Memphis Depay in unsettled at Barcelona, having only managed two league appearances this campaign.
The 28-year-old Dutchman has fallen out of favour under Xavi this term, despite scoring 13 goals last season.
Depay joined the Blaugrana in June 2021 on a two-year contract, with that deal expiring at the end of this season.
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Sevilla are weighing up a January swoop for Barcelona s wantaway forward Memphis Depay, claims Fichajes.
The Netherlands international has reportedly sought a way out of Camp Nou, with claims he has requested a release letter, enabling him to be signed for free in January.
New Sevilla head coach Jorge Sampaoli is not satisfied with his side s attacking options after their…
Barcelona are responsible for the postponement of the Clasico against Real Madrid, according to the Catalan club s former president Joan Laporta.
The clash between the two LaLiga rivals was scheduled to be held on Saturday but the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) decided to reschedule the fixture due to civil unrest in Catalonia.
Both clubs agreed to push the game back to December 18 and the RFEF accepted the proposal, but LaLiga responded by stating it was considering legal action over the decision.
Laporta, who was the president of Barca between 2003 and 2014, believes the match should have been played as initially planned.
Yes, [I would ve played] the game on Saturday because if Real Madrid wanted to play then I don t see the problem, he sai…
Manchester United continue to struggle under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, but they have at least kept up a tradition of bringing through young players into the first team.
One of the latest to emerge is Max Taylor, who features among a host of youngsters called up to the squad for Thursday s Europa League match against Astana.
With qualification to the last 32 already assured, Solskjaer is expected to make changes to the team that drew 3-3 with Sheffield United last Sunday, meaning Taylor could make his first-team debut a little over a year after he was diagnosed with testicular cancer.
It would be quite some milestone for the 19-year-old, who has had a difficult year but would appear to have a promising career ahead.
There was some concern for the Reds after …
Liverpool missed the chance to qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League as they let slip a three-goal lead to draw 3-3 with Sevilla.
Roberto Firmino scored twice the Brazilian breaking the deadlock inside two minutes and Sadio Mane also found the net as Jurgen Klopp s side coasted into 3-0 half-time lead in the battle between the top two in Group E.
However, a second-half meltdown, triggered by two mistakes from former Sevilla defender Alberto Moreno, saw Liverpool let a seemingly certain victory slip from their grasp.
Wissam Ben Yedder struck twice after the break, heading home a free-kick before converting a penalty, as Sevilla fought back valiantly against the same opponents they defeated in the 2016 Europa League final.
The visitors looked …
Lebo Mothiba netted twice as Strasbourg scored three goals in 15-minute blitz after a half-time to earn a 3-2 home victory over Bordeaux and a place in the Coupe de la Ligue final.
Younousse Sankhare s first goal since October put Bordeaux in front in Wednesday s semi-final tie.
But Strasbourg produced a superb second-half comeback, with Ludovic Ajorque s fifth goal in as many games preceding a match-winning double from Mothiba.
Jimmy Briand got a late goal back for Bordeaux, but it is Strasbourg who will face Guingamp in the final, which takes place in Lille on March 30.
Paris Saint-Germain have won the competition for the last five years, but they lost to Guingamp in the last eight.
Progression to a national cup final highlights the strength of …
I have four kids at home and if I come back with empty hands the youngest would get angry and demand for results, Bravo said of his unlikely harshest critic.
We earned this ourselves. That s beautiful and hopefully that will remain the same in the future.
We hope to keep bringing joy to our fans and now we face an important step, so we ll aim for the desired result and we ll make sure we are consistent in order to achieve it.
Having come together impressively under Marcelo Bielsa at the 2010 World Cup and scaled the heights with Jorge Sampaoli at the helm, this Chile side has a long-established and close-knit understanding almost unheard of at international level. Togetherness akin to a club team and a common sense of purpose are easy to spot.
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According to a recent report from Marca, Real Madrid have not given up on their pursuit of Tottenham Hotspur star Christian Eriksen. The Dane has spent what feels like the last few years of his career being heavily linked with a switch to the Santiago Bernabeu, but nothing, up to this point, has quite come of it.
That’s all expected to change sooner rather than later, though, with Real looking into the possibility of offering Eriksen a contract during the January transfer window – at which point he will have just six months left on his deal in North London.
It doesn’t feel as if Tottenham are willing to allow him to leave on a free, but either way, Real are going to try and get the best deal they possibly can.
In terms of negotiations between the two…
Lucas Moura s second-half hat-trick against Ajax sent Tottenham into their first Champions League final.
Mauricio Pochettino s side looked down and out when Hakim Ziyech put Ajax 2-0 up, and 3-0 ahead on aggregate, midway through the first half at Johan Cruijff ArenA, following Matthijs de Ligt s early goal.
But Lucas stepped up, scoring twice in the space of four minutes before incredibly slotting home to make it 3-2 the sixth minute of added time to ensure Tottenham would progress on away goals, and they will now meet Liverpool on June 1.
In the process, Lucas joined some elite company by becoming just the fifth player to score a hat-trick in a Champions League semi-final. Here we look at the quartet who preceded him in achieving that feat.
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Barcelona are interested in signing Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan in the summer of 2023, according to . The Germany international is out of contract at defending Premier League champions City at the end of the season, and former La Liga and UEFA Champions League winners Barcelona are reportedly keen on snapping him on a free transfer.
Gundogan has been on the books of City since 2016 and has established himself as one of the best midfielders in the Premier League. During his time at the Etihad Stadium so far, the 32-year-old has won the Premier League title four times, the FA Cup once, and the EFL Cup on four occasions.
So far this season, Gundogan has made 10 starts and two substitute appearances in the Premier League, scoring two goals and providing two as…
According to a recent report from Sky Germany, Borussia Dortmund are well and truly convinced that superstar Jadon Sancho is not going to be leaving the club during the upcoming January transfer window.
At this moment in time he has no release clause currently set in stone within his long-term contract, which is set to keep him at the German club until the end of June 2022.
Dortmund believe that they would not be able to find a suitable replacement during the time remaining in the January window, which, of course, means the possibility of Sancho leaving in the summer is now even greater.
The likes of Manchester United, Chelsea, Manchester City, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain are all amongst the clubs that have made their presence known rega…