Hayden Hackney. {Getty Images) | SNS Group via Getty ImagesYour daily dose ofEvertonnews and rumoursIliman Ndiaye wants to leave Everton after huge wages offered. [Football Insider]Manchester United are keeping close tabs on developments at the Hill Dickinson Stadium as Ndiaye remains a target high on their radar, despite the threat from Al Ahli. [TEAMtalk]Hayden Hackneys Everton journey is set to start at the perfect time after their midfield losses. The summer signing is expected to get his first minutes at Stoke City. [Liverpool Echo]Evertonhave now stepped forward for Jonathan Rowe and this is creating waves in Bologna. [Sport Witness]Matchday two of pre-season. The Blues return tomorrow evening (7.45pm BST), taking on Stoke City. pic.twitter.com/VUAryr01lT Everton (@Everton) July 27, 2026Everton have signed England Under-23s defender Naomi Layzell on a season-long loan from WSL champions Manchester City. [Everton FC]In the run up to the match on Tuesday, here is a look at the history of the Everton/Stoke rivalry. [Read Everton]Watching other clubs improve squad depth while Everton still dont have a right back pic.twitter.com/MZPvfEIiSv 111111 (@1878Liammac) July 27, 2026Jack Harrisons new boss backs the former Everton winger to have immediate impact in City of Champions after he made the move to New England Revolution after a stint on loan at Fiorentina from Leeds United. [Liverpool Echo]Sean Dyche was quite unflattering about the chaos that ensued with who was making transfer decisions at Everton. 'It was a s***show': Sean Dyche hits out at Everton's transfer strategy and says he was 'constantly putting out fires' before he was axed and reveals why Andoni Iraola's 'lower league style' has landed him the Liverpool job https://t.co/agyYHbltHe Daily Mail Sport (@MailSport) July 27, 2026What to WatchEverton take on Stoke City in their third preseason match of the summer. There are also some UEFA Champions League and Conference League qualifiers.but who cares!!!!Full schedule of gameshere.Follow UsTwitter|Threads|Facebook

Arsenal prepare first official bid for Vinicius Jr. as Real Madrid improve renewal offer reportVinicius Jr. remains one of, if not the best winger in world football, and it is shocking that Real Madrid have allowed him to enter the final year of his contract without any extension agreed.Needless to say, Los Blancos are now paying for their poor decision as the player is using the situation to his benefit.Vinicius now demands better terms, on par with those of Kylian Mbappe, to renew and the club find their backs against the wall. They refuse to improve their offer and are open to selling him now somethingArsenal have taken a keen interestin.First offer incomingAs reported byFlorian Plettenbergin a recent update, Arsenal are now preparing the first official offer to send to Real Madrid and Vinicius in the hope of signing him this summer. The players camp has already been informed that the proposal will be received shortly.Arteta has Vinicius as a top target. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)Real Madrid, meanwhile, are also not wasting any time. The club are said to have sent an improved offer to the Brazilian in recent hours, hoping to reach an agreement over a renewal.After all, they are aware that once Arsenals economically superior offer arrives, positions will no longer be as clear, nor will the decision for Vinicius himself.An English record fee is neededThe current record transfer in the Premier League is Alexander Isak who moved to Liverpool for a fee of 125 million, which amounts to nearly 150 million.Signing Vinicius is economically demanding. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)For a player of Vinicius stature, however, the fee is expected to be much higher and all signs indicate that the British record fee will have to be broken for him to move to England.Notably, Arsenal will also have to accommodate Vinicius wages which are far higher than their current salary structure. Vinicius currently earns 400,000 a week and will demand a raise if he changes clubs something that will immediately make him Arsenals highest earner.It remains to be seen what Vinicius makes of his situation and eventually decides, especially given that he now has an improved proposal from Real Madrid and that a first offer from Arsenal is incoming.The player prefers to stay, but his situation will continue to be a grey area until a final decision is reached.

