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Report: Chelsea identified £15m Kepa Arrizabalaga replacement

Chelsea's Kepa Arrizabalaga during the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Everton FC at Stamford Bridge on March 8, 2020 in London, United Kingdom. Kepa Arrizabalaga does not look like the £71 million goalkeeper following a string of mediocre performances and his Chelsea future has come under doubt.  According to Team Talk, Chelsea are looking at alternatives already and the blues are ready to make a move for Roman Burki, who could be available in a cut-price deal.  The Borussia Dortmund goalkeeper could be available for just £15 million, as he is entering into the last year of his contract with the Germans. The Switzerland international has been with Dortmund since 2015 and he has spent a vast majority of his professional career in German football. He is a pla...
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Manchester United target Monaco Youngster Pietro Pellegri

Pietro Pellegri of Monaco during the Ligue 1 match between Monaco and Nimes on August 25, 2019 in Monaco, Monaco. Despite suffering numerous injuries since he joined Monaco, Pietro Pellegri remains a very attractive target on the transfer market.  The striker born in 2001 is once again a target for Manchester United who happen to gave a very good relationship with his current Ligue 1 club.  Monaco paid €30 million to acquire Pellegri from Genoa a few years ago, but the Red Devils have been tracking him since he was 16 years old. Monaco are however willing to make Pellegri a starter next season, a time in which the club will make numerous changes with a new sporting director and a reduction in expenditures.  Pellegri was the youngest player to score in Serie A'...
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Real Madrid eager to offer Four Players to Sign Man United star Paul Pogba

Paul Pogba of Manchester United waves to the fans at full time during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Newcastle United at Old Trafford on December 26, 2019 in Manchester, United Kingdom. Real Madrid are reportedly ready to offer four players in exchange for Manchester United star Paul Pogba. The Spanish giants are long-term admirers of the French midfielder but have so far been unable to strike a deal with the Red Devils. However, it is claimed that Los Blancos are prepared to part with four players as part of their offer. The Sun claim Martin Odegaard, Lucas Vazquez, James Rodriguez and Brahim Diaz have all been put forward as they look to finally get a deal over the line. Pogba hasn't featured for United since September but is back in training ahead ...
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Premier League set for return on June 17

The Nike swoosh logo on an official Premier League match ball on May 6, 2020 in Manchester, England. The Premier League is set to return on June 17 with Manchester City vs Arsenal and Aston Villa vs Sheffield United, after the 20 clubs agreed to come back that week in Thursday’s ‘D-Day’ videoconference. While the official date proposed and agreed upon is 20 June, the competition has to complete those two games in hand first, and it is also possible that another fixture – potentially Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester United – is played on Friday 19 June. It is thought, however, that Friday evenings are likely to be kept free for the EFL. According to report, the date was put into a proposal for Thursday’s ongoing videoconference, and was one of the first items discussed. A majority ...
BUNDESLIGA

Fortuna boost survival hopes with 2-1 win over Schalke

Fortuna Duesseldorf's German forward Rouwen Hennings scores during the German first division Bundesliga football match Fortuna Duesseldorf v FC Schalke 04 on May 27, 2020 in Duesseldorf, western Germany. Fortuna Duesseldorf boosted their hopes of avoiding relegation from the Bundesliga as goals from Rouwen Hennings and Kenan Karaman helped them come from behind to beat Schalke 04 2-1 at home in a scrappy contest on Wednesday. The result left Fortuna 16th, the relegation playoff spot, on 27 points from 28 games, one behind Mainz who stayed in the safety zone with a 1-1 draw at Union Berlin. Schalke, who extended their winless league run to 10 matches, stayed ninth on 37 points. The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the first half only produced a lo...
BUNDESLIGA

Leipzig held to 2-2 draw by Hertha

Patrik Schick (C) of Leipzig scores his teams 2nd goal during the Bundesliga match between RB Leipzig and Hertha BSC at Red Bull Arena on May 27, 2020 in Leipzig, Germany. RB Leipzig missed a chance to go second in the Bundesliga as they conceded late on to draw at home with Hertha Berlin. The visitors opened the scoring when Liverpool loanee Marko Grujic volleyed in from Marvin Plattenhardt's corner. Leipzig equalised through Lukas Klostermann's glancing header after a corner but then went down to 10 men when Marcel Halstenberg was dismissed. Patrik Schick put Leipzig ahead but Hertha made it 2-2 through Krzysztof Piatek's 82nd minute penalty. The spot-kick was awarded when former Everton forward Ademola Lookman was fouled by Matheus Cunha to deny Leipzig the three points. ...
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David Luiz may leave Arsenal with no Contract extension talks planned

David Luiz of Arsenal during a training session at London Colney on May 22, 2020 in St Albans, England. David Luiz's short spell at Arsenal could be set to come to an end with the Brazilian reportedly out of contract next month. It was thought the defender had joined the club on a two-year deal from Chelsea last summer, but Sky Sports claim that agreement was only reached on an initial 12-month stay.  According to journalist James Benge, Arsenal have a one year option to extend his deal which they are yet to activate. But huge wages of £125,000 could be an issue in potential negotiations.  The defender made the shock switch from Stamford Bridge to the Emirates on transfer deadline day for a fee of £8million after Laurent Koscielny left for Bordeaux.  Manager Mik...
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Jose Mourinho: Harry Kane, Heung-Min Son and all Tottenham players recovered from injury

