According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Inter Milan defender could be on the verge of being offered a new contract deal in the wake of great speculation over his future in football. Inter have been adamant that they re going to keep hold of the 23-year-old despite interest from the likes of Manchester United, , Real Madrid and more.
An €80 million price-tag had already been placed on the Slovakian, but now, Inter could be aiming to seal the deal with a huge contract offer that would keep him at the San Siro until at least 2023. Skriniar s progression has shot through the roof over the last few years after spending nine years with Zilina, as he was signed by Sampdoria in 2016 before being sold to Inter Milan around a year later.
In that time Skriniar has been viewed a…
AC Milan playmaker Suso believes he could one day turn out for Real Madrid or Barcelona, while a maiden Spain outing is a key goal for 2017.
The 23-year-old has started to establish himself at San Siro this season, having been loaned out to Genoa in 2015-16.
He scored twice in the 2-2 derby draw with Inter last month to underline his growing importance to Vincenzo Montella s side and is not short on confidence.
Asked if he was up to the task of representing the likes of Madrid and Barca, the former Liverpool man told Marca: I believe that yes, that I am demonstrating it little by little.
It s early, but I ve been with Barca or Madrid players in the national team [Under-17 to Under-21]. I have always shown that the level is there.
Maybe it…
Xavi believes Lamine Yamal will go on to achieve great things after the teenager made Barcelona history with his LaLiga debut against Real Betis on Saturday.
Yamal was introduced as a late substitute at Camp Nou as Barca cruised to a 4-0 victory over Betis, restoring their 11-point lead at the summit.
The La Masia academy product, aged 15 years and 290 days, became the Blaugrana s youngest player in LaLiga history.
Yamal almost teed up a late goal for Ousmane Dembele, only for the winger to falter in front of goal, and Xavi believes the midfielder has the talent to make his mark.
The Barca coach said: I ve told him to try things. At 15 years old, he is a talent and a special player.
He has been able to score, he has assisted and when you see him…
Top man?
This afternoon Liverpool’s Spanish striker Fernando Torres has another big stage on which to show his undoubted talent. His side travel to Stamford Bridge to take on Chelsea who have a super talented striker of their own in Didier Drogba.
Fear
The two players are very different in many ways yet strike the same sort of fear into defenders around the world. Can you imagine the two of them playing together? That really would be a centre-half’s nightmare.
It is really difficult to compare two players but I wonder which one of the two you would rather have in your team? Which one is the better player?
Peak
Didier Drogba is thirty-one years old whereas Fernando Torres is still only twenty-five. If strike…
Manchester United are ready to let James Wilson move to Celtic on loan in January, .
The 19 year old was strongly linked with a move away from Old Trafford in the summer, with the Scottish champions and a host of Championship clubs keen on securing on his services on a temporary basis though he remained with Louis van Gaal’s squad.
However, following the arrival of Anthony Martial he has played just eight minutes of first team football so far this season and could now be allowed to leave.
Wilson has played nineteen times in total for United since making his debut against Hull City towards the end of the 2013/14 campaign, a game in which he scored twice.
He has scored two further goals since, netting in both the FA Cup win over Cambridge United and…
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino says there is no point comparing his club with Arsenal, given the decades of stability enjoyed by Arsene Wenger.
The Gunners host Spurs in the north London derby on Saturday a month after Wenger celebrated his 20th anniversary in charge of the club.
Pochettino has transformed expectations at White Hart Lane since his appointment in 2014, having inspired them to an unlikely Premier League title challenge last term, while they remain the only unbeaten side in the top flight in 2016-17.
But the former Argentina defender says that the ongoing work to rebuild both Spurs stadium and the squad itself means trying to draw comparisons with their fierce rivals is futile.
Arsenal, after 20 years of Arsene Wenger, are one of the…
Germany marked Hansi Flick s first home game in charge in style as they thumped Armenia 6-0 in World Cup qualifying to go top of Group J.
Having suffered a shock 2-1 defeat to North Macedonia in the last round of qualifiers back in March, Germany had found themselves looking up at their less illustrious opponents in the group.
Armenia were unbeaten with 10 points from four games ahead of Sunday s clash in Stuttgart, but Germany, coming off a 2-0 win over Liechtenstein on Thursday, changed that situation in emphatic fashion, Serge Gnabry the undoubted star of the show.
Gnabry scored twice in the opening 15 minutes and Marco Reus and Timo Werner put the result beyond doubt before half-time, with Jonas Hofmann s long-range effort and Karim Adeyemi s goal on his sen…
Barcelona are currently considering potential replacements for Sergio Busquets, whose future away from the club where he s spent his entire senior career so far appears imminent, and according to , they are currently looking at Ruben Neves of Wolverhampton Wanderers and Martin Zubimendi of Real Sociedad.
At the age of 25, Neves would represent a more experienced option in general terms, though the Portugal international has never played in La Liga so far. His ability to read the game, resist opposition pressing, act the deep playmaking role and pass with notable accuracy reportedly had him on the radar of Liverpool this summer, before the Merseysiders eventually settled for former Barca man Arthur Melo on loan from Juventus.
Meanwhile, 23-year-old Zubimendi would be a m…
Goran Pandev believes that Napoli can continue to challenge Juventus for the Serie A title under new manager Rafael Benitez.
The Macedonia international was not a regular starter under Benitez during their time together at Inter in 2010, but he hopes to play a major role in the upcoming season.
Spaniard Benitez was only appointed as the club s new boss seven weeks ago, but Pandev has already seen enough to convince him that he is the right man to lead Napoli to success.
Rafa has won much, we have to follow him, he told Gazzetta dello Sport. I m pleased that the manager thinks I ve improved from the time at Inter.
I want to win trophies because the Coppa Italia seems nothing as Napoli can achieve much more. We have to win more important trophies.
Benitez ha…
Hull City have completed the signing of Shane Long from Premier League rivals West Bromwich Albion, .
The 26 year old Republic of Ireland international was originally linked with a move to the KC Stadium in the summer, but remained with the Baggies where he scored three goals in fifteen appearances for them so far this season.
In his two-and-a-half years in the West Midlands club, Long bagged twenty-two goals in all competitions, having signed from Reading in the summer of 2011.
He becomes the second striker to join Steve Bruce’s side this week, following the arrival of Nikica Jelavic from Everton, and both could make their debut at Norwich City on Saturday afternoon.
Victory for City will see them maintain their place in the top half of the divis…