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Sporting Lisbon eager to sign Leicester City Loanee Islam Slimani

Islam SLIMANI of Monaco during the Ligue 1 match between AS Monaco and Stade Reims at Stade Louis II on February 29, 2020 in Monaco, Monaco.Sporting Lisbon are interested in re-signing Leicester City loanee Islam Slimani, according to O Jogo.The Algeria international is currently plying his trade at AS Monaco in a season-long loan – his third since moving to Leicester.For a change, he has a good season in Ligue 1, having scored nine goals and assisted another seven in 18 league appearances.Those numbers are good anyway but to give them more perspective, that’s Slimani’s best return since 2015/16 – which is when he was at Sporting.And now his former side reportedly want to bring him back. One would say, it is a move that suits all parties, especially the man himself, who has fallen off a cl...
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Real Madrid plotting Move for Sporting CP goalkeeper Maximiano

Luis Maximiano of Sporting CP in action during the UEFA Europa League Round of 32 - First Leg match between Sporting CP and Istanbul Basaksehir at Estadio Jose Alvalade on February 20, 2020 in Lisbon, Portugal.Real Madrid have become the latest club to spark an interest in signing highly rated Sporting goalkeeper Luis Maximiano according to a report from Portuguese newspaper A Bola.Inter and AC Milan have both been linked with the 21-year-old shot-stopper in the past few days and the two rivals will now be competing with Los Blancos for his signature, as per this report.Maximiano has had his breakthrough season this term at Sporting with him having been their starting goalkeeper since around November time.He is currently under contract with the club until the end of the 2022/23 season and ...
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Real Madrid Keen to sign Napoli star Fabian Ruiz,says spainish Agent

Fabian Ruiz of Napoli during the football Serie A match SSC Napoli v Torino Fc at the San Paolo Stadium in Naples, Italy on February 29, 2020.Real Madrid are among the clubs ready to move for Liverpool transfer target Fabian Ruiz, the Napoli star’s agent has confirmed. The Spanish midfielder, 24, has impressed since leaving Real Betis for Serie A in 2018 and has been widely tipped to leave Naples in the summer. Liverpool are thought to be in the hunt to land him, along with Real Madrid and their bitter La Liga rivals Barcelona, while Bayern Munich and Manchester United have been impressed by his performances. And Ruiz’s agent Alvaro Torres confirmed he had informed Napoli of interest from Madrid in signing his client, who has scored two goals and provided two assists in Seri...
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Fiorentina Set €100m Price Tag For Inter Target Gaetano Castrovilli

Gaetano Castrovilli of ACF Fiorentina during the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and ACF Fiorentina at Stadio San Paolo on January 18, 2020 in Naples, Italy.Fiorentina have issued a strong hands off warning to Inter with them telling the Nerazzurri that they will have to cough up no less than €100 million if they wish to sign Gaetano Castrovilli according to a report from Italian news outlet CalcioMercato.it.Castrovilli is reportedly one of Inter’s top targets for the upcoming Summer transfer window and the Nerazzurri club told Fiorentina they were willing to pay €50 million but Fiorentina president Rocco Commisso hit back and demanded twice that.Castrovilli has had a breakthrough season this term at La Viola and had cemented himself as one of the best midfielders in Serie A and one of th...
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Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti eye shock transfer for Real Madrid star Bale and Rodriguez

Carlo Ancelotti during the Training Session at USM Finch Farm on March 11 2020 in Halewood, England.Everton coach Carlo Ancelotti wants to sign James Rodriguez and Gareth Bale away from Real Madrid, according to a report published on MARCA this Friday. Ancelotti coached both players during his tenure in Real Madrid and believes that they could take Everton to another level.The Italian coach was interested in signing James for Napoli last summer but a deal could not get done. Then, Ancelotti left the club and joined Everton, who should have more money to go after both Bale and James.Neither Bale nor James are on coach Zinedine Zidane’s plans for the future and it looks like the club would be happy to get rid of both, so Everton’s potential offer should probably be considered. However, ...
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Barcelona Reportedly open transfer talks with Neymar and Lautaro Martinez

