After what feels like years of flirting and transfer speculation, Antoine Griezmann is finally a Barcelona player and it is a move that could ruffle a few feathers at Camp Nou.
Griezmann s arrival comes 13 months after the France star committed his future to Atletico in a documentary, rebuffing Barca and signing a new five-year contract at the time.
But, with Atletico s season fading away in May, Griezmann and the Madrid club published a video to Twitter in which the forward confirmed his desire to leave.
Barca s failure in the Champions League and Copa del Rey was proof of a need for Ernesto Valverde s squad to be improved and there can be little doubt his arrival achieves that.
However, there are reasons for trepidation for several of Griezmann s new te…
Last season he struggled a bit with a new club, new ideas, the way we wanted to play, Guardiola confirmed
Alongside Rodri, who arrived from Atletico Madrid for a similar outlay, Cancelo became a poster boy of a failed campaign for many City fans, where a third straight EFL Cup success could not make up for Liverpool romping clear to the Premier League title.
Despite being an ever present in the Premier League this time around, Rodri still seemingly has more to do to convince the masses. However, first when filling in at left-back and more recently at right-back as Walker convalesced following a COVID-19 positive, Cancelo has consistently caught the eye.
Now he has had more time and helps us to do something we need, Guardiola said. He was outstanding all the se…
Manchester United have cooled their interest in French hot-shot Karim Benzema paving the way for the young striker to move to Spain
United gaffer Sir Alex Ferguson has been monitoring the progress of the 20-year-old frontman for the last two seasons, but after the arrival of Dimitar Berbatov for £30.75million Ferguson s emphasis will be on other areas of the team next summer.
The Red Devils are still keen to wrap up the permanent signing of forward Carlos Tevez and although Benzema has been firmly shunted down Ferguson s shopping list, the player could still be an option if Cristiano Ronaldo leaves for Real Madrid in the summer.
Benzema has netted 11 goals in 15 appearances this season including three goals in three games in the Champions League and Lyon…
Steve McClaren has left his role as manager of FC Twente after a disappointing second spell in charge of the Eredivisie side.
McClaren returned to the Dutch club in January 2012 but couldn t replicate the success he enjoyed in his first stint in charge, when he won the league title.
Defeat to Heerenveen at the weekend left his side fifth in the league, six points behind leaders PSV Eindhoven with only four points out of the last six games, causing fans to turn on the Englishman.
And after losing the support of the fans and the board, the former England manager decided to walk away from the position despite being contracted until 2014.
A statement from McClaren to the club s supporters read: After the defeat to Heerenveen on Saturday the board of FC Twent…
Lazar Markovic will spend the 2016-17 season on loan at Sporting CP after the Primeira Liga club agreed a deal with Liverpool.
The Serbia international returns to Portugal after making just 34 appearances for Liverpool since arriving from Benfica in 2014.
Markovic – who scored three goals during his time at Anfield – has struggled to break into the first team in the Premier League, and was sent out on loan last season with Fenerbahce.
The 22-year-old arrived at Sporting on the day that striker Islam Slimani departed for Leicester City in a deal worth an initial €30million.
Sporting have been quick to bolster their ranks, though, with midfielder Elias also arriving from Corinthians.
However, they will not get to play alongside Zakaria Labya…
Everton defender John Stones has reportedly handed in a transfer request in a bid to force a move to Chelsea.
England centre-back Stones has been heavily linked with a move to Stamford Bridge, with Chelsea said to have made three approaches for the 21-year-old.
Chelsea s most recent bid was thought to be in the region of £30million as the Premier League champions aim to bolster their resources at the heart of a defence that has struggled so far this season, shipping seven goals in three league games.
Stones reportedly submitted the transfer request on Tuesday before training ahead of Wednesday s League Cup clash with Barnsley, whom he left to join the Merseyside club in January 2013.
Nobody at Everton was available for comment when contacted by Omnispor…
Major League Soccer has had some big names in their league in the last five years and soon they might get reinforcements. Wayne Rooney, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Carlos Vela and Bastian Schweinsteiger among others have all arrived to the United States and there are plans for a Serie A star to come over, as well.
According to La Voce di New York, New York City FC are looking to sign Dries Mertens in early 2020! The report says that the Belgian s contract with Napoli is set to expire in June 2020 and the franchise owned by the same owner as Manchester City sees that as their opportunity to get the player on a pre-contract this coming winter. That will be the time between the two MLS seasons, but the whole story is still a long shot.
NYCFC are definitely planning to get in a hug…
Xavi seems set to return to Barcelona as head coach, replacing Ernesto Valverde.
Valverde is under pressure again at the helm of the LaLiga giants after Thursday s Supercopa de Espana semi-final loss to Atletico Madrid.
And, it seems Barca are wasting no time finding a replacement.
TOP STORY – BARCELONA OFFER XAVI DEAL TO REPLACE VALVERDE
Barcelona have offered Al Sadd boss Xavi a two-and-a-half-year deal to replace Valverde, according to AS.
Xavi s potential return to Camp Nou, where he won eight LaLiga titles and four Champions Leagues in a glittering playing career, is dominating headlines in Spain.
The cover of Sport reads Earthquake Xavi , while Marca also reports that Barcelona have offered the job to the former midfield…
David Brooks’ classy display was the catalyst for Bournemouth thrashing Swansea 5-0 to become the first team to book their place in the FA Cup fifth round.
Wales international Brooks scored one goal and provided two assists as the Cherries racked up their biggest FA Cup win against a Football League side since beating Bristol Rovers 6-1 in the 1927-28 season.
Both teams made five changes from their weekend line-ups but that did not stop Bournemouth making light work of their Championship visitors to move into the last 16 for only the third time since 1989.
David Brooks.
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— Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup)
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Paris Saint-Germain will be travelling to Reims this weekend, and the two teams will be doing battle for points in the 2021-22 Ligue 1 season at the Stade Auguste-Delaune on Sunday evening.
Stade de Reims
Reims narrowly avoided relegation from the French top flight last season, and their hope this term will be to repeat the feat, though probably in a more comfortable fashion. They finished 14th, but only two points above Nantes in 18th, who had to fight their way through relegation play-offs to stay in the league.
At the moment, things aren t looking either too good or too bad for the team under the command of Oscar Garcia. They are both undefeated and winless after three rounds, having drawn 0-0 away to Nice, 3-3 at home aga…