Leigh Griffiths is ready to commit his future to Celtic amid interest from Championship side Leeds United,.
The 24 year old, who moved to Celtic Park from Wolverhampton Wanderers in the summer of 2011, has alerted potential suitors with nineteen goals in all competitions for the Scottish champions so far this season.
Leeds, who earlier this week named former Brentford and Wigan Athletic boss Uwe Rolser as their fifth head coach in twelve months are looking ahead to next season after a relatively disappointing 2014/15 campaign.
They had been weighing up a £1m move for Griffiths, but will need to look elsewhere with the Scotland international keen to stay north of the border, and compete with Celtic in next season’s Champions League.
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Adelaide United recorded their first A-League win in six games as Isaias Sanchez s first-half volley sunk 10-man Central Coast Mariners 1-0 on Sunday.
Midfielder Isaias ran on to a looping headed clearance to fire in the only goal of the game from the edge of the penalty area 10 minutes before the interval at Central Coast Stadium.
His strike was enough to clinch Adelaide their first victory since February 2, meaning they move above Melbourne City into fifth place in the table after 23 rounds of the season.
The Mariners came into the contest off a dramatic 3-2 result against Newcastle Jets, but the competition s bottom side failed to record back-to-back triumphs for the first time since the end of 2017.
They did hit the woodwork prior to conced…
AC Milan have been referred to the UEFA Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) adjudicatory chamber over further alleged Financial Fair Play (FFP) breaches.
Milan were suspended from this season s Europa League after breaking FFP rules, only to have the punishment overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
However, Milan were warned in December they would be excluded from any European competition for which they qualified in 2022-23 and 2023-24, as well as see a restriction placed on Europa League revenues, if they failed to meet break-even requirements by June 2021.
And UEFA confirmed on Wednesday that the CFCB will be looking further into the Serie A giants finances over an alleged failure to comply with FFP protocol during the last three years.
Germany team manager Oliver Bierhoff says his team are aware of the high expectations on their shoulders for Euro 2012.
Beaten by Spain in the Euro 2008 final, Germany are again one of the favourites for the tournament in Poland and Ukraine, which starts on Friday.
Bierhoff warned his team to be careful and continue working hard, adding they knew what was expected of them.
Spain belong to the big favourites. Everybody talks about Spain and Germany, and how we will meet in the final, Bierhoff told reporters.
I can only advise to remain calm, though. Netherlands are very strong, and France have not lost in the past 20 matches.
The expectations are incredible in Germany. However, the higher expectations get, the bigger the risk to be disappointed…
What the papers say
Harry Kane will stay at Tottenham if no deal has been done before the club’s Premier League opener against Brentford. The Independent reports an £85 million bid for the England striker, 30, from Bayern Munich has been rejected as they seek £100 million. And according to the Evening Standard, Kane believes it would be unfair to leave after the start of the campaign.
France midfielder Tanguy Ndombele could be heading away from Tottenham. According to the Daily Mirror, Galatasaray are looking to agree an £11 million move for the 26-year-old.
Chelsea have added more names to their list of transfer targets with a pair of midfielders, according to The Times. US midfielder Tyler Adams, 24, from Leeds United and Ajax’s Mexican Edson Alvarez, 25, are t…
Mauricio Pochettino has dismissed suggestions his recently released book is a contributing factor to Tottenham s faltering form.
Spurs found themselves firmly in the Premier League title race and playing with a swagger after a dominant 3-1 Champions League win over European kings Real Madrid at the start of this month came on the heels of thrashing Liverpool 4-1.
Around the same time, Pochettino s book entitled Brave New World – a collaboration with Spanish journalist Guillem Balague that documents the 2016-17 season at Spurs – came out in the shops.
In the weeks following their unforgettable encounter with Madrid, Tottenham s performances and results have tailed off, with Tuesday s 2-1 reverse at Leicester City leaving them with a solitary win from the pas…
Newcastle United goalkeeper Rob Elliot has penned a new contract with the club, .
The thirty year old broke into the North East side’s first team back in the 2012/13 season and has since racked up forty-eight appearances in all competitions.
He has not featured so far this season with Matz Sels starting the campaign as Rafael Benitez’s first choice, but has committed himself to the club for a further four years.
Elliot began his career with Charlton Athletic and played for them one hundred and ten times over an eight year spell before moving to St. James’s Park while he has also had loan stints with Notts County and Accrington Stanley.
Internationally, he has been capped four times by the Republic of Ireland with his last appearance coming in…
Sergio Aguero scored a perfect hat-trick as Manchester City brushed Newcastle United aside in the Premier League on Saturday.
Manchester United had cut City s lead at the top of the table to nine points with a battling 1-0 win at Burnley.
But Aguero s 11th Manchester City hat-trick ensured Pep Guardiola s men reinstated their double-digit cushion.
Aguero got the slightest of touches on to Kevin De Bruyne s left-wing cross to open the scoring for City before half-time.
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— Benjamin Mendy (@benmendy23)
The Argentina international doubled City s lead from the penalty spot after the interval when Raheem Sterling was fouled by Javier Manquillo.
And, after Jacob Murphy gave Newcastle hope of an unlikely fightback at the Etihad St…
Thomas Vermaelen is confident he has put his injury problems behind him and hopes to establish his place in Barcelona s starting XI under Ernesto Valverde.
Since arriving from Arsenal in 2014, the Belgium international has been blighted by hamstring and calf problems, the 32-year-old having only made 16 LaLiga appearances.
His time at Camp Nou looked like being over when he was loaned to Roma, but he has forced his way into the reckoning in 2017-18.
After making his first appearance of the season against Valencia in late November, Vermaelen has started Barca s last three league encounters – including the 3-0 victory over Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu.
And Vermaelen is feeling in better condition than at any other time with the Catalan giants.
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According to , Adama Traore is set to sign a new contract with Wolverhampton Wanderers. It has been reported that the new terms will see the former Barcelona and Aston Villa man earn as much as £100,000 per week as salary and will see him put pen to paper on a new four-year deal.
Defending Premier League champions Liverpool and Spanish giants Barcelona are interested in Traore, according to the report, which has added that Wolves believe that a new deal and a pay-rise will be enough to see the 24-year-old stay at the Molineux Stadium.
Traore joined Wolves from Middlesbrough in the for £18 million. According to , the 24-year-old made 27 starts and 10 substitute appearances in the Premier League for Nuno’s side last season, scoring four goals and providing nine assis…