Tours take midfielder Ca on loan

Al Qadsia are well placed to reach their second AFC Cup final ahead of their second leg at Al Faisaly on Tuesday.

The 2010 runners-up from Kuwait claimed a 2-1 win in the first leg at home and visit Jordan for the return meeting.

Khaled Al Qahtani and Musaed Neda netted for the winners, but they may rue conceding a late goal when Rodrigo Carioca struck.

Sitting second in the Kuwait Premier League, Al Qadsia remain unbeaten in the league with Omar Al Soma starring.

The striker has scored eight league goals in six matches to make a blistering start to the campaign.

Bader Al Mutawa has been the man Al Qadsia have turned to in the AFC Cup and he has scored nine times in the competition.

Coach Mohammed Ibrahem will be hoping an early goal co…

Lazio are keeping close tabs on Malaga defender Sergio Sanchez, .

Having secured the signature of Nantes forward Filip Djordjevic, the Biancocelesti are turning towards defensive reinforcements.

Lazio look set to stay without Andre Dias and Giuseppe Biava, and they are desperate to add at least one quality centre-back to their ranks.

And while Humberto Rever and Martin Hinteregger are still on their radar, Malaga stopper Sergio Sanchez is the latest player on their hit list.

The 27-year-old centre-back, who can also operate as a full-back, has finally established himself as a first team regular at La Rosaleda, but he is likely to be tempted by the interest from Lazio.

Sanchez joined los Boquerones from Sevilla in the summer of 2011 and has since …

Manchester City midfielder Abdisalam Ibrahim, currently on loan at Norwegian Tippeligaen side Stromsgodset IF, is the subject of reported interest from a host of English Premier League clubs,  understands.

Newcastle United have been linked with a January swoop for Ibrahim, but the Magpies will now face competition from Crystal Palace, Everton and Hull City for the highly-rated Norway Under-21 international.

Roberto Mancini handed Ibrahim, who joined City s youth academy on a four-year deal from little-known Fjellhamar FK in 2007, his senior debut for the Citizens in the FA Cup clash against Scunthorpe United on 24 January 2010.

However, the 22-year-old midfielder has since made just two appearances for City, having been loaned out to three diff…

Wilfried Bony’s agent has insisted that the striker will not be leaving Manchester City this month, .

The Ivory Coast international has struggled to hold down a regular starting berth for the Citizens since signing from Swansea City twelve months ago largely due to the form of Sergio Aguero.

Of his seventeen league appearances so far this season, eight have come from the bench while he has scored just four times.

He has racked up just thirty-five outings for Manuel Pellegrini’s side in total, but looks likely to remain with at the Etihad Stadium at least until the end of the season.

City thumped Crystal Palace 4-0 at the weekend to keep the pressure on league leaders Arsenal and next face a trip to West Ham United.

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According to Le10Sport, Paris Saint-Germain are interested in signing Sevilla s Wissam Ben Yedder.

Apparently, the French club see the 28-year-old striker as a potential replacement for Edinson Cavani, should the Uruguay international leave them next summer.

Cavani has been linked with a move away from the Ligue 1 title holders for a long time. In fact, it was back in the days of Zlatan Ibrahimović when the first stories appeared, with Cavani allegedly looking for another place to get more exposure. It was eventually the Swede who left to join Manchester United in 2016, but only a year later the talk took off again after PSG signed Neymar from Barcelona for the still holding world-record fee of €222million. Cavani s future at the Parc des Princes seems uncertain once…

Rodrigo Bentancur will join Juventus from next season after the Serie A champions agreed an initial €9.5million fee with Boca Juniors.

The 19-year-old midfielder has signed a five-year deal with the Turin giants and will officially become a Juve player on July 1, bringing his two-year spell as a first team player at Boca to an end.

Bentancur is a product of the Boca youth system and the Argentine club negotiated 50 per cent of any future transfer fees Juve receive for the Uruguayan playmaker as part of the deal.

The initial fee could rise given conditions based on a certain number of official games played by the player , Juve confirmed.

Nicknamed Lolo , Bentancur joined Boca at the age of 14 and made his first-team debut in April 2015, aged just 17…

Franco Vazquez would love to reunite with former Palermo team-mate Paulo Dybala, now at Juventus, but is unsure where his future lies.

The pair forged a strong partnership as Palermo earned promotion from Serie B in 2013-14 before scoring 23 goals between them to help ensure the Sicilian side remained in the top flight the following season.

Argentina-born forward Vazquez s form was awarded with an Italy cap by Antonio Conte in March last year, while Dybala earned a move to Juve and subsequently represented the South American nation for the first time in October, ruling out the possibility of the pair playing together on the international stage.

However, the 26-year-old Vazquez still wishes to feature in the same side as the diminutive Dybala once more, though he …

Julio Baptista believes Paris Saint-Germain must become an established force in the Champions League if Neymar is to develop into the world s best player.

Neymar did not make the shortlist for any of the awards at FIFA s The Best ceremony in London on Monday, as Luka Modric scooped the top prize ahead of Mohamed Salah and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Brazil s poster boy also missed out on the FIFPro World XI, and Baptista claimed that Neymar who became the world s most expensive player when he moved from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain in August 2017 cannot be considered among the world s best until PSG become a regular contender for the Champions League.

I think there is a lack of stability for Paris Saint-Germain to be stronger in major competitions like the Champions…

Lionel Messi reportedly has no plans to hang around at Barcelona, while Neymar could be targeted for a return.

Amid the chaos at the LaLiga giants, there is fresh speculation over Messi s future.

The superstar is contracted at Barca until 2021 – but perhaps he could make a move sooner.

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Messi wants to leave Barcelona immediately, according to Esporte Interativo.

The six-time Ballon d Or winner has been linked to Premier League giants Manchester City and Serie A side Inter recently.

Contracted until next year, Messi was expected to re-sign at Barcelona, but their capitulation in the Champions League has led to chaos at the club.

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Frank Lampard put Willian s future in the hands of Chelsea officials but hopes the in-form winger will be rewarded with a new contract.

Brazil international Willian has so far made a compelling case for an extension to his existing deal, which expires at the end of the season.

The 31-year-old assisted Tammy Abraham s opener in the weekend win over Crystal Palace and has scored in victories against Brighton and Hove Albion, Lille and Burnley this term.

His performances have eased the pressure on the younger members of Lampard s squad and the Blues boss made his appreciation clear following Saturday s 2-0 triumph at Stamford Bridge.

But he also admitted the final decision on fresh terms will not be his to make.

The word isn t no-brainer because I …