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Gian Piero Gasperini is great at developing young talent

Adam Wharton is now Manchester United’s top transfer target in midfield after missing out on a move for Brighton’s Carlos Baleba, but they’ll face strong competition from Real Madrid for the Crystal Palace midfielder’s signature, while his asking price is also at least €80m. (AS)

Axel Disasi is in talks with Wolves, with Chelsea ready to sell for £30m. Other clubs such as Bournemouth, Newcastle and Napoli could also still get involved. (Mark Brus, CaughtOffside) Enzo Maresca on Cole Palmer: “In the last four or five days he was not 100 percent and tonight during the warm up he felt something in his groin, so we preferred not to take the risk.” (Press conference) Xavi Simons started for RB Leipzig last night as he always wanted to respect the club until the end. But his plan remains clear - he wants to join Chelsea before the end of the window. Spurs have also approached him, but he’s given his priority to Chelsea. (Fabrizio Romano) Borussia Dortmund are confident of signing both Chelsea midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka and defender Aaron Anselmino, with direct talks set to take place. (Fabrizio Romano)

Raheem Sterling is a target for Besiktas as they plan to hold talks with Chelsea in London in the next few days, though other clubs are also in the race and his asking price would need to come down.

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Ardmore Espresso Martini recipe By The Bank Café & Restaurant, Huntly https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/food-drink/article/ardmore-espresso-martini-recipe-2vkxrd7bs This indulgent espresso martini from the Bank restaurant in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, is made using Duncan Taylor’s Ardmore Octave single malt whisky. It uses Duncan Taylor’s Ardmore Octave whisky, which is matured in a one-eighth-size ex-sherry cask to expand the single malt’s rich hue and flavour profile. Ingredients 25ml Ardmore Octave by Duncan Taylor Scotch Whisky 25ml Mr Black coffee liqueur 1 espresso shot 25ml sugar syrup ice 1 coffee bean, to garnish (optional) Method 1 Add the whisky, coffee liqueur, espresso, sugar syrup and ice to a cocktail shaker and shake well for 15 seconds. 2 Double strain into a martini glass and place the coffee bean on top.

one to keep an eye on Jean-Mattéo Bahoya turned 20yo in May 3 goals already in 129 minutes thsi season clocked 37.16km/h to set a new Bundesliga all-time speed record U21s Big 5 league games last season

