Thomas Tuchel s tenure as Paris Saint-Germain head coach is all but over.
Tuchel will reportedly be replaced by Mauricio Pochettino, despite leading PSG to Ligue 1 glory last season and the Champions League final.
Can former PSG defender Pochettino help the French giants conquer Europe?
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Mauricio Pochettino has agreed terms to take charge of Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain, according to Fabrizio Romano.
Thomas Tuchel s sacking is set to be announced after striking a deal with PSG to leave immediately – the compensation worth €6million, reports Bild.
Former Tottenham manager Pochettino is now poised to return to PSG, where he played between 2001 and 2003.
Thomas Tuchel has reached…
Wolves winger Daniel Podence has been charged by the Football Association (FA) for allegedly spitting at Nottingham Forest s Brennan Johnson in Saturday s 1-1 Premier League draw.
During a disagreement between the two sets of players towards the end of the second half, Podence and Johnson exchanged words at close proximity.
Although replays appeared to show Podence in the act of spitting, footage was unable to conclusively prove if the Portugal international actually spat, and therefore the VAR review did not lead to a red card.
Johnson was asked about the incident at full-time and, while he told Sky Sports he was not going to allegate [Podence] , the Forest player also claimed he felt like some sort of spit came towards my face .
The FA seemingly saw eno…
Zinedine Zidane said Real Madrid will absolutely not sign a striker in January following another toothless display against Athletic Bilbao.
Madrid failed to score in back-to-back games after playing out a 0-0 LaLiga draw with Athletic at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday.
Toni Kroos and Nacho hit the crossbar either side of half-time, before substitute striker Luka Jovic was also denied by the base of the post with four minutes remaining.
Karim Benzema has shouldered the goalscoring load for Madrid this season with 12 LaLiga goals and 16 across all competitions, while big-money off-season recruit Jovic has only found the back of the net once since arriving from Eintracht Frankfurt.
However, Madrid head coach Zidane dismissed the possibility of attacking rei…
According to , Arsenal could return for Brentford goalkeeper David Raya in the summer of 2021. It has been reported that the Gunners wanted to sign Raya in the summer of 2020 as a potential replacement for Emiliano Martinez, who moved to Premier League rivals Aston Villa.
Although Arsenal signed Runar Alex Runarsson from Dijon in the summer of 2020 as a replacement for Martinez, the North London club are still in the market for a back-up goalkeeper and could return for Raya, who is playing for Brentford in the Championship.
Bernd Leno is the first-choice goalkeeper at Arsenal and is one of the best players in the team. Runarsson is a good goalkeeper, but a player of Raya’s quality and experience will make the Gunners better between the posts. Mikel Arteta’s side are…
Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney is still a world-class player, according to Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp.
The England skipper has lost his place in the starting XI for club and country going into Monday s huge Premier League clash with Liverpool at Anfield on Monday.
Klopp, though, has no doubt Rooney remains a potent force despite a run of only one goal in 13 matches across all competitions this season.
Wayne Rooney is a goalscorer and a threat, Klopp said at his pre-match media conference.
A situation like this can happen in a long career. From my side he s a world-class player.
But I am manager of Liverpool so I know it is not allowed to like United players!
Klopp also talked up the threat of United and believes the signi…
Valencia have confirmed the permanent signing of Denis Cheryshev from Villarreal.
Russia winger Cheryshev, who starred for Valencia on loan last term, has signed a three-year deal.
Valencia said in a statement on Friday his contract includes an €80million buyout clause.
The Copa del Rey winners have reportedly paid less than the €7m that is said to have been the initial asking price for an outright purchase.
Cheryshev, 28, was unable to play in Valencia s Copa final win over LaLiga champions Barcelona as he was injured.
One of the stars of last year s World Cup, he impressed enough in 2018-19 to earn a permanent move, one which has been set for completion since the announcement that an agreement in principle had been reached with Villarre…
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang believes he has paid the price for last season s exertions, but the Arsenal skipper is confident he can turn his campaign around.
Aubameyang inspired the Gunners to FA Cup glory in 2020, scoring twice in each of the semi-final and final wins over Manchester City and Chelsea.
The Gabon international s decision to sign a new three-year contract at Emirates Stadium last September was a cause for celebration, yet he has struggled since.
An extra-time strike to clinch a 2-0 win over Newcastle United at the start of Arsenal s FA Cup defence last weekend was Aubameyang s sixth of the season in all competitions.
Speaking to Sky Sports ahead of Thursday s Premier League match against Crystal Palace, the 31-year-old sta…
AC Milan striker Filippo Inzaghi has confirmed that he is ready to sign a contract extension with the club.
The 35-year-old joined the Rossoneri from Juventus in 2001.
I have no intention to quit, I feel fine and I am always scoring and I still have the will to train hard, Inzaghi told Il Corriere Dello Sport.
I will renew my deal for another year in June. I want to win the Uefa Cup too as this is the only trophy missing from our cabinet.
My deal expires in June but [Adriano] Galliani told me that I am like [Paolo] Maldini and that I can renew whenever I want for another year.
Inzaghi’s current contract expires in June 2009.
[Source: Il Corriere Dello Sport]
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No sooner had the draw for the 2009 African Champions League qualifying rounds been made Thursday than Egyptian giants Al-Ahly assumed their traditional role as title favourites.
There are eight other former champions in the field, but none appears an overwhelming threat to the Cairo Red Devils pursuit of a record seventh success in the premier African Football Confederation club competition.
Ahly moved ahead of bitter domestic rivals Zamalek last month by being crowned champions a sixth time with a 4-2 aggregate triumph over surprise finalists Cotonsport Garoua of Cameroon.
Never one to sit on his laurels, Ahly coach Manuel Jose has been linked by the Egyptian media with Niger-born Cotonsport striker Daouda Kamilou, second highest scorer in the Champions Lea…
Everton have signed Ecuador striker Enner Valencia on a season-long loan from Premier League rivals West Ham with an option to make the move permanent.
Valencia joined West Ham in July 2014 after a World Cup in which he scored twice for Ecuador.
But he has failed to make the desired impact at West Ham, scoring just 10 goals in 72 appearances in all competitions.
He will hope for better fortunes at Everton, who have missed out on Newcastle United midfielder Moussa Sissoko, the France international set to join Tottenham.
Everton have been busy in the transfer window, Ronald Koeman adding to his squad with the captures of Yannick Bolasie, Ashley Williams, Idrissa Gueye, Maarten Stekelenburg and Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
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