David de Gea s goalkeeper coach Emilio Alvarez has left Manchester United, the Premier League club have confirmed.
The 47-year-old has worked closely with De Gea for the past three seasons, remaining part of United s backroom staff following Jose Mourinho s exit last December.
Alvarez also mentored De Gea at Atletico Madrid earlier in his career before following the Spain international in making the switch to Old Trafford in 2016, but he has left the club three months on from Richard Hartis arrival as senior goalkeeping coach.
I would like to thank Emilio for all his help and hard work since my return to the club, United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said.
He is a good coach and we all wish him well for the future.
Alvarez s exit comes less t…
Atletico Madrid are interested in signing Thomas Meunier from Borussia Dortmund in the January transfer window, according to . It has been reported that the defending Spanish champions are looking for a player who can play in a back-three and who can play as a full-back.
Meunier is one of the names on Atletico’s transfer list. The 30-year-old right-back has been on the books of Dortmund since 2020 when he joined as a free agent after leaving Paris Saint-Germain. The Belgium international made in the Bundesliga and four starts in the Champions League last season.
The 30-year-old has provided two assists in three Bundesliga appearances and has given one assist in one Champions League appearance for Dortmund so far this season.
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Barcelona are struggling financially but Xavi is desperate to reinforce his attack following Sergio Aguero s retirement.
Ferran Torres and Edinson Cavani are believed to top Barca s transfer list heading into the January window.
It could be a busy month ahead for the LaLiga outfit.
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Manchester City s Ferran Torres and Manchester United forward Edinson Cavani are priority objectives for Barcelona, according to Marca.
Barca continue to be linked with Spain international Torres as Xavi attempts to bolster the embattled LaLiga giants.
Cavani has also emerged as a top target after Sergio Aguero retired from football and the duo could reportedly arrive in January.
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Malaga have unveiled another attacking threat ahead of their Champions League trip to Porto as the Spaniards seek to maintain their good form.
Malaga have unveiled another attacking threat ahead of their Champions League trip to Porto as the Spaniards seek to maintain their good form.
Brazilian teenager Lucas Piazon impressed in his first start for Malaga on Saturday, setting up the only goal in his side s 1-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao.
Piazon, who is on loan from Chelsea, did well to hold off two opponents before finding space on the left-hand side of the penalty area and cutting the ball back for Javier Saviola to score.
The 19-year-old forward started instead of Joaquin against Athletic Bilbao and although the latter will be expected to return to…
Hamburger SV sporting director Frank Arnesen has revealed that highly-rated South Korea international forward Heung-Min Son is in advanced contract negotiations with the club, .
Son, who left Dongbuk High School to join Hamburg s youth academy in 2008, is reportedly being monitored by a number of clubs across Europe, including the likes of Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur.
The 20-year-old forward, whose current contract expires in the summer of 2014, is set to be offered a new long-term contract worth €2.7 million-a-year by Hamburg, .
The deal would likely include a clause that would allow the South Korea international to leave Hamburg in the summer of 2014.
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Iker Casillas says he did not lash out about a deteriorating relationship with former Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho in order to avoid a circus at the club.
The Porto goalkeeper was Madrid captain and a long-term regular when Mourinho arrived at the Santiago Bernabeu, but the pair fell out during their final season together in 2012-13.
However, Casillas insists he kept quiet on the matter so that it would not become an even bigger issue within the media.
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derstand that there were people who had it in for me with my issue with Mourinho, he told Marca. They [the fans] loved to whistle on the field.
I kept quiet for the good of the club, so as not to be creating a circus when the situation was not good. In the end, we reached the [Copa de…
Marco Reus is determined to keep Borussia Dortmund s Bundesliga title chances alive when they take on Ingolstadt on Saturday.
Thomas Tuchel s men sit second in the table heading into this weekend s encounter, trailing leaders Bayern Munich by eight points, and face a tough task to catch the reigning champions in the remainder of the season.
Reus refuses to throw in the towel, though, and aims to keep fighting right until the very end.
If you don t always have a target, you are in the wrong line of work. You want to achieve something, play well, win titles and be important to the team, Reus told the official Bundesliga website.
Looking at the bigger picture, we have had a decent season so far. We scored a lot of goals and played a lot of good games. It w…
Zinedine Zidane has dismissed speculation he does not get along with Dani Ceballos, insisting the midfielder was loaned to Arsenal to increase his game time.
Ceballos season-long loan to the Premier League club was confirmed on Thursday, as the Spain international became the Gunners second signing of the transfer window, followed closely by William Saliba.
The 22-year-old joined Madrid from Real Betis in 2017, having shined in the European Under-21 Championship following an impressive 2016-17 season in LaLiga.
However, Ceballos struggled to establish himself under Zidane, making 22 appearances in all competitions in 2017-18 before featuring 34 times last term.
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Atletico Madrid captain Gabi hopes his team s Europa League success convinces Antoine Griezmann to stay at the LaLiga club.
Griezmann was the hero in Lyon on Wednesday, scoring a brace to guide Atletico to a 3-0 win over Marseille in the final.
But the France international is linked with a move to Barcelona in the close-season despite being contracted until 2022.
Gabi said the 27-year-old s team-mates had already tried to convince Griezmann to stay and he hopes the trophy helps.
We already told him a couple of things he can t leave us, he told reporters.
Let s hope today s performance convinces him to stay there.
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According to a recent report from Calciomercato, Tottenham are working on a deal to potentially sign Paulo Dybala from Juventus.
Spurs made an attempt to sign him back in 2019 but an issue with the image rights got in the way, although according to this report, that’s no longer an issue.
The 27-year-old has seemingly had one foot out of the door for quite some time now, and many fans have just been waiting to see whether an offer would come in sooner rather than later.
It’s taken a while but Tottenham finally appear to be in a position to really make something happen, although Chelsea may have something to say about that down the road.
Spurs have gone big and gone hard with regards to bringing in some exciting stars as of late, and if Jose Mourinho a…