Ex-Napoli captain Marek Hamsik has no intention of swapping Dalian Yifang for Roma as he could never play for another Serie A club, according to the player s agent.
Italian newspaper La Repubblica reported on Saturday that Roma are eyeing a swap deal involving Hamsik and Javier Pastore.
But the Slovakia international s representative Martin Petras has ruled out an instant return to Serie A while his client remains under contract with Dalian.
Marek is absolutely happy in China and has no intention of returning to Europe right now, Petras told Sky Sport Italia.
Marek s appearance in means he has overtaken Giuseppe Bruscolotti at the top of the all-time Napoli appearance charts. 512 games a true legend!
— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli)
Martin Odegaard’s penalty proved enough to give 10-man Arsenal a gritty 1-0 victory at Crystal Palace to maintain their winning start to the Premier League season.
Only Manchester City and Brighton had won their opening two games but the Gunners joined them on six points after a narrow success at Selhurst Park.
In a close-fought encounter, captain Odegaard stepped up to steer home a second-half spot-kick, with the visitors then hanging on for the final quarter of the game after Takehiro Tomiyasu was sent off.
One-nil, to The Arsenal
— Arsenal (@Arsenal)
The defender was the only change to Mikel Arteta’s starting XI from their opening-day win against Nottingham Forest as he replaced the injured Jurrien Timber at left-back – but he will n…
Julen Lopetegui believes Barcelona finally have a clear vision for their future as his Sevilla side attempt to inflict one final blow of a terrible year for the struggling giants.
It has been a woefully grim 2021 for Barcelona, with the club having encountered dire financial problems that were a factor behind their greatest player, Lionel Messi, being forced to leave.
On the field, they won the Copa del Rey in April but have endured a torrid time in the Champions League and LaLiga, with another club legend, Ronald Koeman, losing his job as coach as a result.
The COVID-19 crisis has hit Barcelona hard, but out of the chaos of the last 12 months has risen an emerging group of young players who could save the club a fortune in transfer fees and point to a bright f…
Defender Chris Smalling believes Manchester United were the better side in Sunday s 0-0 stalemate against rivals Manchester City.
The England international played the full 90 minutes as the derby finished scoreless for the first time since November 2010.
Smalling admitted the game could have been more exciting, but believes United had the better of the chances.
I think it’s one where it could have been a little bit more [exciting]. Both teams were very compact and well organised, and there weren’t too many chances,” he told MUTV.
I think we probably edged it overall with the chances we had in the second half. Towards the end, you could tell that, for the last 20-30 minutes, they were hanging on and bringing on defenders, so it was on us to real…
Manchester United striker Federico Macheda has revealed he would be willing to return to Lazio in the future, .
Macheda, 21, is currently on loan at Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart 1893 eV, and started against his former club Lazio in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday.
The Italian side won the crucial first leg away from home by a score of 2-0. Macheda, who was starting his first match for Stuttgart, was substituted in the final minute of the game.
The Italy Under-21 international was a member of Lazio s youth system before agreeing to make a quickfire move to Old Trafford in 2007.
Macheda has failed to break into United s first-team setup after scoring a sensational injury-time winner against Aston Villa on his Premier League debut in April 200…
Andrew Robertson feels Liverpool being viewed as outsiders against Real Madrid in the Champions League final can work to their advantage.
Jurgen Klopp s team survived a late brace from Radja Nainggolan that handed Roma a 4-2 win on Wednesday at the Stadio Olimpico – a result that was not enough to prevent Liverpool from progressing 7-6 on aggregate.
Nainggolan s error in the ninth minute had a greater influence on proceedings, allowing Sadio Mane to extend Liverpool s overall advantage and Georginio Wijnaldum restored their lead on the night after James Milner unwittingly scored a freak own goal.
Edin Dzeko equalised and led the charge for Roma, but their closing salvo proved too little, too late.
Credit to all the lads. We ve come through every chal…
Bayern Munich have been hit by a further goalkeeping injury blow as Sven Ulreich, like Manuel Neuer, has been ruled out for the rest of the season.
Carlo Ancelotti s men have already clinched the Bundesliga title and will see out the rest of the campaign with third-choice goalkeeper Tom Starke.
With Starke selected for Saturday s clash with Darmstadt, Bayern announced via Twitter that Ulreich will miss the remainder of 2016-17 following an injury to his elbow in training.
Starke was making his first appearance of the season and just his sixth league outing in total since joining Bayern from Hoffenheim in 2012.
suffered an elbow ligament injury in training on Friday and will miss the rest of the season.
— FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN)
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Juventus chief executive Giuseppe Marotta hopes to conclude the signing of Liverpool s Emre Can after the Champions League final.
The Germany international has long been linked with the Serie A champions, having failed to agree terms on a new contract at Anfield.
Reports in Italy last month claimed Can is ready to sign a five-year deal with Massimiliano Allegri s side, despite some late interest from Bayern Munich.
Marotta has now confirmed they hope to finish talks in the coming days with a view to announcing his arrival before the World Cup.
We are optimistic about a positive end to negotiations with Emre Can, he told Mediaset Premium before Saturday s Serie A clash with Verona.
We hope to announce his signing after the Champions League final.…
Antonio Conte s departure from Chelsea is expected to be confirmed imminently, and the Stamford Bridge faithful are readying themselves for an eighth different manager in seven years.
That man looks likely to be Maurizio Sarri, who left Serie A runners up Napoli at the end of the 2017-18 campaign.
But who is Sarri and what can Chelsea fans expect from him?
Here s five things you should know about the 59-year-old Italian.
WELL TRAVELLED
Sarri started his managerial career with Pescara in 2005 before undertaking quick-fire spells at Arezzo, Avellino, Hellas Verona and Perugia.
After further short stints at Alessandria and Sorrento, he seemingly settled down at Empoli for three years before upping sticks again and taking on th…
Newcastle United and Wolverhampton Wanderers are interested in signing Jack Hendry from Celtic in the summer of 2021, according to . Burnley are also reported to be interested in securing the services of the 25-year-old centre-back.
Hendry joined Celtic from Dundee in 2018 and was expected to be a success at Celtic Park. However, the Scotland international has failed to make a huge impact at the Glasgow giants and spent the second half of last season on loan at Melbourne City. The 25-year-old joined Oostende on loan in the summer of 2020.
It has been reported that Oostende have an option to make Hendry’s loan move permanent for £2 million, and the Belgian club could then decide to sell the Scotland international centre-back at a higher price. However, Celtic are repo…