Tottenham will take up their option to extend defender Toby Alderweireld s contract through to 2020, Mauricio Pochettino confirmed on Thursday.
Alderweireld s deal was due to expire at the end of the current campaign, but the club are set to trigger an automatic 12-month extension to avoid losing him on a free.
The Belgium international was heavily linked with Manchester United following the World Cup, and his new terms are reported to contain a transfer clause which could see him leave for as little as £25million at the end of the 2018-19 season.
Spurs earlier this month made an identical move to tie down fellow centre-back Jan Vertonghen until 2020.
Asked whether the club would trigger their option to extend Alderweireld s stay, manager Pochettino …
Manchester United have announced Lisandro Martinez will be sidelined for an “extended period” after aggravating the foot injury he suffered towards the end of last season.
The Argentina defender sustained a fractured metatarsal in April’s Europa League quarter-final first leg against Sevilla, keeping him out for around two months.
Martinez is now looking at a similar timescale after United confirmed he had suffered a setback.
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The club said: “Lisandro Martinez will be out of action for an extended period due to an aggravation of the foot injury he suffered in April.
“The Argentinian defender experienced the setback in our Premier League game against Arsenal ear…
Crystal Palace are interested in signing Reiss Nelson from Premier League rivals Arsenal in the summer transfer window, according to . It has been reported that the Eagles want to secure the services of the winger on a loan deal.
Arsenal are willing to let Nelson leave on loan in the summer transfer window. The 21-year-old Englishman is likely to struggle for playing time at the North London club this season. Palace are now managed by Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira.
Nelson played in the Premier League last season. The winger also made three starts and one substitute appearance in the Europa League, scoring one goal and providing one assist in the process.
During the 2019-20 campaign, Nelson made seven starts and 10 substitute appearances in the league for the …
MLS expansion franchise Inter Miami have appointed Diego Alonso as their first head coach.
Inter co-owned by former England captain David Beckham will enter MLS in 2020 and have already made a host of signings, including Designated Player Matias Pellegrini, but had been without a coach until Monday.
Ex-Monterrey boss Alonso was confirmed in the role, having been out of management since September.
Alonso, who was capped by Uruguay as a player, was sacked by Monterrey just four months after winning the CONCACAF Champions League a title he also claimed with Pachuca in 2017.
The 44-year-old also won the 2016 Clausura in Liga MX with Pachuca.
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West Bromwich Albion are considering a bid for Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher, .
The Scotland captain, who has spent his entire career so far at Old Trafford, has started just five games in all competitions so far this season.
He is by far United’s longest serving player having made his debut twelve years ago, and has a whole host of trophies to his name having been part of the squads that have won five league titles, the FA Cup in 2004 and the Champions League in 2008.
Fletcher has spent much of the past three years on the side-lines after suffering with a bowel disease, but has managed to revive his career.
West Brom, who beat Hull City in Tony Pulis’s first league game in charge last weekend, travel to Everton on Monday evening …
Romelu Lukaku was Everton s inspiration again on Thursday, scoring twice in the 3-1 win over Young Boys to seal UEFA Europa League progress.
Young Boys were again unable to cope with Romelu Lukaku on Thursday as the Belgian scored twice in Everton s 3-1 win at Goodison Park to help ensure a last-16 place in the UEFA Europa League.
Lukaku scored a hat-trick in the 4-1 first-leg victory at the Stade de Suisse, and added two more at Goodison Park to fend off an early fightback from the Swiss side and seal progression.
Young Boys reduced the three-goal deficit with Sekou Sanogo s 13th-minute opener but a two-goal salvo from Romelu Lukaku inside half an hour took any glimmer of hope away from the Swiss side.
Kevin Mirallas added a third before the interval bef…
Chelsea new boy Andrey Santos is relishing the chance to make his mark at Chelsea after completing a move from Vasco da Gama.
Vasco announced on Friday an agreement had been reached with Chelsea for the 18-year-old midfielder.
The transfer, which is reported to be worth £11million, was confirmed on Chelsea s end on Saturday, making him their third signing of the January window after recruiting Benoit Badiashile and David Datro Fofana.
Santos scored eight goals in 33 games in the Brazilian second tier in 2022, as Vasco won promotion to end a two-season spell outside the top flight.
He will now experience football outside of Brazil for the first time and is looking forward to getting going at his new club.
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Arsenal are facing a tough challenge in their pursuit of the third FA Cup title in last four years. Gunners are pitted against newly-crowed Premier League champions Chelsea, who are keen to finish the season with a double.
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A chance to finish a forgettable season with a major trophy in their hands will come as little solace to however, who seem to be tired of constant disappointment. Having been left out of the top four for the first time in almost two decades and eliminated from the Champions League after an embarrassing two-legged tie against Bayern Munich, the Gunners are left with a low self-esteem. The forthcoming game – regardless of the outcome – will direct attention to Arsene Wenger, who is f…
Luciano Spalletti raged at suggestions a pact with his players resulted in Italy s switch to a 3-5-2 formation for Monday s draw with Croatia, as they scraped into the last 16 at Euro 2024.
Following a 2-1 win over Albania and a deserved 1-0 defeat to Spain, the defending champions entered their final match in Group B with their fate in the balance.
Luka Modric s goal – which made him the oldest goalscorer in Euros history at 38 years and 289 days – put them on the brink of a third-place finish, which would have left them waiting nervously on other results to discover whether they had qualified.
However, Mattia Zaccagni stepped off the bench to curl home a brilliant equaliser after 97 minutes and 19 seconds, the second-latest goal in Euros history (excluding…
Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool s fond memories of travelling to Porto will count for nothing when the two sides meet at Estadio do Dragao on Tuesday.
The Reds cruised to a 4-1 victory in their last trip to Porto almost two and a half years ago, having thrashed them 5-0 in their previous visit in February 2018 Sadio Mane scoring a hat-trick.
Liverpool head into their second Champions League match of the season top of Group B after beating Milan 3-2 in a thriller at Anfield.
Porto held Atletico Madrid to a goalless draw and Sergio Conceicao s side are unbeaten since losing the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final to eventual winners Chelsea in April.
Klopp, who will welcome Naby Keita back from a foot injury, dismissed the suggestion the Reds pa…