Spanish giants Barcelona remain hot on the trail of Bayern Munich playmaker Thiago Alcantara, Bild can reveal.
The Catalans surprisingly decided to let the talented midfielder move to Allianz Arena back in July 2013 and they have clearly regretted the decision.
Barcelona have since made several attempts to bring Thiago back to Camp Nou, and they are pondering a fresh assault.
However, Bayern Munich have no intention of selling their star player as witnessed by the comments from sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic.
“Thiago only extended his contract until June 2021 last year. He is a leader for us. I am not fazed by the transfer talk at all,” Salihamidzic told Bild.
Since arriving in a €25 million deal, Thiago has produced 21 goals and 23 a…
Arsenal and Liverpool are ready to move for Manchester United defender Phil Jones, .
The twenty-four year old is yet to make an appearance under Jose Mourinho after missing the second half of last season through injury.
The Red Devils boss, who replaced Louis Van Gaal in the Old Trafford dugout in the summer is set to listen to offers for the England international who signed from Blackburn Rovers in the summer of 2011.
Since then, he has made one hundred and forty-one appearances for the club in all competitions scoring five goals and was part of the squad that won the Premier League in 2013.
He has been capped twenty times for England but hasn’t featured for them since playing in a 2-0 friendly defeat to Spain last November.
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Andre Villas-Boas has agreed a two-year deal to become the new head coach of Zenit.
The Portuguese has been out of work since leaving English Premier League side Tottenham in December by mutual consent, following a 5-0 home defeat to Liverpool.
Villas-Boas will take over at Zenit on Thursday, after the second leg of the club s UEFA Champions League last-16 tie with Borussia Dortmund, and replaces former incumbent Luciano Spalletti, who was ousted from his position after a goalless draw with Tom Tomsk earlier this month.
A statement on Zenit s website read: Zenit has agreed terms on a contract with new head coach Andre Villas-Boas.
The contract will be signed and Mr Villas-Boas will be presented in St Petersburg as Zenit s new head coach on March 20.
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Kenyan-born Germany international Linton Maina has made a stellar rise to prominence over the past couple of months.
His rapid progress caught the eye of the English Premier League giants Manchester United, it is being reported.
Maina only made his first Bundesliga start on Friday as he took part in Hanover’s goalless draw against Borussia Dortmund. The 19-year-old was also given a run in a 1-1 stalemate at Werder Bremen a week before and has turned plenty of heads with his displays.
German media outlets are now reporting that Manchester United have turned their attention to the player who went through all youth levels of the German national team.
Though still eligible to represent a country of his descent, Linton Maina has already received call-ups fo…
Marco Reus has signed a new contract with Borussia Dortmund that will keep him at the Bundesliga club until June 2023.
The Germany international s previous deal was due to expire at the end of next season but he has now committed his long-term future to his hometown club.
Reus – who was with Dortmund at youth level but made his name at Borussia Monchengladbach – has only recently returned from a serious knee injury suffered in his side s DFP-Pokal final victory over Eintracht Frankfurt.
The 28-year-old has won 29 caps for his country yet missed out on their successful World Cup campaign in 2014 due to an ankle problem.
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Is Julian Draxler a wise investment for PSG? (Photo: The Sun)
In the grand scheme of things, £30 million is not a big deal. Especially not for a cash-rich outfit like PSG, which they recently spent on Wolfsburg s Julian Draxler. Rather, the question is as to whether Les Parisiens should have even considered bringing in the young German to the Parc des Princes at this point in time. Let s have a look at the positives and negatives of what he could bring for Unai Emery s side, who are struggling to make the grade both in Ligue 1 and in the Champions League this season.
A questionable path to the Parc des Princes
Draxler is currently 23. In footballing years, that still puts him somewhat into the still has yet to fully discover his potential category. Back in 2011, he ma…
Borussia Dortmund are willing to sell Emre Can in the summer transfer window, according to . The former Liverpool midfielder is out of contract at Dortmund at the end of the 2023-24 campaign, but the German club are willing to cash in on him now.
Can has been at Dortmund since 2020, but the former Liverpool and Juventus star, who can also play as a defender, has failed to make a huge impact at the German club. The Germany international has made 14 starts and three substitute appearances in the Bundesliga so far this season, scoring three goals and providing one assist in the process.
Dortmund are second in the Bundesliga table at the moment with 57 points from 28 matches, nine points behind leaders and defending champions Bayern Munich.
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Manchester United will hope to dent Liverpool s hopes of making English top-flight history when the two meet at Anfield on Sunday.
Despite playing a game fewer than their rivals, Jurgen Klopp s men hold a 14-point lead at the top of the Premier League, having only dropped points in one of their 21 matches to date a 1-1 draw against United in October.
Liverpool s sensational consistency means they are in with a chance of setting a new benchmark for the quickest English top-flight title win in terms of games to spare.
There have been four instances of teams winning the league in England with five fixtures still to play. We look at the sides Liverpool are threatening to overhaul.
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Ernesto Valverde insists he is not worried about Luis Suarez s goal drought after he once again struggled in Barcelona s 0-0 Champions League draw at Lyon.
Uruguay international Suarez was excellent in the first half of the season, but he has been rather less effective in front of goal since then, and that is reflected in Barca s form, having now drawn four of their last five games in all competitions.
Suarez was lively in France against Lyon in the opening leg of their last-16 clash, sniffing out a few opportunities, but his finishing left a lot to be desired and he looked visibly frustrated on numerous occasions on Tuesday.
It was the fifth game in a row Suarez has not scored in, while he passed 24 hours of playing time in the Champions League without an away g…
Getafe president Angel Torres has claimed that the LaLiga side have been offered the chance to sign Gareth Bale following the forward s Real Madrid departure.
Bale will officially become a free agent at the end of this month when his contract at the Santiago Bernabeu, where he has spent the past eight seasons, officially expires.
The 32-year-old is on the lookout for a new club to maintain his fitness after inspiring Wales to their first World Cup in 64 years with victory over Ukraine on Sunday.
That ended any talk of an early retirement, with a number of clubs being credited with an interest in Bale, including hometown team Cardiff City and sides in Major League Soccer.
However, Bale may yet remain in the Spanish capital with LaLiga club Getafe, who fi…