Neymar Jr of Paris Saint-Germain looks on during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg match between Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund at Parc des Princes on March 11, 2020 in Paris, France.Barcelona have opened negotiations with Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar and Inter Milan striker Lautaro Martinez.Despite suggestions that the Catalan giants must sell players before they make any significant additions, Neymar and Martinez continue to be linked with a switch to Camp Nou later in 2020.According to Sport, club officials have already began talks regarding those respective deals, aware that negotiations are likely to be complex.Neymar, who left Barcelona in 2017, has just over two years remaining on his PSG contract and is likely to cost slightly under the £200m which t...
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Man United Loanee Alexis Sanchez set to leave Milan in summer

Alexis Sanchez of FC Internazionale in action during the UEFA Europa League round of 32 second leg match between FC Internazionale and PFC Ludogorets Razgrad at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on February 27, 2020 in Milan, Italy.Alexis Sanchez is reportedly set to return to parent club Manchester United in the summer after failing to make an impact at Inter Milan.The former Arsenal man has struggled to make a lasting impression during his loan spell at the San Siro, making just 10 league appearances in a campaign plagued with injuries.Indeed, Sanchez has only managed one goal and two assists in Italy's top flight this term, and Antonio Conte reportedly has zero intention of keeping him at Inter.According to The Daily Mail, Inter chief executive Giuseppe Marotta shares Conte's concerns over the at...
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Leicester City in talks with Real Betis midfielder William Carvalho

William Carvalho of Real Betis during the Liga match between Real Betis and RCD Mallorca at Benito Villamarin Stadium on February 21, 2020 in Sevilla, Spain.Leicester City have held "conversations" with Real Betis midfielder William Carvalho, according to reports.And the 27-year-old is in "a good position" to sign for the Foxes, reports Coliseo Verdi Blanco.Defensive midfielder Carvalho, who is valued at £18m, notably won Euro 2016 with Portugal, playing alongside Cristiano Ronaldo - and the inaugural UEFA Nations League last year as they beat Holland 1-0 in the final.He joined Betis from Sporting Lisbon on a five-year contract in July 2018, having spent six years with the Portuguese giants.He has played almost 40 times for Betis in La Liga, but has been restricted to just nine appearances...
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Report suggests Spurs' Jan Vertonghen is a player Barcelona have always liked

Jan Vertonghen of Tottenham Hotspur during the Premier League match between Burnley FC and Tottenham Hotspur at Turf Moor on March 7, 2020 in Burnley, United Kingdom.Barcelona could reportedly attempt to sign Tottenham Hotspur defender Jan Vertonghen this summer.The 32-year-old will see his current deal with Spurs expire on June 30, and it is widely thought that he will leave Jose Mourinho’s side on a free transfer in search of pastures new.Vertonghen recently revealed that he was weighing up "the pros and cons" of staying at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as his contract continues to run down.According to Sport, Barca 'have always liked' the versatile defender, who could be 'a magnificent option' for Quique Setien’s side ahead of the 2020-21 campaign.Despite the uncertainty surrounding his...
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Report : Real Madrid could swoop for Man City Midfielder Kevin De Bruyne

Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City during the Carabao Cup Final between Aston Villa and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium on March 01, 2020 in London, England.Belgian magazine Sport/Foot reports that Kevin De Bruyne is considering his future at Manchester City and is in fact exploring a move to Real Madrid.With City facing a potential suspension from European football after having been adjudged to have violated Financial Fair Play rules, the Belgian title suggests that De Bruyne isn't keen on waiting for European nights to return to the Etihad, and instead fancies a move, with the Bernabeu his preferred destination.De Bruyne would cost Real around €150 million.City are objecting to UEFA's suspension and if they can get it overturned, or at least delayed for another year, it might have a k...
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Chelsea loanee Bakayoko 'dreams' of Milan return

