Chelsea forward Pedro has revealed he has spoken to Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu about returning to the club.
Pedro signed for Chelsea in August 2015 having previously spent his entire career at Barca but struggled to make a big impact last season, scoring eight goals in all competitions in his maiden campaign at Stamford Bridge.
The Spain international says he has spoken with Bartomeu and several of his friends Camp Nou and is keen on ending his playing career at Barca.
Hopefully [I can return to Barcelona], I know it s difficult, I spoke with the president when we saw each other at the Cup final and I also spoke with all the people who love me there, he said to beIN Sports.
It s complicated, but I ve always said I would like to re…
Manchester City coach Angelo Gregucci has revealed that the Premier League champions are preparing to lure Uruguay international striker Edinson Cavani from S.S.C. Napoli to the Etihad Stadium in the summer, .
Cavani, 25, has been linked with Manchester City on several occasions over the past few months.
The Uruguay international s scintillating form and terrific goal-scoring record in Serie A this season is only pouring fuel on the speculation linking him with a move away from the Naples-based club.
In all competitions (Coppa Italia, Italian Super Cup, Serie A, UFEA Europa League), the 25-year-old striker has scored 27 goals in 27 appearances for Napoli in 2012-13.
As expected, Cavani is the top goal-scorer in Serie A with 18 goals, and two …
Rafael van der Vaart says Hamburg must improve if they are to remain in the European places come the end of the season.
Rafael van der Vaart says Hamburg must improve if they are to remain in the European places come the end of the season.
Thorsten Fink s side have been in fine form of late, climbing to sixth place on the Bundesliga table.
But the Dutchman believes they must keep up the pace if they are to stay there.
Of course I look at the table, Van der Vaart told Kicker.
Each of us looks at the table and it gives us a good feeling. We need to improve though if we want to get to Europe, we must grow mentally.
Sporting director Frank Arnesen also believes that the current side is the best he has seen during his two years at the clu…
Arkadiusz Milik scored a first-half hat-trick as Napoli eased into the last-16 of the Champions League with a 4-0 home win over Genk.
With the Belgian side already consigned to finishing bottom in Group E, all the pressure was on Carlo Ancelotti s men at Stadio San Paolo on Tuesday.
Yet any concerns for the hosts disappeared once Milik opened the scoring after just 125 seconds, capitalising on an error by teenage goalkeeper Maarten Vandevoordt, before adding two more before the break.
Dries Mertens netted Napoli s fourth from the penalty spot but Liverpool s win away in Salzburg means the Serie A side finish second in the group, behind last season s winners.
Vandevoordt became the youngest goalkeeper to start a Champions League game but the 17-year-old ma…
Arsenal have confirmed Kieran Tierney dislocated his shoulder in Monday s 3-1 win over West Ham, as a lengthy absence beckons.
Scotland international Tierney signed from Celtic in August for a reported £25million to bolster the left side of their defence, but his impact has been minimal due to injuries.
He joined the club during rehabilitation for a pelvic injury, limiting him to 11 appearances across all competitions.
The 22-year-old started each of Arsenal s two most recent matches, but he lasted only 29 minutes at West Ham after falling awkwardly in his own penalty area.
After receiving medical attention, Tierney gingerly walked off the pitch using his jersey as a makeshift sling. Arsenal announced the nature of his injury in a short bulletin on Wedn…
Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini has revealed the club will sell star striker Paulo Dybala when the transfer window re-opens in the summer.
Dybala, 21, has been the subject of reported interest from the likes of Chelsea, Manchester United, and Paris-Saint Germain in recent weeks.
The former Instituto ACC starlet is out of a contract following the 2015/16 season, and had reached an agreement on a three-year contract worth €9 million per season, but the deal ultimately fell through.
I will sell him, I am almost certain of this, Zamparini told Tuttosport. [Juventus general director Giuseppe] Marotta told me that they are very interested in the player.
They [Juventus] are ready to negotiate. I have warned Marotta already that I ve h…
Leeds United captain Ross McCormack has completed an estimated £11million move to Championship rivals Fulham.
The Scotland international has penned a four-year deal at Craven Cottage after leading the scoring chart s in England s second tier last term with 28 goals to his name.
The reported fee for McCormack will see him become the most expensive player in Championship history, eclipsing the £8m paid by Blackburn Rovers for Jordan Rhodes in 2012.
McCormack is Fulham s fifth signing since their relegation from the Premier League, and is the second striker to arrive at Craven Cottage after Australia international Adam Taggart.
Leeds owner Massimo Cellino claimed last week that he was desperate to keep hold of the Scot after the club rejected offers for hi…
Germany captain Michael Ballack has jumped to the defence of team-mate Torsten Frings on Tuesday and launched a thinly-veiled attack on national coach Joachim Loew.
Ballack, 32, is currently recovering from a foot operation having led Germany to World Cup qualifier wins over Russia and Wales earlier this month.
But his experienced midfield colleague Frings was left on the bench for both games and Ballack told the Frankfurter Allgemeinen newspaper: If he (Loew) doesn t want him (Frings) anymore then the issue should be addressed honestly.
Ballack says senior players should be treated with a certain respect to help the team s hierarchy, pointing to the treatment handed to Oliver Kahn and Christian Woerns by ex-Germany boss Jurgen Klinsmann when Loew was the as…
Urawa Red Diamonds will fire their German coach Gert Engels at the end of the season following their failure to defend their AFC Asian Champions League title, it was reported on Thursday.
I was told that I will have no contract for next season. I must just accept it because of the differences in how we think, the Sports Nippon daily quoted Engels as saying after meeting club president Mitsunori Fujiguchi on Wednesday.
Urawa were knocked out of the AFC Champions League last month in the semi-finals, losing 3-1 to Gamba Osaka after a 1-1 draw, leaving the German coach s future at the club in doubt.
Urawa s 2-1 loss to Shimizu S-Pulse in the J-League on Sunday apparently sealed his fate.
The club, in fourth place on 53 points four points behind leaders …
Lingard s goal a moment to remember / Image via Skysports.com
Jose Mourinho won his first trophy as Manchester United boss as the Portuguese tactician led his team to a 2-1 victory over Premier League champions Leicester City in this year’s edition of the Community Shield.
As Red Devils’ fans take joy and pride in their team’s first piece of silverware in the new season, we take a look at the 5 key points in the game:
Manchester United still have a long way to go
After a couple of years in the gutter, a worldwide recognised sports brand Manchester United have set their sights on returning to the top.
Jose Mourinho’s arrival was the first sign of the things to come, while the arrivals of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Eric Bailly, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and tod…