According to a recent report from AS, Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone wants to see the club sign a striker during the January transfer window. The Spanish giants are going to need reinforcements in their European and domestic push for the remainder of the campaign, especially if Diego Costa completes his anticipated move away from the club.
Rodrigo Moreno, Andre Belotti, Krzysztof Piatek and Edinson Cavani are all names that have been mentioned in relation to a potential deal, but it certainly appears as if they need to resolve the issue with Costa before making any rash decisions.
The way in which they’re planning on raising the funds necessary for the move is to sell Thomas Lemar, who hasn’t quite made the impact that many would’ve hoped following h…
According to a recent report from Gazzetta dello Sport, Manchester City defender Danilo has agreed on terms with Inter Milan ahead of a proposed move to the San Siro. The 27 year old has been at the Etihad since back in 2017 when he made the jump over from Real Madrid, with the report stating that this move would allow Cedric Soares to be sent back to Southampton. Danilo has been on the verge of an exit from City for quite some time now, but it finally seems like this summer is going to be the moment for the trigger to be pulled on this deal. The Brazilian international, who made his debut for his country back in 2011, has also played for Porto and Santos in what has been a really strong career up to this point.
Inter will be hoping that he can be the catalyst behind them findi…
Serge Aurier is expected to travel to Spain today (Monday) to undergo a medical ahead of a proposed free transfer to Villarreal, according to Cadena SER. The right-back has been a free agent since his contract with Tottenham Hotspur got terminated on the last day of the summer transfer window.
As revealed by Fabrizio Romano, the final details of his proposed new contract are yet to be ironed out with Villarreal after the medical takes place.
Having played for Lens, Toulouse and Paris Saint-Germain in France, Aurier joined Spurs in the summer of 2017 for a reported fee of €25 million. He went on to make a total of 110 appearances in all competition for the North-London side, scoring eight and assisting 17 goals. He helped them reach the 2019 Champions League final, eve…
Paul Scholes said Manchester United s defending was like under-10s football after they gifted a calamitous goal to Istanbul Basaksehir in the Champions League.
United went forward en masse for an early corner and kept nobody back to guard against their Turkish hosts counter-attacking.
As soon as United lost the ball, Edin Visca pumped a long ball upfield from inside his own penalty area and Demba Ba was able to run unchecked from inside his own half before beating Dean Henderson.
That s completely down to organisation, Scholes said. At a corner you surely always have someone back on the halfway line.
Speaking on BT Sport, former United midfield general Scholes pointed to assistant manager Mike Phelan telling Nemanja Matic that he should have been coveri…
Canada will go into their World Cup opener against Belgium with belief, not hope , according to midfielder Jonathan Osorio.
The North Americans defied expectations to top the final group of CONCACAF qualifying ahead of the United States and Mexico and earn an automatic qualifying place at Qatar 2022, and Osorio is confident of creating more surprises.
A clash with a Belgium side featuring the likes of Kevin De Bruyne, Eden Hazard and Thibaut Courtois is a baptism of fire in their first World Cup appearance in 36 years but Osorio is ready to defy expectations in the Group F fixture at Al Rayyan Stadium.
He told the Vancouver Sun: We don t hope any more, we believe. We re very confident in ourselves. We want to show that we are a football nation, that we can compet…
Arsenal recorded a dominant 3-0 home win over an uninspiring Southampton in Saturday s Premier League clash.
Mikel Arteta dropped Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from his squad on Saturday due to a disciplinary breach , but Alexandre Lacazette stepped up to open the scoring before Martin Odegaard added a second in the first half.
Gabriel netted a third after the break before Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka were each denied by the woodwork, with Southampton long since having given up on ending a winless run away at Arsenal that extends to 27 league matches.
Saints are five without a win and just six points above the relegation zone, but victory moved Arsenal within a point of fourth-placed West Ham.
Although Aaron Ramsdale denied Adam Armstrong and James Ward…
Arsenal are interested in signing Kenan Yildiz from Juventus in the January transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Premier League club Arsenal are considering making a bid of €40 million for the 18-year-old, who can operate as an attacking midfielder, forward or winger.
Yildiz has been on the books of Juventus since 2022 and is now part of the Italian club’s first team. The 18-year-old has made one start and six substitute appearances in Serie A so far this season, scoring one goal in the process.
Arsenal are second in the Premier League table at the moment with 40 points from 18 matches, two points behind leaders Liverpool, who have played 19 games. Meanwhile, Juventus currently find themselves second in the Serie A table with 40 points from 17…
We started with 32 but now, we re down to the final eight nations on the road to the 2022 FIFA World Cup final. While some would argue there are clear favourites, we d suggest that all eight have a legitimate chance of going all the way based on what they ve produced thus far.
As is always the case, the draw for the knockouts has been split up into two sides and today, we re going to take a look at the route to glory for everyone remaining.
Side A
Netherlands vs Argentina
These two have met before on the big stage and they ll do so again this weekend. The Dutch have looked solid thus far, which is probably the best way to describe them, but they have yet to really announce themselves in a big way. Argentina, on the other hand, are working off the back of moment…
Gareth Southgate praised Trent Alexander-Arnold for buying into England’s midfield experiment and showing what he was capable of in the comfortable win away to Malta.
The 24-year-old may be an established star at Liverpool but he has often flattered to deceive with the national team, with intense competition at right-back restricting opportunities.
Alexander-Arnold struggled in a midfield against Andorra when Southgate tried him there in September 2021, but things worked far better in Malta as he won just his 19th cap on Friday evening.
Brilliant tonight, |
— England (@England)
The England star had a hand in all three first-half goals, including curling home superbly either side of Ferdinando Apap’s own goal and a Harry Kane penalty.
Paul Pogba has stepped up his recovery from a knee injury and could make his second Juventus debut later this month, Massimiliano Allegri has confirmed.
The France international has yet to make his first appearance for Juventus since returning on a free transfer from Manchester United ahead of the 2022-23 campaign.
Pogba sustained a knee issue in pre-season and suffered another setback in October that subsequently ruled him out of the World Cup in Qatar.
Speaking on December 18, Allegri said he was still unsure exactly when Pogba would return to action, with the 29-year-old yet to start running in training at that stage.
However, Allegri provided a more positive update at Tuesday s pre-match press conference ahead of Juve s Serie A clash with Cremonese.