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There was a lot of interest and back-and-fourth with the club [over a potential transfer], Semenyo told Sky Sports. But I knew in my head that the manager’s got something up his sleeve this year. How we finished off the season last year was so good and we could continue, especially with the players we’ve bought in as well. The …

Cristian Chivu takes ‘responsibility’ for Inter’s disappointing performance to beat Kairat Almaty 2-1 in the Champions League. ‘Evidently I was unable to transmit the right mentality.’ The Nerazzurri found it much harder than expected to get the better of the team from Kazakhstan, as it wasn’t until the stroke of half-time that Lautaro Martinez managed to bundle over the line. …

Tottenham are set to reward defender Micky van de Ven with a new contract following his outstanding performances of late. That is according to the latest from Matt Law of The Telegraph, who claims that Spurs see Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven as the best centre-back pairing in the Premier League. Tottenham made Romero their highest-paid player in …

Olympique Marseille coach Roberto De Zerbi tried to be diplomatic after the controversial defeat to Atalanta, with the chaos of that penalty appeal leading into winning goal. La Dea had their fair share of bad luck too in this match at the Stade Velodrome, as Charles De Ketelaere had a penalty parried by Geronimo Rulli and an Ademola Lookman goal …

Ivan Juric explains what happened in that tense touchline row with Ademola Lookman, insisting Atalanta had both shares of ‘luck’ to beat Olympique Marseille. It was a dramatic evening at the Velodrome, with tension, chaos and controversy all the way through, culminating in their first win for over a month. “It was a good performance, we were unlucky on the …

Chelsea are interested in signing the Real Madrid attacker Rodrygo Goes during the January transfer window. According to Fichajes, they are planning to offer around €80 million (£70m) in order to get the deal done. Chelsea believe that it would be a high-risk move, but it has a huge potential upside. Rodrygo has been linked with Manchester City and Liverpool …

Carlos Augusto admits Inter lacked the right mentality in their slender Champions League win over Kairat. ‘We need to prove ourselves every single time.’ The Nerazzurri were the over-riding favourites going into San Siro, as this was on paper the simplest fixture in the tournament for them. They had already won the first three games without conceding a single goal, …

Former West Ham United player Pablo Barrera has now revealed that he regrets the decision to leave the club in 2012, and his decision was motivated by money. He ended up joining the Mexican club Cruz Azul back then. The player has revealed that his father wanted him to continue in Europe, and he should have stayed at West Ham. …

Sunderland goalkeeper Anthony Patterson has been linked with a move away from the club. According to Alan Nixon, Championship clubs Leicester City and Southampton are interested in securing his services on loan, and Sunderland could sanction his loan exit in January. Patterson was linked with Tottenham a year ago. Patterson is not the first-choice goalkeeper at Sunderland anymore, and it …

Former West Ham United manager Graham Potter was criticised during his time at the club for his handling of Freddie Potts. The young West Ham midfielder is highly rated at the club, but he did not get too many opportunities to showcase his qualities with the first team. However, he has been handed more chances under Nuno Espirito Santo, and …

Atalanta earned a shock victory away to Roberto De Zerbi’s Olympique Marseille after a saved Charles De Ketelaere penalty and controversial Lazar Samardzic winner. La Dea were feeling the pressure after five consecutive Serie A draws and a defeat to Udinese, while in Europe they had lost 4-0 at PSG, beaten Club Brugge 2-1, then had a disappointing 0-0 draw …

Newcastle United signed Vakhtang Salia from Dinamo Tbilisi during the summer transfer window. The 18-year-old attacker is highly rated at the club, but he has yet to feature for the Premier League club because of injury problems. He will be hoping to return to action quickly and establish himself as a first-team player for the club. He is a long-term …

Lautaro Martinez and Carlos Augusto just about ensured Inter maintain their 100 per cent Champions League record, but it was harder than expected to beat Kairat. The Nerazzurri had won all three games in Europe this season without conceding a goal and hosted the side from Kazakhstan who got their first point in a 0-0 draw with 10-man Pafos. Marcus …

Paolo Vanoli was out of the running for the Fiorentina job on Monday evening, but this is what went wrong with Roberto D’Aversa and turned Vanoli into the favourite. As we had explained on Monday following the decision to fire Stefano Pioli, Vanoli was pushed down the pecking order, overtaken by D’Aversa, who travelled towards Florence. The agreement was total, …

West Ham United are very serious about signing Oscar Mingueza from Celta Vigo in January.  The 26-year-old defender will be a free agent at the end of the season, and he has been linked with an exit from the Spanish club in the coming weeks. He could be available for a reasonable amount of money. According to a report from …