Tiemoue Bakayoko #6 of Monaco during the Nimes V Monaco, French Ligue 1, regular season match at Stade des Costieres on February 1st 2020, Nimes, France.Chelsea owned midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko is keen for a return to AC Milan in the summer, after almost returning to the Rossoneri in the January transfer window, according to a report from Italian media outlet Calciomercato.com today.The report details how the 25-year-old Frenchman, who is currently on loan at Ligue 1 side Monaco, is expecting to return to London in the summer, as Monaco don’t look likely to make his move to the Principality permanent. He knows that Chelsea coach Frank Lampard doesn’t consider him involved in the future and so is hoping for a dream return to AC Milan.Bakayoko was close to returning in January, the rep...
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Manchester United are reportedly leading the race to sign Antoine Griezmann

Antoine Griezmann #17 of Barcelona during team warm up before the Barcelona V Real Sociedad, La Liga regular season match at Estadio Camp Nou on March 7th 2020 in Barcelona, Spain.Barcelona are reportedly ready to sell Antoine Griezmann despite splashing out £108million (A$216m) on the Frenchman last summer.The Catalan giants look ready to cut their losses on the former Atletico Madrid man and a Premier League move could be on the cards.The Nou Camp giants are reportedly looking to raise cash in a bit to reduce the financial impact of coronavirus.Manchester United failed to replace Romelu Lukaku after he left for Inter Milan in the summer, leaving the club without a recognised frontman.Marcus Rashford tried to fill the void before he got injured and the Red Devils were forced to bring on O...
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Bologna eye signing of Everton's Kean on loan

Moise Kean during the Everton Training Session at USM Finch Farm on March 11 2020 in Halewood, England.According to Gazzetta dello Sport via Sport Witness, Bologna could make a move for Moise Kean this summer with Sinisa Mihajlovic wanting the 20-year-old on loan next season. Despite Kean only joining Everton from Juventus last summer, his short-term future at Goodison Park is uncertain after a slow start to life on Merseyside.The Italian international has 26 appearances to his name for the Toffees, scoring only one goal and making just two assists. As per WhoScored, Kean has racked up less than 700 minutes of Premier League football, created seven chances, won nine aerial duels (32%), made 19 successful dribbles (54%), had 24 shots with 37.5% accuracy and whipped in 10 crosses.He fin...
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West Ham United Reportedly eye summer move for Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius

Goalkeeper Loris Karius of Besiktas JK during the Turkish Spor Toto Super Lig match between Besiktas AS and Demir Grup Sivasspor at the Vodafone Park on January 19, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey.According to Turkish outlet Fanatik, West Ham United are interested in a move for Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius this summer.The German is currently on a two-season long loan at Super Lig giants Besiktas, and he is set to return to Merseyside this summer.Karius joined Liverpool from Bundesliga side Mainz in the summer of 2016 for around £4.7 million, but his costly errors in the final of the Champions League in 2018 was the final nail in the coffin following several gaffes prior to that.Things haven’t particularly changed in Turkey, though, it’s not a surprise that Besiktas aren’t willing to make a p...
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Arsenal and Spurs reportedly make Philippe Coutinho enquiries

Philippe Coutinho of FC Bayern Muenchen run with the ball during the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern Muenchen and FC Augsburg at Allianz Arena on March 08, 2020 in Munich, Germany.Arsenal are in the race with Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham to sign Philippe Coutinho from Barcelona, according to reports. The Brazil international has spent the season on loan at Bayern Munich, scoring nine goals and registering eight assists for the German champions. But Bayern are not willing to permanently sign Coutinho, which leaves the door open for the former Liverpool midfielder to return to the Premier League. According to the Sunday Mirror, Arsenal have enquired about Coutinho’s availability.But the report also claims that Mikel Arteta’s side face competition from Chelsea, Manche...
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Report : Barcelona target summer move for Lille midfielder Boubakary Soumare

