Bernardo Silva would have liked Liverpool's new signing Fabinho to have followed him to Manchester City.

The Brazil midfielder has become Liverpool's first signing of the summer after completing a £44 million switch from Silva's former club Monaco.

Silva, who left the Ligue 1 side last summer, has tipped Fabinho to play at the top level for another 10 years and would choose between him and Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe as his top choice of former teammates to join him at the Etihad...

Atletico Madrid reached a deal in principle to sign France international Thomas Lemar from Monaco on Tuesday.

Both clubs announced a "preliminary agreement" on a transfer, with Atletico saying the clubs will work together to complete the details. Marca reported Atletico would pay between €70-80 million for the 22-year-old, and that he would sign for five years.

Lemar, a winger, is with France in Russia for the World Cup. He has scored three goals in 12 matches with the national team since...

Huddersfield Town have spent a club-record fee to sign defender Terence Kongolo from Monaco on a permanent basis.

Kongolo, 24, made 17 appearances on loan for the Terriers last year to help keep the club in the Premier League.

And the Netherlands international has now signed a four-year contract to remain in Huddersfield, after the clubs agreed an undisclosed fee worth more than the £11.4m the Terriers paid Montpellier for Steve Mounie last summer.

"His signing is a big statement...

The shoulder injury suffered by Poland's Kamil Glik will most likely exclude the defender from the World Cup squad, the team doctor said on Tuesday.

It will take at least six weeks until Glik is ready to restart training, Jacek Jaroszewski said in a news conference.

"In my opinion, the situation is bad," Jaroszewski said. "Even if the treatment is non-surgical, return to full training will take at least about six weeks."

Team officials put off the decision on Glik's place in the squad until...