According to a recent report from Marca, Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane is convinced that his side must attempt to sign Paul Pogba either during the January transfer window or next summer. The club will be demanding a fee believed to be worth around £130 million if they are to sell the midfielder, who has clearly been unhappy with his role at Old Trafford for quite some time now.
It couldn’t be any more obvious that Zidane is a huge admirer of Pogba’s work, and it’s not exactly hard to see or understand why. The World Cup winner seems to fit into his style of play perfectly, with one of the keys behind this deal being Zidane’s ability to get Pogba passionate about playing again.
Returning to Juventus is also a distinct possibility for the midfielder, b…
Neil Lennon described this season as his toughest task in management after Celtic clinched their eighth consecutive Scottish Premiership title with a 3-0 win over Aberdeen.
Goals from Mikael Lustig, Jozo Simunovic and Odsonne Edouard ensured Lennon s men made light work of the Dons at Pittodrie to seal a 50th overall league title for the club, but the interim manager said getting there had been harder than it looked.
After taking over from Brendan Rodgers in February on a deal to the end of the season, Lennon embarked upon an unbeaten run that remains intact going into the final two league games of the season and the Scottish Cup final on May 25.
It s 11 games unbeaten but it doesn t feel like it at times, with some of the criticism that comes at us, Lennon to…
Niklas Sule is likely to leave Bayern Munich at the end of the season on a free transfer, with Chelsea interested in the central defender, according to . It has been reported that talks between Sule and Bayern over a new deal are not going well, and it is likely that the 26-year-old will leave the German and European powerhouse for free.
Premier League club Chelsea, who won the Champions League last season, are interested in bringing Sule to Stamford Bridge on a free transfer for next season and bound. Antonio Rudiger is out of contract at Chelsea at the end of the season and has been linked with a move to Bayern.
Sule has been on the books of Bayern since 2017 when he joined after leaving Hoffenheim. The 26-year-old has made six starts and one substitute appearance n t…
Mesut Ozil led the calls for Joachim Low to bring back Jerome Boateng after Germany were thrashed 6-0 by Spain on Tuesday.
The 2014 World Cup winners suffered the biggest competitive defeat in their history as they missed out on a place in the Nations League Finals.
Ferran Torres scored a hat-trick and there were further goals from Alvaro Morata, Rodri and Mikel Oyarzabal in Seville as Spain produced their finest performance under Luis Enrique.
Germany managed just two shots, neither of which were on target, and had only 30 per cent of the ball as they were led a merry dance by a home side who lost captain Sergio Ramos and Sergio Canales to hamstring injuries in the first half.
The manner of defeat will see Low s position as head coach come under more scr…
Harry Kane looks set to be available for England s next World Cup encounter with the United States after Jordan Pickford confirmed the Three Lions captain had trained with the rest of the squad.
The Three Lions star striker was replaced by Callum Wilson during the 6-2 opening win against Iran on Monday and was subsequently sent for a scan on his ankle.
Kane s importance to Gareth Southgate s set-up has been illustrated over back-to-back tournaments, having won the Golden Boot at Russia 2018 and helped lead England to the Euro 2020 final last year.
Fears that he could miss Friday s Group B encounter with the USA look to have been dispelled by Pickford, however, who confirmed the Tottenham forward had been going through drills with his team-mates.
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Though several matches have been postponed due to COVID-19, there is still plenty of Premier League action to look forward to this weekend.
Circumstances permitting, there will be lots of points for fantasy football managers to play for during the festive period.
The in-form Manchester City and Liverpool are well-represented among our picks for this weekend, along with a resurgent Aston Villa under Steven Gerrard.
Here, we take an in-depth look into why these players should be on your priority list for inclusion.
JOSE SA (Wolves v Chelsea)
Wolves may be underdogs when they welcome Chelsea to Molineux, but they have looked solid defensively in recent weeks; keeping four clean sheets in their last six matches.
It would have been five but for…
“He’s got so much within himself that he can help us with. He’s an outstanding technician, an outstanding athlete as well, and he knows where the goal is. He can score goals.
“It’s been a frustrating few weeks for Alex because he’s wanted to deliver physically so much more than he’s been able to. He’s been carrying a slight groin problem.
“He looks back to his physical best – I was pleased with him against Nottingham Forest, I thought he did really well. He could have scored probably two or three more goals on a different day. But he’s a real threat.”
Isak opened his Newcastle account with a superb finish to fire the visitors into a first-half lead on Merseyside on August 31 last year, but ultimately left on the wrong end of a 2-1 scorelin…
Xavi believes Ousmane Dembele can still be a useful player for Barcelona for the remainder of the season, despite the winger s refusal to agree a new deal.
Barca insisted last month that Dembele would be sold before the transfer window s deadline after the 24-year-old turned down the club s latest contract offer.
Dembele, signed from Borussia Dortmund for an initial €105million in 2017 following Neymar s departure to Paris Saint-Germain, has struggled with injuries since his move to Camp Nou.
He has played just six times in LaLiga this season and in just over half of Barca s league games since his arrival four-and-a-half years ago.
Dembele has managed 31 goals and 22 assists in 129 appearances since his debut in September 2017, meaning he has been direc…
England hit a rare bump on the road to next year’s European Championship as Kyle Walker’s first international goal secured Gareth Southgate’s side a 1-1 draw against Ukraine in Poland.
Having opened Group C with four wins from as many matches, it has long looked a case of when rather than if the Euro 2020 runners-up seal their place at next summer’s tournament in Germany.
England had won 21 of their previous 22 Euros qualifiers but had to make do with a point on Saturday evening having failed to build on Walker brilliantly cancelling out Oleksandr Zinchenko’s opener.
Ukraine were vastly improved from their meek March loss at Wembley and, despite being forced to play away from home due to the ongoing Russian invasion, received fantastic support in Wrocla…
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Seeking a much-needed qualifying boost on Thursday night, Northern Ireland will travel to Ljubljana when they meet Slovenia.
Slovenia
Starting with the hosts, while Slovenia might have opened their European Championship qualifying adventure back in March in the midst of an early flurry, Matjaz Kek’s side somewhat came crashing back down to earth last time out. Nevertheless, despite suffering a disappointing 2-0 loss at the hands of Finland on June 16th, the Whites have gained plenty of praise since opening up their Group H campaign. In fact, Slovenia have lost just one of their first four qualifying appearances and some in Kek’s camp have their sights set on mounting a genuine top-two charge. Knowing that a victory here could skyro…