Samuel Umtiti laughed off rumours raising him as a makeweight in a potential Barcelona deal for Neymar as he rejected reports linking him to Arsenal.
The France international s future at Camp Nou came into question following an injury hit 2018-19 season in which he managed 14 LaLiga appearances.
With Gerard Pique and Clement Lenglet established at centre-back, Barca reportedly considered bundling 25-year-old Umtiti into negotiations for former player and Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar.
The purported offer would also have seen at least two of Philippe Coutinho, now at Bayern Munich on a season-long loan, Ousmane Dembele and Ivan Rakitic head to Parc des Princes.
Me? Currency in an exchange? It s crazy, Umtiti told Canal+.
That made me laugh. I …
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino is not relaxed about the club s lack of transfer activity as the start of the Premier League season looms.
With the transfer window set to close on Thursday, Spurs are the only Premier League club yet to complete a deal since the end of the 2017-18 campaign.
Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish has been strongly linked with a move to the club but time is running out to get deals over the line.
And although Spurs have handed new long-term contracts to stars including England captain Harry Kane, Pochettino accepted the situation is a concern.
No, I am not relaxed. I am a coach and when you are a coach you cannot be relaxed, he said on Friday.
You need to be confident and trust in the people that you have, and …
Aberdeen moved into the Scottish Cup fifth round with a clinical 2-0 win over Hearts on Saturday.
Goals from Darren Mackie and Lee Miller in the second half at Pittodrie were enough to seal the victory for Mark McGhee s side and end Hearts five-match unbeaten run.
It was Aberdeen s first home win since November and they were rarely troubled by a lacklustre Hearts team.
Mackie broke the deadlock in the 60th minute with his first goal for the Dons since February 2009.
Peter Pawlett released Lee Miller with an intelligent pass and the striker clipped the ball past the onrushing Marian Kello for Mackie to shoot home.
Chris Maguire, who had come on as a replacement for Paul Marshall just minutes earlier, created Aberdeen s second when his deep cross t…
Chievo Verona defender Marco Malago has joined Siena on loan till the end of the season. The Venice born Malago did not start a single game for Siena in the 2009-10 Serie A season and had been restricted to only two appearances from the substitutes bench.
Siena, who currently lie at the bottom of Serie A, were looking for defenders to bolster their backline and found a suitable match in Malago, who was keen on getting more first team action. Siena have conceded a whopping 41 goals in twenty league games this season ( an average of nearly two goals a game)
Malago rose through the youth ranks at Venezia before joining Cosenza in 1997. After two years with the Calabrians, he joined Genoa and made over a hundred appearances for the Rossoblu before transferring to Chievo…
When you first jump into Tumbleseed’s procedurally generated world, even the simplest movements are a struggle. Mastery over its physics comes relatively quickly, but that’s only one of many learning curves you have to overcome to make it up the roguelike’s mountain. It’s a punishingly hard climb. When the game’s difficulty, your skill, and a little bit of luck line up, it’s incredibly rewarding–but they frequently fall out of balance, resulting only in frustration.
Tumbleseed’s unique take on 2D platforming puts you, a small seed, on a movable balance beam as you ascend an obstacle-filled hellscape, moving each side with the analog sticks to climb bit by bit. As you move the beam from side to side, the seed rolls back and forth, so learning to control its mom…
Diego Costa says he relished playing against Real Madrid because of the inevitable battle with Sergio Ramos and Pepe.
The Chelsea striker joined Atletico Madrid in 2007 and went on to play a pivotal role in their success under Diego Simeone before he left for Stamford Bridge in 2014.
The 28-year-old admits that he used to relish derby encounters in the capital as it gave him the chance to scrap with Madrid s centre-back duo although he insists their approach was always professional.
I used to love the games against Real Madrid and the chance to face Pepe and Ramos, he told Sport TV. It was a good battle, where we always had trouble and sparks were flying.
I can guarantee that they used to love them for the same reasons!
We went out on the pit…
Milan have come to an agreement with Sulley Muntari to terminate the player s contract.
After joining Milan on loan from rivals Inter in January 2012, Muntari signed permanently later that year and agreed a new two-year contract in 2014.
However, the 30-year-old midfielder fell out of favour last term and will not form a part of Sinisa Mihajlovic s first-team plans for the 2015-16 season.
A club statement read: AC Milan and Sulley Muntari have reached a mutual agreement to terminate the contract that tied the player to the club.
AC Milan would like to thank Muntari for his dedication and professionalism during his years at the club and wish him all the best for the future.
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Hansi Flick has held talks with Oliver Kahn since Bayern Munich s exit from the Champions League but insists his own future at the club was not discussed.
Future club CEO Kahn, who will take over from Karl-Heinz Rummenigge at the end of the year, is the incoming power-broker who will want clarity about head coach Flick s intentions.
The 56-year-old Flick, who delivered a treble last season, has been linked with becoming the next Germany head coach.
Rumours over Flick s apparent interest in replacing Joachim Low in that job after the Euro 2020 finals seem to have substance, given he has had ample opportunity to deny the rumours.
Suggestions of a strained relationship with Bayern sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic have also fuelled speculation Flick cou…
Brazil international Hulk missed a first-half penalty as Atletico Mineiro grabbed a 0-0 draw away to reigning champions Palmeiras in the first leg of their Copa Libertadores semi final on Tuesday.
Hulk, who has netted seven goals in this season s edition, sent Palmeiras goalkeeper Weverton the wrong way with his low 42nd-minute spotkick but his effort cannoned into the post.
In a game where neither goalkeeper was legitimately tested, Atletico had the better of the chances at Sao Paulo s Allianz Parque, with 11 shots to Palmeiras four but could not make them count.
Luan dragged an early left-foot shot wide for the visitors, while Palmeiras best first-half opportunity came from Rony with an off-target effort.
Paraguayan defender Gustavo Gomez scythed down D…
Liverpool have joined Schalke and Borussia Monchengladbach in the race to sign Hannover 96 goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler,.
Reports in Germany claim the Brendan Rodgers men is keen on bringing in the 24 year old as back up for Simon Mignolet, with Pepe Reina expected to secure a permanent move away from Anfield once his loan spell Napoli finishes at the end of the season.
The two-time Germany international has a clause in his contract which could see him leave for £7m on May 1st.
Zieler began his youth career with FC Koln before moving to Manchester United as a trainee in 2005.
He left Old Trafford having made no first team appearances in 2010, with his only games in English football coming in a brief loan spell with Northampton Town.
He has…