Neymar s Brazil team-mates Philippe Coutinho and Arthur want the Paris Saint-Germain star to return to Barcelona.

A world-record €222million move to PSG in 2017 saw Neymar surprisingly bring an end to what had been a very promising four-year spell at Camp Nou.

But ever since joining PSG, Neymar has regularly been linked with a transfer back to Spain, with reports of Real Madrid s interest recently giving way to rumours he wants to return to Barca.

PSG and their president Nasser Al-Khelaifi are said to be frustrated with Neymar s attitude and constant flirting with other clubs.

As such, speculation has suggested PSG are open to selling Neymar in this transfer window, and Coutinho and Arthur have given their respective seals of approval.

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Second-half goals from Alexis Mac Allister and Julian Alvarez helped Argentina secure their last-16 place with a 2-0 victory over Poland, despite Lionel Messi’s earlier penalty miss at Stadium 974.

La Albiceleste topped Group C while despite defeat, due to Mexico s 2-1 win over Saudi Arabia, the Poles snatched second place by virtue of a superior goal difference to El Tri.

Although Wojciech Szczesny brilliantly saved Messi’s first-half spot-kick, Mac Allister and Alvarez struck after the break as Argentina advanced from the group phase for the 13th time in 14 attempts.

However, due to Saudi Arabia s late goal against Mexico, Poland joined Argentina in the knockout stage courtesy of superior goal difference, progressing to the round of 16 for the first time si…

Antonio Conte suggested Tottenham will take UEFA to court over the governing body s unfair decision that consequently eliminated his side from the Europa Conference League.  

Spurs final group match against Rennes on December 9 was called off late on following a coronavirus outbreak at the Premier League club that saw five staff members and eight players test positive.

With a new date unable to be set for their European encounter, UEFA ruled that Spurs had forfeited the game and awarded Rennes a 3-0 victory, therefore eliminating Conte s side from the competition.

However, Conte does not agree with UEFA s decision to award Rennes the win and claimed the outcome may even have been influenced by personal interest .

For sure this is an incredible decision…

FC Dallas earned a Western Conference Finals appearance for the first time since 2010 after overcoming Seattle Sounders 4-2 in a penalty shoot-out in the MLS Cup play-offs on Sunday.

Spot-kicks were needed as 120 minutes were not enough to separate the two teams and a 3-3 aggregate tie following Dallas 2-1 second-leg win at Toyota Stadium.

And Dallas emerged triumphant in the shoot-out after goalkeeper Jesse Gonzalez made saves to deny Andreas Ivanschitz and Chad Barrett, and second-half substitute Walker Zimmerman scored the winning penalty.

The Sounders won the first leg 2-1 and looked set to reach the conference finals, until the match sparked into life with three goals during the final six minutes of regulation.

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Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes has criticised Franck Ribery for his stamp on Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal.

The Frenchman caught Vidal on his calf with a late lunge in Tuesday s 2-0 win at Allianz Arena, but escaped punishment as the referee opted against booking him.

But Heynckes was unimpressed with Ribery s action and has urged him to curb his aggressive streak.

What Franck did was completely unnecessary. He should have controlled his temper, Heynckes said at a press conference.

Heynckes insists Ribery was not the only one who crossed the line, as he feels Vidal played his part in the incident as well.

The way he (Vidal) went in a few times was a bit too much, too. He crossed a line once or twice, Heynckes said.

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Bournemouth are close to completing the signing of Nathan Ake from Chelsea, according to the Guardian.

The twenty-two year old impressed during a loan spell with the Cherries last term and is set to reunite with manager Eddie Howe on a permanent basis, after the club beat Newcastle United and West Ham United to his signature.

West Bromwich Albion and Southampton were also monitoring the situation, as were a number of overseas clubs.

Ake played twelve times for the South Coast club last season, scoring three goals while he also made his senior international debut for the Netherlands in a 2-1 friendly victory over Morocco last month.

He made just seventeen appearances for Chelsea across four campaigns but was named their Young Player of the Season in …

Sepp Blatter insisted he will always be a president as the suspended FIFA boss prepares to officially vacate his position at world football s governing body.

FIFA will usher in a new era at the presidential election in Zurich on Friday, with Gianni Infantino, Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa, Prince Ali bin al-Hussein, Jerome Champagne and Tokyo Sexwale vying for presidency.

All this comes as Blatter serves out a reduced six-year ban for a disloyal payment of two million Swiss francs (£1.3million) made to UEFA boss Michel Platini in 2011.

Blatter s original eight-year suspension from all football-related activity alongside Platini was cut down after his long service to the game was taken into account.

The sanction is due to expire in time for the 20…

West Ham have agreed a fee to sign Paraguay international Fabian Balbuena, according to the defender s current club Corinthians.

The Brazilian champions confirmed Balbuena would travel to London to complete the deal after his release clause was met.

An international since 2015, the 26-year-old had also been linked with Dutch outfit Ajax and Portuguese heavyweights Sporting CP.

But he now appears set to become new manager Manuel Pellegrini s fourth signing for the Hammers following the arrivals Issa Diop, Lukasz Fabianski and Ryan Fredericks.

The board thanks [Balbuena for] the services provided and wishes him luck in his new journey, a Corinthians statement read.

West Ham are due to visit Swiss side Winterthur in their first pre-season friendly o…

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho got his close-season spending underway with the acquisition of Brazil international Fred from Shakhtar Donetsk.

Both clubs have confirmed an agreement has been reached for the 25-year-old, which is reported to be worth in the region of £52million.

It places the midfielder among the most expensive signings in United s illustrious history.

Here, we look at how those men have fared at Old Trafford.

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Paul Pogba £89.3m from Juventus in August 2016

The man who Fred s arrival may help to unleash, Pogba s return to United has been far from the resounding triumph anticipated when he completed a then world-record switch from Juventus. 

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Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing Danny Ings from Premier League rivals Southampton in the summer of 2021, according to . It has been reported that Tottenham have been been closely monitoring the situation of the former Liverpool striker and are hopeful that they can do a deal to bring the England international striker to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Harry Kane is the main striker at Spurs at the moment, while Son Heung-min has played upfront. Carlos Vinicius is on loan from Benfica, and if Spurs decide not to make the deal permanent, then head coach Jose Mourinho will be in need of another striker.

Ings has made 22 starts and two substitute appearances in the Premier League for Southampton so far this season, scoring nine goals and providing four assists in the…