Under-pressure Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer revealed he has spoken to the club s board but has not sought any assurances about his future.
Solskjaer s future has been the subject of widespread speculation following United s lean recent run, capped by Sunday s 5-0 home thrashing at the hands of rivals Liverpool.
Senior United officials were said to have held a Monday meeting following the Liverpool loss, with executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward joined by managing director Richard Arnold and co-chairman Joel Glazer.
I’ve had communication with the board and I don’t expect them to come and give me assurances, Solskjaer said. When you have a performance and a spell like we’ve had, that s not what I call about and say.
My job is to pu…
Romelu Lukaku needs no inspiration as Belgium prepare to face Portugal in Euro 2020, though a personal battle with Cristiano Ronaldo serves as extra motivation.
Ronaldo edged out Lukaku in the Serie A scoring charts in 2020-21, with the 36-year-old Juventus star netting 29 times in comparison to the Inter striker s tally of 24 league goals.
While Ronaldo won that tussle, Lukaku led Inter to their first Serie A crown in 11 years.
The duo will now meet up on the international stage, Belgium facing off against Portugal in Seville on Sunday with a quarter-final spot on the line.
On the personal level, yes, Lukaku told a news conference when asked if going up against Ronaldo in Serie A had improved him as a player.
As a team it was just important t…
Reigning champions Lille made a statement to the rest of Ligue 1 with a comprehensive 3-1 win over Lyon on Sunday, as PSG also won.
Rudi Garcia s side made a slow start to their title defence this season, but have now recorded three victories in succession after dispatching their latest opponents at the Stade Lille-Metropole.
Lyon, seven-time champions between 2001 and 2008, had led in the match, through Jimmy Briand s 21st-minute strike.
Set-up by Yoann Gourcuff, Briand cut in from the wing and sent a low strike under the legs of Lille goalkeeper Mickael Landreau.
Senegal striker Moussa Sow levelled in first-half stoppage time for Lille, seizing on a loose ball inside the area and netting with an inventive back-heel shot.
Marko Basa made it 2-1…
Panathinaikos are lining up a January move for Porto winger Cristian Rodriguez, according to reports.
The Uruguay international has been strongly linked with a move away from Portugal, A BOLA has reported, after falling out of favour in the first-team across the last two seasons.
Panathinaikos coach Jesualdo Ferreira is an admirer of Rodriguez after coaching the 26-year-old during his time at the Estadio do Dragao, and it is believed he wants to take the player to Athens.
Portuguese sources suggest that Porto are willing to accept just three million euros for the Uruguay international, whose contract runs out at the end of the season.
Rodriguez, who joined his current club from Paris Saint-Germain in 2008, has made five appearances so far this season.
Philippe Mexes hopes Milan can use Saturday s Serie A trip to former club Roma as the springboard to a more consistent run of results.
After starting the 2014-15 league campaign with just one defeat from their opening nine outings, Filippo Inzaghi s men have hit a patch of indifferent form in recent weeks.
Their last six outings have seen two wins, two draws and two defeats as they have struggled to find top form.
There were encouraging signs last time out, as goals from Jeremy Menez and Giacomo Bonaventura secured a 2-0 home win over Napoli, a result which lifted them to sixth in the table, two points shy of third place and the UEFA Champions League qualifying berths.
And Mexes, who moved to Milan from Roma in 2011, hopes they can follow up that succes…
Tottenham Hotspur are ready to make a £7m move for Burnely’s Danny Ings,.
The North London club are hopeful of agreeing a deal for the England U21 international, who has hit four league goals for the Clarets so far this season.
Ings moved to the Lancashire club from Bournemouth in the summer of 2011, and has since turned out for them one hundred and ten times in all competitions, scoring thirty-six times.
Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino is keen to bring in another forward next month, with Southampton’s Jay Rodriguez and West Bromwich Alion’s Saido Berahino also on their raider.
However, with Rodriguez still out injured and Berahino valued at around £20m, Ings may prove to be a more viable option.
Spurs drew 0-0 with Manchester Unit…
The Mail Online understands that Arsenal are readying a contract offer that would make Alexis Sanchez the highest paid player in the Premier League.
The Chile international has been heavily linked with a move away from the Emirates Stadium this summer with Manchester City and Paris Saint Germain interested though the Gunners are not willing to let him leave without a fight.
The North London club are now drawing up a deal that would see him earn more than any other player in England’s top flight.
Sanchez moved to the Emirates Stadium from Barcelona in the summer of 2014 and has so far racked up one hundred and forty-four appearances in all competitions, scoring seventy-two goals while he has been part of the squads that won the FA Cup in both 2015 and 2017…
Serie A champions Juventus have reportedly reached an agreement with Fiorentina goalkeeper Neto, .
The Bianconeri have persuaded the Brazilian to accept a four-year contract and he will be moving to Turin when his current deal expires at the end of the season.
Neto also had offers from Liverpool and few more high-profile clubs, but he eventually decided to remain in Italy.
Juventus officials had been impressed with the 25-year-old shot-stopper and they see him as a perfect long-term replacement for Gianluigi Buffon.
Neto has been at Artemio Franchi since January 2011, when he arrived from Atletico Paranense, but he needed a while to nail down a regular starting berth.
After making 2 and 6 league appearances in previous two campaigns, the Brazilia…
Former Chelsea and Juventus boss Antonio Conte said there was a 60 per cent chance he would be back coaching in Italy next season.
Conte, 49, has enjoyed a season out of management after being sacked by Chelsea – the club he led to the Premier League title in 2016-17 – in July last year.
But he has been linked with numerous clubs, including former side Juve, Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain, AC Milan, Inter and Roma.
Conte said a return to Italy was likely, but added he wanted to take over a club competing for trophies.
There are good chances [I ll coach in Italy], as well as that I will coach abroad, he told Italia 1.
But there is also the probability of waiting. The priority is to go to a club that allows me to fight to win.
Mauro Icardi and Paul Pogba would make ideal transfer targets for Juventus, according to former midfielder Claudio Marchisio, who has never understood why his old team-mate left the club.
Pogba spent four years in Turin after leaving Manchester United, before he returned in a then-world record £89.1million transfer in 2016.
The France star has been tipped to leave Old Trafford after this season, though, with Juve and Real Madrid said to be firm favourites to sign a player who has been criticised for inconsistency during his time in England.
Marchisio, who made nine Russian Premier League appearances for Zenit in 2018-19 in an injury-plagued first season after leaving Juve, wants to see Pogba back in black and white.
Looking at Juventus team, I think i…