Chelsea have signed the midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu from Rennes for €27m (£23.2m) and are deciding whether to explore an offer to take Dusan Vlahovic from Juventus as part of a swap deal involving Romelu Lukaku.

Juventus are keen on Lukaku but are insisting Chelsea take Vlahovic, a Serbia striker, in return and pay about €40m. Chelsea rejected chances earlier in the window to sign Vlahovic and are considering whether to adjust their stance as they try to find a way to offload Lukaku after his loan at Internazionale. Lukaku has the option of a move to Saudi Arabia but wants to stay in Europe.

Chelsea’s priority target is the Brighton midfielder Moisés Caicedo – they are also in talks with Brighton regarding…

Former linebacker Chris Borland, who retired after one NFL season because of concerns about repetitive brain trauma, testified this afternoon at a hearing before the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources’ Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. He was one of four witnesses to tell the subcommittee about ways corporations use disinformation to mislead the public on matters including climate change and public health. Borland was there to discuss how the football establishment manipulates the science of brain injuries. What follows is the prepared text of the statement he read to the subcommittee.  To the members of this committee, thank you for the privilege to testify today to discuss the nature of industry’s manipulation of science and policy as it pertains to brain inj…