Palermo have confirmed they are planning to take Brazilian striker Amauri back to Renzo Barbera.
The 31-year-old has been deemed surplus to requirements at Juventus and the Bianconeri are looking to cash in on him this summer.
Palermo sporting director, Sean Sogliano has revealed that the Rossanero are eager to have Amauri back after selling him to Juventus for €22 million in 2008.
“He is certainly a suggestive name,” Sogliano told Il Giornale di Sicilia. “He did very well at Palermo in the past.
“He’s someone that interests us and we know that he’s willing to come, but Juventus are in the middle of this too.
“He’s certainly a great player, but, unfortunately, it won’t be an easy operation to complete.”
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An emotional Sven-Goran Eriksson described the experience as “absolutely beautiful” after his long-held dream of managing Liverpool was fulfilled at Saturday’s charity match at a packed Anfield.
The 76-year-old former England boss, who in January revealed he had been diagnosed with terminal cancer, grew up a Liverpool supporter and being in charge of the team was something he had always wanted to do.
That became reality as Eriksson, alongside former Reds stars Ian Rush, John Barnes and John Aldridge, oversaw a side that beat Ajax 4-2 in an LFC Foundation ‘Legends’ game.
An emotional Sven-Goran Eriksson made a ‘memory for life’ by being part of today s charity match
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The Swede admitted he had shed tears both j…
Switzerland coach Ottmar Hitzfeld expects to face an improved Honduras when the teams meet at the FIFA World Cup on Wednesday.
The match is a repeat of the last round of group fixtures in 2010, which saw the teams play out a goalless draw to crash out of the competition together.
As things stand, both are on course to be eliminated once again, and they will be hoping Ecuador currently second in Group E and ahead of Switzerland on goal difference are unable to get the better of leaders France in Wednesday s other fixture.
Hitzfeld insists his side will be playing for the win, but knows to expect a different Honduran outfit to the one he faced four years ago.
Each game is different, each squad is different, he said. We have new players in the Honduras squa…
Goalkeeper Asmir Begovic does not expect to leave Stoke City in the close-season, despite reported interest from Real Madrid.
Begovic, who has just returned from the FIFA World Cup following Bosnia-Herzegovina s group-stage exit, has proven himself as one of the best keepers in the Premier League since joining Stoke in 2010.
His impressive performances for the Britannia Stadium outfit have attracted attention from a host of clubs, with speculation mounting that Real coach Carlo Ancelotti could make a move for the 27-year-old.
But Begovic claims that his focus is on the task at hand with Stoke, who kick off the domestic campaign with a home match against Aston Villa on August 16.
As far as I m concerned I will (start the season at Stoke), he told TalkSpor…
Tom Heaton has signed a new four year contract with Burnley,.
The goalkeeper, who was part of England’s squad for Euro 2016 has been at Turf Moor since the summer of 2013 having signed from Bristol City.
He has since racked up one hundred and thirty-eight appearances for the Clarets and was ever-present in their 2014/15 Premier League campaign but was unable to help them avoid relegation to the Championship.
Heaton began his career with Manchester United but failed to make a senior appearance for them, gaining his game time in loan spells with Swindon Town, Royal Antwerp, Cardiff City, Queens Park Rangers, Rochdale and Wycombe Wanderers.
He was then sold to Cardiff City, where he spent two seasons before moving on to Ashton Gate.
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Galatasaray have completed the signing of midfielder Fernando from Manchester City.
The Turkish side confirmed the move had been finalised on Friday, a deal that will cost them a transfer fee of €5.25million, which could rise by a further €900,000 in bonuses.
Gala also revealed Fernando has signed a three-year deal and will earn an annual salary of €3.3m.
The 30-year-old spent three seasons with City, who he joined from Porto in 2014, but only started five Premier League matches in 2016-17, Pep Guardiola s first campaign in charge.
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City had left Fernando, who leaves with the 2016 League Cup as his only major honour, out of their pre-season tour of the United States prior to Gala conf…
Ronald Koeman said Barcelona have a great future but called for patience after their 5-1 Champions League rout of Ferencvaros.
Lionel Messi, Ansu Fati, Philippe Coutinho, Pedri and Ousmane Dembele were all on target for Barca, who made a winning start in Group G on Tuesday, while Gerard Pique was sent off in the second half.
Barca are coming off a tumultuous 2019-20 season, which saw the club dethroned by bitter rivals Real Madrid in LaLiga and humiliated 8-2 by Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals.
The embattled Spanish powerhouse turned to Netherlands boss Koeman and the Dutch head coach has overseen just one loss in five competitive matches this season.
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England have called up Dele Alli for the final round of World Cup qualifiers, despite the Tottenham midfielder potentially facing a ban.
Alli is the subject of a FIFA probe after he was caught on camera raising a one-fingered salute during England s 2-1 win over Slovakia at Wembley earlier this month.
Amid suggestions his gesture was aimed at referee Clement Turpin, Alli explained that it was in fact directed towards his former Spurs team-mate Kyle Walker.
England boss Gareth Southgate corroborated Alli s version of events immediately after the match, but admitted on Thursday that he ran the risk of appearing a shambles if the Spurs man has to miss out.
We have not heard anything at the moment from FIFA on Dele Alli. We run the risk of being a shambles b…
West Ham United are interested in signing Borussia Monchengladbach forward Breel Embolo in the summer transfer window, according to . It has been reported that the Hammers have have enquired about the availability of the 24-year-old Switzerland international.
The Hammers are wiling to spend £30 million on a new forward this summer. However, West Ham are also open to signing Embolo, and German club Monchengladbach themselves could allow the 24-year-old to leave on loan for the 2021-22 campaign.
Embolo made and 15 substitute appearances in the Bundesliga for West Ham last season, scoring five goals and providing two assists in the process. The Switzerland international also scored one goal in seven Champions League appearances in 2020-21. The 24-year-old scored one goal…
Gianluigi Donnarumma is Euro 2020 winners Italy s star player and will be the best goalkeeper in the world for the next 10 to 15 years, according to Fabio Cannavaro.
The 22-year-old was named UEFA s Player of the Tournament for his penalty shoot-out heroics in Italy s victory over England in last Sunday s final at Wembley.
Donnarumma kept out efforts from Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka, after Marcus Rashford had earlier hit the post, as Italy ended their 53-year wait to win a second Euros crown.
He has won all five of the shoot-outs he has been involved in for club and country, having also made a crucial save in the semi-final shoot-out victory against Spain.
Italy legend Cannavaro believes Donnarumma answered any of his remaining critics with his displays …