Sven Botman acknowledged interest from Milan and Newcastle United as he confirmed his desire to leave Lille before the 2022-23 season.
Botman has established himself as one of the standout defenders in Ligue 1 over the past two seasons, winning the title with Lille in 2020-21.
His form has unsurprisingly prompted interest from elsewhere, with Milan and Newcastle both linked with moves since the January window.
A transfer to one of these clubs now appears highly likely, with Botman asked if he had played his last game for Lille.
I don t know, but I think so, the centre-back told AD. I intend to take a step.
Talks are under way now. I won t go into all of that, but it s going well. I do hope that the transfer for the new season is completed. Prefe…
Steve Bruce found the abuse he received at Newcastle United very, very tough to take and has hinted it could end up being his last job in management.
Newcastle confirmed on Wednesday that Bruce has left his role as head coach by mutual consent, a move that had been expected since the club s Saudi Arabian-backed takeover was completed.
Bruce was appointed in July 2019 and reached 1,000th matches as a manager in the 3-2 home defeat against Tottenham on Sunday.
He leaves with Newcastle sitting 19th in the Premier League, but did record finishes of 13th and 12th in his first two seasons after replacing fan favourite Rafael Benitez.
Bruce felt much of the criticism and insults he was subjected to crossed the line.
He told the Telegraph: When we get be…
Arsenal have won the race to sign Gabriel Magalhaes from Lille OSC, according to .
Having arrived to Lille from Brazilian club Avai in 2017, the 22-year-old defender spent some time on loan with Troyes and Dinamo Zagreb, but his fine performances for Lille in the cut-short 2019/20 season attracted the attention of a number of clubs across Europe. Everton, Napoli and Arsenal all showed very serious interest, while Manchester United and Manchester City monitored the situation. Everton were the first to drop out of the race, and the player s wish to test himself in the Premier League therefore had him leaning towards Arsenal until Napoli made him a last-gasp lucrative contract offer.
Nonetheless, talks with Arsenal on Saturday yielded a significant breakthrough, and Gabrie…
Giacomo Raspadori scored the only goal against the run of play as Napoli ground out a 1-0 Champions League win over Union Berlin.
Raspadori’s second-half strike gave his side a three-point cushion in second place in Group C ahead of Braga, who lost 2-1 to leaders Real Madrid.
Union gave a good account of themselves at a raucous Olympiastadion but remain pointless at the bottom of the group.
GOOOOAL!Jaaaack RASPADORI! La sblocca lui! | 0-1
— Official SSC Napoli (@sscnapoli)
Diogo Leite headed over from an early Union corner and while the early action on the pitch was otherwise flat, the bouncing home fans were creating quite an atmosphere.
Janik Haberer was denied an opener for the hosts after David Datro Fofana, on loan from Chelse…
When Liverpool triggered the Hungarian’s release clause to sign him from Leipzig in July there were eyebrows raised about the fee.
However, manager Jurgen Klopp and his scouting team had no doubts bringing in one of the most talented midfielders in the Bundesliga and youthful captain of his country bore little risk.
It may not be entirely accurate to say Szoboszlai has single-handedly revitalised Liverpool’s midfield in just a couple of months but with fellow new arrival, Argentinian World Cup winner Alexis MacAllister, hamstrung by having to play an unfamiliar defensive midfield role, there is little doubt who has made the biggest impact.
Growing up, the Hungarian idolised Cristiano Ronaldo – not for his talent but his mentality, and it is easy to see that…
Arsenal midfielder Lucas Torreira revealed he has discussed a move to Roma with head coach Jose Mourinho, as he labelled the prospect of joining the Giallorossi enticing .
The Uruguay international has spent the past two seasons out on loan after falling out of favour at Emirates Stadium, playing 26 times for Atletico Madrid in the 2020-21 season before making 35 appearances for Fiorentina last term.
Torreira s time in Florence was largely successful; having only scored four times in 89 Arsenal appearances, he netted five Serie A goals for Fiorentina as they finished seventh, a tally only bettered by Nicolas Gonzalez (seven) and now Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic (17).
And with Arsenal adding Porto s Fabio Viera to their midfield ranks in the off-season, Torre…
Everton paid tribute to Bill Kenwright as his long-term partner Jenny Seagrove, daughter Lucy and former Toffees striker and manager Joe Royle laid wreaths before the Carabao Cup match with Burnley.
As the trio walked to the centre-circle before kick-off at Goodison Park, Elton John’s ‘I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues’ was played and a minute’s applause was held for Kenwright, who was chairman for almost two decades and died last week at the age of 78.
A blue and white scarf was also placed on his seat in the directors’ box, where he had not sat since January due to security issues after a number of fan protests.
Owner Farhad Moshiri – making his first appearance at Goodison Park in more than two years – led the tributes in the matchday p…
Pep Guardiola believes Arsenal will be missing their most important player on Saturday in the forced absence of head coach Mikel Arteta, who he believes has the Gunners in the best shape since even before Arsene Wenger retired.
Club great Wenger left Arsenal in 2018 after 22 years in charge, during which time he presided over some glorious times but then also saw the club fall behind the Premier League s leading lights towards the end.
Unai Emery replaced Wenger but only lasted 18 months before eventually seeing fellow Basque coach Arteta succeed him, the former Arsenal captain leaving his role as Guardiola s assistant at City in order to take up the job.
Arteta s win percentage (55.1 per cent) may be no better than Emery s (55.1 per cent) but he recently celeb…
Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone will return to coach Inter in the future, according to his son and Fiorentina forward Giovanni.
Diego Simeone – who is under contract at the Wanda Metropolitano until 2020 – has made no secret of his desire to take over in Milan, where he played.
The 47-year-old Argentinean spent two years at Italian side Inter, winning the UEFA Cup in 1997-98.
Giovanni Simeone has spoken previously about Diego and his expectation that he will return to Inter and he did so again ahead of Fiorentina s clash on Friday.
I think the time will come, Giovanni told Premium Sport.
He s happy at Atletico right now, but one day he ll come.
Simeone has won LaLiga and the Europa League, and earned two runner-up medals in the C…
Everton are interested in signing Serhou Guirassy from Rennes in the summer transfer window, according to .
The well-known and well-respected journalist has claimed on Twitter that talks between Premier League club Everton and Ligue 1 outfit Rennes over a loan deal for Guirassy are advancing well, and that the Guinea international forward could well be on his way to Goodison Park.
Rennes : Serhou Guirassy se rapproche de la Premier League. Les discussions pour un prêt à avancent bien et pourraient aboutir après l’arrivée d’Arnaud Kalimuendo .
Benjamin Quarez (@B_Quarez)
Rennes are on the verge of signing Paris Saint-Germain forward Arnaud Kalimuendo for €25 million, so the French club needs to find a club for Guirassy.
The…