Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba is looking forward to going head-to-head with former team-mate and Bayern Munich midfielder Arturo Vidal when the two face off in the Champions League round of 16.
The Italian champions welcome their German counterparts for the first leg of what is promising to be a scintillating tie between the two European giants on Tuesday and Pogba said the presence of Vidal, who left Juve for Munich in the off-season, has added some spice to the affair.
The two last played together during Juventus Champions League final loss to Barcelona last season.
We know all about Arturo s quality – he is very dynamic, he runs a lot and he can score at any moment, Pogba said.
He is very skilful, he can play a great final ball, so he is a complet…
Nuremberg s exodus continued on Tuesday as full-back Timothy Chandler completed his move back to Eintracht Frankfurt.
Chandler becomes the second player in as many days to make the switch from Nuremberg to Frankfurt after Japan international Makoto Hasebe penned a two-year deal on Monday, while Adam Hlousek also left the relegated side to join Stuttgart on the same day.
United States international Chandler signed a three-year contract at the Commerzbank-Arena, keeping him at the club until at least June 2017.
After coming through the youth ranks at Frankfurt, Chandler made the switch to Nuremberg in 2011.
He subsequently made 95 Bundesliga appearances, but following Nuremberg s drop to the second tier, has returned to Frankfurt.
Chandler is set to feature f…
Lionel Messi already has a new team and will join Inter instead of Manchester City, according to the agent who instigated his move to Barcelona as a youngster.
Messi rocked Barcelona – and all of world football – on Tuesday when it emerged the six-time Ballon d Or winner informed the club he wants to leave.
The 33-year-old is reported to have had a clause in his contract that would allow him to unilaterally terminate their agreement following the 2019-20 season in order to join another club.
While it was required to be activated before the end of May, Messi told the Catalan giants he still intends to make use of the clause as the season was extended into August due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Messi reportedly suggested to new head coach Ronald Ko…
Mauricio Pochettino thanked Tottenham as the sacked manager ended his silence to say he gave the club the best of me .
After five and a half years in charge, Pochettino was dismissed by Spurs last week following a miserable run of form that had the club in the bottom half of the Premier League table.
Jose Mourinho was swiftly appointed as head coach in his place and has since guided Tottenham to back-to-back wins against West Ham and Olympiacos.
Pochettino left a message for the squad on a training-ground whiteboard but made his first public pronouncement on his exit on Thursday.
The 47-year-old made Spurs regulars in the Champions League, reaching the 2018-19 final, and described tough challenges and exciting success .
I would like to thank […
Newcastle have completed a deal to sign 18-year-old Gambia forward Yankuba Minteh from Danish side OB, and will send him straight out on loan to Feyenoord.
The teenager will officially complete his move to the Magpies on July 1, subject to approval, and will immediately be joining the Dutch champions for the 2023-24 season to continue his development.
Minteh made 17 senior appearances for OB in the Danish Superliga, scoring four goals and contributing six assists.
Newcastle sporting director Dan Ashworth said: “We are very pleased to be bringing a player with Yankuba’s high potential to Newcastle.
“He has done extremely well in his first full season in Denmark, and he has a promising career ahead of him.
“We look forward to working with hi…
Manchester United is more than a club , according to Thomas Zilliacus, who bid to take over the Premier League giants in March.
Zilliacus failed in his bid for the club, which would have included the consortium he led to creating a vehicle for fans to purchase up to half of the shares.
The 69-year-old, who is the founder and chairman of novaM Group, suggested that failure was down to some members of the Glazer family being unwilling to sell.
Jim Ratcliffe and Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani are the bidders left in the race.
Speaking to Stats Perform, Zilliacus said: Manchester United is more than a club. It s an institution that is known all over the world.
I ve lived in Asia for a long time and Manchester United is as famous as Big …
Udinese sporting director Cristiano Giaretta has revealed that Roberto Pereyra is a target for Serie A rivals Inter and Juventus.
The versatile Argentine has become a key player for Udinese following his 2011 move from River Plate and champions Juve are reported to have agreed a deal that would see Frederik Sorensen move in the other direction.
Giaretta denied that the Turin giants are on the verge of signing Pereyra and stated that they face a battle for his signature.
Giaretta told Fcinternews: Is it all done with Juve? No, there is no deal yet and I don t want to go one way or the other right now.
He is a very interesting player, so we re not surprised clubs are eyeing him up. As nothing is confirmed yet, the issue is still wide open.
Are Juv…
Steven Taylor has revealed that Newcastle United are enduring a tough pre-season as they prepare for the new Premier League campaign.
The Tyneside club finished 10th in the English top flight last season, despite only securing five league wins in 2014.
And, after losing seven of their last eight games to end the campaign on a low note, Taylor claimed the whips have been cracking at St James Park with manager Alan Pardew employing Dave Billows as the club s head of fitness.
Pre-season has been really, really tough. Dave has come in from Everton and he has been absolutely thrashing the life out of us, Taylor said in quotes reported by The Northern Echo.
It is a sickly feeling sometimes but the hard work is going to pay off for us. It has been really good …
Manchester United star Marcus Rashford is a tremendous talent who will continue to improve, according to England manager Gareth Southgate.
Rashford has scored five goals in seven matches after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was appointed caretaker manager following Jose Mourinho s sacking last month.
The 21-year-old forward scored his 41st United goal in his 150th appearance as the Red Devils defeated Brighton and Hove Albion 2-1 in Saturday s Premier League fixture.
Southgate hailed Rashford, who has netted six goals in 31 appearances for England since debuting in 2016.
Given that he s only 21, he will definitely continue to improve, Southgate said. When you have a mindset like he has and a desire to be as good as he wants to be, then that will happen.
H…
Wolves have completed the club-record signing of Porto midfielder Ruben Neves.
The 20-year-old has signed a five-year contract at Molineux after the Championship club had a reported bid of £15.8million accepted by the Portuguese side.
A statement from the club read: Wolves are delighted to announce the arrival of highly-rated Portuguese international midfielder Ruben Neves.
The 20-year-old defensive midfielder has put pen to paper on a five-year deal after making the switch from Porto.
Whilst, in line with club policy, the terms of the deal will remain undisclosed, Wolves can confirm it is a club record transfer outlay.
Neves, who became the youngest player to captain a side in Champions League history in 2015, is relishing the chance to link …