Napoli keeping ´feet on the ground´ amid perfect start to Serie A season – Insigne

Danny Rose has revealed that he intends to run down his contract with Tottenham Hotspur, as reported exclusively by .

The left-back joined Spurs initially from Leeds United back in 2007, but the early part of his spell in North London was mostly spent on loans, at Watford, Peterborough United, Bristol City and Sunderland. However, he became a first-team regular following his return from the North-East in 2013, and his numbers in a Spurs shirt now read 206 games and 10 goals in all competitions. He has also been capped 29 times for England.

But his time with the club is set to come to an end when his contract expires in 18 months. He seems to have been keen to sign a new one, but he claims he s been told by chairman Daniel Levy that he wouldn t offered one. In return, he…

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The UEFA Champions League is back once again this week as the remainder of second leg ties are played across Europe. A handful of sides have already been able to make fairly emphatic statements within their own right, and on Tuesday night, Chelsea and Bayern Munich will be awarded the opportunity to do the same thing. These two clubs have history with one another and with two wins apiece in their overall head to head, these next two games could serve as the tiebreaker.

Chelsea

It s been a mixed bag of a season thus far for Frank Lampard but above all else, it feels as if he s starting to settle really nicely into life as Chelsea manager. They re in a comfortable position in the Premier League, they re going st…

AC Milan head coach Gennaro Gattuso revealed he is a keen admirer of Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere ahead of Thursday s Europa League showdown.

Wilshere is out of contract at the end of the season and the Englishman is no closer to extending his time at the Emirates Stadium, with Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger revealing there has been no progress in negotiations.

The 26-year-old – who emerged from Arsenal s youth ranks in 2008 – has been linked with various clubs, including Milan and Serie A champions Juventus.

Talking about Wilshere prior to the second leg of the Europa League last-16 tie, Gattuso said: I remember him when I came here to play a tournament in 2011. He can play in any league.

He isn t particularly fast, but does have good technique. …

According to a recent report from Calciomercato, Juventus midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur is a wanted man with Paris Saint-Germain being interested in bringing the midfielder over to Ligue 1. The belief is that they will make an offer during next summer’s transfer window, in order to give him time to properly embed himself into the style of PSG’s play. 

Juve has an abundance of talent within their ranks and that much is obvious, to the point where they’re constantly having to chop and change who they’re bringing in and who they’re shipping back out. In regards to Bentancur, he’s believed by many to have a great deal of potential – and there will be some questions as to whether or not he can fulfil that at PSG. 

With that being said, the summer transfe…

Eduardo Camavinga is already bordering on being undroppable for France boss Didier Deschamps.

Rennes midfielder Camavinga made his first international start in the friendly against Ukraine on Wednesday and opened the scoring in a 7-1 victory with an overhead kick in the ninth minute.

At 17 years and 11 months old, he became the second youngest player to score for Les Bleus after Maurice Gastiger (17 years, five months) against Switzerland in March 1914.

Camavinga was drafted into the squad in September as a late replacement for Paul Pogba following the Manchester United midfielder s positive coronavirus test and became France s youngest debutant in 106 years when he came off the bench against Croatia.

France face Portugal and Croatia in the Nations Leagu…

It has long since been considered the biggest fixture in German football, but the first edition of Der Klassiker in 2017-18 will have added significance in the title race.

Bayern Munich visit Borussia Dortmund on Saturday holding a three-point lead over their hosts at the top of the Bundesliga table, Jupp Heynckes having returned them to form after Carlo Ancelotti s sacking.

Ahead of what promises to be another extremely intriguing tussle, we look back at some of the most memorable games in the history of the fixture.

Dortmund 1-1 Bayern, April 2001

Ill-discipline is often something we expect from rivalries, but Bayern s trip to Dortmund in April 2001 went well beyond that.

There were red cards shown to Bixente Lizarazu, Stefan Effenber…

December 2 marks five years since Kylian Mbappe made his debut in Ligue 1.

Only 16 at the time, the forward came in the 88th minute of a 1-1 home draw with Caen, becoming Monaco s youngest player in history, breaking the record previously held by Thierry Henry.

Eight major club trophies (and a Trophee des Champions), a World Cup winners medal and a reported €180million transfer to Paris Saint-Germain have followed since for a player already considered one of the greatest in the world even before his 22nd birthday later this month.

He can also make history on Wednesday if he finds the net in a key Champions League match for PSG against Manchester United

16 Goals scored with the at the age of 21 years and 299 days since 1945:

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It is a question for Leroy, his agents and the club. I am not involved in that. The important thing now is he has to recover well. This is the most important thing. 

After that, he knows we believe in him and what we think of him. After that it depends on him and the club.  

Those are the words of Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola who has responded to the claims that Leroy Sane could be on the verge of a move to Bayern Munich. 

The on again, off again nature of the Sane to Bayern situation has been glossing over the fact that Sane is still in the process of trying to recuperate from the injury that has ruled him out for the season up to this point. 

The belief recently was that a deal was off the table, but now, it seems like the talks are star…

Pep Guardiola remains hopeful Kyle Walker will be fit to feature at the World Cup as he offered positive updates on fellow England internationals John Stones and Kalvin Phillips.

Walker has not featured for Manchester City since suffering an abdominal injury in the Premier League champions 6-3 win over Manchester United earlier this month.

The 32-year-old subsequently underwent surgery, leaving his chances of making the trip to Qatar in the balance and dealing Gareth Southgate another selection headache.

Chelsea right-back Reece James also faces a race against time to make the squad, while Liverpool s Trent Alexander-Arnold has been in poor form this season.

However, Walker offered hope to England supporters last week, telling BBC Radio 5 Live he was conf…

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Arguably the main event of the 23rd round of the La Liga season this weekend is the derby of the Spanish capital, set to take place on Saturday at the Santiago Bernabeu, where Real Madrid will play host to Atletico Madrid. The game between these teams isn t perhaps as high-profile as the El Clasico between Real and Barcelona, but it s certainly important for both sets of supporters in the city. Further more, both teams will desperately need any point they can get between now and the end of the season.

Real Madrid

Real go into this match buzzing from their comprehensive triumph over Liverpool earlier this week, in the first leg of the clash of these titans in the Champions League round of 16, proving once again the bane of the Merseysid…