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Latest transfers news - Man City interested in Barcelona's Gundogan Chelsea latest and news conference from 13: 00 BST Phil Foden wins PFA men's player of the year, while Cole Palmer named young player of the year Khadija Shaw named PA women's player of the year, Grace Clinton takes young player award Get Involved: #bbcfootball, via Whats App on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) Joe Rindl, Martin Dougan, Holly Bacon, Tasnim Chowdhury & Ben Collins Today's newspapers The Daily Telegraph Today's Telegraph mentions Ilkay Gundogan's potential exit from Barcelona because of the "chaos" at the Spanish club. More on that shortly. You may also have noticed on the back of the Times that, after Jamie Vardy's antics against Tottenham on Monday, they pick the cult heroes that fans love (or love to hate). Those they mention on the back page are Vardy, former Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli. .. and Ali Dia! ?! Hands up who remembers him! ! #bbcfootball, via Whats App on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) I am not entirely sure how Walker has made team of the season. He may have won the league with City, but he underperformed a lot. I feel there were far more deserving full backs of being in team of the year. Aly Today's newspapers The Times Those players looking to leave Chelsea seemingly now include Raheem Sterling. Like Ivan Toney, he was left out of his side's Premier League opener, but unlike Toney, Sterling's omission was down to a "technical" decision rather than "transfer interest". Boss Enzo Maresca has also left Sterling out of his squad for Thursday's Europa Conference League play-off first leg with Servette and now the Times reports that Maresca has told the former England forward that he is "not in his plans for this season". #bbcfootball, via Whats App on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) Knew something was missing from that team. Watkins but not Palmer? The latter has been Balon D’Or level! Andy Today's newspapers Daily Mirror Ivan Toney and Ilkay Gundogan also feature on the back of today's Mirror, which leads on Chelsea, saying they face a "mad dash to offload £200m of talent" before the transfer window shuts. Conor Gallagher has already agreed a move to Atletico Madrid but there are four or five more players that Chelsea are looking to sell or send out on loan, which would be the best for both parties because if they stay at Stamford Bridge, the Blues would be struggling to register them in their 25-man squad for the Premier League. Former Celtic and Hibernian manager Neil Lennon has been sacked by Rapid Bucharest after just six matches. The 53-year-old ex-Northern Ireland midfielder, who also had spells in charge of Bolton Wanderers and Omonia Nicosia, was appointed by the Romanian club in May. A run of five draws and a defeat has Rapid sitting 12th in the 16-team Super Liga. A club statement, external on Lennon's departure read: "We thank him for all his dedication and energy on the Rapid bench, especially since he has been through difficult times lately, and we wish him much success in the future. " Lennon, who also captained Celtic, had been at home in Northern Ireland earlier this month following the death of his mother. Today's newspapers The Daily Star The back page of today's Star mentions the transfer latest on Conor Gallagher and Ilkay Gundogan, but leads on Ivan Toney's potential move to Saudi Arabia, with Al-Ahli reportedly closing in on a £50m deal for Brentford's England striker. #bbcfootball, Whats App 03301231826, text 81111 (UK only, standard rates apply) As for the non big club XI. Leif Davis at LB is a must. Fantastic last season and he'll push on and be England's next LB for years to come. Matt, not an Ipswich fan but admires good players! Today's newspapers The Daily Mail Mohamed Salah turned 32 in the off-season and as the Daily Mail puts it, , external Ipswich left-back Leif Davis had the Egypt forward in his pocket in the first half of their Premier League opener against Liverpool on Saturday. That all changed in the second half as Salah made one goal and scored another, making many Fantasy Football managers very happy (how is he still classed as a midfielder? !) Can he keep that form going this season? The Mail says he is "fitter than ever" and it's largely done to his diet. #bbcfootball, Whats App 03301231826, text 81111 (UK only, standard rates apply) Pickford;
Porro, Trippier, Lockyer (C), Doughty;
Palmer, Gross, Bowen;
Szmodics, Solanke, Isak Craig T, Glasgow Today's newspapers The Guardian The Guardian features the PFA players of the year - Manchester City pair Khadija Shaw and Phil Foden. It also mentions an interview with Nikki Doucet, who is chief executive of New Co, the company set to take over the top two divisions in women's football. She says that they want to make the Women's Super League the "most distinctive women's club competition in the world". Let's have a look at the chat on this morning's back pages. .. Get Involved: #bbcfootball, via Whats App on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) I know Watkins had a great season at Villa (and England) last season but I feel like Palmer should’ve been in the PL team of the season.
I also think the lack of an actual left back shows the lack of depth in that position generally. Guy from Nottingham Great question Anon, why don't we do our own one now? Who makes your not-from-the-usual-big-clubs XI? Hey, we can even take a look at the lower leagues. .. Get involved! #bbcfootball, Whats App on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) Regarding Team of the Year. Any chance that they could do one for the smaller clubs, who have some amazing players playing for them in far tougher situations that playing for the top 4! Wonder when the last player out of a top 4 team was actually in it? Anon Previous Merit award winners include Marcus Rashford, Ian Wright, Hope Powell, Fara Williams, Sir Matt Busby, Bill Shankley and Sir Bobby Robson. Thanks for the nudge Steve! For those unaware, MK Dons defender Dean Lewington was honoured with the 2024 PFA Merit Award for his services to the game. Lewington broke the all-time English record for most league appearances for a single club by making his 771st appearance for MK Dons last season in their win over Colchester United on Boxing Day #bbcfootball, Whats App on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) As an MK Dons fan, can we please get a mention for our Captain's Merit Award last night. 900+ games and still going strong. Steve L And here's the Women's Super League team of the year as voted for by players. Manchester City lead the way with six. Grace Clinton won the PFA young player award. Manchester United midfielder Clinton, 21, spent last season on loan at Tottenham, where she scored four goals and added four assists and earned her first England caps. Last year's winner Lauren James was also nominated for the young player of the year award after scoring 13 goals in 16 games to help Chelsea win the WSL. Also nominated were Manchester City's Khiara Keating, Chelsea's Aggie Beever-Jones, Manchester United's Maya Le Tissier and Manchester City's Jess Park. © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.