AC Milan winger Alexis Saelemaekers has joined Bologna on a season-long loan with an option to buy.
The Belgium international joined the 2021/22 Serie A winners in 2020 and made 98 appearances, scoring five times.
Saelemaekers becomes Thiago Motta’s eighth signing of the summer window and could feature in Bologna’s next league match against Cagliari on Saturday.
Chelsea centre-back David Luiz has revealed that he is flattered by reports linking him with a summer move to Spanish giants FC Barcelona, .
Luiz, 25, has reportedly been monitored by the Catalan-side since arriving at Chelsea from Benfica in January 2011.
The 25-year-old is an attack-minded, industrious and versatile defender, who can also operate in defensive midfield and as an auxiliary full-back in emergency scenarios.
However, David Luiz has proven to be error-prone during his time at Stamford Bridge, having been caught out on far too many occasions for the Blues.
The Brazil international has insisted that his fully focused on Chelsea amid speculation linking him with a move to the Camp Nou at the end of the season.
Nonetheless, th…
Sevilla have completed the signing of Isco on a free transfer after Spain midfielder left Real Madrid at the end of last season.
Isco spent nine years with Madrid, winning three La Liga titles and five Champions Leagues in his time at the Santiago Bernabeu.
However, having fallen out of favour, Isco left following the expiration of his contract and Sevilla on Sunday revealed they had reached an agreement in principle to sign the playmaker.
The LaLiga club on Monday confirmed Isco has passed his medical, and will be presented at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium at 9pm local time on Wednesday.
He becomes the club s third signing of the transfer window after Marcao joined from Galatasaray and Alex Telles arrived on loan from Manchester United.
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has hailed coach Zinedine Zidane for making history at the club.
After taking over from Rafael Benitez in January, the Frenchman guided Madrid to the Champions League title on Saturday.
And this achievement follows on from his successes in the same competition as a player, in 2002, and as an assistant manager, in 2014.
After seeing Zidane bring the trophy back to the Santiago Bernabeu once more, Perez was glowing in his praise of the 43-year-old s historic accomplishments.
The key element is Zidane, the president told Marca. He has changed the recent history of Real Madrid.
Since 2001 he has created a way to understand football that has helped us win these European Cups.
Perez also revealed that Zi…
Santos FC president Luis Alvaro de Oliveira Ribeiro has revealed that star midfielder Paulo Henrique Ganso is for sale, .
The club s bitter rivals Internacional, who agreed to sell star man Oscar to Chelsea for a reported fee of £25 million earlier this month, are the favourites to land the out-of-favour Ganso.
Bring the offers, but we won t accept anything less than his buy-out fee, Ribeiro told Globo Esporte.
The player s will always has to come first. It s pointless to keep an unhappy player. I always respect the player s will. I did that regarding Wesley, Andre, Jonathan, but Santos rights have to be respected, as per the contracts that were signed.
There is just one problem; the release clause in Ganso s contract is quite hefty. …
Rodrygo Goes bid an emotional farewell to Santos ahead of joining up with Real Madrid.
The Brazilian teenager signed for Madrid in June 2018, with Los Blancos paying a reported €45million for him, but remained at Santos for another year.
Rodrygo has not played since May due to a dispute between Santos and the Brazilian Football Confederation, although he was present at Wednesday s 1-0 win against Corinthians.
The 18-year-old was given a shirt with the number 82 to mark the amount of games he played for Santos and was visibly emotional as a video tribute was played on big screens.
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Rodrygo joins a major squad rebuild at Madrid, who have signed Eden Hazard, Eder Militao, Ferland Mendy and Luka Jovic…
A moment of brilliance from Hal Robson-Kanu and Sam Vokes late header sealed Wales place in a first major tournament semi-final as they came from behind to beat Belgium 3-1 at Euro 2016.
Friday s contest marked Wales first quarter-final in 58 years, their other run to the last eight coming in the country s only previous appearance at a senior international competition, the 1958 World Cup in Sweden.
But just 13 minutes in Chris Coleman s side were given a mountain to climb against the world s second-ranked nation as a fierce long-range strike from Radja Nainggolan put Belgium ahead.
Wales reply was magnificent and a deserved leveller came courtesy of captain Ashley Williams, who capitalised on some poor defending to restore parity.
Belgium appeared set to …
Borussia Dortmund hero Lars Ricken believes the team have learned their lesson from last season s failure in the Champions League.
Fresh from their Bundesliga triumph in 2010/11, Juergen Klopp s side struggled on the European stage, finishing fourth in their group.
However, going into their clash against Real Madrid on Wednesday, they already have four points to their name, and the 36-year-old feels they have turned the corner.
The team learned a lot about playing in Europe last season, he told Goal.com.
Most recently, they showed against Manchester City that they are capable of doing remarkable things. I think Wednesday is a good day to deliver something extraordinary.
Ricken was part of the team for the 1997/98 semi-final against Real Madrid…
Italy coach Marcello Lippi insists he won t be ringing the changes despite the world champions crashing out of the Confederations Cup.
The Italians had a tournament to forget, beating the United States 3-1 but then being shocked by Egypt 1-0 before Brazil hammered the final nail in the coffin with a comprehensive 3-0 thrashing on Sunday.
With the United States beating Egypt 3-0, Italy missed out on making the semi-finals on goal difference and head home as underachievers, unable to lay down a marker ahead of their World Cup title defence back here next year.
Lippi has been criticised at home for persisting with his old men rather than handing a chance to the plethora of young talent he has on hand, but he defended his tactics.
You speak so much about y…
Christophe Galtier would still prefer to add a defender to his Paris Saint-Germain squad before the transfer window closes despite seeing his side cruise to victory over Toulouse.
The Ligue 1 champions had slipped up with a 1-1 draw at home to Monaco on Sunday but were utterly dominant in a 3-0 away win on Wednesday.
Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Juan Bernat found the net in a game that saw PSG attempt 20 shots, with 13 of those hitting the target.
The margin of victory would have been much greater if not for a magnificent performance from Toulouse goalkeeper Maxime Dupe, who produced nine saves.
Toulouse had 14 shots of their own in an open game, with seven hitting the target, leading to questions about the PSG defence even after their emphatic display of su…
Steve McClaren insisted Saturday that his travails as coach of England was a big failure, given his team s failure to reach the Euro 2008 finals, but ultimately made him stronger.
McClaren got the bullet after England were denied their place after losing at home to Croatia and now the former Middlesbrough manager is enjoying the experience of handling Dutch side FC Twente.
But he told the BBC s Football Focus he had not forgotten for one moment his time as national coach.
I don t think a day goes by that some aspect of the experience with England doesn t come flashing back to mind and teaching me a lesson, making me move on.
It was a huge disappointment. I felt, as one would, I d let down the nation because we didn t qualify.
However people sa…