Lucas Torreira has declared there is no chance he will stay at Arsenal despite seeing a permanent switch to Fiorentina fall through.
The Uruguayan midfielder spent last season on loan with the Serie A side but the club refused to meet Arsenal s €15 million (£12.6m) buy option, which was included as part of his loan agreement.
Torreira took to social media to hit out at those acting in a bad way , after the move to Fiorentina collapsed and left the 26-year-old with an uncertain future as he heads into the final year of his deal with Mikel Arteta s side.
However, Torreira has made it clear there is no chance of a U-turn and an Arsenal stay as he eyes a permanent exit from the Emirates Stadium.
There is no chance. From the beginning they told me that I d…
Borussia Dortmund coach Lucien Favre praised Marco Reus for his first half of the Bundesliga season after the attacker netted again on Friday.
Reus 54th-minute goal proved to be decisive as Dortmund overcame Borussia Monchengladbach 2-1, moving nine clear of the opposition in the table standings.
The 29-year-old already has 11 league goals this season, putting him on track to better his best ever tally – 18 for Monchengladbach in 2011-12.
Favre hailed his team and Reus, but he is glad Dortmund get to enjoy a mid-season break.
It was a deserved victory. We had more possession and chances to score and 2-1 is okay, three points, he said, via the club s website.
Marco Reus has played a great first round. He has always been there, has played almost…
Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo has returned to Argentine club Estudiantes on a short-term loan deal.
Rojo, who was close to joining Everton on the final day of the close-season transfer window, has found opportunities difficult to come by at United this term.
The 29-year-old, signed for £16million from Sporting CP in 2014, has now left Old Trafford, returning to Estudiantes – where he started his career – on loan until the end of the campaign.
Able to play at centre-back or left-back, Rojo has struggled with injuries during his time at United and made 76 Premier League appearances in total.
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United States star Alex Morgan has given birth to her first child.
Striker Morgan announced she was pregnant in October, just three months after helping the USA retain their Women s World Cup title.
The Orlando Pride player revealed she and husband Servando Carrasco, a former LA Galaxy midfielder, welcomed a girl, Charlie Elena Carrasco, into the world on Th
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At 1130am on May 7 weighing 8lbs5oz, Charlie Elena Carrasco made her grand entrance into the world, Morgan posted on Twitter.
She made us wait longer than expected, but I should have known she would do it her way and her way only. My super moon baby.
At 1130am on May 7 weighing 8lbs5oz, Charlie Elena Carrasco made her grand entrance into the world. She made us wait lo…
Thomas Tuchel lauded Kylian Mbappe and Angel Di Maria s powers of recovery after they inspired Paris Saint-Germain s 3-0 win at Nice on Sunday.
France forward Mbappe made his first PSG appearance of the season following a positive coronavirus test.
His return heralded by far PSG s most convincing display of their title defence to date, following back-to-back losses against Lens and Marseille before the last-gasp 1-0 victory over Metz in midweek.
Di Maria also tested positive for COVID-19 but has managed to play three games since his return despite minimal time on the training pitch.
The Argentina winger scored from the rebound in first-half stoppage time when Mbappe s shot was saved, with the ex-Monaco man having won and converted a penalty to open the sc…
According to a recent report from Corriere dello Sport, AC Milan will make an effort to try and sign Juventus forward Mario Mandzukic during the January transfer window – however, they will also continue to try and focus on bringing Zlatan Ibrahimovic back to the club.
There are still quite a few moving parts, but given how poorly Milan’s season has gone up to this point, it feels like they need to act pretty quickly. They need to vault themselves back into a position whereby they’re viewed as contenders in Serie A again, and right now, with this squad, that looks quite a distance off of becoming a reality.
They need a natural goalscorer and with that can also come a veteran that knows how to lead a team. In both senses, Mandzukic and Ibrahimovic will …
Italy legend Fabio Cannavaro has taken his first coaching role in his homeland with Serie B side Benevento.
The former Azzurri captain was appointed on Wednesday after Fabio Caserta was relieved of his duties.
Caserta was sacked on Tuesday following back-to-back defeats to Cagliari and Brescia.
Cannavaro takes charge with Benevento 13th in the second tier of Italian football, and his first game at the helm will be against Ascoli on October 2.
The 49-year-old s last role was with Chinese Super League side Guangzhou, and he had a brief spell as China boss in 2019.
Cannavaro will be presented to the media at Palazzo Paolo V at 5pm local time on Thursday.
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The World Cup is over and the players are slowly going back to their clubs to resume their regular duties between now and the end of the season. In England, it s the Carabao Cup first, and the fourth-round draw has coughed up the biggest rivalry of the country. On Thursday evening, Premier League champions Manchester City will play host to the holders of both cups, as well as Premier League and Champions League runners-up from last season, Liverpool.
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This particular competition has mostly been a speciality of Pep Guardiola and his team since he took over back in 2016, and this clash will surely be the best possible opportunity to get back at Liverpool for taking that trophy away to Anfield last term. To get here, City e…
Juventus 15-point deduction has been suspended, but Fabio Paratici has had his ban from football upheld.
Serie A giants Juve were handed the punishment in January after an investigation into a capital gains case, with the club found guilty of alleged breaches in relation to historical transfer dealings.
Former chairman Andrea Agnelli, ex-director Pavel Nedved and managing director Fabio Paratici, who joined Tottenham in 2021, were all suspended from football by the Italian Football Federation (FICG), along with eight other individuals.
However, Juve s initial appeal to have the deduction revoked has proved successful, with the Collegio di Garanzia referring the case back to the FIGC.
That will mean the Bianconeri rise to third in Serie A, back into the Ch…
Gareth Southgate says James Maddison earned the right to be called up to England s squad for the World Cup in Qatar.
Maddison s 22 Premier League goal involvements in 2022 are the second most among England players behind Harry Kane s 32.
But despite his impressive form this year, Maddison was not called up for England s Nations League games in September and, having not featured for the national team since 2019, there was a debate over whether he should be included in the squad for Qatar.
Thursday s announcement confirmed his seat on the plane, and Southgate says the Leicester City man deserves it.
He s playing really well. He s a good player, we ve always said he s a good player. He s earned the right, the England boss said.
We think he can give…