Loic Remy looks unlikely to pull on a QPR shirt next season after Harry Redknapp said the club cannot provide what the French striker wants.
With Arsenal and Liverpool reportedly keen on signing Remy, Redknapp QPR s manager confirmed he would not stand in the 27-year-old forward s way, if he finds a new employer.
QPR gained promotion to the Premier League on Saturday, ending their stint in the Championship after one season, but with Remy keen on playing in the UEFA Champions League, Redknapp knows his team cannot match the Frenchman s ambitions at this time.
I don t see Remy wanting to come back and play, Redknapp said.
He s talking about playing Champions League somewhere.
I wouldn t know what he ll do but I think he s got a buy-out clause, which is at a r…
Fede Valverde has made it perfectly clear he has no intention of leaving Real Madrid in the near future, despite recent rumours about interest from around Europe and the possibility of Real agreeing to let him leave. According to Fabrizio Romano, Valverde s departure from the Santiago Bernabeu has never even been discussed within the club, not even when several English clubs inquired about his availability a few years back.
Fede Valverde on his future: “If they want me out of Real Madrid… they will have to kill me”.
Valverde’s departure was not a topic, not even when English clubs approached him two years ago.
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One of the clubs mentioned in that aspect was Liverpool, who are set to undergo a midfie…
Antonio Conte hailed his Tottenham side for showing a strong mentality to return to winning ways against Nottingham Forest, but made it clear this is only the start.
A 3-1 victory at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium saw the north London side end a streak of three consecutive defeats in all competitions, having exited the FA Cup and Champions League either side of a Premier League defeat at Wolves.
A brace from Harry Kane was added to by Son Heung-min s second-half effort to ease the pressure upon Conte, following a sequence of results where his future was brought into question.
That pressure did not affect his side, however, who secured three points comfortably, though Conte was keen to stress this has to be a benchmark for their upcoming matches.
Today was imp…
Liverpool legend John Barnes says Sevilla s back-to-back Europa League titles do not necessarily make them favourites for Wednesday s final in Basle.
Sevilla are on the verge of completing a remarkable treble after getting the better of Benfica and Dnipro in 2014 and 2015 respectively and would become the first team in the history of Europe s secondary club competition to triumph three times in a row.
But Barnes insists Liverpool have every chance of halting Sevilla s run in the competition, having seen off Borussia Dortmund and Villarreal in the last two rounds.
It s a final – anything can happen, the former England international told Omnisport at a Show Racism the Red Card charity match. [They re] two good teams.
Obviously Sevilla have won it for…
Zinedine Zidane believes Real Madrid face a tough task in the final of the Champions League against city rivals Atletico Madrid on Saturday.
The capital clubs meet in European club football s showpiece occasion for the second time in three years, with Madrid winning 4-1 after extra-time in Lisbon in 2014.
Zidane s side come into the final on an incredible run of 12 league wins in a row, although that was not enough to snatch the Liga title from Barcelona.
The Frenchman insists the clash with Atletico is 50-50, although Madrid are in good physical and mental shape .
We know it will be a difficult game but we are in good physical and mental shape, Zidane told UEFA s official website.
When you re at this club you always have to give the maxim…
Former France coach Laurent Blanc has hailed the talent of Blaise Matuidi and believes he will only get better.
The midfielder has caught the eye for Paris Saint-Germain this season and has retained his place in the side despite a host of big name signings.
And as France and Matuidi prepare to face Georgia in a World Cup 2014 qualifier on Friday, ex-national team boss Blanc was glowing in his appraisal of the 25-year-old.
Blaise has all the qualities, the 47-year-old coach told francefootball.fr.
He is an unusual worker and I think he can only grow, grow and grow.
He s in the perfect state of mind. With him we cannot have any problems. Everything is easy, clean and square.
The Frenchman joined PSG in 2011 from Saint-Etienne and has p…
Melbourne Victory have signed 2010-11 Johnny Warren medallist Marcos Flores as their international marquee.
The 26-year-old former Adelaide United playmaker, who dazzled the A-League before moving to Chinese outfit Henan Construction 12 months ago, has joined the club on a two-year deal.
The news is a major boost for Ange Postecoglou s side only weeks after marquee star Harry Kewell s departure from the club.
Marcos is the type of player you don t really want to come up against as an opposition coach, so having him on board with us now will be really exciting not only for the club, but for our fans also, Postecoglou said in a club statement.
He s a quality player and I m confident he ll show us the type of form that saw him win the Johnny Warren Medal …
Andrea Pirlo acknowledges Juventus are facing a strange season in Serie A but believes the impact of coronavirus on the schedule has restored balance across European football.
Italian champions Juve are fourth in the table after 11 matches, four points off leaders Milan, but they are not the only top side struggling to match the high standards of previous campaigns.
Liverpool, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain – all reigning champions – are being kept off the top of their respective divisions.
Indeed, each of the leaders in Europe s top five leagues – Tottenham, Real Sociedad, Bayer Leverkusen, Milan and Lille – are playing in the Europa League in 2020-21, rather than joining Juve in the Champions League.
It s a strange champions…
Substitute Bafetimbi Gomis scored with 17 minutes remaining as Al Hilal defeated ES Tunis 1-0 to book a Club World Cup semi-final against Flamengo.
Gomis was a surprise omission from the starting XI in Saturday s match between the champions of Asia and Africa at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium.
But he made a rapid impact after coming off the bench late on to send the side from Saudi Arabia through, the victors holding on despite Mohamed Kanno receiving a red card with five minutes left.
Buoyed by a vocal support, ES Tunis should have moved ahead when Anice Badri fired wide after Ibrahim Ouattara forced a mistake from goalkeeper Abdullah Al-Mayoof.
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At the other end, Moez Ben Cherifia rushed out to save from Car…
Arsene Wenger is hoping for an improvement against the Premier League s bigger teams as Arsenal aim to end their league drought.
Arsenal s wait for Premier League glory is approaching its 11th year after the club finished fourth last season, five points adrift of champions Manchester City.
During that 2013-14 campaign, which saw them win the FA Cup, Arsenal lost seven games, with four of those coming against the so-called elite clubs.
The London club were humbled by Manchester City (6-3), Liverpool (5-0) and Chelsea (6-0), while they lost 1-0 to 2012-13 champions Manchester United.
Arsenal were also beaten 3-0 by their rivals for UEFA Champions League qualification Everton, who finished fifth.
Speaking to reporters after Saturday s 1-0 pre-season …