Alberto Aquilani s agent expects the Liverpool midfielder to make his loan move to Juventus permanent when the transfer window opens.

The 26-year-old made just 26 appearances for Liverpool in a disastrous debut season after signing for 20 million pounds from Roma in 2009.But Aquilani has since enjoyed a productive season with Serie A outfit Juventus after being loaned out by the English Premier League club in July 2010.And despite Liverpool reportedly expecting a fee of around 14 million pounds for the Italian international, his agent Franco Zavaglia believes a deal can be done with Juve. On June 30, Juventus will be able to buy Aquilani and they should act now, Zavaglia told Radio Mana Mana. They could sign him by making three to four delayed payments, a system which was estab…

Premier League champions take on Newcastle United on Saturday looking to get back to winning ways following the last-grasp 1-1 draw against Manchester United last time out. Magpies are travelling to London eager to end their dreadful away form.

Chelsea

Guus Hiddink has managed to steady the ship following his arrival in December, as the Blues have embarked on a nine-match stretch without defeat. However what Dutch manager has yet been able to do is to have his team winning on the bounce. Chelsea failed to win back-to-back Premier League games during the entire season and Hiddink needs to put additional pressure on his team in order to get them back to winning ways. Blues are coming off from a 1-1 draw against Manchester United last weekend and they will be disappointe…

Marseille are considering a summer move for Sporting Gijon defender Luis Hernandez, according to El Comercio.

OM look set to stay without important defender Nicolas N Koulou, who is expected to leave Stade Velodrome for greener pastures when his contract expires in the summer.

Marseille are, therefore, in the market for his replacement and coach Michel has reportedly set his sights on Sporting Gijon centre-back Luis Hernandez.

The two men share the same agent, while they also worked together while at Real Madrid B some ten years ago.

Luis Hernandez came through the youth ranks at Santiago Bernabeu, but left the club in January 2012 without making a single appearance for los Blancos.

He has since managed to secure regular playing time, making 100 …

Ernesto Valverde says it will be a relief to have the unique Lionel Messi on his side, rather than coming up with plans to stop the Barcelona superstar.

Barca did the double over Valverde s Athletic Bilbao in LaLiga last season, while Messi also curled in a free-kick winner to knock Athletic out of the Copa Del Rey in January.

Prior to that, Messi hit a brace in the final of the 2015 Copa Del Rey against Valverde s Basque side and the new Barca coach he is glad he will no longer need to face the Argentine. 

Of course Messi is a unique player and he will have a role whereby he can play in any position and play well, Valverde told reporters on Monday. Regardless of how we start the game, he will end up in defined positions.

It s a feeling of relief [to …

Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney believes the club has hired one of the game s greatest managers in Jose Mourinho.

Former Chelsea manager Mourinho was confirmed as Louis van Gaal s replacement last week, and will be tasked with returning United to the top of English football after three years of toil under David Moyes and the Dutchman.

Rooney was reportedly a long-term target for Mourinho at Chelsea with a switch reportedly close after Alex Ferguson left United in 2013.

Finally under the stewardship of the two-time Champions League winner, United captain Rooney spoke in glowing terms when discussing the appointment for the first time.

It s exciting, Rooney told a news conference ahead of England s pre-Euro 2016 friendly with Portugal.

He s…

David Wagner has been sacked by Schalke after just two games of the new Bundesliga season, the club confirmed on Sunday.

Former Huddersfield Town boss Wagner was appointed ahead of the 2019-20 season and Schalke lost just twice in the first half of that campaign.

But their form plummeted from there, with Schalke ultimately finishing 12th and just seven points above the relegation zone last term.

An 8-0 hammering at champions Bayern Munich in their Bundesliga opener was followed by another poor showing in a 3-1 defeat at home to Werder Bremen on Saturday.

FC Schalke 04 have relieved David of his duties with immediate effect.

— FC Schalke 04 (@s04_en)

Schalke have failed to win their last 18 Bundesliga matches, which represents a club-r…

Evergreen Japanese great Kazuyoshi Miura is showing no signs of slowing down after signing a new contract with Yokohama FC ahead of his 52nd birthday.

Miura, who will turn 52 on February 26, announced his contract extension with the J2 League outfit on Friday as he enters his 34th season as a professional.

The 51-year-old forward – who broke Stanley Matthews record as the oldest professional to score a goal in 2017 – is the only active player who was playing when the J.League was formed in 1993.

I updated the contract for the 2019 season, Miura said. Thanks to everyone who always supports. I am grateful to everyone.

I will participate in many matches in one game, I will not waste it for one minute, one second. I think that I want to go face to fa…

Bosnia and Herzegovina have postponed their upcoming friendly with Russia amid widespread criticism, including from their own players.

Bosnia announced in September they would face Russia in Saint Petersburg on November 19, a day before the World Cup gets under way in Qatar.

The game would have been Russia s first against a European side since being banned from all FIFA and UEFA competitions following the country s invasion of Ukraine in February.

However, following complaints from Miralem Pjanic and Edin Dzeko, Bosnia s Football Association (NFSBIH) has announced the match will no longer go ahead next month.

Prijateljska utakmica „A“ reprezentacija Bosne i Hercegovine i Rusije koja je trebala biti odigrana 19. novembra u Sankt Peterburgu neće biti o…

Arsenal and West Ham have reached a full agreement over the proposed transfer of Declan Rice, according to David Ornstein of .

The Gunners have been pursuing Rice for quite some time, with manager Mikel Arteta keen on adding a quality defensive midfielder to his ranks to help them mount a stronger challenge for the Premier League title. Several days ago, the clubs agreed on the amount of £105 million as the total fee, with £100m guaranteed and £5m to follow through add-ons, but Arsenal offered to pay the whole package within four years, while the Hammers wanted it done in 18 months maximum.

They ve now settled that particular difference by agreeing on three installments over two years, and the 24-year-old England international is set to complete his move to the Emira…

The agent of Barcelona defender Maxwell has revealed that his client will not join Benfica in the winter transfer window.

The Portuguese giants are understood to be in the market for a new full-back as Joan Capdevila is widely expected to leave the club in January because of his lack of first-team opportunities.

Reports in Spain claimed earlier this week that Benfica were keeping an eye on Maxwell if they failed in their efforts to lure Cristian Ansaldi away from Rubin Kazan.

The Brazilian defender, who moved to Barcelona from Inter in 2009, has made only five club appearances this term, but his agent insists his client is not leaving the Spanish champions.

The only reason Maxwell has not been playing for Barcelona is because he was injured, Mino Raiola…