Sandro Tonali, who left AC Milan to join Newcastle this summer, played 72 minutes against his former club in the opening game of the Champions League campaign on Tuesday, and speaking to Italian outlet Mediaset afterwards, he refused to rule out returning to play for the Rossoneri once more in the future.
The 23-year-old midfielder, who helped Milan win the Scudetto in 2021/22, also revealed his love for the Italian giants.
It s hardly unheard of for players to return to one of their former clubs after stints, both successful and unsuccessful, elsewhere, so Tonali certainly wouldn t be the first to do so if it comes to pass one day, but for the time being, he is under contract with Newcastle until 2028 and unless much goes amiss at St. James Park until then, it s hard t…
Tottenham are progressing with a move for Brentford goalkeeper David Raya.
The Spain international could become Ange Postecoglou’s first Spurs signing after positive talks, the PA news agency understands.
Tottenham are still the only club in discussions with Raya’s representatives and remain in pole position and, despite being linked, Chelsea have not been in touch.
Brentford boss Thomas Frank has set a £40million price tag for the 27-year-old – who only has 12 months left on his deal at the club – but Raya’s representatives feel the asking price is too high for someone who only has a year left on their contract.
There has been no formal agreement between the clubs, with Spurs thought to be unwilling to pay Brentford’s asking price.
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Former Real Madrid president Vicente Boluda has announced he will stand against Florentino Perez in the next elections.
The Valencian businessman, a member of the club since 1998 and briefly president in 2009, intends to run against the incumbent Perez in 2021.
Perez, who took over from Boluda in 2009 after the latter had taken office temporarily following Ramon Calderon s resignation, was re-elected unopposed for a new four-year term in 2017.
Real Madrid have a president who is doing really well, Boluda said at a business event in Valencia on Monday, according to Cadena SER.
It s another thing that, next year, there will be new elections and I want there to be elections, and for that there have to be two candidates and one has to be different to the o…
United States coach Gregg Berhalter has named a 27-man preliminary squad ahead of the Copa America.
Josh Sargent, the Norwich City forward, has earned a recall to the USA squad for the upcoming friendlies against Brazil and Colombia, and is set to feature for his country for the first time since 2022.
With first-choice right-back Sergino Dest injured, meanwhile, Berhalter has turned to Nashville SC s Shaq Moore in defence.
Christian Pulisic, Tyler Adams, Matt Turner, Weston McKennie and Brendan Aaronson are among the established names to feature.
Former Arsenal forward Folarin Balogun, who opted to represent the USA rather than England, has also made the cut, as has Coventry City s Haji Wright, who has had a strong season in England s second tier.
Bayern Munich chief executive Oliver Kahn has criticised star striker Robert Lewandowski for publicly revealing his intention to leave the club.
Lewandowski – who joined in 2014 on a free transfer from Borussia Dortmund – does not see any chance of a future at Bayern, saying his story at the club is over.
The Pole has helped Bayern win eight straight Bundesliga titles, as well as the Champions League in 2020.
However, his contract expires in just over a year s time, and Lewandowski reportedly wants to join Barcelona in the upcoming transfer window.
Speaking at a Nations League news conference, Lewandowski said: I don t like being in this situation. What is certain at the moment is that my story at Bayern is over. I don t see any chance of conti…
Arsenal are interested in signing Inter Milan central defender Milan Skriniar in the summer of 2023, according to . Skriniar is out of contract at former Serie A champions Inter at the end of the season, and ex-Premier League champions Arsenal are among the clubs keen on securing the services of the 27-year-old Slovakia international centre-back on a free transfer.
Skriniar has been on the books of Inter since 2017 and is one of the best central defenders in Serie A. The 27-year-old has played almost 200 Serie A matches for the Nerazzurri, and won the Serie A title, the Coppa Italia and the Supercoppa Italiana once each with the Milanese giants.
The Slovakia international centre-back has made 14 starts and one substitute appearance in Serie A for Inter so far this seaso…
Neymar expects next year s World Cup to be his last with Brazil as he believes he is lacking the mental fortitude to deal with football after that.
The Selecao are well on course to book their place in Qatar, topping their World Cup qualifying group with a perfect record of nine wins from nine.
Tite s side are also 13 points clear of fifth-placed Colombia at the halfway mark, with only the top four in the CONMEBOL section guaranteed qualification for the finals.
For Neymar, Qatar would be his third World Cup, having also represented his nation in 2014 and 2018.
Although, the Paris Saint-Germain forward has won the Confederations Cup (2013) and an Olympic gold medal (2016) with the Selecao, he has endured mixed fortunes at the finals.
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Borussia Dortmund booked another important Bundesliga victory on Saturday at the Signal Iduna Park, as they push to win the first Bundesliga title since 2012. This time, Borussia Monchengladbah were on the receiving end, with the match ending 5-2.
Donyell Malen was on hand to score a rebound off Sebastien Haller s shot in the fifth minute. Jude Bellingham added the second from the spot in the 18th after Florian Neuhaus was judged to have brought Haller down in the box. Then Haller himself took on the lead role and netted twice, both great goals, in the 20th and 32nd. Ramy Bensebaini pulled one back for the visitors from the spot in the 75th as referee Daniel Schlager decided Giovani Reyna had brought the Gladbach left-back down. Lars Stindl bagged a great goal for Gladbach from…
St Johnstone boss Craig Levein savoured an “intoxicating” finale after striker Chris Kane put him through the wringer before scoring a stoppage-time winner against faltering St Mirren.
The Perth side eked out a hard-fought 1-0 victory in the dying moments when the forward forced home the rebound after his initial penalty had been saved by Zach Hemming.
Levein, who suffered a heart attack while manager of Hearts in 2018, joked that Kane put his health at risk once more by failing to score at the first attempt.
“I don’t think he knows I had a heart attack five years ago,” smiled the Saints boss. “Honestly, just put the ball in the net, you know what I mean?
“But all credit to him. He stepped up and took the penalty and then put the rebound in.…
Mohamed Salah has become Liverpool s all-time leading scorer in the Premier League by taking his tally to 129 with a double in a sensational record 7-0 hammering of Manchester United.
The Egypt forward netted twice in the second half of a stunning rout to surpass Robbie Fowler s record of 128 Premier League goals for the Reds.
Salah s two second-half goals against woeful United in his 205th top-flight match extended a stellar record against Liverpool s great rivals, with 12 goals in his last 12 appearances in the fixture and nine in the past five meetings.
After joining from Roma ahead of the 2017-18 season, Salah scored 32 goals in his debut season at Anfield to clinch the Golden Boot.
In the following campaign, Salah s 22 goals retained his trophy, shar…