Flamengo superkid Vinicius Junior wants to delay his move to parent club Real Madrid. Real signed the 17 year-old a year ago before loaning him back to Fla last season. Vinicius Junior was expected to join Real this summer for preseason before being loaned out to a LaLiga rival for the new campaign. However, Don Balon says the youngster wants to delay the move by six months so he complete the season in Brazil. Real management is unsure, with concerns that Vinicius Junior is now being targeted by opposition players and fans. The youngster invited controversy last week after scoring…
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Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo wants to return to the Premier League next season, it has been sensationally revealed. And the Manchester United hero favours living and playing in London. Le 10 Sport says Ronaldo has decided to leave Real at the end of this campaign and instructed agent Jorge Mendes to find him a club in London. Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham have all been contacted. However, Mendes has also urged Ronaldo to consider a location beyond London, knowing PSG would be happy to welcome him, while there’s other Premier League clubs further north interested. United, however, won’t be in…
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has personally ruled out any prospect of selling Michy Batshuayi. Batshuayi is on a straight loan at Borussia Dortmund to the end of this season. And BVB chief Hans-Joachim Watzke revealed: “We tried our best to get a permanent option for Michy Batshuayi. “But it was a no go for Chelsea. When Roman Abramovich says no, it is a no.” The 24-year-old has switched seamlessly from life in the Premier League to the Bundesliga. He has netted three times in his opening two matches for Peter Stoger’s side, while also registering an assist.
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte should be keeping an eye out for another job, ex-Blues boss Ruud Gullit has claimed. Speculation has been rife about Conte’s future at the club as the club are out of contention to retain the Premier League title. The Italian has been forthcoming with comments to the press and has publicly asked the club to refute the rumours of his imminent departure. The Blues hierarchy have failed to do so, and Gullit, who won the 1997 FA Cup as Chelsea manager, believes that because of this, Conte should be broadening his options. He told SunSport: “Hearing…
Luis Enrique wants to bring his Barcelona backroom staff with him to Chelsea at the end of the season. The Spaniard is desperate to reconnect with the men that helped him win nine trophies in three years with the Blaugrana. This group includes current Celta Vigo boss Juan Carlos Unzue. The Sun has claimed Enrique has made getting his backroom staff a priority if he agrees to takeover from Antonio Conte at the end of the season. The rest of Enrique’s backroom team – scout Robert Moreno, trainer Rafael Pol and psychologist Joaquin Valdés – joined Unzue when he moved…
Former Kumasi Asante Kotoko forward, Amed Toure claims it will be very difficult for Kumasi Asante Kotoko to qualify in Brazzaville against Club Athlétique Renaissance Aiglon (CARA). Kumasi Asante Kotoko slightly urged pass CARA in the first leg of the CAF Confederations Cup courtesy a 90+3 minute penalty by Yakubu Mohammed. A packed Baba Yara Stadium on Sunday, February 11 saw referee Issah Sey award five penalties, four to the home side and one to the visitors. Kotoko missed three of their four strikes and CARA also failed to slot home theirs. Speaking to Angel FM’s Michael Ashley Darko(Samma), 2010…
Yakubu Mohammed scored a 90+3 minute penalty for Kumasi Asante Kotoko to snatch a 1:0 first leg advantage against Club Athlétique Renaissance Aiglon (CARA) in a game that Referee Issah Sey awarded five penalties. Striker Saddick Adams failed to find the back of the net from the spot with just 12 minutes showing on the clock. The disappointed supporters in Red and White witnessed two more spot kicks scared away by the Congolese Shot-stopper. Steve Pollack, head Coach of Kumasi Asante Kotoko threw more cards forward in search of the game’s opener. It was the turn of skipper Amos Frimpong…
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has learned he faces fresh competition for Tottenham striker Harry Kane. Perez is prepared to offer €200m to Spurs chairman Daniel Levy to sign Kane – but also knows he will have to overcome stiff competition to win the striker’s signature. Manchester United were linked with Kane in Marca over the weekend – but it is Manchester City’s interest which has now reached Perez’s desk. Diario Gol says intermediaries have warned Perez that City boss Pep Guardiola is also keen on Kane and approved a massive move for the England international. Indeed, City are prepared…
Manchester City ace Kevin de Bruyne insists he’s not bothered about individual honours. City boss Pep Guardiola has declared De Bruyne could win the Ballon d’Or. But the Belgium international responded: “I do everything to win titles with the team. What happens after is an extra. “I am very pleased with the way everything is going for me. I am playing this way because the team is playing this way. “It makes it easier for me, it makes it easier for them. At the end, if you get an individual honour it is beautiful.”