Liverpool are among the clubs interested in signing Ousmane Dembele from Barcelona in the summer of 2021, according to . Manchester United, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain are also reportedly looking into the possibility of securing the services of the 23-year-old France international forward.
Dembele has been on the books of Barcelona since 2017 when he joined from Borussia Dortmund. The France international forward arrived at Camp Nou with a strong reputation, but the 23-year-old has had bad injury problems and has not made a massive impact at the Spanish club.
According to , the youngster has made 14 starts and eight substitute appearances in La Liga for Barcelona so far this season, scoring four goals and providing two assists in the process. Dembele has also made …
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With the 2023/24 Championship campaign getting underway on Friday night, Southampton will travel to Hillsborough when they meet Sheffield Wednesday.
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Starting with the hosts, producing a famous play-off romp back in May as they secured a crucial Championship return, it is far to say that Sheffield Wednesday have endured a rollercoaster couple of months at Hillsborough. Shockingly parting ways with now-former boss Darren Moore last month and coming under a real public backlash, the Owls have struggled to find much momentum since appointing Xisco Munoz. While Friday’s hosts might have signed off their League One campaign last season with a real flurry, the one-time Watford boss has seen his new squad endure a tricky…
Everton are interested in signing Wojciech Szczesny from Juventus in the summer transfer window, according to . It has been reported by the Italian news outlet that the Toffees could make an offer to Italian giants Juventus, but they will not pay more than €10 million for the former Arsenal goalkeeper.
Szczesny has been on the books of Juventus since 2017 and has been superb for the Turin giants over the years. The Poland international goalkeeper has won Serie A title thrice with the Bianconeri. The 31-year-old has played 27 times in Serie A and made seven appearances in the Champions League for Juventus this season, according to .
Jordan Pickford is the first-choice goalkeeper at Everton, but the England international has made mistakes from to time. Manager Carlo Anc…
Napoli head coach Carlo Ancelotti hailed Dries Mertens record-breaking performance as great after the Serie A outfit edged Salzburg 3-2 in an entertaining Champions League clash in Austria.
Mertens put Napoli in front on two occasions before Lorenzo Insigne came off the bench to get the winner for Ancelotti s men in Group E action on Wednesday.
Belgium international Mertens has now scored 116 goals for Napoli, second only to former captain Marek Hamsik (121).
Mertens brace saw him move past Napoli legend Diego Maradona on the club s list of all-time scorers and kept the Italian side on top of Group E, one point ahead of Champions League holders Liverpool.
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With goals to his name, is now s second-highest goalscorer of all t…
Gareth Bale claimed the standard of football in Major League Soccer has risen in recent years after he and Giorgio Chiellini made their Los Angeles FC debut in a 2-1 win over Nashville SC.
Bale made his MLS bow as a 72nd-minute substitute in Tennessee, while Italy and Juventus legend Chiellini played the first hour of a victory that put LAFC one point clear at the Western Conference summit.
The Wales winger, who won five Champions League titles during a trophy-laden spell with Real Madrid before his contract expired in June, suggested last week that MLS was not a retirement league .
And Bale repeated that assertion after his maiden appearance, telling LAFC s website: The standard of football, even just watching, has improved massively from when I used to wat…
Dele Alli has completed a loan move to Besiktas from Everton, with the Turkish club having an option to buy the England international.
The midfielder only joined the Toffees from Tottenham in January on a two-and-a-half-year deal as one of the first signings for manager Frank Lampard.
Alli made 11 appearances for Everton as they escaped from Premier League relegation last season, with only one start, and has featured twice so far in the new campaign, both times from the bench.
The 26-year-old was an unused substitute in the 1-1 draw against Nottingham Forest at Goodison Park last weekend, and will now look to get his career back on track with Besiktas.
Everton signed Alli on what was essentially a free transfer, but would have owed Spurs £10mill…
Frank Lampard selected Kepa Arrizabalaga on the Chelsea bench for the FA Cup final against Arsenal.
Willy Caballero has been Chelsea s regular cup goalkeeper and retained the responsibility, six days after he was surprisingly picked ahead of Kepa on the final day of the Premier League season.
It was no great surprise that Kepa, the world s most expensive goalkeeper, was not picked to start Saturday s match behind closed doors at Wembley as his form has underwhelmed.
And head coach Lampard named an unchanged team from last Sunday s 2-0 home win over Wolves, with N Golo Kante only fit enough for a place among the substitutes.
It meant Olivier Giroud was picked to lead the Chelsea attack against his former club.
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Aston Villa are interested in signing Nico Williams from Athletic Bilbao in the summer of 2023, according to . The report has claimed that Williams is a player that the Villans are going to monitor.
Williams is one of the best young wingers in Spain not to play for a top-four club in La Liga. The Spain international has been on the books of Bilbao since 2020 and has established himself as an important player in the first team.
So far this season, the winger has made 18 starts and one substitute appearance in La Liga for Bilbao, scoring three goals and providing three assists in the process. During the 2021-22 campaign, Williams made 11 starts and 12 substitute appearances in the league.
Villa are 11th in the Premier League table at the moment with 28 points from…
Christian Eriksen believes he and Bruno Fernandes have formed a strong relationship in Manchester United s midfield due to their complementary qualities.
Eriksen has become a key part of Erik ten Hag s new-look United team since swapping Brentford for Old Trafford in July, playing behind Fernandes in a deep-lying midfield role.
The Denmark international produced a masterful showing in United s last Premier League game against Arsenal, claiming an assist and leading his team-mates for passes completed (33) and chances created (three) in the 3-1 victory.
Speaking to United s media channels after winning the club s Player of the Month award for September, Eriksen said playing alongside Fernandes was a key reason for his success.
Some people see us as very …
Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Renato Sanches has been left out of Portugal s World Cup squad, joining the country s second-most capped player Joao Moutinho in missing out on the trip to Qatar.
Sanches has won 32 senior caps for Portugal since his 2016 debut and was named Young Player of the Tournament as Portugal clinched their first major trophy at the European Championship in France that year.
However, since swapping Lille for Ligue 1 rivals PSG this August, Sanches has struggled for game-time, starting just three matches in all competitions and playing a total of 427 minutes.
Fellow PSG midfielders Marco Verratti, Vitinha, Danilo Pereira, Fabian Ruiz, Pablo Sarabia and Carlos Soler have all made more starts this campaign, leaving Sanches out of Fernando Santo…