On Saturday, Belgian club Anderlecht broke the news that they signed Leander Dendoncker from Aston Villa on a loan deal with the option to buy.
provides an insight into how the loan deal was made. The Villa defender/ midfielder was of interest to a few different clubs across Europe including, Las Palmas, Everton and an unnamed German club.
Everton did not end up going through with the deal because they decided to go for a younger player. The German club could not make progress on the deal therefore leaving Las Palmas and Anderlecht as the two main options.
The current joint leaders of the Belgium top flight had the advantage as Dendoncker had a previous spell with the club making 171 appearances.
It is claimed that Anderlecht chairman Wouter Vandenhau…
Man City boss Pep Guardiola is convinced he can lure Man Utd forward Marcus Rashford to the Etihad Stadium, according to reports.
The Citizens won their fourth consecutive Premier League title under Guardiola when they pipped Arsenal to finish top by two points last season.
There have been rumours that the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich manager could decide to leave at the end of the season when his contract at the Citizens expires.
It is unclear whether Guardiola will renew his contract at or not before the end of the season but there s been speculation that the Citizens hierarchy want him to decide his future before Christmas.
But, if reports in Spain are to be believed, then Guardiola is very much committed to the Man City cause for next season a…
John Obi Mikel has likened Moises Caicedo to Chelsea legend N Golo Kante after his performance against West Ham on Saturday.
Caicedo was on top form for at the London Stadium, chipping in with an assist for Nicolas Jackson in the 3-0 victory.
The Blues have started the campaign strongly and the Ecuadorian is improving every week after a shaky start at Stamford Bridge.
He had a calamitous debut for the club away to West Ham last August .
His performance impressed former Chelsea midfielder Mikel, who believes Caicedo is finally living up to the £100million the club paid to sign him from Brighton last summer and is even capable of replacing Reece James as club captain.
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The NFL season can t start soon enough for .
The New York State Gaming Commission reported $312,772,147 in online sports betting handle for the week ending Sept. 3, one of its highest weekly handle totals since the summer began.
However, it also reported the second lowest weekly gross gaming revenue total since launching in January 2022, noting just $8.3 million in gross gaming revenue for the week as the state moves into the beginning of the NFL season.
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The $8.3 million in gross gaming revenue for the week was the second lowest revenue total ever for the state. The lowest weekly total, $6.2 million, came for the week ending July 17, 2022. It s only the third time the state has seen a gross gaming revenue come in lowe…
The had an up and down debut in the Empire State after transitioning from PointsBet in late February.
The operator officially launched in New York on Thursday, Feb. 29, and reported $10.1 million in gross gaming revenue during its first half-week of operation, its highest ever total since PointsBet launched in the state in January 2022.
However, for its first full week of operation ending March 10, Fanatics Sportsbook only reported a little more than $812,000 in revenue.
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The New York State Gaming Commission reported $437,140,657 million in online sports betting handle for the week ending March 10 and more than $36.9 million in gross gaming revenue.
For its first full week of operation, Fanatics Sportsbook reported $1…