Warriors reportedly denied $285M deal that would have secured 76ers superstar LeBron James originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.The Golden State Warriors were one of the most aggressive teams pursuing LeBron James during his free agency process. James is entering his 24th NBA season, yet he was pursued like a young star entering his prime.Instead, the 41-year-old veteran is nearing the end of his legendary career. The Warriors wanted to pair Stephen Curry and James together for the final years of their careers, and at one point, Golden State was even considered one of the favorites to land him.I would be stunned if he picked a team that wasn't Golden State or Cleveland," a Western Conference executive told FOS' Alex Schiffer.The Warriors were right in the middle of the race for the four-time NBA champion but ultimately fell short. James decided to sign with the Philadelphia 76ers, and a major factor in that decision was believed to be Philadelphia's acquisition of former Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown.The Philadelphia 76ers landed two big fish this offseason. It started when they acquired Jaylen Brown from the Boston Celtics on July 6, then signed LeBron James a few weeks later. A betting man would say that getting Brown is what swayed LeBron to join Philly, Hardwood Houdinis Matt John wrote.It turns out the Warriors may have been just one move away from securing James. Golden State had an opportunity to acquire Brown earlier in the season but ultimately declined the offer from Boston.The Warriors had an opportunity to acquire Jaylen Brown from the Celtics at Februarys trade deadline, but they declined, per Shams Charania. Boston was requiring Golden State to relinquish all of their future draft capital in the proposal, NBA reporter Evan Sidery wrote.The Warriors were potentially one decision away from landing both Brown and James for the next two seasons. The belief is that James chose Philadelphia because of the Brown trade, meaning Golden State may have had a legitimate path to bringing him to the Bay Area.Brown is currently on a $285 million contract, but the Warriors did not want to surrender all of their future draft assets. It has to sting for Golden State knowing they were so close to changing the direction of the franchise but ultimately watched the opportunity slip away.More NBA news:Lakers get brutal sign-and-trade update for ex-Warriors NBA champion Jonathan KumingaCavaliers reportedly meeting with ex-Warriors champion Jonathan Kuminga to gain edge over LakersLakers predicted to move on from Jonathan Kuminga, trade for 7-year veteran with Finals experience76ers waive former first-rounder to make room for star LeBron James, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Chelsea look set to complete a 52m move for Crystal Palace defender Maxence Lacroix, with Brighton's Danny Welbeck also emerging as a transfer target [Getty Images]Chelsea are targeting deals for Maxence Lacroix, Danny Welbeck and Jordan Henderson - and the ages of the experienced trio seem to signal a major change in transfer tactics from the Blues.At 26, it could be said that Crystal Palace and France defence Lacroix is in his prime, but the 52m target is still notably older than other recent Blues signings.It has been two years since Chelsea signed a player older than Lacroix, and Tosin Adarabioyo was only marginally older when he arrived three months before turning 27.Meanwhile, Brighton striker Welbeck is 35 and keen to move to Stamford Bridge, and Brentford and England midfielder Henderson is 36.Welbeck's potential arrival could mean he replaces 23-year-old Liam Delap in the first-team picture.That is despite Delap having been considered one of the Premier League's most exciting young strikers when Chelsea signed him from Ipswich Town last year.So does this signal a deliberate change in recruitment strategy - prioritising experience over youth? And what might Chelsea have learned from recent seasons.The summer of 2022 - Tuchel goes for experienceChelsea spent over 90m in signing Raheem Sterling, Kalidou Koulibaly and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the summer of 2022 [Getty Images]In the months that followed the club's takeover four years ago, then manager Thomas Tuchel went on a spending spree.His first major signing was Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling - aged 27 at the time - for up to 50m including add-ons. After winning four Premier League titles at City and helping England reach the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup, there was much excitement.Sterling at Chelsea didn't work out though. Despite moments of brilliance, Sterling struggled for form and fitness as the team went on to finish 12th in the 2022-23 season.For a player reportedly earning over 300,000 a week, his performances fell well short of expectations. Sterling eventually left on a free transfer in January 2026.Kalidou Koulibaly's arrival from Napoli for 33m also didn't end well. Rated at the time as one of European club football's top centre-backs, the Senegalese player - then 31 - was out of the door after just one season, joining Al-Hilal.Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is another experienced player whose time at Stamford Bridge was short-lived. The former AC Milan, Borussia Dortmund and Arsenal striker signed from Barcelona for 10.3m on the final day of the summer transfer window - just days before Tuchel's sacking.Aubameyang - 33 when he joined - struggled to find form or game time under subsequent bosses Graham Potter and Frank Lampard and, like Sterling, ended up leaving the club on a free transfer.Post 2022 - a focus on youth Chelsea switched their focus to signing younger players in 2022 with Enzo Fernandez, Moises Caicedo and Cole Palmer joining the club [Getty Images]After such a poor return from their investment, it is perhaps no surprise that there was a shift in recruitment policy, as Chelsea switched their focus to signing younger players.Let's start here with the success stories.Chelsea made a major investment in a World Cup winner in January 2023 when they signed Argentina star Enzo Fernandez from Benfica for a then-British record fee of 107m. The move came just two weeks after his 22nd birthday.Across the 2024-25 and 2025-26 seasons, Fernandez registered an impressive 24 assists