Things are getting interesting at RB Leipzig. The German club are currently sitting in third place in Bundesliga and are all set to qualify for the Champions League next season. The club might have a help in that competition next season, because Leipzig are interested in signing Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham.
According to Football Insider, Leipzig are preparing a move worth £30m for the young Englishman who has been excelling in the Championship. The 21-year old has been impressive in that league, scoring 23 goals in 34 appearances on loan at Aston Villa. Abraham has truly proved himself in Championship in recent years as a prolific striker, though he had his issues when he was at Swansea in his only Premier League season so far.
Abraham could be a possible r…
ESPN understands that Stephen Ireland has penned a new deal with Stoke City.
The thirty-one year old’s previous deal was set to expire in January though he has extended his stay until the end of the current campaign, despite not featuring in a single Premier League squad for over eighteen months.
In fact, he hasn’t played at all since the 2-1 defeat to Crystal Palace at the end of the 2015/16 campaign his sixty-fifth appearance for the club in all competitions.
Prior to his move to the Potters Ireland had three seasons with Aston Villa having began his career at Manchester City, while he has also turned out on loan for Newcastle United.
He was capped six times for the Republic of Ireland, scoring four goals but hasn’t featured for them in over …
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Without a win in their last four attempts, Jose Mourinho will be desperate to start 2018 with a win. 15 points off runaway league leaders Manchester City, the Red Devils will now be fully focused on securing a top-four finish come May. On New Years Day, Mourinho s men will travel to Merseyside to face an Everton side who s eight-match unbeaten run came to an end last weekend.
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For Everton, it appears that Sam Allardyce s honeymoon period at Goodison Park has come to an end. Prior to their trip down the south coast to face Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon, the Toffees were a side on an eight-game unbeaten run. Picking up consecutive 0-0 draw s against Chelsea and West Brom before their defeat aga…
Juventus have confirmed Andrea Pirlo has completed a move to New York City FC after his contract with the Serie A champions was terminated by mutual consent.
Italy midfielder Pirlo helped Juve to four consecutive Serie A titles following his move from Milan in 2011, including a league and cup double last season.
Pirlo was also part of the team that reached last term s UEFA Champions League final, but will now join the likes of David Villa and Frank Lampard as the latest high-profile signing for New York City.
Juve hailed Pirlo who attended City s recent MLS derby with the New York Red Bulls in a lengthy statement on their official website.
It concluded: It has been an honour and a privilege to have shared these four fantastic seasons with Andrea and …
Crystal Palace F.C. have completed the signing of Connor Wickham from Sunderland A.F.C. for an undisclosed fee.
Wickham, who joined Sunderland from Ipswich Town for a fee of £8 million in the summer of 2011, has put pen to paper on a five-year deal at Selhurst Park.
The former England Under-21 international scored five goals in 36 English Premier League appearances for the Black Cats last season.
I spoke to the gaffer last week and he said all the right things about the club and I ve got friends here who also told me some very good things, Wickham said.
I looked at the team before I arrived here and the signings that have been brought in, and the potential to score goals and the chances that could be created was a massive influence. Hopeful…
Karim El Ahmadi is desperate for Africa Cup of Nations success and hopes Morocco can bounce back from their opening defeat at the hands of DR Congo when they take on Togo on Friday.
Herve Renard s men were among the favourites heading into the tournament, but disappointed in their Group C opener as DR Congo proved to be too strong.
They desperately need a win against Togo to keep their chances of reaching the knockout stages alive and El Ahmadi has stressed they must act as a team and adapt if they are to succeed.
I want to achieve something with Morocco. That is my goal and what the entire team wants, El Ahmadi told NOS.
We are all hungry for success. It is about time.
I think we are among the favourites, in particular when you look at our ind…
Benfica head coach Rui Vitoria says targeting a place in the Champions League knockouts is a must for his side.
The Lisbon giants have only gone beyond the group stage once in their last seven attempts, in the 2011-12 season, when they were beaten by eventual winners Chelsea in the quarter-finals.
Vitoria wants to see a winning start to their campaign this term to give them the best possible chance of progressing, though he is wary of the attacking speed at the disposal of opening opponents Astana.
We want to start this group stage well, get three points and continue to perform the same way we did on Friday [in the 6-0 thrashing of Belenenses], he said.
We want to qualify from the group, which is something that has not happened too often in the past.<…
Hoffenheim have signed Jurgen Locadia from Brighton and Hove Albion on a season-long loan deal.
The former PSV forward has failed to make an impact at the Amex Stadium following his reported £16million transfer in 2016 a club-record fee at the time scoring six goals in 43 appearances.
Locadia started Brighton s opening Premier League game at Watford and was a second-half substitute against Southampton, but he was left out of the squad for Tuesday s EFL Cup tie at Bristol Rovers.
Hoffenheim confirmed on their official website that an agreement has been reached to take the 25-year-old on loan until the end of the 2019-20 campaign.
The Bundesliga side have taken three points from their first two matches and had been in the market for a fresh option in at…
Jose Mourinho insists he was not trying to punish Paul Pogba by dropping him for the 2-0 win over Huddersfield Town on Saturday, lauding the Frenchman s great attitude as he came off the bench.
Pogba had been withdrawn in the second half of United s 2-0 loss at Tottenham on Wednesday, with Mourinho substituting him shortly after the pair engaged in a heated discussion on the touchline.
The midfielder was then left out of United s starting XI for Huddersfield s visit, sparking suggestions that Pogba was in Mourinho s bad books.
But the coach insisted that is not the case, before going on to praise Pogba s replacement Scott McTominay.
Speaking in his post-match news conference, Mourinho said: I changed a few players and the intention was not to punish anyon…
Martin Odegaard will not be involved for Real Madrid against Deportivo Alaves amid speculation he could be set to join Arsenal.
Odegaard excelled out on loan at Real Sociedad in the 2019-20 season but has found first-team opportunities limited under Zinedine Zidane upon his return to the Spanish capital.
The Norway international has failed to score or assist in his nine appearances this season in all competitions and, having made just five starts, seems keen to seal a move away in January.
A return to the Basque club – where he managed seven goals and nine assists in 36 appearances – appeared to be on the cards, but Arsenal have now emerged as the clear favourites to sign the midfielder on loan.
Madrid assistant coach David…