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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Inter Milan are set to make a move for Manchester City full-back Pablo Zabaleta, .

The thirty-one year old has been one of the stand-out players in his position in the Premier League since signing from Espanyol in the summer of 2008, though only managed twelve top flight appearances for the Citizens last season.

Inter are interested in securing the Argentinian’s services, in a move that would see him reunite with Roberto Mancini, the manager with whom he won the 2012 Premier League title at the Etihad Stadium.

In total, Zabaleta has racked up three hundred appearances for the Manchester club in all competitions, scoring nine goals.

As well as that success in 2012, he won a second title in 2014 while he also has winners medals in both the League Cup…

Skipper James Tavernier celebrated his 400th competitive appearance for Rangers with the opening goal in a 3-1 cinch Premiership win over Hibernian at Easter Road.

The Gers right-back beat Hibs goalkeeper David Marshall with a 30-yard free-kick in the 33rd minute and Ianis Hagi doubled the visitors’ lead in the 55th minute with his first goal since January 2022, before his lengthy knee injury absence.

Todd Cantwell added a third in the 88th minute before Hibs defender Paul Hanlon reduced the deficit in added time.

The defeat leaves Lee Johnson’s side four points behind fourth-placed Hearts and six behind Aberdeen, with European places potentially available up to fifth place in the league as long as Celtic beat Inverness in the Scottish Cup final

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Guus Hiddink disagreed with Slaven Bilic s assessment of Chelsea s late penalty against West Ham on Saturday and thought the decision looked accurate.

The West Ham boss had described the decision by referee Robert Madley as unacceptable , claiming that Michail Antonio had impeded Ruben Loftus-Cheek outside the penalty area with one minute to go of Saturday s 2-2 draw.

But Hiddink s verdict was the foul took place on the line of the 18-yard box and that the benefit of the doubt had rightly been given to Chelsea in a marginal decision, with Cesc Fabregas subsequently scoring from the spot.

The Dutchman told Sky Sports: I think that the real, fair judgement can be done when you have a camera very straight on the line because from my side, with a blue shirt, then yo…

Chelsea right-back Reece James does not want to join Manchester City, according to . It has been reported that City, who won the Premier League, the UEFA Champions League and the FA Cup last season, are interested in signing James from Chelsea.

City reportedly see James as a long-term replacement for Kyle Walker. Walker signed a new contract with the Citizens in September 2023, but he is 23 now. Like Walker, James is also an England international, but he is 23 and has a lot of potential.

Spanish and European giants Real Madrid are also keen on James. Madrid want the 23-year-old as a potential successor to Daniel Carvajal. However, James does not plan to leave Chelsea anytime soon. 90min has claimed that the defender has completely ruled out a potential transfer to a dir…

England manager Gareth Southgate has hailed the “big progress” in Marcus Rashford’s goalscoring prowess and insists the Manchester United forward “loves” playing for his country.

The 25-year-old has scored eight goals in his last 17 international appearances, including three at the 2022 World Cup.

Having netted just seven goals in his first 35 caps, Rashford’s improved recent record has mirrored his new-found killer instinct at club level.

He ended the season with 30 goals in 56 appearances for United as Southgate praised his improved output.

“The obvious thing is the goals,” he replied when asked what Rashford has brought to his game.

“I think when he has had chances this season that you expect him to score as the season has gon…

Chelsea secured their place in a third successive FA Cup final after second-half goals from Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Mason Mount clinched the 2-0 defeat of Crystal Palace at Wembley on Sunday.

The Blues have made something of a habit of reaching the FA Cup showpiece in recent years, contesting four of the past five, and while this semi-final win was by means vintage, Thomas Tuchel s side looked comfortable once they found the breakthrough.

Neither side showed much inspiration in attack during a cagey opening 45 minutes and there were few signs of improvement initially after the interval.

But a couple of kind deflections helped substitute Loftus-Cheek break the deadlock just past the hour for his first Chelsea goal since May 2019, and Mount s finish soon after ens…

According to Florian Plettenberg of Sky in Germany, Manchester United are monitoring the situation around Fiorentina s Sofyan Amrabat. The 20-time English champions have already held the initial talks about a potential transfer, but those talks are yet to yield results or reach an advanced stage at this point.

Meanwhile, the 26-year-old midfielder, one of the heroes of Morocco s impressive 2022 World Cup campaign, is also on the wish list of Bayern Munich, who are yet to take concrete steps towards securing his services. The first report linking the Bavarians with Amrabat appeared some time ago, when they were said to be considering him as an alternative to Arsenal-bound Declan Rice.

Before that, the Morocco international was also linked with Liverpool, Manchester City,…