Ander Herrera sees no reason why Manchester United team-mate David De Gea would leave the club for Real Madrid, the midfielder adamant they are not far behind the Spanish giants.
De Gea has developed into arguably the world s best goalkeeper since joining United from Atletico Madrid in 2011 and is often linked with a return to his home city.
Real Madrid were reportedly close to signing the Spain international in 2015, but they ultimately missed out and a few days later De Gea committed himself to a contract which runs to 2019, with the option of another year.
Herrera expects that Madrid will probably come in for De Gea again in the coming years, but the 28-year-old is confident that United s trajectory has them on a similar level to the reigning European champion…
Walter Mazzarri s agent has described the rumours linking the former Inter coach with the AC Milan job as fantasy .
The 56-year-old has been out of work since leaving Watford at the end of last season, but is among a number of names including Carlo Ancelotti and Antonio Conte to have been mooted as a potential successor to Vincenzo Montella at Milan.
Doubts about Montella s future persist as the Rossoneri, having invested huge money in the transfer market this year, languish in seventh place in Serie A, nine points off the Champions League qualification places and 13 points off the top.
But Andrea D Amico, a representative of Mazzarri, insists his client has had no contact with the San Siro club.
All the journalists rumours that have come out so far are …
Real Madrid have denied they are in transfer talks with Paris St Germain striker Kylian Mbappe.
The France forward is due to leave PSG when his contract expires next summer, with the Bernabeu an expected destination.
But the LaLiga side have rubbished reports they have held any discussions with the World Cup winner.
Comunicado Oficial.
— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid)
A club statement read: “Given the information recently issued and published by different media outlets, in which there is speculation about alleged negotiations between the player Kylian Mbappe and our club, Real Madrid C.F. wants to state that this information is flatly false and that no such negotiations have taken place with a player who belongs to PSG.”
The French …
Massimiliano Allegri is adamant his coaching days in Italy will be finished when he eventually leaves Juventus, as he yearns for an adventure abroad.
Allegri has established himself as one of Italy s most talented coaches in recent years, initially getting his big break in 2010 when he joined AC Milan, whom he guided to a Serie A title in his first season.
Although his tenure was ended prematurely in January 2014, he subsequently joined Juve and has enjoyed great success in Turin, winning Serie A and the Coppa Italia three years in a row.
Allegri s Juve have also reached two Champions League finals and are among the last eight this term, where they will face Real Madrid, their conquerors in last season s final.
The 50-year-old has often been linked with m…
John Terry s farewell tour begins when Chelsea travel to Vicarage Road to face Watford in the Premier League on Wednesday.
Chelsea skipper Terry revealed he will not be offered a new contract at Stamford Bridge after their 5-1 demolition of MK Dons in the FA Cup fourth round on Sunday.
The former England captain will therefore end his 17-and-a-half-year playing career with his boyhood club, having made 690 appearances to date and won every major club honour, including four Premier League titles.
Terry is set to lead Chelsea at Vicarage Road this week as the visitors look to extend their nine-match unbeaten run in all competitions since Guus Hiddink took over from Jose Mourinho.
And even though the reigning champions still sit some 14 points adrift of th…
Former Manchester United midfielder Ravel Morrison has confirmed he is travelling to Jamaica with a view to changing his allegiance at international level.
The BBC reported this week that the 25-year-old, who plays for Mexican side Atlas on loan from Lazio, was considering declaring himself available for the Caribbean nation.
Morrison, who played for England as a youth player up to Under-21 level, tweeted on Tuesday to say he hopes to finalise terms with the Jamaican Football Federation in the coming days.
Making my way to Jamaica, he wrote. Sorting my documents papers this week so can be ready for the next games.
Looking forward to watch the game on Sunday 25th [against Antigua and Barbuda].
Morrison came through United s academy and was pa…
FIFA has reduced the ban from football issued to former official Harold Mayne-Nicholls following an appeal.
The organisation s Adjudicatory Chamber chose to suspend Mayne-Nicholls from all footballing activities for seven years in January, and fined him 20,000CHF.
Former head of Chile s football association Mayne-Nicholls had been found guilty of misconduct, conflict of interest and accepting gifts after an investigation into his work as head of the Bid Evalutation Group for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, but FIFA s Appeal Committee has since accepted that the seven-year ban was too severe.
While agreeing with the principles and arguments presented by the adjudicatory chamber, the Appeal Committee deemed that the sanction imposed was not proportionate to the brea…
Tomas Rincon made history earlier this month as the first Venezuelan to sign for Juventus. (Photo: Daniele Buffa/Image Sport)
On January 3rd, Tomas Rincon made history for Juventus without even touching a ball.
The 29-year-old became the first Venezuelan signing after the Bianconeri opted to spent a reported €8 million to bring him in from Genoa on a three-and-a-half year deal. For many, the deal seemed to come out of nowhere. Rincon had first emerged on the Serie A radar after arriving at the Grifone on a free transfer during the summer 2014 transfer market. During his two-and-a-half-years at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris, he made over 80 appearances across all competitions, whilst scoring three goals.
Solid, but certainly not spectacular. Rincon also spent five …
Marcus Thuram set for Inter move
Marcus Thuram is reportedly set to join Inter Milan as a free agent, with his contract with Borussia Monchengladbach about to expire next week.
There was plenty of speculation about the future of the 25-year-old striker over the last couple of months, and it appears to be all over as he makes his way to replace Edin Dzeko in the Nerazzurri shirt.
Man United make Onana contact amid De Gea uncertainty
As things stand at the moment, David De Gea is set to run out of contract at Manchester United. Though the possibility of a new one being signed still very much exists, both the club and the player are believed to be considering their options.
One of those options, for United, of course, is apparently In…
Departing Chelsea captain John Terry says the club s Champions League triumph in 2012 is easily the best moment of his career.
Terry did not play in the final against Bayern Munich due to suspension, but still values winning that tournament above any other accomplishment.
The defender s opinion is influenced by four semi-final exits and a shoot-out defeat to Manchester United in the Moscow final in 2008 – his tears after a penalty miss the enduring image of that match – before finally going all the way.
Asked what his favourite trophy was, Terry, who won a total of 17 at Chelsea, told the club s website: Champions League, it is just a lovely trophy, but also because of just how hard over the years it has been to win it.
Two or three years we shou…