Former Chelsea midfielder and Brazil international moved to Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port on a bumper contract in 2017. Six years later, the midfielder – now 30 – is willing to return to Europe and sign for FC Barcelona, who, according to his own words, hold an interest in the player. The Brazilian midfielder revealed that the Spanish giants have been in contact with his agent over a potential short-term loan deal until the end of the season but doubts if they will be able to bring him in due to their ongoing difficulties in registering new signings. “They…
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Newcastle United have launched another attempt to loan Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard until the end of the season. Meanwhile, Arsenal are closing in on a deal for New England Revolution custodian Matt Turner. The Magpies are again attempting to sign Lingard on a short-term loan – says The Athletic. Following a successful loan spell at West Ham United last season, Lingard returned to Manchester, hoping to break into the first team with momentum on his side. However, the Englishman was used sparingly by his former manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, and even less so by his current coach Ralf Rangnick. The lack of playing…
Spurs boss Antonio Conte is keen on signing the 25-year-old Spain international who has just a year and a half left on his contract at the Molineux Stadium. The Italian wants to bolster his squad before the conclusion of the January winter transfer window, reports Sky Sports. However, he has seen a setback in that regard, with Wolves rejecting Tottenham’s initial 15 million pounds offer for winger Adama Traore. Although Wolves manager Bruno Lage is well aware that the side needs to offload players before signing new ones this season, they are hesitant to part with Adama so easily and have asked…
Diogo Jota scored twice to book Liverpool’s place in the EFL Cup Final at the expense of Arsenal. The two sides played out a 0-0 draw in the first leg, but Jota’s goals – one in each half – decided the tie in normal time of the second leg. Liverpool will meet Chelsea in the EFL Cup Final on February 27 – the Reds have booked their place in the final by beating Arsenal 2-0 in the semi-final second leg. The Portuguese scored twice at the Emirates, once on either side of the break, while Thomas Partey saw a red card in the last minutes of the match. …
Barcelona exited the Copa del Rey at the Round of 16 stage after being suffering a 3-2 defeat against Athletic Club. Meanwhile, Real Madrid’s Eden Hazard scored his first goal of the season to help Los Blancos come from behind to beat Elche 2-1. Athletic took the lead against holders Barcelona after just two minutes played. Nico Williams beat Jordi Alba with his pace down the right flank, but his subsequent cross evaded forward Oihan Sancet – and defender Ronald Araujo – in the Blaugrana box. Iker Muniain collected the loose ball on the left of the six-yard box before cutting back onto his favored right foot and lifting it over a…
Big changes are to be expected in Arsenal’s attack over the coming months; the Gunners continue to be linked with ACF Fiorentina hotshot Dusan Vlahovic, while their own forwards are reportedly generating interest from all around the globe. As per The Athletic, the North London outfit has received an offer from Saudi Arabia for former captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang while, closer to home, Aston Villa are following Eddie Nketiah, set to become a free agent in six months. Saudi Arabian Pro League side Al Nassr has submitted a loan bid for Aubameyang to Arsenal, to which they are yet to respond. The Gabonese forward has been out of…
Ousmane Dembele’s long standoff with Barcelona seems to be heading to a melting point. Following extended contract negotiations with the player’s agent for several months and their continued unreasonable financial demands, the 24-year-old has been left out of Barcelona’s squad to face Athletic Club in Copa Del Rey. In the press conference ahead of the clash, head coach Xavi Hernandez had delivered an ultimatum: Dembele has to renew or leave the club. Today, the sporting director of the club Mateu Alemany didn’t mince words while explaining the situation that the Frenchman will now have to find a new club. With six months remaining on…
Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo looked less than pleased when interim manager Ralf Rangnick decided to sub him off in their win over Brentford. Ronaldo’s display of anger upon being substituted in the 71st minute of United’s win over Brentford raised a few eyebrows. Reports of discontent within the dressing room have grown in the last few weeks, not helped by his recent interview in which he seemed to call out his teammates for lack of effort. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner endured a difficult night at the Brentford Community Stadium and was visibly upset with Rangnick’s decision to take…
Glenn Maxwell played a magnificent knock of 154*, registering the highest ever score in the history of the Big Bash League. When Maxwell is at his swashbuckling, destructive best, there are only a few things a team can do to stop him besides lining up players in the stands. That was the case when Hobart Hurricanes came up against a brute force in Maxwell and Melbourne Stars in what was essentially a dead rubber. Hurricanes had already beaten the Stars to the fifth qualification spot. Maybe it was that sense of their fate being sealed, which allowed MS to play without any restraint, but…
Twelve games into the 2021/22 Indian Super League season, East Bengal finally have their first win; the Red and Gold Brigade beat FC Goa 2-1 at the GMC Athletic Stadium on Thursday night. East Bengal claimed their first win of the season by beating FC Goa on Thursday night. Remarkably, the last time they won in the Indian Premier League was on February 7, 2021, when they emerged victorious against Jamshedpur, courtesy of goals from Matti Steinmann and Anthony Pilkington. Mahesh Naorem Singh scored twice in Marco Rivera’s first match in charge of East Bengal. The attacker capitalized on a defensive error on both occasions before finishing…