Hakan Calhanoglu has completed a shock free transfer to Serie A champions Inter from city rivals Milan.
The Turkey international has signed a three-year deal with the Scudetto winners after failing to agree fresh terms with Milan.
Calhanoglu spent four seasons at San Siro with Inter s bitter foes, scoring 32 goals and providing 42 assists across 172 appearances in all competitions.
He confirmed on Monday, a day after his national side s elimination from Euro 2020, that an agreement had been reached with Inter.
The Nerazzurri announced Calhanoglu s arrival on their official website on Tuesday.
Calhanoglu created 98 chances in Serie A last season – the highest number of any player in Europe s top five leagues.
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Eden Hazard has suffered a fresh injury blow, with Real Madrid confirming he has sustained a muscle injury in his right leg.
The Belgium forward has yet to feature for Los Blancos this season having endured an injury-hit debut 2019-20 campaign.
Hazard s big-money arrival from Chelsea was met with much fanfare but the start of his campaign was held up by a hamstring complaint and he sustained a fractured foot in a Champions League game against Paris Saint-Germain in November having started to show flashes of his best form.
A broken ankle he suffered in February not long after returning from that setback further derailed Hazard s progress and there were suggestions this month he returned to pre-season overweight.
Head coach Zinedine Zidane defended Hazard a…
Germany boss Julian Nagelsmann wants to continue the momentum from their victory over France heading into their final match with the Netherlands before the European Championship in June.
Nagelsmann’s side ran out 2-0 winners over France on Saturday to end a run of three games without victory – dating back to October where they beat the United States 3-1 – and will now face the Netherlands in their last dress rehearsal before their home Euros.
The German manager does not want the result over France to be a one off and is keen to build on the performance by naming an unchanged side.
He told a press conference: “It’s about the team believing in itself and this path – even in negative moments in the game.
“We have turned into what we want to con…
Alan Pardew says Newcastle United fans are not getting carried away with the club s unbeaten start to the English Premier League season.
Playing just their second campaign back in the top flight after being relegated in 2008/09, Newcastle are one of only two teams yet to lose this season, and sit a lofty third on the table.
Their record goes on the line on Saturday when they travel to face the other unbeaten side, league leaders Manchester City.
And there are two more tough assignments to follow in the coming weeks, with fixtures against Manchester United away and Chelsea at home.
Regardless of the outcome of Newcastle s hardest run yet, Pardew believes the supporters are sensible enough to keep their expectations in check.
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Newcastle striker Ayoze Perez said their 1-0 derby loss to Sunderland on Sunday was an unfair result.
Manager Alan Pardew s horrendous record in the Tyne-Wear derby continued at St James Park, as their local rivals came to Newcastle and won for the third consecutive visit.
Pardew has overseen only one victory between the two rivals a 1-0 success at the Stadium of Light in August 2011 in eight derbies.
Perez, who has scored crucial goals against Tottenham and Liverpool this season, said he felt Pardew was unfortunate not to chalk a rare derby win to his name.
It was a souring defeat so we aren t very happy about it but now we are focusing on the next game and we need to bounce back, Perez told nufc.co.uk.
Personally, I think I just need to keep p…
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has reportedly blocked Ched Evans transfer to Maltese club Hibernians due to his conviction for rape.
Hibernians revealed on Friday that they are keen to sign former Sheffield United striker Evans with technical director Jeffrey Farrugia claiming everybody in life does mistakes and that you should have your second chance .
But Evans is likely to be denied the opportunity of playing for the Maltese Premier League leaders due to laws regarding convicted sex offenders.
We are determined to have one of the toughest regimes in the world for managing sex offenders, to stop them reoffending and to protect victims, an MoJ spokesperson said, according to reports in the British media.
Probation officers must give permission for sex o…
Jordan Henderson wants Barcelona target Philippe Coutinho to stay at Liverpool, as the captain seeks to remain focused on the Champions League play-off against Hoffenheim.
According to the club, Coutinho is suffering from a back problem and missed Liverpool s 3-3 draw at Watford on Saturday as a consequence.
The Brazil international has not travelled with the squad for the match at the Rhein-Neckar Arena on Tuesday and reportedly submitted a transfer request last week, shortly after Liverpool s owners Fenway Sports Group announced they will not consider any offers for the 25-year-old.
Speaking to the media in Germany, Henderson said: It s a difficult situation for Phil but, as players, we re fully focused on the job at hand.
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Japan have removed Javier Aguirre as their coach following allegations of match-fixing.
Javier Aguirre has been sacked as Japan coach amid allegations of match-fixing during his time in Spain.
The Mexican was appointed in August, but has come under the spotlight in recent months as part of a probe into his time in charge of Real Zaragoza.
Investigations are focusing on a Liga clash with Levante in May 2011.
Japan have taken the decision to remove Aguirre for fear of suffering repercussions in their bid to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.
We came to think that we must avoid risks that these things affect the World Cup Asia qualifiers, Japan Football Association president Kuniya Daini told a news conference.
We have reached the decision to …
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France and Bulgaria head into the clash at the Vasil Levski National Stadium on Saturday night both harboring hopes of reaching the World Cup in Russia next year. Didier Deschamps men currently sit top of Group A on 17 points and a win would certainly secure their place at the tournament. Bulgaria meanwhile sit fourth, with three points going a long way in the pursuit of a play-off place.
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Petar Hubchev’s troops come into the clash with the European Championship finalists looking to earn two wins out of two during their final two games. The Lions currently occupy fourth position and will hope to overturn a four-point deficit to Sweden in second in order to qualify for the p…
It has come to Spanish media’s knowledge that Barcelona and Real Madrid are both keeping a close watch on Juventus midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur.
The 20-year-old Uruguay midfielder has only joined Bianconeri this summer from Boca Juniors but six appearances in the Italian top flight have been more than enough for the teenager to earn plenty of admirers.
Various Spanish outlets are reporting that Spain’s bitter rivals have set their sights on the player who was part of the deal which saw Carlos Tevez move to Argentina giants back in 2015.
Juventus paid less than €10 to land one of the biggest talents of the South Americas and could choose to cash in on the midfielder who is said to have already ‘tripled’ his value.
Real Madrid are said to have be…