AC Milan have opened talks with Chelsea over an ambitious move for Alvaro Morata, according to the Mail Online.
The Spain international moved to Stamford Bridge for a club record fee just twelve months ago but failed to produce his best form in his first season in England scoring just eleven league goals.
The Blues have been linked with a move for Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski which could threaten Morata’s place in Antonio Conte’s side and Milan are ready to pounce.
Juventus are also interested with the twenty-five-year-old having played for the Old Lady for two seasons before returning to Real Madrid ahead of his move to England.
Morata has scored thirteen goals in twenty-three outings for his country but was omitted from the squad for th…
Roberto Mancini has thrown Inter s hat into the ring as a potential destination for Zlatan Ibrahimovic next season.
The Paris Saint-Germain striker is expected to leave the French capital when his current contract expires in June, ending a four-year stay that has seen him claim 10 domestic trophies – including four Ligue 1 titles.
A move to the Premier League, Serie A, MLS and even the Chinese Super League have all been suggested, with Arsenal, Manchester United and former club AC Milan having been heavily linked with the Sweden international.
But Mancini would like to see the 34-year-old return to Inter – where he scored 57 goals in 88 appearances from 2006-2009 – although he knows there will be stiff competition for the player s signature.
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Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay branded Georgia’s players “babies” following a feisty 2-2 draw in Tbilisi.
Despite Scotland having sealed their Euro 2024 place and Georgia consigned to the play-offs, there was a real competitive edge to the qualifier, with three players booked on each side.
McTominay was involved in one of several flashpoints when he pushed Giorgi Kochorashvili to the ground after the Georgia midfielder was booked for scything him down and then tried to pull the Manchester United player up.
Several Georgia players went down for lengthy treatment and the time added on came back to bite the hosts when Lawrence Shankland headed a stoppage-time equaliser.
McTominay told Viaplay Sports: “Every game at this level is big and obviousl…
Andres Iniesta hailed the dominance established by Barcelona in La Liga as they claimed their sixth title in eight seasons on Sunday.
The reigning champions sealed a 3-0 win over Granada courtesy of a Luis Suarez hat-trick to ensure they finish a point ahead of rivals Real Madrid at the top of the table.
Barca surrendered a nine-point lead in April to allow Real and Atletico Madrid back into the title race, but a run of five consecutive wins without conceding ensured they ended the campaign with their 24th top-flight title.
And Iniesta, made club captain after Xavi s departure at the end of last season, highlighted the intense work rate of the team in maintaining a near-unbroken domestic dominance since 2009.
Campeones, campeones, campeones
— FC …
Karim Benzema has been rewarded for his career-best 2021-22 season with his first Ballon d Or in a ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris.
Real Madrid captain Benzema was a strong favourite for the top award on Monday after inspiring the Spanish giants to a LaLiga and Champions League double last term.
Ahead of a November-December World Cup, a change in the format saw the Ballon d Or awarded based on performances over a regular season rather than the calendar year for the first time.
France international Benzema would have been a leading candidate in either case, but he was the clear winner after scoring 44 goals in 46 matches and earning a fifth European crown in the 2021-22 campaign.
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Erling Haaland should head to Arsenal if he is to make a Premier League move this summer, joked Norway team-mate Martin Odegaard.
The Borussia Dortmund striker is expected to bring the curtain down on his stay in the Bundesliga and move to new pastures in the off-season.
Having commanded interest from a host of European heavyweights, it is widely expected that the Leeds-born attacker will choose Manchester City as his next club.
But speaking to Stadium Astro, Odegaard – who skippers the attacker at international level and plays his club football for the Gunners – quipped he should move to the Emirates Stadium instead.
He is a funny guy, Odegaard said. He s a good friend of mine and a great player as well. We will see what he will do. I don t k…
Pablo Zabaleta will leave Manchester City at the end of the season after spending nine years at the club.
City have announced that Zabaleta is moving elsewhere when his contract expires at the end of the campaign and will make his final home appearance against West Brom next Tuesday.
The 32-year-old joined the Premier League side from Espanyol for £6.5million in 2008 and has won five major trophies, including two Premier League titles.
Pablo Zabaleta is out of contract in the summer and has informed the club he will move to pastures new, but leave behind many happy memories, read City s statement on the Argentina international.
Fans will have the opportunity to show their appreciation for one of the club s most loyal and loved servants of recent times …
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Two sides who are firmly battling it out at opposite ends of the Championship table, Leicester will travel to Hillsborough on Wednesday night.
Starting with the hosts, while Sheffield Wednesday might have claimed a crucial 2-0 victory against Rotherham last month, it appears that result was nothing more than a minor boost for the Owls. In the midst of what has become a public Championship nightmare and dealing with a string of issues both on and off the pitch, Danny Rohl already has a huge amount pop pressure on his shoulders. Sat rock-bottom of the table and rightfully tipped as a leading relegation contender this season, they also open the midweek fixtures sat 10 points adrift of safety. Marking their return fro…
Robert Lewandowski continued his stunning goalscoring run as Bayern Munich beat Borussia Dortmund 4-0 in the Bundesliga on Saturday.
In their maiden league match since the departure of head coach Niko Kovac, the champions made relatively light work of their opponents in the first top-flight Klassiker of the season to bounce back from a 5-1 thrashing by Eintracht Frankfurt last week.
Lewandowski struck twice against his former club, with Serge Gnabry also on the scoresheet before a Mats Hummels own goal condemned BVB to a sixth consecutive Bundesliga defeat at the Allianz Arena.
While the result will help Hansi Flick s hopes of staying in charge of Bayern until at least the end of the season, Lucien Favre s position at Dortmund is now beginning to look uncertain.<…
Bayern Munich head coach Hansi Flick is absolutely convinced Kylian Mbappe will win the Ballon d Or in his career.
Mbappe was the star of the show in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final tie between Bayern and Paris Saint-Germain, scoring twice as the holders were beaten 3-2 in Germany.
Should the 22-year-old score in the return fixture in Paris, he will become the first French player to reach nine goals in a single Champions League season.
Mbappe has scored 33 goals and provided 10 assists in 39 games this season in all competitions. Only Bayern striker Robert Lewandowski (42) has scored more, while only the Poland star (50) and Tottenham s Harry Kane (45) have had more direct goal involvements.
Ahead of the second leg on Tuesday, Flick ex…