West Ham have completed the signing of Southampton defender Jose Fonte for a fee of £8million.
Fonte had signalled his desire to leave St Mary s Stadium by handing in a transfer request earlier this month and West Ham quickly emerged as favourites for his signature.
The Hammers have now confirmed that Fonte, who won Euro 2016 with Portugal last year, has signed a two-and-a-half year deal at London Stadium, with the option of a further 12 months.
I signed for West Ham because they are a great club and a very big club. They have a lot of fans and I have known for a number of years how passionate they are, Fonte told West Ham s official website.
The manager was also a very big influence. I thought that he really wanted me and that he sold me the project a…
Kylian Mbappe should join Real Madrid at some point in his career, says Sergio Ramos, but Paris Saint-Germain s new signing wants the France star to stay put for now.
Ramos joined PSG earlier this month, signing a two-year contract with the Ligue 1 giants after leaving Madrid.
The defender, who missed out on Spain s Euro 2020 squad, failed to agree a new deal with Madrid and called time on a 16-year stint in the Spanish capital.
He joins a PSG team who will bid to reclaim the Ligue 1 title in 2021-22, after Lille s triumph last term, while the Champions League will be another one of head coach Mauricio Pochettino s goals.
However, perhaps the first priority for PSG is securing the future of Mbappe.
Neymar is already tied down to a long-term deal,…
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Desperate to make a return to winning ways in midweek, Manchester United will welcome Southampton at an empty Old Trafford on Tuesday night.
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Starting with the hosts, while an extended purple patch heading into the New Year might have had some tipping Manchester United as a real title challenger this season, the former champions have once again shown their inconsistencies over the past week. Failing to bounce back from that stunning 2-1 defeat at home against a rock-bottom Sheffield United on January 27th, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer s men had to settle for a 0-0 stalemate against Arsenal over the weekend. While the Red Devils did manage to extend on their FA Cup adventure against bitter rivals Liverpool last month, United s …
Diego Simeone says taking risks is part of Rodrigo s game after the Atletico Madrid midfielder contributed to Girona s opening goal in Sunday s LaLiga draw.
Rodrigo s lose pass in midfield resulted in Cristhian Stuani being played through on Jan Oblak s goal by Patrick Roberts, the goalkeeper tripping the Girona striker just inside the box.
Stuani beat Oblak from 12 yards out to move clear at the top of LaLiga s scoring charts but Atleti scrambled a late equaliser thanks to a spectacular own goal by Jones Ramalho.
A victory would have moved Atletico Madrid top of the table at least temporarily with Sevilla and Barcelona also in action on Sunday but Simeone refused to blame Rodrigo.
In the normal line that we are used to, he takes risks because of his per…
Erling Haaland s departure will not mean Borussia Dortmund stop playing football , head coach Marco Rose declared while wishing the soon-to-be Manchester City forward well for the future.
City have agreed a deal to sign Haaland, who had been one of the most sought-after players in the world.
The 21-year-old will now follow in the footsteps of his father Alf-Inge Haaland, who played for City between 2000 and 2003.
Haaland has netted 85 goals since making his Dortmund debut in January 2020, with 28 of those coming from 29 games in all competitions this season.
Across the top five European leagues, only Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski has a better ratio (1.13) of goals per 90 minutes in all competitions than Haaland s 1.1.
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Harry Kane acknowledged Tottenham s Europa League defeat to Dinamo Zagreb was embarrassing but the striker was delighted with their response at Aston Villa.
After losing a north London derby to Arsenal last weekend, Spurs crashed out of Europe in midweek, going down 3-0 in Croatia after winning the first leg 2-0.
They became the first English team since Manchester City in 2016-17, against Monaco, to be eliminated after claiming a two-goal lead from the first leg.
Jose Mourinho and his Tottenham players were critical of their own performance in the aftermath but victory at Villa got them back on track.
Kane played a part in the opener for strike partner Carlos Vinicius, netting his first Premier League goal, before a penalty – won and converted by the En…
Talksport understand that Watford have made an approach for Southampton midfielder James Ward-Prowse.
The Hornets are keen to further add to their squad ahead of Thursday evening’s transfer deadline and have identified the former England U21 captain as their top target.
He is currently battling for a starting berth with Oriol Romeu and Mario Lemina though it remains to be seen whether Saints boss Mark Hughes would be willing to sell.
Ward-Prowse has spent his entire career so far at St Mary’s, racking up over two hundred appearances in all competitions, scoring twelve goals.
His league debut came in the 2012/13 campaign the south coast club’s first back in the Premier League while he made his one and only senior international appearance in a 1…
Jadon Sancho of Borussia Dortmund has been one of the most-mentioned names in the media when it comes to summer transfers this year. However, the winger himself has revealed that nothing is certain at the moment.
Having arrived to the Signal Iduna Park from Manchester City in 2017, the 20-year-old s stock has risen rapidly and a number of top clubs across Europe have been watching his progress closely. Lately, he has been heavily linked with a return to Manchester, though to join United this time. Liverpool and Real Madrid have also been mentioned, though Dortmund don t appear willing to let him leave for anything less than €110 million, an amount no club is willing to pay at the moment.
And speaking to World Soccer Magazine (via ) this week, Sancho said he didn t kno…
Czech Republic international Josef Sural has died in a road accident.
The 28-year-old Alanyaspor forward was travelling in a private minibus with six of his team-mates following Sunday s 1-1 Turkish Super Lig draw at Kayserispor.
According to a report by Turkey s state-run news agency Anadolu, the bus overturned five kilometres from the southern coastal town of Alanya.
Sural s fellow players – including Papiss Cisse and Steven Caulker – were treated as outpatients for minor injuries.
A statement tweeted from Alanyaspor s official account read: Despite all efforts by the doctors of Alanya Private Anatolian Hospital, our Czech footballer Josef Sural has passed away after the VIP van that was carrying seven of our players crashed.…
Gennaro Gattuso believes AC Milan only need time to turn around a poor start to the Serie A season after a 4-1 victory at Sassuolo boosted his position.
Milan had drawn their last three league games, piling pressure on Gattuso ahead of Sunday s trip to the MAPEI Stadium, where Sassuolo had a 100 per cent record this term.
But despite striker Gonzalo Higuain missing out through injury and Gattuso having to name Samu Castillejo as a makeshift centre-forward, Milan eased to victory.
Franck Kessie s superb 20-yard drive after the midfielder s powerful run from his own half got the Rossoneri up and running before Suso s curler doubled their lead.
After Castillejo struck a beauty, Filip Djuricic replied for the hosts before Suso added his second with the last k…