Eredivisie champions PSV have completed the signing of Mexico defender Hector Moreno from Espanyol.
Moreno, 27, has joined Phillip Cocu s men on a four-year deal for a fee reportedly in the region of €3.5million. It means a return to the Netherlands for Moreno, who spent three and a half years at AZ Alkmaar before moving to Espanyol in 2011.
This is a good move, Moreno told www.psv.nl. At PSV I can fight for the title and play in the UEFA Champions League. I was ready for a new challenge and PSV have provided that.
My football and personality have grown during my time in Spain. I have played against some of the best players in the world. That is why I am a better player now than during my first spell in the Netherlands.
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Turkey s Bursaspor want to sign Manchester City defender Kolo Toure in the summer transfer window.
The club, keen to bolster their defence, have made the centre-back one of their primary targets on the transfer market.
The Ivory Coast international is reportedly no longer needed at the Premier League champions, and the Turkish side are keen to lure him to the Bursa Ataturk Stadium ahead of the 2012-13 campaign.
We ve been discussing it for two days. We are talking about the biggest Anatolian football transfer in history, coach Ertugrul Saglam told Dogan News Agency.
The player s quality is obvious. We re waiting for good news today. It s not over until he s signed.
The 31-year-old Toure joined Manchester City from Arsenal in the summer of 2009…
Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski will expose Arsenal s weaknesses in their Champions League encounter at the Allianz Arena, says Michael Tarnat.
Bayern eliminated Arsenal at the last-16 stage in 2013 and 2014 and will be hoping to take a step towards repeating the feat in the first leg of the tie on Wednesday.
Tarnat, who spent the 2003-04 season at Manchester City and is now the sporting director of Bayern s junior team, believes Arsene Wenger s side are susceptible to counter-attacking play.
He thinks the pace of Arjen Robben and Douglas Costa will prove influential and has backed Lewandowski to improve on the five goals he struck in the group stage.
Tarnat told Omnisport: Arsene Wenger has built a team in the last couple of years that always wa…
Riyad Mahrez admits he regrets the way he behaved after seeing a move to Manchester City fall through in the January transfer window.
The Algeria international was absent for two Leicester City matches after missing out on joining the Premier League leaders, who reportedly made a £60million offer on deadline day two months ago.
Mahrez denied going on strike after the disappointment of the failed move, but concedes he should have handled things better when he took a leave of absence from the Leicester squad.
I was away from here because I needed some time to think, it was a difficult situation, he told Sky Sports News.
Manchester City is a good move for everyone but it is the past. It is behind me. If we start talking about this it s like coming back to…
West Brom boss Tony Pulis has defended Jose Mourinho s indifferent first season with Manchester United and says they could win the Premier League next term.
United were held to an eighth draw in 15 league games at Old Trafford on Saturday as they toiled against a disciplined and highly defensive approach from West Brom.
The 0-0 stalemate was United s eighth at home in the top flight since Alex Ferguson stepped down as manager in 2013, but Mourinho had already predicted on Friday that he would enjoy an easier second campaign in charge.
Pulis, too, thinks that United will be much improved next season.
Jose is a top manager and it is a transition year for him, the West Brom manager told BBC Sport. I would not bet against him winning the title next year…
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Brazil will be aiming to round off the Copa America group stages in style as they take on Peru at the Corinthians Arena on Saturday evening.
Meanwhile, Ricardo Gareca s men will be hoping to upset the odds in Sao Paulo and also claim top spot in Group A.
Peru have had a positive if unspectacular tournament in Brazil so far and should they overcome their hosts, they will be guaranteed to finish top of the group. They begun the tournament with an unconvincing 0-0 draw against Venezuela. However, they then followed that up with a 3-1 victory against Bolivia. Even going into the game against Brazil, just a point will be enough to see them guarantee qualification for the next round. Should they qual…
A return to Barcelona appears on the cards for Neymar.
The Brazilian looks set to leave Paris Saint-Germain, with Barca and LaLiga rivals Real Madrid reportedly interested.
But the familiarity of Camp Nou could see Neymar play for Barca one again.
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Paris Saint-Germain superstar Neymar will re-join Barcelona, if he gets his wish.
According to Catalonia-based newspaper Sport, Neymar has told Barca players: Relax, I will come .
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Neymar – who left Barcelona for PSG in a world-record €222million deal in 2017 – has al…
Australia forward Mitchell Duke said bring on whoever when asked about taking on Lionel Messi or Robert Lewandowski in the World Cup round of 16.
The Socceroos progressed to the knockout stage of a World Cup for only the second time in their history, 16 years on from first doing so in 2006, by beating Denmark 1-0 on Wednesday.
Australia s victory at Al Janoub Stadium was required, with Tunisia stunning a much-changed France side in Group D s other game.
Messi s Argentina or Lewandowski s Poland are the most likely candidates to face Australia on Saturday, though Saudi Arabia could yet sneak through as Group C winners.
But whoever Australia have to face, Duke said they will be ready.
Bring on whoever, I feel like we could take on anyone right now,…
Hansi Flick wants to see changes made to the way football is coached in Germany, with more players in Jamal Musiala s mould the ideal outcome.
Germany beat Costa Rica 4-2 on Thursday, but the victory at Al Bayt Stadium was not enough for them to progress from Group E due to Japan s shock win over Spain.
A topsy-turvy second half saw Germany, who had gone ahead through Serge Gnabry s early goal, fall behind before Kai Havertz grabbed a double and Niclas Fullkrug completed the scoring.
Germany finished third, condemned to a second straight group-stage exit from the World Cup, after they had progressed from the first round in each of their 16 previous such appearances at the tournament.
With Euro 2024, which Germany are hosting, on the horizon, Flick believe…
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has once again underlined his desire to add more pace and creativity to his forward line.
The Red Devils have come under fire for scoring just twice in their last four games in all competitions and supporters at Old Trafford have become increasingly frustrated with the style of football on offer in recent weeks.
Having allowed Angel Di Maria to depart for Paris Saint-Germain before the start of the season and losing out to Chelsea in a pursuit of Pedro, Van Gaal previously admitted that United are lacking quality out wide.
And the former Netherlands boss has hinted at possible transfer activity by again calling for reinforcements in those positions.
We have to score more goals, I agree with that, but only one more…