now really is his time at Spurs.

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Premier League clubs are getting ready for the new campaign with pre-season under way.

Keep across all 20 teams' results and fixtures here before the return of the English top flight on August 21.

All the kick-offs are listed in UK time.

In full: All the 2026/27 Premier League fixtures

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Premier League pre-season friendlies

Arsenal

July 25: Arsenal 3-0 MK Dons - Arsenal training ground

August 1: Girona 1-4 Arsenal - Girona

August 5: Arsenal vs Real Betis - Dublin, 7.30pm

August 9: Arsenal vs Borussia Dortmund - Emirates Stadium, 2pm

August 12: Arsenal vs Como - Emirates Stadium, 7.30pm

August 16: Community Shield - Arsenal vs Man City, Cardiff, 3pm

Aston Villa

July 21: Walsall 0-5 Aston Villa - Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium

July 25: Porto 2-1 Aston Villa - Estadio Do Dragao

July 28: Aston Villa 2-4 Real Sociedad - Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium

August 1: Indonesia All-Stars 1-3 Aston Villa - Jakarta

August 4: BG Pathum United vs Aston Villa - Pathum Thani, 1.30pm

August 7: Aston Villa vs Bayern Munich, Hong Kong, 1pm

August 12: UEFA Super Cup - PSG vs Aston Villa, Salzburg, 8pm

August 15: Borussia Monchengladbach vs Aston Villa - Borussia-Park, 2.30pm

Bournemouth

July 24: St Pauli 1-4 Bournemouth - Saalfelden

July 30: Augsburg 2-5 Bournemouth - Saalfelden

August 4: Genoa vs Bournemouth - Bournemouth training ground (behind closed doors)

August 8: Real Betis vs Bournemouth - Seville, 7.30pm

August 15: Mainz vs Bournemouth - Mewa Arena, 2.30pm

Brentford

July 15: Brentford 3-2 AFC Wimbledon - behind closed doors

August 8: Rennes vs Brentford - Stade Rennais, 5pm

August 15: Brentford vs Eintracht Frankfurt - Gtech Community Stadium, 3pm

Brighton

July 18: Brighton 4-1 Wycombe - Brighton training ground

July 25: Annecy P-P Brighton - France

August 1: Strasbourg 3-4 Brighton - Austria

August 8: Brighton vs Roma - The Amex, 3pm

August 15: Brighton vs Bologna - The Amex, 3pm

Chelsea

July 28: Chelsea 6-4 Western Sydney Wanderers - Sydney

August 1: Chelsea 1-2 Tottenham, Sydney

August 5: Chelsea vs Juventus, Hong Kong, 12.30pm

August 8: Chelsea vs AC Milan - Jakarta, 1pm

August 9: Johor Darul Ta'zim vs Chelsea - Johor, 1pm

August 15: Chelsea vs Real Sociedad - Stamford Bridge, 2pm

Coventry

July 11: AFC Wimbledon 3-2 Coventry - behind closed doors

July 18: Northampton 0-0 Coventry - Sixfields

August 8: Coventry vs Espanyol - Coventry Building Society Arena, 5.30pm

August 14: Coventry vs Monaco - Coventry Building Society Arena, 7.30pm

Crystal Palace

July 18: Palace 5-1 Swindon - Palace training ground (behind closed doors)

July 25: Bromley 3-0 Palace - Hayes Lane

July 28: Palace 0-3 Lens (45-minute match)

July 28: Palace 0-0 Famalicao (45-minute match)

July 31: Palace 3-1 Al Ula - Giuseppe Sinigaglia

August 15: Freiburg v Crystal Palace - Europa-Park Stadion, 1pm

Everton

July 18: Dundee 0-4 Everton - Dens Park

July 25: Bolton 0-0 Everton - Toughsheet Community Stadium

July 28: Stoke 1-0 Everton - bet365 Stadium

August 1: Hamburg 1-2 Everton - Volksparkstadion

August 8: Stuttgart vs Everton - MHP Arena, 4pm

August 12: Everton vs Newcastle - Murrayfield, 5.15pm

August 15: Everton vs Lille - Hill Dickinson Stadium, 3pm

Fulham

July 28: Al Ahli 1-1 Fulham - Portugal

August 15: Fulham vs Stuttgart - Craven Cottage, 4pm

Hull City

July 25: Hull 3-0 Konyaspor - Slovenia

July 28: Hull 2-1 Caykur Rizespor - Slovenia

August 1: Hull 1-1 Kasımpasa - Istanbul

August 8: Eintracht Frankfurt vs Hull - Germany, 2pm

August 15: Hull vs Nice - MKM Stadium (3pm)

