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BARCELONA midfielder Ivan Rakitic is considering an offer to join Liverpool, according to reports in Spain. Barcelona and Liverpool have spent much of the last few weeks in negotiations over Philippe Coutinho. The Brazil international is wanted in Catalonia to replace Neymar, and has handed in a transfer request to try and broker a move away from Anfield. However, it ...

CHELSEA have reportedly told Real Madrid they are prepared to include Eden Hazard in a deal that would see Gareth Bale return to the Premier League. Chelsea are stuck in a rut with manager Antonio Conte furious at their transfer activity. The Blues have so far brought in four new faces in the form of Antonio Rudiger, Willy Caballero, Tiemoue ...

LIONEL MESSI reportedly promised Neymar he would do everything to help him win the Ballon d’Or before the Brazilian opted to leave Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain this summer. Neymar stunned the footballing world by quitting Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain in a huge £198million transfer earlier this month. But, though a deal was on the cards for some time, reports are ...

MANCHESTER UNITED striker Anthony Martial rejected Inter Milan because he wants to stay in the Premier League, according to journalist Tancredi Palmeri. Martial struggled at Manchester United last season, managing just eight goals after Jose Mourinho succeeded Louis van Gaal in the Old Trafford hotseat. He has been linked with a move to both Inter Milan and Tottenham and Italian ...

EDEN HAZARD has returned to full training with the Chelsea squad. Chelsea welcomed back Eden Hazard and Tiemoue Bakayoko to a full training session at Cobham. Belgian star Hazard has been ruled out since breaking his ankle while training on international duty, but could return to Antonio Conte’s squad soon. New signing Bakayoko arrived at the club with a knee ...

JUVENTUS are preparing a shock £22.5million bid for Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini, according to reports. Juventus have had a disappointing transfer window, losing key defensive duo Leonardo Bonucci and Dani Alves to AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain respectively. The Serie A champions also suffered a shock 3-2 defeat to Lazio in the Italian Super Cup last weekend which has ...

The eight-time Olympic gold medalist will turn out for his beloved team on September 2 in a legends game against Barcelona. Bolt, the current world-record holder for the 100m and 200m sprints, has retired from athletics after a disappointing World Championships in London. The Jamaican only managed a silver medal in the men’s 100m final after being beaten by the ...

Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has been selected alongside Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo on the three-man final shortlist for the 2016/17 UEFA Player of the Year award. The three finalists were selected after votes from 80 coaches of the clubs which participated in the group stage of the 2016/17 UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, as well as input ...

Premier League clubs are set to discuss a landmark change to the transfer window which could end domestic player movement before the start of the season. Representatives from the 20 top-flight clubs will attend next month’s shareholders’ meeting with a majority believed to be in favour of a new deadline which would stop managers bringing players in once a season ...

DIEGO COSTA has been ordered home by Chelsea – and told to get fit before the club will consider selling him to Atletico Madrid. The stayaway Spain striker has been given an ultimatum by the Stamford Bridge club to return to this country, start training, get himself fit – and make himself available for selection. Costa has been absent from ...