Tottenham Hotspur head coach Antonio Conte wants to sign Manchester City attacker Raheem Sterling, according to . The report has claimed that the former Chelsea and Inter Milan boss would like to bring the England international to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium if Premier League champions City decide to sell him.
Sterling has been on the books of City since 2015 when he joined from Liverpool. The 27-year-old, who can operate as an attacking midfielder, winger or forward, has won the Premier League title four times, the FA Cup once, and the EFL Cup on four occasions.
Tottenham finished fourth in the Premier League table this season and will play in the Champions League in 2022-23. As for City, they won the Premier League title by just a point.
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Thomas Tuchel hopes Antonio Rudiger s Chelsea future will be resolved soon, and believes the Germany international is up for the toughest challenge.
Rudiger was signed from Roma in 2017, though despite steadily establishing himself as a consistent Premier League performer, looked to be heading for the exit door when he fell out of favour with Frank Lampard in 2020.
A move did not materialise and Rudiger came back into the fold under Lampard before the Chelsea legend was dismissed in January.
Since then, Rudiger has gone from strength to strength under his compatriot Tuchel, playing a key role as the Blues went on to win the Champions League last season.
Yet his future at Stamford Bridge is unclear. The 28-year-old s deal runs out at the end of this seaso…
England boss Gareth Southgate insists he has never been a fan of VAR and would prefer just to accept referees’ decisions.
The off-field decision-making process has come under renewed fire this week after Liverpool were denied a fair goal in their defeat at Tottenham when VAR Darren England mistakenly thought the on-field decision was onside, but instead validated the linesman’s offside call.
There has been a huge fallout from the gaffe, with Reds boss Jurgen Klopp calling for the game to be replayed while the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) has announced a review into VAR.
PGMOL can confirm that we have carried out a review into the circumstances which led to the Luis Diaz goal being incorrectly disallowed for offside in the Premier League m…
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Smelling the chance to make another A-League statement on Friday morning, Melbourne City will welcome Western Sydney to AAMI Park.
Starting with the hosts, although Melbourne might have a real scrap on their hands to defend their A-League crown this season, the Sky Blues are enjoying a recent purple patch. Signing off 2023 with a famous performance at AAMI Park as they stormed their way to an 8-1 romp against Brisbane, Aurelio Vidmar’s side will be looking to make another domestic statement here. Last seen putting in another eye-catching display as they secured a 2-1 victory away at Western United, Melbourne are unbeaten in all of their previous eight straight appearances across all competitions a run that stems all the w…
Antoine Griezmann has revealed he has no intention of leaving Atletico Madrid amid strong links with Manchester United.
I ve to earn myself to be a legend in this club, the France international told Marca. That s my mission.
By 2024 I want to bring joy to the fans and some title for Atletico. It would be a dream.”
Reports elsewhere claimed there was a €25 million release clause in Griezmann s contract with Atletico, which Manchester United were willing to trigger. However, it seems that even if that s all true, the 32-year-old attacker simply doesn t want to leave Atletico for a second time.
Griezmann left Atletico in 2019 for Barcelona, who paid a fee of €120 million for his services, but he didn t have the best of spells there. He returned to …
Pep Guardiola believes the perceived injustice of Erling Haaland’s disallowed goal in Wednesday’s thrilling 1-1 draw at Brighton proves Manchester City are Premier League champions on their own merits.
City top scorer Haaland looked to have claimed a late winner at the Amex Stadium but his close-range header from Cole Palmer’s cross was ruled out after VAR spotted a shirt pull on Levi Colwill.
Guardiola was visibly angered by the decision after seeing a replay on the big screen inside the ground and was later shown a yellow card by referee Simon Hooper for his ongoing protestations.
The City boss claims 36-goal striker Haaland has endured similar physical contact from defenders all season and feels the incident shows his side have not benefited from favoura…
Liverpool surged to the Premier League summit after Luiz Diaz scored twice in a convincing 3-0 victory over Bournemouth.
Visiting forward Antoine Semenyo saw an early strike overturned for offside following a VAR review before one-way traffic ensued in the first half at Anfield, with Diaz twice on target.
The Colombia winger profited from Kepa Arrizabalaga s slack positioning for the opener before finishing through the legs of the Bournemouth goalkeeper just two minutes later.
Darwin Nunez added an eye-catching third with a brilliant strike before the break as Arne Slot s side responded in style to their defeat against Nottingham Forest last time out in the competition.
Saturday s routine win moves Liverpool, at least temporarily, to top spot before Sunda…
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AC Milan will strive to break their six-game winless streak on Saturday evening as they host relegation-threatened Cagliari at San Siro.
While Milan s position as runners-up in Serie A is still pending confirmation, their opponents from Sardinia have only three matches remaining to secure their survival in the top flight.
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After their European exit at the hands of Roma and a devastating sixth consecutive derby loss, which ultimately handed the Scudetto to their city rivals, Milan s disappointing end to the season has continued to unfold in the past two weeks.
Following a goalless draw against third-placed Juventus, the Rossoneri twice fought back from behind to take a 3-2 lead against Genoa last weekend, exten…
Didier Deschamps is optimistic Paul Pogba will be fit to feature at the World Cup next month, amid reports the midfielder is set to return to training with Juventus.
Pogba has yet to make a competitive appearance for the Bianconeri since returning from Manchester United in July, and is a doubt for the tournament in Qatar after undergoing surgery to solve a lesion to the lateral meniscus in his right knee.
The 2018 World Cup winner initially opted to treat the injury with conservative therapy, which his doctor Roberto Rossi subsequently said had worsened his condition.
On Tuesday, with little over a month to go before France s Group D opener against Australia, Italian media reports suggested Pogba s return to Juventus training was imminent.
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Graham Potter was left frustrated after his second best Chelsea side fell to a home defeat against Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
Ollie Watkins gave Villa the lead with a deft lob after just 18 minutes, before John McGinn s first goal in 16 months put the game beyond Chelsea s reach in the second half.
The Blues lost despite accumulating 2.1 xG (expected goals) – their highest value without scoring this Premier League season – from 27 attempts, while Villa s goals came from their only two shots on target.
While Potter saw some positives from the display, he was left aggrieved by their failure to put the ball in the net and their sloppiness at the back.
I think in both boxes we were second best, Potter told Sky Sports after the match. The…