The club have been linked with AC Milan's Krzysztof Piatek among others. Do we need a striker? Yes, but it has to be a positive move for us. It's not easy but we're trying to add that type of player to the squad," Mourinho added. Lots of names, I think the majority are from players' entourages looking to put their names into the market.
With a playing style that has been compared to Andrea Pirlo, Tonali will be one of the big targets of the transfer window. WHO IS INTERESTED? The list is long. Napoli, Inter, Real Madrid. Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain. The two clubs have history of transfer tussles after their scrap to secure Marco Verratti, and it is quite possible that this could turn into the second series of that soap opera.
Rochdale aren't enjoying a particularly fruitful campaign. Thanks mainly to the disastrous efforts of a few teams below them, Brian Barry-Murphy's men find themselves sat four points above the dreaded drop-zone, which is the silver lining.
Fleetwood vs Sunderland predictions for the New Year’s Day fixture at Highbury Stadium. Will the hosts remain unbeaten for the entirety of the festive period? Read on for our free League 1 predictions and betting tips.
Carlisle had been 2-0 up in the opening match before two second-half goals from the Championship side took it to a replay and the two teams produced a fantastic match at Brunton Park. The hosts went ahead after only seven minutes when Thomas scored after Hallam Hope had done well to keep the ball in play. However, the lead only lasted 11 minutes as Flint's header made it 1-1 and Carlisle had a chance to retake the lead but McKirdy's powerful effort hit the woodwork.
Lagging behind in the league, out of the Copa and (former captains) with Diego Godin and Gabi gone, everything pointed to the end of an era," said newspaper AS. Then suddenly, no. Against the hardest test of all, the best team in Europe, Simeone's Atletico rose again and produced one of their best performances in years.
Kovac would be a left-field choice by the club but as he is currently out of work, he would be a cheap option compared to alternatives who are under contract elsewhere. Read the full story Villa chase cut-price Pedro in January Aston Villa are looking to sign Chelsea winger Pedro in a cut-price January deal as he approaches the end of his contract at Stamford Bridge, according to the Telegraph.
The result was never really in doubt but Defoe made sure when his smart turn coaxed Adam Cummins into clipping the striker's heels. Defoe tucked the penalty into the bottom left-hand corner for his 15th goal of the season and was substituted shortly after, with Gerrard keen not to over-exert the striker who will lead the line in Rangers' next two league games in place of suspended Alfredo Morelos. Aribo threatened a third on a couple of occasions, and 17-year-old midfielder Kai Kennedy came off the bench for his Rangers debut, but the match petered out as Stranraer departed with heads held high.
Indeed, goalscoring opportunities were rare, although Alvaro Morata and Joao Felix both had chances in the first half to find the back of the net. Fede Valverde also should have scored with a header after being set up by Luka Jovic, but struck his own arm with his effort. The biggest flashpoint of the match came five minutes from the shootout, with Valverde sent off for scything down Morata as he raced through on goal.
The England international has scored 14 goals in the Bundesliga this term and assisted a further 14, garnering transfer links with a return to his homeland, having left Manchester City for Germany when he was 17. However, Watzke believes Sancho shares his vision of a bright future for Dortmund, but admitted that his future is far from certain for the time being.
None of the numbers are overly complimentary of Dijon ahead of this match and we're not expecting them to win this match as a result. This has been an extremely close fixture in recent years with both sides winning two of the last five clashes but with Rennes putting together some great performances just before the international break we're backing them to win 2-1. Dijon's home form has been okay this season with two wins, two draws and two losses but they've conceded the sixth most chances at the Stade Gaston Gérard of any Ligue 1 side at home so we don't see them getting the three points. Both teams have scored in four of the last five renditions of this fixture and with that market winning in four of Rennes' last five away games we're backing it here.
It's unbelievable," said the Austrian, whose side beat Chelsea 2-0 on Boxing Day. We couldn't prepare anything for this game. I don't know what this schedule is about. We had no sessions to work on anything. Why don't we just play Thursday, Sunday, Wednesday?"I know Saturday is a big day for football but it's not necessary [to play again so soon]. Guardiola not going to January sales?Despite conceding the Premier League title race, Guardiola said there would be no new signings at the club in January.
To grab the lead at the final hurdle, Wolves must first beat Turkish outfit and Group K's bottom club Besiktas and then hope that Sporting Braga drop points in Bratislava against Slovan in the section's other contest.
You could see Guardiola was infuriated by all of that, but at the same time he will understand that it happens. Essentially his team's effort and character and the way they performed was good, and they created enough chances to win the game. They just could not score. It is Zinchenko's red card that I think will annoy him more, because that is what cost City. If City had stayed with 11 men, I don't think they would have been beaten.
