Douglas Luiz, one of Juventus’ big signings during their massive squad overhaul last summer, is getting oh-so-close to his desired move back to the Premier League after a little more than year in Turin. It’s not a surprise. It’s been assumed by many for months now.

Managers are fond of saying the season is a marathon and not a sprint but, whatever the length of the race, it helps to get off to a good start.

Nottingham Forest host Brentford on Sunday, with the visitors to leave out Yoane Wissa amid transfer talks with Newcastle United.

After a fair bit of disappointment for Manchester City fans in a problematic 2024/25 Premier League campaign, manager Pep Guardiola’s first-team rebuild has been handled with great speed this

He is aware this is something that will take time; that will not happen overnight. But the Portuguese manager is entirely aware that the element of surprise — which saw Forest stun the Premier League with an approach that earned them a seventh-place finish last season — will be lost.

Sels and Wood make Team of the YearSalah, Isak, Rice and Van Dijk also includedPalmer and Fernandes miss outFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?Wood and Sels were rewarded for their excellent campaigns for Forest last season as they were included in the PFA Premier League Team of the Year for 2024-25 at the Manchester Opera House on Tuesday night.

Gibbs-White recorded his 27th Premier League assist for Forest, tying him with Ian Woan as the club’s top assist provider in the competition’s history