Pep Guardiola has told Arsenal that they are top of his Premier League wishlist, according to reports.
According to Goal.com, representatives of the former Barcelona manager have let it be known to the north London club that he would be very keen to be considered for the manager s job if it was to become available next year.
Guardiola, who is on a year s sabbatical in New York, is in the frame for leading posts in England, as well as Continental giants like AC Milan, Inter Milan, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain.
Sources have told the football website that Guardiola s Premier League preference is to take the reins at Arsenal, ahead of Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United.
The Spaniard, who guided Barcelona to 14 trophies including two Cham…
Xavi insisted there is no debate over his future at Barcelona after the Blaugrana s title hopes were dashed by Girona.
Barca lost 4-2 to Girona on Saturday, ensuring Real Madrid were crowned LaLiga champions.
Xavi, having initially elected to leave the club at the end of the season, last month performed a U-turn on that decision, confirming he would stay on until at least the end of the 2024-25 campaign.
Yet that did not stop the Barca coach facing questions over his role in Saturday s post-match news conference.
There is no debate over my future, Xavi told reporters, before expanding on his feelings after the defeat.
I am sad, disappointed. We have experienced both sides of the coin. Ineffectiveness have killed us once and again.
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Russian president Vladimir Putin has reiterated his belief that suspended FIFA president Sepp Blatter deserves to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Blatter was handed a 90-day ban by FIFA s Ethics Committee in October in relation to an alleged payment made by the organisation to former France captain Michel Platini in 2011.
The Swiss denied any wrongdoing ahead of a hearing headed by ethics judge Hans-Joachim Eckert getting underway in Zurich on Thursday.
Blatter certainly has a strong ally in Putin, who has praised the 79-year-old for the work carried out during his time at the helm of world football s governing body.
That is someone who should be given the Nobel Peace Prize, Putin said of Blatter.
His contribution to the global humanitarian sp…
Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri insists there are no circumstances under which he would play for France again.
The former Marseille and Arsenal player last represented his country in 2013 but drew a line under his international career after he missed out on selection for the 2014 World Cup, despite playing a key role in City s 2013-14 Premier League title triumph.
Nasri has a chequered history with France, having also been left out of the 2010 World Cup squad before being suspended by the French Football Federation for launching an expletive-laden rant at reporters in the aftermath of France s Euro 2012 quarter-final defeat to Spain.
Speaking to J+1 on French television channel Canal Plus, Nasri said the French national team would have no increased appeal …
Liverpool s Roberto Firmino has signed a new contract, one that will see him stay at Anfield until 2023, the .
Since his arrival from Hoffenheim in 2015, Firmino has been employed in a number of roles on both wings, as a number 10, but he s currently enjoying huge success playing as a centre-forward. The transformation and development he has gone through under manager Jürgen Klopp is quite notable, as 2017/18 has become his all-time best season in terms of goals (26). He has been a key ingredient in a recipe that got the Reds all the way to putting one foot in the Champions League final while being a step away from securing a top-four finish in the Premier League for the second consecutive season.
Overall, the Brazilian has appeared in 138 games and scored 50 goals for…
A dedication to the philosophy Arsene Wenger instilled in Arsenal is the most important trait his successor must possess, according to goalkeeper Petr Cech.
The shot-stopper has spent three years under Wenger since joining the Gunners from Chelsea in 2015, winning the FA Cup last season.
And with the French manager finally bringing his 22-year spell in north London to an end, Cech feels the ethos Wenger has transmitted to the club, both on and off the field, must be preserved.
The most important thing [for the next manager] will be to continue the legacy of Arsenal Football Club, said Cech, speaking at the Asmir Begovic Foundation Golf Classic.
The club has a certain philosophy and has been built around the game of football and the way the club presents…
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Hoping to continue on what has been a real December purple patch, Tottenham will make the trip to St. Mary s on Tuesday afternoon when they face off against Southampton.
Southampton
Starting with the hosts, putting in what was a hugely impressive display on Boxing Day, there is no doubt that Southampton will be desperate to pick up another London scalp here. Landing an action-packed 3-2 win away at Champions League hopefuls West Ham, the Saints have also skyrocketed their way away from the bottom-three. Making their return to St. Mary s on Tuesday afternoon now holding a commanding nine-oint buffer over the drop zone, Ralph Hasenhüttl s men should now be looking up the table. Bringing an end to their six-match Premier League winless r…
Palmeiras are interested in signing Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani, according to journalist Jorge Nicola, as relayed by . The former Paris Saint-Germain striker is out of contract at United at the end of the season, and it is unlikely that he will be handed a new deal.
Brazilian club Palmeiras are keen on signing the Uruguayan striker on a free transfer in the summer of 2022. However, it will depend on whether Cavani wants to return to South America and whether he has offers to stay in Europe.
The 34-year-old joined United on a free transfer in the summer of 2020 after leaving French giants Paris Saint-Germain and has scored 18 goals in 47 appearances for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side.
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Manchester City have signed Wolves midfielder Matheus Nunes on a five-year deal.
After overcoming some minor sticking points in final negotiations over an initial £47.3m deal on Wednesday night, both clubs were able to come to an agreement on a £53million move – a club-record sale for Wolves.
Nunes became Wolves’ record signing when he joined from Sporting Lisbon for an initial £38m last summer on a five-year contract with the option of a further 12 months.
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However, the 25-year-old Portugal international was keen to move to the Etihad Stadium and did not train with Wolves in order to push the move through.
Nunes told the club’s official website: “I’m so happy to be joining…
Liverpool are determined to rebuff further approaches from Al-Ittihad for Mohamed Salah but the next few days are likely to prove every bit of the challenge manager Jurgen Klopp predicted.
Mike Gordon, president of owners Fenway Sports Group, politely but firmly rejected the Saudi Pro League’s offer of a £150million deal for the Egypt international and declared the matter closed as far as the club were concerned.
However, with the Pro League’s transfer window open until Thursday, there is the very real prospect Al-Ittihad will return with an improved bid which will have even more of a destabilising effect.
Which is why Klopp again expressed his concern about the discrepancy as “nobody (in Europe) can react any more”.
When Saudi interest in the 31…