Jude Bellingham has no interest in leaving Borussia Dortmund this window amid reported interest from Liverpool, according to BVB sporting director Sebastian Kehl.
Liverpool are rumoured to have turned their focus to the England international in order to bolster their midfield ranks prior to Thursday s transfer deadline.
However, Kehl insists there has been no formal approach made for Bellingham as he categorically ruled out a sale in the final days of the transfer window.
There has been no request for him, Kehl told Sky90. Honestly, I know that from the player and his family.
Jude has no interest in going anywhere this summer. He will stay with us. That I can guarantee to you today. I can see he feels super comfortable with us.
Bellingham has…
Lionel Messi equalled Pele s one-club goals record but it was not enough for Barcelona as they were held to a 2-2 draw by Valencia s in Saturday s entertaining LaLiga clash.
The superstar forward notched his 643rd goal for the Catalan giants on the brink of half-time, scoring in the aftermath of having a penalty saved by Jaume Domenech.
That milestone goal cancelled out Mouctar Diakhaby s deserved opener for Valencia, and Ronald Araujo then put the hosts in front with an acrobatic strike his first Barcelona goal at senior level.
But Barca could not hold on for a third straight league win and a fifth in a row at Camp Nou as Maxi Gomez prodded in 21 minutes from time to inflict another title blow on Ronald Koeman s men.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Manchester United have to prove they can be consistent if they are to compete with Liverpool and Manchester City for the Premier League title next season.
Ahead of a derby clash with rivals City at Old Trafford on Wednesday, United are 24 points behind leaders Liverpool, although they have played one match fewer.
Solskjaer s side face a battle for Champions League qualification with United, who have lost six of their past eight games in all competitions, three points behind Chelsea in the race for a top-four finish.
United have not won the Premier League since Alex Ferguson retired in 2013 and Solskjaer is uncertain over how competitive the Red Devils can be in 2019-20.
I don t think we ve got the consistency to do that, Solskj…
Having to settle for a flattering at home against Leicester on Saturday evening, all signs are pointing towards Ralf Rangnick leaving Old Trafford come the end of the season.
Despite arriving at on an interim basis back in November, the former RB Leipzig boss has failed to offer the Premier League giants any real stability during his four-month reign.
Watching his side crash out of the Champions League at the hands of Atletico Madrid last month, the Reds are also in a real uphill battle if they re to clinch an essential top-four finish.
Expecting what should be another lively summer at Old Trafford, we have taken a look at who have been tipped as the leading contenders to replace in the red half of Manchester.
Erik ten Hag Ajax
With it being reported…
Radja Nainggolan is ready for a new adventure at Inter after revealing he no longer felt important at Roma.
Inter shelled out an initial €38million to sign Nainggolan on a four-year contract on Tuesday, though with Davide Santon and Nicolo Zaniolo going the other way their net spend stands at €24m.
The 30-year-old will reunite with Luciano Spalletti, who he spent 18 months playing under at Stadio Olimpico, as Inter look to improve on a fourth-place finish in Serie A in 2017-18, while also preparing to take part in the Champions League for the first time since 2011-12.
Nainggolan, who retired from international duty for the second time in less than a year after being overlooked for Belgium s World Cup squad, claimed he was motivated to move to the Nerazzurri…
West Ham have announced the signing of Jack Wilshere on a three-year contract after the England midfielder was released by Arsenal.
Wilshere was a free agent after his career-long association with Arsenal came to an end following the appointment of Unai Emery as Arsene Wenger s successor.
The midfielder has not played for England since Euro 2016 but was called up by Gareth Southgate for pre-World Cup friendlies, only to be forced to pull out of the squad due to injury, and he was overlooked for the group that travelled to Russia.
Fitness issues have marred Wilshere s career but the 26-year-old will be able to make a fresh start at West Ham under Manuel Pellegrini.
It feels good, it feels special, said Wilshere, who has family that support West Ham. Man…
If Liverpool Football Club were to sign even 10 per cent of the players they get linked with, Jurgen Klopp would have a squad of around 250 players.
However, one name that seemingly refuses to go away from back-page transfer talk concerning the Reds is that of Leeds United winger Raphinha.
The Brazilian has been a sensation since arriving at Elland Road in 2020 from French side Rennes, getting the fans on their feet to marvel at the quickness of his feet.
Unfortunately for Leeds, the natural order of things often means that any club outside of the so-called big six in England who unearth a star player usually end up struggling to keep hold of them for too long.
Links with Manchester United and Chelsea have also not been too far away, but ahead of Marcelo…
Nigeria progressed to the semi-finals of the African Cup of Nations on Wednesday evening as William Troost-Ekong scored a late winning goal to beat a stubborn Egypt 2-1 in Cairo.
The Super Eagles took the lead in the 27th minute as Samuel Chukwueze steered home at the second attempt. Egypt scored an equaliser against the run of play as Bongani Zungu nodded home in the 71st minute. However, the drama did not end there as defender William Troost-Ekong profited from Ronwen s Williams mistake to score with only one minute of normal time remaining.
Tough South African defence breached
Despite showing plenty of the defensive solidarity and confidence that was on display against Egypt last time out throughout the first 25 minutes of the game, in which Nigeria really struggled…
Harry Kane has backed Dominic Solanke to succeed at Tottenham after joining from Bournemouth on Saturday.
Solanke signed a six-year contract with Spurs in a record £65million deal and was introduced to the fans ahead of their pre-season friendly against Bayern Munich later in the day.
The striker, who scored 19 Premier League goals for Bournemouth last season, has been brought in to fill the centre-forward gap left behind by Kane last year.
And the England captain believes Solanke will fit nicely into Ange Postecoglou s style of play.
It should be great. Dom s a great player, Kane said.
He plays with high intensity, high speed. For sure, he s going to get good chances in this team with the way that Ange plays. You saw that here with the way two…
LA Galaxy have turned to Curt Onalfo as their new head coach, replacing former boss Bruce Arena.
Onalfo, 47, has been promoted from the MLS team s reserve side to fill the void left by Arena, who was named United States head coach last month.
Former USA assistant Onalfo takes the reigns at StubHub Center, having led LA Galaxy II to three consecutive play-off appearances and the 2015 United Soccer League (USL) Western Conference Championship in three seasons.
Onalfo played for the Galaxy in their inaugural 1996 season before venturing into coaching with Sporting Kansas City (2007-2009) and DC United (2010).
I am extremely excited and honoured to become head coach of the LA Galaxy, said Onalfo on Tuesday.
From my time as a player and a coach here,…