Juventus want to bring back Alvaro Morata from Atletico Madrid in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Italian club Juventus will look for a new striker for next season and beyond, and that they are willing to pay €30 million for the former Real Madrid player.
Morata was on loan at Juventus from Atletico for the 2020-21 and the 2021-22 seasons. The Spain international striker scored nine goals and gave seven assists in 26 Serie A starts and scored two goals in six UEFA Champions League starts for Juve last season. In 2020-21, the 30-year-old striker scored 11 goals and provided nine assists in 23 Serie A starts and scored six goals and gave one assist in six UEFA Champion League starts.
Juventus are third in the Serie A table at the m…
Julen Lopetegui and Sergio Ramos both refused to credit a comeback draw at Athletic Bilbao as a good result for Real Madrid.
Lopetegui s side dropped points for the first time this season after Isco s header cancelled out Iker Muniain s scrambled opener at San Mames on Saturday.
Earlier in the day Barcelona had also been forced to come from behind, but a 2-1 win at Real Sociedad means the champions have a two-point lead at the top.
And Lopetegui, who missed the chance to become the first Madrid coach to win his first four league games since Manuel Pellegrini in 2009-10, could not be happy with his side s draw.
It s a very difficult place to come, Lopetegui said to Movistar Partidazo.
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Hoping to make an immediate return to winning ways on Friday night, Bologna will welcome Genoa to the Stadio Renato Dall Ara.
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Starting with the hosts, while Bologna have continued to gain a string of plaudits among Italy’s elite this season, the Greyhounds certainly signed off 2023 with a nightmare display. Eventually slumping to a shock 3-0 drumming at the hands of Udinese, Thiago Motta’s men are seeking an immediate response here. Nevertheless, extending on their Coppa Italia adventure last month as they secured a famous 2-1 victory away at Serie A title contenders Inter Milan, the one-time Genoa boss will be smelling the chance to get one over on his former employers this weekend. Losing just one of their previous seve…
Martin Skrtel has confirmed that talks have been held with Glasgow Rangers about a potential move this summer, according to .
The experienced defender started his career at Slovakian side Trenčin before joining Zenit St Petersburg in 2004. He moved to Liverpool in January 2008 and played alongside current Rangers manager Steven Gerrard until Gerrard s departure to LA Galaxy in the summer of 2015. In total, he made 320 appearances for the Reds and won the 2012 League Cup with them, before leaving to join Fenerbahce in a reported £5 million deal one year after his former captain.
He has now revealed that talks have been held over a possible reunion with Gerrard, but he also admitted that nothing had been agreed yet. Apart from Rangers, his agent has also talked to Basa…
Newcastle chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan says the club are now aiming to be “number one” after their transformation from relegation strugglers to Champions League participants.
The Magpies finished fourth in the Premier League and reached the Carabao Cup final last season, just over a year they had been battling to get out of the bottom three.
The catalyst for the improvement was the club’s takeover by the Saudi-led consortium headed by Al-Rumayyan and Amanda Staveley in 2021.
Our chairman, His Excellency Yasir Al-Rumayyan, reflects on a momentous season for Newcastle United.
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“It is a great achievement to start with,” Al-Rumayyan told NUFCTV in an interview reflecting on his first full season at the helm.
Arsene Wenger would talk to Bayern Munich if they were interested in appointing him as head coach, although he insists there has not yet been any contact with the German club.
Bayern are looking for a new boss following the sacking of Niko Kovac, with Hansi Flick taking charge of the 2-0 Champions League win over Olympiacos on Wednesday.
Wenger, out of work since leaving Arsenal in 2018, would appear to be one potential candidate, with reports indicating he could be appointed until the end of the season.
Speaking in his role as a pundit for beIN SPORTS, the 70-year-old revealed he had come close to taking the job in the past and could not rule out the move.
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Manchester United skipper Bruno Fernandes is determined to end a poor season on a high after Sunday’s jaw-dropping and “spicy” FA Cup quarter-final win against Liverpool.
With immense pressure on manager Erik ten Hag and his misfiring side, the Red Devils secured a remarkable 4-3 victory in stoppage time of extra time through substitute Amad Diallo.
His strike sparked wild celebrations and secured an FA Cup semi-final against Coventry, breathing new life into a season that had threatened to go into a tailspin.
Asked if he had ever seen scenes like that at Old Trafford before, captain Fernandes said: “I think the last year probably against Liverpool, it was the turnaround of last season and kind of the same.
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Deportivo Alaves have completed the signing of Joselu Mato from Newcastle United for an undisclosed fee, both clubs and the player himself have confirmed.
Despite successfully surviving in the Premier League, Newcastle are stranded in the middle of huge uncertainty regarding their near future. The situation surrounding the club ownership seems rather murky at the moment, Rafa Benitez has left his role of manager after his contract expired and joined Chinese side Dalian Yifang, and they ve lost the services of Ayoze Perez who has moved to Leicester City. Now they ve lost Joselu as well.
After two years at the St James Park and 46 appearances for the Magpies, the 29-year-old forward has signed a three-year contract with the La Liga side, who believe their attacking line i…
Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane took the blame for this side s Champions League exit at the hands of Manchester City on Friday.
Pep Guardiola s side won 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium to claim a 4-2 aggregate victory and reach the quarter-finals, where they will face Lyon.
Raheem Sterling put City ahead after Varane lost possession to Gabriel Jesus in just the ninth minute of the game.
Karim Benzema equalised but Jesus restored City s advantage after Varane made a mess of a header and then failed to nod the ball back to Thibaut Courtois.
It was a rare poor performance from the France international, who was without usual centre-back partner Sergio Ramos due to suspension, and he was prepared to accept responsibility.
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Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti conceded the race for the Scudetto was no longer in his side s hands after they fell to a 3-2 loss to Fiorentina.
Dries Mertens cancelled out Nico Gonzalez s first-half opener at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, before Jonathan Ikone and Arthur Cabral put the visitors two goals to the good.
Victor Osimhen pulled one back in the closing stages for Spalletti s side, but his efforts were ultimately in vain as Napoli succumbed to their sixth league loss this season, five of which came at home.
The defeat leaves them level on points with defending champions Inter, who have played a game fewer, and two behind Serie A leaders Milan ahead of the Rossoneri facing Torino on Sunday evening.
With that deficit in mind, a visibly disa…