Manchester United are prepared to lose Paul Pogba for free next summer after accepting the midfielder will not sign a new contract at Old Trafford, sources have told ESPN.The France international, who cost a then-world-record £89.1 million when he signed from Juventus in August 2016, will become a free agent when his contract expires at the end of June 2022.…

A federal investigation has opened in Italy into a number of transfers in Serie A, with Juventus under increased scrutiny, an Italian Football Federation official told Reuters.A report by the Supervisory Commission for Serie A clubs (COVISOC) into player transfers has been carried out and been submitted to the Federal Prosecutor, who has opened an investigation.- Stream ESPN FC Daily…

West Ham United's London Stadium will overtake Arsenal to become the second biggest Premier League ground in the city after being granted permission to increase capacity to 62,500.The extra 2,500 seats -- released once the safety application has been completed -- takes West Ham's home above Emirates Stadium's 60,260 and just behind the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium's maximum of 62,850.- Don't…

Bayern Munich defender Lucas Hernandez will not be going to prison after a court in Spain upheld his appeal against a six-month sentence for disobeying a restraining order following a 2017 conviction of domestic violence against his wife.The France international was given until midnight on Thursday, Oct. 28, to enter prison voluntarily but Section 26 of Madrid's provincial court ruled…