Arsenal defender William Saliba has revealed he is in talks over a new contract at the Emirates Stadium after making a fine start to the season.
Having returned from a loan spell at Marseille ahead of the 2022-23 campaign, Saliba has started all eight of Arsenal s Premier League games this season, seven of which have ended in victory.
Saliba has formed a fearsome defensive partnership with Gabriel Magalhaes during Arsenal s best start to a Premier League campaign since 2007-08 – when they went on to finish third after taking 22 points from their first eight matches.
The France international s current deal runs until 2024, and he is hopeful of reaching an agreement to extend his stay.
Asked whether he could agree fresh terms after impressing in Saturday …
They are widely acknowledged as the best players in the world. But who will shine brighter at this year s World Cup finals Argentina s footballer of the year Lionel Messi or previous accolade winner Cristiano Ronaldo?
The two starlets ply their trade on opposite sides of the Spanish footballing divide and for the most part it has been the Argentine who has come out on top.
First, he nodded in the clincher in the 2009 Champions League final to see off his rival s then club Manchester United.
Then, Messi landed another Spanish league crown with 34 league goals enough to see him crowned champion and top marksman as Ronaldo had to settle for runner-up with Real Madrid after his 80 million euro move from Old Trafford.
It was the same story as Messi carried of…
Football fans cheered in Madrid and shed tears in Berlin as Spain set up a World Cup final showdown with the Netherlands at Soccer City on Sunday.
Carles Puyol, the mop haired Barcelona veteran deployed to prevent rather than score goals, settled a Durban semi-final thriller by dashing forward to head an Andres Iniesta corner into the net on 73 minutes.
The goal broke the deadlock in a match Spain took a vice-like grip on from the start as a German team becoming used to scoring four goals a game found themselves on the receiving end of a masterclass in possession and passing.
When Puyol scored the Madrid fan park erupted as Spaniards celebrated a fifth successive victory after the World Cup campaign got off to a shock start with a loss to modest Switzerland.
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Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp admits he is unlikely to experiment with young players for Saturday s Premier League meeting with Norwich City.
Klopp named seven players aged 23 or under for Wednesday s 3-0 FA Cup third-round replay victory over Exeter City at Anfield Sheyi Ojo and Joao Carlos Teixeira among the goals.
However, while he wants to keep as many youth products at Liverpool as possible, he knows it will be difficult to afford them regular first-team opportunities in the Premier League.
With the club looking to end a run of three league matches without a win when they travel to Carrow Road, the German coach will be relying on his more experienced players.
We need to keep them [the young players] here and then work with them. Football isn t …
Barcelona star Neymar admits he has been affected by the ongoing legal battle surrounding his transfer to the Liga champions.
The 23-year-old is due in court on Tuesday to testify in a case brought forward by Brazilian investment company DIS, who claim they suffered financial damage when Barca allegedly withheld the true value of the player s transfer in 2013.
Neymar s parents are also due to give evidence, along with former Barca president Sandro Rosell and successor Josep Maria Bartomeu. All of them deny any wrongdoing.
The forward has confessed that the long-running legal investigations have made it difficult for him to focus entirely on football, telling Globo TV: When this started to affect my family, it affected me a little. It bothers you.
But …
Ligue 1 title holders Paris Saint-Germain are reportedly eyeing a move for Bayern Munich midfielder Corentin Tolisso.
The new PSG boss Thomas Tuchel was not particularly satisfied with the lack of transfer activities at the Parc des Princes last summer and is believed to be already preparing a plan for next year.
The German tactician is keen to get a direct replacement for retired Thiago Motta and is said to have identified the Bayern Munich man as his primary target.
Currently out of action due to an injury that is expected to keep him on the sidelines for a couple of months, Corentin Tolisso could be seen as a surprise item on PSG’s shopping list.
Le 10 Sport however reports that PSG want to use their positive business relationship with Bayern Munich…
Fulham have announced that Claudio Ranieri has replaced Slavisa Jokanovic as the teams head coach. The decision is not a shock one considering that the Cottagers are currently bottom of the Premier League table. The fact that Cottagers decided to announce Jokanovic’s exit and an immediate replacement was surprising. The struggling club has wasted little time in making a big change.
Fulham have failed to sign enough quality
Slavisa Jokanovic was considered a tactical mastermind after guiding the Cottagers to promotion from the Championship last season. The promotion came as a slight surprise, as the Cottagers were not one of the favourites to get to the Premier League.
Jokanovic no doubt did a sterling job to achieve promotion with the players at his disposal. However…
Thierry Henry has warned Kylian Mbappe that no player is bigger than the club, urging the Paris Saint-Germain star to conform to tactical demands amid reports he may seek an exit.
World Cup-winning forward Mbappe signed a bumper three-year extension in Paris ahead of the 2022-23 season, seemingly ending speculation over a move to Real Madrid.
On Tuesday, however, PSG advisor Luis Campos was forced to address reports that Mbappe wants to leave in January, stating the France international has never expressed such intentions to the club.
The 23-year-old responded with a first-half penalty at the Parc des Princes against Benfica, becoming PSG s top scorer in the Champions League as he surpassed Edinson Cavani s 30-goal benchmark.
Reports suggest Mbappe has be…
Tottenham Hotspur have become the latest Premier League team to become managerless after the Board of Directors decided to sack Mauricio Pochettino.
Some said Pochettino had an argument with chairman Daniel Levy over the team’s policies going forward. However, Levy made the decision based on the team’s poor run of results at the Premier League level. This should exclude the Champions League performances, where Tottenham were runner-ups last season.
It’s hard to deny what is happening with Tottenham if we look at their numbers. They currently sit in 14th place of the EPL standings with 14 points in 12 matches (W3, D5, L4). Plus, they are winless in their last five league outings (D3, L2). That’s a very poor record for a team featuring names such as Harry Kane, De…
Lokomotiv Moscow have sacked manager and favourite son Yuri Syomin from his third stint at the helm of the Russian club.
Syomin led Lokomotiv to a fifth-place finish in the Russian Premier League this term, though an 11-match unbeaten run to end their campaign masked a poor beginning by the Muscovite club.
Most disappointing was Lokomotiv s failure to qualify for the Europa league, with the club shocked by Swiss second-division side Lausanne in the tournament play-offs.
The board of directors has agreed to terminate his contract. We will now have to look for a new coach, Lokomotiv President Olga Smorodskaya told Russian media.
Syomin still had three years to run on his contract, in what was his third stint as manager of the club for who he also played.<…