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According to a recent report from AS, Barcelona club president Joseph Maria Bartomeu has not kickstarted negotiations with Paris Saint-Germain over any kind of deal for Neymar. The belief is that they are confident Real Madrid aren’t interested in trying to bring him in anymore, meaning they will be able to take their good sweet time before making an effort to sign the Brazilian. 

Neymar’s future has been uncertain for quite some time now, with the man himself indicating over the summer that he would be intrigued by the possibility of a return to the Nou Camp. 

His first spell with the club didn’t exactly end perfectly but when you consider just how talented he is, we can’t imagine Barca fans will care too much if they do manage to bring him back. 

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Jozy Altidore has signed a new Toronto contract running until the end of the 2022 season, the club announced on Thursday. 

The 29-year-old United States international joined Toronto from Sunderland in January 2015, returning to MLS after nearly seven years abroad.

He has starred as a designated player for Toronto, contributing 60 goals and 20 assists in 114 appearances across all competitions and leading the side to an MLS Cup win in 2017. 

This is my family, this club and this city, Altidore said in a release. The fans, from the first day, they accepted me, they gave me the right to show what I m all about, and they took me in. We ve built something great togethe
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According to a recent report from Calciomercato, Manchester United are more than willing to offer Tottenham Hotspur a player swap deal for Christian Eriksen in order to try and secure a deal for the Dane during the January transfer window. Eriksen has made it clear to Tottenham that he is not interested in signing any sort of new deal when his contract comes to an end during the summer transfer window. 

The belief is that he will be heading abroad with Real Madrid being very interested, but that’s not necessarily a guarantee. United have made it known that they want to put forward some kind of bid, and now, the details of the bid could be coming to light. 

The player that could be included in the swap deal is Nemanja Matic who has failed to set the world on fire si…

While Manchester United might head into October s international break sat in the top-four, it doesn t cover what has been a largely inconsistent start to the 2021/22 campaign.

Throwing away the lead at Old Trafford on Saturday afternoon as they saw snatch a deserved 1-1 draw, some sections of the United fanbase have made it clear that they do not think Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is the man to take them forward.

With their Norweigan boss entering his fourth season with the former Premier League champions, many from across England feel that this is Solskjaer s season to finally mount a serious title charge.

However, showing some European issues since opening their Champions League adventure last month, the Reds have failed to gain any momentum heading into the second i…

Marc-Andre ter Stegen is desperate for more trophies after committing his future to Barcelona by signing a new contract.

The Catalans announced last month that Ter Stegen, Gerard Pique, Frenkie de Jong and Clement Lenglet had all agreed to extensions.

The Germany goalkeeper s new deal runs until 2025 and contains a release clause of €500million.

Ter Stegen, who returned to action this month after a knee injury, has been one of Barca s few major transfer success stories in recent seasons.

The 28-year-old, who signed from Borussia Monchengladbach in 2014, has won 12 trophies with Barca including four LaLiga titles, four Copas del Rey and the 2014-15 Champions League.

Ter Stegen has felt at home in the city since his arrival and is now keen for mor…

Olivier Giroud equalled Thierry Henry s France goalscoring record as Les Bleus fought back to begin their World Cup defence with a 4-1 victory over Australia on Tuesday.

Having lost Karim Benzema, Paul Pogba and others to injury during a chaotic build-up to the tournament, France suffered another blow when Craig Goodwin fired Australia into an early lead.

But the holders responded well, with the impressive Adrien Rabiot recording a goal and an assist – the latter for Giroud – during a first-half turnaround.

Kylian Mbappe then made the points safe with a fine glancing header before teeing up Giroud to nod home his landmark 51st goal as France took control of Group D.

51 Olivier Giroud has scored his 51st goal for France, joining Thierry Henry as Franc…

Manchester City scored their 500th Premier League goal under Pep Guardiola in Tuesday s clash with Leeds United.

Phil Foden put City ahead against Leeds at the Etihad Stadium as they reached the landmark figure in record time under a manager.

Foden made the eighth-minute breakthrough when he finished off from the edge of the penalty area after Rodri was beaten in a dash to the ball by Leeds goalkeeper Illan Meslier.

City required just 207 games to score the 500 goals, bettering the 234 games it took Liverpool to net that amount under Jurgen Klopp.

Next on that list is legendary Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson (265 games), followed by Arsenal great Arsene Wenger (271).

Sergio Aguero, who departed City at the end of last season, has scored th…

Juventus are in talks with Manchester City over a loan deal for Kalvin Phillips, according to Fabrizio Romano. The Italian journalist has reported on X that the Italian giants started negotiations with City over Phillips two years and are still in talks.

Romano has added that Newcastle United are also keen on Phillips, but the Magpies are yet to make a formal approach for the former Leeds United midfielder. Phillips has been on the books of City since the summer of 2022, but he is a peripheral figure at the defending Premier League champions at the moment.

⚪️⚫️ Juventus remain in talks with Man City over loan deal for Kalvin Phillips, as revealed two weeks ago.

Negotiations are still on, Newcastle also keen but no formal approach with City yet.

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We re getting down to the nitty gritty of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar with just eight teams remaining in the race to lift that famous trophy. There have been plenty of twists and turns along the way thus far and given the nature of the four fixtures ahead of us, we d say that trend is pretty likely to continue as we take a look at the impending clash between Croatia and Brazil.

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The 2018 finalists have looked solid so far in this tournament which is a pleasant surprise for their fanbase, given that a lot of their supporters didn t expect them to have as much luck this time around. What they didn t take into consideration, though, is that this is a squad full of determined veterans all of whom…

Swansea are progressing with talks for Michael Duff to become their new manager.

Discussions are on-going for the Barnsley boss to succeed Russell Martin in Wales.

Swansea have made an approach to the Tykes but no deal has been struck between the clubs yet, the PA news agency understands.

The Swans, who finished 10th in the Championship last season, want the ex-Cheltenham boss with Martin poised to move to Southampton.

Saints are close to officially announcing Martin as their new manager after the 37-year-old agreed to move to St Mary’s last month.

Southampton and Swansea have disagreed over the amount of compensation which should be paid.

They have been haggling over £700,000 with Martin’s release clause for Championship clubs and Pr…