Real Madrid midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni will miss the Champions League final due to a foot injury and could be a doubt for the Euros.
The 24-year-old, who has made 38 appearances across all competitions for the Spanish champions this season, has not played since he suffered a stress fracture during Madrid s Champions League semi-final win over Bayern Munich earlier this month.
Madrid play Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League final at Wembley on June 1.
And ahead of Los Blancos final LaLiga match of the season against Real Betis on Saturday, Ancelotti confirmed the former Monaco star s injury is relatively serious.
He s doing individual work but he s not ready for the (Champions League) final, Ancelotti told reporters.
Let s see if he s r…
Arsenal will make a bid for Leicester City and Belgium international midfielder Youri Tielemans in the January transfer window, according to . Tielemans is out of contract at Leicester at the end of the season, and Premier League rivals Arsenal are keen on bringing him to the Emirates Stadium.
Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal are at the top of the Premier League table at the moment and are as many as five points clear of defending champions Manchester City. The Gunners could do with reinforcing their squad to enhance their chances of winning the title this season.
Tielemans has made 14 starts and one substitute appearance in the Premier League for Leicester so far this season, scoring three goals and providing one assist in the process. The 25-year-old made one start and two su…
Wolfsburg playmaker Kevin De Bruyne says the high-flying German outfit have their sights set on securing a European berth.
Dieter Hecking s men have enjoyed an improved run of results since a 6-1 drubbing at the hands of Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich in early March.
Since that disastrous outing, Wolfsburg have gone on a four-game unbeaten streak, which has included wins against Werder Bremen and Eintracht Frankfurt.
As a result, the 2008-09 Bundesliga champions sit just one point adrift of the final UEFA Champions League qualification spot that is occupied by Bayer Leverkusen, who are woefully short of form with just one win from their last eight league games.
We re giving it a go. The fact is, we want to get into Europe, De Bruyne told the Bundesliga s offi…
Chelsea have completed everything regarding the signing of Christopher Nkunku from RB Lepizig, according to Fabrizio Romano. Everything has been agreed and signed by both clubs and the player and his camp, and the forward will complete the move to Stamford Bridge and become officially a Chelsea player on July 1st, 2023.
Christopher Nkunku deal, signed and sealed — here we go now confirmed. All documents and contracts are also signed, it’s 100% closed.
French striker can be considered new Chelses player, starting from July 2023. It’s all signed/sealed with RB Leipzig and player side.
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano)
Chelsea were reportedly close to signing Nkunku at the end of this year s summer window, but the two clubs failed to r…
A youthful Mexico stepped up their Copa America preparations with a narrow 1-0 victory over Bolivia in Chicago.
Efrain Alvarez s second-half strike proved enough for El Tri, who fielded eight debutants at Soldier Field.
Two of those debutants went close early on; Ricardo Monreal heading against the bar and Ettson Ayon testing Bolivia goalkeeper Carlos Lampe, while Ramiro Vaca fired over for the visitors later in the half.
However, the hosts did find the breakthrough within two minutes of the restart, as Monreal squared for Alvarez to control and finish.
El Tri, who will face Ecuador, Jamaica and Venezuela in Group B at the Copa America, will play Uruguay and Brazil before the tournament begins on June 20.
We take the W today!
— Mexican…
Borussa Dortmund are increasingly confident of reaching a full agreement to sign Karim Adeyemi from RB Salzburg this summer, according to Fabrizio Romano. The talks between the two clubs, as well as those with the player s representatives over personal terms, are in an advanced stage.
Borussia Dortmund have been in talks to sign Karim Adeyemi since November club feeling confident to reach full agreement with RB Salzburg in the coming weeks. He s the main target after Niklas Süle deal completed.
Negotiations already advanced also on player side.
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano)
The 20-year-old striker has caught the eyes of a number of clubs across Europe with impressive performances for the Austrian club, earning his senior internationa…
Ligue 1 high flyers Nice have made another coup on transfer deadline day, having recruited Moroccan midfielder Younes Belhanda from Dynamo Kiev.
The highly rated footballer was one of the final signings of the summer transfer window in France, having completed his loan move minutes before the deadline.
Nice had enjoyed a bright start to the new league campaign, but having scored just three goals in as many matches, les Aiglons decided to reinforce their front line in the dying moments of the transfer window.
And they clearly succeeded in their quest, having first recruited Mario Balotelli on a free transfer from Liverpool, before strengthening their creative department with one Younes Belhanda.
The Moroccan hasn’t quite managed to prove his worth in Uk…
Juventus had a debatable disallowed goal to thank as they overcame Trabzonspor 2-0 in the UEFA Europa League last 32 on Thursday.
Pablo Daniel Osvaldo marked his first Juve start with the opening goal in the first-leg encounter at Juventus Stadium, in a match Antonio Conte s side dominated.
But there was controversy in the 70th minute when substitute Henrique had a shot saved by Gianluigi Buffon, and Oldca Adin scooped home Yusuf Erdogan s cut-back but was denied as the officials decided the ball had gone for a corner.
Osvaldo broke the deadlock on 16 minutes with a calm finish past Onur Kivrak and Juventus continued to dictate the tempo after the break, but were thankful Adin s goal was ruled out as they struggled to put the game to bed.
However, Paul Pogba scor…
Arsenal and England midfielder Jack Wilshere said it is time to deliver after years of unfulfilled talent.
Wilshere burst onto the scene in 2008 but injuries have curtailed his development, with the 22-year-old managing just 88 Premier League appearances in that period.
The 2013-14 season was no different for Wilshere, who suffered a foot injury in an international friendly against Denmark in March that hampered his preparation for the World Cup in Brazil.
Wilshere s off-field behaviour has also been brought into question after he was pictured smoking for a second time during his pre-season holiday in Las Vegas this year.
Speaking ahead of Monday s opening Euro 2016 qualifier against Switzerland at Wembley, Wilshere conceded he has to start performing con…
Bayern Munich head coach Jupp Heynckes is confident Manuel Neuer will feature for Germany at the World Cup but has refused to place a timescale on his return.
Neuer is undertaking the latest stage of his injury rehabilitation in Thailand after Heynckes advised a change of scenery in his gruelling fitness slog.
The Germany and Bayern captain has broken his foot three times in the past 12 months and the last of his three Bundesliga appearances this season preceded surgery in September.
We are not pressuring him. There is no timeframe, there is no deadline. Heynckes told a news conference ahead of Saturday s Bundesliga game against Wolfsburg.
Personally, I am convinced that he will play for us and will play in the World Cup but in the end that is something…