Galatasaray are in talks to sign Wilfried Zaha.
The forward is available on a free transfer after his contract at Crystal Palace ended last month.
The Turkish club confirmed on Twitter: “Formal negotiations have been initiated with professional footballer Dazet Wilfried Armel Zaha regarding the transfer of the footballer to our club.”
Profesyonel futbolcu Dazet Wilfried Armel Zaha nın kulübümüze transferi konusunda futbolcu ile resmi görüşmelere başlanmıştır.
— Galatasaray SK (@GalatasaraySK)
The Ivory Coast international has been linked with a host of clubs, while Palace had reportedly offered him a huge deal to stay at Selhurst Park.
Zaha, who rejoined Palace after a brief spell at Manchester United in 2015, played 458…
“I think you have to be strong mentally to come through a lot of stuff that I’ve gone through and a lot of stuff that a lot of footballers go through,” the left-back, who does not have injured Shaw to compete with this month, said.
“You don’t get to become a professional football player without having ups and downs, and it is a cliche but it really is about how you deal with them.
“I love playing football, so that’s what I always come back to when I when I’m going through the tough times.”
Chilwell is not alone in dealing with frustrating periods on the sidelines for Chelsea and England, with right-back Reece James laid low again right now with a hamstring complaint.
“Everyone talks about how strong we are as a team at Chelsea when me …
Barcelona stalwart Sergi Roberto has signed a new one-year deal with the LaLiga leaders.
The versatile 31-year-old put pen to paper on a 12-month contract with Barca last June, having been linked with a move.
And Sergi Roberto will be staying with the Catalan giants for at least another season after the club confirmed on Friday he has agreed fresh terms to stay until June 2024.
The long-serving Sergi Roberto s buyout clause remains at €400million.
He was appointed as one of Xavi s first-team captains when he renewed his deal last year and has featured 14 times in league action this season.
Sergi Roberto made his Barca debut in 2010 and has gone on to make 339 appearances for the club.
The recent Supercopa de Espana triumph over Real Madr…
Erik ten Hag was left ruing injury problems as Manchester United suffered late heartbreak against Sevilla in the Europa League, while Marcel Sabitzer slammed two stupid goals to concede.
Sabitzer s first-half double seemingly had United in complete control of Thursday s quarter-final first leg, with Ten Hag s hosts dominant throughout at Old Trafford.
Yet a Tyrell Malacia own goal six minutes from time handed Sevilla hope before Harry Maguire deflected into his own net in the 92nd minute.
Ten Hag insisted United s 2-2 draw was down to bad fortune, as opposed to his substitutes collapsing under late pressure.
The United manager told BT Sport: I think we had the game in hand, we were 2-0 up and should have scored three or four. The game was totally on us.
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Athletic Bilbao, after taking just one point from their first two matches, will be eager to secure their first win of the season when they host Valencia at San Mames on Wednesday.
The visitors have done even worse, having started their La Liga campaign with back-to-back defeats. With neither side to happy at the moment and probably motivated to do better, the match should be an interesting one.
Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao entered the new season riding the momentum of a successful 2023/24 campaign, where they secured a fifth-place finish in La Liga and ended a 40-year drought by winning the Copa del Rey. With high hopes of challenging for Champions League qualification this term, Los Leones have experienced a somewhat under…
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Opening up their Europa Conference League qualifying adventure on Wednesday evening, Aston Villa will travel to Scotland when they meet Hibernian.
Hibernian
Starting with the hosts, while Hibernian might have claimed a crucial boost while on League Cup duties over the weekend as they landed a 2-1 victory at home against Raith, Lee Johnson’s men have struggled to find much stability. Opening the 2023/24 campaign with a woeful performance at Easter Road as they slumped to a 3-2 loss at home against St. Mirren, the one-time Sunderland boss will be more than aware that his inconsistent squad faces a real challenge on Wednesday evening. Despite extending on their Europa Conference League qualifying adventure thanks to an action-packed 5…
Juventus head coach Massimiliano Allegri says he is on course to achieve both his pre-season objectives with the Turin giants.
The Bianconeri currently sit third in Serie A and take a 2-0 lead into Tuesday night’s return leg of the Coppa Italia semi-final in Rome against Lazio.
Allegri told a press conference: “This year we started with two goals: to qualify for next year’s Champions League – we are currently third in the standings – and to win the Coppa Italia.
Allegri: I do a job I like, the club then evaluates what a coach can give. Right now, however, we have to reach our targets, we have worked hard and we are here for this: let s not focus on anything else.
Here ends today s presser.
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Rebecca Welch will make history as the first woman to referee a Premier League match later this month, while on Boxing Day Sam Allison will become the first black man to officiate a top-flight game in 15 years.
The 40-year-old Welch will take charge of the Fulham v Burnley match on December 23, while Allison will be the man in the middle for Sheffield United’s home game against Luton three days later.
Uriah Rennie was the last black referee to take charge of a Premier League game in 2008 having officiated in the competition for 11 years up to that point.
History will be made in the Premier League this Christmas…
Rebecca Welch will become the competition s first woman referee and Sam Allison the first black official to take charge of a match for 15 yea…
Competition: Euro 2016
Market: Croatia to win against Portugal
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Croatia square off with Portugal at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis in the last-16 of the European Championships tonight, and are favourites to progress into the quarter-finals given their superior form compared to that of Fernando Santos’ side.
Croatia booked their place in the knockouts after finishing top of Group D with seven points from a possible nine. They beat Spain to leapfrog the defending champions at the summit, and could be dark horses to reach the final given the favourable side of the draw they’re in.
Croatia have the likes of Switzerland, Poland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Hungary and Belgium for competition in their half of the draw, and would fancy their chances of be…
Anthony Gordon is set to sign a new contract with Newcastle United, according to Fabrizio Romano. The well-known and well-respected Italian journalist has reported on X that an agreement between Newcastle and Gordon has been reached, and that it will be formalised in the coming days.
Romano wrote on : “Agreement done between Newcastle and Anthony Gordon, new contract set to be signed soon!
“Understand it will be valid until June 2029, five year contract after the club rejected several approaches.
“Gordon will be in line with highest earners with new contract ready.”
Gordon is one of the best young wingers in the Premier League and has been superb for Newcastle since his move to St. James’ Park from Everton in 2023. The 23-year-old England in…