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Gittens returning to Chelsea after suffering injury with England U21s
Chelsea have been dealt a potential injury blow after Lee Carsley confirmed Jamie Gittens was returning to the club for treatment after sustaining an injury with England Under-21s. Gittens was forced off with an apparent ankle injury during England's 4-2 win over Kazakhstan in European Championship qualifying. The winger made way in the 39th minute and was later spotted on crutches, and he has already been ruled out of their final two qualifying games. Head coach Lee Carsley explained that Gittens had returned to Chelsea, with England unwilling to take any risks with the youngster's fitness. "Jamie got a kick on his ankle. We never take any risks," Carsley said, as quoted by The Sun. Victory in Wolverhampton for our U21 #ThreeLions pic.twitter.com/2qLCWZpqBm — England (@England) September 25, 2026 "With the age of these players, we don't ever keep them in camp to see how they are. He will go back." Gittens has made just two appearances for Chelsea since Xabi Alonso took over, with both of those coming in the EFL Cup, and only one coming from the start. Indeed, he has been limited since joining the Blues from Borussia Dortmund at the start of last season, making just 29 appearances in total and netting only one goal. The extent of Gittens' injury has not been disclosed yet, with Chelsea's next game coming against Bournemouth on October 10. The post Gittens returning to Chelsea after suffering injury with England U21s appeared first on SoccerNews.
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Sarr’s move to Liverpool was ‘never going to happen’, says Parish
Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish said Ismaila Sarr's proposed summer switch was "never going to happen" due to a huge gap in valuation of the Crystal Palace forward. Sarr was linked with a late move to Liverpool in the transfer window, with the Reds aiming to strengthen the right side of their attack following Mohamed Salah's departure. The Senegal international registered 22 goal involvements (21 goals, one assist) for Palace in all competitions last term, leading them to the Conference League title. He has netted 33 goals and provided eight assists in 94 appearances across all competitions for Palace since joining them in 2024, earning him interest from Liverpool. Sarr was reportedly the subject of a £50m bid from Andoni Iraola's side, a figure Parish said Palace did not consider remotely sufficient to sanction a departure to Anfield. "It's unfortunate for Ismaila, but that wasn't really a situation that was of our doing," Parish told The Athletic. "A club came in and, with the amount of money they bid, they couldn't seriously think in that market it was going to get done at that level. "If you're selling players for £90m, and then you want to bid us half of that for the replacement, it's fine, you can do it. But it's never going to happen." Liverpool's move for Sarr came after failing in their attempt to sign Brighton's Yankuba Minteh, while they also attempted to lure Yan Diomande and Ibrahim Mbaye to Anfield. Sarr had also attracted interest from Turkiye earlier in the window, with Palace rejecting an offer reportedly worth around £26m from Galatasaray. He had made a habit of scoring against Liverpool, too. Since the 2019-20 season, only Ollie Watkins and Erling Haaland (both eight) have netted more goals in all competitions against the Reds than Sarr (seven).
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England v Spain: Nations League football – live
Nations League updates from the 7.45pm BST kick-offLive scoreboard | Follow us on Instagram and TikTokEngland are about to face the hardest challenge in international football, maybe at any level of the game. They are going to try to score against Spain. Spain conceded one goal in eight games on the way to winning the World Cup while allowing their opponents 2.37 expected goals, a mere 0.30 per 90 minutes played.Thomas Tuchel has said he hoped his side “became for 10 minutes more like Spain” to comfortably dominate possession when the heat was on. A fine aspiration for those situations, but it is not an approach that will help England unlock the Spain backline. The pass masters cannot be toppled that way. The solution may lie elsewhere within the same Tuchel press conference. Continue reading...
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