Lucas could be set for Liverpool exit

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino fears Harry Kane could miss the rest of the season with an ankle injury sustained against Manchester City.

The striker had to be helped down the tunnel by Spurs staff after appearing to turn his left ankle following a challenge with Fabian Delph in the second half of Tuesday s Champions League quarter-final first leg.

He was later seen leaving on crutches with his left foot in a protective boot.

Pochettino is uncertain whether it is a similar injury to ligament damage that kept Kane sidelined for a month in early 2019, but he is worried he will be without his attacking talisman for the rest of 2018-19.

If you see the action, it is an action that maybe twists his ankle and can damage the ligament again. We need to check …

Virgil van Dijk was able to see first-hand on Saturday why Liverpool have parted with a reported fee of £75million to sign him from Southampton.

The world s most expensive defender was watching from the stands at Anfield as Joel Matip, his likely centre-back partner, gave the ball away before Jamie Vardy put visitors Leicester City ahead in the third minute of their Premier League clash.

Van Dijk will not be eligible to play for Liverpool until the transfer window opens and his switch from St Mary s Stadium is formally completed next week.

But the introduction of the 26-year-old to the Reds backline will be eagerly anticipated by manager Jurgen Klopp and the Liverpool supporters, who have seen their team draw 3-3 with Arsenal and Sevilla, as well as losing 4-1 t…

Chelsea s Juan Cuadrado is pleased to hear reports of interest from Barcelona, but will not be distracted from Colombia s Copa America campaign.

Cuadrado spent the majority of the 2015-16 season on loan with Juventus after struggling to establish himself at Stamford Bridge.

The Serie A champions have made no secret of their desire to make the Colombia international a permanent fixture in Turin.

However, with Dani Alves reportedly a target for Juve, Cuadrado has been linked to Camp Nou as a replacement for the Brazilian, and such suggestions have flattered him.

It s nice to hear [about links to Barcelona], but here you do not think about it, only the national team, said Cuadrado.

After we will see what happens with my future.

Colombia b…

Crystal Palace could well be losing their star player this summer. Wilfried Zaha said earlier that it is his goal to play Champions League football, which automatically meant his future at some point will be away from Selhurst Park. Roy Hodgson conceded that such move could happen this summer if a really good offer came their way.

I m not ruling out the fact that something like that could come up when we sit down it would be wrong to do that, said Hodgson.

The point is that no one at the club has really got any interest in selling Wilf Zaha, so we re rather hoping that we won t get those offers. But I m realistic and it would be a club issue. If the bids don t come to me any more, the bids come through the chairman himself (Steve Parish) or through (sporting …

Borussia Dortmund will stand by Jurgen Klopp during the second half of the Bundesliga season, according to sporting director Michael Zorc.

Last season s runners-up have endured a woeful first half to their domestic campaign and will start 2015 in the automatic relegation spots.

Dortmund suffered their 10th Bundesliga defeat of the season on Saturday as Klopp s men went down 2-1 at fellow strugglers Werder Bremen. 

Klopp has previously guided Dortmund to two league titles as well as the DFB-Pokal in his time at Signal Iduna Park, while also reaching the UEFA Champions League final in 2013.

And Zorc explained that he, Klopp and chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke had met following the reversal in Bremen and agreed they still had the right man for the jo…

Southampton right-back Nathaniel Clyne said it would be a real shame to lose manager Mauricio Pochettino, with Tottenham looming.

Clyne, 23, is being targeted by Liverpool while Pochettino is on the verge of joining Spurs.

Despite bigger clubs awaiting the pair, the defender wants to continue his alliance with the Argentine tactician, who he claims has improved his game.

He has been so different to any other manager, Clyne said.

He planted it into our heads that even if we were up against bigger teams and bigger players, we could compete at the same level as them.

He taught us never to fear them or be intimidated just because of their big names or their big reputations.

He d have us pressing high, keeping a high line, receiving the ball in difficult s…

Reece James will miss Chelsea s trip to Leicester City on Saturday through illness, but boss Graham Potter is hopeful N Golo Kante will make his long-awaited return next week.

James has endured a frustrating few months, making just 11 Premier League appearances this season and missing England s World Cup campaign after suffering a knee injury ahead of the tournament.

The wing-back missed last Saturday s 1-0 win over Leeds United with a hamstring issue, though he returned as Chelsea overcame a Champions League last-16 deficit to eliminate Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday, easing the pressure on Potter.

The latest setback to befall James will see him sit out Chelsea s trip to the King Power Stadium, while fellow England international Raheem Sterling is also a doubt.