CSKA Moscow coach Leonid Slutsky insists Manchester United are a giant side .
United returned to the Champions League this season after missing out on the previous edition following a dreadful 2013-14 under the management of David Moyes.
Louis van Gaal steered the Premier League team back into European football s premier competition last term, and Slutsky is in no doubt that they remain one of the biggest clubs on the continent ahead of Wednesday s Group B clash in Russia.
We have played a lot of games against big clubs some have gone well, some a little worse so we re ready, the CSKA boss said on Tuesday.
These back-to-back matches are always crucial; we have to respect our opponents and be aware that we are up against a giant side, but we hav…
Dimitri Payet seems desperate to leave West Ham for Marseille this month
The story of Dimitri Payet leaving West Ham has been one the biggest talking points of the January transfer window so far, along with Chelsea and Diego Costa of course.
However, Payet leaving the club looks no nearer a solution, as confusion reigns.
There have been conflicting reports that Marseille have now dropped their interest in Payet, while elsewhere reports suggest that the French club are set to launch a £25million bid.
For me, though, what is for sure is that West Ham needs to end this saga once and for all before the transfer window shuts.
Doubts over Marseille giving up
Marseille wants to sign Payet. The player seemingly wants to desperately move back to …
Poland captain Robert Lewandowski will wear the colours of Ukraine at the World Cup in Qatar, after receiving a special armband from Andriy Shevchenko.
The Barcelona forward met Shevchenko at Warsaw s national stadium to collect the yellow and blue armband, which he will wear at the World Cup to represent Ukraine, who did not qualify.
Ukraine has been ravaged by Russia following February s invasion, with millions of citizens forced to flee the country and many have travelled to Poland, which has also hosted the Champions League matches of Shakhtar Donetsk this season.
While Ukraine will not play in Qatar, Lewandowski has pledged to display their colours when he takes to the field in a show of solidarity with those who are suffering, having met Shevchenko with Lau…
AC Milan are interested in signing Chelsea central midfielder N Golo Kante in the summer of 2023, according to . Kante is out of contract at former Premier League and UEFA Champions League winners Chelsea at the end of the season, and defending Serie A champions Milan are keen on then signing him on a free transfer.
Milan, who won the Serie A title last season have made contact with Kante in regard to signing him on a pre-contract in January. The 31-year-old has had injury problems in recent seasons and has not been a regular for Chelsea for a while.
Kante has made only two appearances in the Premier League for Chelsea so far this season. The former Leicester City midfielder made 21 starts and five substitute appearances in the league for the Blues last season, scoring …
Everton are leading the race to sign out-of-favour Manchester City midfielder Scott Sinclair, the Metro understands.
Stoke City and West Bromwich Albion are also interested in signing the 24 year old, who made just two starts in the Premier League last season having signed from Swansea City last August.
Sinclair began his career at Bristol Rovers before moving to Chelsea in 2006, though he spent most of his four years at Stamford Bridge out on loan with no less than six clubs.
A move to Swansea City came in 2010, and he helped the side to secure promotion to the Premier League via the play-offs in his first season with the club.
He has represented England at every level from under 17’s to under 21’s, and was part of Great Britain’s Olympic sq…
Fulham head coach Rene Meulensteen is confident that Steve Sidwell will sign a new contract as he has a desire to remain at Craven Cottage.
The 31-year-old midfielder s deal is due to expire at the end of the season, leaving him free to discuss a move elsewhere.
But Meulensteen is confident that the former Chelsea, Reading and Aston Villa midfielder will agree terms to extend his stay at the London club.
I know that they re still in talks, he said. It s clear that Steve would love to stay here.
He s doing very well here so I hope we come to a suitable solution.
Sidwell has spent the past three years at Fulham, having originally agreed a six-month deal in January 2011.
The combative midfielder has been one of the standout performers for the Premier …
Alisson hopes he can prove to be a value-for-money purchase at Liverpool – just like superstar forward Mohamed Salah.
The Brazil goalkeeper made the same switch Salah completed a year ago when he moved from Roma to Anfield for £65million last month.
That deal made the 25-year-old the most expensive goalkeeper in history, although Kepa Arrizabalaga took that weighty distinction off his hands when he joined Chelsea from Athletic Bilbao for £71.6m this week.
Salah cost the Reds £36.9m – a fee that raised eyebrows at the time but is now considered a major bargain given the Egypt international s stunning 44-goal campaign in 2017-18.
Yes, it was a big deal for Roma, they had a record fee and they were happy, Alisson said, as quoted by The Mirror.
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West Bromwich are hoping to beat Aston Villa in the race to sign young Coventry City defender Sam McCallum, reports Football Insider. The Premiere League club scouts are expected to make several trips to Coventry’s St. Andrew’s Stadium this season.
Before joining Coventry in August 2018 the 19-year-old played for non-league club Herne Bay. However, the left-back quickly became a regular in the Under-23 team and before long coach Mark Robins put him into the first team, where McCallum debuted in the EFL Trophy in November 2018. The teenager played seven League One matches last season and has so far participated in five on his club’s games this season.
According to the local news outlet Coventry Live, Leeds United also have their eyes on the young footballer, who ma…
(GSM) Burnley attacker Martin Paterson has signed a new three-year deal at Turf Moor.
The 23-year-old, who joined Burnley from Scunthorpe in 2008 for £1million, had a further two years remaining on his current deal and will stay at the club until the summer of 2013.
I have a lot to thank the club for because they have looked after me, said Paterson.
I am really confident about the future of the club, he said.
I believe that next year, if we are at it and concentrate, it s going to go really well.
I think sometimes loyalty is a dying thing in football, but the club has shown that me and I will continue to return it as long as they look after me.
I wanted to be a part of that, so I made it clear to the manager at the end of the seaso…
Mohamed Salah scored on his Premier League return as Liverpool eased to a 4-1 win at Brentford.
Coming off the bench for his first appearance since injuring a hamstring on duty with Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations, he netted his side’s third goal moments after making a brilliant assist for Alexis Mac Allister to make it 2-0.
Darwin Nunez had opened the scoring with a superbly-taken chip to cap a wonderful counter attack in the first half as Jurgen Klopp’s league leaders ensure they would finish the weekend still on top.
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Ivan Toney continued his goalscoring form since returning from his gambling ban to briefly give Brentford hope at 3-1.
It was a fleeting moment of optimism, quickly extinguished when substi…