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As the restart of the 2019/20 season in the Bundesliga approaches, RB Leipzig are set to take on Freiburg at the Red Bull Arena on Saturday afternoon in what will be the 26th round of the campaign, following a break which lasted over two months due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Leipzig reportedly face uncertainty over the futures of some of their key players in the period that is before us. The likes of striker Timo Werner and centre-back Dayot Upamecano have been heavily linked with departures, but while Werner still seems likely to change clubs, there are suggestions that Upamecano may yet sign a new deal and stay put. Be that as it may, it will be interesting to see how these players cope with their respective situations and…

Real Madrid want to sell Gareth Bale at the end of the season, according to . It has been reported that Bale, currently on loan at Tottenham Hotspur, is out of contract at the Spanish and European giants in the summer of 2022, and the defending La Liga champions want to get him off their books.

Bale has struggled with injury problems for the past two or so years and has not played well when he has been on the pitch. The Wales international winger joined Spurs on a season-long loan deal in the summer of 2020, but things have not been great for him.

According to , the 31-year-old winger has made six starts and six substitute appearances in the Premier League for Spurs so far this season, scoring five goals and providing two assists in the process. Bale has also made seven…

Former England captain John Terry said on Saturday he was nothing like the popular image portrayed of him being a hellraising, hard drinking womaniser but was more likely to be seen bathing his children and staying in.

The 29-year-old told Saturday s edition of The Times an interview conducted before the revelations of his extra-marital affair with former Chelsea team-mate Wayne Bridge s ex-girlfriend which led to him being sacked as national captain that he rarely touched alcohol nowadays either after several embarrassing episodes which made the front pages of the tabloid press.

I probably don t go out as much as I should do with my wife, said Terry, who has flown out with Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti s blessing to Dubai to try and patch up his marriage with his wi…

Mancini showing Robinho the way

The spending power of Manchester City is a worry for the other clubs in England. Whilst Manchester United’s debts appear to be over one billion pounds, Liverpool’s finances slip from bad to worse, Portsmouth just avoided going out of business and most other clubs are cutting back on transfers, wages and expenses generally, we all know that City have as much money to spend as they want.

Rumours

At the moment we are being bombarded by rumours about possible transfers but nothing is yet certain apart from the signing of Jerome Boateng. The news yesterday that Manchester City are shipping out three of their more experienced players seems to suggest that the decks may be being cleared for an influx of players.

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Juan Mata believes the environment at Manchester United has led to changes in Jose Mourinho s approach to management.

Following the Portuguese s appointment as United boss in May, some fans raised fears over his ability to play the United Way .

Mourinho has succeeded, however, in reintroducing exciting, attacking football at OId Trafford, leading the team to nine straight wins in the process.

He has changed,  Mata told The Independent.

It is a different environment; it is a different club and squad. This club has always known that they play one kind of football which is about attacking and creating chances. We are doing that and he is happy with the performances.

Everyone can see the players are playing with more confidence. He is the same per…

Florentino Perez believes Karim Benzema is the best number nine in the world and could look to pair him with Kylian Mbappe at Real Madrid.

Benzema continues to be a guaranteed starter for Madrid, but has not appeared for France since 2015, having been charged by police in connection with an alleged attempt to blackmail his international team-mate Mathieu Valbuena. 

The 29-year-old has denied any wrongdoing and the case is yet to go to trial.

The Madrid president meanwhile has backed the centre-forward, lauding him as the best French player , and he hopes to see him finish his career at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Karim is a mix of [Zinedine] Zidane and Ronaldo, Perez told RMC. He is the best number nine in the world and the best French player.

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Within touching distance of securing a top-six finish this summer, Roma will make the trip to an empty Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino on Wednesday night.

Torino

Starting with the hosts, while Torino might know that just one more point will be enough for them to officially secure their Serie A status for another year, it has been a dreadful campaign for the Bulls. Throwing away the lead away at relegation scrappers SPAL over the weekend and eventually leaving with just a point, Moreno Longo s men have remarkably managed to secure just a trio of Serie A victories since January 20th, a 17-match run. Continuing to struggle with some rather glaring issues at the back throughout the 2019/2020 campaign and landing just a sole clean sheet over…

Paris Saint-Germain are prepared to enter the fray for Bayer Leverkusen s Kai Havertz, according to Le10Sport.

Havertz has become one of the most sought-after players in Europe due to his fantastic breakthrough with the Bundesliga side, and the Ligue 1 champions will certainly face strong competition in the race for his signature. Reportedly, he is being closely considered by the likes of Champions League holders Liverpool, 20-time English champions Manchester United, reigning La Liga holders Barcelona and their arch-rivals Real Madrid, as well as the German champions, Bayern Munich.

Bayern have a strong tendency to draw all German talent to themselves, while Real and Barcelona are always on the lookout for potential new superstars. Manchester United are in dire need of…

(GSM) Ronaldinho has agreed to leave Milan and return home with Flamengo, according to the Brazilian media.

It was claimed on the GloboEsporte.com website on Tuesday that the Brazilian star had verbally accepted an offer to join Flamengo and is waiting for authorization from Milan to complete the deal.

The six-time Brazilian champions are locked in talks with the San Siro giants to secure the release of the 30-year-old, who still has a year left on the three-year contract he signed with Milan when joining from Barcelona in July 2008.

Flamengo president Patricia Amorim has confirmed she met with the former PSG and Gremio forward in the past few days but no official details have been released.

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Manchester City star Yaya Toure says his table-topping team expect to win the Premier League title.

A 3-2 win at Everton on Saturday lifted Manuel Pellegrini s men to the top on goal difference, City s being nine better than second-placed Liverpool s.

Tour feels leading the way with just two league matches remaining meant his side were expecting to win the crown.

We definitely expect to win it – as a team at the top you always expect to win, Toure said.

We have worked so hard this year and if we don t win, it would be a massive disappointment for us, for the fans and for the club as well.

We need to do the job. The new manager has come in and tried to perfect things, and we have worked hard in training. Now we need to deliver in these two games.

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