What the papers say
Executives at Bayern Munich have flown to London to try and convince Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy to sell Harry Kane, according to the Telegraph.
The German club will reportedly submit a bid worth around £86million for Kane. Paris St Germain are said to have been close to agreeing a deal with Tottenham but Bayern is Kane’s preferred destination of the two clubs.
Bayern are also interested in Manchester United’s David De Gea and Brentford’s David Raya, the Times said.
The Evening Standard says Chelsea have had another bid rejected, this time for 20-year-old Marseille striker Elye Wahi. The Blues offered the French club £24million.
Former Everton midfielder and now free agent James Rodriguez looks set to join Sao Paulo on a fr…
Paris Saint-Germain have confirmed Neymar will be out for six to eight weeks with an ankle injury.
The Brazil star was taken off on a stretcher during the closing stages of the 3-1 win over Saint-Etienne and was seen leaving the stadium on crutches.
Head coach Mauricio Pochettino said he did not expect the injury to be serious, but tests have shown Neymar has sprained the ligaments in his left ankle.
PSG said on Monday that a further update on his recovery time would follow this week.
Should Neymar be sidelined for two months, he would miss eight games in all competitions, including PSG s final Champions League group game against Club Brugge and the league trip to Lyon on January 8.
The 29-year-old has struggled for top form in 2021-22, managing t…
Atletico Madrid midfielder Koke expects head coach Diego Simeone to see out his contract with the club and insists there is no rift in the Vicente Calderon dressing room.
Atleti secured a much-needed 1-0 win over Las Palmas on Saturday thanks to Saul Niguez s goal shortly before the hour.
But the 2013-14 LaLiga champions still sit sixth in Spain s top flight having this season struggled for the type of consistency that has become synonymous with Simeone s celebrated reign in the capital.
The former Argentina international negotiated down his March 2015 contract extension which ran until the end of the 2019-20 season to expire in June 2018 earlier this year, heightening speculation over the future destination of one of football s most sought-after coaching talen…
Manchester United winger Ashley Young revealed he is yet to be offered a new contract to remain at Old Trafford.
Young enjoyed a return to form under manager Louis van Gaal last term, keeping Angel di Maria out of the stating line-up towards the back end of the season.
Chris Smalling and Phil Jones have signed new deals and Young appeared next in line, though the Englishman is still waiting to extend his time in Manchester as he enters the final year of his contract.
I think a lot of people thought I had it done, but I haven t, said the 30-year-old. It s in the club s hands now so I ll have to see how it goes.
I want to go out and play and at the moment I m on tour so I m trying to enjoy myself.
I m at one of the biggest clubs in the world so I…
The Mirror understand that Chelsea may make a move for Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha when the transfer window reopens in January.
The Ivory Coast international has been a shining light for the Eagles all season, through their early struggles and has played a key part in their recent revival.
Tottenham Hotspur had also been linked with a move for the former Manchester United man though the reigning Premier League champions appear to be winning the race to secure his services.
Zaha is currently in his second spell with Palace having began his career with them before securing a move to Old Trafford.
He made just a handfull of appearances for the Red Devils before, via a loan spell at Cardiff City, returning to Selhurst Park in the summer of 2014.<…
Diego Simeone has challenged Atletico Madrid to prove themselves as worthy Copa del Rey winners by beating Barcelona in the last four.
Atleti were pitted against the holders in the semi-final draw on Friday, with the winners set to meet either Alaves or Celta Vigo the conquerors of Real Madrid in the final.
Barca have won the last two Copa ties with the 2013 winners but Atleti have emerged victorious on the last two occasions they have met in the semis, which includes a 6-0 aggregate win in 1999-2000, when the Catalans forfeited the second leg over a dispute with the Spanish Football Federation.
Simeone says it is no surprise to have to face Barca at this stage of a major competition and wants his players to show they are of the same calibre as Luis Enrique s sid…
Rudi Garcia has announced he is stepping down as Marseille coach after a disappointing season in Ligue 1.
Hired in October 2016, Garcia steered Marseille to a fifth-place finish that term, before building on that in his first full season.
The club ended the 2017-18 campaign fourth in Ligue 1, narrowly missing out on Champions League football, finishing just a point adrift of Lyon in third.
But they were unable to maintain that level this season and Garcia had been under pressure for several weeks after a top-three finish appeared to look beyond them.
With the best Marseille can hope for going into the last game of the season being 61 points – 16 fewer than last season – and a fifth-place finish, Garcia has opted to stand aside.
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Las Palmas have received the green light from the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and LaLiga to sign a free agent outside of the transfer window following the departure of Jonathan Viera to Beijing Guoan.
Viera s move to the Chinese Super League was confirmed on Monday after a couple of weeks of speculation, dealing the relegation-threatened side a significant blow.
The Spain international was a vital part of their team and had impressed ever since returning to the club in 2015 after spells with Valencia, Rayo Vallecano and Standard Liege.
Although the transfer fee has not been made public due to a confidentiality clause, Las Palmas president Miguel Angel Ramirez confirmed on Monday that he has managed to obtain 30 per cent of any future sale.
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Chelsea forward Timo Werner could end up at Bayern Munich in the future, according to . It has been reported that Werner is in regular contact with Bayern manager Julian Nagelsmann. The 25-year-old Germany international worked with Nagelsmann at RB Leipzig.
Werner joined Chelsea from RB Leipzig in the summer of 2020. The 25-year-old made 29 starts and six substitute appearances in the Premier League for the Blues , scoring six goals and providing six assists in the process. The German scored four goals and provided two assists in 12 Champions League appearances last season.
have reported that there is a 70% chance that Werner could end up at German and European giants Bayern Munich in the future. The Chelsea forward is in regular contact with Nagelsmann.
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It did not take long for Chelsea to run out of patience with Frank Lampard following significant investment in their first-team squad during the close season.
Chelsea spent in excess of £200million on reinforcements for the 2020-21 campaign but with the club ninth in the Premier League and 11 points off top at the midway point, they dispensed with the services of their head coach on Monday.
Lampard arrived just 18 months ago with the club under a transfer embargo and was lauded for his faith in youth during a debut campaign that yielded a top-four finish and an FA Cup final appearance.
However, Chelsea have not managed to maintain an upward trajectory this season and after a run of two wins in eight Premier League games the decision was taken to cut ties with t…