According to a report from L’Equipe, French champions Paris Saint-Germain have gone ahead and submitted a bid for Idrissa Gueye. Their initial target was Leandro Paredes of Zenit St Petersburg, but after hearing that the Russian club want £40 million for him, they quickly moved on to something new. Gueye has been with Everton since back in 2016 when he made the jump over from Aston Villa, and in that time he’s been able to establish himself as a solid defensive midfielder for the Toffees at Goodison Park.
Paredes is also a Chelsea target and with that kind of competition, many fans can understand PSG’s logic of moving on to something new.
The offer is believed to be in the region of £22 million and while that may be a fairly convincing offer, the question remain…
Mario Mandzukic scores one of the best Champions League goals this season
Croatia striker Mario Mandzukic deserves a huge credit for his brilliant effort in the first half. The Juventus target man showed great determination in the box with his acrobatic hook which flew over Keylor Navas and in to the Real Madrid net.
For a player of such stature and physique, Mandzukic demonstrated great skill and technique to find a space for himself and lift up in the air for arguably one of the best striker we’ve seen in the competition. The goal was a well-deserved award for the Croatia international who has been criticized and undermined throughout his career. Former Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid has never been given the full credit he deserves for being such a utility man despite hi…
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We re already getting to crunch time in the group stage of UEFA Euro 2020 and that means we ve got plenty of thrilling games ahead of us in the days to come. There are many storylines heading into the next set of fixtures but, arguably, one of the biggest comes in the supposed Group of Death in Group F. Today, we re going to be taking a look at what should prove to be a really intriguing meeting of the minds between Hungary and France as the march to the knockout stage continues.
Hungary
Hungary weren t expected to do a whole lot heading into this tournament but what they ve been able to prove thus far is that they ve got a whole lot of heart. That probably isn t going to do them a whole lot of good in a…
Lionel Messi would love to have Neymar back at Barcelona but admitted Paris Saint-Germain are unlikely to let their star asset leave.
Neymar swapped Camp Nou for Parc des Princes in a world-record €222million move in August 2017.
The 26-year-old spent four successful seasons at Barca, winning LaLiga twice and the Champions League once, but a desire to step out of Messi s shadow is believed to have motivated his unexpected exit.
Speculation persists that Neymar could yet seek a return to the Blaugrana and his Brazil team-mate Arthur, who linked up with Spanish champions at the start of the season, said this week he was praying for the rumours to become reality.
Messi shares a similar view but holds reservations over the likelihood of PSG sanctioning t…
Mikel Arteta believes Arsenal are in need of a reset following Thursday s 2-0 Europa League defeat to PSV, which saw the Gunners miss the chance to top Group A with a game to spare.
The Premier League outfit proved uninspired from the off at the Philips Stadion, and had already seen Cody Gakpo and Xavi Simons have goals disallowed by the time Joey Veerman fired the hosts into the lead.
Half-time substitute Luuk de Jong added a second as PSV pressed home their advantage, dealing Arsenal their first defeat of their Europa League campaign.
The Gunners will now need to beat Zurich next week to be assured of top spot in their group, while Thursday s result follows on from a disappointing Premier League draw at Southampton on Sunday, leading Arteta to demand a reaction…
Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha heaped praise on manager Patrick Vieira after a shock 2-0 victory over defending Premier League champions Manchester City.
Zaha opened the scoring in the sixth minute, becoming the first player to reach 50 goals in the Premier League for Palace, before Aymeric Laporte was sent off for bringing him down and Conor Gallagher wrapped up the points late on.
The unexpected win at the Etihad Stadium saw the Eagles end their run of four consecutive draws and rise to 13th in the table, and Zaha was quick to credit Vieira for the team s positive form.
Vieira ended his playing career at City and then began his coaching career with the north-west club, bossing the reserve team before moving on to sister club New York City FC. He had …
Fluminense playmaker Deco has indicated that Barcelona would be the best destination for Santos starlet Neymar.
The Champions League holders are understood to be one of the parties who have expressed an interest in the 19-year-old sensation, with rivals Real Madrid among their competition for the Brazil international s signature.
Both sides are reportedly doing their utmost to convince Neymar to join their respective teams, despite the player s wish to remain in Brazil until the end of the European season.
And Deco, who played at Barcelona between 2004 and 2008, said the Camp Nou outfit would better suit Neymar s style.
Neymar would find things easier at Barcelona than Real Madrid he would adapt to their playing style better because they have many quali…
Former Chelsea star Gianfranco Zola believes the intense spotlight on England s national team has been a barrier to success.
Italian Zola has first-hand experience of English football, with the forward setting the Premier League alight during seven years as a player with Chelsea between 1996 and 2003.
The 45-year-old, who was voted the club s greatest ever player in a fan poll, also spent two seasons as manager of east London club West Ham United.
And Zola feels constant media attention and public scrutiny is a cause of the England team s lack of success.
Their position is such a difficult position, because whatever you do it s always the wrong thing, Zola said when asked about England s prospects ahead of Saturday s friendly with Spain.
My pos…
Monaco s progression in the UEFA Champions League was a breakthrough moment for French football, according to coach Leonardo Jardim.
The club from the principality on the Mediterranean coast secured a berth in the Champions League s round of 16 on Tuesday, overcoming Zenit 2-0 to clinch top spot in Group C ahead of Bayer Leverkusen, the Russian outfit and Benfica.
Jardim clearly took some satisfaction in proving Monaco s critics wrong with his team having won their last two matches in Group C to storm to the top of the standings.
The win saw two French clubs Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain reach the last 16, the first time that has happened since the 2011-12 season when Marseille and Lyon progressed.
This qualification is important for me, but more so for…
Julio Cesar has effectively called time on his Brazil career after the hosts FIFA World Cup campaign ended in disastrous fashion.
Luiz Felipe Scolari s men were beaten 3-0 by Netherlands in Saturday s third-place play-off as Brazil suffered further humiliation following their 7-1 semi-final hammering at the hands of Germany four days earlier.
Cesar, 34, was recalled to the national side by Scolari last year having previously come under fire for his display in Brazil s 2-1 quarter-final loss to Netherlands at the 2010 World Cup.
But, after his 86th cap ended in defeat to the same opponents in Brasilia, the 34-year-old Cesar accepts that it is probably time for him to step aside.
This is probably my last World Cup, he said.
Cesar made his internati…