Jesus Navas has secured a return to Sevilla on a free transfer having been released by Manchester City at the end of last season.
The Spain winger joined City from Sevilla in 2013 and won the Premier League and two EFL Cups during his four years at the Etihad Stadium.
But he is now back at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan after agreeing a four-year deal, with Sevilla confirming his return in unusual fashion.
The club posted a video on Twitter of Navas becoming the victim of a faked kidnap , bundled into the back of a car with a bag over his head before being driven to the stadium.
He s ours!!!
— Sevilla FC (@SevillaFC_ENG)
Navas first joined Sevilla as a 15-year-old, making his debut in November 2003 the first of 393 appearances.
He w…
According to Bild, AS Roma are interested in signing Emil Forsberg after the Malcom deal failed to go through courtesy of Barcelona s last-minute involvement. The Italian side, who reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League last season, are eager to make a realistic push for the Serie A title in the next few years although given their current stature, and the fact that Juventus have just signed Cristiano Ronaldo, it may be harder than they initially thought.
Despite the Malcom setback they re still choosing to dust themselves down and pick themselves up again, with Forsberg, who made a series of impressive cameos at the World Cup this past summer, being their new primary target.
The 26-year-old has bee with RB Leipzig since 2015, but as is usually the case wit…
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With this potentially being Lionel Messi s last appearance at a World Cup, the 2014 runners-ups will be desperate to go one step further this time around and The Blue and Whites open Group D against Iceland at the Otkrytiye Arena on Saturday afternoon.
For Jorge Sampaoli s Argentina side, despite being overshadowed by bitter rivals Brazil during qualifying, The Blue and Whites still enter the tournament as one to watch. Coming off the back of scoring a hat-trick in a 4-0 win over Haiti, Lionel Messi has carried one another tremendous season that saw him scoring 34 La Liga goals for champions Barcelona. Along with Messi, Sampaoli s also has the likes of Gonzalo Higuain, Sergio Aguero and Paulo Dybala to call upon and the famous Blu…
Kylian Mbappe has had an extended flirtation with Real Madrid.
The Paris Saint-Germain forward is out of contract at the end of this season.
Mbappe has stalled on signing a new deal with PSG amid speculation of a move.
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Real Madrid are convinced they will win the race for Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe s signature, according to AS.
Los Blancos are certain the 22-year-old France international will join the club on a free transfer at the end of this season.
Mbappe has long flirted with Madrid and has decided he will not renew with PSG. The LaLiga giants are already planning Mbappe s arrival at the sporting and commercial level.
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Burnley have decided not to offer Joe Hart a new contract, and the former England international will therefore leave the club as a free agent at the end of the month, according to multiple sources.
Hart spent six years at Manchester City, winning two Premier League titles under Roberto Mancini and Manuel Pellegrini, but when Pep Guardiola took over in 2016 and brought Claudio Bravo with him, he lost his place in the team. He was loaned out twice, to Torino and West Ham, before making a permanent switch to Burnley in 2018.
However, Hart has stood between the posts only three times this season (none in the Premier League) , with Nick Pope reinstated as manager Sean Dyche s first choice for the role. He is still on his initial two-year contract, which is now about to expir…
There may still be three months of the 2021-22 campaign to play, but Manchester United will already have one eye on next season.
Not only is there a question mark over who will be in charge, but United must also freshen up a squad that has once again underperformed this time around.
If reports are accurate, it may well be that two of United s long-term targets end up reuniting at Old Trafford.
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Mauricio Pochettino has long been considered the favourite to take over from Ralf Rangnick should the interim manager, as expected, step aside at the end of the season.
According to the Telegraph, Pochettino wants assurances that he will be financially backed if he leaves Paris Saint-Germain, wit…
With the 2020/21 Premier League campaign drawing to a close this weekend, we have a stacked Sunday schedule from up and down the country. On a day that promises to produce plenty of drama, we have found a handful of helpful tips that are worth keeping an eye out for.
Sunday 23rd May
BST 16:00 Leicester City vs Tottenham
Starting with Sunday s hosts, after suffering that dramatic 2-1 defeat away at Stamford Bridge earlier in the week, Leicester know that certainly face an uphill battle this weekend. Dropping out of the top-four for the first time this season thanks to Tuesday s loss in West London, The Foxes know that nothing less than three points will be good enough at The King Power. Looking to match a similar level that saw them shock many and lift their fi…
Josko Gvardiol will take pride in having faced the best player in history , even if Lionel Messi went to another level in an Argentina shirt to humiliate the Croatia defender.
Gvardiol and Messi have been two of the stars of the 2022 World Cup and came face to face in the semi-finals.
But it was a battle Messi won emphatically, scoring one goal and creating another in a 3-0 Argentina win.
It was the assist that garnered most attention as Messi took on Gvardiol, beating him twice before cutting the ball back for Julian Alvarez.
Gvardiol was on the wrong end of one of the moments of the finals, but he was still delighted to be able to play Messi.
I have already played against him, but he plays differently than with his club, Gvardiol said.
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Sergio Leon s late equaliser struck a massive blow to Barcelona s LaLiga title hopes as Levante fought back to salvage a 3-3 draw.
Barca looked to be cruising to the top of the table with a victory at Estadi Ciutat de Valencia on Tuesday courtesy of Lionel Messi s 37th goal of the season and Pedri s first-half tap-in.
Yet two goals in as many second-half minutes from Gonzalo Melero and Jose Luis Morales pegged the fragile Catalan giants back.
Ousmane Dembele put Barca back in front, but Leon provided another dramatic twist when he levelled seven minutes from time.
Ronald Koeman s side paid the price for defensive frailties and trail Atletico Madrid who have a game in hand by a point with only two matches to play.
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Al Jazira got the Club World Cup under way with a 4-1 win over Tahitian side Pirae in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.
Hosts Al Jazira, who qualified by virtue of winning the UAE Pro League in 2020-21, were unsurprisingly a cut above their opponents, racing into a 3-0 lead by half-time.
Pirae – nominated for participation by OFC – did get on the scoresheet early in the second half thanks to an own goal, but Al Jazira finished them off just past the hour through the well-travelled Abdoulay Diaby.
Al Jazira will face Saudi Arabia s Asian champions Al Hilal in the second round, and the winner of that contest shall play European champions Chelsea in the second semi-final on February 9.
The hosts start with a win! kick-off the tournament in Abu Dhabi with a comfo…