Erling Haaland could become the first player in world football to make a transfer worth £1billion, according to his agent Rafaela Pimenta.
Haaland left Borussia Dortmund to join Manchester City after they activated a £51.2million (€60m) release clause in his BVB contract in May, and the striker has already begun to pay that fee back by making an incredible start to life in England.
The Norwegian became the first player to score as many as nine goals in his first five Premier League appearances in August and has already netted three hat-tricks in the competition.
Haaland has hit the net 15 times in 10 league games for City, and Pimenta, who manages the agency built by the late Mino Raiola, believes he could make history with his next move.
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Inter star Achraf Hakimi is more likely to leave the Serie A champions than team-mate Lautaro Martinez, according to agent Alejandro Camano.
Hakimi has been heavily linked with a move away from Inter as Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea reportedly battle to sign the Moroccan full-back.
After arriving from Real Madrid ahead of 2020-21, Hakimi helped Inter to their first Scudetto in 10 years, but his future has been in doubt amid Inter s financial problems.
With Inter trying to cut costs as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Hakimi, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid target Martinez, Romelu Lukaku and Alessandro Bastoni could reportedly be sold following Antonio Conte s departure.
Camano represents both Hakimi and Martinez and believes the former is currently h…
Manchester City risk losing England number one Joe Hart after delaying contract talks until the summer.
The England international has signed a five-year deal worth £30,000 per week in 2008, but he has since become an integral part of Roberto Mancini’s side.
City chiefs were planning to offer Hart a new contract that would treble his current salary, but they have now decided to delay contract talks until after the season ends.
This basically means that one of the most important players in the side will continue to earn three times less than fringe players like Wayne Bridge and Shay Given.
The latest decision could cost City chiefs dearly since Arsenal and Liverpool are keen on the England international and they could offer him an escape route from East…
According to Dan Sheldon of , Manchester United have contacted the representatives of Inter Milan goalkeeper Andre Onana over the possibility of the Cameroonian moving to Old Trafford this summer.
David De Gea is running out of contract at the end of the month, and United are yet to reach an agreement with the Spaniard, who has kept 190 clean sheets in 545 appearances between the posts, over a new one. As things stand, it could still happen with De Gea planning to return to Manchester after his holiday, and the club being aware that a new contract could be signed even after June 30th.
But both United and De Gea are believed to be considering their options at the moment, and for the 20-time English champions, Onana appears to be among the ones at the top of the list.
Chile will give Arturo Vidal until the last minute to prove his fitness ahead of their FIFA World Cup opener against Australia.
The condition of the Juventus star has dominated Chile s pre-tournament build-up, with his availability remaining unclear ahead of Friday s Group B clash at the Arena Pantanal in Cuiaba.
Vidal underwent minor surgery on a knee complaint at the end of the club season, and has been struggling with inflammation on the injury.
Chile coach Jorge Sampaoli will take heart from the 27-year-old s involvement in training on Wednesday the first time he was able to do so since a brief cameo in the 2-0 friendly victory over Northern Ireland last Thursday.
There was also a question mark over the fitness of Barcelona forward Alexis Sanchez who has been…
Defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth ended an unhappy spell with the Washington Redskins by joining the New England Patriots on Thursday.
Haynesworth signed for the Redskins in a US$100 million, seven-year deal in February 2009, but failed to adapt to the tactics of defensive coordinator Greg Blache.
His disruptive behaviour, including public criticism of coach Mike Shanahan, led the Redskins to suspend him for the remainder of the 2010-11 season from December 7 onwards.
He was traded to the Patriots for a fifth-round pick in the 2013 NFL draft.
Also on Thursday, running back Reggie Bush rejoined the Miami Dolphins in a two-year, US$10 million deal from the New Orleans Saints.
Bush is set to be replaced at the Saints by Heisman trophy winner Mark …
Southampton manager Ronald Koeman is considering offering Fraser Forster a new contract at the end of the season, .
The England shot-stopper has been in fine form for the Saints since returning from injury in January, keeping clean sheets in half of his Premier League appearances this season.
His performances have seen him linked with a big money move to Chelsea though Koeman is keen to secure his services.
Forster moved to the south coast club from Celtic in the summer of 2012, and his next outing for the Saints will be his fiftieth in all competitions.
Aswell as his four seasons in the Scottish top flight the twenty-eight year old has had loan spells with Stockport County, Bristol Rovers and Norwich City while internationally he has been capped fiv…
Michael Garcia has blasted erroneous representations of the facts in his investigation into the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding process.
Former United States attorney Garcia led the investigation by FIFA s Ethics Committee into the bidding process for the next two World Cups, to be held in Russia and Qatar respectively.
The decision to award Qatar the 2022 showpiece was met with particular criticism over alleged corruption and staging the tournament in the country s extreme weather conditions.
However, the report published by Hans-Joachim Eckert, chairman of the adjudicatory chamber of FIFA s independent Ethics Committee, on Thursday cleared the Gulf state of any wrongdoing, seemingly ending the possibility of the bidding process being restarted.
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Cristiano Ronaldo went off injured as Portugal were held to a 1-1 draw by Serbia in a frantic Euro 2020 qualifier in Lisbon.
A goalless draw with Ukraine in their opening Group B fixture on Friday put the pressure on Portugal heading into Monday s encounter, and their task was made more difficult when Ronaldo appeared to suffer a hamstring injury before the half-hour mark.
Dusan Tadic s penalty had put Serbia ahead early on, though Portugal overcame Ronaldo s injury to level through Danilo Pereira s rasping 42nd-minute strike.
Portugal were awarded a spot-kick with 17 minutes remaining only for referee Szymon Marciniak to change his mind after consultation with his assistant and Serbia held firm to frustrate their hosts.
William Carvalho had a goal dis…
Benfica have signed Gabriel Barbosa on a season-long loan from Inter with an option to buy while offloading Greece striker Kostas Mitroglou to Marseille in a deal reportedly worth €15million.
Gabriel joined Inter last August for a fee in the region of €25million but endured a poor first season at San Siro as he made just nine Serie A appearances and scored only one goal.
But the Brazil forward has been handed an escape by Benfica, who will look to have the 21-year-old play a role in their bid for a fifth consecutive Primeira Liga title.
Leaving Estadio da Luz, though, is Mitroglou, who links up with a Marseille team looking to improve on last season s fifth-placed finish in Ligue 1 under Rudi Garcia.
Marseille have taken seven points from their openin…