Udinese s Roberto Pereyra is having a medical at Juventus ahead of a proposed switch to the Serie A champions.
Argentine winger Pereyra has impressed since joining Udinese from River Plate in 2011, prompting apparent interest from Italy s leading clubs.
And Juve now appear to be in pole position to sign the 23-year-old.
On Wednesday, the Turin club posted photos on their official Twitter account of Pereyra arriving for medical examinations at Clinica Fornaca di Sessant.
Juventus subsequently released a short statement, which read: Roberto Pereyra is this morning undergoing a routine medical prior to a proposed move to the Bianconeri from Udinese.
The young Argentine will take his first tests at the city’s Clinica Fornaca di Sessant, before comp…
AZ host Groningen in the first leg of their Eredivisie play-offs, with the two sides battling it out for a place in the UEFA Europa League.
After finishing as the lowest ranked teams inside the top eight, both sides came through their respective semi-final clashes with relative ease.
AZ, who finished eighth at the end of the regular season, thumped fifth-placed Heerenveen 3-0 at home and, despite losing the away leg 1-0, comfortably progressed to the final play-off stage.
Groningen were even more emphatic, taking a 1-0 advantage into their second leg at Vitesse before promptly dispatching Peter Bosz s men 4-1 to seal a 5-1 aggregate success.
For AZ, their semi-final victory was a far cry from their end of season form, which saw them fail to win any of their five …
Gonzalo Higuain is set to have his medical in London today (Wednesday) ahead of completing a move to Chelsea, according to . He is set to arrive to the British capital at some time during the day, after AC Milan agreed a deal to sign Krzysztof Piatek from Genoa on the previous evening.
Having started out at River Plate, Higuain moved to Real Madrid in January 2007, where he spent the following six and a half years. During that time, he scored 121 goals in 264 appearances for Los Blancos, and won three La Liga titles and one Copa del Rey trophy. Following a three-year spell with Napoli, he signed for Juventus in 2016. Two seasons later, his former teammate Cristiano Ronaldo arrived to Turin. Higuain found himself surplus for requirements and joined Milan on loan, and he is set t…
Jose Pekerman claims James Rodriguez s talents are not appreciated by club side Real Madrid, but the Colombia coach has no doubt as to his value to the national side.
The attacking midfielder has become an increasingly isolated figure at Santiago Bernabeu, his struggle for game time underlined by his exclusion from the Champions League final squad.
Reports have linked the 25-year-old, who moved to Madrid from Monaco in 2014, with a switch to Manchester United, but Pekerman feels James may be generally under-appreciated in Europe.
It is not the first time that there are great talents that in certain places can feel frustrated, because the styles or the football similarities do not coincide, he said ahead of Colombia s friendly with Spain on Wednesday.
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There has been some criticism directed to England boss Gareth Southgate for including Jordan Henderson in his squad for the Euros. The Liverpool captain spent the last part of the 2020-21 season out of action through injury.
However, England captain Harry Kane is adamant that Henderson is an important part of the group.
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According to Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona are said to be one of the many top European clubs that are interested in signing Toulouse defender Jean-Clair Todibo. The teenage sensation, who will turn 19 this Sunday, has been tipped to be the next Raphael Varane – which is the kind of praise that is going to make clubs around Europe sit up and take notice.
Manchester United, Napoli, Juventus and Real Madrid are all believed to be in the running, but Barca are viewed as the primary contenders. Todibo’s contract is set to expire in June which means they could get him relatively cheap, although Toulouse will likely do all that they can in order to bring in some big money for him.
Todibo turned professional back in 2017 and ever since then, he has been able to establish himse…
Ben Johnson says West Ham will score when they need to after sealing their place in the Europa Conference League last-16 by beating Silkeborg 1-0 at London Stadium.
David Moyes side sealed victory thanks to Manuel Lanzini s lone penalty in the capital, to maintain their unbeaten record in Group B this season.
But spurned chances elsewhere meant a surprisingly tight scoreline, with the Hammers having previously put three past the Danish outfit in the return fixture.
Johnson, however, is unconcerned by the narrow margins as long as he and his team-mates get the win, stating they will score when they need to.
We won the game, we got the three points, we re through and we re top, he told BT Sport. In the games where we need to put the ball in the net, I m su…
Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri believes his side are a mid-table team following their 2-1 loss at Hellas Verona on Saturday, acknowledging they are currently no better than Igor Tudor s men.
An early double from the in-form Giovanni Simeone was enough for the hosts to seal the win, despite Weston McKennie s reply 10 minutes from time.
Simeone became the seventh player in the history of Serie A to have scored two or more goals against Juventus for three different sides (Genoa, Cagliari and Verona). The last player to do so was Enrico Chiesa, father of Juve star Federico.
The defeat was the fourth Juve have suffered in Serie A this season and comes after the late 2-1 reverse at home to Sassuolo just three days earlier.
Sitting in ninth place in th…
Ajax supervisory board member Johan Cruyff would like to bring Marco van Basten back to the Amsterdam club as technical director.
The former Barcelona ace is keen to lure van Basten back to the Amsterdam ArenA after previous spells as a player and coach.
Cruyff and van Basten had several disagreements during the 46-year-old s short stint in charge of the Dutch club in 2008-09, but Cruyff insists that they are still friends and talk regularly.
We have often sat together and talked, Cruyff told AD Sportwereld. For us as former footballers, it is important to work with intelligent people.
We always remained friends and sometimes friends have disagreements. When two intelligent people have a different opinion, they can both never be 100 per cent right.
Chelsea striker Daniel Sturridge has stated his desire to become one of the biggest players around ahead of his possible England debut.
The 22-year-old has been named in Fabio Capello s England squad for friendlies with Spain and Sweden and has staked his claim for a first senior cap with his fine club form.
I want to be one of the biggest players around. I don t want to be content with just being average, Sturridge told the Daily Express.
And Chelsea team-mate Frank Lampard has backed the 22-year old to be a success on the international stage.
Daniel will break through at international level. He has skill, unbelievable speed off the mark and he can finish, Lampard said.
But the most important opinion is that of Capello, who was impressed enoug…