Leicester City are in talks to sign Boubacary Soumare from Lille OSC, according to .
The 22-year-old took his first football steps at the Paris Saint-Germain academy, and having passed through the youth ranks there, he joined Lille in 2017 as a free agent. Since then, he s gone on to represent the current Ligue 1 leaders on 109 occasions in all competitions, scoring only once and producing two assists from his role as a defensive midfielder. He represented France at all youth levels, but he is yet to earn a senior cap for either France or Senegal, being a citizen of the African country as well.
Last year, he was heavily linked with a switch to Newcastle and reportedly open to joining the Magpies, but nothing came of it.
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Dani Olmo claims a formal offer has been received from Barcelona ahead of a prospective transfer from Dinamo Zagreb.
Catalan forward Olmo spent six years in the youth ranks at Barca s famed La Masia before making the surprise switch to Croatia in 2014.
The 21-year-old was named man of the match after he scored the winner in Spain Under-21s European Championship final victory over Germany in 2019.
He brought that form into this season with a string of impressive displays during Dinamo s Champions League campaign, earning a first senior Spain cap in November – another occasion Olmo marked with a goal against Malta
Dinamo reportedly want €40million for Olmo, who hopes to arrive at Camp Nou in January rather than the end of the season if an agreement is…
Manchester United are interested in signing Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting from Bayern Munich in the January transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that the former Premier League and UEFA Champions League winners are looking for a replacement for the departed Cristiano Ronaldo, and that Choupo-Moting is one of the players on their radar.
Choupo-Moting has been on the books of Bayern since the summer of 2020 when he joined on a free transfer after leaving Paris Saint-Germain. The 33-year-old Cameroon international forward has made six starts and four substitute appearances in the Bundesliga so far this season, scoring six goals and providing two assists in the process.
The former Stoke City forward has also made two starts and two substitute appearances in the …
Frenkie de Jong has a strong possibility of staying at Barcelona despite intense interest from Manchester United, according to Joan Laporta.
United have been chasing the Barca midfielder since hiring his former Ajax coach Erik ten Hag as their new manager, but De Jong is understood not to be keen on missing out on Champions League football by making the switch.
The Netherlands international is said to be owed €17million in deferred wages and being asked to sign a new contract with a salary reduction of around 40 per cent.
Selling De Jong would significantly improve Barcelona s hopes of successfully registering new arrivals like Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha and Jules Kounde and making further moves in the market.
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Edwin van der Sar says Donny van de Beek has no better place to flourish than at Manchester United and asked fans to take good care of the midfielder in an emotional open letter.
Netherlands international Van de Beek completed his move from Ajax to Old Trafford on Wednesday in a deal that could eventually reach £39.1million (€44m).
Van de Beek became an influential member of an exciting Ajax side after rising through the youth ranks to break into the first team as a teenager during the 2015-16 campaign.
The 23-year-old won Eredivisie and KNVB Beker medals with Ajax, while he was part of the team that finished runners-up to his new employers in the 2017 Europa League final and the side that reached the Champions League semi-finals in the 2018-19 campaign.
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Austin FC and Los Angeles Galaxy will lock horns with each other in Major League Soccer next week. The match between The Verde and Black and Galaxy will be held at the Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, and is scheduled to kick off at 2:30pm UK time next Monday.
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Austin FC have been very disappointing in the 2023 Major League Soccer campaign. The Verde and Black finished second in the 2022 Major League Soccer Western Conference table and ended up fourth overall. They reached the playoffs.
However, Josh Wolff’s side are not going to repeat the success of last season this time around. Austin FC are as low as 12th in the MLS Western Conference table at the moment with 33 points from …
Two-time Copa Libertadores champions Flamengo have put one foot in the continental decider after a dominant 4-0 win away to Argentinian outfit Velez Sarsfield in Wednesday s semi-final first leg.
Pedro bagged a hat-trick for the Brazilian club, taking his 2022 Copa tally to 11, to silence the Buenos Aires crowd who were left stunned by the scoreline.
Flamengo scored twice before the break, with Pedro opening the scoring in the 32nd minute, before running away with the game with two further strikes in the final half hour.
The victory maintains Flamengo s unbeaten run in this year s tournament, winning 10 of their 11 matches, having conceded only once in five games in the knockout stages.
Gabi + Pedro again and it s a hat-trick on the night and 11 goal…
Manchester City scraped a controversial goalless draw at home to Southampton on Saturday at the end of a difficult week for manager Pep Guardiola.
The Premier League champions were far less impressive against Saints than they had been in beating RB Leipzig 6-3 in midweek – a victory that was overshadowed by Guardiola s post-match comments.
The Catalan coach upset fans by appearing to question the attendance for another big home triumph, urging all our people to come for a clash against so, so dangerous Southampton.
Guardiola later insisted his comments about fans had been misinterpreted, but Southampton certainly lived up to his pre-match lofty billing and were left disappointed to head home with only a point after a second-half penalty awarded against Kyle Wa…
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The World Cup is in the rear view mirror and as such, preparations can now begin for UEFA Euro 2020. It s a tournament that will allow the best of the best from Europe to showcase what they ve got in their locker, with Denmark and Wales being two sides that ll be desperate to progress through qualifying. Although one qualified for the World Cup this past summer and the other didn t, they re slightly more evenly matched that many probably would ve originally thought.
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The Danes didn t exactly play great football throughout the course of their time in Russia, but for the most part, they got results. They re exceptionally tricky to break down and that can make for a frustrating game for their opposition, b…
Last weekend’s abandoned fixture between Bournemouth and Luton will be replayed in full, the Premier League has announced.
Hatters skipper Tom Lockyer collapsed in the 59th minute of Saturday’s match after he suffered a cardiac arrest, which resulted in the game being abandoned.
The Premier League board has decided to replay the match in full, but no date for the fixture has been agreed yet.
“Following the on-field medical emergency involving Luton Town FC player Tom Lockyer, the Premier League Board has decided last Saturday’s AFC Bournemouth v Luton Town FC fixture will be replayed in full,” a Premier League statement read.
“The game will be rescheduled for later in the season, with a date to be confirmed following consultation with relevant…