Atletico Madrid are keen on signing Paris Saint-Germain s Edinson Cavani, according to . There have been reports claiming the Madrid side would try and make it happen in January, but they ve now decided to postpone their efforts until the summer.
Certain steps have, however, already been taken, while the Uruguay international apparently craves a fresh challenge and is keen on playing under Diego Simeone. The price that has been quoted for his services that the French champions would accept is €50million.
It may be worth remembering that similar stories have been told many times when it comes to Cavani. Most of them were based on the narrative that the 31-year-old is unhappy about being in the shadow of of his partners in attack Neymar and Kylian Mbappe ever since the …
Wrexham will host former finalists Wigan on their return to the Carabao Cup.
The Welsh side, who will be participating in the competition for the first time since 2007-08 following their promotion to League Two, were paired with the 2006 runners-up in Thursday’s first-round draw.
Notts County, who came up from the National League along with Wrexham, were handed a home tie against Lincoln.
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Leicester, Leeds and Southampton must play in the first round following their relegation from the Premier League.
Leeds will host Shrewsbury, the Foxes will head across the midlands to Burton and Southampton will travel to Gillingham.
The ties will be played in th…
Kylian Mbappe impressed on his return to action as he helped Paris Saint-Germain to a 3-0 away Ligue 1 win over Nice.
The forward was making his first club appearance of the new season on Sunday after testing positive for coronavirus while on international duty with France.
Mbappe scored a penalty that he won himself and then saw his saved shot converted by Angel Di Maria on the rebound as two PSG goals towards the end of the first half proved pivotal.
Nice were not at full strength themselves due the impact of COVID-19 but Patrick Vieira s men were occasionally threatening until PSG captain Marquinhos headed in after the break to seal the win.
After Walter Benitez saved Di Maria s volley, the visitors lost Idrissa Gueye to injury midway through the half…
Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien is expected to be sidelined until January after undergoing knee surgery on Monday.
The Ghana international, who has a history of knee injuries, ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament and the meniscus in his right knee in pre-season training last week.
The injury is said to have stunned Chelsea officials, who were expecting scans to reveal a simple twisted knee after Essien fell innocuously during a training drill.
Instead, the 28-year-old has had surgery to repair the torn structures and faces up to six months of rehabilitation before he can return to the Blues.
It is Essien s third serious knee injury in three years. The midfielder missed a large chunk of the 2008/09 campaign due to cruciate ligament damage and was for…
What the papers say
West Ham are reportedly interested in three players this summer to help fill the void left by Declan Rice’s expected departure, with the club said to be targeting England international Harry Maguire. The Mirror says the club are also interested in Everton midfielder Amadou Onana and Juventus midfielder Denis Zakaria.
Bayern Munich are set to up their offer for Tottenham striker Harry Kane after their initial deal of £60million was rejected by the club, the Sun reports. The new bid is reportedly worth £80million.
Wolves have accepted a deal worth £7.5million from Leicester for defender Conor Coady, the Daily Express says.
The Nottingham Post says Chelsea are willing to let 22-year-old Callum Hudson-Odoi leave the club for £15million, wit…
C.F. Pachuca vice president Andres Fassi has admitted that striker Enner Valencia may leave the Liga MX side this summer.
The Ecuador international, 25, has impressed many at the World Cup finals in Brazil, netting three goals in two games against Switzerland and Honduras.
His recent purple patch of form has caught the eye of several English Premier League clubs, including the likes of Everton, Newcastle, and Tottenham Hotspur and Fassi has confirmed that offers are already coming in for the 25-year-old ace.
Enner Valencia s value increases every day. We don’t know if he will stay, it will be hard given the offers we have received, Fassi said.
The options that a great player at this level gets are to be taken into acc…
Blackburn have confirmed that assistant manager John Jensen has left the club after nine months in the post.
The Dane had been Steve Kean s number two since January and had signed a new one-year contract in March.
A statement on the club s official website read: John Jensen is to leave his position as assistant manager with Blackburn Rovers.
The club would like to thank John for his efforts over the past nine months and offer him best wishes for the future.
The 46-year-old Jensen, best known to English fans for his playing spell with Arsenal between 1992 and 1996, has previously spent time as Michael Laudrup s assistant at Spanish side Getafe and also briefly managed Danish team Randers in 2009.
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Henrikh Mkhitaryan is desperate to win silverware with Manchester United following his transfer from Borussia Dortmund.
United have endured a number of difficult seasons following the departure of Alex Ferguson in 2013, finishing seventh, fourth and fifth in the Premier League over the past three seasons.
They did win the FA Cup in 2015-16, but opted to replace Louis van Gaal with Jose Mourinho following their failure to qualify for the Champions League.
Mourinho has since brought in Eric Bailly, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Mkhitaryan to strengthen his squad and the latter is keen to help his new club to success.
Manchester [United] are one of the biggest clubs, Mkhitaryan said at a news conference.
I am very happy and I will try to do my best to hel…
Roy Hodgson has called on England to take inspiration from Leicester City s Premier League heroics and claim Euro 2016 glory.
Hodgson named a provisional 26-man squad for the European Championship on Monday, which included Jamie Vardy and Danny Drinkwater from the ranks of the newly-crowned Premier League champions.
England are not viewed among the tournament favourites having failed to reach the semi-finals of a major competition since Euro 96 a feat the Football Association (FA) has publically asked Hodgson to emulate.
But the 68-year-old believes the youth and talent in his squad can take heart from surprise triumphs at the event from Denmark and Greece in 1992 and 2004, along with an even more stunning success story closer to home.
Hodgson said: …
Barcelona and Real Madrid have both been linked with Napoli s Fabian Ruiz, and according to Gazzetta dello Sport, both clubs remain interested in his services.
The two Spanish giants are currently looking for a new midfielder. Real have long been linked with Manchester United s Paul Pogba, but that move seems unlikely in the current financial circumstances. On the other hand, the Catalans have been trying to wrap up a swap deal for Miralem Pjanic of Juventus, but Arthur Melo s reluctance to leave the Camp Nou seems to be a big obstacle at the moment.
Having played for Real Betis before moving to Napoli in 2018, Ruiz has significant experience in playing in the Spanish top-flight, and it is believed that both Real and Barcelona will do what they can to try and bring him …