According to a recent report from Marca, Real Madrid are not planning on allowing Vinicius Junior to leave the club during the January transfer window, regardless of whether or not it’s a loan deal or a permanent one. This comes despite the fact that Zinedine Zidane has not featured him at all in his last two matchday squads, leading to increased speculation that his time at the Santiago Bernabeu could be coming to an end.
Real have an abundance of attacking options as we all well know, but there’s certainly also an argument to be made that they are just as capable of replacing stars if things just aren’t working out. Vinicius Junior has been able to prove himself on certain occasions within Real’s ranks, but if there’s some kind of divide or friction between the tw…
Daniele De Rossi found life as a head coach was no bed of roses as SPAL split from their head coach on Valentine s Day.
In his place came another member of Italy s 2006 World Cup winning squad, with Massimo Oddo appointed until the end of the season on Tuesday, with a year s extension on offer if he keeps SPAL in Serie B.
SPAL announced De Rossi s dismissal on their website, saying five members of his staff had also lost their jobs.
Oddo has been handed the reins, with fellow former Italy star Stefano Fiore also joining as a technical collaborator.
Appointed in October, Roma legend De Rossi only lasted four months in his first role as a head coach.
The 39-year-old had been an assistant to Roberto Mancini as Italy won the Euro 2020 finals and hoped…
Newcastle United are interested in signing James Maddison from Premier League rivals Leicester City in the summer of 2023, according to .
Maddison has been on the books of Leicester since 2018 and has been superb for the Premier League champions over the years. The 25-year-old has scored five goals and provided two assists in seven Premier League appearances for the Foxes so far this season. During the 2021-22 campaign, the English playmaker made 28 starts and seven substitute appearances in the league for Leicester, scoring 12 goals and providing eight assists in the process.
The 25-year-old also made three starts and two substitute appearances in the UEFA Europa League for Leicester last season, scoring one goal and giving two assists in the process. Maddison has scor…
N Golo Kante s Chelsea contract is winding down, with the deal due to expire at the end of this season.
Kante, who will miss the World Cup due to a hamstring surgery, has only played twice this season for the Blues.
The France midfielder joined Chelsea in 2016 from Leicester City following their shock Premier League triumph and looks set to be on the move again.
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La Repubblica reports Juventus and Inter are circling for Chelsea midfielder N Golo Kante in January.
The report claims that the 31-year-old does not have a good relationship with new Blues boss Graham Potter and wants to leave Stamford Bridge.
It is also claimed that any January move would cost around £18m (€20m).
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Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany praised his side s mentality after they came from behind to beat Wolfsburg in their Bundesliga opener on Sunday.
An 82nd-minute goal from Serge Gnabry secured a 3-2 win at Wolfsburg and handed Kompany, who replaced Thomas Tuchel after their disappointing third-place finish last season, a winning start in the Bundesliga.
Bayern took the lead thanks to Jamal Musiala s 19th-minute opener, but started the second half in shocking fashion as they gave away a penalty just after the restart and then made a defensive error that enabled Wolfsburg to turn matters around.
However, after an own goal from Jakub Kaminski, Harry Kane teed up Gnabry to grab a late winner and seal all three points.
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Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis is confident coach Luciano Spalletti will remain with the Scudetto hopefuls beyond the expiration of his contract at the end of the season.
Napoli appear destined to win their first Serie A title since the Diego Maradona era this campaign, having built a huge 19-point lead over second-placed Lazio.
Having earned a club-record 71 points from their first 27 games of the Serie A season, Napoli will also face Milan in the club s first Champions League quarter-final appearance next month.
Napoli reportedly hold an option to trigger a 12-month extension to Spalletti s contract, with the 64-year-old having previously ruled out talks over fresh terms before the title is secured.
De Laurentiis is not worried about the prospec…
Joao Felix is increasingly frustrated with life at Atletico Madrid after dropping out of the starting XI in recent games.
The 22-year-old Portuguese is yet to score for the side in LaLiga or the Champions League this season and was an unused substitute in the midweek 0-0 draw with Club Brugge.
Atleti boss Diego Simeone has preferred Antoine Griezmann, Alvaro Morata, Matheus Cunha and Angel Correa in attack recently.
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Joao Felix has requested to leave Atletico Madrid in January, reports Fichajes.
The forward is frustrated that he has been used sparingly, largely outside the starting XI this term.
Joao Felix s contract runs until 2026 and it will likely require a hefty fee to sign him from Atleti, …
Harry Kane believes Tottenham are well placed to end their wait for a trophy but acknowledges that the next stage of the campaign will prove decisive.
Spurs have become regular challengers in recent seasons, yet they have fallen short of silverware since winning the 2008 League Cup, finishing as runners-up in that competition twice and the Premier League once.
Now, with Mauricio Pochettino s men still in the running for four titles this term, star striker Kane is determined to ensure that Tottenham do not fall away this time.
Ahead of Sunday s clash with Manchester United in the league, which follows a 1-0 EFL Cup semi-final first-leg win over Chelsea, the England captain has called on Spurs to step it up .
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Looking to make up some ground in the top-six chase on Wednesday night, Aberdeen will welcome Motherwell to Pittodrie.
Starting with the hosts, while Aberdeen might have found themselves at the heart of a real struggle when opening up the 2023/24 campaign, Barry Robson’s men have claimed a recent boost. Last seen over the weekend making an immediate return to winning ways as they clinched a 2-1 victory against Livingston, the Dons now have their sights set on mounting a top-half charge in the New Year. Despite suffering League Cup heartbreak at Hampden on December 17th as they fell to a 1-0 loss against Rangers, Aberdeen have won all of their other previous three appearances across all competitions. Signing off their Europa Co…
Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney say they will not get bored at Wrexham as they build a “sustainable business” at the newly-promoted club.
Wrexham ended a 15-year absence from the English Football League last month as the two actors’ investment in the Welsh club paid handsome dividends.
The pair took over the club from the Wrexham Supporters Trust in February 2021 and have invested heavily on infrastructure and strengthening manager Phil Parkinson’s squad since, with some reports suggesting an outlay of over £10million.
“I find it fascinating there are people who assume this could ever be boring in any stretch of the imagination,” said McElhenney, speaking on the Fearless in Devotion podcast.
“The things we have done and fe…