Inter have begun discussions about the possibility of signing Chelsea s Davide Zappacosta, according to .
The Italian right back started his career in his homeland with Lega Pro Seconda Divisione club Isola Liri, before moving a league up to Avellino. He spent three years there, eventually helping with their promotion to Serie B. In 2014, he moved to Atalanta in Serie A and to Torino just one year later. signed him on deadline day last summer for a reported fee of €28million, not including bonuses.
In Antonio Conte s preferred 3-4-3 system Zappacosta played in a more advanced wing-back role, competing for the spot with Victor Moses, but the Nigerian has largely been favored. Nevertheless, he managed to gather 35 appearances in all competitions in 2017/18 and score tw…
Real Madrid dropped points for the first time in LaLiga under Julen Lopetegui, Isco s header salvaging a 1-1 draw at Athletic Bilbao.
Iker Muniain bundled home from close range to give Athletic a first-half lead in a bad-tempered clash at San Mames on Saturday, while Unai Simon impressed in goal for the hosts.
But Toni Kroos sent Gareth Bale clear with an excellent chipped pass and substitute Isco flicked in the Wales winger s cross to level shortly after his second-half introduction.
Madrid pressed for a winner but could not beat Simon a second time, leaving Lopetegui s men two points behind league leaders Barcelona, who maintained their perfect record.
Inaki Williams dragged a 14th-minute shot wide and Markel Susaeta came close with a 20-yard drive bef…
Newcastle United are confident of signing Rob Holding from Premier League rivals Arsenal in the summer transfer window, according to . Leeds United are also in the running for the 24-year-old central defender, but the Magpies believe that they will beat the West Yorkshire club to the signature of the Englishman.
Steve Bruce’s Newcastle want to sign Holding on a season-long loan deal from Arsenal this summer. The Magpies are short on centre-backs, and with new Premier League season to start next weekend, they need to reinforce their squad at the back.
Holding joined Arsenal from Bolton Wanderers in 2016. While the Englishman is very talented, injuries have affected his progress at the Emirates Stadium, and there have also been competition for places in defence. Accordi…
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has become the first Arsenal player in more than three years to win the Premier League Player of the Month award.
The Gabon forward registered five goals and one assist in October to help him beat off competition from fellow nominees Ross Barkley, Fernandinho, Anthony Martial, Mat Ryan and Callum Wilson.
He is the first Gunners player to win one of the monthly prizes in England s top flight since Olivier Giroud in March 2015.
I m just trying to improve every day, trying to work a lot but I m happy to be here in the Premier League and I try to do my best, the 29-year-old told the Premier League s official website.
We have to continue on the way we are doing things. I hope we will finish in the first four. It would be good to qua…
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Two sides who will turn their attention back to EFL Cup duties on Tuesday night, Port Vale will welcome Sutton to Burslem in midweek.
Starting with the hosts, putting in a gritty performance on their travels over the weekend as they claimed a 1-1 draw away at play-off hopefuls Cambridge, Port Vale should find the mood in their camp at a continued high. While Andy Crosby’s side might have spent large spells of last season looking over their shoulder at a looming relegation scrap, the Valiants have made a string of improvements since opening up the 2023/24 campaign. Extending on their EFL Cup adventure last month as they edged past Crewe, the Burslem-based outfit find themselves battling it out at the top of the League One stand…
Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing Franck Kessie from AC Milan in the summer transfer window, according to . It has been reported that Tottenham have already started to explore the possibility of signing the 24-year-old midfielder.
Spurs have a very strong interest in Kessie, who is rated as one of the better midfielders in Italy and is a key figure in the current Milan team. The Ivory Coast international midfielder played a big role in the Rossoneri finishing second in Serie A last season.
Kessie made 36 starts and one substitute appearance in Serie A for Milan , scoring 13 goals and providing four assists in the process. The 24-year-old also scored one goal in eight Europa League games. The midfielder scored four goals and gave one assist in 35 league appeara…
Former Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos put through his own net to hand Barcelona a 1-0 win against Sevilla.
Xavi’s side looked set for a second LaLiga draw in succession following their midweek 2-2 clash at Mallorca before Ramos’ own goal with 14 minutes remaining.
The win takes Barcelona top of the table, one point ahead of Girona and two clear of Real Madrid, who travel to Girona on Saturday.
FULL TIME!
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona)
Following the draw at Mallorca on Tuesday, Xavi made four changes with Robert Lewandowski returning to the starting line-up. Jules Kounde partnered Andreas Christensen in defence, while 16-year-old Lamine Yamal was also handed a start.
For Sevilla, Ramos, 37, who returned to his boyhood club last m…
Cristiano Ronaldo has finally found his next club.
The five-time Ballon d Or winner joined Al Nassr on Friday, signing a reported two-and-a-half-year contract well over a month after agreeing his acrimonious exit from Manchester United.
News of a lucrative contract offer from the Saudi Pro League club initially broke during the World Cup, with Ronaldo said to be in line to earn £62million (€69.9m) per season.
The 37-year-old, perhaps distracted by the ongoing transfer saga, scored just once in Qatar as Portugal bowed out in the last 16. He now leaves Europe for the first time in his storied career.
Al Nassr are not a renowned name but have enjoyed huge success in Saudi Arabia, so what can Ronaldo expect as he heads to Riyadh?
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Neven Subotic stopped his explosive former team-mate Robert Lewandowski from scoring on Saturday, but he could not prevent Cologne from losing to Bayern Munich, leaving the defender to playfully accuse the striker of picking up bad habits since their time together at Borussia Dortmund.
While Lewandowski was denied at RheinEnergie Stadion, Javi Martinez, Juan Bernat and Franck Ribery all breached the hosts backline in a 3-0 Bayern win, Cologne suffering a first home Bundesliga defeat since April 2016.
Subotic is on loan from Dortmund, where Lewandowski starred from 2010 to 2014, before incurring the wrath of the BVB faithful by departing for Bayern.
The boy is simply a grenade, he said of the Poland centre-forward.
He has a robust body, is dynamic [a…
Liverpool defender Martin Kelly has confirmed he is moving to Crystal Palace.
The 24-year-old, who came through Liverpool s youth system, had been strongly linked with a move to Selhurst Park in recent days, and could be in contention to play at Arsenal on Saturday.
And although there has been no official confirmation of the transfer from either club as yet, Kelly took to Twitter to thank Liverpool and announce his Anfield departure.
I would like to thank all the managers at LFC for making my wish from the age of seven come true playing for one of the biggest clubs in the world, he wrote.
Most of all [I] would like to thank the fans for supporting me since my home debut against Lyon in October 2009 even through injuries always by my side.
Now t…