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Looking to extend on what has been a hugely impressive purple patch, Nottingham Forest will make the trip to Bristol City on Tuesday night.
Starting with the hosts, marking their return from October s international break with a flat display over the weekend, Bristol City have shown some real inconsistencies since opening the 2021/22 campaign. Last seen getting hit with what was a deserved 2-0 defeat at home against Bournemouth, Nigel Pearson s men have now managed to win just one of their last four Championship contests on either side of the break. Knowing that they could face another stern test at Ashton Gate on Tuesday night, the one-time Watford boss will have an extended headache over his side s issues on home soil.…
Atletico Madrid have confirmed Marcos Llorente aggravated a thigh injury in Tuesday s Champions League defeat to Liverpool and is being assessed.
The 26-year-old initially sustained the injury during Atletico s 2-0 win over Barcelona on October 2 and was forced to pull out of Spain s squad for their recent World Cup qualifiers.
He was not fit enough to start the dramatic 3-2 loss at the hands of Liverpool but was introduced from the substitutes bench for the final 10 minutes.
Llorente pulled up late on in the game and is now facing another possible spell on the sidelines.
A statement on Atleti s official website on Wednesday read: Marcos Llorente has suffered a relapse in the muscle injury he suffered in his right thigh.
The player has undergone…
Alberto Aquilani would be willing to return to parent club Liverpool next season if a proposed deal with Juventus fails to goes through.
Aquilani, 26, joined Liverpool from AS Roma in 2009, but endured an injury-plagued first season in the English Premier League.
The midfielder made just 18 appearances in all competitions before being sent out on loan to Juventus at the start of the 2010/11 campaign.
A permanent transfer to the Turin club has been discussed, but with Liverpool reportedly seeking a fee of 14 million pounds, it remains to be seen where the Italy international will be plying his trade next season.
The future? I m at Juve, but I don t know what will happen, Aquilani told La Gazzetta dello Sport .
I m on loan and if I m not redeemed…
Championship high-flyers Leeds United have confirmed the loan signing of Aston Villa midfielder Barry Bannan until the end of the season.
Bannan, 21, has been at Aston Villa since 2008 and impressed early this season with a string of English Premier League and Europa League performances that won him a call-up to the Scotland squad and subsequently an international debut.
But since the return to fitness of former Leeds midfielder Fabian Delph and new signings Jean Makoun and Robert Pires arrived at Villa Park, Bannan has found opportunities in a packed midfield limited.
With that in mind, Leeds swooped to seal the capture of a player who won promotion from the Championship with Blackpool last season.
Barry is a player we have been tracking for a while, L…
Manchester United and Manchester City are set to lock horns in a battle to sign West Ham United defender Angelo Ogbonna, .
The fierce rivals have both been impressed by the twenty-seven year old’s performances this season his first in English football.
Having moved to West Ham from Juventus last summer, the Italy international has racked up twenty-two appearances for the in all competitions with his one and only goal for the club so far coming in the last minute of extra-time in last month’s FA Cup fourth round replay victory over Liverpool.
Obgonna played fifty-five times for Juve where he won back-to-back Serie A tables while he began his career with their neighbors Torino and has also had a loan spell with Crotone.
He has been capped ten time…
Maarten Stekelenburg blames himself for missing out on the FIFA World Cup with Netherlands after a disappointing club season with Fulham.
The 31-year-old was first-choice for the Netherlands at the 2012 European Championship and also started the 2010 World Cup final in South Africa.
However, he has since dropped down the pecking order for his national side and a move to the Premier League did little to revive his fortunes.
Stekelenburg suffered a shoulder injury on his debut for Fulham and things went from bad to worse as the club were eventually relegated, with David Stockdale preferred in goal towards the end of the campaign.
Having lost out to Jasper Cillessen, Michel Vorm and Tim Krul for a place in the Netherlands World Cup squad, Stekelenburg has taken resp…
Paris Saint-Germain defender Marquinhos has revealed talks are ongoing about his future at the Ligue 1 champions, despite having three years remaining on his current contract.
The Brazilian is tied to the club until 2019, however speculation he could leave the French capital has re-ignited following the end of PSG s domestic campaign.
PSG swept the board domestically in 2015-16 for the second successive season, with Marquinhos making 29 appearances as they won Ligue 1 by 31 points.
There is always speculation and I have a contract with PSG until 2019, but my situation is in discussion, Marquinhos told a media conference.
The 22-year-old has been with the French side since 2013, but has been linked with moves to Manchester United and Barcelona for large p…
AZ are holding out for a huge record fee for star forward Vincent Janssen after turning down a third offer from Tottenham, according to their technical director.
Spurs are hoping to recruit a forward ahead of the new Premier League season, and the Netherlands international, who fired 27 goals in the Eredivisie last term, has taken their fancy.
However, early attempts to sign Janssen have proved unsuccessful, with three bids, rising to €14million, reportedly considered too low.
The difference between our asking price and their offer is too big, AZ technical director Max Huiberts told De Telegraaf.
The Dutch club are apparently hoping to receive €20m for the 22-year-old twice their previous record deal that saw Jozy Altidore move to Sunderland in 201…
According to a recent report from Marca, Alvaro Morata is said to be willing to take a pay cut in order to leave Chelsea and join Atletico Madrid. The 26 year old has really struggled to find any consistency at Stamford Bridge since making his move over in 2017, when he joined from Spanish giants Real Madrid. Alas, while he may have had a solid yet short run at the Bernabeu, he first made a name for himself on the other side of the city.
Morata’s journey in professional football began during his youth days with Atletico between the years of 2005 and 2007, before he made the move to Getafe and eventually Real. A spell with Juventus soon followed before he was brought back into the fold, and now, after not really catching fire in English football like many had hoped, he’s set…
Barcelona playmaker Denis Suarez has been left out of the squad to face Sevilla in the Copa del Rey this evening. According to , the former Villarreal star is a transfer target of Arsenal, so maybe a deal is close.
Any Arsenal move for Suarez is only likely to be a loan deal for now. Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde has recently admitted that the out-of-favour midfielder could leave in the January transfer window.
Arsenal hierarchy tightening the purse
It seems that when everybody thought that Arsenal were not spending much under Arsene Wenger, they were wrong as the clubs hierarchy seem to have tightened the purse strings even further of late.
The appointment of Sven Mislintat in November 2017 was a sign that the Gunners were looking at picking up bargains in t…