Lyon have dismissed speculation that Gervinho is on the verge of signing for the club, .
The Ligue 1 side were said to have been planning a swap deal with Arsenal, which would have seen Yoann Gourcouff move in the opposite direction on loan, with a view to a permanent deal.
However, manager Remi Garde, who incidentally won the double with the Gunners in 1998, has distanced himself from reports linking his side with the Ivory Coast international.
He told French paper Le Progres: “I’ve heard that Lyon is interested in Gervinho, but Gervinho is a striker, and we have young and very good strikers already at the club”.
The 26 year old has failed to make a real impression at Arsenal since arriving at the club in 2011, scoring just nine goals in for…
La Liga strugglers Osasuna have announced the signing of Cameroonian midfielder Raoul Loe on their official website.
The 28-year-old has signed a deal until the end of the season after he successfully canceled his contract at Al Sailiya of Qatar.
Loe thus returns to the club where he had made a name for himself, featuring in 50 La Liga games and another 33 in Segunda Division.
The Cameroon midfielder left Osasuna to move to Qatar in the summer of 2015, but recently decided to return to Europe.
Los Rojillos will be hoping that Loe can help the team avoid relegation to Segunda, which is clearly a tall order considering they are now eight points adrift of safety.
Osasuna did show some improvement of late, sharing spoils with Valencia, Granada and Ma…
Swansea City have completed the signing of Cameron Carter-Vickers on a season-long loan from Tottenham Hotspur, both clubs have . The youngster was in attendance for the Swans 0-1 defeat to Bristol City at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday after undergoing the pre-transfer medical.
Carter-Vickers is an American international, and if what Swansea are saying on their website is true, he chose the Welsh club over a number of other interested sides in the Championship. He only has only made four appearances for his parent club, all in 2016/17, two in FA Cup and League Cup each. He spent half of last season on loan at Sheffield United where he scored the only goal of his career so far, and the other half with Ipswich Town.
The 20-year-old centre-back now relishes the prospect …
Newcastle boss Eddie Howe is hoping the security breach which left him in danger at Elland Road could help prevent a future “tragedy” on a football pitch.
The 45-year-old was confronted in his technical area by an angry spectator during Saturday’s 2-2 Premier League draw at Leeds, and a man has since been banned from the stadium for life and charge with assault.
Howe, who revealed he had been contacted by League Managers’ Association chief executive Richard Bevan in the wake of the incident, said: “The concern for me is the future.
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“That incident has gone, it’s done as far as I’m concerned, but the only part of that incident that’s left is the ‘What ifs?’ for the future.
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Sven-Goran Eriksson will fulfil his lifelong dream of managing Liverpool when he takes his place in the LFC Legends dugout for a charity game against Ajax Legends next month.
Former England boss Eriksson revealed in January he had “best case a year” to live after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
During a round of TV interviews upon revealing his health issues, the 76-year-old Swede disclosed his lifelong love for Liverpool and how he always wished to be manager of the club.
Liverpool announced on Tuesday morning that Eriksson, who guided England to the quarter-finals of the 2002 and 2006 World Cups, will be part of the LFC Legends management team at Anfield for the match on March 23.
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With his Milan future having looked uncertain, Nigel de Jong has committed to the club by agreeing a new three-year deal.
The Netherlands international who moved to San Siro from Manchester City in 2012 was due to see his existing contract expire at the end of the month.
De Jong had been a reported target of City s Premier League rivals Manchester United, having worked with manager Louis van Gaal with the Dutch national side.
However, the 30-year-old agreed a new deal on Friday that will tie him to Milan until 2018.
De Jong commits at a time of change for the Serie A giants, who replaced coach Filippo Inzaghi with Sinisa Mihajlovic earlier this month.
He joins defender Ignazio Abate in penning fresh terms during the close-season.
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Dundee United completed the double over Motherwell with a comfortable 3-1 win at Tannadice Park on Friday.
Having enjoyed a 4-0 win over Stuart McCall s men in November, Ryan Dow gave Dundee an early lead in the first Scottish Premiership game of the weekend.
Gavin Gunning, who spent time on loan at Motherwell in 2011, doubled the advantage before the break and he went on to complete his brace shortly after half-time with a deflected free-kick.
While John Sutton pulled a goal back, it proved to be nothing more than a consolation as Dundee continued their impressive home form in the Scottish top flight.
Dundee have lost only three times at home in the Premiership all season and took the lead after 21 minutes, when Dow latched on to a weak back pass from Shaun Hu…
Club president Josep Maria Bartomeu highlighted Barcelona s economic strength and vowed to use the money to continue renovating the squad.
LaLiga champions Barca announced in September they are aiming to become the first sports club to generate revenue exceeding €1billion (£810.8bn) after making a profit for an eighth season in a row in 2018-19.
Antoine Griezmann, Frenkie de Jong, Neto and Junior Firpo came in during the close season, while Malcom, Jasper Cillessen, Andre Gomes, Paco Alcacer and Denis Suarez were offloaded on permanent transfers.
A deal for Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar notably did not go through, though, with Barcelona reportedly lacking money to fund a blockbuster return.
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Neymar does not have to leave Paris Saint-Germain to fulfil his goal of becoming the world s best player, according to Brazil team-mate Alisson.
The forward was strongly linked with a return to Barcelona during the transfer window, but no move to Camp Nou came to fruition.
Neymar has instead remained in the French capital, scoring four goals in five Ligue 1 games since recovering from a foot injury.
The 27-year-old did not finish in the top 10 for the 2018 Ballon d Or but, asked if Neymar could become the best player in the world by joining Barcelona, Alisson told Mundo Deportivo: I think that Neymar can be the best in the world on any team.
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Getting a new era underway on Saturday afternoon, Crystal Palace will welcome Burnley to south London.
Starting with the hosts, finally appointing new boss Oliver Glasner earlier in the week, the former Eintracht Frankfurt manager has a real job on his hands at Selhurst Park. Suffering a late collapse away at fellow strugglers Everton on Monday night as they eventually had to settle for a 1-1 stalemate on Merseyside, the Eagles have recorded just a pair of victories from any of their previous 16 straight appearances across all competitions a run that stems all the way back to November 4th. Opening February with a woeful 4-1 drumming at the hands of bitter rivals Brighton, Glasner will be desperate to improve on Palace’s exten…