Manuel Pellegrini insists Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure is fully focused on the current campaign and not planning his future away from the club.
Toure’s adviser Dimitri Seluk previously suggested the Ivorian was willing to listen to offers from other clubs when the season finishes.
Chinese Super League side Shanghai SIPG and Serie A outfit Inter Milan have both vocalised their interest in taking on the 32-year-old in recent times.
However, Pellegrini dismissed speculation Toure was distracted from his current task.
I know what Yaya thinks, I know Yaya is mentally absolutely involved in this season, the Chilean said.
He s not thinking about his future, he wants to continue being the same important player he has been for this team in oth…
FIFA has appointed a normalisation committee to run the Cameroonian Football Association (FECAFOOT) for the second time in four years.
The latest intervention of world football s governing body comes after the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a decision made by the Olympic and Sports Committee of Cameroon s Chamber of Conciliation and Arbitration to annul the electoral process that saw the current executive committee of FECAFOOT appointed in 2015.
According to a statement released by FIFA on Wednesday, recent attempts to reconcile football stakeholders in Cameroon have failed.
The normalisation committee will be charged with running the daily affairs of FECAFOOT, drafting new statutes and conducting elections to form a new FECAFOOT executive committee.
According to Sport.es, French club Nantes are interested in acquiring the services of Barcelona defender also known as Douglas. The Brazilian star moved to the Nou Camp back in 2014, but he hasn t really been able to force his way into the first team as he would ve liked. The 27-year-old has instead spent the last few years playing for Sporting Gijon and Benfica, where he proved that he s still capable of doing a job for a top European club.
Now, it seems as if a move to Ligue 1 could well be on the cards for him. , who finished 9th in France last season, are very interested in bringing him to the club in the next few weeks. Douglas has clearly been chomping at the bit to get an extended period of time in the first team wherever he goes, and it seems as if he ll finally get hi…
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg has completed his move to Tottenham from Southampton, who have signed Kyle Walker-Peters from the north London club on a permanent deal.
The Denmark midfielder has signed a five-year contract at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium after the clubs agreed a transfer reported to be worth £15million plus bonuses.
Hojbjerg completed a medical on Tuesday and becomes the first signing of the transfer window for Spurs boss Jose Mourinho.
He moved to Southampton from Bayern Munich in July 2016 after struggling to break into the first-team picture at the Bundesliga giants.
The 25-year-old had made over a century of league appearances for the Saints but was stripped of the captaincy in June after it became clear he was not wi…
Neymar is expected to be out for four weeks after the Paris Saint-Germain star suffered a hamstring injury on international duty.
The Brazil forward was withdrawn in the 12th minute of the Selecao s 1-1 friendly draw with Nigeria on Sunday.
PSG announced Neymar had an MRI scan on Monday that confirmed the injury, which will be re-evaluated in eight days.
Neymar has played just five games for PSG this season owing to an ankle injury picked up in June.
The ex-Barcelona forward did not make his first appearance until September, having attempted to force a move away from the club he joined for a world-record €222million fee in 2017.
PSG star Neymar is expected to miss four weeks with a hamstring injury suffered on international duty with Brazil
Hector Herrera scored inside 90 seconds of Porto s 4-1 win over Lokomotiv Moscow as Sergio Conceicao s men dumped their opponents out of the Champions League and strengthened their grip on Group D.
The Mexico international turned provider for Moussa Marega to double Porto s lead before half-time as Lokomotiv failed to deal with two players who had scored against them in a 3-1 defeat just two weeks earlier.
The result, combined with Schalke s victory over Galatasaray in the group s other game, condemned Yuri Semin s Lokomotiv side to a Champions League exit after failing to earn a single point from their four games so far.
Porto dealt with a potentially tricky final half-hour after Jefferson Farfan pulled one back, Jesus Corona and Otavio scoring to wrap up a thi…
Sheffield United paid a poignant tribute to Maddy Cusack ahead of Sunday’s Premier League match against Newcastle.
The 27-year-old, who was the longest-serving player in the Blades’ women’s side and also worked in the club’s commercial department, died earlier this week.
Forever in our hearts, Mads.
— Sheffield United (@SheffieldUnited)
Boss Paul Heckingbottom said on Friday that the club were “suffering” following the tragic news and they paid a fitting tribute ahead of Sunday afternoon’s game at Bramall Lane.
The Blades, who worked with Cusack’s family over how they could commemorate her, redesigned their matchday programme to put a picture of their midfielder on the front and the flag at Bramall Lane flew at half-mast.
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Breezing their way to what was a routine at home against Leicester last weekend, it is no secret that Arsenal have their sights firmly set on securing a Champions League return this season.
Pushing their way back into the top-four and now enjoying a five-match Premier League winning run, Mikel Arteta s men have also seen a host of new arrivals really hit the ground running since making the move to north London.
With the likes of Aaron Ramsdale, Ben White and Martin Odegaard spearheading the Gunners young resurge, it has been widely reported that Arsenal are still keen on doing more business this summer.
Publically missing out on new Juventus superstar Dušan Vlahović during the January transfer window, we have taken a look at a handful of number nines who coul…
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Two sides who find themselves battling it out at opposite ends of the Serie B standings, Avai will welcome Guarani to the Ressacada in the early hours of Saturday.
Starting with the hosts, while Avai might have been forced to settle for a bottom-half finish last season, the Santa Catarina-based outfit have continued to shine since opening up the 2024 campaign. Despite failing to collect a single victory from any of their first three Serie B appearances, Time da Raca have come roaring back in some style. Skyrocketing their way into the promotion spots and looking to widen their buffer on the top-four chase this weekend, they are now unbeaten in all of their last seven second-tier matchups. Likewise, mustering 16 points from their pr…
Netherlands great Marc Overmars suffered a mild stroke and has been told to limit his Royal Antwerp duties while he recovers.
The health scare was revealed by the Belgian club on Friday, with former Arsenal, Ajax and Barcelona winger Overmars under orders to take it easy .
Antwerp posted on their social media accounts: Marc Overmars, director of football affairs at RAFC, became unwell last night and was admitted to hospital with a mild stroke. Marc is doing well in the meantime, but will have to take it easy for a while.
Marc and his family are focusing on his recovery and do not wish to comment further. RAFC wishes Marc a speedy recovery!
Marc Overmars, directeur voetbalzaken van RAFC, is gisterennacht onwel geworden en opgenomen in het ziekenhuis met …