According to Mundo Deportivo, Paris Saint-Germain are pursuing the idea of making a bid for Toni Kroos. The Real Madrid midfielder is widely considered to be one of the best in his position in Europe, although he hasn t exactly enjoyed a strong start to the season with Real in the sense that the whole squad has been struggling to piece together any kind of real consistency.
Thomas Tuchel is interested in adding some real quality to the French champions midfield, especially given that they want to start challenging on a European front as well as just domestically. Kroos is viewed as the ideal candidate for that role, and the general belief is that PSG s owners would be more than happy to stump up the cash for the move.
The 28 year old has been with Real ever since joinin…
The Chelsea Pride fan group condemned homophobic chants that were heard during the first half of the Blues Premier League game against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.
Moments after Chelsea took the lead in Sunday s contest, a chant of Chelsea rent boys was audible in the ground and on Sky Sports television coverage.
The chant was defined in January 2022 as a hate crime by the Crown Prosecution Service, with Chelsea welcoming that decision at the time.
It has not been eradicated, though, and remains a slur occasionally aimed at Chelsea players and supporters.
Chelsea Pride, which describes itself as the club s official LGBTQ+ and Friends Supporters Group, said such a chant was unacceptable.
The group said in a statement: We totally condemn th…
Son Heung-min can count himself unlucky after the Tottenham star missed out on a nomination for the PFA Player of the Year.
Spurs forward Son scored 23 Premier League goals in the 2021-22 season, sharing the competition s Golden Boot award with Mohamed Salah.
The Liverpool talisman is included on the list of six nominees, alongside team-mates Virgil van Dijk and Sadio Mane.
Son s strike partner Harry Kane does make the cut, while Kevin de Bruyne is the sole representative of champions Manchester City.
His team-mates Bernardo Silva and Rodri may also consider themselves hard done by, having both enjoyed wonderful campaigns.
The nominees for the 2022 Men’s PFA Players’ Player of the Year!
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Erling Haaland is one of the most in-demand players in Europe.
Clubs from across the continent are queuing up to sign the Borussia Dortmund forward.
Real Madrid, however, are firmly placed to make a move for the Norwegian.
TOP STORY – MADRID STILL EYEING HAALAND
Real Madrid believe a deal to sign Borussia Dortmund star Erling Haaland could be done next year, according to the front page of Friday s Marca.
Kylian Mbappe – out of contract in 2022 – has dominated headlines as Madrid target the Paris Saint-Germain forward.
But Madrid have not forgotten about Haaland, who is also reportedly wanted by Manchester United, Manchester City, Barcelona and Bayern Munich.
Sin perder de vista a Haaland
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Southampton F.C. midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin has revealed that he will only leave St Mary s for UEFA Champions League football.
The France international, who joined Southampton from Strasbourg for a fee of just over £1 million in the summer of 2008, was hoping to leave the club last summer but no deal materialised.
Schneiderlin is now said to be attracting interest from North London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur ahead of the re-opening of the transfer window in July.
However, Schneiderlin has made it clear Spurs is not an option, insisting he will only leave the Saints for Champions League football.
I think my decision is made. I learned a lot last season, Schneiderlin told French radio station RMC. The goal is to stay in Engla…
Juventus revealed annual losses of €209.9million as the Italian giants defended their involvement at the forefront of the failed European Super League project.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic saw income plummet for the Serie A club during the 2020-21 financial year, Juventus said on Friday.
Juventus said it had covered the losses with its share premium reserve, meaning the club s overall net debt stood at €389.2million, just €4million higher than at the end of the previous year.
The Turin club had reported annual losses of €89.7million for 2019-20, and the club said it estimated direct and indirect adverse effects of the pandemic from March 2020 to June 2022 to amount to €320milion, based on an assumption that economic normality would steadily r…
According to a report from Daily Telegraph, Marcos Rojo looks set to be the first departure from Manchester United’s defence as they attempt to bolster their back line for the remainder of the season. The defensive situation at Old Trafford has been their biggest issue for quite some time now, but the question has always been what steps are going to be taken in order to fix it.
The Argentine defender Rojo, who turns 29 in March, has been at the club since 2014. In that time he’s fluctuated between being a key member of the first team, and being someone who is only called upon for cup matches and things of that nature.
Rojo made the jump over to English football back in 2014 from Sporting, in a move that also seemed to cement his place in the Argentina national team.…
Angel Di Maria is concerned he has yet to do enough to guarantee himself a place in Argentina s World Cup squad due to uncertainty surrounding his future at club level.
The 34-year-old is without a club after leaving Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer following a seven-season spell in the French capital.
He has been linked with a number of teams, with Serie A giants Juventus reportedly close to agreeing a one-year deal for the former Manchester United and Real Madrid player.
Speaking earlier this week, meanwhile, newly appointed Rosario Central boss Carlos Tevez revealed he is hoping to bring Di Maria back to the Argentine club.
Di Maria will not have long to settle at his new side before Qatar 2022 begins on November 21, with Argentina in Group C alo…
Barcelona are close to tying Ansu Fati down to a new long-term contract, head coach Ronald Koeman has confirmed.
The Catalans are said to have been focused on handing out bumper deals to their most promising talents after losing Lionel Messi in pre-season, with a rebuild well under way.
Media speculation in recent days suggested their hopes of renewing Fati s deal had hit a stumbling block, with his agent Jorge Mendes apparently unwilling for a €1billion release clause to be inserted into his contract.
Such a clause proved no obstacle to securing Pedri s future and quickly the news reports were turned on their heads, with Mundo Deportivo claiming on Tuesday that a deal has been struck with Fati and Mendes in principle .
Fati has broken a host of records…
Jose Mourinho believes Paris Saint-Germain should have won the Champions League already, considering the crazy level of investment in the squad.
The French club have the chance to lift the one trophy that has evaded them since the arrival of owners Qatar Sports Investments when they take on Bayern Munich on Sunday.
After failing to make it beyond the last eight in the previous seven seasons, PSG have prospered with the revised format in Portugal, defeating Atalanta and RB Leipzig to make it to the final.
However, having spent big in pursuit of European success, Tottenham boss Mourinho feels it is a failure they have not reigned in recent years.
I think it is a failure that they didn t win it in the two seasons before because for five or six years the inv…