Boubakary Soumare of Lille during the Ligue 1 match between Lille OSC (LOSC) and Olympique Lyonnais (Lyon, OL) at Stade Pierre Mauroy on March 8, 2020 in Villeneuve d'Ascq near Lille, France.Barcelona could reportedly attempt to sign Lille midfielder Boubakary Soumare this summer.The 21-year-old was strongly linked with a move to the Premier League during the January transfer window but ultimately remained with his Ligue 1 side past the deadline.Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool have all credited with an interest in Soumare, who has made 30 appearances at club level during the 2019-20 campaign.However, according to Sport, Barca have now identified the defensive midfielder as a possible signing as the Spanish champions look for alternatives to Rennes youngster Eduardo Camavinga.Souma...
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Liverpool and Barcelona join the race to sign Camavinga

Eduardo CAMAVINGA of Rennes during the French Ligue 1 Soccer match between Rennes and Montpellier at Roazhon Park on March 8, 2020 in Rennes, France.Liverpool have made contact to sign Rennes star Eduardo Camavinga this summer, according to reports in Spain. Manchester United have been credited with an interested in the 17-year-old, while Arsenal made a bid for his services last summer.Camavinga is regarded as the next superstar in French football and United think he can be their successor to Paul Pogba.Arsenal were unable to convince Rennes to part with their rising star last summer, but Sport claim Liverpool have now entered the race. The Reds have been in touch with Rennes about signing the midfielder, who is valued at over £45million by his club.Jurgen Klopp is keen to make a few ...
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Arsenal Reportedly plotting move for Athletic Bilbao defender

Unai Nunez of Athletic Bilbao during the Spanish Copa del Rey match between Athletic de Bilbao v Granada at the Estadio San Mames on February 12, 2020 in Bilbao Spain.Reports in Spain are claiming that Arsenal is interested in a summer move for Athletic Bilbao star Unai Nunez.The defender has been one of the shining lights for Bilbao this season and if he continues to perform well he might represent a cut-price buy for Mikel Arteta.The defender recently revealed that he idolises Sergio Ramos. Arsenal fans will be hoping that he only idolises the Real Madrid player in combativeness and not in collecting red cards.Mikel Arteta is plotting several summer moves and reports in Spain via elgoldigital claim that he has plans to add Nunez to his team.The report further claims that the defender wou...
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Barcelona and Real Madrid interested in signing Bayern Munich left-back David Alaba

David Alaba of FC Bayern Muenchen looks on during a training session at Saebener Strasse training ground on March 13, 2020 in Munich, Germany.Versatile Bayern Munich defender David Alaba, who has been linked with a move to Chelsea this summer, is now possibly looking at Spain as a destination.According the German newspaper SPORT BILD, both Real Madrid and Barcelona are interested in hijacking any potential deal for the 27-year-old.Last year, Alaba hinted that going to one of Spain’s big-two was on the table, saying: “Spain, England [the countries I want to play in],” the Austrian told BILD last year.”In Spain, it would be the two big clubs, I guess, Real or Barcelona. Also the big clubs in England.”Alaba’s contract expires this summer with Bayern, meaning he could negotiate with any club, ...
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Inter Milan Reportedly want to sign Barcalona Midfielder Arthur

Arthur Henrique Ramos de Oliveira Melo of FC Barcelona reacts during the Liga match between Valencia CF and FC Barcelona at Estadio Mestalla on January 25, 2020 in Valencia, Spain.Inter Milan are reportedly interested in a summer move for Barcelona midfielder Arthur.The Brazilian has had his injury problems during the 2019-20 campaign but has still featured on 23 occasions for the Spanish champions, contributing four goals and four assists in the process.The 23-year-old only joined Barca in 2018 and has a contract at Camp Nou until June 2024.However, according to Tuttosport, Inter are weighing up an approach for the South American when this summer's transfer window opens for business.Antonio Conte is expected to be handed funds to improve his squad this summer having impressed since taking...
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