15 best rosés for the bank holiday weekend Our wine critic picks her favourite pink wines and fizz — from just £5.49 https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/food-drink/article/best-rose-wine-august-bank-holiday-3l662mkhx It’s been a tricky year for pink wine, too hot in some places, too cold in others, but the 15 rosés here are all tip-top. Take your pick from the cheapest place I’ve found for the uber-popular pink “chicken wine”, 2024 La Vieille Ferme Rose, down to £7.50 at Morrisons until September 2, right up to one of the poshest pinks on the planet, the gorgeous, part barrel-fermented and aged 2024 Rock Angel, Whispering Angel’s way more sophisticated, mineral and mandarine-scented elder brother. Not everyone wants a bone dry rosé and if that’s you and yours, Waitrose’s fruity, fizzy 2024 Recato Vinho Verde Rosé with lashings of sweet, pomegranate is what you should have in your glass. Sparkling pinks make the celebratory perfect bank holiday sip and there are four to choose from here, with two lovely, crisp, summery, champagne-method crémants from the Loire to whet your whistle for under a tenner. 2024 Costellore Italian Primitivo Rosé 12.5 per cent, Aldi, £5.49 Even cheaper than it was in the spring, this pale pink rosé is made exclusively from hot, arid Puglia’s primitivo grape, hence its off-dry, bold, zesty, crystallised lemon peel fruit. 2024 La Vieille Ferme Rosé, France 12.5 per cent, Morrisons, £7.50 down from £8.50, until Sep 2 Morrisons is the cheapest stockist of the “chicken wine” this bank holiday and, frankly, I’d buy long to see you through the winter of this uber-popular, light, herby, citrus-fruited mouthful. 2024 Finest Côtes de Gascogne Rosé, France 11 per cent, Tesco, £7.50 If it’s a less alcoholic but still assertive, pink grapefruit-sparky sip you want, this night-harvested cabernet-merlot Gascon blend, from the wonderful Plaimont co-op, has your name on it. 2024 Ramón Bilbao Rioja Rosado, Spain 12.5 per cent, Co-op, £7.90 down from £8.75 Ignore the daft new etched bottle, thankfully this intense, oaky-smoky, tangerine and tobacco leaf, salmon pink garnacha rosado, topped up with viura, is as good as ever. 2024 Etna Rosato, Sicily, Italy 12.5 per cent, Marks & Spencer, £14 Etna’s prized volcanic soil slopes and characterful nerello mascalese grape make for a fuller-flavoured, steely, radicchio and fennel big food-friendly pink that loves punchy picnic food. 2024 Miraval, Côtes de Provence, France 12.5 per cent, Booths, £16; Tesco, £17 down from £19 Brad Pitt and the talented Perrin family make a great team and this mouthwatering Provençal pink is as good as ever, overflowing with refreshing yet smoky, savoury, orange peel pizzazz. 2024 Artesano de Argento Organic Fairtrade Malbec Rosé, Argentina12.5 per cent, Sainsbury’s, £10.25 Unusual, easy to quaff yet gutsy, food-friendly red plum and sage-scented rosé, mostly hand-harvested malbec but zhuzhed up with a handy 15 per cent dollop of spicy syrah. 2024 Recato Vinho Verde Rosé, Portugal10.5 per cent, Waitrose, £9 Not everyone wants bone-dry rosé and if that’s you and yours this fruity, fizzy pink, from Casa Santos Lima, with less alcohol but lashings of sweet pomegranate oomph is the bottle to buy. 2024 Domaine Pieretti, Coteaux du Cap Corse, France 12.5 per cent, yapp.co.uk, £22.25 Corsican rosé is having a moment and Lina Pieretti’s unusual sangiovese, grenache and alicante grape pink, from a tiny plot, is all lively raspberry fruit and tea leaf-smoky charm. 2024 Rock Angel, Caves d’Esclans, Côtes de Provence, France 13.5 per cent, Majestic, six for £25.50 each, or £32 a bottle; Waitrose, £27.50 Whispering Angel’s delicious and way more sophisticated, part barrel-fermented and aged, older brother is a gorgeous, mineral, mandarin and softly lapsang souchong-scented star. 2024 Château Vignelaure, Coteaux d’Aix en Provence Rosé, France 13 per cent, thewinesociety.com, £16 Château Vignelaure is best known for its red wines, but this historic estate has made a humdinger of a pink peppercorn and lemon zest-licked syrah and cabernet sauvignon-led rosé. Fizz Crémant de Loire Brut Rosé, France 12 per cent, Lidl, £8.99 A keen price for a bank holiday, champagne-method pink party fizz, with just enough light, zesty cranberry fruit to pop up here. Part of Lidl’s core range, so it should be on theshelf. Extra Special Crémant de Loire Rosé Brut, France 12.5 per cent, Asda, £9.98 Summer parties fuelled by this rose petal and redcurrant-floral, ballet slipper pink bubbly, mostly cabernet franc, topped up with grolleau noir, are guaranteed to go with a swing. 2021 1872 Codorniu Organic Rosé Cava Brut, Spain 11 per cent, Waitrose, £11 Spain’s answer to champagne is cava and while not every Codorniu sparkler works, this superior, ripe, fruity, strawberry-scented organic edition certainly does. 2024 Allini Prosecco Rosé, Italy 11 per cent, Lidl, £7.99 If pink prosecco floats your boat, this jolly, sweet, floral, grapey pop has your name on it. Best served ice-cold it also works well sploshed over summer berries.

yes she grew up in Belsize Park but her father and brothers were/are huge QPR fans she long ago (due to me, lol) became a Chels fan as well, but she still has hopes that QPR someday gets back into the EPL (good luck with that atm!)

happy to see Dortmund blow a 1 3 lead with 4 minutes to go versus St Pauli

wifey is in mourning

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