Juventus are interested in signing Pau Torres from Villarreal in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that the former Serie A and UEFA Champions League winners have registered interest in the Spain international central defender.
Italian giants Juventus look set to lose Matthijs de Ligt to German powerhouse Bayern Munich in the summer transfer window, and they have identified Villarreal defender Torres as a possible replacement.
Torres has been on the books of Villarreal since 2002 and has come through the club’s youth academy to establish himself in the first team. The 25-year-old is one of the better central defenders in Spain and has played 19 times already for the first team.
Juventus will play in the UEFA Champions League ne…
Wolves have announced the signing of defender Marcal from Lyon.
The versatile 31-year-old, who can play at left-back or centre-back, was part of the Lyon team that reached the semi-finals of the Champions League.
But with the French club facing a season without European football, he has made the move to the Premier League with Wolves, agreeing a two-year contract.
Marcal joined Lyon from Benfica in 2017 but made just 41 Ligue 1 appearances across three seasons.
The Brazilian boosts a Wolves defence that last week lost Matt Doherty to Tottenham.
First *official* of Marçal s Molineux visit
— Wolves (@Wolves)
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Wales are on the brink of the Euro 2020 knockout stages after Gareth Bale set up two goals, either side of a dismal penalty miss, to help Robert Page s team to a 2-0 win over Turkey.
Bale, who provided a sublime assist for Aaron Ramsey to break the deadlock after 42 minutes in Baku, sliced way over from 12 yards with just over an hour played, wasting the chance to put Wales clear.
Yet the Euro 2016 semi-finalists overcame the setback, holding their nerve in defence before Bale atoned with another fantastic assist, this time for Connor Roberts to score with the last kick of the game.
It took Wales, temporarily at least, top of Group A on four points after two games, and with the four best third-placed teams progressing into the last 16, they look well placed to…
With Manchester City and Liverpool set to face-off at the King Power this weekend in the Community Shield, the 2022/23 Premier League campaign is just around the corner.
Watching both Pep Guardiola s and Jurgen Klopp s men run an iconic title race last season, many are expecting another thriller from England s top-flight this time around.
However, while the Premier League might get underway on August 5th when Crystal Palace welcome at Selhurst Park, the summer transfer window is still open.
With managers from up and down the country putting together their final preparations, there have been some heavyweights arrivals who will be gracing England this season.
So, we have taken a look at who have been the Premier League s most expensive new recruits so far…
Melbourne City confirmed the appointment of former Paris Saint-Germain boss Erick Mombaerts as their head coach on a three-year deal.
Mombaerts, 64, has previously been in charge of the likes of PSG, Toulouse and Le Havre, while his most recent job was at the helm of Yokohama F. Marinos from 2015 to 2018.
The former France Under-21s and Under-18s coach takes over a City side that lost in the Elimination Finals in 2018-19 before the A-League club opted not to renew Warren Joyce s contract.
I am delighted to join Melbourne City at this exciting time for the club. I am here to achieve two main objectives – to implement a style of play that gives the team a clear identity, and in doing so to win silverware, Mombaerts said in a statement on Thursday.
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Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta is determined to make history at the Club World Cup and become the first side to win the competition three times in its current format.
The Catalans previously won the tournament in 2009 and 2011, seeing off Estudiantes and Santos, respectively.
They meet Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao in the semi-finals on Thursday of this year s edition and Iniesta is determined to make the most of the opportunity.
We re demanding the very best of ourselves, just as we always do at this club. Every time we ve come here we ve always been very impressed, and we want to create the very best impression on the fans, the Spain international told the official FIFA website.
We want to win another title and round off a spectacular year. It s a…
Aaron Wan-Bissaka said former Manchester United forward Wilfried Zaha told him to play without fear after moving to Old Trafford.
England Under-21 international right-back Wan-Bissaka completed a £50million transfer from Crystal Palace to Premier League giants United last month.
Wan-Bissaka made his first appearance for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer s United in a 2-0 friendly win over Perth Glory in Australia on Saturday.
Palace star Zaha spent two forgettable years at United before returning to Selhurst Park permanently in 2015 and he had some advice for Wan-Bissaka.
Great to get game time under my belt
— Aaron Wan-Bissaka (@awbissaka)
I wanted to take my development to the next level and this was the team where I thought I could do it, he…
An emotional Massimiliano Allegri revealed the decision to end his successful five-year stint at Juventus was taken out of his hands.
Allegri briefly fought back tears as he fronted the media just over 24 hours on from the announcement that this season will be his last in charge of the Bianconeri.
The Italian confirmed president Andrea Agnelli opted to pursue a new direction following discussions between the pair and vice-president Pavel Nedved on Thursday.
Allegri guided Juve to the Serie A title last month, his fifth at the helm, but failed to translate domestic dominance into a Champions League triumph, most recently losing to Ajax in this year s quarter-finals.
We had been talking a lot and discussing our thoughts about the future of Juventus and o…
Competition: Serie A
Market: Napoli to beat SPAL
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Serie A continues this weekend with yet another round of games that will surely bring more moments of magic as every side in the competition looks to pick up a vital three points. The table has remained incredibly tight this year meaning that a single win can see a team rise a number of places, and with this in mind, Napoli host SPAL on Sunday.
Napoli have been outstanding this season and they are leading the chase for the title as it stands. After 24 games they have won 20, drawn three and lost just once, scoring 54 goals and conceding 15 times. In their last five they have won every single game which has seen them onto 63 points for the season so far. With Juventus just a single point beh…
Italy head coach Roberto Mancini expressed his optimism for World Cup qualification as he called on his Euro 2020-winning side to prove the doubters wrong again.
The Azzurri failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup but followed that up by winning the delayed European Championships last year.
Italy are now staring at a familiar fate, however, after not progressing through their World Cup qualifying group, leaving them having to beat North Macedonia in Thursday s play-off semi-final to keep their Qatar 2022 hopes alive.
Mancini s side would then have to negotiate past Cristiano Ronaldo s Portugal or Turkey in the final, but the former Manchester City boss spoke optimistically before the clash with North Macedonia in Palermo.
We should not take the first ga…