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The Mail Online understand that Arsenal are set to open contract talks with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain as they look to resolve his future.

Premier League champions Chelsea have been linked with a move for the England international and have already seen a £25m bid rejected by the Gunners though remain interested in securing his services.

The North London side are desperate to not lose the twenty-four year old on a free transfer next summer with his contract set to expire at the end of this season.

Oxlade-Chamberlain is closing in on two hundred appearances in all competitions for Arsene Wenger’s side having signed from Southampton in the summer of 2011.

The last of his twenty goals for the club so far came in a 5-1 win over West Ham United back in D…

Julen Lopetegui feels coaches should be given more international breaks to develop their teams ahead of the World Cup, as Spain prepare for friendlies against Costa Rica and Russia.

The 2010 winners eased to qualification for Russia 2018 by topping a group that included Italy after winning nine of their last 10 matches, but Lopetegui is frustrated by the international calendar.

Spain will not get together again until March, when a prestigious friendly against world champions Germany has been scheduled to be played in Dusseldorf.

FIFA is considering a change in the schedule to have longer, less frequent breaks, but Lopetegui indicated he would prefer a switch that gives him more opportunities to work with his players.

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Manchester City have not made an offer to bring David Alaba to the Premier League, Bayern Munich insist.

Pep Guardiola will depart his role as Bayern head coach to take the reins at the Etihad Stadium next season and speculation has been rife that he is keen to take Alaba with him.

However, reports in the German press say Bayern have no plans to let the Austria full-back move to England next season.

And Bayern s press director, Markus Horwick, told the assembled media before Bayern s Champions League second-leg tie against Juventus that the Bundesliga champions have not been approached.

Horwick said: There was no offer from Manchester City for David Alaba.

Forward Franck Ribery spoke of his desire for Alaba to remain at Bayern, adding: I think ev…

Real Madrid are considering a move for Manchester City forward Sergio Aguero, according to Talksport.

The La Liga champions have started the new campaign slowly and are already eight points behind rivals Barcelona in Spain’s top division.

They are considering potential targets for when the transfer window reopens and have Aguero, who scored his tenth goal of the season in Sunday’s 3-1 win over Arsenal, at the top of their list.

The Argentina international became the Citizens’ all-time top scorer last month after netting his one hundred and seventy-eighth goal since signing from Atletico Madrid in the summer of 2011.

He could now be set for a return to the Spanish capital though it is highly unlikely that Pep Guardiola would be willing to do bus…

Khephren Thuram has joined Italian giants Juventus from Nice in a move reportedly worth €20million (£16.9m).

Thuram, a 23-year-old midfielder, has signed a five-year deal with Juve.

He follows in the footsteps of his father, the former France international Lilian Thuram, who also played for the Bianconeri.

Indeed, he also joins his brother Marcus Thuram in Serie A, which the attacker won with Inter last season.

While Marcus was part of France s squad for Euro 2024, Khephren did not make the cut, though he was named in Thierry Henry s Olympic squad, only to withdraw.

Thuram is the third signing of the summer window for Juve, who have also brought in Douglas Luiz from Aston Villa and goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio from Monza.

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Albania kept their hopes of progression to the knockout rounds of Euro 2016 alive by eliminating Romania with a historic 1-0 Group A win in Lyon on Sunday.

Gianni De Biasi s side had lost their opening games against Switzerland and hosts France but produced a superb performance to claim their first win at a major tournament.

Having scored just seven goals in qualifying for the competition, Albania showed why they have struggled in front of goal by spurning some gilt-edged opportunities in the first half.

Ermir Lenjani hit over from close range in the 23rd minute but Albania were not made to pay for that miss, Armando Sadiku netting what proved to be a decisive first tournament goal for De Biasi s men.

Romania improved in the second half and only the cross…

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Looking to claim an immediate MLS response in the early hours of Thursday, Los Angeles will welcome Real Salt Lake to the BMO Stadium.

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Starting with the hosts, watching their purple patch come to an abrupt end last weekend as they fell to an infamous 5-1 drumming at the hands of Columbus, Los Angeles are seeking an immediate response here. Nevertheless, still leading the chase at the top of the Western Conference table and pencilled in as a standout title contender, the Falcons have impressed since opening up the 2024 campaign. Losing just one of their previous 15 MLS appearances a run that stems back to a 3-1 loss against San Jose on May 5th Steve Cherundolo’s men have also gained a reputation for their overwhelming s…

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admits his side failed to live up to expectations this season and has no issue with Mohamed Salah saying the team let down fans.

Writing on social media after Manchester United’s win over Chelsea on Thursday night consigned Liverpool to Europa League football, the Egypt international said he was “devastated” and there was “absolutely no excuse” for not making the top four.

Klopp had already resigned himself to not playing Champions League next season and admits he even thought fifth place was out of reach prior to their current 10-match unbeaten run, which includes seven victories.

I’m totally devastated. There’s absolutely no excuse for this. We had everything we needed to make it to next year’s Champions League and…

Chelsea captain John Terry remains very hopeful he can extend his stay at the club beyond the end of the season.

The 35-year-old s future remains unclear after he said he would leave his boyhood club following the 2015-16 campaign, only for Chelsea to say they were open to offering him a new deal.

Terry said his desire was to stay at Stamford Bridge, but he is willing to look elsewhere if no offer is forthcoming.

I m very hopeful, he said.

I ve been there 21 years and I ll never kind of give up until it finally happens. But, who knows?

I ve still got a lot to give, whether that s here [Chelsea] or somewhere else, for sure.

Terry was full of praise for interim Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink, who has suffered just one loss in 15 games sinc…

Leicester City midfielder Danny Drinkwater is keen for the Premier League champions to prove people wrong all over again on their Champions League debut.

Claudio Ranieri s men face Club Brugge on Wednesday hoping to recapture their title-winning form from last season, having gone down to a 4-1 defeat at Liverpool on Sunday.

Drinkwater believes Leicester now find themselves in familiar territory and thinks it would be foolish to rule out another astonishing tilt at silverwear.

We don t want it to be the first and last time we are in the Champions League, he said.

We are going to look to show them what we are made of.

I d be daft if I said we can t win it. I think everybody would have thought we couldn t win the Premier League and we did it.

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