Chelsea made a ‘very strong push’ to sign Juventus defender Daniele Rugani, his agent has confirmed. The 24-year-old has been on the sidelines with a broken rib in recent times, after suffering the injury against Frosinone, and has only played in one Serie A game this campaign. However, he could […]
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Manchester United forward Romelu Lukaku has spoken of his desire to one day play in Italian league. Lukaku – who scored a brace in Belgium’s 2-1 Nations League win over Switzerland on Friday – is in his eighth campaign in the Premier League. It’s been a disappointing season for him […]
AC Milan manager Gennaro Gattuso admits on-loan Chelsea midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko is ‘struggling’ at the club. Chelsea signed Bakayoko from Monaco for £40 million last season but the 24-year-old failed to live up to expectation in his first campaign at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri allowed Bakayoko to join […]
Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita returned from Naples alone from his team mates having undergone two scans to ensure he did not suffer spinal damage in the Champions League loss to Napoli. Keita underwent both a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and CAT scan after being stretched off in the 16 minute […]
Cristiano Ronaldo has been left out of the Portugal team for their October internationals against Poland and Scotland at his own request. The 33-year-old, who captains his nation and has made 154 appearances, is currently involved in a sexual assault scandal dating back to an incident in 2009 – though […]
Jurgen Klopp concedes Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino were guilty of holding on to the ball for too long in Liverpool’s loss to Napoli on Wednesday. A late goal from Lorenzo Insigne ensured the victory for Carlo Ancelotti’s side, while Klopp admitted after the game that Liverpool deserved to lose […]
Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo has “firmly denied” an allegation of rape made against him following the reopening of an investigation from 2009. German media outlet Der Spiegel reported on Friday that American woman Kathryn Mayorga had revealed Ronaldo sexually harassed her in a hotel room up to nine years ago. […]
Manchester United are considering a move for Juventus’ Beppe Marotta and Antonio Conte as talks over the future of Jose Mourinho at the club continue. Valencia will play United at Old Trafford tonight looking to inflict a defeat which could mean the end of Mourinho’s fractious two-year tenure. United’s start […]
Maurizio Sarri concedes he has been pleasantly surprised by the ability of David Luiz and says the defender was “confused” by his lack of game time under former Chelsea manager Antonio Conte. Luiz had been an important figure in Chelsea’s title-winning campaign in Conte’s first year as head coach, but […]
Juventus’ director of football has spoken out on reports linking the club with a move for Manchester United star Paul Pogba. Pogba started his professional career at Manchester United but joined Juventus in 2012. Two years ago he returned to Old Trafford for a then-world record transfer fee. But the […]