According to a recent report from AS, French champions Paris Saint-Germain could consider selling wonderkid Kylian Mbappe to Real Madrid during next summer’s transfer window – but only if Vinicius Junior is considered as part of the deal in some form of swap agreement.
PSG know that they hold all of the cards in this scenario and that if Real are serious about signing Mbappe, they’re going to have to bring the big money. The popular Frenchman is still riding the high created by his performances in the 2018 FIFA World Cup last year, during which time he was able to guide France to the final where he managed to score.
Vinicius, on the other hand, is a star in the making but hasn’t quite been able to maintain the sort of consistency you’d expect from a Rea…
Yaya Toure is set to be remembered as one of Manchester City s greatest players after the former Ivory Coast international confirmed his retirement.
An underwhelming final chapter in a second spell at Olympaicos was not the ending Toure deserved, but it should not cloud judgment of one of African s finest ever footballers.
Toure s £24million move to City from Barcelona in 2010 raised many eyebrows but he quickly proved a pivotal figure in Roberto Mancini s side, inspiring City to the FA Cup and Premier League title in consecutive seasons.
City bid for another top-flight crown this weekend, with Pep Guardiola s side aiming to retain the trophy they won in Toure s final campaign at the club.
Earlier in his career, Toure famously won the C…
Cristiano Ronaldo accepts his most ambitious dream of winning the World Cup with Portugal is over, but has held off from making a definitive call over his international future.
Five-time Ballon d Or winner Ronaldo left the field in tears on Saturday following Portugal s shock 1-0 quarter-final loss to Morocco at Al Thumama Stadium.
The 37-year-old made history in Qatar by becoming the first player to score in five separate World Cups, having netted in each edition since 2006.
However, that landmark goal – a penalty against Ghana in Portugal s opening group match – proved a rare high point in a tournament that ended in frustration and heartbreak.
Ronaldo lost his place in the side and was a second-half substitute in the last-16 win over Switzerland and…
According to a recent report in England, Manchester United are ready and willing to make a move to try and sign Ajax star Donny van de Beek.
The popular youngster featured heavily for Ajax during their run to the Champions League semi-finals last season, with many believing that he would be heading to an even bigger club during the summer. That didn’t quite come to fruition, though, ensuring that the rumour mill starts back up once again in January.
United are also interested in Hakim Ziyech of Ajax, but their main focus remains van de Beek. It looks like manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is going to miss out on quite a few key targets over the course of the next few weeks and potentially even months, but that certainly isn’t going to stop them from going after s…
Roy Keane could not understand Michael Carrick s praise for his Manchester United players after a 1-1 draw at Chelsea on Sunday.
United battled to a point away at the Premier League leaders, following up a 2-0 win at Villarreal in Carrick s first game as interim manager.
The former midfielder is set to be replaced by Ralf Rangnick – another interim appointment – but was encouraged by their display, even as they attempted just three shots. United last had as few as three attempts against Manchester City in April 2017.
There was certainly a shift in United s approach from their previous league game at Watford, the 4-1 defeat that spelled the end for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer seeing only three high turnovers in an extremely passive performance.
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Barcelona will be welcoming Athletic Bilbao to their stadium of Camp Nou on Sunday in what will be the 20th La Liga game of the season for either team. It should be a good match, between a strong team led by the world s arguably best player in search of the old ways of glory, and a revitalized, extremely tricky opponent known to cause them misery on occasion.
In fact, these two teams met in the final of the Supercopa de Espana two weeks ago, and Bilbao emerged triumphant after extra-time which ended with Lionel Messi being sent off for the first time in his club career. They also met 11 days prior to that in the league, in Bilbao, when Barcelona won by the same scoreline (2-3).
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The Catalan club are nowhere near the heig…
Jose Mourinho has claimed Tottenham are the only one of his former clubs to which he does not feel any connection.
The Portuguese, 60, spent 17 months at Spurs but was sacked by chairman Daniel Levy in April 2021 just a week before they were to play Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final.
Mourinho had previously managed Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid and Manchester United, and has subsequently taken charge at Roma, winning the Europa Conference League and leading them to the final of this season’s Europa League, where they play Sevilla next Wednesday.
Speaking ahead of that fixture, Mourinho told a press conference: “I hope the Tottenham fans don’t get me wrong but the only club in my career where I don’t have still a deep feeling for is Totte…
Paris Saint-Germain head coach Mauricio Pochettino remains hopeful Neymar will return from injury in time to face Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Neymar sprained the ligaments in his ankle during a 3-1 win over Saint-Etienne on November 28 and has not played since.
The Brazil international, who was initially due to miss between six and eight weeks, has been absent for PSG s past 13 matches but returned to training on Thursday.
The former Barcelona star was unavailable for his side s 1-0 win over Rennes on Friday, with Pochettino s men next set to face a huge Champions League last-16 clash against Madrid.
Speaking after the victory over Rennes, Pochettino provided another update as Neymar hopes to be involved against Carlo Ancelotti s side…
Mikel Arteta would have been an ideal replacement for Pep Guardiola at Manchester City.
That is according to Guardiola himself, who had Arteta as part of his coaching staff at the Etihad Stadium from 2016 up until Arsenal hired their former midfielder as Unai Emery s replacement just over three years later.
Arteta has needed time at Arsenal, but this year they are not only title contenders, but hold a healthy five-point lead over City at the summit of the Premier League.
Ahead of the FA Cup fourth-round tie the teams, their first meeting in any competition this season, if Arteta could have replaced him at City, Guardiola told reporters: I m pretty sure that if I d have left before, and he would be here, then he would be the best [replacement], absolutely.
Tottenham Hotspur and Everton are interested in signing Alessio Romagnoli from AC Milan in the summer transfer window, according to It has been reported that the 26-year-old central defender will not be handed a new deal and could be sold this summer.
Romagnoli has been on the books of Milan since 2015 when he joined from AS Roma. The Italy international is the captain of the Rossoneri and is a very important player in the team. The 26-year-old made 21 starts and one substitute appearance in Serie A this past season, scoring one goal and providing one assist in the process, according to .
Tottenham and Everton are big and ambitious clubs in the Premier League and could be tempting for Romagnoli. Both Spurs and the Toffees could be challenging for the European places in …