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Manchester City are delighted to announce that Laura Blindkilde Brown has signed a three-year contract extension with the Club.

The England international’s new deal will see her remain with Andrée Jeglertz’s side until the summer of 2030.  

A January 2024 arrival from Aston Villa, the midfielder joined as one of the WSL’s most exciting prospects, with her real breakout term coming in 2025/26 when she played an integral role in our double-winning success. 

Across the campaign where City lifted both the Barclays Women’s Super League title and FA Cup, Blindkilde Brown featured in 29 of our 32 matches and was also shortlisted for the PFA WSL Young Player of the Year award. 

Speaking after signing her new deal, Blindkilde Brown said: “I’m really excited to carry on this journey. I’ve had a really fun two-and-a-half years here, so to sign for another four years is really nice. 
“I’ve grown so much as a player and this is a team which I think gets the best out of me too. I want to show more of what I can do this season.” 
Manchester City’s Director of Football Therese Sjögran added: “We’re so happy that Laura has signed this extension with the Club. 

Our Women's First Team's record appearance holder, Houghton was the leader and driving force behind a decade of success for the Blues from our professional relaunch until retirement in 2024.
The final member of our original professional squad, the defender won eight major honours across a ten-year spell, including one WSL title, three FA Cups and four League Cups.

Alongside Jill Scott, that makes her the most decorated player in our history with a record 242 appearances and 21 goals to her name, as well as two PFA WSL Team of the Year inclusions.

Her dedication to City has continued in retirement, with Houghton becoming the Club's first female ambassador, as well as a brief spell on Nick Cushing's coaching setup during his interim spell in charge from March-May 2025.
Steph remains an iconic and transformational figure for City, with the chairman confirming a mosaic had been commissioned in honour of her service in June 2024.

And that special tribute has now been unveiled at our state-of-the-art Women's First Team facility, with the chairman joined by Manchester City Women's Managing Director Charlotte Brough in unveiling the mosaic to Steph and her family.

Created by local Manchester artist and City fan
Mark Kennedy, the mosaic is the latest in a series of tributes to City legends, including Yaya Toure, Joe Hart, David Silva, Vincent Kompany, Sergio Aguero, Fernandinho, Ilkay Gundogan, Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva and John Stones.

Donnarumma has been doing extra work at the end of sessions with coaches Richard Wright and Michele De Bernardin, relentlessly clipping 30 or 40-yard balls towards wide areas. Maresca had his head in his hands when one simple pass was given straight to Atletico inside City’s own third on Sunday. Typically, Donnarumma bailed himself out.

Leeds United have signed Manchester Citygoalkeeper James Trafford in a deal worth up to £45m.

The England international has left Etihad Stadium just a year after returning from Burnley in a £27m move last summer.

Trafford, who was part of England's World Cup squad this summer but did not feature, made 17 appearances for City last season - four in the Premier League - but played a big part in their Carabao Cup and FA Cup triumphs.

The 23-year-old's move to West Yorkshire comes after the arrival of Champions League-winning goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma,in September, ended Trafford's hopes of establishing himself as Manchester City's first-choice goalkeeper.

The move represents a new record fee for a British goalkeeper, surpassing the previous benchmark of £30m which Everton paid Sunderland for Jordan Pickford in 2017.

It also makes him one of the most expensive goalkeepers in history, with only Kepa Arrizabalaga (£68m) and Alisson (£62m) commanding higher fees.

More than £80m has now been spent on Trafford in initial transfer fees.

As part of the deal taking him to Leeds, BBC Sport understands City will retain a 20% sell-on clause and have matching rights - meaning if they match a future offer for Trafford they will get first refusal on him.

Rodri has been regularly linked with Real Madrid. He has long been open to playing at the Santiago Bernabeu, but the noises coming from various levels at the Spanish club could not be clearer: they have no intention of signing him. People close to Rodri have expressed surprise in the past that Madrid have not shown an interest in him.

Sources close to Enrique Riquelme, who lost the presidential election to Florentino Perez, insist he wanted to sign for the club and would have done had Riquelme taken control. Madrid are not happy that Rodri’s name has been constantly linked to them this summer, but sources close to some senior players at Madrid have spoken about how good his signing would be.

Hailed as one of the brightest prospects in European football and a leading figure of the 2008 generation, Ibrahim Mbaye is attracting intense interest from the continent's biggest clubs.

We revealed in recent days that the Senegalese international (15 caps, 4 goals) has drawn attention from Premier League clubs .

The 18-year-old striker is indeed being tracked by Tottenham and Aston Villa, as he is keen to leave the country.

His situation and potential naturally make him a sought-after player, even in Germany.

According to our information, RB Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund, two clubs renowned for developing young players, are interested in the Parisian winger (42 matches, 4 goals, 4 assists). A German league could be a good fit for his qualities, given the number of French-trained strikers who have successfully exported their talents to Germany.

Manchester City have added him to their shortlist
Although he was largely relegated to a supporting role with Senegal at this World Cup, Mbaye still managed to make his mark by making the most of his limited playing time (160 minutes in 4 matches). He was notably the one who sparked the comeback against France (3-1), leaving Théo Hernandez for dead before pulling a goal back with a powerful strike.

Manchester City likely didn't need this match to be aware of the player's qualities, but according to our information, the English club is indeed interested in the Trappes native.

The Premier League runners-up have added him to their shortlist for this summer, at a time when several departures are expected in the attacking department.

Bernardo Silva has joined Real Madrid, and the English press recently mentioned the possibility of Savinho leaving the club. For their part, Paris Saint-Germain are open to a sale.

The Northern Ireland international goalkeeper has signed a five-year deal, one that keeps him at the Etihad through to the summer of 2031.

He will now join Championship side Queens Park Rangers on loan for the entirety of the 2026/27 season.

For the talented young ‘keeper the move also marks a return to City.

The Norwegian Football Association (NFF) says it has severely underestimated demand for the kits, which have been consistently out of stock at Nike and other outlets since they launched in March.

Feverish interest in players like Erling Haaland, boosted by Norway's victory over Brazil, means shops have been swamped as soon as fresh kits drop.

Some fans have resorted to camping outside overnight to be first in line to buy.

Demand from fans "has exceeded all forecasts", commercial director Runar Pahr Andresen told Norwegian outlet TV2, adding that orders were at a record high this year.

Torshov Sport in Oslo received a new batch of Norwegian national team jerseys on Tuesday, which prompted round-the-block queues ahead of Wednesday's trading.

Local reporters estimated the queue was around 600 metres in length, and snaked around several streets. Some dedicated fans had brought chairs to wait in line for 12 hours.

Store manager Anders Lilleberg told local Norwegian outlet VG their energy was off the charts.

"I've been here for many years, but I've never encountered the kind of atmosphere that is there now. It's absolutely wild," he said.