Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe have been tipped to join Real Madrid.
But could Romelu Lukaku swap Inter for Madrid?
Madrid are reportedly keen on the in-form star.
TOP STORY – MADRID TRACKING LUKAKU
Real Madrid are interested in Inter star Romelu Lukaku, according to the Telegraph via Mundo Deportivo.
LaLiga champions Madrid have been heavily linked with Borussia Dortmund sensation Erling Haaland and Paris Saint-Germain s Kylian Mbappe.
But Madrid are ready to bid for Lukaku, who is also reportedly wanted by former club Chelsea and Spanish giants Barcelona.
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Marca reports Atletico Madrid will not lower their asking price for star midfielder Marcos Llorente, who has been linked with Ma…
Arsene Wenger believes new Arsenal signing Sead Kolasinac has all the attributes required to succeed in English football.
The 23-year-old s free transfer move from Schalke was confirmed by the Gunners on Tuesday.
And Wenger believes defender Kolasinac is an ideal fit for the Premier League and is backing him to make an impact at both ends of the pitch, with a left wing-back role his likely position.
He is a very compact as a player, very strong and determined in the challenges, Wenger said to Arsenal Player.
He is good in the air as well, so overall I believe he has all the attributes to adapt to English football.
The game here is very demanding physically on the commitment front and he has the ingredients to adapt to that.
What he wil…
Manchester City are wasting little time in their close-season rebuild after a bid for Bournemouth defender Nathan Ake was reportedly accepted on Thursday.
A deal worth an initial £40million is said to have been agreed with the relegated Cherries as City reinforce options in a defence that drew criticism during Liverpool s march to the 2019-20 Premier League title.
But just what will City be adding to their central defensive options if a deal for Ake goes through?
With some help from Opta, we took a look at the data comparing the Dutch centre-back to Aymeric Laporte, John Stones, Nicolas Otamendi and Eric Garcia, going back to when Ake joined Bournemouth on a permanent deal ahead of the 2017-18 campaign.
CASE FOR THE DEFENCE?
Scoring goals was, unsu…
Angel Di Maria s super reliable performance on his return to Manchester United impressed Paris Saint-Germain boss Thomas Tuchel.
The Argentina winger was regularly jeered by the home fans at Old Trafford, who he played in front of for one unhappy season in the 2014-15 campaign having arrived amid much fanfare from Real Madrid.
But Di Maria did his part to silence the boo-boys by providing the assist for Presnel Kimpembe s opener from a corner before laying one on a plate for Kylian Mbappe in PSG s 2-0 win in the first leg of the Champions League last-16 tie.
And Tuchel praised Di Maria for sticking to his task.
I m happy that he stayed confident. I m happy that he stayed always like this, super reliable, because he s always working hard, he said.
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Real Madrid director Emilio Butragueno backed Julen Lopetegui, saying the under-fire coach had his trust.
Lopetegui is under increasing pressure at the European champions after a four-match winless run, during which Madrid have failed to score.
But Butragueno – director of institutional relations at the club – offered the former Spain boss support ahead of Madrid s hosting of Levante in LaLiga on Saturday.
We have a great technical team. We trust them and we are confident that we will have a good season, he said on Friday.
Real Madrid always go to win at any field and every time we play it s for the millions of fans around the world.
Madrid are fifth in the table but, given they are kicking off before their rivals this matchday, would jump …
Hakan Calhanoglu believes Inter are a stronger team than Milan despite the latter s Scudetto success, while he questioned the behaviour of Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Calhanoglu watched on as Inter lifted the Serie A title in the 2020-21 season, when he was playing for fierce rivals Milan.
The Turkey international switched city allegiances by joining Inter for the following campaign, which finished with Milan winning the Scudetto and ending a 1,976-day wait for a trophy.
That also marked the first time that Inter and Milan finished in Serie A s top two in consecutive seasons, but Calhanoglu says Simone Inzaghi s side are far stronger than their neighbours.
Inter are a much stronger team than Milan. We lost a derby that suddenly changed in the 75th minut…
Manchester United caretaker manager Michael Carrick is relishing the challenge of leading the team for their Champions League clash with Villarreal following the sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
The Norwegian was relieved of his duties at Old Trafford on Sunday following a poor run of results, culminating in a humiliating 4-1 defeat at Watford on Saturday.
Carrick was a part of Solskjaer s backroom staff and has been asked to take charge of the Red Devils until an interim manager can be hired to see them through to the end of the season.
Speaking at a media conference ahead of the trip to Spain for Tuesday s game, Carrick told reporters: My mindset is that I m preparing the team for tomorrow night and I ll give it my best.
This club has been my life f…
Gareth Southgate defended England s approach in their 0-0 draw with Scotland at Euro 2020, insisting he had to manage their overall position in the tournament.
The England manager conceded his team performed considerably below par as they only mustered a solitary shot on target against their neighbours at Wembley.
John Stones headed an early Mason Mount corner against the post but, from that point, Scotland fashioned the better chances as Jordan Pickford superbly kept out Stephen O Donnell s volley and Reece James cleared Lyndon Dykes second-half attempt off the line.
It means Tuesday s game between England and Czech Republic will settle who finishes top of Group D as they sit on four points apiece and Southgate felt remaining in charge of their own destiny was…
Manolo Gabbiadini has returned to his native Italy after the striker s former club Sampdoria agreed a permanent transfer with Premier League side Southampton.
Italy international Gabbiadini heads back to the club he played for between 2013 and 2015 for a fee thought to be in the region of €12million, with reports suggesting he has signed a deal until 2023.
Saints were said to have paid €17m to Napoli for Gabbiadini in January 2017 and he made a strong start to life in England.
He scored six goals in his first four games for the club, who looked to have struck gold with the Italian.
La maglia più bella del mondo, il mare, il calore della gente. Che bello essere di nuovo qui, . Come se non fossi mai andato via.
— Manolo Gabbiadini (@Mgabbia…
Switzerland midfielder Granit Xhaka will go head-to-head with his brother Taulant when Switzerland meet Albania in their Euro 2016 opener in Lens.
The pair will become the first siblings ever to face off against each other in a European Championship match, and Granit Xhaka who signed for Arsenal in May described the match up as the last thing we could wish for .
The 23-year-old, who joined Arsenal from Borussia Monchengladbach, will be hoping to get the better of his brother Taulant, 25, who is expected to start in midfield for Albania in the Group A match.
He told the Evening Standard: It is a very special match for me and the family. We have already spoken about it at home.
To play against each other is absolutely the last thing we could wish fo…