Pep Guardiola has been confirmed to be a keen admirer of skilful 21-year-old Lyon midfielder Houssem Aouar. The Manchester City manager could join a battle to sign the starlet.

Sergio Aguero has been making sure he's getting in plenty of time on the pitch during lockdown, albeit the virtual one in the video game FIFA 20. He also has a somewhat unusual gaming setup.

Newcastle United's ambitions may be about to be transformed by their £300m Saudi takeover. But there are plenty of cautionary tales from previous foreign owners in the Premier League.

The 22-year-old centre back arrived at the Bernabeu last summer in a £44million move from Porto, but has played just 13 games all season and has played a lot out of position at Real Madrid.

Tonight we all should have been readying ourselves for the PFA awards, eagerly counting down the minutes to learn where the honours would go. In its place, Sportsmail has instead made the big calls.

Premier League clubs have warned their players they must be ready to train at 48 hours' notice amid Government plans to quarantine all arrivals to the UK for up to 14 days.

Fernandinho has spoken of the difficulties Premier League stars face trying to keep fit in lockdown as the Manchester City midfielder isolates with his family in Brazil.

Lauryn Goodman took to social media channel Instagram to announce the news on Monday afternoon, alongside a photo of her with the newborn baby.

According to The Times, contingency plans to bring the beautiful game back to life is becoming a reality, with government ministers recognising that an injection of positivity and hope is sorely needed.

City Football Group (CFG) have been in negotiations with the Ligue 2 outfit about becoming the organisation's ninth team but the Coronavirus pandemic has put talks on ice.

Pellistri, 18, is currently plying his trade at Penarol, and has so far not left his home city of Montevideo during his fledgling career. He is now valued at £8m, and the big boys are taking a closer look.

White has enjoyed a brilliant season on loan at Championship side Leeds and his form has caught the eye of three Premier League giants, according to The Athletic.

Robinson, who the European Cup, Division One title and the League Cup in 1984 in his first - and only - full season with the Reds, died at the age of 61 after a long battle with cancer.

A handful of Premier League clubs have re-opened their training grounds this week to allow players to come and complete fitness work while observing strict social distancing rules.

Kevin De Bruyne has warned Thierry Henry that he is ready to break his 17-year-old Premier League assist record when the season resumes. The Belgian is only four short of Henry's total of 20.

Manchester United and Manchester City have been forced to shelve plans for pre-season tours with European competitions set to re-start in August.

Tottenham have been named the most valuable football club in the Premier League, according to an in-depth university study.

Arsenal mounted a legitimate title challenge in the 2010-11 season but top stars Cesc Fabregas, Samir Nasri and Robin van Persie then left in the space of a year.

Sane has been the Bundesliga side's No 1 target since last summer but a knee ligament injury picked up in August's Community Shield ended any hopes of a transfer.

Mario Balotelli (left) gave a rare interview and opened up on how a deal to take him to Turin to play for Juventus after Manchester City collapsed as he chose not to ignore an offer from his boyhood AC Milan.

Shaun Wright-Phillips has admitted he planned to spend his whole career at Manchester City before he was caught off guard in being sold to Chelsea in the summer of 2005.

Guardiola is still on the lookout for a new assistant to replace Mikel Arteta, who left to become Arsenal head coach in December last year, with Alonso a leading candidate for the position.

The Brazil international's current contract is set to run until the summer of 2021, and another one year deal would take him to the age of 37. Fernandinho has been at City since 2013. 

Pep Guardiola is keen to bring Semedo to the Etihad and is willing to part with money and offer his former club Cancelo, who only signed from Juventus for £60m last summer, in order to reach a deal.

The Manchester City forward believes his Argentina team-mate is happy at Camp Nou and has backed him to retire there, despite recent rumours linking him with a move away from the club.

The 16-year-old is viewed as one of the best youngsters in Scotland and City, among other Premier League's leading teams, including Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea, are keen.

As doubts grow about the viability of playing out the rest of the Premier League season, a number of methods have been mooted to complete the campaign. L'Equipe proposed their own.

Antonio Rudiger feels the season should be ended immediately due to the dangers posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Chelsea defender feels that Liverpool must still be crowned champions.

Sane was heavily linked with a move to the German giants last summer only for the 24-year-old to pick up a near-season ending cruciate ligament injury in August's Community Shield.

The Manchester City striker admitted health concerns are at the forefront of minds among squads set to restart training next month despite the death toll from coronavirus staying high.

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MARTIN SAMUEL: It is no doubt why Steve Bruce sees his departure from Newcastle in the coming months as close on inevitable. He's been around long enough. He knows how this works.

The Premier League holds a pivotal meeting this morning to decide on the details of 'Project Restart', with plans to resume the season to be ironed out before they seek Government approval.

The concept of finishing the Premier League abroad has now been suggested several times, and Gary Neville feels certain places within Europe would have the capacity to do so.

Football is currently suspended but some clubs have returned to isolated training with the Premier League hoping they can resume the season in June.

Club captain Jordan Henderson, full-backs Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson and goalkeeper Alisson were the other members of Jurgen Klopp's side to make the 20-man squad.

Jamie Carragher believes that even Liverpool's heroics this season would not match Leicester's remarkable Premier League title win in 2016 under Claudio Ranieri.

The Premier League held a virtual meeting on Friday to finalise plans for 'Project Restart' with clubs determined to finish the 2019-2020 campaign but Laporte insists football must listen to the experts.

The Argentine's contract at the Etihad Stadium runs until June next year having signed a one-year extension in 2018, but it means he is close to entering the final 12 months of his deal.

Kevin De Bruyne remains confident that Manchester City will overturn their two-year Champions League ban but says if they don't he will have to consider his future and 'make a final decision' .

The English top flight has targeted June 13 as a possible date of return after weeks of coronavirus shutdown, with players such as De Buryne forced to keep their fitness levels up at home.

The Argentine has revealed how his diet did not agree with his body, with regular barbecues and steaks leading to the striker putting on weight and suffering dizzy bouts during games.

Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has heaped praise on Virgil van Dijk, admitting the Liverpool defender's physical attributes make him extremely tough to play against.

The Manchester City forward, who would become Puma's highest-paid footballer should the deal go through, is also being pursued by rivals Adidas, New Balance and Under Armour.

A Saudi regime with bottomless pockets on Tyneside could signify a changing of the guards when it comes who will be challenging for Premier League titles in years to come.

This year Dortmund face another battle to cling onto Jadon Sancho, amid interest from Premier League sides, but how have past players from the German side fared in the English top flight?

Liverpool lead second-place Manchester City by 25 points, and Hugo Lloris insists 'everyone' within the game wants to see the 2019-20 campaign reach its natural conclusion on the pitch. 

It is sad that one of the Premier League's modern greats may leave our game this summer with the same lack of fanfare that greeted his arrival almost 10 years ago.

Amid unhappiness amongst relegation-threatened clubs on home advantage being lost, the Premier League made it clear last Friday that all 20 grounds could be used next season.