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Chelsea are reportedly prepared to make a first offer of around €50m for the transfer of Rennes centre-back Jeremy Jacquet. The Blues are stepping up their interest in the talented 20-year-old, as first reported on the Daily Briefing yesterday. Jacquet has also previously attracted interest from Arsenal, but it now looks like the Frenchman is more likely to be heading …

Tottenham Hotspur are one of the clubs keeping a close eye on Brentford’s German winger Kevin Schade, but they could face strong competition for his signature. Sources with ties to the agents industry have informed me that Aston Villa and Newcastle United are also showing an interest in Schade, with all three sides viewing him as a player who can …

Liverpool reportedly handled their approach for Marc Guehi in the summer in quite a strange away, according to Crystal Palace sources. That’s what Sky Sports journalist Kaveh Solhekol has claimed, with the reporter explaining that he thinks the Reds could have signed him in the summer if they’d really wanted to. Guehi is now set to move from Palace to …

Fiorentina have announced the passing of their President, Rocco Commisso, aged 76. Rocco Commisso, President of Serie A club Fiorentina, founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Mediacom, has died. The Serie A side announced their President’s passing in a statement on Saturday morning. “With great pain and sadness, the Commisso family, together with his wife Catherine, children Giuseppe and …

Milan believe, but today they can go +6 Nobody is like Allegri: unbeaten in 19 games and the last time the Devil lost the derby was 21 months ago. The Argentine in Udine and then against Arsenal. At 15:00 Chivu considers Chivu as his strike partner. Conte doubles Napoli up. There’s always Hojlund Juve for the comeback, Mateta’s idea advances …

Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney insists he can’t see any chance of Xabi Alonso becoming the club’s new manager, naming Thomas Tuchel as a more likely option. Alonso was recently sacked as Real Madrid manager, while Ruben Amorim was also given his marching orders from Man Utd this month. Rooney’s former Red Devils teammate Michael Carrick is now in as …

Manchester United have reportedly been turning down transfer approaches for veteran defender Harry Maguire this January on instruction from Michael Carrick. The Red Devils seem set to keep Maguire at least until the end of his contract this summer, despite the England international having interest from the likes of AC Milan, according to the Sun. The report adds that new …

Arsenal are reportedly up against Bayern Munich for the potential transfer of highly-rated Serbian wonderkid Vasilije Kostov, who has drawn comparisons with Barcelona’s Pedri. The 17-year-old attacking midfielder has already made 26 first-team appearances for Red Star Belgrade and has won cap for Serbia’s senior national team. According to the Sun, Arsenal are now tracking Kostov after his impressive contribution …

Manchester United have been given a boost as Oliver Glasner has announced he’ll be leaving Crystal Palace at the end of the season, but Gareth Southgate is another name on their list of manager targets. Man Utd will surely see yesterday’s announcement by Glasner as a boost to their hopes of hiring him, but the Daily Mirror report that Southgate …

The head coach of Medeama Sporting Club, Ibrahim Tanko, has disclosed that he is travelling with a strong squad for the Week 19 Ghana Premier League fixture against Vision FC this weekend. The league leaders are scheduled to take on the Tema-based outfit on Saturday, January 17.Speaking in his pre-match interview, Ibrahim Tanko indicated that the approach for the upcoming …

Ghanaian striker Jerry Afriyie continued his sensational run of form on Wednesday night, scoring a crucial goal as RAAL La Louvire staged a remarkable 32 comeback victory over second-placed Club Brugge KV in the Belgian Jupiler Pro League to reignite their fight for survival. The 18-year-old forward played an instrumental role at the Jan Breydelstadion, pulling his side back into …

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has spoken out on the reported addition of Thomas Gronnemark as their new specialist throw-in coach. The Gunners are said to have already started working with Gronnemark, who has also previously had a role at Liverpool. According to BBC Sport, the Dane is taking on a part-time role at the Emirates Stadium, but Arteta would not confirm …

Asante Kotoko head coach Abdul Karim Zito has opened up about his teams approach for their Ghana Premier League encounter against Bibiani Gold Stars this weekend.Speaking in a pre-match interview, the coach indicated that his team will go all out in search of a win to ensure they end their two-game winless run.It wasnt good for us for the last …

Winfred Dormon admitted his side created enough chances to win but praised Hearts of Oak goalkeeper Benjamin Asare for denying Dreams FC on Friday night at the University of Ghana Stadium.The coach explained that the contest turned into two different halves and his team improved after the break.Hearts and Dreams played a goalless draw with both clubs unable to use …

Pisa rescued a late point against Atalanta with a dramatic equaliser in the closing stages, cancelling out Nikola Krstović’s late opener to secure a 1-1 draw. The hosts started brightly and were the more proactive side for much of the first half, winning a succession of corners and forcing Marco Carnesecchi into early saves. Henrik Meister and Idrissa Touré both …