Gareth Bale was caught laughing at the decision to keep Eden Hazard on the bench during Real Madrid’s Copa del Rey defeat to Athletic Bilbao on Thursday. The La Liga giants were eliminated from the Copa del Rey as Alex Berenguer’s late winner in the 89th minute sealed Athletic’s victory. […]
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Chelsea loanee Saul Niguez has explained why Eden Hazard has flopped at La Liga giants Real Madrid. Hazard helped Chelsea win two Premier League titles, two UEFA Europa Leagues and the FA Cup during his seven-year spell at Stamford Bridge. Scoring 110 goals in 352 games for the Blues, Hazard […]
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has thanked Arsenal supporters after leaving the club by mutual consent and says he was ‘sad’ he was unable to contribute after being banished from the team. Minutes before Monday’s transfer deadline, the Gunners agreed to rip up Aubameyang’s contract in order to allow him to join Barcelona […]
Sevilla defender Jules Kounde could finally be set to join Chelsea in the summer transfer window, according to reports. Kounde was close to joining Chelsea last summer having agreed personal terms, but Sevilla pulled the plug on the deal when it became clear the Blues were unwilling to meet their […]
Karim Benzema says people who criticise Lionel Messi ‘know nothing about football’, despite his disappointing start to life at Paris Saint-Germain. The Argentine forward left Barcelona for PSG in the summer, bringing an end to his glittering spell at Camp Nou. But Messi is yet to live up to his […]
Ousmane Dembele says he ‘will not give in to blackmail’ after being told by Barcelona that he will be sold before the end of January. The 24-year-old’s contract with the La Liga giants expires at the end of the campaign and he has yet to reach an agreement over a […]
Real Madrid have pulled out of the running to sign Chelsea central defender Antonio Rudiger, according to reports. The Germany international will be out of contract at the end of the campaign and discussions to sign a new contract with Chelsea have stalled. The La Liga giants, Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern […]
Altetico Madrid are lining up a player-swap deal in order to sign Manchester United’s forward Anthony Martial, according to reports. Martial’s agent, Philippe Lamboley, said on Friday that the Frenchman wants a January transfer after falling down the pecking order at the club, & that he would ‘speak to the club […]
New Barcelona manager Xavi has asked the club to bring Liverpool midfielder Thiago Alcantara back to the Camp Nou. Thiago had previously been tipped to be Xavi’s long-term heir at the heart of the Barcelona midfielder after his emergence from La Masia. The Spain international left in 2013, winning 15 […]
Real Madrid’s Casemiro has conceded that he sees himself as one of the top defensive midfielders in the world, but failed to describe himself as the best. The 29-year-old has been shining at the base of Real’s midfield ever since returning from a loan spell with Porto in 2015, and […]