Manchester City are interested in signing Joshua Kimmich from Bayern Munich in the summer of 2024, according to . The report has noted that Kimmich is out of contract at Bundesliga champions Bayern in the summer of 2025, and that the Bavarian giants could sell him at the end of the season if he does not sign a new deal by then.
City manager Pep Guardiola worked with Kimmich when he was the manager of Bayern. Kimmich is at the top of his game at the moment and is 28 years of age. The Germany international is a very versatile player who can operate in defensive midfield, central defence and right-back.
City are third in the Premier League table at the moment with 18 points from eight matches, two points behind Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal, who are first and second respec…
Liverpool breathed new life into the Premier League title race with a stunning 4-1 win against 10-man Manchester United on Saturday.
Rafa Benitez s side came from behind in an explosive clash at Old Trafford to move within four points of leaders United, who still have a game in hand on their bitter rivals.
Cristiano Ronaldo s first half penalty gave United the lead, but Fernando Torres equalised and Steven Gerrard scored from the spot to put Liverpool in front before half-time.
In the 77th minute, Nemanja Vidic was sent off for hauling down Gerrard and Fabio Aurelio scored from the resulting free-kick.
Andrea Dossena completed a memorable day for the Reds when he lobbed in the fourth in the 90th minute, handing United their biggest home defeat since QPR …
Paul Pogba wants to stay at Manchester United, according to his agent Mino Raiola.
The French midfielder has continuously been linked with Real Madrid ever since he said playing there would be a dream for any player last spring, though his former club Juventus have also reportedly expressed a desire to take him back to Turin. His season so far has been a rather trying one, hampered with injuries, and his return to action is currently being delayed by illness.
Speaking to exclusively, Raiola confirmed that Real Madrid came in hard for his client in the summer, but Pogba refused to go against United s wishes and wouldn t push for a move no matter what. Real boss Zinedine Zidane is apparently very keen on having his compatriot in the team, but it seems the 26-year-old wou…
Netherlands international Daley Blind has been diagnosed with inflammation of the heart muscle, Ajax have announced.
The former Manchester United defender suffered from dizziness in Ajax s Champions League defeat against Valencia on December 10.
Although Blind completed that game, he has not played since and was last week ruled out of his club s remaining matches in 2019.
Ajax have now confirmed Blind will remain in Amsterdam to continue his recovery when the team travels to Qatar for a mid-season training camp.
Daley Blind has been diagnosed with heart muscle inflammation, read a statement from the Dutch champions. The central defender has undergone extensive medical examination in recent days, following the dizziness that briefly bothered him during…
French media outlet that former Newcastle United midfielder Charles N’Zogbia will soon end his search for new employers.
Namely, the same source has suggested the 30-year-old is on the verge of signing a one-year deal with Ligue 1 outfit Nantes.
N’Zogbia has been a free agent since his deal with Aston Villa expired in June, and the Canaries reportedly made quite an effort to match his wage demands.
Despite the fact that the Frenchman last played a competitive game in November 2015, Nantes officials believe the experienced footballer will be a good addition to the squad.
While coming through Le Havre’s famous youth academy, N’Zogbia has spent his entire professional career up to date in England, representing Newcastle United, Wigan Athletic and A…
France s professional football union, the UNFP, has refused to award the prize for Ligue 1 s best referee in 2017-18 to Tony Chapron, who was banned for six months for kicking out at a player.
Chapron aimed a kick at Nantes Diego Carlos before sending him off during their league match with Paris Saint-Germain on January 14, after he had tripped when colliding with the defender.
Although he apologised, he was suspended by the Ligue de Football Professionnel following the incident, but SAFE, France s refereeing union, slammed the decision as an attempt to kill his career .
SAFE made a further show of solidarity by voting for Chapron to be honoured with the award for the best referee in the top flight for this season.
However, the UNFP says it would be ridi…
Seven people linked to Serie B outfit Catania have been arrested by Italian police over suspected match-fixing during last season.
Catania struggled on their return to the second tier of Italian football after dropping out of Serie A in 2013-14, and the arrests relate to matches alleged to have been fixed to ensure they avoided successive relegations.
At the end of the 42-game campaign, Catania finished 15th in the table, two points clear of being involved in any play-off matches and five off automatic relegation.
Police executed seven arrest warrants against leaders of Catania who would buy a few games of the Serie B season that has just ended to allow the team to win and avoid relegation, a police statement read.
The executives arrested are accu…
Ipswich Town manager Mick McCarthy has hailed the sale of highly-rated full-back Tyrone Mings to Premier League newcomers Bournemouth as a great piece of business.
The 22-year-old completed a move to Dean Court for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £8million, last Thursday, with Brett Pitman and Ryan Fraser moving in the opposite direction on a three-year deal and a season-long loan respectively.
McCarthy believes his side are well equipped to cope without Mings, who cost a paltry £10,000 when he joined from non-league Chippenham Town in 2013, for the new Championship campaign.
We ve done great out of it in terms of the money that will help us rebuild, the manager told Sky Sports News. We took two really good players Brett Pitman and Ryan Fraser that wil…
Birmingham City acting chairman Peter Pannu has confirmed Liverpool are in talks with goalkeeper Jack Butland.
The highly rated shot-stopper is being lined-up by Liverpool as a replacement for Pepe Reina, who has struggled to match his usual high standards so far this season.
With Birmingham struggling financially since their relegation from the English Premier League in 2010/11, they may be forced to sell some of their prized assets.
Pannu has confirmed Liverpool, among others, are interested in the promising young goalkeeper.
He told the Birmingham Mail: I understand there are talks with Liverpool, I understand that Everton might be interested, Southampton gave me an offer in the past, I know not whether they want him.
What I can say is that …
Thomas Tuchel feels it is dangerous to be flattered by links with Real Madrid, as his sole focus is on Borussia Dortmund.
Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke claimed at the weekend the Champions League holders are tracking Tuchel but stressed he was not concerned about the prospect of the coach leaving Signal Iduna Park, where he is under contract until 2018.
Tuchel, 43, enjoyed a successful first season at Dortmund after replacing Jurgen Klopp in 2015, steering the team to second in the Bundesliga and to the final of the DFB-Pokal.
BVB sit sixth in the Bundesliga table after a 3-3 draw at FC Ingolstadt on Saturday, while they are also level on points with Real Madrid at the top of Champions League Group F, having drawn 2-2 at home to Zinedine Zidane s side last…