Jose Mourinho, Head Coach of Tottenham Hotspur during the Tottenham Hotspur training session at Tottenham Hotspur Training Centre on May 20, 2020 in Enfield, England. Tottenham will welcome back four key first-team players when the Premier League season resumes after the coronavirus lockdown, Jose Mourinho has revealed. It represents a huge boost for Spurs, who were left with a threadbare squad after injury robbed them of star men like Harry Kane and Son Heung-min earlier this year. But the Tottenham boss fears that they will struggle to reach their best when they do return due to their extended period on the sidelines. Kane has not played since limping out of Tottenham's New Year's Day defeat by Southampton with a hamstring problem, while Son has since fulfilled military servi...
SERIE A

Chelsea FC reportedly make transfer decision on Sassuolo winger Jeremie Boga

Jeremie Boga of Sassuolo celebrates after scoring his team's fourth goal during the Serie A match between US Sassuolo and AS Roma at Mapei Stadium - Città del Tricolore on February 01, 2020 in Reggio nell'Emilia, Italy. Chelsea FC have decided not to use their buyback clause to re-sign Sassuolo winger Jeremie Boga in the summer transfer window, according to a report in England. The Guardian is reporting that Chelsea FC made the decision to pass over the chance to sign the 23-year-old in upcoming transfer window despite his impressive performances in Serie A this term. The same article states that the Blues had the option to re-sign Boga in a £13m deal after he came through the youth system at Stamford Bridge before he moved to Sassuolo in 2018. According to the same story, Chel...
BUNDESLIGA

Arnold outshines Havertz as Wolfsburg down Leverkusen

Wolfsburg's German midfielder Maximilian Arnold (R) shoots to score the 0-2 during the German first division Bundesliga football match Bayer 04 Leverkusen v VfL Wolfsburg on May 26, 2020 in Leverkusen, western Germany. Bayer Leverkusen dropped out of the Bundesliga's top four as Maximilian Arnold outshone Kai Havertz in Wolfsburg's 4-1 win at BayArena. Having whipped in a free-kick from which Marin Pongracic headed home the opener before the break, Arnold doubled Wolfsburg's lead from a low free-kick that deflected in off Havertz's foot. Renato Steffen's back-post header made it 3-0 before Arnold provided another free-kick from which Pongracic headed in his second. Julian Baumgartlinger grabbed a late consolation for Leverkusen, who dropped below Borussia Monchengladbach in the...
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Solskjaer says Pogba and Rashford will be fit for Premier League return

Manchester United's French midfielder Paul Pogba (L) celebrates with Manchester United's English forward Marcus Rashford after he scores the team's second goal from a second penalty during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and West Ham United at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on April 13, 2019. Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Marcus Rashford and Paul Pogba will be fit for the proposed resumption of the Premier League. Rashford was due to miss the rest of the season after a back operation in January, while Pogba had not played because of a foot injury. With both men now in group training ahead of Project Restart, Solskjaer has delivered positive news. "They're looking good, they've joined training now and they'v...
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Bayern Munich beat Borussia Dortmund to go seven points clear

Mahmoud Dahoud (L) of Borussia Dortmund is challenged by Joshua Kimmich (R) of Bayern Muenchen during the Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund and FC Bayern Muenchen at Signal Iduna Park on May 26, 2020 in Dortmund, Germany. Just as quick as the Bundesliga title race revved back into action two weeks ago, the Bayern Munich domestic juggernaut have strode clear once again.  In the unusual but now normalised empty surroundings of the Westfalenstadion, the reigning champions took a seven-point march on Borussia Dortmund, with six matches remaining, after a high-quality Der Klassiker contest. In the end, it took something special to separate the sides. Amid the intense pace in which the game was played at for its entirety, a moment of calmness and confidence personified by ...
LALIGA

Real Madrid: Reinier Jesus set to Join team training

Reinier Jesus Carvalho poses for photo during his presentation as a new player of Real Madrid CF at Santiago Bernabeu stadium on February 19, 2020 in Madrid, Spain. Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has decided to call up Castilla talent Reinier Jesus to train with the first team starting this Wednesday, according to reports from Spanish newspaper AS and MARCA. Los Blancos have been allowed to train in two different groups of 14 players and Zidane will use Reinier, Miguel Gutierrez and Javi Hernandez to complete the squad and replace Jovic and Mariano, who are not able to join the squad just yet. It’s extremely unlikely that Reinier ends up featuring in a single match with the first team this season, no matter how busy the schedule is for Los Blancos.  However, his season ...
NEWS

