Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas has revealed are interested in signing Nabil Fekir.
The attacking midfielder was an inch away from moving to before the World Cup, but the deal suddenly broke down as the two clubs pulled out of the negotiations. A few days ago, his agent said the deal wasn t dead, but now Aulas says Real Madrid are about to enter the race.
Speaking to RT France, the head of Lyon said he had given the green light for Fekir to be sold to Liverpool but the deal had taken too long and eventually fell through. He praised the France international as an exceptional player, able to keep the ball in tight spaces and with incredible talent. And he claims the collapse of the deal has attracted the interest of Real Madrid and their new coach Julen Lopetegui, and …
Barcelona have given their biggest hint yet that Robinho could be on his way to the Nou Camp after technical secretary Txiki Begiristain revealed their interest.
The Spanish champions have been heavily linked with the Manchester City striker since Pep Guardiola took over at the club and revealed he was a fan of the Brazilian.
However, Manchester City landed the former Real Madrid striker back in September 2008, but reports believe that the European champions are still in the hunt for Robinho.
Begiristain told Spanish newspaper Sport: He is a very interesting player and can play in the Champions League.
The Blaugrana s technical secretary went on to reignite the Cesc Fabregas debate by reiterating his belief that the Arsenal star will end up at Barcelona…
Chelsea paid Championship side Middlesbrough back in style on Tuesday. After losing the first leg of their clash in the Carabao Cup semifinals by 1-0, the Blues won the second leg at Stamford Bridge by 6-1. Though the quality of the opposition might be questioned, such a result was bound to lift the confidence of Mauricio Pochettino s players in the middle of a largely underwhelming season.
Atlético Madrid will pay €500k loan fee for Moise Kean joining from Juventus.
Salary covered by Atléti, deal to be signed and sealed in the next days just waiting on final green light.
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano)
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Iraq coach Bora Milutinovic has paid tribute to his players intelligence and expressed optimism that the Asian champions Confederations Cup run will continue beyond Saturday s game against New Zealand.
Iraq go into this last Group A tie knowing a decent win will see them sneak into the semi-finals on goal difference at the expense of South Africa if the hosts lose to Spain.
I don t like to think of tomorrow as our last game, said the canny Serb who has guided five different teams to the World Cup finals in his long career.
We ll be doing everything we can to achieve our goal of making it into the next round.
Iraq drew up the blinds to hold South Africa to a goalless draw in last Sunday s opener before containing Fernando Torres and company to just one…
Beleaguered Scottish club Livingston suffered another blow on Wednesday after the Scottish Football League (SFL) relegated them to the Third Division.
The decision was made following a meeting of the SFL s management committee at Hampden Park at which the debt-ridden outfit were found to be in breach of the league s insolvency rules.
Livingston appeared to have been hauled back from the brink of extinction less than a week ago when the SFL gave the green light to a takeover led by former Cowdenbeath owner Gordon McDougall and ex-Dumbarton chairman Neil Rankine, but now their future looks uncertain again.
An SFL statement read: At a meeting today (Wednesday) of the league management committee, Livingston Football Club were found to be in breach of rule 76.2 relat…
Italy s future No. 1 / Image via goal.com
Serie A and the Italian football in general, both on club and international level, have long been on what turned out to be quite an unsuccessful hunt for the worthy successor of legendary Gianluigi Buffon until recently.
Buffon Legacy
Without a proper hair to his throne at Juventus and national team, Juventus shot stopper has been untouchable for the best part of the last two decades and still remains – at the age of 38 – undeterred in increasing scrutiny.
A living legend is slowly starting to show signs of slowing down, which was most evident in his nation’s most recent match against Spain, when Buffon’s blatant error lead to La Roja’s goal. His missed 55th-minuted clearance in front of Vitolo was not somethi…
Neymar s disappointment at the World Cup can fuel the Brazil star to win everything at Paris Saint-Germain, according to new team-mate Gianluigi Buffon.
The forward described losing to Belgium in the quarter-finals of Russia 2018 as the the saddest moment of his career, having scored twice in five games at the tournament and drawn criticism for his play-acting.
Neymar missed the end of the 2017-18 season with a fractured foot as PSG won a domestic treble in his first season in the French capital after joining from Barcelona in a world-record €222million deal.
Real Madrid have denied making an offer for Neymar as reports continue to link the 26-year-old with a return to LaLiga after a single season in Ligue 1.
And Buffon thinks failing to win the Wor…
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In what looks like it could be a lively affair from the Estadio Municipal on Saturday night, Girona will welcome Real Sociedad to Catalonia.
Starting with the hosts, while Girona might have watched their Copa del Rey adventure come to an abrupt end following a 3-2 defeat away at Mallorca last week, Michel Sanchez’s side are in the midst of a domestic fairytale. Cementing their spot as one of Europe’s ultimate surprise packages this season and battling it out at the top of the La Liga table, the Catalonia-based outfit are certainly going blow-for-blow with Spanish icons Real Madrid. Mustering 55 points from their 22 top-flight appearances this season and at least cruising their way to a Champions League ticket in 2024, …
Nemanja Vidic
Nemanja Vidic was one of Sir Alex Ferguson’s best pieces of business in his whole time at Manchester United. He moved to United from Spartak Moscow in January 2006 for a fee believed to be around £7 million. He quickly established himself as one of the best defenders in the Premier League.
Torrid
On two occasions, Liverpool striker Fernando Torres has given him a torrid time and those two games seem to have somehow overshadowed what has been a brilliant few seasons for the Serbian international.
This season has been plagued by injury and constant rumours that Vidic wants to leave Old Trafford. The twenty-eight year old defender still has an awful lot to offer and Sir Alex is keen to keep him at the club. He told the BBC,
Of course…
Juventus moved closer to a first Coppa Italia trophy in 20 years, reaching the showpiece after overturning a first-leg deficit to beat Fiorentina 3-0 and seal a 4-2 aggregate success in their semi-final on Tuesday.
The Italian champions suffered their first home loss since 2013 in the first leg but produced an excellent display in Florence as goals from Alessandro Matri, Roberto Pereyra and Leonardo Bonucci secured their progression.
Making the win more impressive was the amount of stars Juventus were without. Forward Carlos Tevez missed with a muscular problem while Andrea Pirlo (calf) and Paul Pogba (hamstring) remained on the sidelines and goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon was rested.
Their win was soured by an 88th-minute red card to forward Alvaro Morata, a dec…