Arsenal are preparing a mega-offer to beat off Barcelona in the race to sign Southampton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin, .
The France international has long been linked with a move to the Emirates Stadium, while the home of their North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur has also been touted as a possible destination.
La Liga giants Barcelona are also interested, but Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is confident that he can win the race to secure his services.
The 25 year old moved to St Marys in the summer of 2008, and has since turned out for the Saints almost two-hundred and fifty appearances and scored thirteen goals.
He was part of the squads that won back to back promotions from League One to the Premier League, while he has been capped seven times for …
Josko Gvardiol named Liverpool as his dream destination as the RB Leipzig defender continues to attract interest from a host of Europe s biggest clubs.
Gvardiol has been linked with the likes of Chelsea, Manchester City and Real Madrid after enjoying an outstanding World Cup campaign with Croatia, starting all seven of his country s games as they clinched the bronze medal.
The 20-year-old led all defenders for interceptions (11) and clearances (37) at the tournament, also scoring with a brilliant diving header in his team s third-place play-off against Morocco.
Gvardiol partnered former Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren at the heart of Croatia s defence in Qatar, and he is enthusiastic about the prospect of following in his footsteps by moving to Anfield.
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Former Bayern Munich and Germany star Michael Ballack has slammed Philipp Lahm for his part in a dispute over the national team captaincy.
Lahm, along with Xabi Alonso and Tom Starke, played his final game before retirement in Saturday s 4-1 Bundesliga win over Freiburg as fans and former players paid tribute at the Allianz Arena.
Praise of the 33-year-old s glittering career and professional attitude has continued over social media and Bayern have already confirmed that he will be inducted into the club s Hall of Fame.
Ballack, however, says he got to know Lahm s other face after the younger man assumed captaincy of Germany in 2010.
Lahm was given the armband after Ballack was forced to miss the World Cup due to injury and the defender stated while in So…
Joselu has decided to end his spell at Real Madrid, according to Fabrizio Romano. The well-known and well-respected Italian journalist has reported on X that the former Newcastle United striker is on his way to Al Gharafa.
Romano has claimed that Madrid, who won La Liga and the UEFA Champions League last season, have been informed about Joselu’s decision. The Spain international striker, who is now playing at UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany, has agreed a two-year deal with Qatari club Al Gharafa with an option for another season.
The journalist wrote on : “The agreement between Joselu and Al Gharafa is done, confirmed as revealed on Monday. Real Madrid are informed.
“Two year deal until June 2026 with an option for further season. Formal process to review all do…
I am not a magician, said Carlo Ancelotti. Just a coach who has to give players the confidence they need to express their qualities.
The Real Madrid boss was talking about arguably the standout player from Los Blancos strong start to the season – and, brilliant as he continues to be, it s not Karim Benzema.
When Ancelotti spoke before Madrid s 2-1 win at Valencia, Vinicius Junior was on a run of four goals in as many games in LaLiga. That tally reached five in five after he fired in a late equaliser at Mestalla – as many goals as he had scored in 59 previous league matches.
For attacking players, nothing builds belief like the support of a coach and regularly sticking the ball in the net. Vinicius has both of those things going for him right now, and it …
Ezequiel Schelotto is keen to link up with Claudio Ranieri at Premier League high-flyers Leicester City.
Schelotto is a free-agent after his Inter contract ran out at the end of the 2014-15 season.
Leicester manager Ranieri denied Schelotto was going to sign for the club, but the 26-year-old is adamant a move is close to happening.
I d like to play there and I m ready to get back into action, Schelotto told Gazzetta dello Sport.
I don t know what stage the negotiations are at with Leicester, but if [Esteban] Cambiasso can do well there, then I m sure I can too.
Schelotto was born in Argentina but has lived in Italy since 2008, even making his international debut for the Azzurri in 2012.
He added: I would never have imagined I d fin…
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has called for a minimum percentage of away supporters to be enshrined in league rules as he prepares to take his team to what will be an even more hostile atmosphere inside Tynecastle.
Celtic will have 576 fans in attendance for Sunday’s game against Hearts with the home club keen to get more of their own supporters inside the ground following rising demand for tickets in recent years.
The allocation is less than half of what Celtic received in their previous visit and a continuation of a trend.
Rodgers was used to seeing the Roseburn Stand half full of Celtic supporters in his first spell in charge, which included his first domestic game as manager and the game where his side clinched his first title. But previously Celtic fans …
After years of silence, former Barcelona presidential candidate Lluis Bassat has spoken out against Joan Laporta and the direction of the financially embattled club.
After losing the 2000 election to Joan Gaspart, Bassat lost again in 2003 to then-outsider Laporta, whose tenure oversaw Barcelona s transformation, before his return in 2021 with the club on the brink of bankruptcy.
While the 80-year-old advertising pioneer concedes his window to be Barcelona s president has closed, he believes the club s financial direction to balance the books has prompted him to come out in public.
Speaking in an interview with La Vanguardia, Bassat believes Barcelona must not try match financial powers like Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City at the expense of their identi…
Manchester City moved two points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 7-2 thrashing of Stoke City at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.
Manchester United s 0-0 draw with Liverpool had temporarily lifted them to the summit but City took full advantage of their rivals dropped points with a rampant display against a dismal Stoke side.
Gabriel Jesus, Raheem Sterling and David Silva had them 3-0 up in less than half an hour as a ragged visiting defence made life easy for Pep Guardiola s front three.
Stoke did threaten a comeback either side of half-time, with Mame Diouf firing home before his header deflected in off Kyle Walker to make it 3-2, but hope of a shock result did not last long.
Jesus scored his second and Leroy Sane his first from two exceptio…
Lee Cattermole has signed a new five-year contract extension at Sunderland, .
The 27 year old moved to the Stadium of Light from Wigan Athletic in the summer of 2009, while he began his career in the north east with Middlesbrough.
In six years with the Black Cats, Cattermole has racked up almost one hundred and fifty appearances in all competitions, scoring twice while he was part of the squad that lost to Manchester City in the 2013/14 League Cup final.
He has been sent of six times for Sunderland, and only Patrick Vieira, Richard Dunne and Duncan Ferguson have been dismissed more times in England’s top flight.
Internationally, he has been capped sixteen times for England’s U21s but is yet to receive a call-up to the senior squad.
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