Paris Saint-Germain have signed Sevilla attacking midfielder Pablo Sarabia after triggering his reported €18million release clause.
The 27-year-old s future had been in question for several months after a fine season in LaLiga and he has made the switch to PSG on a five-year deal.
Sarabia scored 12 goals and set up another 13 in LaLiga last term, enjoying by far his best campaign in senior football.
He joined Sevilla for a fee thought to be in the region of €1million from Getafe in 2016 and swiftly became an important part of the team, showing versatility in attack and chipping in consistently with goals and assists.
25 Pablo Sarabia (12 goals 13 assists) (11 goals 14 assists) has been involved in 25 league goals this season, more than any other m…
Portuguese daily newspaper that Benfica aim to cash in on winger Nicolas Gaitan at the end of the season.
The Eagles tend to sell one or two key players every summer in order to ensure the steady flow of cash, and it appears the Argentine will be sacrificed in the summer transfer window.
Nicolas Gaitan is already playing his fifth season at Estadio da Luz, and it appears the time has come for the two sides to part ways.
The highly rated footballer is reportedly on the radar of Manchester United, Manchester City, PSG and Monaco, and summer exit appears on the cards.
Gaitan has seen his release clause lowered from €45m to €35m last November, which is enough to suggest Benfica are ready to listen to offers for their prized asset.
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Wigan manager Roberto Martinez said Spain are now stronger than the Euro 2008 winners.
Questions have been raised of the philosophy adopted by Vicente del Bosque s side, with Spain drawing with Italy, requiring a late goal to beat Croatia and edging past Portugal only after a penalty shootout.
Some have suggested that Spain have taken their tiki-taka approach to an excessive level, but Martinez praised their commitment in sticking to their continuous passing style.
What you must understand is that Spain have got a really strong philosophy, Martinez told The Sun.
That philosophy is how they keep the ball, how they are patient, how they play from the back and expose teams, how they defend.
They are not worse than 2008, they are better. It was ea…
West Bromwich Albion F.C. have boosted their attacking options with the season-long loan signing of Arsenal winger Serge Gnabry.
The Germany Under-21 international, who joined Arsenal from VfB Stuttgart for £100,000 in 2011, becomes the Baggies fourth summer recruit following the arrivals of James Chester (Hull City), James McClean (Wigan Athletic), and Rickie Lambert (Liverpool).
Gnabry will wear No. 31 at The Hawthorns and is available for Monday s English Premier League opener against Manchester City.
“I’m very delighted by the move,” said Gnabry.
“I see the opportunity that I can play, it’s a good club and I’ve heard good things.
“I’m very happy that I’ve signed here. I’ve got good impressions and I feel it�…
Nemanja Matic insists Chelsea remaing hungry for victory at home to Liverpool this weekend, despite having wrapped up the Premier League on Sunday.
Jose Mourinho s men made sure of their first league crown since 2010 with a 1-0 win against Crystal Palace PFA Player of the Year Eden Hazard netting the winner on the stroke of half-time.
However, with matches against Liverpool, West Brom and Sunderland still to come, Matic says Chelsea will not be taking their foot of the gas.
We will be prepared for those, he told the club s official website. Of course we don t have the pressure of needing to win the league anymore, we are first whatever, but we will play seriously and try to enjoy the games we have left.
We have done a great job this season and we wan…
Tony Pulis preserved his fine record against former club Stoke City as West Brom edged to a 1-0 Premier League win at The Hawthorns on Saturday.
The Baggies manager is unbeaten against Stoke since leaving the club for a second time in May 2013 and secured a tight victory through James Morrison s early strike.
Morrison netted his second goal of the week in the sixth minute, having struck at the same stage of a 1-1 draw at Middlesbrough on Tuesday.
While West Brom s momentum had been interrupted by a swift equaliser on that occasion, Stoke could make nothing of their first-half possession as the hosts instead created a number of chances.
Pulis men were not quite so dominant after the interval, but Stoke s struggles continued and Saido Berahino, emerging fr…
Jan Vertonghen is the latest Tottenham Hotspur player in line for a new contract, .
A number of Mauricio Pochettino’s squad have put pen to paper since the start of this season and now Vertonghen is set to follow suit, with his current deal set to expire at the end in the summer of 2018.
The former Ajax man moved to White Hart Lane in the summer of 2012 and has since racked up one hundred and seventy-seven appearances in all competitions, scoring eight goals.
Dele Alli, Eric Dier, Danny Rose and Kyle Walker have all committed their future to the North London outfit though there is still some way to go in prospective deals for goalkeeper Hugo Lloris and striker Harry Kane.
Spurs are the only unbeaten side left in the Premier League and can now be b…
Didier Deschamps has praised Kingsley Coman s efficiency after his strike in France s 3-0 win over Andorra in Euro 2020 qualifying on Tuesday.
The Bayern Munich winger scored his first goals for Les Bleus since March 2016 in Saturday s 4-1 win over Albania.
He followed that with the opener against Andorra, firmly staking his claim to start France s Group H double header against Iceland and leaders Turkey next month.
I already told you that he s added efficiency since last season, Deschamps told a media conference.
Well done, boys!
— French Team (@FrenchTeam)
Dribbling, creating danger, he knows how to do it. To see him play this well is good for me.
In a month, I will make choices but I m happy for him; he needed t…
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has urged football to banish racism once and for all.
Infantino addressed his federation s annual awards ceremony in Milan on Monday, before presenting Lionel Messi with The Best FIFA Men s Player prize.
But first he addressed the disgraceful scenes during Atalanta s game against Fiorentina in Serie A on Sunday.
The 2-2 draw at the Ennio Tardini was stopped for three minutes after Fiorentina defender Dalbert, on loan from Inter, reported racist abuse from the crowd to the referee.
I want to say this here in Italy, in my country. Yesterday, again, we have witnessed in the Italian championship an example of racism, Infantino said.
This is not acceptable any more. We have to say this. We have to say no to racism,…
Francesco Totti has left his post as a director at Roma, ending a 30-year stay at the club.
Totti joined the Roma board after retiring as a player in 2017, but reported differences between the former attacker and the club s board are said to have resulted in him leaving.
Tensions are said to have become particularly strained between Totti and club owner Jim Pallotta since March, when Monchi quit as sporting director and coach Eusebio Di Francesco was sacked.
Speculation went into overdrive after Totti failed to appear at Roma s club meeting in London last week, where new coach Paulo Fonseca was presented, with Pallotta insisting the Azzurri icon was invited.
Pallotta was unsure why Totti decided against attending but insisted he would be given time , and …