Romelu Lukaku is not afraid to seek a transfer in order to find a club where he feels wanted, according to former Belgium coach Georges Leekens, who backed the striker to take a little bit of revenge by leaving Manchester United.
Inter are reportedly keen to take Lukaku to San Siro and the 26-year-old told reporters they would know something next week after United s friendly win over Perth Glory on Saturday.
Lukaku did not play against Perth but is expected to feature when the Red Devils face Leeds United on Tuesday, and Solskjaer said the club have not received any acceptable bids for the Belgium international.
Leekens said he feels Solskjaer s arrival as manager in December 2018 was the start of the end for Lukaku at United, telling The Mirror: He s a fantastic…
Frank Lampard has been sacked by Everton under a year after taking charge of the Premier League strugglers, Stats Perform understands.
Lampard was appointed as Rafael Benitez s successor on January 31, 2022, but less than 12 months later Everton are now on the search for yet another manager.
The former Chelsea boss managed to keep Everton in the top flight last season, with a dramatic 3-2 comeback over Crystal Palace in their penultimate match proving enough.
Yet Everton s struggles have carried over into this campaign and, with 20 games played, they sit 19th on 15 points following a 2-0 defeat to fellow strugglers West Ham on Saturday. They have lost eight of their last nine matches in all competitions.
Everton s next manager will be their seventh perman…
Gareth Bale s agent described suggestions he is to leave Real Madrid on loan as ridiculous and assured he will see out the remainder of his contract at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Having made just nine LaLiga starts for Madrid this season, Bale has been the subject of speculation linking him with a move back to the Premier League with Tottenham or Manchester United.
Barnett did not rule out the possibility of the Wales international leaving Madrid but emphatically dismissed the suggestion of a loan exit.
At the moment he is going to be playing football this evening for Real Madrid and he has got two and a half years left on his contract, Barnett told Sky Sports ahead of Zinedine Zidane s side taking on Unionistas de Salamanca in the Copa del Rey on Wednesday.
Tottenham will gloss over a series of jokes made at the club s expense on Twitter by new sponsor Dulux.
Spurs announced Dulux as their new official paint supplier in a Twitter post on Thursday, with the company s ambassador and emblem, an old English sheepdog, pictured in the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Yet news of the deal seemingly turned into something of a dog s breakfast, with Dulux s social media team taking aim at Tottenham faster than paint would dry.
Despite the tweets subsequently being deleted, there could be no whitewashing of the content, which included a suggestion that the Dulux dog would be a better option than Spurs current centre-backs, while another said the club s trophy cabinet was too dusty to paint.
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Looking to pick up their first Group C victory at the second attempt on Saturday night, Argentina will meet Mexico in Lusail for what is a must-win showdown.
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Starting with Argentina, while the South American giants might have been tipped as a landslide pick to open their World Cup adventure with a flurry earlier in the week, Lionel Scaloni s side suffered what was a stunning defeat in Lusail. Eventually putting in a nightmare second-half display as they were hit with an infamous 2-1 loss at the hands of Saudi Arabia, La Albiceleste will be desperate to prove that was nothing more than a blip. Watching their remarkable 36-match unbeaten run come to an abrupt end last time out, Argentina face what is a must-win showdown on Satu…
According to a recent report from Daily Telegraph, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has agreed to re-join AC Milan in the wake of his departure from LA Galaxy. The Swede has finished up his tenure with the Major League Soccer club, and now, he’s looking ahead to what the future may hold for him.
It always seemed likely that he would return to Italian football which is where he’s been able to make such an impact throughout his career. Of course, he’s done well pretty much wherever he’s gone, but there’s certainly a feeling that Serie A is his spiritual home.
He looks set to return to that spiritual home, aka the San Siro, with a move back to AC Milan. Zlatan is said to have rejected a move back to the Premier League where he resided with Manchester United, and will mak…
Bayern Munich’s Sadio Mane is to undergo a medical at Al-Nassr on Monday, according to reports.
The 31-year-old forward looks set to become the next big-name star heading to the Saudi Pro League with the Bundesliga champions, who confirmed on Saturday that negotiations were taking place, now said to have agreed a fee with Al-Nassr.
After announcing their team for a pre-season friendly with Japanese side Kawasaki Frontale, Bayern tweeted: “Sadio Mane is in contract talks ahead of a possible transfer and so is not in today’s squad.”
The 31-year-old Senegal forward has struggled for form in Germany since joining from Liverpool last summer for £35million.
During a tough season, injury saw him miss the 2022 World Cup and we was fined and suspended by …
A first all-Manchester FA Cup final was not on Pep Guardiola s mind ahead of Saturday s Wembley meeting with Arsenal, given he has plenty of ghosts of semi-finals past to keep him company.
City will contest a place in the showpiece with the Gunners as they aim to retain a trophy they won last season thanks to a 6-0 demolition of Watford.
Manchester United take on Chelsea in Sunday s semi-final, with the prospect of the 183rd Manchester derby coming with silverware on the line an intriguing one – especially considering the Red Devils resurgence under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and impressive record against City this season.
Guardiola has won a staggering 16 out of 17 career finals, including three one-off UEFA Super Cup encounters, with the 2011 Copa del Rey final aga…
Portugal have appointed Roberto Martinez as their new head coach.
Fernando Santos called time on his eight-year stint at the helm last month, a decision which followed Portugal s surprise World Cup defeat to Morocco.
Santos led Portugal to the quarter-finals in Qatar, where he benched Cristiano Ronaldo for the Selecao s two knockout games – a comprehensive 6-1 win over Switzerland and the 1-0 loss to the Atlas Lions.
Martinez, who was presented as Portugal s new coach on Monday and has reportedly signed a four-year deal, became a free agent shortly before Santos exit, leaving his role as Belgium coach after the Red Devils slumped to a dismal group-stage exit in Qatar.
Um novo ao serviço de Portugal bem-vindo, Mister Roberto Martínez!
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San Jose Earthquakes snapped a pair of skids in stunning fashion on Saturday with a 1-0 road defeat of Seattle Sounders.
The victory was San Jose s first since May 7, ending an 11-match winless streak, and their first win over Seattle since September 2015, halting a 14-game drought.
Cristian Espinoza s goal in first-half stoppage time, a left-footed strike from just outside the 18-yard box, made the difference for San Jose.
San Jose thought they had another in the 89th minute but Chris Wondolowski s goal was disallowed after a video review.
Class.
Pure class.
Cristian Espinoza ends the half with a beauty.
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New England Revolution extended their lead atop the Eastern Conference w…