Ipswich

July 29: Ipswich 1-2 Osasuna - Colchester

August 1: Oxford 2-0 Ipswich - Kassam Stadium

August 1: Wycombe 1-2 Ipswich - Adams Park

August 4: Ipswich vs Le Havre - Portman Road, 7.45pm

August 8: Ipswich vs Rayo Vallecano - Portman Road, 3pm

August 15: Union Berlin vs Ipswich - Stadion An der Alten Forsterei, 2.30pm

Leeds

July 26: Leeds 2-3 Wrexham

July 31: Leeds vs Sunderland - New Jersey, 12.30am

August 2: Leeds vs Liverpool - Chicago, 9pm

August 8: Leeds vs RB Leipzig - Elland Road, 2pm

August 12: Leeds vs Man Utd - Dublin, 7.30pm

Liverpool

July 25: Liverpool 4-2 Sunderland - Nashville

July 30: Liverpool 1-0 Wrexham - New York

August 2: Liverpool vs Leeds - Chicago, 9pm

August 9: Liverpool vs Monaco - Anfield, 2.30pm

August 16: Liverpool vs Como - Anfield, 6pm

Manchester City

August 1: Man City 1-1 Inter Milan (1-3 on pens) - Hong Kong

August 5: K-League All Stars vs Man City - Seoul, 12pm

August 9: Man City vs Atletico Madrid - Seoul, 12pm

August 16: Community Shield - Arsenal vs Man City - Cardiff, 3pm

Manchester United

July 18: Man Utd 0-1 Wrexham - Helsinki

July 24: Man Utd 5-0 Rosenborg - Trondheim

August 1: Man Utd 2-1 Atletico Madrid - Stockholm

August 8: Man Utd vs PSG - Gothenburg, 4pm

August 12: Man Utd vs Leeds - Dublin, 7.30pm

August 15: Man Utd vs AC Milan - Wroclaw, 3.45pm

Newcastle United

July 18: Newcastle 3-0 Darlington - Newcastle training ground (behind closed doors)

July 25: Gateshead 1-1 Newcastle - Gateshead International Stadium

July 29: Bristol City 1-4 Newcastle - Ashton Gate

August 8: Valencia vs Newcastle - Mestalla, 8pm

August 12: Everton vs Newcastle - Murrayfield, 5.15pm

August 15: Newcastle vs Bayer Leverkusen - St James' Park, 3pm

August 16: Newcastle vs Strasbourg - St James' Park, 4pm

Nottingham Forest

July 18: Notts County 0-2 Forest - Meadow Lane

July 22: Forest 3-0 Blackburn - Estadio da Nora (Portugal

July 26: Vitoria 1-1 Forest - Portugal (behind closed doors)

July 31: Portimonense 1-2 Forest - Algarve

July 31: Sporting 4-1 Forest - Estadio Algarve

August 8: Udinese vs Forest - Udine, 7pm

August 8: Barcelona vs Forest - Udine, 8pm

August 12: Forest vs Bayer Leverkusen - City Ground, 7.45pm

August 16: Forest vs Brest - City Ground, 2pm

Sunderland

July 18: York City 1-5 Sunderland - LNER Community Stadium

July 25: Sunderland 2-4 Liverpool - Nashville

July 31: Sunderland vs Leeds - New Jersey, 12.30am

August 2: Sunderland vs Wrexham - Philadelphia, 6pm

August 8: Lens vs Sunderland - Lens training ground (behind closed doors), 11am

August 8: Lens vs Sunderland - Stade Bollaert-Delelis, 4pm

August 15: Sunderland vs Rennes - Stadium of Light, 3pm

Tottenham

July 22: Tottenham 1-0 MK Dons - Spurs training ground

July 26: Tottenham 2-0 Auckland FC

July 29: Tottenham 1-1 Sydney FC (4-2 on pens) - Sydney

August 1: Tottenham 2-1 Chelsea - Sydney

August 8: Tottenham vs Getafe - Spurs training ground (behind closed doors), 3pm

August 15: Tottenham vs Hoffenheim - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, 3pm

August 16: Tottenham vs Hoffenheim - Spurs training ground (behind closed doors), 12pm

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Richarlison scored a 92nd-minute winner for Tottenham as they beat Chelsea 2-1 to win the Sydney Super Cup despite Kevin Danso being sent off in the second half.

The Spurs substitute pounced on a loose ball in the box after Jamie Donley's shot had ricocheted off the post, tapping it into an empty net with virtually the last kick of the game to make it four wins from four in pre-season for Roberto De Zerbi's side.

Sandro Tonali opened the scoring in the 21st minute with his first goal for Tottenham since making his £100m switch from Newcastle, but that was quickly cancelled out by Estevao's header.

As it happened: Chelsea 1-2 Spurs

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Danso's red card, four minutes after coming on at the break, looked to put the game into Chelsea's control but Xabi Alonso's team failed to make the advantage count.

They had just four shots on target, the same amount as Spurs, despite the red card for their opponents. Antonin Kinsky thwarted any chance Chelsea did have, denying Joao Pedro and Estevao with two fine saves.

The winner came from a rare counter-attack by the new-look Spurs side, who defended well throughout with Andy Robertson making his first start and Jan Paul van Hecke on debut, as they battled to secure another win in pre-season.

The key moments from Sydney

Tottenham's pre-season fixtures and results