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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Living as the man who scored the winning goal in the World Cup final has been challenging for Mario Gotze.
Four years ago, the lavishly gifted forward was the toast of Germany after his expertly taken extra-time strike sunk Argentina 1-0 to give Die Mannschaft their fourth world title.
Gotze had just completed his debut season at Bayern Munich and won a domestic double but the intervening period has been tough.
Now back at Borussia Dortmund and having suffered the effects of a debilitating metabolic disorder, the 26-year-old was unable to secure a place in Joachim Low s talent-stacked squad for Russia 2018.
People think, It s over now, he will never make his level again , Gotze told DAZN as part of the Being Mario Gotze documentary.
Then I a…
It s been officially confirmed that Lukasz Fabianski has signed a new contract with West Ham United, extending his stay at the London Stadium until the end of 2021-22.
We are delighted to announce that has signed a one-year contract extension! ✍️
West Ham United (@WestHam)
The 35-year-old signed for the Hammers from Swansea City in the summer of 2018, for a reported fee of around £7 million. Since then, he has stood between the posts for the club on 90 occasions and kept 22 clean sheets, winning the Hammer of the Year award in his first season there. Of the 27 matches West Ham have played in the Premier League this term, he only missed two due to separate minor injury issues.
Speaking to the club s official website, the 55-time Poland i…
After months of speculation and reports of legal action, Mauro Icardi s time at Inter is over… for the foreseeable future anyway.
Frozen out of the first team by head coach Antonio Conte, Icardi completed an initial loan move to Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain on deadline day.
PSG have the option to buy former Inter captain Icardi for a reported €70million at the end of 2019-20.
After Icardi was loaned to PSG, Omnisport looks at the timeline of events that transpired at Inter.
Paris Saint-Germain is pleased to announce the signing of .
The 26-year-old Argentine striker joins the club on a one-season loan until 30 June 2020 with a purchase option.
He is the 16th player from Argentina in the history of the club.
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Robert Lewandowski has clarified his comments and expressed delight at Lionel Messi s praise after beating the Poland striker to the 2021 Ballon d Or.
Messi claimed a record-extending seventh Ballon d Or last week, with Lewandowski having to settle for second and the inaugural Striker of the Year award.
The Bayern Munich forward may feel somewhat hard done by, given he scored 53 times in 42 games for the Bundesliga champions between the start of 2021 and the winner being announced by France Football.
That was the most of any player in Europe s top-five leagues across all competitions, with 2021 Copa America winner Messi down in joint-fifth with 32 goals.
Gerd Muller s long-standing record for the most goals (40) scored in a single Bundesliga season was al…
Mason Greenwood s strike against Aston Villa on Sunday saw him surpass Wayne Rooney to set a new record for the most Premier League goals scored as a teenager for Manchester United.
Greenwood put United 2-1 up shortly after Bruno Fernandes levelled with a penalty, the 19-year-old receiving a pass from Aaron Wan-Bissaka and spinning away from Tyrone Mings in one movement before finding the bottom-right corner. United went on to win 3-1.
It was the 16th Premier League goal of his career, having got his first in November 2019 shortly after turning 18.
As such, Greenwood surpassed Rooney s haul of 15 goals scored for United as a teenager.
Greenwood could yet extend his record considerably as well, given he does not turn 20 until October.
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