Bundesliga outfit Schalke have moved to confirm they are exploring the possibility of recruiting Spartak Moscow defender Serdar Tasci.
It is no secret that the Miners are on the lookout for a quality central defender with both Benedikt Howedes and Matija Nastasic out injured.
And just as , Schalke appear to be keen on luring former Stuttgart captain Serdar Tasci to Veltins Arena.
“I can confirm that we are looking at Tasci. He is another player we are examining,” Schalke chief Horst Heldt .
Serdar Tasci has been in fine form since leaving Stuttgart for Spartak Moscow in the summer of 2013, but it is believed that he hopes to return to German Bundesliga.
With his contract due to expire in June 2017, the 28-year-old is valued at €5 million by…
Mauricio Pochettino suggested three more players could be on their way to Tottenham, but he played his cards close to his chest over reports Serge Aurier will be among them.
Spurs this week completed the signings of Ajax defender Davinson Sanchez and Southampton goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga, but his business is not yet done.
With some having criticised the club s relative lack of activity in this window, Pochettino hinted at further arrivals to follow, but would not be drawn on links with Paris Saint-Germain right-back Aurier.
That is a rumour. We cannot confirm anything until something happens, said the Argentinian, who is seeking a replacement for Kyle Walker following his move to Manchester City.
There are many, many players like always in the media. B…
While the football world attention is firmly fixed on Russia and the World Cup, clubs are still conducting transfer business ahead of next season.
One of the clubs active in the somewhat quiet transfer market are West Ham, who have snapped up Poland international Lukasz Fabianski from Swansea for a fee of around £7million. He is currently at the World Cup with his national side.
Too good for the Championship
As soon as Swansea suffered relegation, it became almost inevitable that Fabianski would leave, as no doubt, he is still good enough to play in the Premier League.
He is simply too good of a player to be plying his trade in the Championship next season. If would have been a massive surprise if he would have stayed with the Welsh club.
I am sure mos…
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With a spot in the final of this year s Europa League up for grabs this weekend, Manchester United will face off against a resurging Sevilla at Koln s RheinEnergieStadion on Sunday night.
Sevilla
Starting with Sevilla, picking up their own Premier League scalp in midweek and leaving it late to snatch a 1-0 win off of Wolves in Duisburg, few across Europe would have expected a remarkable purple patch for Los Palanganas. Only going from strength to strength since appointing one-time Spain boss Julen Lopetegui, the Whites now find themselves in the midst of a glittering 19-match unbeaten run across all competitions, a run that stems back to February 9th. In fact, enjoying their most fruitful patch in the club s history, they managed to se…
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Looking to open their Nations League campaign with three points on Saturday night, Belgium will make the trip to Denmark this weekend.
Denmark
Starting with the hosts, while Denmark might have been disappointed to have signed off their delayed European qualifying campaign with a 1-1 draw in Dublin back in November, the Reds have gained plenty of admirers over the past two years. Building off of their knockout stage finish in the World Cup finals out in Russia back in 2018, Kasper Hjulmand s men secured an automatic spot out of Group D and finished just a single point behind eventual winners Switzerland. With the mood in their camp at a real high, Denmark were one of just a handful of nations who were unbeaten on route to clinching thei…
Paul Pogba explained his celebrations after Manchester United s late winner against his former club Juventus felt strange while paying tribute to the Red Devils staying power.
Jose Mourinho s men were headed for a repeat of their 1-0 defeat at Old Trafford two weeks ago when Cristiano Ronaldo scored a magnificent 65th-minute volley but a late turnaround was made possible when Juan Mata curled in a free-kick four minutes from time.
Pogba then wheeled away in celebration after Alex Sandro put the ball into his own net under pressure from the France international with less than a minute left on the clock, but the World Cup-winning midfielder admitted he had mixed emotions.
I celebrated, but it was strange, he told BT Sport. It might have touched a lot of people.
Celtic and Rangers emerged with contrasting emotions despite both recording wins in week six of the cinch Premiership.
There were also wins for St Mirren, Hibernian and Aberdeen while Dundee and Kilmarnock shared the spoils at Dens Park.
Here are five things we learned from the weekend’s action.
Celtic get ‘monumental’ win
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— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC)
Brendan Rodgers called Celtic’s 3-0 victory at Livingston “monumental” after the champions built on their one-goal lead despite having Joe Hart sent off.
Celtic again showed a good response to adversity four days after picking up two red cards in a 2-0 defeat by Feyenoord.
Rodgers said: “Livingston is a noto…
Finally managing to appoint a long-term successor to Jose Mourinho in a search that felt like a lifetime, Tottenham welcomed to North London on a two-year deal last week.
With it clear to many that the former Wolves boss was not Spurs’ first choice to lead their rebuild, the 47-year-old looks set to have a real squad overhaul on his hands in the capital as The Lilywhites returned to pre-season training on Monday.
With a number of their biggest stars still away on international duties at this summer’s delayed European Championships, there still remains a string of speculation surrounding future as a potential move to Manchester City still appears to remain firmly on the cards.
A squad that could only scrape a Europa Conference spot on the final weekend and …
Inter Milan boss Simone Inzaghi has demanded an immediate response from his table-topping side against Salernitana on Saturday after they suffered their first league defeat of the season in midweek.
Inter, who had won all of their opening five games domestically, lost 2-1 at home to Sassuolo on Wednesday night, squandering a half-time lead as they conceded goals to Nedim Bajrami and Domenico Berardi in the space of nine minutes.
The loss allowed rivals AC Milan to draw level on 15 points and has put the pressure on Inter going into the trip to winless Salernitana, who have taken only three points from their opening six Serie A fixtures.
“It was a defeat that hurt, and we have to analyse it and bounce back immediately,” Inzaghi said.
“We have to unde…
Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly set to complete his move to Al Nassr.
The Portugal forward saw his second stint at Manchester United brought to an early conclusion last month following an inflammatory interview with Piers Morgan, in which he revealed his unhappiness with the Red Devils and their manager Erik ten Hag.
Ronaldo has been a free agent since United terminated his deal shortly after the start of the World Cup, at which he scored one goal and was reduced to the role of substitute for Portugal s two knockout games.
Having revealed he rejected a move to the Saudi Pro League ahead of this season, Ronaldo had been strongly linked with Al Nassr since leaving Old Trafford.
While Ronaldo denied a deal had been agreed earlier this month, Al Nassr sportin…