‘Incident blown out of proportion,’ claim Italian side Hwang Hee-chan finds Jackie Chan reference derogatory Como have accused Wolves of blowing “out of proportion” an alleged incident of racist abuse in their friendly on Monday, after one of their players compared Hwang Hee-chan to the martial arts stuntman Jackie Chan. Hwang considers the remark derogatory and it is understood this was not the first time in his career that the South Korea forward has been likened to the actor, who is from Hong Kong. Wolves contemplated abandoning the match, which was played behind closed doors in Marbella ..read more

Wolves were playing Serie A side Como in Marbella Gary O’Neil: ‘I’m proud of the fact he wanted to carry on’ Wolves will submit a formal complaint to Uefa after their pre-season match against Como was overshadowed by alleged racial abuse towards Hwang Hee-chan. The South Korea forward reported the incident midway through the second half, after which Daniel Podence was sent off for punching an opponent, but the training game was completed. Podence was among the Wolves players left incensed at an alleged racist remark. Como were promoted to Serie A last season with former Wales assistant manag ..read more

Wolves captain reunited with Julen Lopetegui ‘He’s a top-class coach I learned from,’ says Kilman Max Kilman has said West Ham are “a massive club” after completing a £40m move from Wolves and signing a seven-year contract. The move means that the 27-year-old centre-half is reunited with Julen Lopetegui following the Spaniard’s spell at Molineux last season. The Hammers had a £25m bid rejected earlier in the summer but returned with a higher offer ..read more

Hammers make improved offer for Wolves defender Arsenal pay Brentford almost £30m for goalkeeper West Ham have made an improved offer of £40m for the Wolves defender Maximilian Kilman. Julen Lopetegui is prioritising the signing of a centre-back and has made Kilman his top target. It is thought West Ham’s latest bid will convince Wolves to sell their captain. West Ham had a bid of £25m rejected for the Nice defender Jean-Clair Todibo this week and Lopetegui has decided to return to Kilman ..read more

Chelsea bid £30m for Leicester’s Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall Ipswich agree £22m deal to buy Chelsea’s Hutchinson Wolves are refusing to budge on their £45m valuation of Maximilian Kilman, forcing West Ham to start thinking about moving on to other defensive targets. Julen Lopetegui, who is interested in the Southampton full-back Kyle Walker-Peters has made signing a centre-back a priority and Kilman is top of his list. But Wolves insist they are not under pressure to sell their captain and rejected West Ham’s opening bid of £30m plus add-ons last week ..read more

New manager Julen Lopetegui an admirer of 27-year-old Wolves’ hand may be forced by raised bid of £45m West Ham have made the first move in their attempt to sign Maximilian Kilman, Julen Lopetegui’s top target in central defence, but will have to improve on their opening offer of £25m for the Wolves captain. Lopetegui is keen to reinforce his defence and it is likely that West Ham will not drop their interest in Kilman. It is believed that Wolves will struggle to hold on to the defender if they receive an offer of about £45m ..read more

Our photo editor Jonny Weeks trawled through more than 100,000 pictures to select his favourite images and the most unforgettable moments The Premier League season started ominously as Erling Haaland took just four minutes to get his goalscoring campaign under way when Manchester City beat Burnley in the opening match. Elsewhere, Luton’s first top-flight game for 31 years ended in defeat at Brighton and Ange Postecoglou claimed manager of the month (as he would do again in September and October) as Tottenham made a fast start to the season ..read more

Jürgen Klopp dressed all in black for the final game of his unforgettable Liverpool career but the mood inside Anfield was far from funereal. It was one last celebration with the manager who made Liverpool believe again, and one last chance for Klopp to shape the future. “I thought I would be in pieces but I’m not, I’m so happy,” he announced from the centre circle after signing off with a victory against Wolves. “For whatever reason it doesn’t feel like an end, it just feels like a start because today I saw a team full of youth, energy and desire ..read more

Fans review the season with one game to play: the stars, the flops and the moments that made them smile Part one: Arsenal to Fulham Back at Wembley winning a trophy, and we’ve made it back to the Champions League, so it’s pretty good. It was a season of two halves really. At New Year we were flying, then came the injuries and then came the dip. The manager has given everything, again, and today will be an outpouring of love and thanks to him. In Germany he is known as a Menschenfanger, a people catcher, someone who has a positive effect on those around him. For us, he’s been a dream catcher ..read more

The title race reaches the finish line, it’s the end of an era at Liverpool and Spurs face two trips in quick succession Only the most grim-faced of churls would refuse to recognise the progress Mikel Arteta’s outstanding Arsenal side have made this season. The very fact a title win is on the table this weekend says more than enough and now they must make sure that, just in case West Ham cause an almighty stir at the Etihad, they do not taint it with unnecessary regrets. When Everton pitched up in London on the final day two years ago the home side cruised to a 5-1 win; nostalgia buffs among t ..read more