Memphis Depay is only thinking about the prospect of winning silverware for Lyon amid suggestions Paris Saint-Germain are ready to rival Barcelona for the forward s signature.
The 26-year-old is out of contract with Lyon at the end of the campaign and has been strongly linked with a move to Barca since ex-Netherlands boss Ronald Koeman took over in the close season.
He has scored six goals in 14 Ligue 1 matches this term and, according to French outlet Le Parisien, PSG want the Dutchman to link up with Neymar and Kylian Mbappe in 2021.
Depay recently suggested he was open to reuniting with Koeman at Camp Nou but, questioned on his future at a news conference on Tuesday, he took a different approach.
To be honest, we have a great team here, he said. I do…
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Handed the chance to move within touching distance of the Europa League spots, a resurgent Derry will host UCD in Londonderry on Friday night.
Starting with the hosts, picking up an impressive 2-2 draw against runaway league leaders Dundalk last week, the mood in Derry s camp couldn t be any higher. Appearing to refind some of their form that helped them lift the Premier Division title two years ago, Declan Devine s men are enjoying a five-match unbeaten run in Ireland s top-tier, a run that stems back to the middle of May. A huge part of City s recent revival has come thanks to their continued showings in the final third. Once again scoring a pair of goals against t…
Watford are ready to listen to offers for Troy Deeney, according to the Star.
The Hornets captain had a relatively unsuccessful campaign last time around, scoring just five goals as opposed to hitting double figures in each of the two seasons prior.
The twenty-nine-year-old has three years remaining on his current Watford deal and will command a transfer free of around £10m.
Since signing from Walsall in the summer of 2010 Deeney has racked up three hundred and thirty-four appearances in all competitions, scoring one hundred and twelve goals.
He was part of the squad that gained promotion to the top flight in 2015, with the Hertfordshire side finishing in second place behind champions Bournemouth.
Andre Gray, who only signed for Watford fro…
Derby County have announced that former Netherlands midfielder Phillip Cocu will be Frank Lampard’s replacement as the club’s new head coach. The former PSV boss has signed a four-year deal with the Rams.
The Dutchman will bring with him Chris van der Weerden as assistant manager and Twan Scheepers as first coach. It is certainly an interesting appointment and seems something of a coup by County.
Cocu has a massive football pedigree
The 48-year-old has an absolutely massive football pedigree, both from his playing career and during his managerial career. He enjoyed a trophy-laden playing career with the likes of PSV Eindhoven and Barcelona, while also winning 100 caps for his national side.
Cocu enjoyed two very successful spells as PSV boss, winning the Er…
Melbourne has won the rights to host Australia s World Cup qualifier against Japan on October 11 at Etihad Stadium.
With Australia set to start the third round of Asian Football Confederation qualifying against Iraq in Perth on September 1, Football Federation Australia (FFA) announced on Wednesday that the Socceroos second home game will be at Melbourne s second-largest stadium.
We are excited to have locked in Docklands Stadium in Melbourne for the Caltex Socceroos crucial World Cup qualifier against Japan in October, FFA CEO David Gallop said.
“The interest from state governments all over Australia was high and a good indication of the popularity of the Caltex Socceroos.
The Australia v Japan World Cup qualifier will be a fantastic event and we a…
Accusations that Lionel Messi is in decline are laughable, according to the Argentine s former Barcelona team-mate Gianluca Zambrotta.
Messi endured a difficult match against Juventus in the Champions League on Wednesday, firing five shots off target as Barca exited the competition at the quarter-final stage, losing 3-0 on aggregate.
But Zambrotta insists Messi s form is not slipping, comparing the Barcelona star to his great rival Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored five goals in Real Madrid s 6-3 quarter-final win against Bayern Munich.
It makes me laugh when somebody says Messi is declining, Zambrotta told Omnisport.
6 Lionel Messi recorded 5 shots off target against Juventus; only against BATE Borisov (Sept 2011) has he had more in the CL (6). Wayward…
Diego Maradona said he was wasting away as he discussed his past off-field issues after being introduced as Dorados head coach.
Argentine great and 1986 World Cup winner Maradona fronted the media for the first time on Monday, having replaced Francisco Gomez last week.
Former Napoli and Barcelona star Maradona – who also coached Argentina at the 2010 World Cup – has previously struggled with drug and alcohol addiction.
Talking about his problems with substance abuse, the 57-year-old said: I want to give Dorados what I lost when I was sick.
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Today I want to see the sun and I want to go to sleep at night. Before, I didn t go to sleep and I didn t even know what a pillow was. That s why I ac…
Karim Benzema proudly declared we are the best again after Real Madrid secured another Champions League title with a 1-0 win over Liverpool.
France international Benzema largely watched on as Liverpool bombarded Madrid s goal in the first half at the Stade de France on Saturday.
Jurgen Klopp s Reds attempted five shots on target in the opening 45 minutes, as many as Liverpool had mustered in their previous two Champions League finals combined (two in 2018 and three in 2019).
During that first-half rearguard display in Paris, Benzema saw a goal ruled out shortly before the interval after being adjudged to stray offside inside the area.
But Vinicius Junior delivered the decisive strike just before the hour, while Thibaut Courtois thwarted Liverpool�…
Thomas Tuchel wants his Bayern Munich team to “take it up a notch” when they face Bundesliga strugglers Union Berlin on Saturday.
Bayern are unbeaten in all 12 of their league matches this season and sit two points off leaders Bayer Leverkusen.
They face a Union side who recently hired new manager Nenad Bjelica and find themselves in the relegation zone, having lost nine of their last 10 games.
Tuchel called for a reaction from his players after Bayern’s midweek 0-0 draw with Copenhagen in the Champions League.
Tuchel on Union and Nenad Bjelica: They ve changed their formation and are now using a 4-1-4-1. We ve also been looking at games from the clubs where he s previously been head coach. We need to concentrate on ourselves and do a better job. …
According to , Napoli are close to completing a deal to sign Leo Ostigard from Brighton and Hove Albion as they seek to strengthen their ranks ahead of the upcoming season, which will see them play in the Champions League again, quite apart from their ambition to compete at the top-end of the Serie A table.
The 22-year-old centre-back, who has five international caps with Norway under his belt, has never actually made a competitive appearance for the Seagulls, despite originally arriving to the Amex in the summer of 2018. Instead, he wore the shirt of St. Pauli, Coventry, Stoke City, and most recently Genoa, for which he played 13 Serie A matches in the second half of 2021/22.
His performances in Italy have obviously attracted attention, and Napoli are believed to be wi…