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.
I read for…
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…
Liverpool must heed lessons from their work in the transfer market last season when they reinvest the money from Raheem Sterling s sale, warned the editor of a leading fanzine.
Luis Suarez s departure to Barcelona 12 months ago brought a reported fee of £75million for Liverpool.
Manager Brendan Rodgers used that money on the likes of Mario Balotelli, Lazar Markovic, Adam Lallana and Dejan Lovren.
However, the Merseysiders stumbled to a sixth-placed finish in the Premier League last term having finished runners-up in the 2013-14 campaign and Rodgers received criticism over his work in the transfer market.
Gareth Roberts of The Anfield Wrap has now urged Liverpool to not make the same mistakes with the Sterling money and wants the club to sign proven …
Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone is open to making further signings before the transfer deadline on August 31.
The 2014 Spanish champions have enjoyed a strong window to date, with Nicolas Gaitan, Kevin Gameiro and Sime Vrsaljko arriving, while star names including Antoine Griezmann and Jose Maria Gimenez have committed their futures to the Vicente Calderon.
Reports in Spain on Saturday have claimed that Simeone is targeting Sevilla winger Vitolo in a €25million deal, with Oliver Torres expected to join Porto for €15m to make room for the 26-year-old.
And Simeone says he is keeping his options open in the final 11 days of the transfer market.
Things look good, we ve worked well, although the group has been split up with players arriving, he said,…
Thomas Tuchel believes Romelu Lukaku is a perfect fit at Chelsea but is surprised his signing has prompted talk of the European champions being title favourites.
Only champions Manchester City (48) collected more Premier League points than Chelsea (38) following Tuchel s appointment last season, while the Blues beat Pep Guardiola s men in the Champions League final.
They have since added Lukaku, too, encouraging optimism Tuchel s side could lead the way this year.
But the coach was eager to point out Chelsea only finished fourth last term, slipping below Liverpool as they lost two of their final three games – more than in their prior 16 league games under Tuchel.
Therefore, Tuchel suggests Chelsea have ground to make up, explaining ahead of Saturday s …
Ronald Koeman believes Barcelona played their best football in years during the opening hour of their first LaLiga game since Lionel Messi s exit as they saw off Real Sociedad 4-2.
Martin Braithwaite s brace after Gerard Pique had opened the scoring gave Barca a three-goal advantage with 59 minutes played in Sunday s contest at Camp Nou.
Julen Lobete and Mikel Oyarzabal scored quickfire goals to set up a nervy conclusion to the game, but Sergi Roberto struck in injury time to seal a deserved win for the home side.
It was the perfect way for the Catalan giants to put the shock of losing their all-time leading goalscorer Messi to Paris Saint-Germain on a free contract this week behind them.
And while Koeman would prefer to still have Messi in his squad, the…
Former Ivory Coast international striker Eugene Dadi will go on loan to Swiss club FC Vaduz before returning to Perth Glory for the next Australian A-League season, according to Glory.
Glory said it has agreed to loan Dadi to the Swiss Super League club for a five-month spell after signing him to a new one-year deal for the 2009/10 A-League campaign.
Dadi, 35, has been a standout recruit for Glory this season, scoring 10 goals in 16 matches and putting him among the leading marksmen in the Australian competition.
The popular Dadi has been keenly sought by rival clubs in Australia and overseas, but Glory have moved to tie him down for a second A-League season.
Eugene has been an ultimate professional, he is enjoying his football and enjoying the lifestyl…