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AC Milan striker Robinho is likely to move back to Santos during the summer transfer window, according to his father Gilvan de Souza.
The 28-year-old has been linked with a return to the Brazilian side where he started his professional career in 2002, but his father who doubles as his agent was adamant he would finish the season in Italy before moving to South America.
These stories are only rumours he will not move from Milan (in January). I m sure he will go to Santos in the summer, de Souza told UOL Esporte.
Robinho will not leave Milan (in January). He does not want to deceive the fans of other clubs. The Rossoneri have already sold other strikers, so they will not let him leave too.
Robinho joined Milan in 2010, and has appeared 71 times and scor…
Marcus Rashford will miss Manchester United s next few games, the Premier League giants have confirmed.
Rashford suffered a muscle injury in United s 2-0 win against Everton on Saturday.
It was revealed on Wednesday that not only will the in-form forward be out for the Europa League quarter-final first leg against Sevilla on Thursday, but further games beyond that.
The 25-year-old has had a fine season for the Red Devils, scoring 28 goals in 47 outings, but will now miss the next few games .
The club stated: Marcus Rashford will be unavailable for Thursday’s UEFA Europa League quarter-final game against Sevilla because of a muscle injury.
The forward was withdrawn in the 80th minute of Saturday’s 2-0 Premier League win over Everton at Old Tra…
Cesc Fabregas has pulled out of the Spain squad for their upcoming Euro 2016 qualifier with Belarus with a hamstring injury.
Midfielder Fabregas played the full 90 minutes for Chelsea last Saturday as they beat Liverpool 2-1 at Anfield.
The former Barcelona and Arsenal man was praised for his performance by club manager Jose Mourinho, who after the match indicated that it would be a risk for Fabregas to play for Spain on Saturday due to his hamstring problem.
A medical examination on Tuesday revealed that Fabregas condition had improved, but with the 27-year-old still said to be experiencing discomfort, Spain officials have determined that playing him at Estadio Nuevo Colombino could jeopardise his recovery.
Fabregas place in the squad for that clash and …
Danny hints at Portugal return
Zenit star Danny admits that he has received a number of offers from Primeira Liga, with a return to Portugal a realistic option.
The highly rated footballer left Sporting Lisbon in 2005 in favour of a switch to Dynamo Moscow and has since developed into one of top players in Russian Premier League.
Danny has spent last five years at Zenit St Petersburg, but with his contract due to expire at the end of the season, he has been linked with a return to his native country.
The 31-year-old has moved to confirm he has received concrete proposals from Primeira Liga sides.
“I would be lying if I said I did not receive some proposals, but, as I have said, I have a contract until the end of the season,” Danny .
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Antoine Griezmann would help improve Barcelona, according to Ousmane Dembele, who labelled the proposed move as exceptional .
Atletico Madrid star Griezmann has been heavily linked with LaLiga champions Barcelona amid his reported €100million release clause.
The 27-year-old France international, who helped Atletico to Europa League glory this season, revealed he will decide his future before the World Cup in Russia.
Barca winger and international team-mate Dembele said he is excited by Griezmann s potential arrival.
We haven t talked much about this [transfer] with Antoine, Dembele said. If Antoine comes to Barca, it would be something exceptional.
He s a great player, a great striker, I think he ll help us be better.
Griezmann – ge…
Gareth Bale has been left out of Real Madrid s Audi Cup squad following the collapse of his move to the Chinese Super League.
The Wales international looked set to join Jiangsu Suning after his relationship with coach Zinedine Zidane appeared to have broken beyond repair.
That deal fell through on Sunday, however, with Madrid s board reportedly unhappy at the lack of transfer fee involved, while some outlets suggested Bale pulled out over family concerns regarding the move to China.
Bale was in pre-season training with Madrid on Monday but worked away from the rest of the squad, while agent Jonathan Barnett confirmed he is likely to remain at the club for the 2019-20 campaign.
Zidane has left him out of the squad for the tournament in Munich, though, wh…
Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho on Wednesday gave his backing to former Italy goalkeeper Walter Zenga as his eventual successor at the San Siro.
Mourinho s league leaders Inter host fourth-placed Palermo, coached by Zenga, on Thursday in a match the former Italy goalkeeper would like to believe is a title clash.
Zenga caused a stir last week by claiming he wants to win the title this season with Palermo while it is also no secret that we would like to one day coach Inter.
So far his team have delivered with a 1-0 victory over Juventus the highlight of a positive start to the season.
And Mourinho believes there is more to come from Zenga.
Walter is a great friend of mine. I like him because he doesn t worry about his image, he s original and he d…
Adam Lallana is not just impressing Jurgen Klopp on the pitch, with the Liverpool manager revealing the attacking midfielder is also a nice guy as a neighbour.
England international Lallana has flourished since Klopp took over at Anfield in October 2015 having initially struggled following his 2014 move from Southampton.
Lallana emphasised his growing importance to Liverpool with a superb strike in Sunday s 4-1 rout of Premier League champions Leicester City at a redeveloped Anfield.
Klopp says Lallana is flourishing after fully settling at the club, and the manager may even be able to pop into the 28-year-old s house for a drink from time to time.
Yes [we are neighbours]. He is a nice guy, even as a neighbour, Klopp joked at a pre-match news conference …
Pep Guardiola is enjoying plenty of success at Bayern Munich, but the club have no desire to enter contract talks just yet.
Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has revealed that the Bundesliga club are in no hurry to extend coach Pep Guardiola s contract.
The Spaniard still has 18 months left on his deal at the Allianz Arena after joining the Bavarians following their treble-winning 2012-13 season under Jupp Heynckes.
Guardiola guided Bayern to success in the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal, UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup in his first year in charge.
And Bayern are in a strong position to add to their list of honours, with the club still in the Pokal and UEFA Champions League and sitting 11 points clear at the summit of the German top flight…
Valenciennes have sacked manager Daniel Sanchez following a dismal start to the season.
The Ligue 1 side sit bottom of the table after taking just four points from their opening nine games.
Sanchez took over at Valenciennes in June 2011, successfully establishing them as a top-flight club, however his tenure has now come to an end with the Stade du Hainaut outfit seemingly set for a fight against relegation.
Valenciennes opened the campaign with an emphatic 3-0 win over Toulouse, but a winless run of eight matches has since followed.
A 1-1 draw with Reims on Saturday sealed Sanchez s fate, but club president Jean-Raymond Legrand admitted that the decision had been a hard one.
On a human level Sanchez is someone I appreciate a lot and the decision was partic…