Tottenham should make an ambitious bid to sign Luka Modric from Real Madrid alongside Gareth Bale, according to their former manager Harry Redknapp.
Redknapp was Spurs boss when they qualified for the Champions League with Modric and Bale in the team before both departed for Madrid.
The pair have proven hugely successful in Spain, winning Europe s elite club competition on four occasions.
But Bale, who scored in two Champions League finals for Madrid, has fallen out of favour in recent seasons at Madrid and is now in talks over a move back to Tottenham.
As Spurs thrash out the finer details in that blockbuster transfer, Redknapp urged chairman Daniel Levy to go back to the Santiago Bernabeu for a further shock swoop.
I d go and see if I could g…
With the return of Europe’s elite now fast approaching on the horizon, we are treated to another stacked Monday schedule from across the football globe.
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16:30 TPS Turku vs SJK
Putting in another stunning display last week and only continuing to skyrocket their way up the Ykkonen standings, the mood in TPS Turku’s camp is certainly at a red-hot high. In the midst of what has quickly become their brightest run of the 2023 campaign, Monday’s hosts have eased their way to a play-off ticket this season.
Last seen landing a famous 3-0 romp away at title contenders Gnistan, Mika Laurikainen’s men have won each of the…
Diego Simeone has included his son Giuliano in the Atletico Madrid squad for the first match of their LaLiga title defence.
Atletico, who won their second league crown under Simeone last term, start away to Celta Vigo on Sunday.
They were linked with centre-forwards for much of the off-season, but their inability to bring in significant reinforcements in that department has seen Simeone s second son get a chance.
Giuliano, 18, started all five of Atletico s pre-season friendlies and in doing so earmarked himself as a potential alternative in attack.
Nominally a left-winger, Giuliano has enjoyed encouraging performances while featuring in a more central berth in pre-season.
Prior to July, Giuliano had never featured for Atletico s senior team, but …
Highly-rated young Chelsea forward Patrick Bamford looks set to join Burnley on loan
According to Burnley boss Sean Dyche the Clarets are set to sign Chelsea forward Patrick Bamford on loan.
Speaking after yesterday’s 3-0 defeat at the Blues, Dyche told : Patrick is close. It s just a few is getting dotted and ts getting crossed.
There are a number of other things closer too, but we still have to get them over the line, so we ll wait and see.
Questions mark over the youngster
Patrick Bamford is now 22-years-old. The forward has been touted as a future star since for a long time now and shown flashes of his ability. In 2012 he joined the Blues as a highly-rated youngster from Nottingham Forest, but he has yet to make a first-team appearance fo…
West Bromwich Albion have agreed a fee with Hull City for defender James Chester, .
The centre-back moved to the KC Stadium in January 2011, and has since racked up one hundred and seventy-two appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring eight goals – one of which came in the defeat to Arsenal in the 2014 FA Cup final.
Internationally, the twenty-six year old has won six caps for Wales – the last of which came in last month’s Euro 2016 qualifying victory over Belgium.
He began his career with Manchester United, but made just one appearance for the club before being shipped out on loan in spells with Carlisle United, Plymouth Argyle and Peterborough United.
Crystal Palace and Southampton have also been linked with a move to secure Chest…
Gianluigi Buffon is the latest football great to play on beyond his 40th birthday, although the veteran goalkeeper is expected to retire at the end of the season.
Buffon s 40th birthday on Sunday sees the Juventus star write his name into the history books as one of the sport s stars who have played top-level football in their fifth decade.
While Buffon has indicated he will retire unless Juventus win the Champions League so he can play at the Club World Cup the temptation to go on towards Euro 2020 could be strong.
Here are six football legends who set an example for Buffon to follow with their remarkably long careers in the game.
RYAN GIGGS
New Wales manager Ryan Giggs was an ultimate one-club man, staying at Manchester United for …
Former Borussia Dortmund star Dede has backed Thomas Tuchel to replicate the success of his predecessor Jurgen Klopp.
Tuchel has won all eight of his competitive fixtures in charge of Dortmund so far, with his side currently sitting top of the early Bundesliga standings.
Dede, who won two Bundesliga titles during a 13-year stint at Dortmund between 1998 and 2011, will make a farewell appearance at the Signal Iduna Park on Saturday, with a National XI including the likes of Jens Lehmann and Torsten Frings facing off against a World XI .
He [Tuchel] is very good, Dede, currently assistant coach at Turkish club Eskisehirspor, told Perform.
It s a different time with a new coach. He needs time, but until now he has done a very good job.
He chan…
Miralem Pjanic has claimed Maurizio Sarri did not trust the Juventus players during his fractious time in charge last season.
Former Napoli and Chelsea boss Sarri steered Juve to the Serie A title but was sacked in the aftermath of the shock Champions League last-16 exit at the hands of Lyon.
That European disappointment, combined with defeats in the finals of the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana, meant Juve s ninth consecutive Scudetto was not enough for 2019-20 to be considered a success.
It was Sarri s relationship with his stars that appeared to be the biggest concern at the club, with president Andrea Agnelli suggesting there was a lack of alchemy between players and coach.
Pjanic, who made 30 Serie A appearances under Sarri last se…
Diego Simeone acknowledged the threat of financially powerful Chinese Super League clubs buying his players has made him feel uncomfortable , as Yannick Carrasco nears a move to Dalian Yifang.
Carrasco joined Atletico in 2015 and looked promising in his first two seasons, but the Belgium international has been more of a peripheral figure this term.
The 24-year-old has started just eight of Atletico s 24 LaLiga games this season and scored three goals, with the club s impressive array of attacking talent counting against him.
Yifang emerged as a potential destination in recent days and Simeone has previously suggested the transfer is entirely down to Carrasco, who could also be joined at the Super League club by Fernando Torres.
Although the 33-year-old s …
Juventus sporting director Federico Cherubini insisted Moise Kean is not Cristiano Ronaldo s replacement, rather one of the pawns in a plan to continue winning with a different project .
Ronaldo left Juve before the transfer window closed, re-joining Premier League giants Manchester United after asking for a move away from Turin.
After Ronaldo departed Juve, the Serie A powerhouse – who were dethroned by Inter in 2020-21 – brought Kean back to the club from Everton on a two-year loan with an obligation to buy.
When Cristiano told us he wanted to leave, we immediately thought of anticipating the future, Cherubini told Tuttosport in an interview that will be published in full on Friday.
Kean is not the replacement of the Portuguese striker, but one of…