Today’s fluff has freedom of movementToday’s Mill is jam-packed with players poised to swap the continent for Britain, and vice versa. That could all change after Brexit – with some reports suggesting Premier League sides would be restricted to just 12…
Today’s fluff saw you sleeping on a station on a dredgy wood bench Manchester United could move for Mehdi Benatia in January, as their fruitless summer search for defensive reinforcements becomes increasingly desperate as days lengthen, and so does the…
Today’s fluff has run out of sweet thingsTottenham Hotspur are interested in hiring a new waiter for their cheese hall and have heard that Barcelona’s Malcom knows how to work a room. However, Arsenal might ask the Brazilian forward if he fan…
Today’s fluff came across a fallen treeJosé Mourinho’s plan to take control of Manchester United’s transfer-botching negotiating department has faltered, after a summit meeting with Ed Woodward at which he planned to propose it was cancelled at the las…
• Transfer window funds available if right deals struck• Manager wants a central defender and goalscorerJosé Mourinho will be backed in January to strengthen Manchester United if the right deal is possible in what can be a difficult transfer window to …
Today’s whispers are going worldwideHaving had quite enough of watching Álvaro Morata doing the Charlie Brown walk, Maurizio Sarri is planning to sign a new striker in January. Chelsea’s manager has his eyes on Genoa’s Krzysztof Piatek at the moment. T…
Today’s fluff is sweating in a jumper Once the euphoria subsided, a realisation floored Alexis Sánchez: it was only Newcastle. Related: Should José Mourinho be punished for his foul-mouthed outburst? | Paul MacInnes Continue reading…
Today’s rumours have got the oven gloves outManchester City will have been delighted to see their man Raheem Sterling silence his England doubters by breaking his international goalscoring drought the other night. The only problem is, having done so in…
Today’s piffle is blinding you with its brilliancePep Guardiola has seen the future of football – and it’s orange! Actually, it’s usually red and white but it has worn orange three times, for the resurgent Netherlands, and goes by the name of Frenkie d…
Today’s fluff is fondly remembering some classic commentaryThe FA might have saved an awful lot of money on designing and building its English football-DNA lab in Burton had it known that Borussia Dortmund were so keen to play the role of finishing sch…
Today’s fluff is fondly remembering some classic commentaryThe FA might have saved an awful lot of money on designing and building its English football-DNA lab in Burton had it known that Borussia Dortmund were so keen to play the role of finishing sch…
Today’s fluff is a flame in the windEverton are set to offer Samir Nasri a route back into the game once his drugs ban ends next month. According to the Mail Marco Silva is interested in bringing the former Arsenal and Manchester City midfielder, now 3…
Today’s fluff would quite like to go back to bedPeople who know Arsène Wenger say that since stepping down as Arsenal overlord, there is a fresh spring in his stride. Although it was not a decision he relished taking, the 68-year-old looks liberated, s…
• Mino Raiola wants to see club’s view on sale and on Mourinho• Relationship between Pogba and Mourinho at an all-time lowPaul Pogba’s agent, Mino Raiola, is set to meet Manchester United officials in November to discuss the midfielder’s future. The pl…
Today’s fluff is gathering steamOn the same day Ed Woodward, suited and booted up in the plush posh seats at Old Trafford, proclaimed Manchester United as the world’s biggest sports team, he then watched his side lose to Derby County and their dumped v…
Today’s tish and fipsy is snottyThe Rumour Mill has a confession. We know little of the Eredivisie these days. Between the Premier League, the Football League, the Champions League, the Europa League, bits of Serie A, La Liga and the Bundesliga, plus o…
Today’s fluff is taking up a fraction of my mind It says something about the quality of today’s transfer tittle-tattle that the most interesting rumour concerns the Arsenal chief executive, Ivan Gazidis, who is leaving the Emirates after a decade to ta…
Today’s fluff is delightedReal Madrid want the world to know that they have £330m to spend and will use it to bag a new Galactico or two, but the world is unimpressed. After all, that amount wouldn’t even pay for half a Luka Modri?, according to Real’s…
Today’s rumours have a selective memoryIn shock news, José Mourinho wants to get rid of Anthony Martial. Apparently Manchester United’s manager has run out of patience with the French winger and is willing to pack him off to Arsenal or Tottenham Hotspu…
