Tottenham midfielder Tanguy Ndombele is open to joining Paris Saint-Germain in the future after revealing he has previously discussed a move with Kylian Mbappe.
France international Ndombele joined Tottenham from Lyon for a club-record fee reported to be around £63million in July 2019, ending long-running links with a switch to PSG.
He endured a difficult first campaign in north London but performances have improved in 2020-21, the 24-year-old featuring 26 times for Spurs in all competitions.
Ndombele remains under contract with Tottenham until 2025 and, while not actively seeking a transfer, he is not ruling out the prospect of returning to France with PSG, where ex-Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino is now in charge.
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Chelsea needed a late intervention from Mason Mount to overcome Fulham 1-0 on Saturday, relieving the pressure on boss Frank Lampard.
Brendan Rodgers a man tipped to take over at Stamford Bridge if Lampard is removed as boss saw his Leicester City side climb up to second in the table with a 2-0 win over Southampton.
There were also wins for Brighton and Hove Albion, West Ham and struggling West Brom.
Here is the pick of the Opta facts from Saturday s action in the Premier League.
Fulham 0-1 Chelsea: Mount settles west London derby
Chelsea left it late to overcome Fulham at Craven Cottage, Mason Mount scoring with 12 minutes remaining to end the Blues run of three straight away Premier League defeats.
The scoreline perh…
Thomas Tuchel revealed his concern for in-form striker Mauro Icardi, who had to be substituted in the second half of Paris Saint-Germain s 1-0 win over Club Brugge.
Icardi scored the only goal as PSG booked their place in the Champions League s last 16, although they were also grateful to goalkeeper Keylor Navas for a late penalty save.
But on-loan striker Icardi was dealing with an issue as he made way for Edinson Cavani, Tuchel announced after the match.
The Inter man did not appear to be in any obvious discomfort but has been playing with pain for some time, according to his coach.
It was the plan to change it after 65, 70 minutes. Then Mauro was injured and it was absolutely necessary [to bring on Cavani], Tuchel told RMC Sport.
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Cristiano Ronaldo passed the 10-goal mark for a 15th successive season on Sunday, making him the only player across Europe s top five leagues to accomplish the feat in the same period.
The Juventus star got a brace as the Old Lady comfortable brushed Udinese aside 3-1 in Turin, returning them to the Serie A summit for at least a few hours.
Ronaldo opened the scoring in the ninth minute, blasting home from just inside the area after the ball dropped kindly for him.
He then doubled their lead just past the half-hour mark, steering in following Gonzalo Higuain s incisive pass.
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Sergio Aguero has raised the prospect that he could yet return to play football, albeit as an amateur rather than a professional.
The Argentine was forced to retire last year, months after leaving Manchester City for Barcelona on a free transfer, due to heart issues.
But after a lengthy career that saw him celebrate great success with the Premier League champions and reach a World Cup final with La Albiceleste, the 33-year-old still has the hunger to play.
However, Aguero stressed any return would not be at the top level, hinting that his passion would see him merely play for fun.
Yesterday [on Tuesday], it crossed my mind that I could play football again, Aguero told TyC Sports.
The doctors told me that I have to spend five or six months …
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Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal come together once again in the latest edition of the North London derby on Sunday as both sides continue their battle to get into Europe.
Whilst it has by no means been a convincing season for either side, a win against their great rivals could well be vital as the Premier League campaign begins to finally draw to a close.
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Despite currently sitting tenth in the table and potentially facing their first bottom-half finish since the 2007/08 season, somehow Jose Mourinho s Tottenham Hotspur still have a faint chance of European football next season. The Lilywhites are just one point behind this weekend s opponents and just three off sixth-placed Wolves.…
With the return of Europe’s elite now just around the corner, clubs from across the continent are putting together their final pre-season preparations.
Watching a host of European heavyweights all head on respective summer tours in the likes of Asia and the United States, Wednesday offers a string of notable friendly showdowns.
With Arsenal making their final summer appearance before this weekend’s Community Shield event at Wembley, we have taken an in-depth glance at a trio of blockbuster pre-season battles on Wednesday.
AC Milan vs Barcelona
Date: Wednesday, August 2nd
UK Start Time: 04:00
Venue: Allegiant Stadium, Paradise
Making real La Liga history last season as they got their hands on a first domestic crown since 2019, Barcelona have certai…
Gremio have made official contact with Juventus over the possibility of signing Douglas Costa this summer, according to .
The Brazilian forward is set to return to the Serie A side from his loan spell at Bayern Munich at the end of the season, but there doesn t appear to be a future for him in Turin.
Costa is a Gremio product, having gone through their youth ranks and earned first-team promotion there in 2008. He moved to Shakhtar Donetsk in January 2010 and spent five and a half years there, before starting his back-and-forth trips between Bayern and Juventus. At the age of 30, he s about to enter the final year of his contract with the Old Lady, and the club appear keen to offload him from their wage bill.
The agreement between Gremio and Juventus is apparentl…
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez insists football clubs will be the “masters of their destiny” as it was deemed UEFA rules blocking the formation of the European Super League contravened EU law.
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Justice had been asked to decide whether UEFA and FIFA acted against competition law by blocking the formation of a breakaway Super League in 2021 and seeking to sanction the clubs involved.
The court ruled on Thursday that the governing bodies’ rules granting prior approval for new competitions are contrary to EU law and Perez, who has remained an avid supporter of a European Super League, said “law, reason and freedom” have prevailed after the hearing.
“At Real Madrid, we welcome the decision taken by the Cour…
Juventus responded to their Serie A points deduction with a thrilling 3-3 draw against Atalanta as Danilo s inventive goal proved Ademola Lookman s brace in vain.
Juve were deducted 15 points on Friday after an investigation into past transfer dealings, which the club are expected to appeal, but battled to share the spoils at Allianz Stadium.
Arkadiusz Milik sent the Bianconeri into the break leading after Angel Di Maria cancelled out Lookman s opener, but Joakim Maehle restored parity immediately into the second half.
Lookman edged Atalanta ahead once more, but Danilo powered a smart free-kick routine home to move Juve – who were third before the punishment – into ninth.
A Wojciech Szczesny error handed Atalanta an early lead as Lookman s right-foote…