Sergio Aguero has signed a one-year contract extension at Manchester City, tying him to the Premier League side until June 2020.
The 28-year-old has twice won the title with City unforgettably netting an injury-time winner against QPR in 2012 to clinch glory and has established himself in third on their all-time goalscoring charts with 154.
He would be expected to overhaul all-time leading marksman Eric Brook s figure of 178 if he sees out the duration of his new terms, although the Argentina international s future at City has been the subject of speculation during Pep Guardiola s time as manager and the club has not formally announced the deal.
Aguero s agent Hernan Reguera held talks with City last January, according to official FIFA documents, while reports la…
Gareth Southgate knows England must respond against Bulgaria before worrying about where they rank among the best teams in world football.
Since taking charge of his country late in 2016, Southgate has overseen a surprise run to the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup and qualification for the inaugural Nations League Finals, where the Three Lions finished third earlier this year.
But a free-scoring start to qualification for Euro 2020, including a 4-0 win over Monday s opponents last month, was checked by a lacklustre 2-1 defeat to the Czech Republic in Prague on Friday.
England struggled for midfield control and were careless in possession, exposing a worryingly fragile defence to pressure they were unable to withstand – Jakub Brabec cancelling out Harry Kane s…
Romelu Lukaku s proposed move to Inter is difficult but the Manchester United striker s agent insisted nothing is impossible .
Lukaku looks set to leave United after acknowledging a desire to play in Serie A and hinting his future could be away from Old Trafford.
The 26-year-old Belgium striker – who fell out of favour during the second half of the 2018-19 Premier League season as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer preferred Marcus Rashford – has been tipped to join Antonio Conte s Inter.
Asked about Lukaku as Inter reportedly try to strike a deal with United amid the club s £75illion valuation, Federico Pastorello told FC Inter News: Lukaku is a dream, a difficult one to make happen as such, but I believe nothing is impossible.
He s publicly expressed his plans …
´What should we do?´ – Tuchel unsure whether players were protected after refused COVID-19 postponem
Thomas Tuchel was still seething with the Premier League s refusal to postpone Chelsea s visit to Wolves as he questioned whether the players were protected by the game going ahead.
Chelsea dropped points for the third time in four league games as they were held to a goalless draw by Bruno Lage s team on Sunday.
The Blues, despite topping the Premier League in the early stages, now sit six points behind leaders Manchester City, who cruised to a 4-0 victory at St. James Park over Newcastle United.
However, Tuchel was left exasperated by the decision for the clash at Molineux even going ahead, after the Premier League refused Chelsea s request for the postponement of the fixture amid a spate of absentees due to coronavirus and injuries.
The former Paris Sai…
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta insists he wants Tuesday s EFL Cup hat-trick hero Eddie Nketiah to stay with the club amid his contract stand-off.
Nketiah is believed to be frustrated by a lack of opportunities at Arsenal, with Tuesday s cup quarter-final appearance in Arsenal s 5-1 win over Sunderland marking only his sixth this season in all competitions.
The 22-year-old s current deal expires at the end of this season and he may leave on a free transfer after turning down a new contract offer earlier this month.
I tell you every day that we want to keep Eddie, Arteta said at the post-game news conference. We see how he trains, that’s what he does every day, he works so hard and puts the ball in the net every session.
I am really delighted with him. Ev…
Colombian full-back Juan Cuadrado is happy to remain at Fiorentina, his agent has suggested.
The 24-year-old is currently co-owned by Udinese and Viola, but he is attraction attention from elsewhere as well.
Cuadrado’s impressive showings at Artemio Franchi have seen his name linked with Europe’s high-profile clubs.
This means that the Colombian’s long-term future is in doubt, but the player’s representative says his client is happy to stay in Florence.
“He wants to continue wearing the Viola shirt,” agent Alessandro Lucci said to Radio Toscana. “He’s really happy in Florence, as is his family.
“He wants to keep playing in a top side like Fiorentina – an outfit that has all it needs to get back to the very highest level.
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In-demand Fiorentina forward Stevan Jovetic has publicly stated he wants to leave the club in favour of a new challenge.
The Montenegrin striker has been linked with moves to Juventus and Arsenal after an impressive Serie A season in which he scored 13 goals in 31 appearances.
The 23-year-old has been at Fiorentina for five years, after signing from Partizan Belgrade in 2008, and feels the time is right for a switch away from the Stadio Artemio Franchi.
I ve been at Fiorentina in 2008, five very intense seasons, Jovetic told Gazzetta dello Sport.
I really feel like I ve given everything. I m young and ambitious and it is normal to feel the need to test myself elsewhere. I do not think there s anything wrong with desire.
Florence and la Viola (club s) fans have always asked …
Nice landed a potentially critical blow to Paris Saint-Germain s title hopes as the nine-man defending champions went down 3-1 at the Allianz Riviera on Sunday to hand Monaco a huge advantage.
Unai Emery s men imploded in the final stages as Thiago Motta and Angel Di Maria saw red, ultimately succumbing to a result which leaves them trailing Monaco who have a game in hand by three points, with PSG having just three matches left.
Trailing 2-1 in the final minute, Motta was dismissed for a headbutt on Paul Baysse, before Anastasios Donis header made the game safe for Nice, Di Maria then earning a straight red for reckless lunge on Arnaud Souquet.
The breathless finish was in keeping with much of what had gone before, although the drama did not outweigh the qu…
Marco Materazzi says Real Madrid s decision to fire Rafael Benitez did not come as a surprise to him as he feels his former coach always makes the same mistakes.
The Spaniard was dismissed on Monday, just eight months after being appointed as Carlo Ancelotti s successor.
Ex-Italy international Materazzi has endured a difficult relationship with Benitez since their brief time together at Inter in 2010 and he believes the 55-year-old s poor man-management has cost him once more at the Santiago Bernabeu.
I had already predicted Benitez s exit. I was only wrong by a few days, Materazzi told La Gazzetta dello Sport.
You can be the best in the world, but you don t go far if you don t have a connection with the players. You cannot succeed if you cannot bond …
Cristiano Ronaldo has secured a second entry in the world s 10 most expensive transfers by agreeing a €112million move to Juventus from Real Madrid.
Ronaldo was the world s most expensive player when he joined Madrid from Manchester United nine years ago, a deal that remains one of the highest ever paid.
Juve will pay €100m for Ronaldo with a further €12m due to be laid out by the Serie A champions in additional costs putting the deal fourth in the all-time list.
Neymar is also in the top 10 twice, once for his switch from Santos to Barcelona, as well as topping the pile for his world-record switch to Paris Saint-Germain.
Ronaldo s move to Juve means Romelu Lukaku s €84.8million move from Everton to Manchester United drops out.
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