Ligue 1: Marseille confirm Villas-Boas to stay on as head coach

Andre Villas-Boas, head coach of Marseille, heads to the bench before the start of the Nimes V Marseille, French Ligue 1, regular season match at Stade des Costieres on February 28th 2020, Nimes, France. Andre Villas-Boas will return as Marseille coach for next season, the club announced on Monday, despite widespread reports the Portuguese was set to leave after just one year in charge.  "After several discussions in recent days with Frank McCourt and Jacques-Henri Eyraud, Andre Villas-Boas has confirmed that he wants to continue working with OM next season," the club told AFP.  Last week, Marseille offered Villas-Boas -- whose existing deal runs until the end of next season -- a two-year contract extension as doubts persisted over his future at the club following the de...
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Report: Arsenal eye St Etienne teenager Wesley Fofana

Wesley FOFANA of St Etienne during the French Cup semi-final between Saint Etienne and Rennes on March 5, 2020 in Saint-Etienne, France. Arsenal are weighing up a move to sign Saint-Etienne defender Wesley Fofana, according to a report in England. The Daily Express, as quoted by Metro, is reporting that Arsenal are interested in a potential swoop to sign William Saliba’s team-mate Fofana this summer. The same article states that Arsenal noticed the 19-year-old talent while keeping tabs on their new recruit Saliba throughout the 2019-20 Ligue 1 campaign. According to the same story, Saint-Etienne could be tempted to sell Fofana given the financial pressures that the Ligue 1 side are facing after narrowly avoiding relegation to France’s second tier. The Daily Express go on to ad...
SERIE A

AC Milan striker Ibrahimovic suffers calf injury

AC Milan's Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic takes part in a training session of Swedish league team Hammarby IF at Tele 2 Arena on April 17, 2020 in Stockholm. Zlatan Ibrahimovic injured his calf while training for the anticipated restart of Serie A with AC Milan on Monday. The forward will undergo medical exams on Tuesday to determine the extent of the injury, the club said. Serie A has been suspended since March 9 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The league is hoping to restart on June 13 if the government approves. The 38-year-old Ibrahimovic rejoined Milan in December on a six-month contract with an option for next season. During the virus lockdown in Italy, Ibrahimovic trained with Swedish club Hammarby, of which he is part owner. Ibrahimovic scored three goals in ...
LALIGA

Joao Felix suffers knee injury during Atletico training

Joao Felix of Atletico looks on during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg match between Liverpool FC and Atletico Madrid at Anfield on March 11, 2020 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. Atletico Madrid forward Joao Felix incurred a knee injury during training, the club announced on Monday. The initial diagnosis is a low-grade MCL sprain in his left knee that could keep the Portugal international from being available for selection when La Liga is expected to restart next month. The 20-year-old Felix is in his first season with Atleti following a £113 million transfer from Benfica last summer. In 28 appearances across all competitions this season, Felix has six goals. Internationally, Felix has been capped five times by the senior squad and was a member of Portugal's U...
UCL

Quique Setien hits back at Lionel Messi claims Barcelona cannot win Champions League

President Josep Maria Bartomeu (L) of FC Barcelona talks to FC Barcelona players next to Head Coach Quique Setien (R) and CEO Oscar Grau (2nd L) during a training session at Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper on May 23, 2020 in Barcelona, Spain. Barca drew their first leg of their last-16 clash with Napoli 1-1 at the San Paolo and were unable to play the return fixture due to the suspension of the competition due to the coronavirus pandemic. Messi claimed earlier this month "it is not possible to win it by playing as we have been playing" but Setien remains optimistic despite his talisman's doubts. "We are convinced that we can win the Champions League," he told beIN Sports. "We have to improve some things, but without a doubt we are convinced that the team has the potential to win the...
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Liverpool are eager to sign Wolves winger Adama Traore

Adama Traore of Wolverhampton Wanderers during a training session at Sir Jack Hayward Training Ground on May 20, 2020 in Wolverhampton, England. Liverpool are eyeing a move for Wolves winger Adama Traore, according to a report in the Sun.  According to the report, Traore is at the top of Jurgen Klopp’s wish-list as he bids to strengthen his Liverpool squad and ease the heavy reliance on his front three of Roberto Firmino, Mo Salah and Sadio Mane. Traore has been a revelation at the Molineux and the 24-year-old has starred for Nuno Espirito Santo’s team, scoring six goals and racking up seven assists for the Premier League club in all competitions this season. The former Barcelona winger Traore joined Wolves from Middlesbrough for £20m in 2018, according to the Sun, but his...
BUNDESLIGA

Bayern boss Hansi Flick believes Dormund clash is not the title decider

Hans-Dieter Flick, head coach of FC Bayern Muenchen looks on prior to the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern Muenchen and Eintracht Frankfurt at Allianz Arena on May 23, 2020 in Munich, Germany. Bayern Munich manager Hansi Flick says Tuesday's game with Borussia Dortmund is not a Bundesliga title decider. Bayern maintained their four-point lead over Dortmund at the top of the table with a 5-2 win over Eintracht Frankfurt shortly after Dortmund had won at Wolfsburg. Goals from Leon Goretzka, Thomas Muller, Robert Lewandowski and Alphonso Davies completed the thumping win. They could move seven points clear and put one hand on an eighth successive league title with a win, but Flick says nothing will be decided on Tuesday. “We hope for a nice game on Tuesday," he said on the cl...
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