Chelsea want to sign Sadio Mane from Bayern Munich in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Bayern are open to selling the former Liverpool forward at the end of the season, and that Mauricio Pochettino, who is set to become the new head coach of Chelsea, has told his impending bosses that he wants to bring him to Stamford Bridge.
Mane has failed to make a huge impact at the Allianz Arena this season, although it must be noted that he has had injury problems. The Senegalese star joined Bayern from Liverpool in the summer of 2022.
The 31-year-old former Liverpool forward has made 17 starts and five substitute appearances in the Bundesliga for Bayern this season, scoring seven goals and providing four assists in the process. Mane has made …
Leeds United are interested in signing Ollie Watkins from Aston Villa in the summer transfer window, according to . The reporter has claimed on Twitter that the England international is among the strikers that Leeds are monitoring this summer.
Jacobs has added that there is no problem between Watkins and Villa manager Steven Gerrard. The Villans do not plan to sell the former Brentford star, but things could change if he himself pushes for a move away. The 26-year-old has been on the books of Villa since 2020 when he moved from Brentford.
A final name to mention is Ollie Watkins. Villa sources dismiss tension between Watkins and Steven Gerrard and maintain they don t want to sell. Palace and Leeds monitoring. Key will be whether Watkins pushes for an exit. Villa calm ab…
Jurgen Klopp declared Liverpool s players are ready for a 10-game title race with Manchester City – even if they are reluctant to give it that billing.
After 28 matches of the 38-game season, it has become a two-team sprint for Premier League glory, with City on 69 points and Liverpool second on 66 after Saturday s 2-0 win at Brighton and Hove Albion.
These teams have been here before, most famously in the 2018-19 season when City took the title with 98 points, one point ahead of a Liverpool side who lost only one game.
It is Klopp s job to keep minds focused on short-term goals, which is why Wednesday s game at Arsenal will now be all-consuming for the Reds, rather than the thought of what might come their way when the season reaches its climax in May.
Hansi Flick has urged Barcelona to sign players who can win games as they await their first signing at Camp Nou this transfer window.
The former Bayern Munich manager is preparing for his first season in charge of the Blaugrana but is currently set to go into their preseason tour of the United States without any new faces in the squad.
Barcelona have been heavily linked to Spain s Euro 2024 winners Nico Williams and Dani Olmo, with the former their primary target ahead of the new season.
Speaking in his first interview with the club s official media team, Flick vowed to take them to the next level , noting that transfers will play a big part in that process.
We have to bring in a player who can win games, but we also have young players who we have to hel…
Cole Palmer believes his impatience is paying off having flourished for Chelsea and earned a first England call-up since leaving all-conquering Manchester City in search of regular football.
Part of Pep Guardiola’s treble-winning squad before helping his country win the Under-21 European Championship, a more prominent role at club level looked on the cards this term.
Palmer scored in the Community Shield and another in the Super Cup, but made no secret about his desire for regular action after his man-of-the-match display against Sevilla in the European curtain-raiser.
It proved his final City appearance and a fortnight later the forward joined the glut of gems being collected by free-spending Chelsea in a deal worth up to £42.5million, signing a seven-year de…
Tottenham Hotspur were reportedly interested in signing Stefan de Vrij from Inter Milan in January, and as relayed by Sky Sports, the interest remains with a view of the upcoming summer transfer window.
As things stand, the 30-year-old would rather sign a new contract with the Nerazzurri and stay put, but he won t be too shy to leave in case he feels he might be losing his place in the team under Simone Inzaghi.
De Vrij joined Inter in 2018 from Lazio as a free agent, and his move caused some controversy back then as he conceded a penalty in the match against Inter on the final day of the season, thus (probably inadvertently, of course) helping his new team qualify for the Champions League at the expense of his old one.
Spurs boss Antonio Conte knows De Vrij wel…
Dusan Vlahovic said he was honoured to play alongside Angel Di Maria after the Argentina international claimed three assists in Juventus Champions League win over Maccabi Haifa.
Adrien Rabiot scored a brace either side of Vlahovic s cool second-half finish as Juventus triumphed 3-1 to boost their hopes of progressing from Group H on Wednesday, but Di Maria was the star of the show.
At 34 years and 233 days old, Di Maria became the oldest player to record a hat-trick of assists in the Champions League since data began in 2003-04, as well as the first player to do so for an Italian club.
Since Di Maria made his first Champions League appearance in the 2007-08 season, meanwhile, only Lionel Messi can match his tally of 35 assists in the competition.
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In what was an all-Premier League showdown on Monday night, Manchester United managed to extend on their FA Cup adventure with a 1-0 win against Aston Villa at Old Trafford.
However, although the Reds might have booked a meeting against Championship outfit Middlesbrough for next month, it was another far from impressive display by Ralf Rangnick s squad.
In a contest between two sides who can boast a string of FA Cup achievements, United will know that they were lucky to have booked their spot in the fourth-round for the 11th time in the past 12 seasons.
With chances at both ends of the pitch on Monday night, we have taken a look at the main talking points from Old Trafford.
Victory doesn t cover all the Old Trafford cracks
Opening up the New Year with a…
Gareth Bale is very unlikely to join Manchester United and will not leave Real Madrid in a loan deal, according to his agent.
Bale joined Madrid in 2013 after emerging as one of the Premier League s best players at Tottenham, commanding what was then a world-record transfer fee of €100million.
His first three seasons were a success, as he scored 47 LaLiga goals in 81 appearances and helped Madrid to two Champions League titles.
However, from an individual perspective, the following three campaigns have been rather more difficult, as Bale has been troubled by fitness problems and struggled to hold down a place in the starting XI.
Madrid are reportedly willing to let him leave and United – who are said to have wanted him when he was at Southampton and …
Christophe Galtier admits Paris Saint-Germain are lacking balance and cannot rely on their superstar forwards to bail them out after scraping a 4-3 victory over Troyes.
The reigning Ligue 1 champions twice trailed to goals from Mama Balde, either side of Carlos Soler s leveller, in Saturday s clash at the Parc des Princes.
But Lionel Messi scored a superb equaliser and then played in Neymar to put PSG ahead for the first time, before Kylian Mbappe emphatically converted from the penalty spot.
There was still time for Ante Palaversa to pull one back, making Troyes the first side to score three or more goals at PSG in the league since Bordeaux in February 2020.
Rather than showing pride in PSG s ability to fight back and move five points clear at the summit…