Atletico Madrid defender Stefan Savic has most recently been linked with a move to Juventus.

Bianconeri are in the pursuit of defensive reinforcements as they look to overhaul their ageing backline and find long-term replacements for the likes of Giorgio Chiellini and Andrea Barzagli.

The Montenegro international already played in Italy and could be an instant fit into the Juventus team knowing he’s got good knowledge of the league and Serie A football. He joined Atletico Madrid in 2015 from Fiorentina and is happy in Spain but will not close the door to a Juventus switch.

“Juve? His contract expires in 2022. He is happy in Madrid. We will see, however, what happens in the future”, Savic’s agent Zeljko Pelicic told the Italian media.

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Arnaut Danjuma acknowledged he has unfinished business in England but assured he is happy at Villarreal amid speculation over a move to Liverpool.

Danjuma spent two years with Bournemouth before joining Villarreal last August.

The winger was an integral part of Unai Emery s side that reached the Champions League semi-finals, while finishing seventh in LaLiga to qualify for next season s Europa Conference League.

Danjuma led the Villarreal scoring charts in all competitions (16), while only Gerard Moreno can match his 20 direct goal involvements for the Yellow Submarine in the 2021-22 campaign.

Only Samuel Chukwueze (73) and Etienne Capoue (50) completed more dribbles than the Netherlands international, who has starred on the flanks or in a more central …

Neymar has been tipped to make the move to Barcelona, almost three years since his world-record transfer to Paris Saint-Germain.

Lionel Messi and Co. have spoken glowingly about their former team-mate amid the speculation.

But reports claim a Barca reunion is not on the cards.

TOP STORY – BARCA DISMISS NEYMAR RETURN

Barcelona have ruled out re-signing Neymar from Paris Saint-Germain, according to Catalunya Radio.

Neymar – who swapped Barca for PSG in a world-record €222million transfer in 2017 – has been repeatedly linked with a Camp Nou comeback.

But the financial implications of the COVID-19 pandemic reportedly mean Barca are not in a position to bring Neymar back to the club at the end of the coronavirus-hit 2019-20…

Few European teams have underwent as many changes as Borussia Dortmund over the last few years.

When The Yellow Bees reached the UEFA Champions League final back in 2013, that team was headlined by certain Polish striker named Robert Lewandowski. In the 2015-16 season, Mats Hummels, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Adnan Januzaj and Ilkay Gündogan, among others, were still with the club. Most of them departed after that year, and although Mario Götze returned, the changes did not stop. Ousmane Dembele left before the start of the 2017-18 season. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang departed for Arsenal during the January transfer window this year. And Sokratis also joined the Emirates Stadium side this summer.

In other words: aside from Marco Reus, who has struggled with fitness and conditio…

Jordan Henderson believes it is Manchester City who set the standards in the Premier League and Liverpool will have to keep up with Pep Guardiola s men if they are to stand of chance of winning back the title.

Liverpool welcome City to Anfield on Sunday in what Henderson feels is undoubtedly the biggest match of the season so far for Jurgen Klopp s men.

The Reds can return to the summit with a win after Chelsea knocked them off top spot by beating Southampton 3-1 on Saturday.

Historically Liverpool boast a good record against City, having not lost consecutive home games against them since 1937 and losing just one of their past 18 meetings at Anfield.

But that solitary defeat came via a 4-1 thrashing in February as City cruised to the title, and although …

Moise Kean was the shoot-out hero for Paris Saint-Germain as they edged into the Coupe de France final by beating Montpellier on penalties after a Kylian Mbappe masterclass was not enough to finish the job in normal time.

Smarting after seeing their Champions League challenge ended by Manchester City and their Ligue 1 title defence severely dented by Rennes, two wonderful Mbappe goals, which sandwiched a similarly admirable Gaetan Laborde strike for Montpellier, appeared to have secured PSG s place in a seventh Coupe de France final in seven seasons.

But Andy Delort scored a late leveller to make it 2-2 in a dramatic finale to send an absorbing contest to penalties.

Five players from each team all delivered in a high-quality shoot-out, but the pressure proved too…

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European heavyweights Liverpool and Bayern Munich lock horns at Anfield on Tuesday night in arguably the most eagerly-anticipated Champions League last-16 clash.

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Starting with Jurgen Klopp s Liverpool side, while Tuesday s hosts might have seen Manchester City reclaim top spot in the Premier League, the mood in the Reds camp should be on a high. Picking up a 3-0 win over Bournemouth before going for nine days of warm weather training, they will be glad to make a return to Anfield in midweek. With their EFL Cup defeat to Chelsea back in September their only loss on Merseyside in any competition this season, it has been their home form in Europe really catching the eye. La…

Leeds United want to sign Freddie Woodman from Preston North End in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Leeds are among the clubs who are keen on securing the services of the former Newcastle United goalkeeper.

Preston are reportedly willing to sell the 25-year-old goalkeeper in the summer of 2023. Woodman has been on the books of Preston since the summer of 2022 when he joined from Premier League club Newcastle.

The 25-year-old former England Under-21 international goalkeeper has established himself as the number one between the posts for Preston and is one of the better players in his position in the Championship. 

So far this season, Woodman has made 34 appearances in the Championship, one in the Carabao Cup and two in the …

Aston Villa have sacked head coach Dean Smith after five consecutive defeats left the club just two points clear of the Premier League s bottom three heading into the November international break.

Smith was appointed at Villa Park in October 2018 and quickly led his boyhood club back to the top flight via the Championship play-offs.

Villa just about survived relegation in their first season back up and also reached the EFL Cup final, before kicking on last term and finishing 11th.

But Villa sold talismanic captain Jack Grealish to Manchester City for a British record £100million fee before the start of the 2021-22 campaign and have struggled in his absence.

Smith s side did win away at Manchester United on September 25, but they have lost every match sin…