in all competitions - including the Club World Cup - trailing only Bruno Fernandes and Mohamed Salah among Premier League players.Chelsea made another nine-figure move just seven months later to sign Moises Caicedo - then 21 - from Brighton.His 100m price tag - rising to a potential 115m - seemed hard to justify at first as the Ecuadorian had a slow start at Stamford Bridge.Since then, Caicedo has established himself as one of the Premier League's leading midfielders.Caicedo was the joint leader for interceptions in the Premier League last season (59, the same number as James Garner of Everton).The initial 40m the club paid Manchester City for Cole Palmer - also 21 at the time in September 2023 - has also looked like money well spent.Palmer was the club's top scorer in his first season.Only Erling Haaland (76), Salah (54) and Ollie Watkins (51) have scored more goals than Palmer, with 47, in the Premier League since he joined.Then there are the signings that haven't worked out.Mykhailo Mudryk was 22 when he joined Chelsea from Shakhtar Donetsk for an initial fee of 62m, potentially rising to 89m including add-ons. The Ukraine winger, now 25, has been sidelined for over 18 months after an "adverse finding in a routine urine test" led to a provisional suspension in December 2024.The winger has since been served with a four-year ban by the Football Association and has lodged an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport.Joao Felix struggled to make an impact during two stints at Chelsea. His first loan spell in 2023 at the age of 23 started with a red card in his first game.A permanent move followed a year later but he struggled to justify the fee - somewhere in the region of 45m - and scored just once in 12 Premier League games before being sold to Al-Nassr.After joining from Leicester for about 70m at the age of 21, Wesley Fofana's time at Chelsea has been plagued by injury.The France international, who was not selected for his country's World Cup squad, could be under scrutiny as the club look to reduce the size of their squad.What next for 70m Fofana at Chelsea?The Chelsea academy stars looking to break throughThe past four seasons - a pattern of inconsistencyFor a club to have spent as much as Chelsea, it is no surprise fans might be frustrated with the returns - or lack of them.The 12th-placed Premier League finish in 2022-23 - the first season since the takeover by the BlueCo consortium - was clearly a big disappointment.Improvements followed, with sixth and fourth in the next two campaigns signalling strides in the right direction, but finishing 10th last season was another big blow.Since 2022, Chelsea have won two trophies: the Conference League and the Club World Cup.But for owners with such big ambitions, they will surely feel like their expectations haven't yet been met.The Alonso era - back to ready-to-go signings?If his previous managerial approach is anything to go by, Xabi Alonso favours a blend of youth and experience.The Spaniard signed four players over the age of 27 for the 2023-24 season at Bayer Leverkusen. They included Granit Xhaka and Alejandro Grimaldo - two key players in their Bundesliga title-winning side.Another four players over the age of 27 came the following season.It could be a similar story now at Chelsea.Alonso shaping squad as he wants it - analysisOwner Behdad Eghbali said Chelsea would "tweak" their model and add experience to what he still believes is a strong core of young players, including Cole Palmer, Moises Caicedo and Levi Colwill.Welbeck joining Chelsea would be another sign of a shift in strategy.Their move for him follows attempts to sign 33-year-old midfielder Granit Xhaka from Sunderland, with the Black Cats refusing to sell the Switzerland captain.Although the arrival of Rogers, 23, fits the club's preferred policy of signing younger players, he brings significant Premier League experience.The Blues are also expected to complete a 52m move for Lacroix, 26 - further Premier League-ready experience.It is clear that Welbeck's arrival would leave Chelsea with an abundance of attacking options for a season when they are not involved in European competition so do not necessarily need such resources.At his age, Welbeck may be content to provide cover for Joao Pedro, but the move would represent bad news for several other forwards.Nicolas Jackson is open to leaving, while Delap and Emmanuel Emegha had hoped to establish themselves under Alonso.Nevertheless, the Chelsea manager is getting what he wants: experience and strong personalities to address shortcomings that contributed to the team's 10th-place finish in the Premier League last season.Additional reporting by Matt JonesAlonso expects 'movement' on transfers - what can Chelsea achieve this season?Chelsea will be 'different' - Colwill says Blues 'ready' to compete with ArsenalFollow your Premier League club and get news, analysis and fan views sent direct to you

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA - MAY 16: Casey Schmitt #10 of the San Francisco Giants jogs around the bases after hitting a two run home run during the fifth inning against the Athletics at Sutter Health Park on May 16, 2026 in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Scott Marshall/Getty Images) GettyThe San Francisco Giants are facing the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday to start a three-game series.The Giants got bad news when super utility man Casey Schmitt exited the game with an apparent injury. The 27-year-old came out of the game after rounding first base on a leadoff single in the second inning.Casey Schmitt is coming out of the game after hurting his leg rounding first, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area wrote. He was able to walk off the field but was limping a bit.Casey Schmitt is coming out of the game after hurting his leg rounding first. He was able to walk off the field but was limping a bit. Alex Pavlovic (@PavlovicNBCS) July 28, 2026The utility man started at third base for the Giants on Monday and was batting 5th in the lineup. Infielder Christian Koss entered the game for the injured Schmitt.Like HEAVY's content?Be sure to follow us.This article was originally published on HEAVYThe post Casey Schmitt Exits Giants Game With Apparent Injury appeared first on HEAVY.

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