AC Milan defender Davide Calabria is a target for Premier League and LaLiga clubs, his agent has confirmed, although no talks have taken place with Manchester United.
The 22-year-old has been linked with the Red Devils after impressing this season in Serie A under Gennaro Gattuso.
His representative, Gianni Vitali, says there is more than one club to have shown an interest in the full-back, but denies United have made an approach.
No real negotiations, no, but the intentions are there and they have been there, he told Calciomercato when asked about offers from elsewhere. I ve never sat down with anyone because of the simple fact that he s very happy where he is, he s young and he plays at high levels.
It seems to me normal that he could be interestin…
Janne Andersson says the current England team s style is a far cry from the game he grew up watching on television as a teenager.
The Sweden head coach faced the media on Friday ahead of his nation s World Cup quarter-final against Gareth Southgate s side, who squeezed past Colombia on penalties in the last 16.
After topping Group F, Sweden defeated Switzerland 1-0 in the second round thanks to Emil Forsberg s deflected effort and victory in Samara on Saturday would see them through to the last four of this tournament for the first time in 24 years.
The two sides have become familiar foes after meeting three times at major finals since the turn of the century England triumphing at Euro 2012 following draws at the 2002 and 2006 World Cups and Andersson revealed ho…
Excitement levels are understandably high at Bournemouth as they prepare to get their maiden Premier League campaign under way with a home game against Aston Villa.
After lifting the Championship title last season, manager Eddie Howe has strengthened his squad with a host of close-season additions.
Max Gradel and Lee Tomlin are the latest new arrivals for Bournemouth, who had previously brought in Tyrone Mings, Joshua King, Artur Boruc, Adam Federici and Sylvain Distin, a player with vast Premier League experience.
Howe has now challenged his squad to show they belong in the top flight, while acknowledging he faces a dilemma in finalising his starting XI.
We re keen to get going, said the Bournemouth boss. The team is ready and we need to prove we re…
Mauricio Pochettino assumes Danny Rose, Toby Alderweireld and Mousa Dembele will all remain at Tottenham beyond the end of the transfer window.
The trio have been linked with moves away from Spurs and teams in France, Germany and Spain can still buy players, despite the window having already closed in England.
However, Pochettino has revealed he is preparing as if there will be no departures from his squad this month.
I am working like if all the players will still be here, he said at his news conference on Friday.
I cannot work thinking if they are going to be here tomorrow or not. Not only these names [but] different names.
Maybe tomorrow [Saturday] or this afternoon an offer arrives, [and] we will consider it.
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Hakan Calhanoglu is flying to Italy as he prepares to undergo a medical with AC Milan ahead of his move from Bayer Leverkusen.
The attacking midfielder posted an image on Instagram stories showing him about to board his plane, along with the caption off to Milan .
He is expected to undergo initial fitness tests on Sunday, before his full medical on Monday.
Reports in Italy suggest Calhanoglou will cost Vincenzo Montella s side an initial €20million, a deal that could rise in value to €24m.
Kessie, Silva, Musacchio, Borini and Rodriguez in the building.
Hakan Calhanoglu is next for .
— Omnisport (@OmnisportNews)
I am on my way to sign the contract in Milan, the 23-year-old said to Bild.
I want to thank Bayer Lever…
Alex Ferguson said he wants his trophy record to be broken by a Manchester United manager.
The legendary Old Trafford boss collected 38 trophies in 26 years in Manchester, including 13 Premier League titles and two UEFA Champions League crowns.
Usually ever competitive, Ferguson revealed his desire for another United boss to outdo him.
We had a wonderful run of success when I was here and we won a lot of trophies, Ferguson told The Mirror.
But I really hope someone comes along and breaks my record here, I really do.
I d like to see another United manager come in and win 45 trophies in 25 years. Nothing would make me happier.
Why? Because it s a food chain at this club. First there was the great Sir Matt Busby and then there was me.
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Karim Benzema talked up the relationship he has with Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane, adamant they are like brothers even if they occasionally yell at each other.
Zidane returned to Madrid in March following the sacking of Santiago Solari, the Frenchman having departed the club last May in the wake of winning a third successive Champions League title.
Benzema enjoyed his best season in terms of league goals under Zidane in 2015-16 when he netted 24 times and he was said to be particularly keen on the coach s return when Solari was dismissed.
Unsurprisingly Benzema has been similarly effective since Zidane s reinstatement, scoring eight times in as many games to take his season tally to 21.
And Benzema spoke highly of their relationship, even if they do …
Chelsea are interested in bringing Barcelona s Denis Suarez to Stamford Bridge, according to Marca.
Having played twice for Manchester City at the start of his career, Suarez moved to Barcelona in 2013 and made a total of 36 appearances for their B side, scoring seven goals. He spent 2014/15 on loan at Sevilla helping them to their second consecutive Europa League trophy, and then made a permanent move to Villareal. However, Barcelona inserted a buyback clause into the deal and exercised the option in 2016. Since his return to the Blaugrana, his involvement was mostly off the bench.
Chelsea manager Maurizzio Sarri has already attempted to obtain the services of the talented midfielder once during his days at Napoli, but he didn t get his wish. At the moment, Suarez is s…
Joe Ralls penalty miss proved costly for Cardiff City as Lucas Perez scored twice to help West Ham to a 3-1 Premier League win at London Stadium.
Having replaced the injured Marko Arnautovic late in the first half, Perez followed up his first Premier League goal since January 2017 with a second just five minutes later to put the game beyond Cardiff.
Things would have been different, however, had Ralls converted from 12 yards in the 35th minute, with Lukasz Fabianski pulling off a comfortable save from the midfielder s tame strike.
And although the loss of Arnautovic seemed to have derailed West Ham s chances, replacement Perez took centre stage before Michail Antonio wrapped up the points just after the hour, meaning Josh Murphy s late header was no …
Colombia heaped misery on Lionel Messi and Argentina with a 2-0 victory in their Copa America opener on Saturday.
Runners-up in 2015 and 2016, Messi s Argentina were looking to banish their past demons in pursuit of a first major international title since 1993.
However, Argentina were upstaged by Colombia, who made a winning start in Group B thanks to Roger Martinez s 71st-minute stunner and Duvan Zapata s late sealer.
As Argentina pressed and probed, first-half substitute Martinez sent a thunderous strike past Franco Armani in Salvador and Zapata made sure of the win during the closing stages.
Argentina came into the tournament off a 5-1 rout of Nicaragua and with the most Copa victories in history (119) but the South American giants did not look like wi…