Manchester United are interested in signing Ben Brereton Diaz from Blackburn Rovers in the January transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that United have been scouting the Chile international striker this season, and that the Red Devils could make a move for him when the transfer window opens in January.
Brereton Diaz is out of contract at Blackburn at the end of the season. The striker has reportedly told Rovers that he is not going to put pen to paper on a new deal, so the Championship club are now facing the prospect of losing the 23-year-old on a free next summer. Rovers could now be willing to sell Brereton Diaz for £10 million in the January transfer window.
The striker has scored nine goals and provided one assist in 20 Championship appearances …
Romelu Lukaku has been handed the number nine shirt by Inter in a move that further suggests Mauro Icardi is on his way out of San Siro.
The Belgium striker completed a protracted club-record transfer to Inter from Manchester United on Thursday for a fee understood to be €80million (£73m).
He is considered a direct replacement for Icardi, who mutually agreed to withdraw from Inter s recent pre-season tour of Asia as he continues to seek a new club.
Icardi, linked with Juventus and Napoli, had played with the number nine on his back since arriving at the Serie A side in 2013.
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Diego Forlan, Samuel Eto o, Julio Cruz, Hernan Crespo, Ronaldo and Ivan Zamorano have also had the same shirt number over…
Hansi Flick lauded in-form striker Robert Lewandowski as he bids to challenge Lionel Messi for the Ballon d Or, but the Bayern Munich coach questioned why Philipp Lahm had never won the award.
Lewandowski continued a sensational start to the 2019-20 season with four goals in a 6-0 win at Red Star Belgrade in the Champions League in midweek.
That haul took the Poland international, nominated for the Ballon d Or, to 27 goals in just 20 appearances since the beginning of the campaign.
But while Flick considered the merits of Lewandowski and Barcelona superstar Messi, he took the opportunity to address Lahm s failure to claim world football s top individual prize in a glittering career.
Former Bayern full-back-turned-midfielder Lahm won eight Bundesliga titl…
Lionel Messi drew level with Cristiano Ronaldo s tally of four European Golden Shoes after receiving the award at a ceremony on Friday.
The Barcelona superstar claimed the prize – handed to Europe s top goalscorer – for his 37 LaLiga strikes in 2016-17.
It is the fourth time Messi has taken the honours, after his successes in 2010, 2012 and 2013.
His impressive tally came from 34 top-flight games and saw him top the charts ahead of Sporting CP s Bas Dost, who netted 34 in the Primeira Liga, while Borussia Dortmund s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang rounded out the top three with 31.
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Ronaldo, winner of the award in 2008, 2011, 2014 and 2…
Luciano Spalletti has defended his position at Inter, after reports linking former Juventus and Chelsea boss Antonio Conte with the Serie A club.
Inter crashed out of the Coppa Italia with a penalty shootout defeat to Lazio on Thursday, and they are yet to win in Serie A in 2019.
Their poor run has seen Spalletti come under scrutiny, with reports claiming that Conte, who is yet to return to management after leaving Chelsea, had been at Inter s offices to meet with CEO Beppe Marotta.
Conte subsequently denied there had been any contact, and in a vehement defence of his position ahead of Inter s match with Bologna on Sunday, Spalletti fired back at the Italian press.
Conte can go for a wander wherever he wants, Spalletti told a news conference.
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Werder Bremen have confirmed that striker Claudio Pizarro will leave the club after they declined to extend his contract.
The Bundesliga club have opted against offering the 38-year-old a new one-year deal in order to allow younger talents the chance to progress into the first team, according to sporting director Frank Baumann.
The Peru international will be granted a farewell match to mark his service to the club.
We signalled to Claudio in the middle of May that we would probably not extend his contract, Baumann told Bremen s official website.
We ve incorporated many different aspects into our decision. Because of the great competition in attack and the young talent whose development we don t want to block, we have decided not to extend Claudio s cont…
West Bromwich Albion manager Slaven Bilic believes his club have done everything needed to complete the signing of Branislav Ivanovic.
The 36-year-old former Serbia international spent nine years at Chelsea, playing a total of 377 games and scoring 34 goals in all competitions. A versatile defender, he has spent most of his career on the right defensive flank but has been a fantastic centre-back as well, very physical and formidable in the air. He helped the Blues win three Premier League titles and as many FA Cups, one League Cup, the 2012 Champions League and the Europa League the following year.
He joined Zenit St Petersburg in 2017 and won two Russian Premier League titles with them, together with one Russian cup. His contract expired this summer and he now joins th…
Alessandro Florenzi and Edin Dzeko scored late on as Roma beat Juventus 2-0 to boost their top-four hopes.
It means the champions have recorded only one win in seven games across all competitions for the first time since 2010.
Claudio Ranieri s men looked to be heading for a disappointing draw that could have contributed to them potentially ending this round of fixtures five points adrift of the Champions League spots, but Florenzi and then Dzeko found the net in the final 11 minutes to keep them right in the race.
A thrilling first half brought a host of chances, with Antonio Mirante in the Roma goal impressing, while the woodwork denied both Lorenzo Pellegrini and Paulo Dybala at either end.
Despite Roma s greater need for a result, Juve continued t…
Gareth Southgate believes any manager of a top team must be prepared to make big calls as he will with Jack Grealish, citing former England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson s difficulty choosing between Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard.
Heading into a Nations League double-header against Belgium and Iceland, pressure is building on Southgate to name Aston Villa captain Grealish in his XI.
The 25-year-old switched allegiance from the Republic of Ireland to England in 2015 but did not make his senior Three Lions debut until September this year.
Even after breaking into Southgate s squad, Grealish who has four goals and five assists in the Premier League this season has struggled to hold down a place in the line-up.
Grealish s bow came from the bench in the goalles…
According to a recent report from Sky Sports News, Bournemouth have not yet had any kind of approach or bid for Jordon Ibe. This is despite the fact that Crystal Palace are believed to be very interested in signing him, with the Cherries also being willing to allow him to leave if the right sort of offer comes in. He currently has just six months remaining on his contract and after being with Bournemouth for three years now, it definitely feels as if he’s ready to make the jump up to the next level.
It’s starting to become clear that the objectives for these two clubs are going to be pretty different as the season progresses with Bournemouth attempting to fight off the threat of relegation and the Eagles pushing for what could be a surprising spot in the top half of the …