Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing Marcus Forss from Brentford in the January transfer window, according to . Borussia Dortmund are also interested in the 21-year-old Finland international forward, but Spurs chairman Daniel Levy is determined to bring the youngster to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Forss has been on the books of Brentford since 2017 and is an emerging talent at the Championship club. According to , the 21-year-old forward has made two starts and 11 substitute appearances in the Championship for the Bees so far this season, scoring five goals in the process.
The youngster spent the 2019-20 campaign on loan at AFC Wimbledon from Brentford and did well. According to , Forss made 17 starts and one substitute appearance in League One for AFC Wimbledon l…
Timothy Weah has left Paris Saint-Germain to join Ligue 1 counterparts Lille on a five-year deal.
A transfer fee has not been disclosed but the 19-year-old is widely reported to have cost Lille in the region of €10million.
Weah, the son of former AC Milan great and current Liberia president George Weah, joined PSG in 2014 after impressing as part of the New York Red Bulls Academy.
He made his first-team debut as a substitute in PSG s 2-0 win over Troyes in March last year, going on to score once in five Ligue 1 appearances.
A loan switch to Celtic in January brought three further goals in Scotland s top flight, although Weah was predominantly used as a substitute during his time at Parkhead.
For me, Lille is the best choice to progress and get…
Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng cast some doubt over his future with the Bundesliga giants, revealing he may search for new challenges.
Boateng, 29, has been at Bayern since 2011, winning six Bundesliga titles and a Champions League to go with numerous other trophies.
The Germany international, who is contracted until 2021, appears to potentially be considering a move away from the Allianz Arena.
I experienced everything at FC Bayern, Boateng told sports magazine Socrates.
So now I certainly reach a point, where I have to answer certain questions to myself: What goals do I have that I did not reach yet? Do I want to prove myself always at the same club and always under the same circumstances?’
He added: This is a question of personal chal…
Jurgen Klopp believes Leicester City are 100 per cent contenders for Champions League qualification as only their name sets them apart from the Premier League s top six.
Leicester are not considered among the established elite in England, despite winning the title in 2015-16, but they head into Saturday s game against Klopp s Liverpool sitting third in the table.
With Chelsea, Tottenham, Arsenal and Manchester United all showing signs of weakness in the opening weeks of the season, the possibility of Leicester breaching not just the top six but the top four has been openly discussed.
Klopp certainly sees no reason why the Foxes should not be aiming high, believing they can produce a campaign second only to their title-winning heroics.
It looks like [they…
Italy do not have a specific plan to stop Zlatan Ibrahimovic when they take on Sweden in their second Euro 2016 group game, despite expecting him to be a big threat.
The Azzurri are looking to seal qualification to the second round on Friday after an impressive 2-0 victory against a strong Belgium side in their tournament opener on Monday.
And while Italy are well aware how much quality Ibrahimovic – who has spent spells with Juventus, Inter and AC Milan – has, they are concentrating on targeting Sweden s shortcomings.
Ibrahimovic is a great player, he d be a threat to any team but we have to play our own game first of all, Antonio Candreva said. We must be good at exploiting their weaknesses.
Ibrahimovic has shown how good he is on the pitc…
Adelaide United came from behind twice to draw 3-3 with Jeju United in a thrilling encounter on Wednesday that saw the A-League side pick up their first points of this season s AFC Champions League.
The Australian champions kept their slim hopes of progression from Group H alive courtesy of Mark Ochieng s equaliser five minutes from time, which ensured they stay within three points of South Korea s Jeju, who are second on four points.
That goal came just 75 seconds after Kwon Soon-Hyung s effort for the visitors finally looked to have a settled a match that saw all six goals scored in the second half.
Baba Diawara s 51st-minute penalty had put Adelaide in front, but a low effort from substitute Frederic Mendy and a stunner from Marcelo Toscano turned the game on …
Paris Saint-Germain and Nike have extended their commercial partnership until 2032 in a sponsorship deal described as the biggest in the club s history.
The agreement reportedly worth around €75million per season continues a relationship that began in 1989.
Nike last renewed their contract in December 2013 and have now added a further decade to a deal that was due to expire in 2022.
PSG, who claim to be valued by the world s leading international consultancies at nearly €1billion, have dominated French football in recent years, winning Ligue 1 in six of the past seven seasons.
The agreement represents a very important milestone, reflecting what the club has become on the global stage and the great ambitions we have for the future, said PSG preside…
Virgil van Dijk says Liverpool want to win everything this season and told team-mates who don t believe it is possible to stay home .
Liverpool are enjoying their best start to a campaign since 1961-62, having won their sixth straight competitive match with a late 3-2 Champions League victory over Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday.
Jurgen Klopp s side were defeated by Real Madrid in the Champions League final last May, but Van Dijk believes the Reds have the capability to secure their first piece of silverware since the 2011-12 EFL Cup this time around.
If you are going to be on the pitch and you don t believe it then you d better stay home, said the centre-back.
You need to have belief, you need to have belief in everyone in your team and I have all th…
Lionel Messi is close to an agreement to join MLS franchise Inter Miami at the end of the 2022-23 European season, according to a report in The Times.
The Argentina superstar is out of contract with Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the campaign and has been continually linked with a return to Barcelona, whom he left in 2021, but The Times reports Messi will instead move to MLS.
Inter Miami are said to be confident Messi will sign following the conclusion of the World Cup in Qatar, where he has scored in both of Argentina s group stage matches, though he would not move until the conclusion of PSG s season.
Co-owned by David Beckham, Inter Miami will reportedly make Messi the highest-paid player in MLS history and they are considering further additions to compleme…
Police have been injured after violence from Legia Warsaw fans ahead of their game at Aston Villa.
Missiles were thrown at police as the visiting fans were held in the coach park near Villa Park, before they were due to enter for the Europa Conference League game on Thursday.
Three police have been injured but the game started on time, although no Legia fans were allowed into the stadium ahead of kick-off.
| We re currently unable to allow away fans into Villa Park following disorder outside the stadium which has seen missiles thrown at officers.
Three officers have already been injured a significant policing operation continues. Please avoid Witton Lane where possible
— Birmingham Police (@BrumPolice)
A Birmingham Police statement on…