Lucas Hernandez has confirmed he is willing to consider leaving Atletico Madrid amid links to Bayern Munich.
Recent reports in Spain suggested Bundesliga champions Bayern were preparing to trigger the defender s €80million release clause in January.
Atletico s executive director Miguel Angel Gil Marin dismissed the possibility of Lucas departing in the upcoming transfer window but said the club would think about talks at the end of the season.
The France international is remaining tight-lipped over a possible destination.
There are plenty of clubs in Europe that make me dream, but I will not tell you which ones, Lucas told Le Figaro.
If have to leave tomorrow because a project interests me, I ll think about it.
I am very happy in …
While the current economic climate may have certainly played a huge factor in the team s exploits in this year s summer transfer window, some Italian outfits haven t let that hinder their target list.
With the new Serie A campaign only just getting underway, there is no doubt that this summer s latest and most pricey arrivals will be hoping to hit the ground running as they start life at a new home.
So, in a transfer window that will be remembered as the longest in history, who were Serie A s five most expensive signings over the past few months?
Arthur Juventus £64.80million
While might have made his feelings initially clear that he wanted to extend his stay with Barcelona this summer, the Nou Camp hierarchy announced back in June that they had accepted a £…
Preston boss Ryan Lowe was delighted to avoid a potential banana skin after a comfortable 3-0 home win over a Rotherham side whose Championship status is hanging by a thread.
North End remain five points behind sixth-placed Norwich in the table, but they have lost just one of their last 10 to keep their play-off hopes alive.
Rock-bottom Rotherham, meanwhile, are now 19 points from safety with only seven matches left, having still not won a match in 2024 and not won at all on their travels this season.
Goals from Duane Holmes and two from Emil Riis just before half-time sealed all three points for Preston, with Lowe pleased at his team’s ability to get the job done.
Lowe, whose side go to struggling Birmingham on Monday, said: “A clean sheet and three …
Tehran giants Esteghlal have unveiled Iran international Javad Nekounam as the club s newest signing on a one-year deal.
The 31-year-old midfielder joins Esteghlal after six years with La Liga outfit Osasuna.
Osasuna were understood to be keen to offload Nekounam, who was their highest paid player, and according to Spanish reports he has left without any of his buyout clause of 2.5 million euros being paid.
The news is a major boost for Esteghlal, who finished the 2011/12 season in third place, having not won the Iranian title since 2009.
Esteghlal will be coached by Amir Ghalenoei this term and are also expected to unveil Farhad Majidi later in the week.
In other news, Osasuna s other Iranian Masoud Shojaei returned to playing action in mid-week…
Former England international goalkeeper Richard Wright has signed a new one year deal with Manchester City, .
The 35 year old joined City twelve months ago as a free agent, to provide back up for Joe Hart and Costel Pantilimon, though he did not make a single first team appearance.
His last competitive game came in a Championship match for Ipswich Town just over eighteen months ago, during his second spell with the Tractor Boys – the club where he began his career.
In 2001, Wright moved from Ipswich to Arsenal, where he won the Premier League in his one and only season before being transferred to Everton.
Spells at West Ham United and Southampton followed before his return to Portman Road in 2008.
He played twice for Sheffield United du…
Mohamed Salah scored again to help stretch Liverpool s Premier League lead to six points, as a 4-0 home win over Newcastle United gave Jurgen Klopp his 100th Reds victory.
Klopp s 181st game in charge saw Liverpool take an early Boxing Day lead at Anfield, Dejan Lovren smashing in a superb half-volley to set up their eighth straight Premier League win.
And when Salah stepped up to convert a penalty he won himself immediately after the restart, Rafael Benitez s side were heading to defeat on his Anfield return.
Xherdan Shaqiri and Fabinho added late goals for the rampant hosts and Manchester City s 2-1 loss at Leicester City means the 2017-18 champions fall further behind Klopp s men ahead of their clash at the Etihad Stadium on January 3, with Tottenham mov…
Manchester United never know when they are beaten and must not be underestimated by Barcelona in the Champions League, says Gerard Pique.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer s side set up the quarter-final tie after producing a stirring comeback against Paris Saint-Germain last month in the last 16.
United lost the first leg at Old Trafford 2-0 before registering a stunning 3-1 win in the Parc des Princes in the return fixture, sealed by Marcus Rashford s stoppage-time penalty.
And Pique – who spent four years at the Red Devils before returning to his boyhood club in 2008 – has cautioned against complacency if they do leave England with a first-leg advantage.
I ve seen the replay of Manchester United v PSG, he told a media conference. It s a good example.
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Former Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic announced his retirement from football on this day in 2016.
He arrived at Old Trafford in the 2005/06 season from Spartak Moscow and became a stalwart at the heart of the United defence alongside Rio Ferdinand.
Vidic’s time with the club saw him win the Champions League in 2008 along with five Premier League titles.
He then moved to Inter Milan in 2014 and played 28 times for the club, with hernia and back injuries affecting the later stages of his career.
Vidic represented Serbia on the international stage and made 56 appearances for his country.
“The time has come for me to hang up my boots,” he told the United website.
Former defender Nemanja Vidic has announced his retirement from f…
Here we have some yinzer-on-yinzer violence from last night’s Chargers-Steelers game, featuring one guy with solid headbutting technique and another guy with a stronger chin than Tyson Fury. Just stay down next time, man! …