Paulo Dybala has been offered a lucrative new contract and can become Juventus captain and one of Europe s leading superstars if he commits to the club, president Andrea Agnelli claims.
Dybala is out of contract in 2022 and has spoken in recent days of his frustration at speculation around negotiations.
The Argentina international said so many things that aren t true have been said and his agent was never called by the club , adding he loves Juve but feels the fans have been turned against him.
Bianconeri chief Agnelli fired back on Monday, outlining his plans for Dybala in Turin.
I listened with pleasure to the words about his love for Juventus, Agnelli said as he collected an award at Tuttosport s Golden Boy event.
In our minds, he is the next…
Manchester City are in talks with Ruben Dias over a new contract, according to . The Portugal international central defender helped Pep Guardiola’s side win the Premier League title last season and also helped them reach the final of the Champions League.
Dias joined City from Portuguese giants Benfica only last summer. The 24-year-old made in the Premier League for City last season, scoring one goal in the process. The Portugal international also played 11 times in the Champions League for the Citizens in 2020-21.
The Portuguese earns £90,000 per week as salary at City now, but the Premier League champions are already in talks to improve his wage. City are also looking to add an extra year to his current deal, which will see him stay at the Etihad Stadium until the…
Karim Benzema led the way as Real Madrid claimed a fifth successive win in a 3-1 triumph at Eibar on Sunday to go second in LaLiga.
Zinedine Zidane had been under intense pressure at the start of December due to a run of poor results, but the win at Ipurua was their fifth on the bounce across all competitions and leaves them on the tail of bitter rivals and pacesetters Atletico Madrid.
Benzema looked in the mood right from the start of an action-packed first half, the striker scoring and then teeing up Luka Modric in the early exchanges, before also having an effort disallowed for offside soon after Kike Garcia s stunning effort gave Eibar a lifeline.
Eibar certainly had their chances to clinch what had seemed an unlikely draw, but failed to take their opportunit…
Lyon boss Sylvinho confirmed Nabil Fekir is in negotiations for a transfer as rumours of the club captain s impending move to Real Betis gather momentum.
The France international, who turned 26 on Thursday, is expected to be announced as a Betis player soon, although a barrier to a reported €25million move could be Giovani Lo Celso s unresolved future.
Betis are believed to want Fekir as a direct, ready-made replacement for Tottenham target Lo Celso but the Seville-based outfit are also said to be demanding €75m for the Argentina midfielder.
That fee would require the usually frugal Spurs to shatter their club record expenditure for the second time in less than a month, having brought in Tanguy Ndombele from Lyon.
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Manchester United midfielder James Garner has signed a new contract with the Premier League club and returned to Nottingham Forest on a season-long loan deal.
Garner scored four goals in 20 league appearances for Forest in the 2020-21 campaign following his temporary switch in January.
The 20-year-old returned to Chris Hughton s side on Sunday after putting pen to paper on a Red Devils deal that will run until June 2024, with the option of a further year on top.
Garner said: I m made up, Manchester United has been a massive part of my life for over 10 years now. My ambitions are obviously to become a first-team player here. I know exactly what it takes, I m ready to go and showcase my ability to everyone and keep on striving for all my goals.
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Pep Guardiola feels it is “almost impossible” for Manchester City to repeat last season’s treble-winning heroics.
City will begin the 2023-24 campaign as favourites in all competitions but Guardiola is not expecting a repeat of last term, when his side claimed Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup success.
“It feels like it finished yesterday but we start again,” said the City manager, whose side travel to Burnley for their Premier League opener on Friday.
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“I don’t think it will be possible to do what we did last season, it’s once in a lifetime. I said to the players forget about it.
“We climbed the highest mountain last season but we have come down that mountain now. We sta…
Cristiano Ronaldo says it was the right time to seek a new challenge after Manchester United announced he was to leave Old Trafford with immediate effect.
Ronaldo caused a storm last week in an exclusive interview with Piers Morgan, in which he said he felt betrayed by senior figures at the club and spoke of having no respect for manager Erik ten Hag.
United responded by saying they had initiated appropriate steps following the interview, and on Tuesday revealed the club and Ronaldo had gone separate ways by mutual agreement .
Following the news, Ronaldo released a statement of his own, saying: Following conversations with Manchester United we have mutually agreed to end our contract early.
I love Manchester United and I love the fans, that will never ev…
Leeds United owner Andrea Radrizzani has defended a club tweet that appeared to mock former England international Karen Carney.
Speaking during Amazon Prime s coverage of Leeds impressive 5-0 win at West Brom on Tuesday, Carney suggested Leeds benefitted from the coronavirus-induced Championship shutdown in March on their way to claiming the title and a place in the Premier League.
Carney said: [Leeds] outrun everyone and credit to them. My only concern would be: Would they blow up at the end of the season?
We saw that in the last couple of seasons and I actually think they got promoted because of Covid in terms of it gave them a bit of respite. I don t know whether they would have gone up if they didn t have that break.
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Hwang Hee-chan ended his four-month goal drought to help inspire Wolves to a 2-1 victory over relegation-threatened Luton Town at Molineux on Saturday.
Hwang opened the scoring late in the first half at the end of a lightning counterattack, his strike deflecting off Teden Mengi and nestling in the bottom corner.
A clever set-piece routine allowed Wolves to double their lead after 50 minutes as Toti Gomes nodded in from Mario Lemina s cross, though Luton set up a grandstand finish when Carlton Morris fired home.
However, they failed to find an equaliser in the final 10 minutes plus stoppage time and stay 18th, one point adrift of Nottingham Forest in 17th. Wolves, meanwhile, move into the top half with 46 points.
Luton started brightly and Ross Barkley ca…
West Brom centre-back Jonas Olsson is yet to settle a new contract with the club, according to his manager Steve Clarke.
Olsson s current deal expires next summer, and his club are keen to tie him to a new deal after the decision to not cash in on him during the last transfer window.
The club are still talking to Jonas, Clarke said. The chairman (Jeremy Pearce) and Dan Ashworth (sporting and technical director) are in negotiations.
With almost 150 appearances to his name since signing for West Brom from NEC Nijmegen in 2008, Olsson has formed a decent partnership with Gareth McAuley in the early stage of the campaign, and Clarke is hoping the defensive duo can remain intact.
Jonas respects the fact we are keeping him for the last year of his contrac…