Memphis Depay leaving Lyon and joining a bigger club would only benefit Netherlands, according to Ronald Koeman.
The 25-year-old signed for the French club in January 2017 and has got his career back on track following a disappointing 18-month spell with Manchester United.
He scored 29 goals in his first two full Ligue 1 campaigns and has seven in 10 outings this term, earning him links with a number of teams, including Tottenham.
Although recognising Lyon as a big club in their own right, Netherlands boss Koeman believes his side will reap the rewards of Depay joining a new side next year.
De start van een enorm belangrijke week!
— OnsOranje (@OnsOranje)
He plays at Lyon and is even their captain sometimes, Koeman said at Tuesday …
Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri insists it will be difficult for his side to win the Premier League, despite their impressive start to the season.
The Blues made it four wins from four in 2018-19 with a 2-0 victory over Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, thanks to second-half goals from Pedro and Eden Hazard.
The is the sixth time Chelsea have won 12 points from a possible 12 at the start of a Premier League season and they have won the title in five of those campaigns, the last under Jose Mourinho in 2014-15.
Sarri, though, says there is little point speculating on their chances now given they finished 30 points behind champions Manchester City last term.
I think that, now, for us, it s better to think about the next match, said Sarri. The gap at t…
Manchester United will have no trouble attracting star signings as they remain the biggest and best club in the world , manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says.
With the transfer window opening in three weeks time, the Red Devils have been tipped to bolster a squad that has at times been stretched to breaking point this season.
Strikers including Erling Haland and Mario Mandzukic have been linked with moves to Old Trafford, while Borussia Dortmund s Jadon Sancho, Leicester City playmaker James Maddison and Atletico Madrid midfielder Saul Niguez are rumoured longer-term options.
With United fifth in the Premier League and far from certain to return to the Champions League this season, it has been suggested they could struggle to land their priority targets, although re…
Mikel Arteta felt responsible for Arsenal s draining, frustrating and painful poor form, admitting he questioned himself every day during their recent winless run.
Arsenal beat London rivals Chelsea 3-1 on Saturday to ease some of the growing pressure on Arteta, who recently celebrated a full year in charge.
That followed a streak of seven Premier League games without a victory, the Gunners return of 14 points from 14 games their worst return at that stage of a season since 1974-75 when converted to three points for a win.
Arteta s side still sit just six points above the relegation zone and the Spaniard has opened up on the mental anguish of going eight weeks between league victories.
I question myself every day, he said ahead of Tuesday …
John McGinn’s last-gasp winner saved Aston Villa from embarrassment as they laboured to an uninspiring 1-0 victory against Zrinjski Mostar.
The captain netted in the fourth minute of added time to break battling Mostar hearts.
It looks like Villa’s Europa Conference League campaign would continue to stutter until then after the hosts were left frustrated by their organised and combative opponents, who refused to buckle until stoppage time.
Never in doubt.
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial)
Despite dominating, Villa struggled to break Mostar down and had a penalty call reversed in the second half.
Referee Urs Schnyder changed his decision to award a spot-kick for handball after replays showed Ollie Watkins’ header hit Slobodan Jakovlje…
Chelsea have failed to agree terms with Benfica over the signing of Enzo Fernandez in the January transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Premier League club Chelsea and Portuguese giants Benfica have been holding talks for a number of days now, but they have not been able to come to an agreement over a fee for the Argentina international midfielder.
Former Premier League and UEFA Champions League winners Chelsea have already agreed personal terms with Fernandez. The 21-year-old, who won the 2022 Qatar World Cup with Argentina, has told Benfica that he wants to move to the Blues.
Despite the setback, Chelsea remain keen on Fernandez and are going to continue to hold talks with Benfica. The Blues are keen on bringing Fernandez to Stamford Bridge in th…
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Canada and Chile will lock horns with each other in the 2024 Copa America this coming weekend. The Group A game between Jesse Marsch’s side and Ricardo Gareca’s team will be held at the Inter Co Stadium in Orlando, Florida. It is scheduled to kick off at 1 am on Sunday, June 30.
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Canada are a modest footballing nation who do not have a great track record in the game. Their most significant achievements to date are winning 1985 CONCACAF Championship, qualifying for the 1986 FIFA World Cup and winning the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup to qualify for the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup.
No one expects Canada to do anything of note at the 2024 Copa America. In fact, it is very likely that Les Roug…
Bayer Leverkusen have secured the future of their coveted striker Patrik Schick by signing up the prolific Czech for the next five years.
Schick was joint-top goalscorer alongside Cristiano Ronaldo at last year s delayed Euro 2020 tournament, hitting five goals.
He carried that form into the 2021-22 Bundesliga campaign, tallying 24 goals in 27 league games as Leverkusen finished third to earn a Champions League place.
Only Bayern Munich s Robert Lewandowski scored more in the German top flight, and Schick had been linked with a host of clubs, including Premier League outfits Arsenal and Newcastle United.
He was prepared to forgo the possibility of such a switch as he extended a previous contract that ran to 2025 with the new deal that takes him through…
Real Madrid are interested in signing Dusan Vlahovic from Juventus in the summer of 2023, according to . The report in the Italian news outlet has claimed that last season’s La Liga and UEFA Champions League winners Madrid are looking for a young striker to eventually succeed Karim Benzema, and that club president Florentino Perez has identified Juventus and Serbia international Vlahovic as a potential target.
So far this season, Vlahovic has made 11 starts and one substitute appearance in Serie A for Juventus so far this season, scoring eight goals and providing two assists in the process. The Serbia international striker, who played at the 2022 Qatar World Cup, has scored one goal and providing one assist in five UEFA Champions League games for the Bianconeri so far this ca…
Erling Haaland has revealed that Riyad Mahrez told him to sign for Manchester City last year, and the striker is also looking forward to playing with Phil Foden.
The Premier League champions announced on May 10 that an agreement was in place to sign Haaland from Borussia Dortmund after triggering his reported €60million (£51.2m) release clause, and Haaland has now officially put pen to paper on a five-year contract at the Etihad Stadium, with the deal to go through on July 1.
Haaland scored 86 goals in 89 games for Dortmund upon joining from Salzburg in January 2020, averaging a goal every 84 minutes across all competitions.
The 21-year-old was pictured with Mahrez while on holiday in Greece in 2021, and Haaland told City s official website that the Alge…