Football May 07, 2026

Championship highlights! Ipswich retake second, Blackburn secure safety & Middlesbrough win

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Championship highlights! Ipswich retake second, Blackburn secure safety & Middlesbrough win

Shaw expected to leave Man City after title triumph

 Latest from Your Site News' Lyall Thomas: 

Bunny Shaw is expected to leave Manchester City when her contract expires at the end of the season, despite winning the WSL title with them last night.

After months of talks over a potential new contract, Shaw is understood to want to explore her other options.

The 29-year-old striker has scored a remarkable 110 goals in 133 appearances for City since joining from Bordeaux in 2021 and there is believed to be interest in Shaw from Chelsea among other clubs, including from the USA.

Shaw is set to win the WSL Golden Boot for a third consecutive season, having scored 19 goals in 21 games.

Championship play-offs preview!

Simeon Gholam is joined by EFL pundits to look ahead to the Championship play-off semi-finals on the Sky Sports Essential EFL podcast.

Leverkusen showing strong interest in Esteve

Latest from Your Site News' Lyall Thomas:

Bayer Leverkusen are showing strong interest in Burnley defender Maxime Esteve.

Two clubs in the Premier League are also keen on the left-footed centre-back.

Burnley are believed to be open to discussing his exit due to their relegation to the Championship.

Esteve, 23, has been almost ever-present for Burnley this season. He has started every Premier League game except three around the Christmas period.

The France U23 international has made 98 appearances for Burnley since signing from Montpellier in in 2024m initially on loan.

'Arsenal monitoring Rashford ahead of the summer

Arsenal are monitoring Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford, according to the Daily Mail.

Rashford is on loan at Barcelona, but there are doubts whether the LaLiga leaders will make his move permanent for a reported 26m.

The report states both Arsenal and Bayern Munich are attentive to Rashford's situation ahead of the summer transfer window.

Rashford has scored 13 goals in 46 games across all competitions for Barcelona.

Hansi Flick's side reportedly have until June 15 to trigger their option to buy Rashford.

Papers: Arsenal set to hold contract talks with Arteta

The top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday's newspapers...

Amad: Man Utd players want Carrick to stay

Amad Diallo says the players want Michael Carrick to stay on Manchester United after the club secured Champions League qualification for next season.

Mee announces his retirement from football

Ben Mee has announced his retirement from football at the age of 36.

The central defender has announced this decision live on Your Site News after leaving Sheffield United.

Mee moved to the Blades last year from Brentford - but is best known for his 11-year association with Burnley where he made 360 appearances for the club across stints in the Premier League and Championship. 

'Man Utd still planning Rashford sale'

Manchester United have no plans to reintegrate Marcus Rashford into their first-team squad next season, according to The Sun.

Rashford is on loan at Barcelona, but there are doubts whether the LaLiga leaders will make his move permanent for a reported 26m.

It is claimed that Man Utd still want to sell the England international, whose salary will increase to 325,000-a-week in July after the club qualified for the Champions League.

The 28-year-old is also reportedly opposed to returning to Old Trafford, where he is under contract until the summer of 2028, and wants to remain at Barca.

Rashford has scored 13 goals in 46 games across all competitions for Barcelona.

Hansi Flick's side reportedly have until June 15 to trigger their option to buy Rashford.

Brentford in talks over young centre-back

Brentford are in talks to sign RB Salzburg centre-back Jannik Schuster

Schuster is a 19-year-old Austria U21 international.

Brentford are looking at centre-back, central midfielders and wingers this summer. 

Papers: Napoli to sign Hojlund from Man Utd

The top stories and transfer rumours from Wednesday's newspapers...

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