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 .
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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.
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Antonio Conte has urged Tottenham to be more careful in the transfer market after suggesting the club was guilty of making mistakes in the past .
Spurs allowed Tanguy Ndombele, Giovani Lo Celso and Bryan Gil all leave the club on loan in January, while Dele Alli joined Everton on a permanent deal.
Alli undoubtedly flourished for a time at Spurs, but Lo Celso and Ndombele have so far proven to be expensive flops since joining in 2019.
Lo Celso, signed for an initial £27.8million (€32m) from Real Betis, was shipped off to Villarreal with a purchase option, while Ndombele – a club-record signing at £55m (€63m) – was sent back to Lyon, who retain the right to buy him for a reported €65m (£54m).
Spurs do at least appear to retain hope for Spain in…
West Ham United manager David Moyes is not getting carried away despite his side becoming the first side in 14 group stage matches to win away to Dinamo Zagreb in the Europa League.
The Hammers won 2-0 over the Croatian champions on Thursday after goals from Michail Antonio and Declan Rice, marking the club s return to Europe for the first time since 2016.
The victory comes on the back of an unbeaten start to the Premier League season for Moyes side, who are eighth with eight points from four games.
Coming away from home in Europe to Zagreb, which we probably see as being one of the hardest away trips, you have to say that it s a great job for the first time in a while that we ve been [on this stage] and the players have done really well, Moyes said.
Le…
Brentford have signed Netherlands goalkeeper Mark Flekken on a four-year contract.
The deal, which brings the four-times capped Flekken from Bundesliga side Freiburg, is subject to international clearance and work permit.
“We’re very happy to have signed Mark,” head coach Thomas Frank told the official Brentford website.
He s a keeper
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“He’s a player with a lot of quality who will strengthen our goalkeeper group.
“He has big experience and joins us after two great seasons with Freiburg, who have just had a top season in the Bundesliga, finishing fifth and qualifying for the Europa League.
“He was a big part of the team there and now he’s coming to us and will hopefully make the grou…
Barcelona have released Miralem Pjanic from his contract, with the former Juventus and Roma midfielder joining Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates.
Pjanic joined Barca from Juve in 2020 and was part of the side that won the Copa del Rey that season, though he soon fell down the pecking order.
A loan spell in Turkey with Besiktas last season saw Pjanic s time at Barca reach the beginning of the end, and his stint at Camp Nou is now over officially.
FC Barcelona and Miralem Pjanic have reached an agreement to release the player from the contract binding the player to the club until the end of the 2023-24 season, a club statement read.
The club publicly expresses its gratitude to the player for his professionalism, dedication and commitment and for al…
Mikel Arteta has invited Arsene Wenger to make a sensational Arsenal return as he claimed the Gunners would be delighted to have him much closer .
Wenger was appointed Arsenal manager in 1996, leading the Gunners to three Premier League titles and seven FA Cup triumphs before his departure in 2018.
The Frenchman currently works as FIFA s chief of global football development, acting as a figurehead for world football s governing body.
Arteta played under Wenger for five years before retiring in 2016 and taking a coaching role with Manchester City, prior to accepting his first managerial job at Arsenal in December 2019.
After meeting the 72-year-old at the recent premiere of his film Arsene Wenger: Invincible , Arteta indicated he would welcome his form…