David Moyes refused to answer questions on Manchester United s rumoured approach for Juan Mata following their League Cup exit on Wednesday.
The Spain international, Chelsea s player of the year for the past two seasons, has been strongly linked with a move to Old Trafford after falling out of favour following the return of Jose Mourinho as manager.
Media reports on Wednesday suggested a fee in the region of £35million had been agreed between the clubs, with the Spaniard s move to be finalised swiftly.
However, Moyes was in no mood to shed any light on the situation in the aftermath of United s dramatic League Cup semi-final defeat to Sunderland sealed in a penalty shootout.
Mata has made just 11 Premier League starts for Chelsea this term, but now has the chanc…
Argentina international Giovani Lo Celso has left Paris Saint-Germain to join Real Betis, with the LaLiga side having an option to make the move permanent.
Having signed for PSG in 2016, Lo Celso made 48 appearances in all competitions last term but has found his game time limited since Thomas Tuchel s arrival at the club.
In order to gain regular first-team football the 22-year-old has secured a temporary switch away from Paris, joining Quique Setien s side on a season-long loan.
I m very happy to be at a club with such a great history, Lo Celso told Betis official website.
One of the things that made me come was the club s project. Any player would get motivated by it.
Keeping in trend with their previous signing announcements, Betis revealed…
Harry Maguire is set to sign a new contract at Leicester City, according to the Telegraph.
The defender was strongly linked with a move to Manchester United during the recently closed transfer window but remained with the Foxes and he is now set to be offered a lucrative new deal.
Since signing from Hull City in the summer of 2017 the twenty-five-year old has racked up forty-five appearances in all competitions, scoring two goals while he was named their Player of the Year for the 2017/18 campaign.
His form last term saw him selected for England’s World Cup finals squad and he appeared in all seven of their games, scoring his first international goal in the quarter-final victory over Sweden last month.
Having opened their season with a 2-1 defeat t…
(GSM) Slovenia coach Matjaz Kek is confident that striker Zlatan Ljubijankic will be back to full fitness in time for their first match at the World Cup against Algeria.
Ljubijankic was a minor concern with an ankle injury but he has been given the go-ahead to play against the Algerians on 13th June.
I am happy that the injury to Zlatan Ljubijankic is not a serious one and he will be fit for the opening game against the Algerians, the coach said.
There is room for progress in several departments, especially when we don t have the upper hand, but overall I am satisfied with our build-up for the World Cup, he added.
The 26-year-old played more than 155 games for Domazle in 2002-2008 seasons and scored 43 goals.
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Excited to turn their attention back to Ligue 1 duties on Sunday afternoon, Rennes will welcome Clermont to Roazhon Park this weekend.
Starting with the hosts, putting in a nightmare Europa League performance in midweek as they eventually slumped to a 3-0 drumming at the hands of Italian giants AC Milan, Rennes will be seeking an immediate response here. Nevertheless, while Julien Stephan’s men might be seeking a real miracle in their bid to extend on their European adventure, the Brittany-based outfit are enjoying a major domestic flurry. Last seen in Ligue 1 action claiming a gritty 1-0 victory away at Le Havre, the Rennais have won all of their previous eight straight domestic showdowns across all formats a run that stems all…
London Olympics silver medallist Luguelin Santos clocked a season-best time on his way to Pan American Games gold in the men s 400 metres in Toronto on Thursday.
Santos ran 44.56 seconds, 0.11secs slower than the Games record set by Ronnie Ray in 1975 but enough to earn him the gold ahead of Machel Cedenio (44.70secs) and Kyle Clemons (44.84secs).
The Dominican finished behind only Kirani James in the 400m final in London in 2012.
Kendall Baisden overcame a slow start to win the women s 400m final in 51.27secs registering the worst reaction time to the starter s gun.
Baisden took 0.427secs to respond at the start, compared to silver medallist and fellow American Shakima Wimbley (0.180secs) who finished 0.09secs back from the winner.
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Liverpool F.C. manager Brendan Rodgers believes £32.5 million summer recruit Christian Benteke will turn out to be a bargain buy for the club.
Over the past three English Premier League seasons, the Belgium international, who joined Aston Villa from K.R.C. Genk for £7 million in the summer of 2012, has scored 42 goals in 88 matches.
Benteke, best-priced at to be the Premier League s top goalscorer in 2015/16, faces competition from Daniel Sturridge, Danny Ings, Divock Origi and Roberto Firmino for a regular-place in Rodgers starting XI next season, with Italian duo Fabio Borini and Mario Balotelli likely to leave Anfield for pastures new in the coming weeks.
However, all signs seem to be suggesting Benteke will be Rodgers first-choice striker…
Gareth Southgate has no plans to field an experimental side for England s Nations League fixture against Croatia.
The Three Lions take on their World Cup semi-final conquerors in Rijeka on Friday, with both teams searching for their first win in League A Group Four.
Southgate named an inexperienced squad for fixtures against Croatia and Spain – Borussia Dortmund s Jadon Sancho and Leicester City s James Maddison among six uncapped players selected.
Injuries to back-up goalkeeper Alex McCarthy and first-choice left-back Danny Rose have further complicated matters, but Southgate reiterated his belief in the squad s ability.
We re here to try and get a result so the team we play will be a team we believe in and [one that is] ready to start, Southga…
Nathan Ake has dismissed rumours linking him with a move to Manchester United, according to the Metro.
The Bournemouth defender, who has also attracted attention from Tottenham Hotspur recently has said that he is focussed with life at the Vitality Stadium amid such reports.
He is the latest centre-back to emerge as a target for the Red Devils, who have also been looking at Harry Maguire, Diego Godin, Jerome Boateng and Toby Alderweireld in recent months.
Since signing from Chelsea, initially on loan Ake has racked up fifty-nine appearances in all competitions, scoring six goals while he won his seventh senior cap for the Netherlands in Saturday’s 3-0 UEFA Nations League victory over Germany.
Prior to his move to the south coast the twenty-three-ye…
Jeff Stelling signed off from the “best job that anybody could possibly have wished for” as the presenter bade farewell after almost 30 years of fronting Soccer Saturday.
The 68-year-old announced last month his intention to stand down as anchor of the Sky Sports programme and earmarked the final day of the Premier League season on Sunday afternoon as his last show.
After touching tributes from colleagues past and present, Stelling was given a lengthy standing ovation by the punditry panel of Paul Merson, Clinton Morrison, Kris Boyd and Michael Dawson.
A final farewell from Jeff Stelling
— Sky Sports (@SkySports)
Stelling, who had planned to quit last year before reversing that decision, briefly hid his emotions with a mask of himself and …