Sporting Kansas City captain Matt Besler said the MLS club are considering offers from English duo Fulham and Sunderland.
Besler is in demand on the back of his exploits at the FIFA World Cup, where the United States international defender started all four matches as the country reached the last-16 in Brazil.
The 27-year-old central defender, who has spent his entire professional career playing for hometown club Sporting KC since 2009, confirmed bids had been tabled by Championship outfit Fulham and Premier League side Sunderland.
I know Fulham has offered Sporting Kansas City. I know that Sunderland put in an offer or is putting in an offer, Besler told Kansas City radio station 810 WHB.
We re trying to get something done as soon as possible, because i…
Catalan daily that Barcelona will be offering full-back Daniel Alves a new deal after all.
The Catalans were initially ready to let the Brazilian leave on a free transfer at the end of the season and hoped to lure Danilo Luiz da Silva from FC Porto.
But, with the youngster valued at €30 million by the Dragons, Barcelona officials have been forced to explore other avenues.
According to the latest reports, they are ready to try and persuade Dani Alves to extend his stay at Camp Nou seeing as coach Luis Enrique as well as the technical department is perfectly satisfied with his recent showings.
The 31-year-old is reportedly ready to stay with the Catalans for another couple of years despite some lucrative offers from abroad.
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Former Barcelona presidential candidate Agusti Benedito has lodged a vote of no confidence against Josep Maria Bartomeu and the club s board of directors.
The 52-year-old, who ran for Camp Nou s top job in 2010 and 2015, confirmed his intentions at a news conference on Thursday as he accused president Bartomeu and predecessor Sandro Rosell of mismanagement.
The serious institutional crisis at our club requires that the club s members assess whether the current board still has our confidence, he said.
If you are a club member and believe that to restore the club we love the board should resign, join up with the will of many other fans by signing the vote of no confidence.
It is reported that Benedito requires 15 per cent of the club s members to back hi…
Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe has challenged his side to emulate Swansea City in their bid to become an established Premier League team.
Swansea were on the brink of extinction and almost relegated to the Conference in 2003, before climbing to the Premier League just eight years later.
Bournemouth have enjoyed a similar feel-good story, with the club also falling on hard times financially and Howe pulling off a great escape to maintain the club s League Two status in the 2008-09 season.
Roll on six years and Bournemouth are about to embark on their first season in the Premier League, and Howe is hopeful his side can earn similar plaudits to Swansea for their attractive brand of football.
We have analysed a lot of the clubs that have got promoted and wha…
After racking up a century of Spain caps, Cesc Fabregas has set his sights on helping the European champions retain their crown at Euro 2016.
Fabregas captained Spain away to Ukraine on Monday as a 1-0 win rounded off a successful campaign, which saw Vicente del Bosque s side top Group C.
Spain beat Italy 4-0 in the final at Euro 2012 after seeing off Germany at Euro 2008 under Luis Aragones and the Chelsea midfielder is targeting an unprecedented treble.
It s going to be tough because nobody has ever won the Euros three times in a row, Fabregas is quoted by the Premier League club s official website.
But we will try to do our best, even if it will be a difficult task.
Our goal is always to win. Even though we had already qualified, we didn t g…
Inter Milan earned their eighth league win of the season with three second-half goals to beat Torino 3-0.
Although Inter had a couple of chances in the first half, goalkeeper Yann Sommer kept them in the game when the hosts came on the attack, making a great save from Demba Seck’s effort.
Despite their positive chances, Torino fell behind after the break when Marcus Thuram and Lautaro Martinez scored within eight minutes of each other and Hakan Calhanoglu netted from the penalty spot in the final minutes to wrap the game up.
Three points sends Inter to the top of the Serie A table, one point above rivals AC Milan who take on Juventus on Sunday.
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Manchester City playmaker Bernardo Silva defended himself against criticism from Burnley manager Sean Dyche amid controversy over the penalty he won in the Premier League leaders 3-0 win at the Etihad Stadium.
Pep Guardiola s side are five points clear at the top of the table after Manchester United s surprise 2-1 defeat at Huddersfield Town, with Nicolas Otamendi and Leroy Sane scoring quickfire goals inside the final 20 minutes after Sergio Aguero broke the deadlock from the spot before half-time.
Silva went down under a challenge from Burnley goalkeeper Nick Pope to win the penalty and Dyche was unimpressed with what he judged to be a theatrical tumble from the Portugal international.
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Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko believes former Chelsea midfielder Kevin de Bruyne should stay at VfL Wolfsburg despite ongoing speculation linking him with a summer move to the Etihad Stadium.
The Belgium international, 24, helped Wolfsburg win the DFB-Pokal and achieve a second-place finish in the Bundesliga last season by tallying 10 goals and 20 assists in 34 league appearances.
Now, according to the Manchester Evening News, De Bruyne is being linked with a move back to the English Premier League, with City believed to be leading the race for the Belgian s signature.
However, Dzeko has hinted the 24-year-old midfielder may be better off plying his trade at the Volkswagen Arena for at least another season.
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Bayern Munich forward Thomas Muller has admitted the player wages in the English Premier League makes a potential move very tempting.
The Germany international, 26, has been heavily linked with a move to Manchester United in recent times. And last week, Bayern chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge claimed that United tried to sign Muller during the summer, but insisted the club have no intention of letting the player leave the Allianz Arena.
I am not a banker. We are a football club, Rummenigge told German television station Sport1. That is why we never even considered selling Thomas Muller.
I told my colleagues at Manchester United: I cannot close down my email account, but you no longer need to send me anything. It is useless.’
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Lisandro Martinez says the lure of reuniting with Erik ten Hag played a big part in his decision to join Manchester United from Ajax.
The Argentine defender has moved to Old Trafford in a £56.7million deal on a contract until June 2027, with the option of a further year.
Martinez caught the eye in the Eredivisie and Champions League with Ajax and Arsenal were reported to hold an interest in landing him, but the opportunity to play under United boss Ten Hag again was difficult to resist.
I was with him three years at Ajax and I know his style of playing, he told the club s official website.
With him, I improved a lot, to be honest. He s here in Manchester now, so again the opportunity was there and for sure he’s very important in my [career].
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