Manchester City are set to face competition from Inter Milan and Juventus in their pursuit of Atletico Madrid’s Jose Gimenez, according to the Mirror.
The twenty-two year old has started just for games in La Liga so far this season and is set to be the subject of a transfer tussle, with his contract set to expire at the end of the campaign.
Manchester United and Arsenal had been linked with a move for the Uruguay international last summer with Atleti reportedly ready to consider bids under his £56m release clause though deals were never agreed.
The Gunners had been interested as early as August 2016, though they instead opted to sign Shkodran Mustafi.
Giminez recently notched up his one hundredth appearance for Diego Simeone’s side, and has scor…
Manchester United defender Phil Jones has agreed a new deal that will keep him with the club until 2019.
The England international who arrived from Blackburn Rovers in 2011 was due to see his contract at Old Trafford expire at the end of next season.
However, having played a regular role in Louis van Gaal s maiden campaign with the club last time out, Jones has put pen to paper on a new four-year deal.
I am delighted to have signed a new deal, Jones told the club s official website.
I have thoroughly enjoyed my time here so far and am looking forward to continuing my development as a player.
This a great club to be part of and I cannot wait to start the new campaign. I would like to thank the manager, coaching staff and fans for their cont…
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In what is one of England s most iconic rivalries, Manchester United and Leeds will open the 2021/22 campaign when they face off at Old Trafford on Saturday lunchtime.
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Starting with the hosts, while Manchester United might have been hit with that action-packed 4-2 friendly defeat against Championship outfit QPR last month, The Reds did manage to sign off their preparations with a real flurry. Watching the likes of Bruno Fernandes and Mason Greenwood find the net at Old Trafford, Ole Gunnar Solskjær s side were last seen landing a thumping 4-0 win against Everton on home soil. Breaking the bank this summer as they brought in both Jadon Sancho and World Cup-winning defender Raphaël Varane, many believe that United mu…
New York City have eliminated record-breaking Supporters Shield winners New England 5-3 on penalties after a thrilling 2-2 draw in the MLS Cup Conference semi-final victory on Tuesday.
Bruce Arena s Revs had equalised twice, including Tajon Buchanan s 118th-minute leveller, to send the game to a shootout but City goalkeeper Sean Johnson was the hero, denying Adam Buksa s tame effort.
Alexander Callens powered in the decisive penalty to clinch City s maiden Conference finals appearance, ending New England s hopes of a first-ever MLS Cup after setting a single-season record for most points with 73 in 2021.
City will take on Philadelphia Union in the Eastern Conference finals on Sunday, although they will be without top scorer Valentin Castellanos who was sent off …
Paris Saint-Germain progressed into the semi-finals of the Coupe de France with a convincing 2-0 triumph over Monaco at the Parc des Princes.
Goals early in each half from David Luiz and Edinson Cavani secured passage into the last four for Laurent Blanc s side – a stage they last reached in 2011 – as well as their first victory over Monaco since the Coupe de France final in 2010.
Monaco prevented PSG from going top of Ligue 1 when the sides met at the weekend, with Leonardo Jardim s side holding the champions to a goalless draw, but they were behind after only three minutes when Luiz grabbed his third goal of the campaign.
The visitors went close to equalising before the break through Alain Traore s ambitious effort that rattled the post, though Cavani …
Former Uzbekistan manager Mirjalol Qosimov will return to the role to replace Vadim Abramov after his resignation earlier this week.
The announcement by the Uzbekistan Football Federation (UFF) comes just days following the White Wolves disappointing 1-0 home defeat to Iran in their opening final-round 2014 World Cup qualifier.
Uzbekistan had qualified for the final phase top of their group which included Japan, but Abramov stepped down after the loss to Iran where the hosts dominated the chances only to concede a Mohammad Reza Khalatbari goal deep into stoppage-time.
Qosimov previously coached the national team during 2009 and 2010 when the team failed in the final round of 2010 World Cup qualifying.
The 41-year-old told reporters the appointment had b…
Miralem Pjanic scored one goal and created another as Juventus eased to a 4-0 victory over Group H rivals Dinamo Zagreb in Champions League action on Tuesday.
Midfielder Pjanic only played 45 minutes, yet still played an influential role in helping Massimiliano Allegri s side end a run of four games without a win in the competition that stretched back to November 2015.
The Bosnia and Herzegovina international opened the scoring with a delicate volley in the 24th minute before setting up the second for Gonzalo Higuain, who was afforded far too much space by the Zagreb defence.
Paulo Dybala broke his duck for the season with a left-footed strike in the 57th minute, while a miserable night for the hosts was rounded out by goalkeeper Adrian Semper knocking Dani Alves…
FC Internazionale Milano vice-president Javier Zanetti has claimed the Italian Serie A side are on the verge of signing Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure, according to Gazzetta dello Sport.
The Côte d Ivoire international, who joined City from Barcelona in a £24 million deal in the summer of 2010, is reportedly considering his long-term future, and former City manager Roberto Mancini is said to be closely monitoring the player s situation.
When asked about the ongoing talks for the Ivorian midfielder, Zanetti told Gazzetta dello Sport: We are at the stage where we hope we can complete it. Yaya would give us that leap in quality.
In addition, Zanetti confirmed the club s interest in Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Thiago Motta, who play…
Leicester City s star men Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez made the difference as Claude Puel s men comfortably beat Watford 2-0 at the King Power Stadium, moving them up to seventh in the Premier League.
The Foxes looked significantly the more threatening in attack and, although they wasted several chances, victory never looked in doubt as Vardy s first-half penalty was added to late on by the lively Mahrez.
Watford s recent run of just one win – against Leicester on Boxing Day – in 10 league matches rarely looked like being improved upon, as their opponents dominated the first period.
Leicester were deserving of the lead when Vardy found the net from the spot in the 39th minute, after winning his 13th penalty since the start of the 2014-15 season, more than a…
Under-fire Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew was pushed to the brink after his side were beaten 5-4 by Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium in what will go down as one of the most spectacular finales in Premier League history.
Fernando Llorente scored twice in stoppage time to finally edge it for Swansea, capping off a rollercoaster afternoon in which the lead changed hands four times.
The Welsh side appeared to be on track for their first win under Bob Bradley when Leroy Fer netted twice following the break to hand his side a comfortable 3-1 lead, after Gylfi Sigurdsson had cancelled out Wilfried Zaha s first-half opener for Palace.
But Palace launched a spectacular late comeback, with a strike from James Tomkins, an own goal from Jack Cork and a close-rang…