Zenit defender Tomas Hubocan is followed by a number of Europe’s top clubs, according to the player’s agent.
The 27-year-old has been playing at a very high level for a couple of years now, and is heavily linked with a move to one of Europe’s top leagues.
Russian newspaper Izvestia has been told that clubs like Tottenham, Inter, Newcastle and Napoli are all keen on the experienced defender.
“Yes, we have contacts with English and Italian clubs,” the player’s representative Michal Holescak .
“We regularly receive a lot of calls from various European sides, but there have been no concrete proposals.
”Tottenham, Newcastle, Napoli and Inter are tracking Tomas.”
The Slovakian international began his career at MSK Zilina and w…
Fabio Pisacane was the unlikely hero as Cagliari waved farewell to the Stadio Sant Elia with a last-gasp 2-1 win over AC Milan in Serie A.
The defender pounced after Gianluigi Donnarumma had palmed Joao Pedro s stoppage-time free-kick into his path, as Milan paid the price for wasteful finishing and Gabriel Paletta s fifth dismissal of the season.
In the final competitive match at Cagliari s home ground, Vincenzo Montella s side – who were already assured of sixth spot and a Europa League berth – fell behind to Joao Pedro s 17th-minute goal.
It capped a bright start for the hosts, who responded well to their 6-2 thrashing at the hands of Sassuolo last time out, but Milan were dominant for the most part after the break.
The vis…
Didier Deschamps insists he will not condemn France captain Hugo Lloris despite his shocking error that handed Sweden an important victory in World Cup qualifying.
Ola Toivonen scored from the halfway line in the third minute of stoppage time to punish a dreadful mistake from Lloris and give Sweden a 2-1 home win that puts them top of Group A, above Les Bleus on goal difference.
The Tottenham goalkeeper opted to control the ball under pressure from substitute Sebastian Larsson and subsequently miscued his clearance, allowing Toivonen to seal victory in spectacular fashion after the game appeared destined to finish level.
Deschamps revealed Lloris felt awful about his blunder after the match and knows what he did wrong, with the head coach keen to highlight that…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp provided a promising update on Virgil van Dijk, but he remains unsure when the star defender will return for the Premier League champions.
Van Dijk underwent surgery on his knee in October after suffering a serious injury in the Merseyside derby against Everton.
The Netherlands international has been missed by Liverpool, who are fourth and six points adrift of rivals Manchester United ahead of hosting Burnley on Thursday.
Klopp was upbeat about Van Dijk s rehabilitation, but he is unsure when the 29-year-old might return.
He looks really good, Klopp told a news conference.
I spoke this morning to him on the phone, he is in a really good mood so it s all very promising but I don t know when he will be back.
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Inter Milan appear determined to add Romelu Lukaku to their team this summer. They have already had a €60 million bid rejected by Manchester United, and according to , they re preparing a new offer despite their belief that the opening one was a fair estimation of the player s value.
The second, apparently imminent bid, will still fall short of United s valuation which amounts to £79 million, but the Nerazzurri are hopeful the Premier League club s stance will be softened by it. Lukaku arrived to Old Trafford from Everton for £75 million back in 2017, and has scored 42 goals in 96 appearances for the Red Devils since then.
United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has preferred young Marcus Rashford in the central attacking role since he replaced Jose Mourinho in the dugout…
Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano claims Liverpool haven t made any move towards signing Aaron Ramsey from Juventus this summer, despite recent rumours suggesting otherwise, though he admits the Welsh midfielder could leave Turin.
https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1375252492146053126
Liverpool are facing the prospect of losing Georginio Wijnaldum whose contract expires at the end of the season, and the likelihood of the Dutch midfielder leaving Anfield after five years increases with each passing day without an agreement over a new deal. It was claimed the Merseysiders had identified Ramsey as a candidate for his replacement, but now it seems it wasn t true.
Meanwhile, reports elsewhere claim that the Old Lady are indeed keen to get Ramsey s £400,000 p…
It s official England have become the latest nation to book their place at next year s 2022 FIFA World Cup. They were forced to go through a bit more stress than they would ve liked in qualifying but in the end, it was another successful campaign for Gareth Southgate and his men.
Last night, they were able to qualify in style by sticking ten goals past minnows San Marino. The Three Lions were always expected to run out as comfortable winners but the manner in which they got the job done really did make a statement to the rest of world football.
England make history
For the first time since 1964, England were able to score ten goals in an international fixture. The last time they managed to do so was against the United States, and this time around, it was arguably eve…
Kylian Mbappe struck twice as champions Paris St Germain powered to a 4-1 win over troubled Lyon in Ligue 1 on Sunday.
It continued the France World Cup-winner’s strong start to the season after a summer overshadowed by a high-profile contract dispute.
Achraf Hakimi and Marco Asensio also got on the scoresheet as PSG effectively wrapped up victory with all four of their goals in the first half at the Groupama Stadium.
A victory with a great collective performance from our Parisians tonight! I 1-4
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English)
Corentin Tolisso scored a second-half consolation for the hosts but the result piled on the pressure for under-fire Lyon manager Laurent Blanc.
Blanc’s side are now bottom of the table with just one po…
Lionel Messi heads the list of nominees for the men’s Ballon d’Or after leading Argentina to World Cup glory.
Erling Haaland, Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham and Bukayo Saka were also included on the 30-man shortlist for the prestigious prize published by organisers France Football on Wednesday.
Messi, already a record seven-time winner of the annual prize for world player of the year, is again the favourite.
The 36-year-old, who now plays his club football with Inter Miami, was his country’s chief inspiration as they triumphed in Qatar last winter, scoring seven goals in the tournament.
Here are all the 2023 Ballon d Or nominees
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— Ballon d Or #ballondor (@ballondor)
Haaland, who scored a remarkable 52 go…
that Michael Carrick has turned down a lucrative offer from the Chinese Super League in order to stay at Manchester United.
The thirty-four year old is set to be out of contract in the summer but is hoping to extend his Old Trafford stay for a further twelve months.
The neavau-riche Asian league has already splashed out big money to land the likes of Ramires from Chelsea and Jackson Martinez from Atletico Madrid, and further deals are expected to be completed in the coming months.
Carrick moved to Manchester United from Tottenham Hotspur in the summer of 2006 and has so far racked up over four hundred appearances for the club, scoring twenty-three goals and winning a whole host of major honours.
Internationally, he has been capped thirty-four times…