2:06 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City have agreed a deal with Leeds United to sign Kalvin Phillips, sources have told ESPN. City are set to pay an initial £42 million to sign the midfielder with another £3m due in add-ons. Midfielder Darko Gyabi, 18, will join Leeds in a separate deal worth £5m. –

11:53 AM ET LAFC is close to a deal to bring Real Madrid and Wales star Gareth Bale to Major League Soccer, sources have told ESPN. The blockbuster move would be a free transfer as Bale’s contract is up with Real Madrid and is expected to be completed using Targeted Allocation Money (TAM), as first

7:00 AM ET Sir Alex Ferguson’s former No. 2 Steve McClaren has returned to Manchester United for a second spell as assistant coach, and he has already sent a strong message to the set of players responsible for the club’s worst-ever Premier League performance and the supporters who had to endure watching it. McClaren is

7:00 AM ET Four players, teams and tournaments to watch for this summer, from left to right: Lieke Martens, Netherlands, the Euros; Alex Morgan, USA, CONCACAF W Championship; Asisat Oshoala, Nigeria, Africa Women Cup of Nations; Debinha, Brazil, Copa America Femenina. Illustration by ESPN Ahh, summer — ’tis the season for the beautiful game’s biggest and

6:48 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent A dividend payment being made to Manchester United owners the Glazer family has been branded “indefensible” by the club’s independent supporters’ trust. The Glazers, including executive co-chairmen Joel and Avram, are set to receive the bulk of an £11 million payment being made to shareholders on Friday. – Insider Notebook:

4:30 AM ET Lionel Messi is celebrating his birthday on Friday as he turns 35. 2 Related Messi is also entering the final 12 months of his contract with Paris Saint-Germain (though the club have the option of adding another year) in what could prove to be a significant period as he starts to wind

6:49 PM ET Danny Lewis It appears increasingly likely that Cristiano Ronaldo will leave Manchester United, and Bayern Munich have emerged as a potential suitor. Bryn Lennon/Getty Images The summer transfer window is here, and there’s plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings and

6:00 AM ET Chelsea may end up spending well over £100 million on new signings this summer, with a new centre-back, full-back, midfielder and centre-forward already on coach Thomas Tuchel’s list of priority acquisitions, but the biggest problem facing the Premier League club’s new American owners cannot be solved by any kind of transfer fee.

7:21 AM ET Sadio Mane has completed his move to Bayern Munich, ending a six-year spell with Liverpool in which he helped end their 30-year wait for a league title, as well as winning the Champions League. Sources told ESPN on Friday that Mane reached an agreement with Bayern, who won their 10th consecutive Bundesliga