According to a recent report from Calciomercato, Juventus are considering a move to sign Barcelona star Ousmane Dembele next summer.
It s safe to say things haven t been going particularly smoothly for Barca over the course of the last twelve months with moles, big players departing and the board coming under fire for a string of different decisions. Now, as we look ahead to their immediate future, the term rebuilding has never felt more appropriate than it does in 2021.
Some would argue they can t really afford any other major exits and yet, this report suggests there may be another substantial one in the form of Ousmane Dembele.
The Barca sensation has been known as a bit of a controversial figure in the past and that s almost an understatement but in terms of…
(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.
Slovenia have been drawn in Group …
Jose Mourinho claims he does not know whether Manchester United will bring in January signings amid reports the Premier League giants will look to sell Paul Pogba in the next transfer window.
United face Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday, where defeat would leave them 19 points behind their title-chasing rivals.
Mourinho has frequently voiced his displeasure at United s failure to secure the reinforcements at centre-back he wanted for this season and a perceived disparity in spending between his own club and others in the upper echelons of England s top flight.
Pogba has been on the bench for United s previous two Premier League games and his most notable contribution to the midweek Champions League defeat in Valencia was a glaring close-range miss.
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Lille have been ordered to pay €300,000 compensation to Belgian club Genk over the signing of forward Divock Origi.
Belgium international Origi joined Lille in 2010 after playing for Genk s youth academy. He joined Premier League Liverpool in July last year before being loaned back to the Ligue 1 club for the 2014-15 season.
FIFA ruled in Februrary 2014 that Genk were not entitled to compensation for training Origi as they did not offer him a contract.
However, they appealed the decision to the Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS), who have accepted Genk s justification for not trying to sign Origi to a deal.
Genk argued the club would have been punishable under Belgian law by offering a contract to Origi, who was 15 when he left for Lille.
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Raheem Sterling should move on from frustrations with referees and opponents and follow the example of Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi, according to Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola.
England winger Sterling has proved a key figure in a triumphant campaign for City, with Guardiola s men picking up the Premier League title and EFL Cup.
A rampaging performance in a 4-1 win at West Ham last weekend returned three assists, taking Sterling s overall Premier League tally this season to 11 alongside 18 goals.
The 23-year-old was also bafflingly denied a clear penalty when he was brought down by West Ham defender Aaron Cresswell during the second half and, as his team-mates celebrated at full-time, he remonstrated with referee Neil Swarbrick.
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Manchester United have signed full-back Diogo Dalot from Portuguese champions Porto.
Dalot only made his first-team debut in February but the 19-year-old has moved to Manchester on a five-year deal, with an option for a further year, after Premier League runners-up United activated his release clause.
With out-of-favour Italian Matteo Darmian expected to leave Old Trafford and manager Jose Mourinho desperate to provide veteran right-back Antonio Valencia with more competition, United have turned to the Portugal Under-21 international.
Joining Manchester United is an unbelievable opportunity for me, Dalot said in a statement on United s website.
I have grown up in Porto s Academy and I am so thankful for everything they have done for me. But the chance o…