Morgan Schneiderlin has insisted that he is happy at Southampton amid rumours of interest from Arsenal and Manchester United, .

The French midfielder is a number of Saints players to have caught the eye this season, making thirty-four appearances in all competitions and scoring two goals.

His form has led to calls for him to receive a full international cap, after so far gaining recognition at every level from U16 to U21, and has seen some of the Premier League big guns register and interest in securing his services.

The 24 year old has been with Southampton since signing from Strasbourg in 2008, and will make his two-hundredth league outing for the club if selected to face Everton tomorrow afternoon.

Mauricio Pochettino’s men currently sit eight…

Liverpool s Martin Skrtel has warned his team-mates that anything less than UEFA Champions League qualification will be unacceptable.

The 28-year-old central defender believes the club s future will be indelibly affected by what Brendan Rodgers Liverpool side can achieve in the 2013/14 English Premier League.

Ahead of Liverpool s 13th match of the Premier League campaign, Rodgers team sit second and could move within four points of leaders Arsenal if they overcome Hull on Sunday.

Liverpool have not played in the Champions League since the 2009/10 season and with the likes of Luis Suarez at the club, Skrtel believes they cannot afford to miss out on Europe s top continental competition again.

We definitely wouldn t be happy finishing fifth, Skrtel said.

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Hoping to make an immediate return to winning ways this weekend, Brentford will welcome a struggling Everton to west London on Saturday evening.

Starting with the hosts, left disappointed last weekend as they were eventually hit with a 1-0 loss away at Newcastle, Brentford will certainly be seeking an immediate response here. Nevertheless, although Thomas Frank’s men might have missed out on the chance to lay down a heavyweight marker at St. James’ Park, the Bees have once again gained a string of plaudits since opening up the 2023/24 campaign. Consistently demonstrating that they can mix it with the Premier League elite, the one-time Brondby boss has seen his squad suffer just a single defeat from their opening six appearan…

Barcelona midfielder Rafinha is a transfer target for Celta Vigo, according to the Galician club s sporting director.

Rafinha is yet to feature in LaLiga this season after he twice underwent knee surgery during 2017, although last month he was cleared to return to action.

Rafinha s father, Mazinho, previously indicated the 24-year-old was not interested in leaving Barca, but the club-record signing of Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool could push Rafinha down the Camp Nou pecking order.

Celta sporting director Felipe Minambres confirmed he is keen to take Rafinha who played for the club on loan in the 2013-14 season back to Balaidos.

We are in contact with Rafinha, Minambres said.

There are options and we want to advance them in the coming days. <…

Barcelona vice-president Jordi Mestre has spoken in glowing terms about Arsenal right-back Hector Bellerin to heighten speculation the LaLiga champions could try and bring him back to Camp Nou.

Bellerin is a product of Barca s feted youth system but left the club at 16 to work under Arsene Wenger.

Now 21, the Spain international is a first-team fixture at Emirates Stadium but, in an interview with Sport, Mestre hinted Bellerin could complete the same return to Catalonia made by ex-Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas in 2011.

We ve already seen him as a Cule [Barcelona follower], Mestre said. He s a great player, there s no doubt about that.

Wenger convinced him to move and promised him something which we couldn t.

We could not promise him that within…

Zenit began life without Luciano Spalletti in a 1-0 defeat at CSKA Moscow while Anzhi s unlikely bid for survival gathered pace.

Spalletti – who led Zenit to two league titles after joining the club in December 2009 – was sacked last week after a goalless draw against strugglers Tom Tomsk.

That saw Zenit drop to second in the table, with Spalletti s departure coming after a run of one win in six league matches.

The club were unable to improve their form as interim head coach Sergei Semak took charge on Saturday.

Former Chelsea and Tottenham coach Andre Villas-Boas has been tipped to take over at Zenit soon, but that may come too late to secure another title if their poor form continues.

CSKA Moscow, who sit fifth, won on Saturday thanks to a first-half …

Dijon have parted company with coach Olivier Dall Oglio, the club have confirmed.

The Ligue 1 strugglers announced assistant David Linares will take charge until a permanent replacement is found.

Dall Oglio had been at the helm for six and a half years, leading Dijon to promotion from Ligue 2 in 2015-16 and to a club-record 11th-place finish in Ligue 1 last term.

Dijon won their first three games to start the season but have since won just one of their last 15 league matches.

[Club president] Olivier Delcourt and all of Dijon FCO would like to thank Olivier Dall Oglio for having participated in the development of our club and wish him all the very best as his career continues, Dijon s statement read.

Dijon return to action in the Coupe de France …

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Valencia travel to Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan this weekend hoping for three points that would additionally boost their top-three chances but Sevilla are out for revenge after the heavy 4-0 blow at Mestalla last October.

Sevilla

The current season has been a tough ride for Sevilla by all accounts taken into consideration. The Rojiblancos went off to a poor start of the 2017/18 season which resulted in Eduardo Berizzo getting the sack in December and former AC Milan boss Vincenzo Montella taking over.

The Italian did not enjoy a smoot start to his life at Sevilla but he still managed to consolidate the club and launch a top-table challenge in La Liga. Sevilla are currently sitting in fifth place in the standings, tr…

Marco Silva has been appointed as Hull City s new head coach on a deal until the end of the season, the Premier League club have confirmed.

Mike Phelan was surprisingly dismissed on Tuesday, with a 3-1 defeat to West Brom a day earlier proving his last match in charge of the Tigers, who are bottom of the Premier League.

Hull have acted swiftly to replace Phelan, with 39-year-old Silva, who led Olympiacos to the Greek Superleague title last season, drafted in on a deal until the end of the season.

Tigers vice-chairman Ehab Allam said via a news release: Marco is a young coach who has impressed us with his philosophy and football style.

He has a great track record and we feel this is a bold and exciting appointment in our aim to retain the club s Premier L…

Erik ten Hag will not be targeting a Premier League title challenge in his first season as Manchester United manager, instead aiming for a return to the Champions League.

Ten Hag was confirmed as the club s next permanent manager in April, with the Dutchman set to pick up from interim boss Ralf Rangnick.

After guiding Ajax to a third Eredivisie title in four full seasons at the helm, Ten Hag ended his contract in Amsterdam early in order to start work with United ahead of schedule.

The 52-year-old and his two assistants, Mitchell van der Gaag and Steve McClaren, were present on Sunday as United lost their final match of the season 1-0 to Crystal Palace.

Ten Hag was in Manchester the following day to be introduced to the media for the first time, with play…