Football Blog (Page 267)

[ad_1] Super agent Jorge Mendes has again contacted Chelsea to see whether a deal to take Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo to Stamford Bridge is possible. Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong is now expected to stay at the club despite serious interest from Manchester United and Chelsea. Liverpool have also been keeping tabs on the Dutchman’s situation at Camp Nou. Bayern Munich have ruled out making a late move for De Jong even though they’ve been unable to tie up a deal for RB Leipzig midfielder Konrad Laimer. Chelsea are interested in signing Wilfried Zaha from Crystal Palace but could face competition from London rivalsRead More →

[ad_1] Karim Benzema netted a dramatic late brace as Real Madrid maintained their perfect start to the season by beating Espanyol 3-1 on Sunday night. Vinicius Junior had put Los Blancos ahead before Joselu equalised, but the talismanic Benzema stole the points for the visitors by converting Rodrygo’s cross in the 88th minute. He then netted a free kick after goalkeeper Benjamin Lecomte was sent off. Chances were at a minimum until the visitors opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Tchouameni – at the base of Real’s midfield following Casemiro’s move to Manchester United – charged forward and linked with Lucas Vazquez before pickingRead More →

[ad_1] Antonio Conte was delighted with his Tottenham side after they continued their unbeaten start to the Premier League season with a 2-0 away victory over Nottingham Forest on Sunday. Harry Kane opened the scoring inside five minutes with a well-taken breakaway goal before he was denied from the penalty spot midway through the second half. However, the England captain made amends nine minutes from time to seal the points for Spurs after meeting Richarlison’s cross. Here is everything the Italian had to say after the victory. “Yeah, I think we deserved to win. It was a difficult game against Nottingham Forest. It was theRead More →

[ad_1] Robert Lewandowski continued his impressive start to life at Barcelona as he netted a brace in his side’s emphatic 4-0 victory over Real Valladolid at Camp Nou on Sunday night. Xavi’s men threatened inside the opening 12 minutes when the dangerous Raphinha deliver a wicked cross into the penalty area. Lewandowski’s movement was excellent, but he could only divert his header off the post. The Poland international was causing the Real Valladolid defence issues aplenty in the opening exchanges and he teed up Ousmane Dembele shortly after inside the penalty area. However, the Frenchman could only lash his left-footed effort over the top ofRead More →

[ad_1] A brace from Harry Kane continued Tottenham’s unbeaten start to the Premier League season in a 2-0 away victory over Nottingham Forest on Sunday. Only five minutes had elapsed when Spurs opened the scoring on the breakaway. Dejan Kulusevski collected a loose ball in the centre circle before striding forward and releasing Kane in space. The England international set his sights, rolling the ball into the bottom corner to leave Dean Henderson rooted to the spot. Brennan Johnson was particularly menacing for Forest in the early exchanges, but it was the visitors who were carving open their hosts at will on the counter-attack. JoeRead More →

[ad_1] Alex Neil has left Sunderland to become fellow Championship side Stoke’s new manager. The former Norwich and Preston boss only arrived at the Stadium of Light in February, helping the Black Cats achieve promotion back to the second tier with play-off success at the end of last season. However, Stoke triggered a buy-out clause in his contract and he has now been confirmed as Michael O’Neil’s successor. He has signed a three-year contract, having watched the 1-0 win at Blackburn on Saturday from the stands. Sunderland’s statement reads: “Sunderland AFC can confirm that Alex Neil has joined Stoke City with immediate effect. “The 41-year-oldRead More →

[ad_1] Terrific strikes from Ruben Neves and Allan Saint-Maximin saw Wolves and Newcastle play out an entertaining 1-1 draw at Molineux on Sunday. Portugal midfielder Neves sent a whizzing drive sailing beyond Nick Pope for the Wanderers’ second league goal of the season, having struggled up front since the opening day of the season. Newcastle had a lot of shocks blocked but a moment of inspiration saw Saint-Maximin clatter a volley in from the edge of the box from Hwang Hee-chan’s poor attempted clearance in the 90th minute. An entertaining start saw Joe Willock, Chris Wood and Pedro Neto go close in the opening 15Read More →

[ad_1] Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone has taken a parting shot at Renan Lodi as he closes in on a move to Nottingham Forest. 90min revealed earlier on Sunday that the Premier League new boys have agreed a deal with Atleti to bring Lodi to the City Ground on loan with an option to buy. However, Simeone wasn’t holding back in his assessment of the transfer as he hinted that the defender was running away from the idea of competition in his position. “Renan has the need to play, to have a lot of minutes in this situation that has come up because of theRead More →

[ad_1] Cristiano Ronaldo’s desire to leave Manchester United is said to have been amplified by frustration towards a pay cut written into his contract. Ronaldo, who bagged 18 Premier League goals in 30 games last year, has asked to leave in search of Champions League football following United’s failure to qualify for the competition last year. The 37-year-old’s United contract is understood to include a 25% pay cut as a result of the lack of Champions League football but, according to The Times, Ronaldo argued that United’s poor league performance was not his fault. Ronaldo was frustrated with the wage cut, believing he had livedRead More →

[ad_1] Ruben Neves has confessed that he did not expect to still be a Wolves player at this point in the summer. The 25-year-old ended last season with a confession that he may have to leave Molineux to fulfil his dream of playing Champions League football, with no shortage of European giants interested in signing him. Arsenal, Barcelona and Manchester United have all tracked Neves, and 90min understands that Liverpool scouts have been impressed by the Portugal international as part of their search for late-window reinforcements. Wolves are keen to convince Neves to sign a new contract, but in an interview with The Times, theRead More →