Barcelona, Liverpool and Chelsea are reportedly all interested in 21-year-old Benfica midfielder Enzo Fernandez.
Fernandez arrived at Benfica from River Plate just four months ago in June for a fee of €10million, and immediately took the Primeira Liga by storm, with the league naming him August s player of the month.
He has since helped Benfica to an undefeated record in both the league (8W 1D) and the Champions League (2W 2D), playing in every game, and his exploits in back-to-back draws against Paris Saint-Germain seem to have convinced some of the world s top clubs that he is up to the level.
An Enzo Fernández stan account? Quite possibly.
— The Analyst (@OptaAnalyst)
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Robert Koren will end a four-year association with Hull City after the club announced that he will not be offered a new deal.
The Slovenia international, Hull s club captain, was a driving force in their return to the Premier League last season but found himself on the sidelines this term and was only able to make 10 league starts.
The 33-year-old was an unused substitute during Hull s FA Cup final defeat to Arsenal last weekend, meaning his last appearance for the club was their 2-0 defeat to Everton in the last game of the league season.
Koren, who moved to the KC Stadium from West Brom in 2010, is joined on the released list by central defender Abdoulaye Faye, but goalkeeper Steve Harper will remain for another season after triggering a clause in his contract.
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Cruzeiro have gained a 2-1 advantage over Once Caldas in the Copa Libertadores Round of 16 as 2009 champions Estudiantes were held at home.
The Brazilian Serie A runners-up now head into the second leg against their Colombian opponents with two valuable away goals after Wallyson and Jose Ortigoza found the back of the net.
Cruzeiro goalkeeper Fabio produced a fine effort in goal to save several goal-bound efforts.
His opposite number Luis Enrique Martinez kept out on-loan Marseille forward Brandao s effort in the first before Dayro Moreno s effort crashed into the woodwork.
The Brazilians opened their account in the 72nd minute through Wallyson and then doubled their lead ten minutes later through Paraguayan substitute Jose Ortigoza.
But Luis Nu…
Jesse Lingard scored a stunning extra-time winner as 10-man Manchester United beat Crystal Palace 2-1 in the FA Cup final at Wembley to hand Louis van Gaal silverware in what could prove to be his final game in charge.
United fell behind to substitute Jason Puncheon s 78th-minute strike, but Juan Mata levelled within 180 seconds to take the game to extra time.
Chris Smalling – earlier embroiled in controversy after hauling back a goal-bound Connor Wickham – saw red just before the end of the first additional 15 minutes following a foul on Yannick Bolasie, but substitute Lingard proved the Reds hero as they etched their name on the famous trophy for a record-equalling 12th time and first since 2004, casting aside pre-match speculation that Van Gaal …
Swansea City defender Alan Tate has joined League One outfit Crewe Alexandra on a three-month loan deal.
The 32-year-old fans favourite has played in all four divisions for the Welsh club, making a total of 340 appearances in all competitions since initially arriving on a temporary deal in 2002.
However, his opportunities have been limited since Swansea arrived in the Premier League in 2011 and he has spent time on loan at Leeds United, Yeovil Town and Aberdeen in recent seasons.
Tate, whose professional career started at Manchester United, joins a Crewe side who have made a dismal start to the campaign.
After losing their opening five fixtures, Steve Davis men have picked up just four points from eight matches, conceding a league-high 21 goals.
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Star striker Andrea Belotti will stay at Torino unless his release clause is activated, coach Sinisa Mihajlovic said.
Belotti has reportedly emerged as a target for AC Milan after his fine 2016-17 campaign, during which he scored 26 Serie A goals.
The 23-year-old is contracted until 2021 and has a release clause of €100million for any clubs from abroad.
Mihajlovic said Belotti, previously linked to Manchester United and Chelsea, would stay at Torino unless the clause was activated.
President [Urbano] Cairo has been clear: release clause or nothing, he told a news conference.
I m glad he s with us. There is a great relationship, confidence and affection.
I m very satisfied with the work we re doing and over the last three weeks I have …
Sandro Ramirez has joined Everton from Malaga on a four-year deal and immediately set his sights on Champions League qualification.
The Spain Under-21 international who had a reported buyout clause of €6million (£5.3m) is the latest recruit of a busy transfer window for Toffees boss Ronald Koeman, who has already brought in the likes of Jordan Pickford and Davy Klaassen.
Former Barcelona man Ramirez caught the eye in LaLiga last season, scoring 14 times, and will now get the chance to prove himself in the Premier League.
I m very happy, this is a big step in my career, Sandro told the club s official website. I know I m signing for a massive club in England.
Everton is the ideal place for me, I ve got the ideal manager who is going to keep giving …
According to , Leeds are interested in signing William Saliba on loan from Premier League rivals Arsenal in the summer transfer window. The report in the French news outlet has claimed that Fulham, who won promotion from the Championship via the playoffs last season, are also looking to sign the 19-year-old central defender on a loan deal for the 2019-20 campaign.
Saliba is back at Arsenal after spending the 2019-20 campaign on loan at Saint-Etienne. The Frenchman stayed back at the Ligue 1 club as part of the deal to join the Gunners last summer. According to , the France Under-20 international made 11 starts and one substitute appearance in Ligue 1 last season.
Arsenal do have quite a few centre-backs in their squad, and the North London club also signed Gabriel from …
SPAL have acted quickly after the firing of Leonardo Semplici by appointing former Italy Under-21 boss Luigi Di Biagio as their head coach until the end of the season.
Di Biagio, 48, spent six years in charge of Italy s Under-21s before resigning last June and was caretaker boss of the country s senior team for two friendlies in 2018.
He will take his first SPAL training session on Monday and be formally presented at a media conference on Tuesday.
SPAL sacked Semplici – who led them to two promotions – earlier in the day, as they sit bottom of Serie A having lost five of their last six league matches.
Benvenuto Mister Di Biagio!
— SPAL (@spalferrara)
His last game was a 2-1 home loss to Sassuolo, with Di Bia…
Vera Pauw says Republic of Ireland must wait to discover the extent of the injury that captain Katie McCabe suffered only two weeks before their opening World Cup game.
Arsenal player McCabe rolled her ankle during the first half of the 3-0 Dublin defeat to France as Ireland received a painful World Cup send-off.
McCabe had to be substituted after 29 minutes and Republic manager Pauw admitted they now have to play a waiting game ahead of their World Cup opener against tournament hosts Australia on July 20.
“It’s an ankle injury, she rolled over, she stepped off the foot of the opponent and we can’t say anything now,” Pauw told RTE after Ireland were picked apart after making a promising start at the Tallaght Stadium.
“We’ll see how it goes but…