Paris Saint-Germain are interested in signing Chelsea central defender Antonio Rudiger in the summer of 2022, according to . The Germany international is out of contract at the 2021 Champions League winners at the end of next season, and French powerhouse PSG are keen on securing his services on a free transfer.
Rudiger has been at Chelsea since 2017 and has established himself as one of the best players in manager Thomas Tuchel’s side. The 28-year-old has won the FA Cup, the Champions League and the Europa League once each other with the London club.
Rudiger scored one goal in 19 Premier League appearances for Chelsea last season. The centre-back also made 10 starts and one substitute appearance in the Champions League for Tuchel’s side, providing one assist in the…
Robert Lewandowski smashed home a rebound to earn Barcelona a 2-1 win against Athletic Bilbao in an absorbing LaLiga clash on Saturday.
A deflected strike by teenager Lamine Yamal in the 24th minute gave Barca the lead.
The visitors levelled in the 42nd minute when Oihan Sancet struck home from the penalty spot after defender Pau Cubarsi fouled Alex Berenguer inside the box.
Lewandowski, who had struck the woodwork in either half in his attempts to double Barcelona s tally, scored the winner in the 75th minute from a rebound by the goalkeeper, striking a first-time effort to give the hosts their second win in as many games.
Barcelona are level with Celta Vigo at the top of the LaLiga standings with six points. Athletic are 15th with one point from two mat…
Mauricio Pochettino said Chelsea are a “healthy group” after watching them edge beyond Newcastle on penalties at Stamford Bridge to book a place in the Carabao Cup semi-final.
Newcastle looked to have done enough to progress after holding Chelsea at arm’s length for much of the game following Callum’s Wilson’s first-half strike.
Then at the death, Mykhailo Mudryk appeared inside the box to nick the ball away from Kieran Trippier, clipping a finish inside the far post to rescue Pochettino’s side.
Chelsea were on target with all four spot-kicks as Trippier again was culpable for Newcastle, failing to hit the target before Matt Ritchie saw his effort saved by goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic.
Earlier, Wilson had given Newcastle a deserved lead, taking…
Rio Ferdinand was delighted to be named among 15 nominees for the Premier League Hall of Fame.
Introduced in 2021, the Hall of Fame has inducted eight players in each of the past two years, adding managerial greats Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger on Wednesday.
Voting for the latest round of player inductees has begun, with greats nominated from across the last 30 years of the Premier League.
The 2023 class of inductees is dominated by defenders, including former Arsenal captain Tony Adams, ex-Chelsea skipper John Terry and Manchester United stalwarts Ferdinand and Gary Neville.
Former Chelsea and Arsenal duo Petr Cech and Ashley Cole are also nominated, along with ex-United defender Nemanja Vidic.
Midfielders Michael Carrick and Yaya Toure represe…
Time is running out for clubs across Europe to finalise last-ditch deals but multiple big moves could yet go through.
Paris Saint-Germain are bound to be active players as Monday s transfer deadline forces heavyweights in France, Italy, Spain and Germany to make tough decisions on squad strengths and weaknesses.
Bundesliga teams have until 18:00 local time (17:00 BST) to conduct their business, while the window shuts at 20:00 local time (19:00 BST) for Juventus, AC Milan, Inter and the rest of Serie A.
All close-season movements across Europe s top five leagues will be then finalised when the deadline for LaLiga and Ligue 1 sides is reached at midnight local time (23:00 BST).
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Having successfully avoided meeting any of Spain’s two biggest clubs in the Copa del Rey semi-final, Real Betis and Valencia will both relish their chances of booking their place in the big final.
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Dream of a Copa del Rey final on their own ground is just two steps away from Real Betis who will need to find the way to get past Valencia in two legs of the semi-final. Betis are eager to put an end to Barcelona’s dominance in the competition and will be keen to replicate the 2005 success which was the last time they lifted the Copa del Rey trophy after beating Osasuna.
Los Beticos booked their place in the semis by getting past Espanyol in a 4-2 aggregate victory achieved in the extra time of …
Ange Postecoglou believes Tottenham s defeat to Newcastle United epitomised the story of our season so far , as his side failed to turn their superiorty into three points.
Spurs went down 2-1 at St James Park, despite enjoying 66% of the possession and registering 20 shots to their opponents nine.
Dan Burn s own goal cancelled out Harvey Barnes first-half effort, but the visitors were made to pay for their profligacy when Alexander Isak struck the winner 12 minutes from time.
Postecoglou was left frustrated by the nature of the defeat Tottenham s fourth in six Premier League away games but he is confident their fortunes will turn around with similarly dominant performances.
Story of our season so far really, he told BBC Match of the Day. We played well a…
According to a recent report from L’Equipe, Paris Saint-Germain defender Thiago Silva wants to stay at the French champions – but the club themselves want to get rid of him at the end of the current season.
The 35 year old veteran has been on the books in the capital since back in 2012 when he made the jump over from Italian giants AC Milan. Ever since then he has served as a consistent presence at the heart of PSG’s back four, but now, it seems like they could be going with a ‘out with the old, in with the new’ sort of tactic.
Silva has always been an efficient and impressive defender but now that he’s moving into the twilight of his career, it would appear as if PSG want to cash in on him whilst they still can.
It’d certainly be a risky …
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer confirmed he will hand first senior starts to academy trio Ethan Laird, Di Shon Bernard and Dylan Levitt in Manchester United s Europa League clash with Astana on Thursday.
United have travelled to Kazakhstan knowing they are already assured of a place in the knockout phase of the competition, having taken 10 points from their four matches.
With the Red Devils still nine points adrift of the top four in the Premier League, Solskjaer has taken the opportunity to rest key players and thus taken an extremely young squad to Nur-Sultan.
While United have not confirmed the full squad, it has been reported 14 of the 18 are teenagers.
James Garner, Tahith Chong, Angel Gomes and Mason Greenwood have all been photographed and are expected to fe…
Aston Villa midfielder Leander Dendoncker is on his way to Napoli, according to . The report has claimed that Premier League club Villa have accepted an offer from Italian club Napoli for Dendoncker. It will be a loan deal, with the reigning Serie A champions having the option to make it permanent in the summer of 2024.
Dendoncker has been on the books of Villa since 2022 when he joined from Wolverhampton Wanderers. The Belgium international midfielder did well during his time at Wolves, but he has failed to make a huge impact at the Villans.
The Belgium international, who can play as a defensive midfielder or as a central defender, has scored 10 goals and given two assists in 152 appearances in the Premier League. Dendoncker has made one start and seven substitute appe…