According to reports in France, Liverpool are interested in the possibility of signing Abdoulaye Doucoure. The 25 year old Frenchman has come into his own in the last 18 months or so, and ever since joining from Rennes back in 2016, it has certainly felt like he s been on an upward trajectory towards the top of European football.
Liverpool already have a fantastic squad but there are certainly areas they could strengthen when it comes to squad depth, and it d be interesting to see how Doucoure fits into that equation. Alas, the Reds won t be the only team in the mix, with the report suggesting that Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain could also be interested.
Watford have their eyes set on a very realistic top half finish in the Premier League this season in the wake of a s…
Massimiliano Allegri believes Juventus have the required quality to win the Champions League after swatting aside Monaco 4-1 to reach the final.
Goals from Mario Mandzukic and the star of the tie Dani Alves were enough to see off the Ligue 1 leaders 2-1 at Juventus Stadium, backing up their win in the principality last week.
Captain Gianluigi Buffon said post-match that reaching the final would mean nothing without victory in Cardiff and Allegri too espoused the importance of seeing out a first treble by an Italian side since Jose Mourinho s Inter after being denied by Barca in 2015.
Gigi is right, we are in the final and must try to win it, Allegri told Mediaset Premium. Hopefully this is the right year. I think Juventus have a very good chance of winning.
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Jack Grealish has made an impressive start as he adapts to life at Manchester City, according to the club s former striker Paul Dickov.
Ex-Aston Villa star Grealish signed for a British record £100million fee ahead of the 2021-22 season, bolstering an impressive group of playmakers in Pep Guardiola s squad.
Dickov believes the attacking midfielder has been given a run of games so that he learns the differences of playing at City, where he will not be the main man as he was with Villa.
And he has been happy with the England international s start at the club, with Grealish scoring twice and adding two assists across 10 appearances in all competitions.
Dickov told Stats Perform: No disrespect to Aston Villa, but there s a lot more quality in the squad at Ma…
Thierry Henry is hoping to learn from his mistakes at Monaco after taking charge of MLS club Montreal Impact.
After assisting Roberto Martinez with Belgium, former Arsenal and Barcelona star Henry took up his first head coach role at Ligue 1 club Monaco in October 2018.
However, despite signing a three-year deal, Henry was dismissed in January, with his predecessor Leonardo Jardim coming in as his replacement.
Montreal, meanwhile, finished ninth in the Eastern Conference in 2019, with Wilmer Cabrera who only took charge in August not offered the chance to stay on as coach.
On his official unveiling as the Impact s new coach, Henry insisted he has put his poor spell at Monaco behind him and is hoping to prove his quality as a coach with Montreal, who wi…
Rangers lead at the top of the Scottish Premier League was reduced to one point after Inverness Caledonian Thistle struck late to earn a 1-1 draw at Ibrox.
After their loss in the Old firm derby last weekend Celtic piled the pressure on their rivals as they defeated ten-men St Johnstone 3-0 in the early kick-off.
At Ibrox a superb strike from Maurice Edu early in the first-half looked to be enough to continue the Gers 100 per cent winning start to the season.
But despite chances to increase their lead it was substitute Eric Odhiambo who prodded home eight minutes from time as Inverness remain undefeated away from home since November 2009.
Rangers made four changes from their midweek League Cup win as Steven Naismith and Steven Whittaker were rested befor…
Manchester City assistant coach David Platt has admitted Emmanuel Adebayor could leave Eastlands when the January transfer window opens.
The 26-year-old Togolese striker has found it found it hard to nail down a place in Roberto Mancini s starting 11, and has started just two English Premier League matches this term.
Adebayor joined City from Arsenal in a 25-million-pound deal in July 2009 and has scored 19 goals in that time, but he appears set to move away from Eastlands in a bid for more time on the park.
On Tuesday, he claimed to the Belgian press he would be moving to Italian giants Juventus when the transfer window opened. Without directly confirming those reports, Platt nonetheless said there was every chance Adebayor could be on his way out of the club.<…
Ander Herrera appears set to complete a move to Manchester United after paying his buy-out clause at Athletic Bilbao.
La Liga outfit Bilbao confirmed on Thursday that they had rejected a bid in the region of €36million for the highly-rated midfielder, who was a reported target for United 12 months ago.
However, it now seems certain that Herrera will switch to Old Trafford, after he paid the amount of compensation required to terminate his contract at San Mames.
A statement on Bilbao s official website read: The Football League (LFP) has certified Athletic Club that player Ander Herrera Aguera has fulfilled the requirements of the applicable regulations valid for unilateral termination of the employment contract that bound him to our club, by depositing today th…
Hull City left-back Joe Dudgeon has signed a one-year extension to his contract at the KC Stadium.
Dudgeon joined Hull from Manchester United in 2011, but has seen his gametime severely limited by two serious knee injuries in as many seasons.
The 23-year-old has made just 13 appearances in the last two terms, and he has not made a league outing since sustaining his first injury in a 3-2 Championship defeat to Blackpool in October 2012.
However, now fully-fit, Dudgeon is determined to finally grasp the chance to perform in the Premier League for the FA Cup finalists.
He told the club s official website: I managed to get fit for the last couple of months of last season and I got a few behind-closed-doors under my belt.
It was good to get those game…
Liverpool appear to be heavily tipped to make a January move for Barcelona starlet Ousmane Dembele.
The Reds are said to be contemplating a big-money move for the Frenchman this winter but there is a strong list of reason to suggest Jurgen Klopp would be making a mistake in doing so.
Building the Case Against Frenchman
Ousmane Dembele joined Barcelona as an infinitely talented teenager from Borussia Dortmund in 2017. The Catalans forked out initial £97 million (in a transfer said to be worth in excess of £130 million) to lay their hands on the youngster who was supposed to be a direct replacement of Brazilian superstar Neymar.
Little has been made at the time of the manner Dembele left the Bundesliga heavyweights BVB, however. During his time with Borussia Do…
Xherdan Shaqiri is adamant Liverpool will push Manchester City all the way in a Premier League title challenge this season.
The Reds showed great potential at times during 2017-18, playing expansive, entertaining football to please the neutrals, but their defensive shortcomings ultimately contributed to only just scraping a fourth-placed finish.
However, this term they have been far more solid at the back, their five goals conceded the joint-lowest alongside City and six fewer than the next best defence.
A commendable 3-0 win at Watford on Saturday continued their unbeaten start to the season and left them with 33 points, their highest ever tally after 13 matches of a Premier League campaign.
Although they remain two points adrift of City, Shaqiri is …