Wednesday’s Transfer Rumors

Dutch media outlet Voetbal Primeur has suggested that Wesley Sneijder could be leaving the club in the near future.

The Netherlands international was reportedly furious at being left on the bench in yesterday s clash at Kasimpasa, which will undoubtedly add fuel to speculation linking the midfielder with a winter exit.

Sneijder made his feelings clear in the dressing room after the match, blasting the club for failing to live up to the promises.

I m a superstar. I played in the World Cup final , Sneijder reportedly said. I do not deserve this treatment. There is talk going on behind my back.

Six months ago I was promised the captaincy, they said I could play as a number 10 and that the club would sign a top player. None of that has happened.

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Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers plans to rest youngsters Raheem Sterling and Joe Allen.

The duo has been a regular part of his starting XI so far this season but Rodgers believes they need a break.

Liverpool suffered a surprise 3-1 defeat at the hands of Aston Villa on Saturday and the Northern Irish boss has acknowledged that fatigue may be taking its toll on the duo.

Rodgers did concede that he had only a limited number of options available to replace Sterling and Allen, however.

There is no doubt Raheem is one who does need that breather, he told the club s official website.

I ve thought about it over the past couple of weeks. In order to do that you need to have that depth to take him out and put somebody else in.

That s somethin…

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has signed a new deal which will keep him at the club until 2016, it was announced on Tuesday.

Mourinho s previous agreement was due to expire in 2014, and the Portuguese tactician has ended speculation about his future by inking a two-year extension.

A statement from the club read: Real Madrid CF and Jose Mourinho have reached an agreement to extend the latter s contract with the club until 30 June 2016.

Mourinho joined Madrid from Inter Milan in 2010, guiding the La Liga giants to Copa del Rey glory in his first season in charge.

The former Porto and Chelsea coach steered Madrid to their first league title since 2007/08 this term as they collected a record-breaking 100 points from 38 games to dethrone rivals Barcelona.<…

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Without a Premier League victory since November, Southampton boss Mauricio Pellegrino will know that his Saint s side are now firmly at the heart of a relegation battle. With only one Premier League away win to their name all year, Southampton will travel to London to face a Watford side who are also enduring their own poor run of form.

Watford

After starting the season brightly under Marco Silva, Watford ended 2017 on a poor run of form. Picking up just one win out of their last nine appearances, Watford will be looking to get back to winning ways after a difficult festive period. Bouncing back to secure a 3-0 win over Championship side Bristol City last weekend, the Hornets were able to make amend…

Bayern keen on Corchia

Bayern Munich are pondering a summer bid for Sochaux defender Sebastien Corchia, .

The Bavarians officials have been disappointed by the standard of performances of Rafinha, who has failed to challenge Philipp Lahm for a starting berth on the right flank.

They, therefore, plan to get rid of the Brazilian at the end of the current campaign and sign a new right-back.

French daily L’Equipe understands that Bayern have made Sochaux starlet Sebastien Corchia their number one target for the summer transfer window.

Corchia, 22, has a contract until June 2015 at Stade Auguste-Bonal and would probably jump at the opportunity to join such a high-profile club.

The talented full-back joined Soxhaux from Le Mans in th…

Bologna sporting director Marco Di Vaio has warned Manchester United off a move for priceless forward Marko Arnautovic.

United are widely reported to have made an approach to try and bring Arnautovic back to the Premier League, where he previously represented West Ham United and Stoke City.

Erik ten Hag is short of options to lead the line, with Cristiano Ronaldo s future uncertain and Anthony Martial injured, but luring Arnautovic from Bologna will not be an easy task.

Speaking ahead of the Coppa Italia clash against Cosenza, Di Vaio made it clear that the Serie A club are not willing to negotiate over a deal.

It is not easy to play in the market phase, there is a lot of talk, our will is to retain Marko. He is at the centre of our project, he told…

Chris Waddle believes Roy Hodgson will have earned the right to lead England into World Cup qualifying if he guides the country to the quarter-finals at Euro 2016.

England line up alongside Russia, Slovakia and Wales in Group B in France, kicking off their campaign in Marseille on June 11.

Hodgson finalised his 23-man squad on Tuesday and will be hoping to turn in a better performance than at the 2014 World Cup, when England crashed out of the group stage.

And Waddle says Hodgson s future rests largely on England s performance over the course of the tournament.

Well you re judged on tournaments, Waddle, who was speaking at The Three Lions pub as part of Carlsberg’s Pubstitutions campaign, told Omnisport. When the group was done for qualifying, you knew…

that Marseille have rejected a £5 million bid from Chelsea for defender Cesar Azpilicueta.

The French giants have found themselves in a difficult financial situation and they now need to sell several first team regulars in order to balance the books.

Spanish defender Cesar Azpilicueta is widely tipped to be the first high-profile player to leave Velodrome, with Chelsea very serious in their attempts to lure the full-back to Stamford Bridge.

The Sun claims that Marseille have rejected a £5 million bid for the 22-year-old, as they hold out for £8 million.

Given that the Blues are really short of cover at right-back and that Azpilicueta is regarded as one of the most talented full-backs in Europe, there is every chance that the two clubs will soon reach…

Lyon Women have announced coach Reynald Pedros has left the club after winning back-to-back Champions League trophies in his two seasons in charge.

Former France international Pedros won five pieces of silverware in total, including successive league titles and a treble in 2018-19 following his first Coupe de France success.

However, the club said in a statement that they had ended their collaboration by mutual agreement .

A section of the statement said: The club and coach felt it was necessary to change the technical organisation of the women s team to stimulate a new dynamic, allowing different methods and approaches to help the team continue to improve.

Pedros led Lyon to their sixth Champions League triumph in Budapest last month as Ada Hegerberg,…

Carlos Tevez has come out in defence of compatriot Lionel Messi after the Argentina captain announced he is retiring from international football. 

Messi shocked the world of football after revealing he will quit internationals, having suffered another defeat in a major tournament.

Sunday s penalty shoot-out loss to Chile in the Copa America Centenario decider was the fourth time Messi had tasted defeat in a final representing Argentina. 

Following losses in the 2007 and 2015 Copa finals, as well as the 2014 World Cup decider, Messi claimed he was tired of the national team. 

However, Tevez, among others, believe the decision was partly due to his fledging relationship with the Argentine Football Association (AFA). 

The AFA is an absolute mes…