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,…
Premier League title runners Chelsea are said to be in the hunt for a new centre-back.
Maurizio Sarri is looking to bolster his option and increase competition for places by bringing in a new player this winter and the Italian media suggest that AC Milan defender Alesio Romagnoli is topping the wihslist.
The Italian defender is said to be fitting the profile of a Sarri centre-back perfectly and the Blues are ready to reignite interest in the 23-year-old after failing with an official bid for the player in 2016.
Chelsea scouts were reportedly in Milan for the big city derby this weekend to watch Romagnoli in action and will be making their move when the transfer window reopens.
Romagnoli is eyed as a perfect long-term replacement for Gary Cahil, David Lui…
Livingston striker Lyndon Dykes is on the verge of joining Queens Park Rangers, according to . It has been reported that QPR in the Championship in England have agreed a £2 million deal with Scottish Premiership side Livingston.
The 24-year-old will miss Livingston’s game against Rangers in the Scottish Premiership this afternoon and looks set to make the switch to QPR, who missed out on the playoffs this past season.
According to , the striker has scored two goals in three Scottish Premiership games for Livingston so far this season, while during the 2019-20 campaign, he scored nine goals and provided eight assists in 25 Scottish Premiership matches during the 2019-20 campaign, according to .
QPR will be looking to challenge for a top-six finish in the Champ…
Today former-Charlton boss Alan Curbishley is being linked with the vacant Aston Villa job.
The 52 year-old made 36 appearances for the Midlander’s in his playing career but was never regarded as a fan’s favourite.
Experience
Villa owner Randy Lerner has already stated that he expects to appoint a new boss with Premier League experience before Villa’s next game at Stoke on the 13th September.
Curbishley is vastly experienced in the top flight but has had mixed results.
Charlton
He did a sterling job with little Charlton getting them promoted to the top flight of English football and keeping them there. The season after Curbishley left the Addick’s they were relegated to the Championship and are now in League One. He is still regar…
Ex-Monaco boss Claudio Ranieri has described the decline of Chelsea striker Radamel Falcao as a real shame .
Falcao has struggled for goals since swapping the Ligue 1 side for Manchester United last season and moving to Jose Mourinho s side this year.
The 29-year-old has only scored five times in the Premier League from 35 appearances over that 18-month period at Old Trafford and Stamford Bridge.
Ranieri was in charge of Monaco between 2012 and 2014, a spell which covered the Colombia international s debut season in the principality, and has been saddened to watch him struggle.
It is a real shame, a real shame because he is a great guy, the Leicester City boss told Omnisport.
He is a real champion, a very hard worker. He is incredible and I wish…
Tottenham may be out for revenge when they start the 2017-18 Premier League season at Newcastle United before Chelsea are entertained as the first visitors to their temporary Wembley home.
Tottenham, who are in the process of building a new stadium, won just one of the four European games they played at the national stadium last season and were also beaten by Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-finals.
They will hope to avenge that result in the second week of the season and strike an early blow in the title race having finished seven points behind Chelsea last campaign, but not before visiting a Newcastle side that handed them a high-profile 5-1 humiliation on the final day of 2015-16 when already relegated to ensure Spurs finished below arch-rivals Arsenal.
Key to T…
Real Madrid extended their unbeaten streak this season to 15 games across all competitions with a 3-0 LaLiga victory against Elche, despite seeing three goals disallowed by VAR.
Federico Valverde opened the scoring with a fine strike from outside the box, his sixth goal of the season, with Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio sealing the result in the second half.
The Frenchman s goal came after he had seen three attempts disallowed by VAR for offside, which could have been decisive had Carlos Clerc headed home a glorious opportunity for an equaliser.
Andriy Lunin s save kept him at bay, however, with Benzema s goal then ensuring there would be no comeback and Asensio adding further gloss to the scoreline late on.
All that glitters is gold |
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Indonesian team Persipura have edged closer to the knockout stages of the AFC Cup after beating Thai club Chonburi 3-0 in Jayapura.
Competition newcomers Persipura began their third game knowing that victory would be enough to take them top of Group H.
And the 2009 quarter-finalists Chonburi offered little resistance as Persipura took the lead inside the opening 10 minutes, when Yustinus Pae found the back of the net.
Persipura, who were runners-up in last year s Indonesian Super League, were 2-0 ahead before half time Titus Bonai extending their advantage.
And all three points were assured for the home side six minutes from time when Lukas Mandowen made it 3-0 after a mistake by the Chonburi goalkeeper Sinthaweechai Hathairattanakool.
Persipura …