Dulwich Hamlet and Welling will face each other in the upcoming match in the National League South. Dulwich Hamlet this season have the following results: 8W, 10D and 12L. Meanwhile Welling have 9W, 6D and 15L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
The visitors also had two goals disallowed after VAR review but didn’t get the benefit of the controversial technology when they failed to get a penalty in the first half after a review of challenges on Haller and Antonio that looked like clear fouls. West Ham’s victory is a huge relief for manager Manuel Pellegrini after a run of seven defeats in the previous nine games.
Posted at 86' Bertrand Traoré (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Posted at 86' Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marco Verratti with a cross following a corner. SubstitutionPosted at 85' Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Leandro Paredes replaces Ángel Di María. Posted at 85' Corner, Paris Saint Germain.
In a wide-ranging interview with BBC Sport, the minister also said he met the EFL's new chairman Rick Parry this week to discuss ongoing financial concerns in the Football League. Earlier this month the Football Association was criticised for selling the live streaming rights to FA Cup matches to betting firms via a third party. Seven gambling websites were able to show some third round matches exclusively to anyone who placed a bet or put a deposit in their account in the 24 hours before kick-off.
When Real Sociedad announced on Saturday that Norwegian Martin Odegaard would be joining Manchester City, that seemed the perfect tonic for the Premier League champions after Friday's 3-2 defeat at Wolves. The 21-year-old attacking midfielder appeared to have finally fulfilled his promise at the Basque club with four goals and five assists during this season's loan spell from Real Madrid, so the news caught a few by surprise.
He succeeded Marco Silva, who was sacked after 18 months in charge on 6 December with the Toffees 18th in the Premier League. Everton won the Italian's first two games in charge, before the loss to reigning Premier League champions Manchester City. Carlo Ancelotti is one of the smartest people I ever met," said Reds boss Klopp. He would not have taken the job if he was not convinced that Everton's squad was good - really good.
The visitors were held on Boxing Day, drawing 1-1 with Birmingham at Ewood Park. That result suggests that Rovers could be slowing down, having gone eight games without defeat in the Championship. That run has taken them up the division, but they’ve failed to keep up their brilliant winning run. The visitors have drawn three of their last four matches.
And his failing against Olympiacos suggests that the decision not to seek out the transfer by the powers that be at Madrid is probably the right one. For while the Gabonese scores a lot of goals, he miss a lot of chances too. Auba is excellent but is he clutch? The answer to that on balance is no and at the level he wants to play at that is not good enough.
Neman reserves had a very good start of the new season in the Belarus Vysshaya Liga Reserve. They have won two matches and drew once also. Naman reserves were playing solid in offense and have started scoring twice against Isloch Minsk reserves, later they have scored 4 goals against Vitebsk reserves and also found the net against Soligorsk reserves.
Assisted by Bernard. Posted at 62' Offside, Arsenal. Mesut Özil tries a through ball, but Bukayo Saka is caught offside. SubstitutionPosted at 60' Substitution, Everton. Bernard replaces Alex Iwobi. Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has labelled new signing Bruno Fernandes a cross between ex-midfielders Paul Scholes and Juan Sebastian Veron.
Newcastle scored with their first two shots on target of this game, with Shelvey's 70th minute goal their first attempt of any kind since Saint-Maximin opened the scoring in the 15th minute. Saint-Maximin scored his first Premier League goal in his 11th appearance in the competition and with what was his 17th shot across those 11 games - he had failed to score with his last 46 shots for Nice and Newcastle in Ligue 1 and the Premier League respectively before this game.
Juventus wants Van Dijk There’s a surprising rumour leading the Sun, with a story that Italian champions Juventus want to buy Liverpool central defender Virgil van Dijk. The paper reports on a £150 million bid being discussed by Juve, with a source quoted as saying: “After winning a bagful of trophies with Liverpool, Juventus think he may be ready for a new challenge at the end of the season — especially as he’s been playing in the UK for a few years.
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Sevilla vs Villarreal predictions for Sunday’s late afternoon La Liga kick-off at Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan. 3rd placed Sevilla will be hoping to stay on the coattails of the leaders by beating a Villarreal side who are without a win in six. Read on for all our free La Liga predictions and betting tips.
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Dorking and Bath will face each other in the upcoming match in the National League South. Dorking this season have the following results: 12W, 7D and 8L. Meanwhile Bath have 14W, 7D and 6L. This season both these teams are usually playing attacking football in the league and their matches are often high scoring.
Setubal have drawn 67% of their home games and Guimaraes have drawn 40% of their away games, with the hosts’ keeping clean sheets in 100% of their home games this season but only scoring two goals in front of their own fans. Setubal have also failed to score in 67% of their home games so far this season and that provides another excellent reason to back a 0-0 draw this Sunday.
Tottenham academy graduate Walker-Peters, 22, has made five appearances across all competitions this season, but only once since Jose Mourinho took charge, in the 3-1 loss to Bayern Munich last month. British media reported that Crystal Palace and Brighton & Hove Albion were also interested in signing the England Under-21 international.