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Sheffield United are interested in signing Nicolas Gonzalez from Fiorentina in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that the Blades have come forward for the winger and are been on securing his services ahead of next season.

Fiorentina manager Vincenzo Italiano does not want Gonzalez to leave the Serie A club this summer and has told his bosses to keep the 25-year-old Argentina international winger. have claimed that if Fiorentina receive an offer of more than the €35 million that Leicester City offered him in the January transfer window, then it would be tough for Fiorentina to turn it down.

Gonzalez made 13 starts and 11 substitute appearances in Serie A for Fiorentina last season, scoring six goals and providing one assist in those gam…

Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing Manchester United attacking player Jesse Lingard in the summer transfer window, according to . It has been reported that Spurs are hopping to secure the services of the 27-year-old in a £30 million deal.

Spurs head coach Jose Mourinho worked with Lingard when he was the manager of United, and the Portuguese will know all about the England international, who can play as an attacking midfielder or as a winger. The 27-year-old has been at United since 2000, but in recent times he has failed to play regularly for the first team.

According to , Lingard made nine starts and 13 substitute appearances in the Premier League for United last season, scoring one goal in the process. The England international also made four starts and fiv…

Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien is undergoing tests after suffering a potentially serious knee injury during training last week.

Essien, 28, missed six months of the 2008/09 season due to an anterior cruciate ligament sustained on international duty for Ghana.

Knee problems also kept him out of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

Chelsea are not willing to discuss the severity of the former Lyon man s injury until the tests have been completed.

People have been speculating about the extent of the injury, but it is dangerous to jump the gun, the club said in a statement.

Michael will be sent away for tests over the weekend and we will not be commenting further until the results of those tests are known.

We want to make sure we have t…

Jordan James has revealed how a passionate speech from actor Rhys Ifans inspired Wales to a Euro 2024 play-off victory over Finland.

Ifans rose to worldwide fame in the 1999 comedy film hit Notting Hill – alongside Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts – and is also known for roles in Harry Potter and Marvel’s Spider-Man movies.

The 56-year-old Welsh actor spoke to Rob Page’s squad before their 4-1 play-off semi-final win against Finland on Thursday, telling them that “nothing unifies us in the way you do and makes us safe to show our pride and our sorrow”.

“Everything we were and are and want to be. Everything.”

Ein popeth. Our Cymru

— Wales

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England boss Roy Hodgson now has to put faith in his highly-rated youngsters

England now has no chance of progressing to the last 16 of the World Cup, after losing 2-1 against both Italy and Uruguay in the group stages.

Italy’s shock 1-0 defeat by surprise package Costa Rica yesterday put the final nail in the coffin of the Three Lions World Cup hopes.

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It might not just be the end of the World Cup, but also the end of a number of international careers for England.

Midfielders Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard are well into their 30’s and coming to the end of their careers.

It really would not be a shock if both players called time on their international careers. Gerrard has struggled to make an impact on the competition and once ag…

Wolverhampton striker Kevin Doyle has signed a new four-year deal with the English Premier League club, keeping him at Molineux until 2015.

Doyle became Wolves’ record signing when he signed from Championship side Reading in 2009, and has scored 18 goals in 74 appearances for the club.

The 28-year-old’s future had been under the media spotlight over the summer, when reports suggested both Arsenal and Italian giants Juventus were chasing his signature.

However, Doyle has revealed his future was never in question and that he talked to manager Mick McCarthy on the first day of pre-season about an extended deal.

I m delighted to have signed the new contract, he told the club’s official website.

It s something we ve talked about for a while an…

Argentine forward Carlos Tevez revealed he received a phone call from new Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte in regards to a return to the Premier League. 

Tevez s playing future has been up in the air since Boca Juniors crashed out of the Copa Libertadores semi-finals at the hands of minnows Independiente del Valle a fortnight ago. 

The 32-year-old said he was considering quitting football after the loss but has elected to continue playing on for Boca, despite interest from abroad – including West Ham and Corinthians.

And Tevez revealed he had even received a call from Conte  who signed the Argentina international at Juventus in 2013 about a move to Chelsea. 

After the loss [to Independiente] we had two days off. I was shaken, like everyone at home…

Newcastle United have contacted the representatives of Liverpool s Xherdan Shaqiri over a possible move this summer, according to Dominic King of the Daily Mail.

Liverpool signed Shaqiri from Stoke City in 2018 for a reported fee of £12 million, and it was clear from the start his role in Jurgen Klopp s team would be a fringe one. His contribution has been very important he scored and assisted some vital goals, and overall did a good job when called upon. However, it was never to be expected he would be able to take the place of any one of the front three in the starting XI, and it is believed he is no longer happy on the bench.

For their part, Liverpool seem to understand his position and they won t be standing in his way, should the initial talks develop into somethi…

According to a recent report from France Football, Italian side Inter Milan have entered themselves into the race to sign Hakim Ziyech from Ajax. The 26 year old is said to be valued at £30 million, however, Inter aren’t the only team that have been sniffing around him as of late. Barcelona, Manchester United, Liverpool and Manchester City have all voiced their interest in signing for the Moroccan international, who featured for the African nation in the 2018 FIFA World Cup last year. Ziyech has been with Ajax since back in 2016 when he made the jump over from Twente, having spent the entirety of his professional career in the Netherlands.

In terms of how viable this move could be, it seems like Inter could be one of the frontrunner due to the rumoured departure of Mauro Ica…

Marcus Rashford has posted an emotional thanks for the support he has received following his penalty miss in the Euro 2020 final, despite the Manchester United forward having been the recipient of racial abuse.

Rashford hit the post with his spot-kick in England s 3-2 shoot-out defeat to Italy – Gianluigi Donnarumma subsequently saving efforts from Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka.

United star Rashford had been introduced by Gareth Southgate in the dying embers of extra time at Wembley, seemingly specifically with penalties in mind.

After the game, the 23-year-old – whose fight for children to have access to free school meals has led to a shift in UK government policy – along with Saka, Sancho and Raheem Sterling, was targetted by hateful messages on social med…