Football

Here is today’s news from League One and League Two (Wednesday 24th April 2019).

Here are the stories making today’s back pages (24th April 2019).

Joao Carvalho let his feet do the talking against Middlesbrough and produced one of the finest performances by a Forest player in recent memory.

Premier League champions Manchester City are ready to smash their transfer record by shelling out £60 million to sign midfielder Rodri from Atletico Madrid.

Ayoze Perez scored a hat-trick for Newcastle over the weekend but he could be on his way out of the club in the summer.

Worksop Town manager Craig Denton praised the mentality of his players as the Tigers stretched their winning run to 17 matches.

There proved to be nothing good about Nottingham Forest’s Friday as they slipped to their fourth successive defeat, going down 2-0 at promotion-chasing Sheffield United.

Real Madrid are set to seal the signing of Chelsea’s Eden Hazard, for £86m. (Marca)

Sunderland full-back Reece James admits he is yet to discuss a new contract with the club.

Here are the stories making today’s headlines - April 18th 2019.

Nottingham Forest fan and columnist Tom Head explains why he feels Martin O'Neill isn't the right man for the Forest helm:

The travelling army that roared Worksop to victory on the day their NCEL journey began, roared them to victory on the day it ended.

It may be some 40 years since Nottingham Forest conquered Europe - twice - but the club’s iconic badge can still be found among the elite.

South Yorkshire Police have made contact with Fleetwood Town following Joey Barton’s alleged assault on Barnsley’s Daniel Stendel.

Liverpool are interested in signing Bayer Leverkusen’s 22-year-old Germany winger Julian Brandt. (Bild)

Fleetwood Town manager Joey Barton will take training this morning, despite allegedly assaulting Barnsley boss Daniel Stendel after their League One match on Saturday.

Last week I called for an injection of youth into the Forest first team and I was delighted to see Arvin Appiah get his second consecutive start as the Reds took on Blackburn Rovers.

Spanish giants Real Madrid want to sign three Premier League stars this summer - Chelsea’s Eden Hazard, Manchester United’s Paul Pogba and Liverpool’s Sadio Mane. (El Confidencial)