Bolton Wanderers have completed the signing of Arsenal winger Wellington Silva on a season-long loan deal.

Silva, who joined Arsenal from Fluminense in 2010, has previously spent time on loan at Levante, Alcoyano, Ponferradina, Murcia and Almería.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is expecting the Brazil Under-21 international to impress in the Sky Bet Championship this season.

He s a creative, tricky, quick player, Wenger told the club s official website. He s absolutely stunning to watch and I believe Bolton will be surprised by his quality.

I believe he will do extremely well because he has gained a lot of experience in Spain, he has come back to England and I am confident he will have a big impact in the Championship.

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Manchester City s Leroy Sane has similar attributes to Manchester United great Ryan Giggs and how Liverpool cope with him could be decisive in their Champions League quarter-final, according to Frank Lampard.

The Germany international joined City for a reported £37million from Schalke in August 2016 and has been a key player in their title charge this season, with Pep Guardiola s men set to be crowned champions should they beat United this weekend. 

Sane will travel to Anfield with City to face Liverpool on Wednesday in the first leg of their last-eight European tie and will look to help his side avenge their only Premier League defeat this term, a 4-3 loss in January.

And former Chelsea favourite Lampard, who had a brief spell at City in the 2014-15 campaign…

Erling Haaland is putting early-season pressure on Robert Lewandowski in the Bundesliga goal charts, with the Norwegian hailed as massively important to Borussia Dortmund after his latest heroics.

Bayern striker Lewandowski has finished as the German top flight s leading scorer in six of the last eight seasons, including each of the last four campaigns.

In 2020-21, Lewandowski hit 41 goals to break Gerd Muller s long-standing record of 40 in a Bundesliga campaign, yet it is no foregone conclusion that he will be top of the pile this term.

Haaland is the rising force, and the 21-year-old returned from a thigh injury lay-off to score twice in Saturday s 3-1 victory over Mainz.

The double – a penalty followed by a stoppage-time clincher – took Haaland to…

Kylian Mbappe backed Paris Saint-Germain team-mate Ousmane Dembele to fill his boots when he exits the club, after winning his fifth successive Ligue 1 Player of the Year award.

The France captain announced last week he will leave the Ligue 1 champions at the end of this season after seven years at the Parc des Princes, during which he became their all-time top scorer with 256 goals.

Mbappe has been heavily linked with a blockbuster move to LaLiga champions Real Madrid, but has thus far remained tight-lipped on where his future lies.

Either way, when he departs the club, the 25-year-old is confident his void can be filled by compatriot Dembele, who arrived from Barcelona last August and has recorded the joint-most assists during his maiden French top-flight camp…

Benfica join chase for Wilfried Bony

Portuguese newspaper that Benfica are the latest club to have shown interest in Vitesse striker Wilfried Bony.

The Eagles are looking to cash in on experienced forward Oscar Cardozo, who is linked with a switch to Fenerbahce, while at the same time searching for his replacement.

According to O Jogo, Benfica are planning a summer bid for Vitesse starlet Wilfried Bony, who is likely to be one of the hottest commodities in the summer transfer window.

The Ivorian, who has topped Eredivisie goalscoring charts with 31 strikes in 30 league matches, has already set his sights on leaving the club from Arnhem.

As a result, he has been linked with a number of top European clubs, including Chelsea, Manchester United and …

Frank de Boer is expected to be appointed as Sam Allardyce s successor at Crystal Palace, with the Premier League club due to hold a news conference on Monday.

The Netherlands great thrived as a head coach in his homeland with Ajax, leading the club to four consecutive Eredivisie titles.

However, De Boer found life tougher in Serie A during his spell with Inter and he lasted just three months at San Siro.

It marks a change in approach for Palace, who have never had a permanent boss from outside the United Kingdom in charge – Attilio Lombardi s brief spell as caretaker the closest they have come.

The past five managers at Palace have enjoyed varying levels of success, and we take a look at what De Boer is living up to at Selhurst Park.

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Forgotten forward Nikita Rukavytsya has been included in Australia s preliminary 30-man squad for next month s make-or-break World Cup qualifying play-off against Syria.

Socceroos head coach Ange Postecoglou named an extended squad ahead of the first leg against Syria in Malaysia on October 5, with Rukavytsya back in the fold as well as captain Mile Jedinak.

The 30-year-old has scored four goals in seven games for top-flight Israeli side Maccabi Haifa and could get the chance to add to his 13 caps – his last appearance coming in a friendly against Canada in 2013.

Skipper Jedinak, who failed to make Aston Villa s squad last week, could play his first match for the Socceroos since June s qualifier against Saudi Arabia if he overcomes a groin injury and proves his…

Roberto Firmino came off the bench to fire in a stoppage-time winner as Liverpool downed Paris Saint-Germain 3-2 in a Champions League classic at Anfield.

Kylian Mbappe appeared to have salvaged a draw for PSG after levelling the scores in the 83rd minute, but the World Cup winner then gave away possession 25 yards out from his own goal.

And Firmino, who started on the bench due to an eye injury suffered against Tottenham on Saturday, rifled across Alphonse Areola to ensure last season s beaten finalists got off to a victorious start in Group C on Tuesday.

PSG had fought back from 2-0 down, Liverpool leading thanks to a Daniel Sturridge header and James Milner s penalty, but Jurgen Klopp s men deserved to come out on top.

Virgil van Dijk and Milner forced…

Luis Enrique says the media will not be able to guess his Spain team to face England in the Nations League.

Spain have maximum points after two matches in League A Group 4, with the Three Lions visiting Seville on Monday.

Paco Alcacer scored twice on his first international appearance since 2016 as Spain warmed up for England by winning a friendly 4-1 away to Wales on Thursday.

Sergio Busquets, Marcos Alonso, Thiago Alcantara and Marco Asensio were among the unused players in Cardiff, prompting speculation they may be involved against Gareth Southgate s men.

Luis Enrique, though, was unwilling to offer any clues as to the team he may select at the Estadio Benito Villamarin.

Yes, those who haven t played can give some clues, Luis Enrique told a …

Besiktas have contacted Liverpool over the possibility of signing Simon Mignolet, according to and their sources.

Mignolet arrived to Anfield in 2014 in a move by Brendan Rodgers (Liverpool manager at the time) to secure a long-term solution between the posts. However, Rodgers himself was replaced with Jürgen Klopp just over a year later and since the arrival of Loris Karius from Mainz in 2016, Mignolet constantly had to fight for his place. He eventually lost it in January this year, and following Karius s mistakes in the Champions League final, the Reds moved to sign a new No.1 in Alisson Becker.

At this point it seems Karius is set to stay as the Brazilian s understudy which practically means the end of the road for Mignolet, just as it was for Danny Ward who joine…