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Lyon have denied issuing an ultimatum to coach Peter Bosz, with the Ligue 1 giants also rejecting reports of captain Alexandre Lacazette making tactical complaints.

After taking 13 points from their opening five games this season, Lyon have slumped to three successive defeats, losing to Lorient, Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain.

Former Ajax, Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen coach Bosz is in his second season with seven-time French champions Lyon, and last term saw them finish a disappointing eighth, therefore missing out on a place in European competition.

The dip in the early stages of this season has been followed by Lyon being closely scrutinised, and the club have taken issue with various claims.

They said a report of a post-match crisis meet…

Blackpool winger Tom Ince has been granted permission to open negotiations over a possible loan move to a Premier League club.

The likes of Monaco, Everton and Swansea City have been linked with the England Under-21 international in recent weeks, with that speculation increasing following the departure of his father Paul as manager earlier this week.

Ince has been a revelation for Blackpool, scoring 33 goals in 113 appearances for the Championship club after he moved to Bloomfield Road from Liverpool in 2011.

The 21-year-old now wishes to make the step up to the Premier League and Blackpool will not stand in his way.

A statement on Blackpool s official website read: Blackpool Football Club can confirm that, following discussions with Thomas Ince and his represent…

have no intention of entering any kind of negotiations with Paris Saint-Germain over a sale of Ivan Rakitić to the French champions, according to .

This stance would very likely end any interest from the Parisians as the reported buyout clause in his contract amounts to a huge €125million, while the hands of PSG are tied due to Financial Fair Play regulations after the stellar signings of Neymar and Kylian Mbappe.

The Switzerland-born Croatia international has started his fourth season with the Catalan club having spent as many at Sevilla and Schalke 04 each. Before that, he played two years for Basel.

Barcelona are understandably reluctant to part ways with the 30-year-old, especially after losing Andres Iniesta and Paulinho. Rakitić had a fantastic World …

The notion of traditional footballing powerhouses is becoming obsolete, Brazil coach Dunga said after reigning champions Italy were eliminated from the World Cup on Thursday.

Italy joined 1998 champions France in finishing bottom of their respective groups for an early flight home.

England and Germany left qualification to the second round until their third group match while joint favourites Spain still have to nail down their passage to the round of 16.

But Dunga said it was to be expected as players for other lesser teams gained experience and accrued invaluable technical skills starring for high-profile clubs in Europe.

Argentina and Brazil are already under a lot of pressure, he said. We have to start evolving.

Forget the notion of traditio…

Feyenoord are readying summer bid for Manchester City striker John Guidetti, .

The De Kuip outfit are likely to stay without top scorer Graziano Pelle in the summer and they believe the Swede would be an excellent replacement.

Guidetti enjoyed a very successful loan spell at Feyenoord during the 2011/2012 season and the Dutch giants hope they can sign him on permanent transfer this time out.

According to Voetbal International, a transfer fee in the region of €2.5 million should prove sufficient to prize him away from Etihad.

John Guidetti missed around 18 months of action through a knee injury before he was loaned to Stoke City in the January window.

However, the 21-year-old went on to make just six substitute appearances in the Premier League,…