Arjen Robben is hoping to play for another two years at the highest level but is not getting worried about his Bayern Munich future as he approaches the end of his contract.
Robben has been at Bayern since 2009, when he was cast aside by Real Madrid, and although injuries have been a regular hindrance, he has enjoyed an immensely successful time in Bavaria.
Now 34, Robben s deal expires at the end of the season and that could see him depart the Allianz Arena in search of new challenges, despite the club planning on having discussions with him later in the campaign.
While Bayern could ultimately say they are not willing to give him an extension, Robben feels very fit and will not give too much thought to the future of coach Jupp Heynckes when making a decision …
Mauricio Pochettino is back in management. Over a year after leaving Tottenham, the Argentine coach has landed one of Europe s biggest jobs.
Paris Saint-Germain appointed Pochettino as Thomas Tuchel s replacement on Saturday, and the new boss is sure to have ideas about players he would like to join him.
PSG have been hit by a run of injuries this season, with Neymar currently sidelined with an ankle problem.
Their owners are no strangers to big-money purchases, though the coronavirus pandemic has made all of Europe s big clubs take stock and rein in their spending.
But who could be the likely candidates to join PSG under Pochettino?
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According to a recent report from Sky Sports News, Manchester United are interested in bringing in a striker on loan – with two of the leading candidates being Islam Slimani and Odion Ighalo.
Ighalo is currently with Chinese side Shanghai Shenhua, whereas Slimani is currently on loan with Monaco from Premier League side Leicester City. Ighalo was arguably best known for his tenure with Watford.
The void that has been created by forward Marcus Rashford, who could wind up being out for the rest of the season, is a serious one. While Mason Greenwood and Anthony Martial can try and pick up some of the slack, United need to bring in one or two more natural goalscorers if they’re serious about making a push for the top four in the Premier League.
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According to reports in Spain, Barcelona striker Luis Suarez is growing increasingly unhappy at the Camp Nou and would be willing to consider a return to Liverpool.
Suarez played for Liverpool for three and a half years, having arrived from Ajax in January 2011. Between then and his departure to the Catalan giants in 2014, he scored 82 goals in 133 games in all competitions. He was a part of the team that won the last trophy for Liverpool before this year s Champions League the 2012 League Cup, and he was crucial to their incredible but ultimately doomed Premier League title run in 2013/14.
Together with Lionel Messi, the Uruguayan missed a few games at the start of this season, and apparently, since his return, he has drawn criticism from the club and was whistled by a…
Roberto Martinez has blasted the Belgian media for coverage of a genius French-based report detailing supposed unrest in the Belgium camp ahead of a huge World Cup match against Croatia.
Belgium lost 2-0 to Morocco in their second Group F game and must now defeat the 2018 finalists to be sure of advancing to the knockout stage.
The Red Devils preparation for that fixture has been hampered this week by discussion of a rift within the team, first reported by RTL and L Equipe.
Belgium s players subsequently came together for a meeting – it wasn t a crisis meeting, as we might have heard from some quarters, insisted Timothy Castagne – as they aim to show more solidarity against Croatia.
Castagne added the reports had exaggerated a lot and he had seen wors…
Pep Guardiola insisted revenge was not his motivation as he prepares Manchester City for their Champions League semi-final rematch with Real Madrid.
City were beaten in heartbreaking fashion by the Spanish giants in the last four a year ago and have a chance to make amends this term.
The first leg of their latest encounter takes place at the Bernabeu on Tuesday and Guardiola is focusing on the game in hand rather than looking back 12 months.
The City manager said: “It was tough but we made an exceptional first game in Manchester and played a really good game here.
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“In general it was a good performance but it was not enough. You congratulate them and accept it and now one year later we are here.<…
Zlatan Ibrahimovic said he wanted to score a goal and celebrate like a God after playing a Serie A match for Milan for the first time in 2,794 days.
Ibrahimovic made his return to San Siro on Monday but he was unable to enjoy a winning comeback following Monday s 0-0 draw against Sampdoria.
The 38-year-old, who was part of the last Milan side to win the Scudetto in 2010-11, came on for Krzysztof Piatek 10 minutes into the second half as the Rossoneri s winless streak extended to three matches.
I could feel a lot of adrenaline, emotion, and feelings I d been carrying around with me for nine or 10 years, Ibrahimovic – who arrived on a free transfer until the end of the season, told Sky Sport Italia.
The rapport with the fans remains wonderful and gives…
Gary Neville believes Leeds United went from exciting to just really bad towards the end of Marcelo Bielsa s tenure.
Leeds parted ways with head coach Bielsa in the wake of Saturday s 4-0 home thrashing by Tottenham.
Former RB Leipzig boss Jesse Marsch is expected to be appointed as the club s new head coach this week.
Neville felt Leeds dire defensive record, which has seen them ship 60 goals in just 26 Premier League outings, ultimately proved costly for Bielsa.
There is a bit of sadness as when you went to watch Leeds you enjoyed great games but in the last few months it s become desperate, former Manchester United captain Neville said to Sky Sports.
You go from admiration to despair when it comes to watching them.
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Sergio Ramos has been left out of the Spain squad in perhaps the biggest coaching call heading into Euro 2020.
There have been returns for big names elsewhere – Karim Benzema for France, and Thomas Muller with Germany – but Luis Enrique has not selected his captain.
Any decision I made about Sergio Ramos would have been controversial, the coach acknowledged. I know where I am and accept there will be media noise.
But was it the right decision? We break down the Opta data to look at the reasons Ramos did not make the cut.
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Luis Enrique explained Ramos has not been able to compete since January in the right condition, or even train with group , meaning he could not be included.
The Madrid defender has act…
Antoine Griezmann has finally got the Barcelona number seven shirt he wanted from the first day of his Camp Nou career, describing it as an honour .
The former Atletico Madrid forward was denied his regular number when he arrived at Barcelona in July 2019, as it was held by Philippe Coutinho, and he agreed to wear the 17 shirt instead.
But with Coutinho having since gone on loan to Bayern Munich for last season, and with question marks over whether the winger will stay at Barcelona for the new campaign, the Brazilian has ceded the number to Griezmann.
On Instagram, Griezmann wrote: It is an honour to wear the 7 at Barca!
He added: I want to say thank you to @phil.coutinho, who as well as being a great player is a big friend.
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