According to a recent report from over in France, Patrick Vieira is being considered one of the leading candidates to take over from Unai Emery as the new Arsenal manager. The Frenchman is currently in his homeland where he is the manager of Nice, who find themselves in 14th position in Ligue 1. However, how well or badly he’s doing in his current managerial role doesn’t seem to be all too much of a concern for the Gunners – as they just want to see the popular captain return to where he made himself famous.
The current man in charge, Freddie Ljungberg, is also a legend from his playing days with Arsenal, but it doesn’t appear as if he’s got the same managerial prowess as Vieira in the eyes of many fans.
There are plenty of targets out there for Arsenal…
Trent Alexander-Arnold explained his quick-thinking that led to Liverpool s decisive goal against Barcelona in the Champions League semi-final was purely instinctive .
The right-back produced what manager Jurgen Klopp described as a moment of genius as Liverpool incredibly crushed Barca 4-0 on Tuesday to move into the Champions League final 4-3 on aggregate.
Alexander-Arnold caught Barca napping and out of position with a quick corner, which Divock Origi clinically put away for Liverpool s fourth in the 79th minute.
Asked about the corner, Alexander-Arnold told BT Sport: I think it was just instinctive.
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Atletico Madrid are interested in signing Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan in the summer of 2023, according to . The Germany international is out of contract at defending Premier League champions City at the end of the season, and former La Liga winners Atletico are reportedly keen on snapping him on a free transfer.
Gundogan has been on the books of City since 2016 and has established himself as one of the best midfielders in the Premier League. During his time at the Etihad Stadium so far, the 32-year-old has won the Premier League title four times, the FA Cup once, and the EFL Cup on four occasions.
So far this season, Gundogan has made 10 starts and two substitute appearances in the Premier League, scoring two goals and providing two assists in the process.…
According to a recent report from Sky Italy, AC Milan are contemplating a move for Chelsea defender Andreas Christensen. The centre-back hasn’t really been a heavily featured member of the Blues’ first team squad for a while now, dating back to the summer transfer window when his departure seemed fairly nailed on.
The stall in Milan’s pursuit of Jean-Clair Todibo has somewhat forced their hand, ensuring that they now need to go looking elsewhere for other options.
Milan would be interested in a deal that would see them put forward a loan offer with an option to buy somewhere down the road, which certainly appears to be a popular option for many clubs during this transfer window.
Christensen needs to be given a chance to prove what he can do on a co…
Xavi wants Ousmane Dembele to stay at Barcelona amid rumours of interest from Newcastle United.
The Premier League side, bankrolled after their takeover by a Saudi Arabia-led consortium, are expected to spend heavily during the January transfer window.
Barca winger Dembele is said to be a target, with a report in Sport on Friday suggesting the player s agent, Moussa Sissoko, is prepared to listen to offers as he is not happy with the Catalans new contract offer.
The France international, a €105million signing from Borussia Dortmund in 2017, has made only two Champions League appearances this season due to injury problems but is in the squad for Saturday s LaLiga game at Villarreal.
Dembele s time in Spain has been blighted by fitness problems, but he r…
Erik ten Hag challenged Manchester United to make it our game and take a significant step in their development by beating Liverpool at Anfield.
The United manager is certain his players will be undaunted by a fiery atmosphere, a week on from winning the EFL Cup and ending a near six-year trophy drought.
Liverpool s Premier League form is improving, after a dismal start to the year, and United s hosts have a top-four finish in their sights again.
That is the bare minimum target for United though, given they are in with an outside chance of the title.
Results at Old Trafford have been outstanding, with United dropping just four points there since a season-opening defeat to Brighton and Hove Albion, but on the road, against the elite clubs, wins have been ha…
Tottenham target Arne Slot has committed to staying at Feyenoord for another season.
The Dutchman had reportedly become a leading contender to replace Antonio Conte at Spurs following a fine campaign where he led the Rotterdam club to the Eredivisie title.
Talks between Slot’s management and Feyenoord took place this week but it has been agreed the 44-year-old will stay at De Kuip.
Slot told AD Sport: “I have heard a lot about the interest of other clubs in me. I am grateful for the appreciation, but my wish is to stay with Feyenoord and continue to build on the foundation that has been laid there over the past two seasons.
“There are no transfer talks going on and there have not been any and yesterday’s discussion was only about a possible extens…
There is something about a homegrown player succeeding, especially at the top level.
Liverpool have had their fair share of local lads come through at Anfield in the last 30 years, such as Robbie Fowler, Jamie Carragher and Steven Gerrard.
It is one thing to force your way into the first team, but another altogether to do so and leave no doubt that you belong there for more than just your childhood postcode.
Since his debut in 2016, Trent Alexander-Arnold has established himself in a Liverpool team that has been enjoying as much success as any other in the last three decades.
It hasn t all been plain sailing though, and as recently as a year ago, he was the subject of fierce wider debate regarding whether he even deserved a place in the England squad.
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Gareth Southgate was delighted with his players’ commitment, togetherness and mentality over the last week as England continue to build towards their goal of winning Euro 2024.
Having reached the final of the last edition and impressed in December’s World Cup quarter-final exit to France, the focus is on finally getting their hands on silverware in Germany next summer.
Winning their first four Group C matches means it has long been a case of when rather than if England seal their place at the finals, but Saturday’s drab 1-1 qualification draw against Ukraine brought criticism.
Southgate’s side bounced back with a slick 3-1 friendly win over old foes Scotland at Hampden Park on Tuesday, bringing a successful camp came to a victorious end.
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Karim Benzema was included in France s starting line-up for Wednesday s friendly with Wales in Nice, ending the Real Madrid striker s near six-year absence from the side.
The 33-year-old s most recent appearance for Les Blues came in October 2015 when scoring a brace against Armenia, taking his tally to 27 goals in 81 international appearances.
He then became embroiled in a blackmail scandal involving France team-mate Mathieu Valbuena Benzema has denied the claims and is due to stand trial on the charge of complicity in attempted blackmail in October and was subsequently overlooked by Didier Deschamps.
That was until last month, however, when Benzema was surprisingly recalled to the squad ahead of the Euro 2020 finals after holding face-to-face talks with De…