Football: the main stories of 23.09.2026

Manchester United still owe more than £1bn after Sir Jim Ratcliffe's cost-cutting, and the club has confirmed it has already spent £63.5m on land for a new stadium. The debt has not come down, and the money going into the stadium site will grow before a ball is kicked there. The same accounts put the cost of Ruben Amorim's exit at £8.2m. Amorim is now at Milan, where, as reported, he wants a January loan for Real Madrid's Endrick. The figures came out the day after United were held at Fulham, as Eric Cantona criticised Ratcliffe's comments on migrants.

On Tuesday Bayern said they were confident of keeping Harry Kane. On Wednesday he told England's camp he is close to a new contract, with an NFL kicking career possible after that. He also said the semi-final defeat to Argentina hurt more than any other England exit. Cristiano Ronaldo thought about retiring after the World Cup but is staying on, chasing 1,000 goals, and Jorge Jesus says he will start against Wales. France's highest court rejected Achraf Hakimi's appeal, so the PSG defender will stand trial on a rape charge, according to AFP.

• Wolfsburg and Christian Eriksen have agreed to end his contract.
• Valencia have appointed Javier Aguirre as head coach.
• A Premier League panel ruled Sunderland's penalty against Arsenal wrong. Mikel Arteta had called the decision "not acceptable".
• David Alaba is joining Udinese on a free transfer.
• Aubameyang needs meniscus surgery, and Deportivo have also lost Casad.
• Andreas Christensen could miss up to 2 months, including the Clásico.
• A teenager denies sending a racist message to Jess Carter.
• Aurelio De Laurentiis took aim at Spalletti, saying coaches are "just employees".
• Polish forward Oskar Kordus has died in a road crash. Bandırmaspor defender Tolga Kalender has died at 25.
• Argentina has banned Mauro Icardi from driving until 2099.
• One outlet reports that Monaco's Paris Brunner has been banned for 2 games over a goal celebration.
• French refereeing officials say there was no penalty for Gouiri against PSG. Marseille are having their worst start to a season since 2011.
• Parma's Dominik Drobnic has had successful wrist surgery.
• Juventus are putting more weight on Italian talent under Giovanni Carnevali.
• According to one outlet, Aitana Bonmatí says she was tired of living with pain.
• Cristian Romero wants Scaloni to stay as Argentina coach.
• Jürgen Klopp takes charge of Germany for the first time against the Netherlands tomorrow, and Portugal host Wales. England host Spain on Saturday.