Speaking to , Jan Vertonghen has refused to rule out staying in the Premier League after leaving Tottenham Hotspur this summer.
The versatile defender, primarily a centre-back but sometimes deployed on the left flank, spent nine years at Spurs and made a total of 314 appearances in all competitions for the club. He has accumulated 118 international caps with Belgium as well in his career so far. Despite talks about a potential extension throughout the 2019/20 season, his contract has expired and both the player and the club have confirmed the parting of ways.
At the age of 33, Vertonghen can certainly offer a lot to any potential suitor and given his quality and vast experience, he shouldn t be short of offers at the moment, especially as a free agent. Both Manchester…
Erik ten Hag compared Chelsea s philosophy under Frank Lampard to that of his own Ajax side ahead of their Champions League clash.
Chelsea have won seven of their 13 matches since Lampard replaced Maurizio Sarri in July, including five victories in a row ahead of their trip to Amsterdam.
Lampard has used Chelsea s transfer ban to his advantage by promoting the likes of Tammy Abraham and Mason Mount into the first team, but his side trail Group H leaders Ajax by three points after two matches following their home loss to Valencia last month.
Ajax caught the eye during their run to the semi-finals of the Champions League last season and have yet to taste defeat in any competition in 2019-20, though Ten Hag linked with the Chelsea job prior to Lampard s appointment …
French international star Thierry Henry has agreed to join MLS side New York Red Bulls.
The 32 year-old striker has joined on what has been described as a ‘Multi-year’ contract.
Henry had a year left on his contract with Barcelona but the Catalan club have allowed him leave on a free transfer.
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Last season Henry struggled to get into the Barca first team after the emergence of youngster Pedro. He didn’t have the same impact as he had in previous seasons and it seemed inevitable that he would move on.
He is much more likely to get regular playing time in New York and he’s bound to shine in the MLS. The standard of play is poorer than La Liga and will get far more space in the American league. He could have carried on playing in…
(GSM) Liverpool have reportedly made a £2.75million bid for Aston Villa full-back Luke Young.
Villa manager Martin O Neill confirmed that the 31-year-old is considering the offer as the club is ready to let the English defender leave should he wish to do so.
There has been an offer from a football club, which Luke is mulling over, O Neill told Villa s official website.
If it doesn t materialise then he would also join us (in Portugal) because he needs to play some football soon.
We will see how that develops.
Young joined Villa from Middlesbrough in 2008 and has made more than 50 appearances for the club during his two years at Villa Park.
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Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko has called for focus ahead of Sunday s Premier League title decider versus West Ham.
Dzeko scored a second-half double as City moved two points clear of Liverpool at the top of the table with a 4-0 win over Aston Villa on Wednesday.
Barring a massive swing in goal difference, Manuel Pellegrini s men will win a second title in three seasons with a draw against West Ham.
But Bosnia-Herzegovina striker Dzeko insists that City cannot afford to get complacent, although he feels that the experience of the dramatic 2011-12 finale, when City came from behind to win the title on the last day by beating QPR 3-2, will count in their favour.
We played good football in the first half, they (Villa) didn t have any chances but the manager said…
that Monaco are set to complete the signing of Nigerian defender Elderson Uwa Echiejile from Sporting Braga.
The Principality club have been looking to recruit a new left-sided defender to provide competition for Layvin Kurzawa, and they seem to have succeeded in their quest.
According to O Jogo, Monaco have reached an agreement with Sporting Braga to sign defender Elderson, who is set for a medical at Stade Louis II.
Given that the player s contract was due to expire in June 2014, he will be joining the French side for a nominal fee.
Elderson joined Sporting Braga from Rennes in the summer of 2010 and has since made a total of 73 Primeira Liga appearances for the club, scoring 5 goals in the process.
He has also become an important member of th…
Ivan Zamorano said Lionel Messi would have monuments all over the county if he were Chilean as the former international suggested the Argentina star is undervalued in his homeland.
Despite being regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Messi still comes in for criticism from fans in Argentina having failed to reach the lofty heights like he has done for Barcelona.
While Messi has won 28 trophies for the LaLiga giants, the five-time Ballon d Or winner has been unable to lead Argentina to silverware even after reaching consecutive Copa America deciders and the 2014 World Cup final.
Speaking ahead of Chile s trip to Buenos Aires for Thursday s World Cup qualifier against Argentina, ex-Real Madrid and Inter striker Zamorano insisted Messi the country s ca…
Udinese are set to make a move for Guangzhou Evergrande midfielder Alessandro Diamanti, .
The Italy international is currently on loan at Watford, though he has made just three appearances for the club so far, all of which have come as a substitute.
The thirty-two year old moved to China in February 2014, and spent the second half of last season on loan in a second stint at Serie A side Fiorentina, now Udinese could be set to offer him the chance to return to his home country.
Aside from a year in England with West Ham United, Dimanti spent his entire career until 2014 in Italy across spells with Prato, Empoli, Fiorentina, AlbinoLeffe, Livorno, Brescia and Bologna.
He has been capped seventeen times for his country and was part of the Italy squad tha…
Galatasaray have submitted a bid for the services of Sheffield United s Ismaila Coulibaly, according to Sky Sports.
The 20-year-old midfielder started out with Senegalese side Oslo FA Dakar and also played for Sarpsborg 08 in Norway, before the Blades signed him for around £2 million last summer. He was immediately shipped out on a three-year loan Beerschot to gather some valuable first-team experience to aid his development.
In 2020-21, Coulibaly made a total of 23 appearances in all competitions and scored five goals for the Belgian side. Primarily a central, box-to-box midfielder, the two-time Mali Under-20 international can also play in a deeper role, protecting the back line.
Sheffield United already rejected an offer of £10 million for his signature from…
Darren Bent has said that Arsenal should not sell Ainsley Maitland-Niles to bitter North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the summer transfer window.
According to , Tottenham are among the clubs interested in signing Maintland-Niles from Premier League rivals Arsenal, who are rated at 16/5 by to finish in the top four next season.
Former Spurs striker Bent, who is a boyhood Arsenal fan, has said that the Gunners should not sell the 22-year-old who can operate as a midfielder, winger, full-back or wing-back t0 Jose Mourinho s side this summer.
“I hope it doesn’t happen. I think he played really well last season at times.
“He’s got the capability to play in several different positions. I can’t see how Arsenal can let that one happen, I think t…