Aston Villa have completed the signing of Yannick Bolasie from Everton on a season-long loan.

The 29-year-old winger left Crystal Palace for Everton in a reported £25million move at the start of the 2016-17 Premier League campaign, but he struggled to recreate his best form at Goodison Park.

And with the Toffees subsequently bringing in a series of wide options, chiefly Theo Walcott, Richarlison and Bernard, Bolasie s departure has been on the cards for several weeks.

Middlesbrough were said to be close to a deal, but Villa have beaten the Championship leaders in the race to land Bolasie.

My main aim here is to get this club promoted, Bolasie told the Villa website. A club of this stature has to be in the Premier League.

We are delighted to – …

What the papers say

Bayern Munich are willing to offload Sadio Mane this summer after only one season at the club according to The Times. The 31-year-old forward has struggled for game time since his £28 million move from Liverpool last summer. He was fined last month after a dressing-room fight with team-mate Leroy Sane following the Champions League quarter-final defeat by Manchester City.

Meanwhile Feyenoord are preparing to offer their manager Arne Slo a “bumper” new contract in a bid to hang onto the 44-year-old amid interest from Tottenham, the Daily Mail says. The paper adds that the Dutch club have opened talks with Slot over a new contract understood to be worth over £2.5million a season.

Elsewhere, Arsenal and Bayer Leverkusen are in advanced talks over …

Goalkeepers shown a blue card and sent to the sin bin cannot be directly replaced until their period of temporary dismissal ends, under protocols still to be published by the game’s lawmakers – the PA news agency understands.

Sin bin trial protocols developed by the International Football Association Board (IFAB) make provision for any player on the pitch, including goalkeepers, to be sent to the sin bin for dissent or a tactical foul.

However, they do not extend to substitutes, substituted players or team officials such as a manager or coach.

Protocols designed to improve player behaviour, including sin bins, captain-only zones and cooling-off periods were set to be published on Friday but their publication has now been delayed indefinitely, pending further …

Bundesliga outfit Schalke have announced on their official website that they have signed Brazilian defender Junior Caicara from Ludogorets Razgrad.

The Miners are believed to have paid €4.5 million for the 24-year-old footballer, who has penned a three-year contract at Veltins Arena.

Caicara has become club s third signing of the summer transfer window, with Matija Nastasic sealing a permanent switch and Johannes Geis joining from Mainz.

The Brazilian began his professional career at Santo Andre, while also enjoying loan spells with CS Alagoano, America SP and Gil Vicente before moving to Ludogorets Razagrad in 2012.

Caicara went on to make 128 competitive appearances for the Bulgarian champions, scoring 1 goals and producing 24 assists in the process.…

Stoke City manager Mark Hughes will take heart from victories over the Premier League s leading sides when his club face Manchester City.

Hughes men take on a team who have lost just one of 12 Premier League matches at the Etihad Stadium this season, scoring 42 goals in the process.

However, Stoke held the 2011-12 champions to a goalless draw at the Britannia Stadium in September and have since enjoyed top-flight victories over Chelsea and Manchester United.

While Hughes is well aware of the threat his former employers will pose, he believes Stoke can spring a surprise on Saturday.

We ve had really positive results against the top teams this year, beating Chelsea and Manchester United, drawing with City, which very few teams have been able to accomplish, so we …

Sadio Mane said Liverpool deserved an emotional Premier League victory over Leicester City that kept the Reds soaring clear at the top.

Mane gave Jurgen Klopp s men the lead at Anfield on Saturday by converting a superb pass from James Milner, but James Maddison levelled in the 80th minute.

A draw at home to the Foxes in January damaged Liverpool s 2018-19 title bid, contributing to Manchester City being able to retain their title by a single point.

But Liverpool this time extended their winning run to 17 Premier League matches thanks to a penalty converted by Milner in the fifth minute of added time.

Marc Albrighton tangled with Mane in the box and after the Senegal international went down, referee Chris Kavanagh pointed to the spot with the decision …

20:45 Torino vs Roma

Putting in another eye-catching display over the weekend and landing a 2-1 victory against Fiorentina on home soil, Roma find themselves in the midst of a stunning purple patch at the end of the season. Now knowing that just one more point would be enough for them to secure another top-six finish this summer, I Giallorossi have collected 16 points over their last six Serie A matchups and the mood in their camp remains at a real high. Enjoying by far their brightest run since opening 2020 and still firing in this year s Europa League, Paulo Fonseca s men have gained a real reputation for their performances in the final third. Along with now bagging at least a pair of strikes in each of their last six appearances on the bounce, Wednesday s hosts have also scor…

Manchester United defender Luke Shaw is expected to be sidelined for “a few months” due to a muscle injury.

Shaw had to come off just before half time in Sunday’s 2-1 victory at Luton, a match for which he had been a doubt.

The 28-year-old left-back had previously been substituted at the break in the 2-1 win at Aston Villa a week earlier in what boss Erik ten Hag said was a precautionary move.

has sustained a muscle injury and will be out for an extended period.

— Manchester United (@ManUtd)

A statement from United on Wednesday evening said: “Luke Shaw has sustained a muscle injury and will be out for an extended period.

“Further assessment is still required to determine the severity but we expect him to be absent for a few …

David Moyes has revealed West Ham have offered him a new contract, but he has yet to decide whether to stay at the club.

The Hammers manager’s current deal ends this summer and there was some doubt he would be offered a new one given their struggles since the turn of the year.

However, it seems Moyes is in charge of his own destiny in east London, and he could even opt to follow Jurgen Klopp’s lead at Liverpool and walk away at the end of the season.

David Moyes is answering questions from the press ahead of Monday s match against Brentford

— West Ham United (@WestHam)

Moyes, who is more than four years into his second spell at West Ham, said: “There’s a contract there for me.

“I’m the one deciding I want to wait until the …

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed that Cristiano Ronaldo will miss Wednesday s Copa del Rey final against Barcelona.

The Portugal forward has not featured for Real since their 3-0 UEFA Champions League quarter-final first-leg win over Borussia Dortmund on April 2 because of a knee complaint.

Ronaldo was left on the bench for the second leg of that tie as Real scraped through 3-2 on aggregate following a 2-0 loss at Signal Iduna Park.

However, the capital club have since revealed that the 29-year-old also has an injury to the left biceps femoris muscle in his thigh.

The former Manchester United man was unavailable for Saturday s 4-0 La Liga win over Almeria, and will again be on the sidelines as Real look to repeat what they achieved in 2011 by beati…