Napoli forward Arkadiusz Milik is said to have emerged as a transfer target for Olympique Marseille.
Reports coming from France claim that the Ligue 1 outfit have set their sights on the Poland international who made a full comeback from two serious knee injuries this season.
The 24-year-old striker is struggling for playing time under Carlo Ancelotti but is using every chance he gets to prove his worth to the Italian tactician.
Milik scored the winning goal in a 2-1 victory at Atalanta on Monday night after coming on for Dries Mertens in the 85th minute and will be hoping for a change in fortunes going further.
Napoli frontman is determined to fight for his place upfront but Napoli could end up selling the injury-prone hitman in order to recoup the €3…
Juventus defender Medhi Benatia has made an €8million move to Qatari club Al-Duhail after two and a half seasons with the Serie A giants.
Benatia, 31, leaves Europe for the first time in his career, with Juve confirming the move on Monday.
The fee is expected to be paid in two instalments by October 2019 and may increase a further €2m, the club said in a statement.
Benatia initially arrived at Juve on loan from Bayern Munich in 2016 before the club made the move permanent the following year.
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The Morocco international won two Serie A titles and two Coppa Italia crowns during his time with the club.
Al-Duhail are six-time top-flight champions in Qatar and sit second throug…
Pep Guardiola praised Jude Bellingham s special mentality as Manchester City prepare to face the Borussia Dortmund man in Tuesday s Champions League encounter.
City travel to Signal Iduna Park this week already assured of their place in the knockout rounds, thanks in no small part to a former Black and Yellow star in striker Erling Haaland.
But following the Norway international s exit from the Bundesliga club, it has been England international Bellingham soaking up the plaudits this term.
The 19-year-old captained Dortmund in both domestic and European competition for the first time earlier this month, and now Guardiola has praised him as the whole package .
I think Dortmund is a perfect place for young, talented players, he stated. Maybe [if] Bellingha…
Jurgen Klopp expects to have Fabinho and Dejan Lovren back in full training next week but James Milner and Naby Keita are unavailable for Liverpool s trip to Tottenham.
Defensive midfielder Fabinho has been absent since the end of November after sustaining ankle ligament damage in the 1-1 Champions League draw against Napoli.
Centre-back Lovren was enjoying a run in the team but has been out for a month due to a muscular issue, with Joe Gomez having impressed alongside Virgil van Dijk at the back for the unbeaten Premier League leaders.
However, both players are closing on a return that could come as soon as next weekend s clash with fierce rivals Manchester United.
Dejan and Fabinho we expect to be back next week in full training, if that s early enough…
Robert Vilahamn has tipped Tottenham captain Bethany England to return to her best soon and force her way back into national-team contention.
England returned from hip surgery in December and scored to help Spurs beat Manchester City to reach the Women’s FA Cup semi-finals earlier this month, but has been restricted to a substitute role in the club’s last three fixtures.
Vilahamn talked up the leadership of his three-goal forward ahead of Sunday’s trip to Bristol City in the Women’s Super League, with Sarina Wiegman set to name her latest England squad on Tuesday.
You don’t need to start every game to still be important to the team.
Robert Vilahamn praises captain Bethany England on her professionalism and leadership.
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If a young Premier League midfielder needs advice, in both on- and off-pitch matters, there aren t many better people to turn to than Yaya Toure.
The 39-year-old currently works as a youth coach at Tottenham Hotspur, which basically puts him within reach on a daily basis for midfielder Yves Bissouma.
“He talks with me a lot, he helps me. He gives me advice not just for Football but for life as well.”
Tottenham midfielder on Yves Bissouma on Yaya Touré giving him advice on and off the pitch.
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Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain have shown interest in FC Zurich defender Ricardo Rodriguez, according to L’Equipe.
The 18-year-old full-back is already considered a first team regular at Zurich and has attracted a lot of attention with his impressive displays at the start of the season.
Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain have been alerted of the player’s potential and they are now pondering a bid for the highly rated youngster.
Rodriguez, who is part of the Switzerland Under-19 side, has four years left on his contract and is valued at €4 million.
The left back was part of Switzerland side who won the 2009 Under-17 World Cup in Nigeria.
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Former French international Jean-Pierre Papin believes that Lille s Eden Hazard can become one of the top players in European football.
According to La Derniere Heure, Papin said:
Eden Hazard is simply an extraordinary player. He can do things with the ball at his feet that very few others can replicate.
If he continues to develop like this, he will follow in the footsteps of players like Ronaldinho and Lionel Messi.
He s such a great talent and a joy to watch for the fans. Supporters come to the stadiums to see players like him in action.
The 20-year-old Belgian winger has been a first-team regular for Lille OSC since the 2008-09 season after making his club debut in 2007-08.
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Liverpool could be set to sell Jordon Ibe this summer, according to the Express.
North London duo Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur are both interested in securing the services of the winger, who broke into the Reds’ first team three years ago having signed from Wycombe Wanderers in 2012.
He has made twenty-five league appearances for Jurgen Klopp’s side so far this season though only ten have those have come from the start, and he has completed ninety minutes just twice.
Before becoming a regular in the Reds’ match-day squads, Ibe had two loan spells with Championship outfits, first with Birmingham City for the final part of the 2013/14 campaign then Derby County the following season.
Internationally, the former Charlton Athletic youth product ha…
Pep Guardiola s last match in charge of Bayern Munich will see the German champions take on Borussia Dortmund in the DFB-Pokal final on Saturday.
Bayern ended up winning the Bundesliga for a fourth straight season, but Thomas Tuchel s Dortmund kept them honest in the title race until the penultimate week of the league campaign.
Germany s top two now meet in Berlin as both look to seize upon the last chance to secure silverware in 2015-16.
With Bayern having crashed out of the Champions League at the semi-final stage for a third straight season, the Pokal crown would give them a double to send Guardiola out on a high.
Meanwhile, Dortmund need to win if they are to avoid finishing the campaign without a major trophy after former boss Jurgen Klopp s Liver…