Memphis Depay has been linked with a move away from Barcelona, having had a frustrating 2022-23 season.
The Dutchman has only made a handful of appearances for the Blaugrana, following an off-season of busy transfer activity at Camp Nou.
Depay had been linked with several clubs, including Premier League outfits Manchester United, Arsenal, Newcastle United and Tottenham.
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Depay will leave Barcelona to join Atletico Madrid with an agreement reached on a fee of approximately €3-4million, reports Fabrizio Romano.
The Dutch forward is set to travel to Madrid to complete the formalities and medicals soon.
According to Romano, the 28-year-old will sign a two-and-a-half-year deal with Atleti.<…
Borussia Dortmund do not expect a decision on Achraf Hakimi s future until Real Madrid s LaLiga season finishes, says BVB chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke.
Versatile wing-back Hakimi has been an outstanding performer for Dortmund during a two-year loan spell.
The Madrid man, who has formed an effective right-sided partnership with Jadon Sancho, has played 50 times in the Bundesliga, scoring seven goals.
Hakimi s form would appear to make him a genuine option for Madrid s first XI, and agent Alejandro Camano last week said a return to Spain was the player s aim.
But Dortmund are not yet giving up hope of a permanent transfer for the 21-year-old.
There will definitely be no decision before the Spaniards have ended the season, Watzke told Kicker.…
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Two Bundesliga outfits who will turn their attention back to DFP Pokal duties on Wednesday evening, RB Leipzig will welcome Hoffenheim to the Red Bull Arena.
Starting with the hosts, putting in another eye-catching display last weekend as they claimed a 2-1 victory at home against Stuttgart, RB Leipzig have their sights set on making real Bundesliga history this season. Sat just three points adrift of defending champions Bayern Munich, Marco Rose s men are unbeaten in each of their previous 16 straight matchups across all formats. With that run stemming all the way back to September 17th, the former Borussia Dortmund boss should find the mood in his camp at a real high. Extending on their DFP Pokal adventure thanks to a routin…
My career s under threat?, he wrote. I still have two years left on my PSG contract. It doesn t seem to be unlike what has been written.
Don t worry, I m still 29 and people know who I am after scoring almost 200 goals. And now I ve decided to stay here and make myself available.
Paris Saint-Germain forward Mauro Icardi has confirmed that he intends to see out his contract with the French champions.
Icardi, 29, joined PSG from Inter Milan on a permanent deal back in 2020 following a year-long loan deal. Many wondered whether or not he’d search for pastures new this summer but with two more years remaining on his deal, Icardi intends to stay and ‘make himself available’ likely meaning he’s ready to fight for his place in the starting XI, even with Kyli…
Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti says Vinicius Junior is brimming with confidence following his wonderful individual goal in their thrashing of Shakhtar Donetsk.
The 13-time European champions romped to a commanding 5-0 victory in Kiev, their biggest away win in the Champions League since beating Viktoria Plzen by the same scoreline in November 2018.
Vinicius was on target twice, his second goal in the 56th minute the highlight of a dazzling performance.
Just five minutes after doubling his side’s lead, the winger beat several defenders with a jinking run from the left, before firing past Shakhtar keeper Anatolii Trubin.
Ancelotti saluted the Brazil international, who now has seven goals in all competitions this season, his highest tally duri…
Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal s future at the club could be decided in the next two games
Manchester United’s 2-1 defeat against Norwich at Old Trafford on Saturday came as a shock to most people, but it may not have been such a shock to anybody that has seen the Red Devils play this season.
United have been excruciating to watch at times this season. There is no getting away from it two shots on target at Old Trafford against a team struggling at the wrong end of the Premier League table is simply not good enough.
However it has been symptomatic of United this season under Van Gaal. To coin an old phrase if United were playing at the bottom of my garden I would shut my curtains.
United not progressed since last season
One of the key i…
West Ham manager David Moyes hopes he can emulate the success of serial winner Jose Mourinho in the Europa Conference League.
The Premier League team play the first leg of their last-16 tie with AEK Larnaca on Thursday, making the trip to Cyprus amid a tough domestic season.
Victory over the two legs would take West Ham to a second successive European quarter-final appearance, having reached the last four of the Europa League last term.
Ahead of the game, Moyes pushed back on the idea success in the continent s third-tier competition represents a step back, pointing to Mourinho s success with Roma in 2022 as something to aspire to.
If you look at the amount of people in football, there s very few that get that big opportunity to [win trophies], he said. …
Coach Sergiy Rebrov is anticipating a stern test when Dynamo Kiev make their Champions League return against Porto on Wednesday.
Kiev are back in Europe s premier competition after a two-season absence, having claimed their first Ukrainian Premier League title since 2009 last season.
Porto begin their 20th Champions League group campaign with the departure of star striker Jackson Martinez to Atletico Madrid the headline story from a familiar close-season of multiple comings and goings at the Estadio do Dragao.
Nevertheless, Julen Lopetegui s men have made an unbeaten start to their Primeira Liga campaign and Rebrov is well versed in the talents at his opposite number s disposal.
We ve watched Porto s friendly against Napoli and two domestic league fixtur…
Cristiano Ronaldo s decision to leave Old Trafford early during the friendly with Rayo Vallecano was unacceptable , Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has said.
Ronaldo was top scorer for the Red Devils last season with 24 goals and started the game against the LaLiga side on Sunday, but he made way at half-time for 20-year-old Amad Diallo.
The Portugal international was then pictured leaving the stadium midway through the second half, in a game which United ultimately ended up drawing 1-1.
The former Real Madrid star has reportedly told United he wishes to leave in order to play Champions League football, something the Red Devils cannot offer after they only finished sixth in the Premier League last season.
However, a number of big European club…
Unai Emery spoke of his admiration for former colleague Monchi amid suggestions Arsenal could look to appoint him as their sporting director.
Earlier this week it was confirmed the Gunners head of recruitment Sven Mislintat will vacate his post next month after a little over a year in the role.
According to reports, Arsenal have identified Roma s sporting director Monchi as someone they would like to add to their technical staff.
Monchi enjoyed great success working alongside Emery at Sevilla, who won the Europa League three times in succession from 2013-14, while Roma made it all the way through to last season s Champions League semi-finals a year after the former was brought on board.
Speaking about Monchi at his news conference, Emery said: I can only…