France coach Didier Deschamps saluted the resurgence of Anthony Martial at Manchester United and is certain the attacker has everything needed to be among the world s best players.
Martial joined United from Monaco in 2015 in a deal which could reportedly cost £58million and enjoyed a promising first season under Louis van Gaal, scoring 11 goals in 31 Premier League games and winning the Golden Boy award for the best under-21 player in Europe.
But after Van Gaal s exit, Martial seemed to regress under Jose Mourinho s guidance, finding himself in and out of the team in the Portuguese coach s first two seasons and his international career subsequently suffered, missing out on a spot in France s World Cup squad.
Martial looked set for the Old Trafford exit ahead of…
Fulham are interested in signing Hamari Traore from Rennes in the January transfer window, according to . The report in the French news outlet has claimed that Premier League club Fulham have offered Ligue 1 outfit Rennes between €3 million and €4 million in transfer fees for the right-back.
Traore is out of contract at Rennes at the end of the season and does not appear likely to sign a new deal. Barcelona reportedly wanted to sign the Mali international right-back in the summer of 2022, but they settled on former Arsenal star Hector Bellerin instead. Fulham are now keen on Traore and have made a bid to bring him to Craven Cottage in the middle of the season.
So far this season, Traore has made 16 starts and one substitute appearance in Ligue 1 for Rennes so far th…
Barcelona star Lionel Messi has branded speculation linking him with moves to Inter and Newell s Old Boys as fake news .
Reports in Argentina, Spain and Italy in recent days have suggested Inter could launch an audacious bid to sign the six-time Ballon d Or winner, with Barca said to be keen to speak with the Nerazzurri about striker Lautaro Martinez.
TNT in Messi s homeland even suggested discussions had already begun over a series of transfers that would see Martinez move to Camp Nou and Messi head to Inter along with rising Velez Sarsfield star Thiago Almada.
However, Messi has made it clear there is no truth to the rumours, publishing a screenshot of the claim on his official Instagram page and labelling it fake news .
He described the report of the I…
Monaco have signed Jean-Eudes Aholou from Strasbourg following Joao Moutinho s transfer to Wolves.
The 24-year-old Ivorian has moved to the Stade Louis II stadium on a five-year deal, for a fee believed to be in the region of €15million
He becomes Leonardo Jardim s second-most expensive signing of the summer, eclipsed only by €20m paid to Lyon for 16-year-old Willem Geubbels.
Ahoulou joined Strasbourg in January 2017, helping them gain promotion from Ligue 2 before scoring five goals last term as they avoided relegation and finished 15th in Ligue 1.
Monaco moved quickly to secure the midfielder s signature after Moutinho s exit was confirmed.
The Portugal international, capped 113 times by his country, made 211 total appearances for Mona…
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hailed David de Gea as the best goalkeeper in the world following his heroics in the stunning Champions League win over Villarreal.
Cristiano Ronaldo struck in the 95th minute to lift United past Villarreal 2-1 in a last-gasp comeback at Old Trafford on Wednesday.
United were fortunate to be on level terms at half-time – De Gea producing a number of saves to thwart Villarreal in a rematch of last season s Europa League final.
Paco Alcacer did find a way past De Gea in the second half, but Alex Telles sublime volley and Ronaldo s stoppage-time winner ensured United opened their Group F account following the club s matchday one defeat.
Following a difficult 2020-21 campaign, criticism in the wake of the Euro…
Everton are contemplating a move to sign Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa from Fulham this summer, according to the .
The Cameroonian midfielder started out at Cotonsport in his homeland and spent a year at Stade Reims B before joining Olympique Marseille, where he earned first-team promotion in 2016. He arrived to Craven Cottage two years later and was sent out on loan to Villarreal for the 2019-20 season as Fulham fought their way to the Premier League. He returned to the club last summer, making a total of 34 appearances in all competitions this term.
Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti apparently admires the 25-year-old s qualities very much, though Anguissa is not the only reported midfield target for the Toffees. They ve also been linked with Sheffield United s Sander Berge.
Perth Glory moved nine points clear at the top of the A-League table with their biggest-ever victory over Brisbane Roar at HBF Park.
Two goals from Andy Keogh helped them to a 4-0 win on Saturday, which moves them further clear of second-place Melbourne Victory, who drew with Wellington Phoenix on Friday.
Jason Davidson opened the scoring after 19 minutes before Keogh expertly headed in Scott Neville s cross to make it two 35 minutes in.
In first-half injury time, Keogh netted his second with a simple tap-in after a fine run from Diego Castro inside the box.
Castro made the points safe with a deflected strike nine minutes after the restart, having started the move with a fine backheel before racing to meet Davidson s pass.
Glory have now equalled …
Arsenal want to sell Kieran Tierney in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that the Scotland international left-back is among six players that the Premier League club want to cash in on at the end of the season.
Tierney has had injury problems during his time at Arsenal so far and has failed to repeat his heroics of Celtic. The left-back has also lost his place to Ukraine international Oleksandr Zinchenko, who joined Arsenal from defending champions Manchester City in the summer of 2022.
So far this season, Tierney has made four starts and 13 substitute appearances in the Premier League for Arsenal so far this season. The 25-year-old has scored one goal in six UEFA Europa League matches for Mikel Arteta’s side so far this campaign. Arsena…
Barcelona cannot afford to buy Memphis Depay because of the hit their finances have taken during the COVID-19 crisis, Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas has claimed.
The dramatic twist on Tuesday evening followed reports that Depay was set to leave Lyon and be reunited with Ronald Koeman, who until recently was his Netherlands coach, at Camp Nou.
The striker looked set to move to Spain in a deal costing Barcelona in the region of 25-30 million euros, various reports indicated.
Yet the deal now looks to be off, with Aulas declaring Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu personally told him the Catalan giants were in no position to make an offer.
In a Twitter message, Aulas pointed to a report from Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf that suggested a 30 million …
Lionel Messi struck the 800th goal of his remarkable career and lifted the World Cup trophy one more time in Buenos Aires, telling all of Argentina to enjoy this footballing prosperity while it lasts.
His landmark strike came in a 2-0 friendly win against Panama on Thursday at El Monumental, as Argentina played their first game since triumphing at Qatar 2022.
They showed off their World Cup spoils after the final whistle, with Messi addressing the crowd and saying it was a moment he had dreamt of throughout his life.
Messi, who turns 36 in June, delivered another inspired performance for his country, hitting the crossbar with two free kicks before sending another into the top corner in the 89th minute.
That brought up the 800 for club and country and seal…