Romelu Lukaku back to Stamford Bridge?
Lukaku s first taste of English football was with Chelsea between 2011-14.
He could be set for a Chelsea return amid doubts over his Inter future.
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Chelsea are planning a move for Inter star Romelu Lukaku, according to The Guardian.
Lukaku, who joined the Blues in 2011 before leaving in 2014, is reportedly considering his future after Antonio Conte quit Inter amid the Serie A champions troubled financial situation.
Inter quartet Lukaku, Lautaro Martinez, Achraf Hakimi – linked with Paris Saint-Germain – and Alessandro Bastoni could be sold by the Nerazzurri.
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Robert Lewandowski believes playing under Pep Guardiola at Bayern Munich represented the ideal preparation for his move to Barcelona, as he compared Blaugrana boss Xavi to his former coach.
Guardiola was one year into a three-season tenure with the Bavarian giants when Lewandowski joined from rivals Borussia Dortmund in 2014, with the striker scoring 67 goals in 100 appearances under him in all competitions.
Having ended his Bayern career with 344 goals in all competitions, Lewandowski – one of several new faces at Camp Nou – scored for the first time in Barca colours three minutes into Sunday s 6-0 friendly thrashing of Pumas UNAM.
As Xavi looks to lead Barca to a title challenge in his first full season at the helm, Lewandowski identified similaritie…
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In what could prove to be a season-defining showdown from Elland Road on Tuesday night, Leeds will welcome Leicester to Yorkshire.
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Starting with the hosts, while Leeds might have claimed what was a crucial 2-1 victory against Nottingham Forest earlier in the month, it appears that was just a minor boost for Javi Gracia s struggling squad. Last seen over the weekend putting in another worrying display as they were hit with a 2-1 loss at the hands of Fulham in west London, the Whites hold just a one point buffer from slipping into the relegation zone. With many now tipping the Yorkshire-Based outfit as a standout bottom-three contender this season, the one-time Watford boss has seen his side lose four of their last five Premier Lea…
Tuesday will be a day of contrasts as defending champions Algeria begin their Africa Cup of Nations title defence against a Sierra Leone side returning to the competition after a 26-year absence.
Algeria will be unequivocal favourites as they look to begin Group E in positive fashion, with Djamel Belmadi s men unbeaten in 34 competitive matches.
Their success in last month s Arab Cup contributed to that run and provided part of their squad with a solid period of preparation.
But the biggest game of the day will take place between Group D rivals Nigeria and Egypt, who will both be hoping to make early statements in their respective title bids.
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Arkadiusz Milik and Sebastian Mila found the net as Poland stunned Germany with a 2-0 victory in their Euro 2016 qualifier on Saturday.
Joachim Low s world champions, who had laboured to a narrow 2-1 win over Scotland in their Group D opener, were below par and allowed Poland to clinch the points as they fell to a first competitive defeat in 19 outings.
The visitors fell behind to Poland s first effort on target early in the second period in Warsaw when Milik headed home from inside the area.
The Bayer Leverkusen man who is on loan at Eredivisie champions Ajax was later withdrawn to an enthusiastic ovation from the home crowd and, despite some tense moments for the hosts at the Stadion Narodowy, his replacement, Mila, made sure of the win with two minutes to go.<…
Competition: Euro 2016 qualifier
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Belgium travel to face Israel in their Euro 2016 qualifier tonight, with the Red Devils going top of the table if they earn all three points. Marc Wilmots’ side are big favourites to win, more so with Israel having been considerably humbled by Wales in their last qualifying game. All three sides are in the mix to finish top of Group B, but Belgium have the better goal difference, so will be at the summit with any type of win this evening.
With Eden Hazard (Chelsea) in fine form of late, they stand an even better chance of getting a result, and he’s one of many quality players looking to make an impression to send Belgium into the European Championships next year. They boast the …
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Barcelona and Getafe will face each other in La Liga this weekend. The match between the Blaugrana and the Azulones will take place at Camp Nou and is scheduled to kick off at 5:30pm UK time on Sunday.
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Barcelona are doing extremely well at the moment. The former La Liga and UEFA Champions League winners had a disappointing time last season, but things have changed for the better this time around. True, Xavi s side were knocked out of the UEFA Champions League at the knockout stage this season, but in the league, they are going from strength to strength.
The Blaugrana are at the top of the La Liga table at the moment with 41 points from 16 matches. Barcelona are three points ahea…
Barcelona have reached an agreement to re-sign Dani Alves on a free transfer following his departure from Sao Paulo.
The Brazil international returns to Camp Nou five and a half years after his previous eight-season stint with the Catalan giants came to an end, though he will not be eligible to play until January.
Alves won 23 trophies during his first spell with Barcelona before spending a season with Juventus, two seasons with Paris Saint-Germain and the last two years with Sao Paulo.
He was in attendance for Barca s 1-0 win over Dynamo Kiev on November 2 and the LaLiga side confirmed on Friday that the 38-year-old is returning to the club as a free agent.
Two months after leaving Sao Paulo over a contractual dispute, Alves has put pen to paper on a d…
Wantaway forward Anthony Martial can revive his Manchester United career if he shows the same aggressive mentality as Cristiano Ronaldo.
That is according to former United striker Louis Saha, who also told Stats Perform it is down to new interim manager Ralf Rangnick to get the best out of Paul Pogba.
Martial s agent revealed last week that the France international, who has spent the past six years at United, is eager to leave in January due to a lack of playing time this season.
Former Monaco forward Martial has played just 358 minutes of football for the Red Devils in all competitions this season – the 20th most in the squad – and only started four times.
He scored 17 goals under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer two seasons ago, but found the net just four ti…
Dusan Vlahovic joins Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland as the best players of their generation , according to Juventus head coach Massimiliano Allegri.
Allegri signed Serbia international Vlahovic from Fiorentina in January in a transfer initially worth €70million, and the striker has managed four goals in his first seven Serie A games for his new club.
The former Viola star also netted 33 times in the league in 2021, matching Cristiano Ronaldo s record for the most scored in the Italian top flight during a calendar year.
Indeed, his 21-goal league haul last season was the highest recorded by a Fiorentina player in a single campaign since Alberto Gilardino in 2008-09 (25), and he has carried that form into the new campaign as well.
Vlahovic has re…