Fulham want over £50 million for Joao Palhinha amid interest from Liverpool and Bayern Munich in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Bayern are ready to make a move for Palhinha after scouting him, while Liverpool have a long-standing interest in the Portugal international defensive midfielder.
Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United and Chelsea are also claimed to be keen on Palhinha, who joined Fulham from Sporting Lisbon in the summer of 2022. The Cottager are ready to sell the Portugal international defensive midfielder at the end of the season, but they will want over £50 million in transfer fees for him.
Palhinha has scored three goals in 31 Premier League appearances for Fulham this season. Marco Silva’s side are 10th in the st…
Mikel Arteta wants to talk to the Premier League officials after Gabriel Martinelli s unusual dismissal in Arsenal s 1-0 win over Wolves.
Gabriel Magalhaes put Arsenal in front against the run of play at Molineux on Thursday but the Gunners were forced to cling on for a first victory of 2022 after Martinelli saw red.
The Brazilian lost his composure after being denied a free-kick and was shown two yellow cards at once by referee Michael Oliver in the 69th minute.
The first was for attempting to stop Daniel Podence taking a throw-in and the second was for barging Chiquinho over after chasing the ball back.
It was the 15th red card Arsenal have received in all competitions since Arteta took over in December 2019 – seven more than any other Premie…
Bayern Munich honorary president Uli Hoeness believes Matthijs de Ligt could leave this transfer window amid rumours he could be heading to Manchester United.
De Ligt, who played under Erik ten Hag at Ajax, has been linked to a move to Old Trafford after struggling in his first two seasons at Bayern.
No formal agreement between the clubs has been reached, though reports suggest the centre-back has agreed to personal terms.
Ten Hag confirmed the club were interested in signing De Ligt, who would be their second defensive addition if he joins, after they sealed a £52million deal for Leny Yoro last week.
Bayern, meanwhile, have also bolstered their defence in the off-season by bringing in Hiroki Ito from Stuttgart, and Hoeness hinted there was a chance De L…
Pep Guardiola described Jude Bellingham as exceptional after the England international gave an impressive performance in Borussia Dortmund s 2-1 defeat at Manchester City.
City were staring at a shock Champions League defeat when Bellingham met Marco Reus left-wing delivery to nod the Bundesliga outfit ahead in the second half on Wednesday.
But John Stones long-range strike beat Alexander Meyer in bizarre fashion with 10 minutes left, and Erling Haaland had the last word against his former club when he produced a terrific acrobatic winner.
Speaking after seeing his City team maintain their perfect start to the Champions League campaign, Guardiola singled out Dortmund s teenage midfielder for praise.
I was impressed two seasons ago when he was 17. Now he …
Barcelona will return to their revered footballing blueprint under Xavi and the Blaugrana faithful should be excited over a team to dream about , according to Ronald Araujo.
The Uruguayan was speaking at Camp Nou on Friday after committing his future to the club until the end of the 2025-26 campaign, with the 23-year-old set to play a big part in Barca s future.
Araujo has emerged as a key player this season, particularly since the arrival of Xavi following the dismissal of Ronald Koeman in October.
Xavi has overseen an upturn in fortunes with Barca climbing from ninth at the time of Koeman s sacking up to second in LaLiga, despite falling to three consecutive home defeats across all competitions in April.
Defender Araujo was quick to back Blaugrana boss…
Pep Guardiola became the fastest manager in Premier League history to accrue 500 points with Manchester City s 1-1 draw against Southampton on Saturday.
The Catalan coach, who first took charge of City in August 2016, reached the milestone figure in 213 matches – 18 fewer than previous quickest Jose Mourinho.
Jurgen Klopp is next on the list having reached 500 points in 236 games with Liverpool, while legendary Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson needed 242 matches to do so.
Arsene Wenger (249 games) completes the top five, with Rafael Benitez (267), David Moyes (340), Martin O Neill (351), Mark Hughes (367), Sam Allardyce (386), Harry Redknapp (392) and Steve Bruce (441) also members of the 500 club.
City have taken more points against Arsenal (34) th…
Manchester United are interested in signing Bayern Munich forward Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting in the summer of 2023, according to . Cristiano Ronaldo is out of contract at United at the end of the season, and if the Portugal international leaves Old Trafford, then the Red Devils could make a move for Choupo-Moting.
Choupo-Moting has been on the books of Bayern since 2020 when he moved to the German club after leaving Paris Saint-Germain. The 33-year-old forward is out of contract at the defending Bundesliga champions at the end of the season. He won the Ligue 1 title twice with Paris Saint-Germain and has clinched the Bundesliga title twice with Bayern so far.
The forward has made three starts and four substitute appearances in the Bundesliga for Bayern so far this season,…
Could we have seen a potentially decisive weekend in the Premier League title race?
Liverpool opened an eight-point lead over Manchester City at the summit as James Milner s last-gasp penalty secured a precious 2-1 win over Leicester City on Saturday.
The Reds moved eight points clear with the last-gasp triumph – and City were unable to cut into it as they slipped to a shock 2-0 defeat at home to Wolves on Sunday.
As for Manchester United, their torrid recent form continued with a 1-0 defeat at Newcastle United, while struggling Tottenham were on the end of a resounding 3-0 loss at Brighton and Hove Albion.
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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp revealed he would speak to star Mohamed Salah about his plans to potentially play at next year s Olympics.
Egypt s Under-23s booked their place in Japan, winning the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations at home on Friday.
Quarter-finalists at London 2012, Egypt may want Salah as part of their squad, and Klopp said he would need to talk to his forward with the tournament to be held from July 22 to August 8 next year.
I know this from an hour ago. I have no idea [what will happen], Klopp said, via the Liverpool Echo.
There are some problems I know in the future, this I know from an hour ago that Egypt have qualified for the Olympics.
I have to speak to Mo. I don t know if I do it today, or whenever. Who said they want him? Do…
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In what could prove to be a lively Championship showdown on Saturday afternoon, Norwich will welcome Blackburn to Carrow Road.
Starting with the hosts, extending on their EFL Cup adventure earlier in the week as they secured an action-packed 4-3 victory against League One outfit Stevenage, Norwich will be desperate to use that performance as a platform to build on. However, although the Canaries might have their sights firmly set on booking a play-off ticket this season, they did open the 2024/25 campaign with a worrying performance. Slumping to a 2-0 loss at the hands of Championship returners Oxford United, Johannes Thorup’s men will have plenty of mounting pressure on their shoulders. Signing off their pre-season prep…