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Fenerbahce are not interested in signing Moussa Sissoko from Tottenham, the Turkish club said in a statement.

Sissoko became Tottenham s joint-record signing when he joined from Newcastle United for a reported £30million in 2016.

But the France international, left out of his country s World Cup-winning squad, has struggled to make an impact at White Hart Lane.

Sissoko started 15 Premier League games last term and has only featured in one top-flight match so far in 2018-19, starting the 2-1 win at Newcastle.

He was not in the squad for Monday s victory at Manchester United and reports indicated Fenerbahce were keen to take the 29-year-old to Istanbul.

3 points for a good start

— Moussa Sissoko (@MoussaSissoko)

However, a c…

Virgil van Dijk insists Liverpool will pay no attention to being talked up as potential Premier League champions.

Heavy investment on the likes of Alisson, Naby Keita and Fabinho has seen many pundits tout Liverpool as the most likely challengers to Manchester City, who won the title by 19 points in 2017-18.

A 4-0 demolition of West Ham at Anfield on Sunday saw forwards Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah pick up where they left off last season and enhanced suggestions they can contend.

Liverpool top the Premier League table after the first round of games but Van Dijk says Klopp s men will stay grounded.

We ve seen the media writing about us as the new champions and stuff but we don t really look at those things, Van Dijk said.

We need to just focus ga…

Manchester City are waiting for updates on Jack Grealish after an injury to the England midfielder took the shine off an impressive Champions League return in Denmark.

Grealish was forced off with a groin problem after 21 minutes of the holders’ largely straightforward 3-1 victory over FC Copenhagen on Tuesday.

Bernardo Silva also left the action before the end of the first leg of the last-16 tie after a blow to the ankle but it was Grealish pulling up that caused the most concern.

WWWWWWWWW

That s NINE wins in a row, the longest streak by any English side in the competition s history

— Manchester City (@ManCity)

“He wanted to continue but we didn’t want to make the damage even worse,” said manager Pep Guardiola after the game…

Former Liverpool and England striker Emile Heskey has questioned whether football is ever going to move forward in dealing with racism.

After scoring for Brazil in a 5-1 win over Tunisia at the Parc des Princes in Paris on Tuesday, Tottenham forward Richarlison had a banana thrown on the pitch in front of him from the stands.

The player expressed outrage after the game and called for stiff punishments to be imposed, though appeared to doubt strong action would be taken.

Spurs team-mate Harry Kane and former England captain Rio Ferdinand offered their support, while Richarlison s club boss Antonio Conte said on Thursday there must be heavy sanctions, saying: For sure I hope these people are banned from football for the rest of their lives.

In an interview…

Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Blaise Matuidi has committed his future to the Ligue 1 champions by penning a four-year contract extension.

The France international s deal was due to expire at the end of the current campaign, but he will now stay at the Parc des Princes until 2018.

Matuidi has been a regular for Laurent Blanc s men this season, making 25 Ligue 1 appearances and contributing three goals.

He had been linked with Manchester United, Arsenal and Manchester City, but has opted to remain with the cash-rich capital club.

Paris Saint-Germain are pleased to announce the extension of four years of the contract of Blaise Matuidi, the club wrote on their official Twitter account.

The 26-year-old made the switch to the Parisian giants in July 2011 in a re…

Days after accusing other Premier League clubs of buying the title , Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho said Arsenal should be considered among the big spenders.

The Portuguese boss did not go into specifics when he defended the Blues recruiting policy last week, as the English champions bolstered their squad with the signings of Asmir Begovic and Radamel Falcao (on loan).

However, on Monday, Mourinho stoked the fire with London rivals Arsenal ahead of their Community Shield clash on Sunday claiming Arsene Wenger had spent big without success, but declared they would be contending in 2015-16.

If you add up the amounts clubs have spent in the last three or four years I think maybe you will find a surprise. If you put [Mesut] Ozil plus Alexis Sanchez, plus [Calum] Cham…

Sergio Busquets is set to sign a new improved deal with upon his return from international duty, according to .

The deal actually represents an annex of his existing contract, which is set to increase his salary and activate the option on a two-year extension which should keep the 30-year-old at Camp Nou until the summer of 2023. The holding midfielder is also set to receive a prize at the contract s expiration, a kind of a loyalty reward for staying true to the club colors which several former players already received and which could amount to a staggering figure anywhere between €200million and €500million.

In the last year or two there have been some feeble reports of clubs being interested in signing Busquets, but it was never likely to happen with Barcelona ob…

Merseyside Police are making enquiries after CCTV footage emerged appearing to show Everton star Ross Barkley being punched at a bar in Liverpool city centre.

Footage from a security video reportedly shows Barkley, 23, being struck in the face by a man during a night out in the early hours of Monday morning.

Merseyside Police have confirmed they are aware of the footage that has gone viral on social media but say no report of an assault has been made.

A statement read: Merseyside Police is aware of footage online reportedly showing an assault in a bar in Liverpool city centre.

No report of an assault has been received but officers are making enquiries to establish the circumstances of the incident.

Attacking midfielder Barkley, who won the …

Abdoulaye Doucoure scored the most important goal of his career and possibly Everton’s history to save the side from relegation with a 1-0 win over Bournemouth.

His powerful 20-yard strike, a bolt from the blue, was enough to extend the club’s top-flight stay to a 70th successive season but for long periods that proud record appeared in doubt.

But Doucoure’s 10th goal for the club capped a remarkable turnaround in four months for the Mali international who was training on his own in January after a fall-out with former manager Frank Lampard.

— Everton (@Everton)

Five days after having his contract extended by 12 months – and with his side just over half-an-hour from heading into the Sky Bet Championship – he delivered when it matter…

Mikel Arteta hopes his Arsenal team can match Arsene Wenger s expectations for this season, as the Gunners great believes his former side have a good chance to win the Premier League title.

Arsenal are top after eight matches of the season, a point ahead of champions Manchester City.

Arteta s men may well have been removed from the summit by the time they play again, though, facing Liverpool on Sunday after City play Southampton on Saturday.

Despite City s own imperious form, three-time title-winning manager Wenger told Sky Sports he did not see any super dominating team , prompting his optimism for Arsenal to claim a first championship since his last success in the 2003-04 campaign.

Responding to Wenger s thoughts ahead of the Liverpool game, Arteta, who…