Paul Pogba s departure from Manchester United at the end of this season has been long assumed.
The French midfielder s 2016 arrival for a second spell at Old Trafford came in a world-record breaking deal, but he has not delivered on the expectations that accompanied the £89million price tag.
As a result, the World Cup winner could well make a return to Juventus, the club where he first came to serious prominence.
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Juventus have made a contract offer they believe puts them in the box seat to sign Paul Pogba, according to the Mirror.
Pogba is set to leave Manchester United when his contract expires at the end of this season, and Juve have reportedly offered an £8million annual salary.
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Looking to book their spot in the fourth-round of this year s FA Cup, West Ham will welcome Championship outfit Birmingham City to the London Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
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Starting with the hosts, after battling back from falling two goals behind against Brighton on Wednesday, the Hammers managed to pick up a point at the London Stadium now find themselves in the top half of the Premier League table. While Manuel Pellegrini s side have managed to record just a single victory in their last four outings, West Ham have certainly shown improvements in the final third. Now scoring two or more goals in six of their last eight appearances, the former Manchester City boss will be glad to see that…
Rodri was hailed as a manager s dream as Pep Guardiola s midfield lynchpin signed a three-year contract extension at Manchester City.
The Spain international has been hugely influential in his deep-lying role and hit a crucial goal on the final day of the last Premier League season, as City pinched the title with a 3-2 comeback win over Aston Villa.
Although he had two years to run on his previous deal, City have moved to banish any doubts about Rodri s future by tying the 26-year-old to a deal that runs until the end of the 2026-27 season.
Rodri has racked up 151 games for City and twice been a Premier League and EFL Cup winner under Guardiola.
He said: Joining City in 2019 is the best decision I have made in my career. I have loved every second. I feel …
They re not used to Erling s natural runs yet, like we re not used to Darwin s. They ll need some time for Erling, but that doesn t mean he can t score.
Jurgen Klopp s assessment of Erling Haaland and Manchester City on Friday could easily have gone against the Liverpool manager.
After all, add in a great goalscorer to an already great team and surely the result can only be more greatness? But in Saturday s Community Shield game – taking place at Leicester City s King Power Stadium – Klopp s words rang true, and instead it was City s Julian Alvarez and Liverpool s Darwin Nunez who each made their mark.
Liverpool ran out the victors in this latest instalment of English football s new number one rivalry, as City lost the season s curtain-raiser for a sec…
According to a recent report from Corriere della Sarra, Chris Smalling’s agent has recently made the trip over to Italy in order to hold talks with Roma over a potentially permanent switch to the Serie A club. It’s been well documented that Smalling’s loan spell with Roma from Manchester United has gone incredibly well, to the point where most fans are shocked that this is the same man who hardly lit the sky up with his performances for the Red Devils.
Smalling has been consistently able to surprise and please fans around the world in equal measure since making his debut, and now, it’s all about figuring out what he wants. The world is his oyster and while a return to Old Trafford in order to try and prove himself is going to be tempting, the man himself clearly kno…
Nottingham Forest are close to signing Neal Maupay from Brighton and Hove Albion in the summer transfer window, . The report has claimed that Forest, who are playing in the Premier League this season after winning promotion from the Championship, have offered Brighton an initial transfer fee of £10 million plus £5 million in add-ons for the French forward.
Maupay has been on the books of Brighton since 2019. The 25-year-old has and created 13 big chances in 102 appearances in the Premier League so far in his career. The Frenchman can play down the middle as a central striker or as out wide.
Forest have made a number of signings already in the summer transfer window, as they aim to compile a squad that can compete in the Premier League. Steve Cooper’s side lost to…
Edin Dzeko took his tally of Serie A goals past 100 as Inter edged out Sassuolo 2-1 at the MAPEI Stadium on Saturday.
The 36-year-old became the third-oldest player to reach a century in the Italian top flight when he broke the deadlock in the 44th minute with only his second strike of the season.
Davide Frattesi s 60th-minute volley brought the hosts level, but Dzeko grabbed the winner and his 101st in the division when he headed home Henrikh Mkhitaryan s cross 15 minutes from time.
Simone Inzaghi s side are back to winning ways in Serie A following back-to-back defeats, while also ending a three-game losing streak on the road.
Sassuolo went close to opening the scoring in the fourth minute when Frattesi was denied from tight angle while Armand Lauriente…
According to a recent report from Corriere dello Sport, Patrick Cutrone may wind up leaving Wolverhampton Wanderers on loan during the January transfer window. Despite the fact that the Italian only joined the club during the summer, Fiorentina, Torino and Bologna are all eager to take him off of Wolves’ hands.
It doesn’t seem or feel like that’s a logical possibility at this moment in time, though, considering that Cutrone recently got himself back on the scoresheet against West Ham and seems to be showing renewed signs of confidence in English football.
Wolves also don’t have the deepest of squads, and if anything, Nuno Espirito Santo will want to strengthen and give himself options as opposed to letting players depart.
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Pep Guardiola claims Erling Haaland deserves to win the Ballon d’Or – but so does Lionel Messi.
Haaland has been nominated for the coveted prize after scoring 52 goals in Manchester City’s treble-winning campaign.
Yet City boss Guardiola has always maintained his former Barcelona talisman, who inspired Argentina to World Cup success in 2022, is the best player he has ever coached.
Guardiola said: “I always said that the Ballon d’Or had to be of two sections – one for Messi and one for the others.
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“Haaland should win. We won the treble because he scored 52 goals but, of course, Messi – his worst season is the best of most players. Both deserve it.
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Bayern Munich condemned racism in the strongest possible terms after Dayot Upamecano was abused online following his mistake against Manchester City on Tuesday.
Upamecano was caught in possession by Jack Grealish ahead of the lead up to City s second goal in their Champions League quarter-final first leg at the Etihad Stadium, with the hosts punishing the France international s error as Erling Haaland crossed for Bernardo Silva to nod home.
Pep Guardiola s men went on to win 3-0, giving Bayern a huge task ahead of the return leg next week at the Allianz Arena, and Upamecano was subjected to racist abuse on social media following the match.
Bayern commented on Upamecano s recent Instagram post: All of us at FC Bayern condemn racism in the strongest possible terms!…