that Borussia Dortmund players Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Sven Bender could both be leaving this summer.
With Mats Hummels, Neven Subotic and Matthias Ginter all staying at Signal-Iduna Park, the Millionaires seem ready to listen to offers for the Greek defender, who is valued at €18 million.
Papastathopoulos reportedly has suitors in English Premier League, while Bundesliga high-flyers Wolfsburg are also believed to have joined the race.
Meanwhile, midfielder Sven Bender is another highly rated footballer who could leave Signal-Iduna Park this summer.
The 26-year-old is no longer regarded an undisputed starter at Dortmund and he is nearing a summer switch to English Premier League.
Bender has so far been linked with Arsenal, Southampton an…
Manuel Pellegrini has challenged Manchester City to use their dramatic League Cup final victory over Liverpool as a catalyst for a renewed assault on the Premier League title as they prepare to face the Reds again on Wednesday.
Pellegrini will hand the managerial reins over to Pep Guardiola at the end of the season and the Chilean ensured he will depart the Etihad Stadium with at least one trophy in 2015-16 following a 3-1 penalty shoot-out win at Wembley deputy goalkeeper Willy Caballero proving the hero by saving three spot-kicks.
A fixture list coincidence means Liverpool have the opportunity to exact immediate revenge at Anfield, but City are aiming to avoid three consecutive league defeats for the first time since 2008 after suffering damaging home losses to tit…
Borussia Dortmund captain Mats Hummels would consider a move to Bayern Munich, according to the player s father.
Hummels future has been a source of ongoing speculation, with the Germany defender stating this week he had set a date to decide on his next move, though he would not disclose it.
The 27-year-old has an option to extend his deal at Signal Iduna Park, which expires at the end of next season.
Dortmund signed Hummels from Bayern on an initial loan deal in 2008 after he came through the ranks with the Bavarian giants but only made one senior appearance.
Speaking to Sport Bild, Hermann Hummels suggested Bayern are one of five or six clubs his son would consider joining.
Mats has to make an extremely important decision in his career, he said…
Paris Saint-Germain appear to be gradually becoming resigned to Kylian Mbappe leaving next summer, with recent reports in France claiming the player has made it clear he won t be signing a new contract. The player s current deal expires in 2022, but they would agree to a sale at the end of this season to avoid losing him for free.
And as relayed by , the Ligue 1 champions would demand a fee of no less than €200 million for Mbappe s services. It would not surpass the €222m PSG paid to sign Neymar from Barcelona in 2017, but it is certainly a huge price for any player with a year left on his contract. Nonetheless, given the high quality of the 21-year-old French forward, there should be plenty of suitors and PSG might even be persuaded to accept a lower offer through negotiat…
Rudi Garcia has highlighted the importance of Giacomo Raspadori as Napoli seek to take another step towards the Champions League knockout stages in the continued absence of Victor Osimhen.
Napoli host Union Berlin at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium on Wednesday knowing victory will take them to the brink of the last 16.
Osimhen, who scored 26 Serie A goals last season to fire Napoli to their first domestic title since 1990, is again absent with an injury picked up on international duty last month.
Boss Garcia told reporters ahead of the Union game that Osmihen will return from his native Nigeria on Wednesday and be available for Napoli’s post-international break visit to Atalanta on November 25.
He also threw his support behind in-form Italy forward …
Everton are interested in signing Ivan Toney from Brentford in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that the Bees are bracing themselves for bids for the former Newcastle United striker before the summer transfer window closes on September 1.
The Toffees need to sign a new striker this summer. Everton sold Richarlison to Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur earlier this summer and did not bring in a replacement. Dominic Calvert-Lewin has also had injury problems.
Toney has been on the books of Brentford since the summer of 2020 when he joined from Peterborough United. The 26-year-old striker has scored two goals and given two assists in three Premier League appearances for the Bees so far this season. During the 2020-21 campaign, the Engl…