Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert is confident that the Midlands club can keep hold of star defender Ron Vlaar,.
The centre-back was one of the stand-out performers for the Netherlands at this summer’s World Cup finals in Brazil, playing every minute of a campaign which resulted in them finishing in third place.
He signed for Villa in the summer of 2012 and had gone on to make sixty-five appearances in all competitions, scoring two goals.
Manchester United, now under the management of former Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal, have been linked with a moved for the 29 year old, who has just twelve months remaining on his current deal.
However, Lambert has insisted that talks with the player have gone well, and he fully expects him to be in the side to …
Newcastle United have completed the £4million signing of Kevin Nolan. The former Bolton Wanderers captain has signed a four-and-a-half year deal at St James Park after being given permission to talk to the Magpies on Thursday evening.
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It s all happened so quickly but it was an opportunity I couldn t say no to, Nolan told the club s official website. I can t wait to play in front of these fans every week and I m really looking forward to the next four-and-a-half years.
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Harry Kane helped Bayern Munich maintain their unbeaten start with a 3-1 win at Mainz.
Kingsley Coman and Kane put ruthless Bayern 2-0 up inside 16 minutes before Anthony Caci pulled a goal back just before the break.
Leon Goretzka restored Bayern’s two-goal lead just before the hour and Bayern remain unbeaten and sit third in the Bundesliga, two points behind leaders Bayer Leverkusen.
Mainz are still looking for their first league win of the season and stay second bottom with just two points from eight games.
Kane, fresh from his brace in the 3-1 win over Italy which helped England qualify for Euro 2024, now has nine league goals in eight games.
Joshua Kimmich had fired a speculative effort off target before Bayern scored two quickfire goals.
Chelsea have reportedly joined the race for Erling Haaland as Manchester United consider their options.
Haaland, 20, has been heavily linked with a move after starring for Borussia Dortmund.
Europe s biggest clubs are lining up to sign the forward, and Chelsea are apparently among them, while United may look elsewhere.
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Chelsea are ready to enter the race for Dortmund star Haaland, according to 90min.
Manchester City are also reportedly heavily interested in the Norway international, who has also been linked with Manchester United and Real Madrid.
Haaland has scored 33 goals in 32 games for Dortmund since arriving at the Bundesliga club from Salzburg in January.
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Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hailed Marcus Rashford after the Red Devils forward scored his 50th goal for the Premier League giants.
Rashford celebrated a milestone goal as Solskjaer s United were held to a late 2-2 draw by Leicester City on Saturday.
Aged 23 years and 56 days, Rashford became the third-youngest player to score 50 Premier League goals for United, following in the footsteps of Wayne Rooney (22 years and 157 days) and Cristiano Ronaldo (22 years and 341 days).
Both as a player and a person Marcus has been absolutely brilliant. We re very proud of him as a human being as well, Solskjaer said during his post-match news conference.
And as a player this I think his stats say everything. His qualities. Today he s always a thr…
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has been showing interest in talented English defenders Ben Gibson and Michael Keane, .
Despite bringing David Luiz back to the club, the Italian wants to sign a natural successor to club icon John Terry and it appears that he will be shopping in England.
Chelsea scouts are currently keeping close tabs on Middlesbrough stopper Ben Gibson and Burnley centre-back Michael Keane, who could be moving to Stamford Bridge in the near future.
The two youngsters have largely impressed playing for their respective sides in the Championship, and they have since quickly adapted to the Premier League demands.
Ben Gibson, 23, is the product of Middlesbrough youth academy and he has been a first team regular at Riverside for three years now…
If second leg of AS Roma’s Champions League semifinal against Liverpool was the Comedy of Errors, the valiant Giallorossi midfielder Radja Nainggolan would be the epitome of mistaken identities mishap.
A heavily-inked bulldog of a player with a doggy lifestyle criticized and frowned upon by many would have never struck you as a professional footballer.
Two packs a day and a proclivity towards a drink – often two – cut an unlikely football figure whose lungs carry a breath of a warrior nonetheless. A true legionnaire whose loyalty is commendable and hard to come across these days.
“I am a player who has always been 120%, and a person available to everyone. I’m not a rebel; I smoke, that’s true.”, in August 2017.
His questionable lifestyle a…
James Rodriguez has spoken of his desire to earn more playing time at Real Madrid following an underwhelming second season at the Santiago Bernabeu.
The flamboyant attacking midfielder arrived in the Spanish capital amid much fanfare ahead of the 2014-15 campaign having starred for Colombia at the World Cup in Brazil, where he won the Golden Boot award.
James responded by scoring 13 goals in 29 LaLiga appearances and was a star turn for Real under the stewardship of Carlo Ancelotti.
However, the 25-year-old struggled to replicate that form last term after largely falling out of favour Zinedine Zidane, and he made just 17 starts in the league.
Reports suggest that Manchester United and Chelsea are interested in launching a bid for the 25-year-old, but the …
Cristian Zaccardo has hit back at further claims he has rejected opportunities to leave Milan despite playing such a limited role in the first team.
The defender has made only 15 Serie A appearances for Milan since his move from Parma in January 2013.
It has been reported that Zaccardo has spurned chances to leave San Siro as he is happy to see out a contract that will run until next year.
The former Italy international, though, has reacted by insisting that such stories are unfounded.
He posted on Instagram: For years in silence I tried to do my job better. Never over the top, never against corporate decisions or techniques. I think football should be all those people who put seriousness and passion in the play or in support.
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Elfsborg boss Jorgen Lennartsson has insisted he will have no qualms about picking loanee Mo Bangura against his parent club Celtic.
The teams are set to go head to head in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League third-round qualifying tie on Wednesday, as they bid for a place in the competition s group stages.
And Lennartsson has no doubt that Bangura, who is in the middle of a one-year temporary spell in Sweden, will play a part in the fixture.
This is a situation where Celtic are doing what they think will give them the best chance to win, he said.
We make decisions that benefit us. Celtic s role in this is to send signals that give them the best chance to win. There is 200million Swedish Krona (£20m) at stake for them.
But we do what we think is b…