Paris Saint-Germain full-back Dani Alves said he would return to Barcelona tomorrow if the LaLiga giants contacted him.
Brazil international Alves left Barcelona for Italian champions Juventus in 2016 after winning 23 titles at Camp Nou.
Alves joined Ligue 1 powerhouse PSG in 2017 but the 34-year-old refused to rule out a Barca comeback, despite the circumstances behind his departure.
Barcelona is my home, he told Globo TV. It s impossible to say that I wouldn t return.
I would come back tomorrow if Barcelona were to call me.
Alves, who has helped PSG to Ligue 1 and Coupe de la Ligue glory this season as the French champions seek a domestic treble, added: If I were to say that I didn t leave there feeling hurt then I d be lying.
I left…
Could Chelsea gazump their Premier League rivals in the race for Jadon Sancho?
According to reports, the Blues are working on a club-record deal for the Borussia Dortmund winger.
Frank Lampard was among Sancho s idols growing up and the Chelsea boss has been open about his desire to bring in a replacement for Eden Hazard.
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Chelsea could celebrate the end of their transfer ban by splashing out £120million to secure Borussia Dortmund and England star Jadon Sancho, according to The Sun.
The huge price tag attached to one of Europe s brightest prospects has reportedly quashed Liverpool s interest and Manchester United are also said to be at risk of missing out on a long-term target.
Th…
Iceland have included Gylfi Sigurdsson in their final 23-man squad for the World Cup, despite the Everton playmaker being injured.
Sigurdsson has been out of action for two months with a knee injury, but the 28-year-old has been given the chance to recover in time for the tournament.
Iceland are heading to their first World Cup, having become the smallest ever nation to qualify, with Sigurdsson among their key players.
But missing from the 23-man selection named by Iceland s coach Heimir Hallgrimsson on Friday is Kolbeinn Sigthorsson.
The forward, one of the stars of Iceland s shock run to the quarter-finals at Euro 2016, is only fit for the reserves list after his last two seasons were ruined by knee injuries.
Iceland, the first nation to annou…
Gareth Southgate named his squad for the World Cup on Wednesday, with Joe Hart and Jack Wilshere among the high-profile omissions.
But for those who have made the cut, the countdown to Russia starts now.
And Southgate s chosen 23 have been reacting to the news on social media, with Kyle Walker, Marcus Rashford and the uncapped Trent Alexander-Arnold among those taking to Twitter.
Not that it was ever in doubt, but Manchester City full-back Walker missed the news of his call-up when the England manager first tried to reach him.
The one call you don’t want to miss!!
— Kyle Walker (@kylewalker2)
While Manchester United striker Rashford appears to have reserved a place for his proud mum on the plane.
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Real keen on William Carvalho
Real Madrid are showing interest in Sporting Lisbon hotshot William Carvalho, according to Spanish radio Cadena Cope.
Los Blancos look set to offload both Lucas Silva and Asier Illarramendi and have made the Portuguese footballer their number one target.
Carvalho will not be coming on the cheap through, with his release clause standing at €45 million at the moment.
The 23-year-old has enjoyed a meteoric rise over the last couple of years, that is ever since he returned from a loan spell at Cercle Brugge.
Carvalho has since made 59 league appearances for Sporting, scoring 5 goals, while also earning 13 Portugal caps.
The talented footballer also represented the Selecao at the Under-21 UEFA Championship, wher…
that Riyad Mahrez is set to remain with Leicester City for the forthcoming season.
The Algeria international, who was part of his country’s squad for the 2014 World Cup, has been strongly linked with a move to Arsenal though a bid has not yet been lodged by the North London outfit with a fee of potential fee of £35m being talked off.
Mahrez was named PFA Player of the Season as the Foxes clinched a surprise Premier League title triumph, missing just one of their league games and scoring seventeen goals as well as making eleven assists.
In total, he has played ninety-one times in all competitions since signing from Le Harve in January 2014, scoring twenty-five goals.
The twenty-five year old is likely to stay with the champions, who have a new con…
Florian Thauvin is excited by the prospect of playing with one of the best in the world in Mario Balotelli and urged the Italian to join him at Marseille.
After a difficult couple of years at Liverpool and AC Milan, Balotelli surprised many by joining Ligue 1 side Nice ahead of the 2016-17 season.
In France, Balotelli has gone some way to rediscovering his best form, scoring 33 times across two Ligue 1 seasons and he looks set to move on once again, with his contract about to expire.
Although Balotelli is expected to return to Serie A, Marseille coach Rudi Garcia expressed his admiration for the striker at the end of May and Thauvin has echoed his boss.
I spoke for a few seconds with Mario Balotelli during half time against Italy, Thauvin told reporters.…
Kylian Mbappe fired a hat-trick as Paris St Germain thumped amateur opponents Revel 9-0 in the French Cup at the Stade Pierre-Fabre.
The round-of-64 tie in Castres was never in doubt from the moment Mbappe opened the scoring in the 17th minute, yet the France striker was wasteful despite boosting his goal tally for the season to 25 in all competitions.
Marco Asensio starred for PSG, orchestrating the downfall of opponents operating in the sixth tier of French football, and the Spain star was on target shortly before half-time.
Into the next round of the | 0-9
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English)
Mbappe was the only player to keep his place in a side showing 10 changes following Wednesday’s 2-0 Champions Trophy victory over Toulouse, but G…
Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing Marcel Sabitzer from Bayern Munich in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Spurs are among a number of clubs who have been impressed by how well Sabitzer has done at Manchester United so far and are monitoring his situation.
Bayern are open to selling Sabitzer at the end of the season, but the defending Bundesliga champions will demand as much as £30 million in transfer fees for him. The Austria international midfielder joined Manchester United on loan from Bayern in the January transfer window and is scheduled to go back to the German club in the summer of 2023.
Sabitzer has made six starts and two substitute appearances in the Premier League for United during his loan spell so far, providin…
Paris Saint-Germain have announced that they have released midfielder Mohamed Sissoko from his contract at Parc des Princes.
The Malian had one year left on his deal with the Saints, but his contract was terminated by mutual consent so as to allow the player to continue his career elsewhere.
, the 28-year-old will probably moving to Reading, who are attempting to return to the Premier League after getting relegated last season.
Mohamed Sissoko has seen very little playing time at Parc des Princes of late and it was clear that he would be leaving the club this summer.
The Mali international had joined PSG from Juventus in the summer of 2011, but his career quickly started taking a turn for the worse.
Sissoko spent the second part of last season on…