Fulham are interested in signing Kalvin Phillips from Premier League rivals Manchester City in the January transfer window, according to . The Cottagers are looking at the England international as a potential replacement for Joao Palhinha, who is on the radar of Bayern Munich.
Bundesliga champions Bayern were keen on signing Palhinha from Fulham in the summer transfer window. The transfer fell through in the final hours of the window, but Bayern remain keen on the Portugal international defensive midfielder and could make a move for him in the January transfer window.
So, Fulham are looking at potential replacements, and one of the players they have on their radar is Phillips. The 27-year-old England international has failed to make an impact at City since joining from …
Andy Carroll has returned to Newcastle United on a free transfer, eight and a half years after leaving the club in a British record deal.
The striker departed his hometown club for Liverpool in a £35million move in January 2011, having scored 33 goals in 91 games for Newcastle.
Carroll, then an England international, failed to fulfil his potential at Anfield and moved on to West Ham. He spent seven years in London, including an initial loan.
But injuries further rocked Carroll s progress and he was released by West Ham this close season after starting just three Premier League matches last term.
Talk emerged of an unlikely return to Newcastle and a one-year deal was sealed on Thursday ahead of the transfer deadline.
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Manchester City must add European trophies to sustained domestic dominance before they can be considered among world football s elite.
That is the view of former City boss Mark Hughes, whose Southampton side host Pep Guardiola s champions on the final day of the Premier League season.
City have broken records en route to the title this term and head into Sunday s match with 105 goals and one win shy of reaching a century of points.
But their Champions League campaign was ended by Liverpool at the quarter-final stage and Hughes feels they are still some way short of the sport s super powers, including rivals United.
It is still early days for them in terms of their standing in European and world football, said the Welshman, whose side are practically as…
Wales will field an unchanged starting line-up as they chase a third Grand Slam under Warren Gatland against Ireland in the Six Nations on Saturday.
Full-back Liam Williams has been passed fit to play after going off with a shoulder injury during the 18-11 victory over Scotland last time out.
Gatland guided Wales to clean-sweep glory in 2008 and 2012 and, like Ireland coach and fellow New Zealander Joe Schmidt, he takes charge of a final Six Nations match in Cardiff before a 2019 World Cup swansong.
We ve named an unchanged squad and rewarded the players for the last couple of outings and the last couple of victories, said Gatland.
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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said Ozan Kabak and Ben Davies were making big steps ahead of their potential debuts for the club.
Amid an injury crisis in defence, the Premier League champions added Kabak, on loan from Schalke, and Davies at the end of the mid-season transfer window.
With Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez sidelined and Joel Matip set to miss the rest of the season, Liverpool will also be without Fabinho for Saturday s trip to Leicester City.
Kabak or Davies could debut at the King Power Stadium and Klopp said the pair were making strong progress.
They are calm people, both Ben and Ozan, willing to learn, really great attitude, he said.
They really throw themselves in everything that is ahead of them. What a defender should do. Maki…
Manchester United are not content with challenging for the Champions League spots because they want titles, and Harry Maguire feels they are on the right track to achieve that.
After being the dominant force in the Premier League under Alex Ferguson, United have failed to top the table since his departure in 2013.
Louis van Gaal steered the Red Devils to the FA Cup in 2016 and Jose Mourinho masterminded an EFL Cup and Europa League double the following year.
United sat fifth, three points adrift of fourth-place Chelsea, when the coronavirus pandemic brought a halt to the season in March.
Maguire, who arrived from Leicester City in an £80million transfer in August, believes Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has the team on course to return to the top of English foot…
Ryan Gravenberch has credited Arne Slot for his brilliant start to the new season, saying the manager gives him clarity and confidence.
Gravenberch joined Liverpool from Bayern Munich last September and made 26 Premier League appearances under Jurgen Klopp, but started just 12 of those games.
Since Slot s arrival, the midfielder has been shifted into a deeper-lying midfield role, earning plaudits for his performances, having started all three of their matches as the Reds made a perfect start to the campaign.
So far, among Liverpool players, he has won the joint-most duels (17), made the most interceptions (seven), and won the joint-most tackles (six).
Gravenberch believes his performances come from the faith shown in him by Slot.
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Ivan Rakitic hopes to help turn Sevilla into LaLiga title challengers after securing his return home following a six-year spell with Barcelona.
Rakitic, 32, completed his comeback to Sevilla on Tuesday as it was confirmed he had signed a four-year deal, with the Andalusian club paying an initial €1.5million, while another €9m could be due in performance-related variables.
The transfer sees Rakitic return to the club where he established himself as one of Europe s best midfielders in a three-and-a-half-year spell, helping them to Europa League success in 2013-14.
That was just a taste of what was to come at Barca, as Rakitic lifted 13 trophies in Catalonia, and now he is hoping to take Sevilla to the next level.
Having just won a fourth Europa League c…
After eight years, seven trophies, two Champions League finals and one shiny new stadium, the time has come for change at Atletico Madrid.
Saturday s 1-0 derby defeat to Real Madrid was only their fourth loss in LaLiga this season, but it leaves them 13 points behind the leaders and with no sign of that gap closing between now and May.
Madrid needed 56 minutes to break the deadlock through Karim Benzema, which is nothing new for Atleti – they remain redoubtable in defence, with only Los Blancos conceding fewer league goals this season – but their listlessness in attack is reaching crisis point.
Atleti have scored 22 goals in LaLiga, as many as fourth-bottom Real Mallorca. They have failed to score in four of their past five matches in all competitions, the ex…
Head coach Rigobert Song admitted Cameroon must tighten up at the back if they are to progress to the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals.
Cameroon were just minutes away from a group-stage elimination after trailing Gambia but a James Gomez own goal and injury-time strike from Christopher Wooh sealed a 3-2 victory and a last-16 place.
They take on Nigeria in Abidjan on Saturday but Song warned his backline to be more vigilant ahead of them lining up against African Footballer of the Year Victor Osimhen.
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