Antonio Conte wants Nicolo Zaniolo at Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham Hotspur head coach Antonio Conte wants to sign Nicolo Zaniolo from AS Roma in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that former Chelsea and Inter Milan boss Conte has told the Tottenham board to secure the services of Italy international attacking midfielder Zaniolo from Serie A club Roma this summer.

have added that Zaniolo wants to leave Roma this summer to play for a bigger club. Former Serie A and UEFA Champions League winners Juventus are keen on the 23-year-old, who is valued at €50 million. Tottenham could try to include one of their players to get a deal for Zaniolo done.

Zaniolo has been on the books of AS Roma since 2018 and has established himself as one of the better young creative players in Serie A. The 23-year-old,…

Chelsea now looking at Burnley’s Barnes

Chelsea are eyeing a move for Burnley forward Ashley Barnes, according to Sky Sports.

The reigning Premier League champions have been linked with a number of frontmen over the past week as they look for further support to Alvaro Morata and Michy Batshuyai.

Stoke City’s Peter Crouch and Andy Carroll of West Ham United have also been on their radar, and now they are looking at Barnes though contact between the clubs have not yet been made.

The twenty-eight year old has appeared in all but one of the Clarets’ twenty-four league games so far this season though only eight of those outings have come from the start.

In total, Barnes has played one hundred and twenty-two times for Burnley, scoring eighteen goals since signing from Brighton and Hove Albio…

Erik ten Hag: It’s up to Marcus Rashford to fight his way back into United side

Erik ten Hag has told Marcus Rashford it is up to him to force his way back into the Manchester United side.

Rashford was dropped for Wednesday’s 2-1 win over Chelsea after being criticised for his performance in last weekend’s 1-0 defeat at Newcastle, and the England forward has been struggling for form for much of the campaign.

Last season Rashford scored 30 goals to help United finish third and lift the Carabao Cup, but has only scored twice this term – with one of those a penalty in the 3-0 win over Everton last month.

Without Rashford, United produced arguably their best performance of the season on Wednesday night, and the outstanding form of Alejandro Garnacho in his favoured position on the left is another challenge for Rashford to overcome.

Marseille confirm deal ´in principle´ to sign Alexis Sanchez

Alexis Sanchez is Ligue 1 bound after Marseille confirmed they had an agreement in principle with the former Arsenal and Manchester United forward.

Inter announced the termination of Sanchez s contract on Monday.

The Chile international was part of the Inter side that won the Serie A title in the 2020-21 season, while he also scored a dramatic 121st minute winner against Juventus in the Supercoppa Italiana in January.

Marseille announced an imminent deal for Sanchez on Tuesday, saying in a statement: Olympique de Marseille and Alexis Sanchez have agreed on the arrival of the player via an agreement in principle.

The Chile international with 143 caps who has won 17 trophies in his career will commit in the next few hours subject to the success of his medi…

Aguero, Yorke, Drogba & the Premier League´s leading non-European goalscorers

Sergio Aguero s 124th Premier League goal arrived on Saturday against Liverpool and makes him the competition s highest scoring non-European of all time.

The Argentina international has been at Manchester City since 2011 and has surged up the goal charts in an astonishing career in England.

Aguero has overtaken a number of prolific players born away from the league s home continent to secure his place at the top.

We take a look at the top five non-European goalscorers in the Premier League.

Record breaker

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5. Yakubu (Portsmouth, Middlesbrough, Everton, Blackburn Rovers) 95

Nigeria international Yakubu initially arrived in the Premier League with Portsmouth in 2003, having fired the club…

Bayern Munich in “complicated” talks over new Alfonso deal

Bayern Munich are reportedly keen to keep hold of Alphonso Davies, who has been of strong interest to Real Madrid and a number of other clubs across Europe. However, the talks between the Canada international and the Bundesliga champions have become complicated , according to Florian Plettenberg of Sky Germany.

The 23-year-old left-back is apparently demanding a salary of €10-13 million per year to put pen to paper, and Bayern, not being entirely satisfied with his performances this season, aren t willing to pay him that much. And unless he lowers his demands, the Bavarians would potentially be willing to put him on the market at the end of the season, which obviously suits Real Madrid very much.

Davies current contract with Bayern expires in the summer of 2025, which…

Ollie Watkins credits Unai Emery for helping him return to England squad

Ollie Watkins has praised Aston Villa head coach Unai Emery for helping him get back in the England squad.

The striker returned to the international scene for the first time since March 2022 and hit the only goal of the game as England beat Australia 1-0 in a Wembley friendly on Friday night.

Watkins, 27, has scored four goals and provided four assists in the first eight Premier League games of the new season – including a memorable hat-trick against Brighton.

He had scored just twice last campaign before Emery was appointed as Steven Gerrard’s successor in November but then hit 14 in 26 matches following the Spaniard’s arrival at Villa Park.

Asked how it felt to return to the England set-up following time out of the squad, Watkins said: “I think …

Marta dreaming of World Cup final with Brazil

Marta is dreaming of reaching the Women s World Cup final, though the Brazil star is wary of defending champions the United States and Australia. 

Brazil will be led by six-time FIFA World Player of the Year and captain Marta in France, where the Selecao will come up against one of the pre-tournament favourites Australia, Jamaica and Italy in Group C.

Marta and Brazil were World Cup runners-up in 2007, with the three-time reigning Copa America Femenina champions beaten in the round of 16 four years ago, having reached the 2011 quarter-finals.

All eyes will be on star-studded USA and Australia but Marta – who has scored the most World Cup goals with 15 – told Omnisport: We can t focus just on one or two teams anymore.

All athletes are more prepared. …

Prediction: Bristol City vs Manchester City

Bristol City have won just once in their last eight games against City in all competitions (D2 L5), losing each of the last three.
The Robins have scored 12 goals in their six matches against Premier League opposition this season.
Man City have progressed from two of their previous three League Cup semi-finals in which they ve won the first leg, the exception being against United in 2009-10.
Bristol City have scored in 89% of their last nine competitive home matches, but have only kept a clean sheet in 11% of them.
Pep Guardiola s side have now failed to keep a clean sheet in their last five matches.
Conclusion

Although Bristol City may enter Tuesday s semi-final second leg out of form, manager Lee Johnson has reiterated that his side goes out and play with no fear. Bristol City …

Liverpool 1 Everton 0: Origi settles Merseyside derby after Pickford howler

Jordan Pickford s incredible injury-time error handed Divock Origi a scarcely believable Merseyside derby winner as Liverpool claimed a dramatic 1-0 Premier League victory over Everton.

Everton had produced an admirable performance and could have ended their infamous Anfield hoodoo had they taken one of their numerous first-half chances, but just as it looked as if they had done enough for a point, Liverpool snatched all three in stunning circumstances.

Trent Alexander-Arnold saw his long punt forward cleared as far as Virgil van Dijk, whose skewed long-range effort appeared to be heading for the top of the crossbar, only for Pickford to inexplicably palm it back into the air, the ball then bouncing off the woodwork and into the path of substitute Origi, who had the si…