Pep Guardiola has heaped praise on full-back Oleksandr Zinchenko and said the rest of his Manchester City players could learn a thing or two from the Ukraine international.
Zinchenko, who joined City from Ufa in 2016, appeared on the verge of joining Wolves at the beginning of the season but stayed at the Etihad Stadium and has made 16 appearances in all competitions.
The 22-year-old played the full 120 minutes as City won the EFL Cup final on penalties against Chelsea on Sunday.
Guardiola has been impressed by Zinchenko s attitude in training and his response to limited first-team opportunities in the Premier League.
Incredible is the only thing I can say, said Guardiola. Oleks has showed me again what I thought before; the importance and the valu…
Ligue 1 champions Monaco have joined Sevilla in the race to sign Colombia striker Carlos Bacca from AC Milan.
Bacca scored 14 goals in 34 appearances for the Rossoneri last season but is set to fall foul of the squad overhaul at San Siro which has seen Andre Silva, Fabio Borini and Hakan Calhanoglu swell the attacking ranks.
Having enjoyed two goal-laden seasons with Sevilla before signing for Milan, Bacca favours a return to the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, but Monaco s interest comes with guaranteed Champions League football attached as well as linking up with his international captain Radamel Falcao.
The principality club are set to receive an estimated €180million if they sanction the sale of Kylian Mbappe and may already be seeking out potential replacements for…
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Bayern Munich and Hertha Berlin will take each other on in the third round of the 2020/21 Bundesliga campaign at the Allianz Arena in Munich.
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The 2019/20 season seems like it was stuff of beautiful dreams for the Bavarians. Having struggled early on, they rose up and stood firm to hold off the challenges of all rivals to win the Bundesliga title again, followed by the DFB-Pokal and topped off with their sixth Champions League trophy.
They ve added winger Leroy Sane to their ranks since then, but they lost the services of midfield maestro Thiago Alcantara who now plays for Liverpool. They also signed 18-year-old defender Tanguy Nianzou Kouassi from Paris Saint-Germain, and goalkeeper Alexander Nubel from Schalke 04…
According to , John Stones turned down the chance to join Tottenham Hotspur from Manchester City in the summer transfer window. It has been reported that Spurs head coach Jose Mourinho was keen on signing the England international centre-back this summer on a season-long loan deal.
However, according to the report, Stones turned down the chance to make the move to Tottenham. The former Everton central defender was reluctant to uproot his family and move to London despite having fallen down the pecking order at City following the arrival of Ruben Dias this summer.
According to , Stones has played just 90 minutes in the Premier League for City so far this season. During the 2019-20 campaign, the 26-year-old centre-back made 12 starts and four substitute appearances in the…
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12:35 Tianjin Jinmen Tiger vs Nantong Zhiyun
Mounting a stunning second-half comeback away at Shanghai Shenhua last weekend as they snatched a famous 2-1 win, Tianjin Jinmen are enjoying what has been a remarkable flurry since opening the 2023 campaign. Battling it out at the top of the Super League standings, it is no secret that the Tigers now have their sights firmly set on mounting a genuine AFC Champions League charge this season.
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David de Gea has announced he is leaving Manchester United as a free agent after 12 seasons at Old Trafford.
The 32-year-old’s contract with United expired at the end of June, with no new deal agreed despite talks that took place throughout the season.
In a message on social media, De Gea thanked United fans for their support, but said: “Now, it’s the right time to undertake a new challenge, to push myself again in new surroundings.”
When De Gea’s contract expired last Friday, United said they remained in talks with the Spain goalkeeper.
I just wanted to send this farewell message to all Manchester United supporters.
I would like to express my unwavering gratitude and appreciation for the love from the last 12 years. We’ve achieved a l…
Liverpool have completed their sixth signing of a busy close-season, landing Lille s teenage striker Divock Origi.
The 19-year-old had long been linked with a switch to the Premier League runners-up, and he follows in the footsteps of Rickie Lambert, Emre Can, Adam Lallana, Lazar Markovic and Dejan Lovren in heading to Anfield since the end of last term.
Belgium international Origi will return to Lille on loan for the upcoming campaign before joining up with Brendan Rodgers squad for the 2015-16 season.
A statement published on Liverpool s official website revealed the club have tracked Origi s progress since he played for Belgium s youth team, adding that they had beaten competition from both home and abroad to finally get their man.
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The agent of Porto midfielder Fredy Guarin admits that his client is on the verge of completing a move to Juventus.
The highly rated midfielder has been followed by the Bianconeri for over a year now, but the Italian giants only recently decided to make a formal offer.
Despite interest from several other European clubs, Guarin made it clear that he would only leave Porto for Juventus and it looks as though his wish will come true.
His representative has revealed that Juventus have agreed a transfer fee with the Dragons.
Today will be confirmed the news of the transfer of Guarin to Juventus, Marcelo Ferreyra told O Jogo.
Porto will collect about €11 million from the operation, a figure that could rise based on some bonuses.
Juventus w…
Borussia Dortmund remain bottom of the Bundesliga after another loss, while Hamburg emphatically ended their goal drought against Paderborn.
Borussia Dortmund s miserable Bundesliga season shows little sign of easing as they suffered a 1-0 defeat at home to surprise-package Augsburg on Wednesday.
Jurgen Klopp s men were arguably the better side during the first half but still found themselves behind five minutes after the break when Raul Bobadilla pounced on a loose ball inside the area to slot home.
The visitors were reduced to 10 men 14 minutes later when Christoph Janker hauled down Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang with a professional foul on the edge of the area, allowing the hosts to increase the pressure.
However, the 2011 and 12 champions could not fi…
Celtic s march to the Scottish Premiership title stumbled after crashing to a 1-0 home defeat against St Johnstone on Wednesday.
On-loan Coventry midfielder Danny Swanson ended the champions eight-match winning run in the league with a spectacular 54th-minute volley.
Ronny Deila s men remain six points clear at the top of the table, while Tommy Wright s St Johnstone climb back into the top six.
It was a big set-back. It is disappointing, but it s happened now and we have to learn from this and it s four days before we can make it good again, Deila told BBC Radio Scotland.
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