According to , as relayed by , Lazio are interested in signing Arsenal central defender David Luiz in the summer of 2021. The former Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain star is out of contract at the Gunners at the end of the season, and Serie A outfit Lazio are reportedly looking into the possibility of securing the services of the Brazilian on a free transfer.
Wesley Hoedt and Matteo Musacchio have not performed as well as expected, and Lazio are now reportedly on the hunt for a new central defender. Simone Inzaghi’s side are sixth in the Serie A table at the moment with 55 points from 29 matches, six points behind fourth-placed Atalanta and could still finish in the Champions League places.
Luiz has been on the books of Arsenal since 2019 and is an important player in …
Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan has warned his team-mates that opponents will try to derail their quadruple bid with negative tactics.
City claimed a 2-0 win over Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday to reach the FA Cup semi-finals for the third season in succession – the first time they have achieved the feat since 1931-32 and 1933-34.
The victory, courtesy of goals from Gundogan and Kevin De Bruyne, was hard fought as a defensive-minded Everton side packed men behind the ball, happy to surrender the majority of the ball to City.
Indeed, Everton s total possession of 25.9 per cent was their lowest since a fixture against Pep Guardiola s side in March 2018 (18 per cent).
Midfielder Gundogan praised City s patience against the Toffees and pr…
Dango Ouattara scored and was later sent off as Burkina Faso advanced to the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals with a 1-0 win over Tunisia.
Ouattara s first international goal means Kamou Malo s men will now face Senegal or Equatorial Guinea, who meet on Sunday, in Wednesday s last-four tie, although the Lorient forward will be absent after receiving a red card for a heavy aerial challenge.
Wahbi Khazri went close with a free-kick as Tunisia dominated much of the first half, yet it was Burkina Faso who went in at the interval ahead.
Ouattara latched onto Ibrahim Toure s pass, checked back inside two Tunisia defenders and fired a left-footed strike past Bechir Ben Said three minutes into stoppage time.
Tunisia thought they would be given the chanc…
Jose Mourinho feels ready for a big celebration and wants Roma to give him an excuse – but he is still not sure what will qualify as success this season.
The former Chelsea, Real Madrid, Inter and Manchester United boss has taken on a tough assignment in the Italian capital, as he bids to turn Roma into a team that can compete for trophies.
They are some way off being competitive in terms of the Serie A title race, just like Tottenham in his previous job were unable to mount a sustained Premier League challenge.
Mourinho was reminded on Friday of how he and his Tottenham coaching staff showed euphoria when qualification was secured for the second-tier Europa League in July 2020, prompting the question of whether he would celebrate in the same manner should Rom…
All eyes will be on Milan this Friday to see if Clarence Seedorf s men can bounce back from defeat to Napoli against Bologna at San Siro.
Since taking over in January, the Dutchman had guided Milan to two wins and a draw in Serie A before Napoli overturned them 3-1 at San Paolo on Saturday.
Gokhan Inler s goal and a Gonzalo Higuain brace ensured Napoli of the points on Saturday, but Seedorf will be confident his side can get back on track against a Bologna outfit just four points off the relegation zone.
Sunday s 2-1 victory over Torino ended a run of five matches in the league without a win for Davide Ballardini s men who have failed to beat Milan since August 2008 when goals from Marco Di Vaio and Francesco Valiani handed Bologna the points.
Seedorf handed debu…
The Premier League has welcomed a declaration from the European Union Court of Justice (CJEU) that attempts to sanction European Super League clubs would be legal.
On Thursday, CJEU advocate general Athanasios Rantos dealt a blow to the Super League s supporters – including Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus – stating UEFA and FIFA would be acting lawfully by preventing clubs from participating in third-party competitions.
With a judgement expected in the new year, Rantos was responding to a request by a Madrid court for a ruling on whether the governing bodies could take action in accordance with competition law and fundamental freedoms.
Supporters of the Super League had argued sanctions would be incompatible with EU competition law.
But UEFA descr…
The agent of Manchester United winger Nani, Andrea Pastorello, expects the player to leave the club when the transfer window re-opens in the summer.
Nani, who joined United from Sporting CP for €25.5 million in the summer of 2007, put pen to paper on a new five-year contract at Old Trafford in September.
Upon securing Nani s services until 30 June 2008, : I m really pleased Nani has re-signed for the next five years.
He has great ability and experience beyond his 26 years. I ve been impressed with his approach to training and look forward to working with him in the coming seasons.
However, the Portugal international, 27, has made just nine English Premier League appearances without a goal this season and finds himself behind the likes of A…
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has hailed 21-goal winger Riyad Mahrez, whom he says reads the game perfectly .
The Algerian has been a key part of City s Premier League title push, netting eight goals in their past 10 league games, for a season total of 10.
Mahrez has been influential in Europe as well with six Champions League goals for City, who are into the quarter-finals. Across all competitions this season, he already has 21 goals to his name.
The 31-year-old contributed 14, 13 and 12 goals over the previous three seasons, with his increase in production prompting praise from Guardiola – 21 is already a personal best.
He s an exceptional player,” Guardiola said at the news conference prior to Monday s league game with Crystal Palace. He s…
Millie Bright says an agreement has been reached between England players and the Football Association with regard to the dispute that has been ongoing over bonuses and commercial structures.
Just prior to the summer’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, the Lionesses in a statement tweeted by Bright expressed their disappointment at the matter having not been resolved before the tournament, and said they had decided to pause talks with the intention of revisiting them after.
Asked for an update on the situation on Thursday, Bright – who captained the European champions at the World Cup, where they finished as runners-up – told a press conference: “We’ve had a really good conversation with the FA.
From your Lionesses x
— Millie Bright (@Md…
Since Ralf Rangnick took charge at Manchester United, much of the focus on them has revolved around – unsurprisingly – how they press, or don t, for that matter.
Of course, the overriding narrative when he was appointed fixated on how he was the supposed godfather of gegenpressing and would definitely have United pressing more effectively than Liverpool in a matter of weeks…
Okay, there probably weren t many making such grand claims, but the point remains: United s off-the-ball work became the focus.
That meant their rather underwhelming attacking displays went a little unnoticed until Rangnick started talking about their expected goals (xG) after their 1-1 draw with Southampton.
As it turns out, since Rangnick s arrival, United have underperformed …