What the papers say
Reece James is wanted by Manchester City, according to the Independent. City are said to see the 23-year-old from Chelsea as a possible replacement for his fellow England right-back Kyle Walker, who is 10 years his senior.
Mason Greenwood’s time in Spain could be set to continue. The Sun reports Getafe are looking to extend the 22-year-old striker’s loan deal from Manchester United.
Borussia Dortmund’s Julian Brandt is catching the eye of Premier League clubs, according to the Mirror. The paper reports that Arsenal and Newcastle are both keen on the 27-year-old Germany midfielder.
Arsenal are also said to be keen on adding Douglas Luiz to their midfield options. The Mirror reports Aston Villa’s 25-year-old Brazilian has emerged as the…
Thomas Tuchel says he wants Chelsea to be the side that everyone aims to avoid heading into the Champions League quarter-finals.
The reigning champions kept their title defence on track on Wednesday by advancing to the last eight with a 4-1 aggregate victory over Lille.
Leading 2-0 from the first leg at Stamford Bridge three weeks ago, Tuchel s side fell behind at Stade Pierre-Mauroy to a Burak Yilmaz penalty.
However, Christian Pulisic responded in first-half stoppage time, before Cesar Azpilicueta completed the turnaround with 19 minutes remaining.
Tuchel is hopeful his side will have the fear factor in the quarter-final draw, which takes place on Friday.
The head coach also heaped praise on skipper Azpilicueta, whose last Champions League goal…
Parma are in talks with Bayern Munich over a potential loan deal for Joshua Zirkzee, according to Sky in Italy.
Having passed through several Dutch clubs at different youth levels, the 19-year-old joined Bayern s Under-17 side in 2017 and kicked on from there, earning first-team promotion last summer. This season, he has made a total of only five appearances across all competitions, with no goals to his name yet. Primarily a striker, standing 6 4 tall, Zirkzee boasts considerable talent, but it s obvious he isn t playing much at the moment.
Any deal between Bayern and Parma for the youngster is very likely to include an option to make it permanent in the summer.
Zirkzee was previously linked with Everton, with reports suggesting he was on his way to Goodison Par…
Steve Bruce has taken over as manager of West Brom, the club confirmed on Thursday.
Bruce signed an 18-month contract to replace Valerien Ismael, who was dismissed after just seven months at the helm on Wednesday.
West Brom have won just one of their past seven games in the Championship and slipped to sixth following a 2-0 loss at Millwall on Saturday, leaving them eight points adrift of the automatic promotion places.
Bruce, who spent two years in charge of West Brom s rivals Aston Villa from 2016, has been promoted to the Premier League four times in his managerial career and was available after being sacked by Newcastle in October, shortly after the Tyneside club s lucrative takeover.
He has been named manager; Ismael was head coach at The Hawtho…
Jurgen Klopp is overseeing the best Liverpool team there has been , according to club legend Steven Gerrard.
Liverpool remain in the hunt for an unprecedented quadruple this season, though a 1-1 draw with Tottenham at the weekend saw them slip three points adrift of Premier League leaders Manchester City.
Despite the Reds winning the European Cup and Champions League six times in their history, Gerrard believes the current crop is the best they have ever had.
Because of the way the game has changed – it s gone quicker, it s gone faster – I think you re probably watching the best Liverpool team there has been. That s due to the speed, mentality and intensity of this current group, said Gerrard.
But I say that without disrespecting previous …
Kieffer Moore s first goal for Wales was not enough for Ryan Giggs men as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Slovakia in Thursday s Euro 2020 qualifier.
Wales took the lead at Stadion Antona Malatinskeho through Moore s maiden goal 25 minutes into his first competitive start for the senior side.
But they were denied a third successive victory by Juraj Kucka s goal early in the second half as Slovakia, who had Norbert Gyomber sent off late on, fought back strongly for a point.
The point leaves the visitors fourth in Group E and three points behind Slovakia, although they have a game in hand on each of the sides above them.
Wales were 1-0 winners when these sides met in Cardiff seven months ago and they took a deserved lead in Trnava.
Less than a minu…
Jose Mourinho insists he knows David de Gea wants to stay at Manchester United and is convinced the Spain international will sign a new contract.
De Gea has developed into arguably the world s best goalkeeper at United having joined from Atletico Madrid in 2011, but his future has regularly been the subject of speculation.
Although United managed to tie him down amid interest from Real Madrid in 2015, that deal will expire in June if the club do not trigger their option for an extension.
The chances of United not doing so are minuscule, but that would only buy them another season, and rumours have suggested Paris Saint-Germain are interested in bringing De Gea to France.
He produced another remarkable save in Tuesday s 1-0 Champions League win over Young …
Inter Milan moved back to the top of Serie A in convincing style with a 3-0 win at defending champions Napoli.
Simone Inzaghi’s side had been knocked off the summit by Juventus’ victory at Monza on Friday, but emphasised their title credentials after being set on their way by a stunning goal from Hakan Calhanoglu.
Nicolo Barella doubled Inter’s lead just after the hour mark and Marcus Thuram made certain of all three points five minutes from time.
The win takes Inter two points clear of Juventus and 11 in front of Napoli, who have now taken just seven points from a possible 21 at home.
A HUGE 3 POINTS!
— Inter (@Inter_en)
The home side in fact made a bright start and could have gone ahead in the third minute, only for Yann Somm…
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said Manchester United do not have to splash the cash on superstar signings, urging the Red Devils to adopt a careful approach in the transfer market.
United have invested heavily since Alex Ferguson left in 2013, spending large sums on high-profile players like Angel di Maria, Radamel Falcao and Alexis Sanchez, who have not delivered.
Sanchez has struggled to convince since arriving from Premier League rivals Arsenal in January last year, while former boss Jose Mourinho repeatedly called on United s hierarchy to spend more in the quest for success.
Caretaker manager Solskjaer, however, wants United to focus on buying players that fit the Manchester club.
— Manchester United (@ManUtd)
It is not about x amount of…
Arsenal could be set to sell Aaron Ramsey as they attempt to avoid losing him on a free transfer next summer, according to the Mail Online.
The Wales international will enter the final year of his contract in the summer and they are keen to cash in as opposed to losing yet another star for no fee.
Ramsey moved to the Emirates Stadium from Cardiff City in the summer of 2008 and has since racked up three hundred and nineteen appearances in all competitions, scoring fifty-three goals.
He has helped the Gunners win the FA Cup in three of the past four seasons with the first of those trophies coming in 2014, when he was also named the club’s Player of the Year.
Internationally, he has been capped fifty-two times for his country, scoring thirteen goals w…