Mat Ryan is relishing the chance to establish himself as first-choice goalkeeper at Valencia after completing his switch to Mestalla on Tuesday.
The Australia international pens a six-year deal with the Liga club after passing a medical, with Valencia having already agreed a deal with Club Brugge for the 23-year-old.
Ryan who has 18 caps for his country will challenge to become Nuno Espirito Santo s number one with Diego Alves still recovering from a torn anterior cruciate ligament injury, and he is looking forward to the next step in his career.
[I am] very happy and excited to be joining a club as big as Valencia, he told the club s official website. I know that the club is a very important institution in the world of football, and that this move is a big …
Serie A leaders Inter Milan are stepping up their efforts to sign Udinese full-back Steve Widmer, .
It is no secret that Roberto Mancini is far from happy with his right-back options and signing a right-sided defender is the priority at the moment.
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, the Nerazzurri are hot on the trail of Steve Widmer, the player followed by few other top Italian sides.
While Inter are not prepared to meet Udinese s €15 million valuation, they hope to agree a loan deal with an option to buy and seem ready to send youngster Assane Gnoukouri in the opposite direction.
The two clubs had a new meeting on Thursday and there is a chance an agreement will be reached in the coming days.
Steve Widmer, 22, joined Udinese from Granada i…
Didier Deschamps is reluctant to back Thierry Henry to take charge of Monaco as the Ligue 1 side are yet to part ways with Leonardo Jardim.
Reports in France have suggested Jardim, who led Monaco to the title in 2016-17, will be dismissed after a poor start to the current campaign.
Henry started out with Monaco before developing into one of the world s top strikers at Arsenal, while he played with Deschamps for France during a glittering playing career.
The Belgium coach has been linked with taking over at Monaco but Deschamps referenced Henry previously being lined up for the Bordeaux job earlier in the year, only for the deal to fall apart.
I don t know if you always have the right information but so far nothing is official yet, Deschamps told re…
Spain coach Luis Enrique has applauded his England counterpart Gareth Southgate for his adaptive approach to coaching ahead of the two teams meeting in Seville on Monday.
England have made an underwhelming start to their Nations League campaign after losing at home to Spain and drawing away to Croatia, but generally Southgate has attracted plaudits since taking the job in 2016.
Southgate has drawn particular acclaim for promoting attacking football and putting faith in young players, leading the country to its first World Cup semi-final since 1990 earlier this year despite having one of the most youthful squads at the tournament.
And Luis Enrique is an admirer of the former England defender s coaching methods, having only recently turned to international footba…
Jorginho insists he is happy for Arsenal to be “in the shadows” of the Premier League title race and fight as underdogs against Liverpool and Manchester City.
The Gunners are just two points off the top of the table after easing to a 4-1 win over Newcastle on Saturday night.
A Sven Botman own-goal set them on their way before goals from Kai Havertz, Bukayo Saka and Jakub Kiwior rounded off another fine display from Mikel Arteta’s men, although the returning Joe Willock’s late header ruined another clean sheet.
City won the treble last season and remain the favourites to secure a record fourth consecutive Premier League crown – while Liverpool will be aiming to end Jurgen Klopp’s reign in style by winning a second title under the German.
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Ten-man Rangers fell to a second straight defeat to begin their Europa League campaign as they went down 1-0 to Sparta Prague at Generali Arena.
The Gers went unbeaten on their travels in this competition last season but failed to respond in the Czech capital on Thursday after David Hancko headed Sparta into a first-half lead.
Jakub Pesek missed an open goal early in the second period but Rangers, who lost 2-0 to Lyon in their opening game, had Glen Kamara sent off 16 minutes from time and were unable to get off the mark in Group A.
The defeat leaves Steven Gerrard s side bottom of the standings, six points off leaders Lyon – who beat Brondby 3-0 – and four adrift of Sparta in the other qualification spot.
Sparta s stalemate with Brondb…
AS Roma s French defender Philippe Mexes admitted on Tuesday that he was ready to at last replicate his club form on the international stage in Wednesday s friendly with Norway.
The 28-year-old has been recalled to the French squad after new coach Laurent Blanc refused to select any of the 23 players from the World Cup finals squad who shamed the country in June.
It gives Mexes a golden opportunity to as Blanc put it to him not to miss the train a second time after a traumatic appearance for France in a 2010 World Cup qualifier against Austria in September 2008 which apart from one call-up for a friendly against Argentina was the last time he appeared at this level.
But Mexes, who made his name at French side Auxerre before moving to Roma in 2004 for 7million eu…
(GSM) Wesley Sneijder has again dismissed suggestions that he may make a return to Real Madrid with his agent raising the prospects of a reunion with Jose Mourinho.
The player s agent earlier revealed that problems had occurred while negotiating a contract extension with Internazionale but Sneijder, who left Madrid in 2009, has denied any intentions of a return.
We re talking about a contract extension with Internazionale because I wanna stay here in Milan, he wrote on Twitter.
I hope that these agreements will be taken as soon as possible. I rule out a return to Real Madrid because I haven t forgotten the events of long ago.
Real Madrid is a very strong team coached by a coach who made me win all trophies with my current team. I repeat for the umptee…
Karim Benzema and Mathieu Valbuena have been left out of the France squad for the upcoming friendlies with Germany and England.
Benzema was on Thursday charged by prosecutors in Versailles with complicity in an attempt to blackmail and participating in a criminal conspiracy as part of an investigation into a sex-tape plot involving Valbuena.
Benzema s lawyer Sylvain Cormier has denied his client s involvement and, with the Real Madrid man also carrying a thigh injury, Les Blues boss Didier Deschamps opted to omit the pair for the clash with the world champions in Paris on November 13 and the trip to Wembley four days later.
Karim is injured and therefore not in the squad, Deschamps said at a media conference.
Regarding the recent events, I do no…
Chelsea defender Tomas Kalas will join newly promoted FC Cologne on a season-long loan on July 1.
The Czech, who has a solitary international cap to his name, spent two seasons on loan at Dutch outfit Vitesse Arnhem before returning to Stamford Bridge for the 2013-14 campaign.
After being handed his Chelsea debut as a late substitute in a 2-0 League Cup win at Arsenal in October, Kalas made his European bow in a last-16 home triumph over Galatasaray.
Kalas first start for the club came in the huge 2-0 Premier League victory at Liverpool in April, and he was among the starting XI once again on the last day of the Premier League season at relegated Cardiff City.
The 21-year-old will now be hoping to pick up more first-team experience as Cologne adjust to life back …