The agent of S.S. Lazio forward Felipe Anderson, Stefano Castagna, has revealed the player has no plans to leave Stadio Olimpico in the summer, despite reported interest from the English Premier League.
Anderson, 21, has been the subject of reported interest from Premier League trio Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United in recent weeks, having tallied nine goals and six assists in 22 Serie A appearances for the Biancazzurri this term.
However, despite such speculation, Castagna has insisted the 21-year-old is happy in the Italian capital.
We recently signed a contract extension with Lazio and he is really happy in Rome, Castagna told Italian radio station Radiosei. The player still had three-and-a-half years left in his contract and ther…
Togo need a win against DR Congo to progress to the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations, but will likely have to do so without goalkeeper Kossi Agassa after an ugly reaction to his performance against Morocco.
Agassa struggled in the 3-1 loss on Friday, conceding a pair of goals from set-pieces before being beaten by a long-range effort for the north African side s third.
His home in the Togolese capital of Lome has subsequently been vandalised by fans attributing the loss to Agassa and coach Claude Le Roy revealed he is unlikely to feature in the Group C finale in Port-Gentil.
He was really affected when he heard the news, said LeRoy. Whether he wants to play or not, I will respect his decision.
Agassa does not deserve such treatment. We are al…
Chelsea are set to make a summer move for Norwich City goalkeeper John Ruddy, .
The recently crowned Premier League champions are on the lookout for a new back-up for first choice shot stopper with Petr Cech likely to end his eleven year Stamford Bridge stay at the end of the season.
Jose Mourinho was initially keen on signing one-time England international Ruddy in the summer of 2013, though the Canaries rejected the Blues’ £5m approach.
The 28 year old moved to Carrow Road from Everton in the summer of 2010, and has since racked up one hundred and eighty-four appearances for the club in all competitions, the last of which came in Saturday’s 1-1 draw with rivals Ipswich Town in the first leg of their Championship play-off semi-final.
Norwich, w…
The Mirror understands that Fernando Llorentte has cast doubt over his future at Tottenham Hotspur after admitting that he misses being at Juventus.
The Spain international moved to Spurs from Swansea City in last summer after a season in South Wales, having spent the same amount of time at Sevilla the side he joined after Juve.
In three seasons with the Serie A giants, Llorente scored twenty-seven goals in ninety-two appearances in all competitions, winning the league title in each of his three campaigns there as well as the Coppa Italia in 2015.
The thirty-two year old has struggled to produce his best form since moving to the North London club, scoring just one league goal in his fourteen Premier League appearances though all but one of those outings came…
Premier League managers including Tony Pulis and David Moyes have expressed their disappointment at Claudio Ranieri s sacking by Leicester City.
The reigning champions announced on Thursday that they had parted company with Ranieri less than 10 months on from their remarkable title triumph.
Leicester s owners made it clear that concern for the club s top-flight survival was behind their decision, with widespread reports suggesting the team s senior players had called for the board to take action after they lost faith in Ranieri s methods.
West Brom boss Pulis said he was disappointed at the news but suggested Leicester had become carried away by their stunning success of last term.
I m disappointed. Am I surprised? I don t think you can be surprised by w…
West Ham United are interested in signing Moussa Dembele from Lyon in the January transfer window, according to . It has been reported by the British tabloid that Lyon are willing to sell the former Celtic striker in the middle of the season, and that the 24-year-old himself could be open to returning to England.
has added that Lyon are looking for at least £30 million in transfer fee for Dembele, and that’s without bonuses on top. The Frenchman is one of the better players in his position in Ligue 1 and has scored for Lyon on a regular basis, although he is struggling to find the back of the net at the moment.
According to , Dembele has made four starts and five substitute appearances in Ligue 1 for Lyon so far this season, but he has not scored. During the 2019-20…
Manchester United s under-fire midfielder Paul Pogba is not as good as Geoffrey Kondogbia, according to Valencia coach Marcelino.
Pogba s form has faced heavy scrutiny recently, particularly in United s dismal 2-1 Champions League defeat to Sevilla on Tuesday that saw them crash out of the last 16.
The former Juventus midfielder was brought on for the last half hour with the score at 0-0, but failed to make an impact and made several errors – including a woeful misplaced pass that went straight out of play – leading United great Roy Keane to describe his performance as schoolboy .
Conversely, Kondogbia has enjoyed a terrific loan spell for Valencia since joining from Inter and was influential in the 2-0 win against Sevilla last weekend that left them 11 point…
Liverpool have made their second defensive signing of transfer deadline day by bringing in Ozan Kabak from Schalke on loan.
The 20-year-old has joined the Premier League champions until the end of this season, subject to international clearance.
His move follows the arrival at Anfield earlier on Monday of fellow central defender Ben Davies from Championship side Preston North End for a reported £1.6m.
Kabak started his career with Galatasaray before joining Bundesliga outfit Stuttgart in January 2019.
He was unable to prevent his new side from suffering relegation and was duly snapped up by Schalke after they activated the €15m release clause in his contract.
He impressed across 28 appearances in all competitions last season, but he has st…
Barcelona had not lost to Benfica since 1961. They had not started a European season with consecutive defeats since 1972-73. They had last lost back-to-back Champions League group games 21 years ago.
And yet, the most damning thing about their 3-0 defeat in Lisbon on Wednesday was that it wasn t a huge surprise.
By most reasonable football definitions, Barca are in crisis. They have won just three of eight games in all competitions in 2021-22. Spiralling debts of more than €1.2billion meant they could not give Lionel Messi a new contract or conduct any meaningful recruitment, even as club captains took pay cuts.
Those dire financial figures also mean they have a spending cap barely an eighth of the size of Real Madrid s for this season, so January is unlikely t…
Southampton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin has signed a contract extension with the club which will keep him at St Mary s until 2017.
Southampton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin has signed a contract extension with the club which will keep him at St Mary s until 2017.
The 23-year-old joined the Saints in 2008, and has since accumulated 185 appearances during his four years at the club, scoring seven goals.
The Frenchman has had an impressive season so far, gaining recognition for his defensive displays, notching up the highest amount of tackles in the Premier League with 102, and he has also made the most interceptions of any player in Europe s top five leagues.
The defensive midfielder expressed his delight at extending his contract for another four ye…