A host of Premier League clubs have been linked with a summer move to sign Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez, .

The Mexico international is currently on a season-long loan with European Champions Real Madrid, though he has started just five games in all competitions for Carlo Ancelotti’s side.

Now Stoke City, Everton, West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur are all set for a battle to secure the 26 year old’s services, with a future at Old Trafford looking unlikely.

Hernandez moved to Manchester in the summer of 2010, and has racked up one hundred and fifty-nine appearances for the club, scoring fifty-nine goals and was part of the squads that won the Premier League title in both 2011 and 2013.

Internationally, he has thirty-eight goals …

UAE outfit Al Nasr are interested in signing Palermo striker Fabrizio Miccoli, according to reports from the Middle East.

The Dubai club, who are coached by former Palermo boss Walter Zenga, have already held talks with the Sicilian outfit according to Sport360.

Al Nasr are expected to release Luca Toni after he struggled to make a significant impact at the club having joined in January and Miccoli is seen as his replacement.

The 32-year-old 10-time Italy international has long been linked with a move to the Middle East and recently admitted his future with Palermo was 50-50 . Miccoli has one year to run of his current contract with the Sicilians.

Miccoli and Zenga know each other well, with the former Italian goalkeeper coaching Palermo in 2009 and 2010…

Southampton F.C. have completed the signing of midfielder Oriol Romeu from Chelsea for a fee believed to be in the region of £5 million.

Romeu becomes the Saints seventh summer recruit following the arrivals of Cédric Soares (Sporting CP), Cuco Martina (FC Twente), Jordy Clasie (Feyenoord), Juanmi (Málaga), Maarten Stekelenburg (on loan from Fulham) and Steven Caulker (on loan from Queens Park Rangers).

The former Spain Under-21 international, who joined Chelsea from Barcelona for €5 million in the summer of 2011, has put pen to paper on a three-year deal at St Mary s.

It s very good to be a part of this club, Romeu said.

I was looking for a good club and for something new in my career. After spending two years on loan, I needed …

Zenit St Petersburg manager Luciano Spalletti has backed Pep Guardiola to become the new Russian manager.

The Football Union of Russia published a 13-strong list of candidates deemed to be worthy successors to Dick Advocaat, including stellar names such as the former Barcelona coach, Marcelo Bielsa and Fabio Capello.

And Spalletti, who has been in charge of Zenit since departing Roma in 2009, believes Guardiola is the best man to take the nation forward.

From my point of view, the best of all the coaches to take over would be Guardiola, he told Zenit s official website.

It would be nice, because I feel a little Russian, if our team is coached by him.

However, the Italian also earmarked his veteran midfielder Sergey Semak as a future Russia co…

Angel Di Maria soaked up the love and adoration of the Paris Saint-Germain faithful as his brilliant brace inspired a rampant 4-0 Champions League triumph over Barcelona.

PSG were knocked out of the competition by Barcelona in 2013 and 2015 but Luis Enrique s side now require a comeback unprecedented in Champions League history having been put to the sword in the French capital.

Di Maria, celebrating his 29th birthday, dispatched a free-kick that rewarded PSG s dominant start and Unai Emery s men never relinquished their grip on the first leg of the last-16 tie.

Former Sevilla boss Emery had only beaten Barcelona once in 23 previous attempts but he was well on his way to number two when Julian Draxler scored on his Champions League debut for PSG, as he did in Li…

Former UEFA president Lennart Johansson says he was never informed of the alleged payment made by Sepp Blatter to Michel Platini that lies at the heart of the latest FIFA corruption scandal.

Outgoing FIFA president Blatter and his UEFA counterpart Platini were provisionally suspended by the Ethics Committee of world football s governing body for 90 days on Thursday.

Blatter is the subject of a criminal investigation from the Swiss attorney general into an alleged disloyal payment  made to Platini in 2011, widely reported to be £1.35m relating to work the former France captain undertook for FIFA between 1999 and 2002.

Johansson, who was UEFA president between 1990 and 2007 and stood unsuccessfully against Blatter for the top job at FIFA in 1998, told InsideWor…

Since Jurgen Klopp has been Liverpool boss in 2015, his team have received criticism for the number of goals they concede. His side were always very good going forward and at scoring goals.

However, at times they left holes in the backline, which has really cost the Reds a chance of realistically challenging for the Premier League title. The criticisms of the Merseysiders defence are justified.

Defensive displays improving

Things look to be on the up at the minute when it comes to the Reds defensive displays. Liverpool’s goalless draw against Porto on Tuesday night in the Champions League last 16 second leg was the fifth time in seven games that Klopp’s side have kept a clean sheet.

In those seven games in all competitions, Liverpool have conceded ju…

Burnley manager Sean Dyche says it is not rocket science to work out there are big clubs interested in signing defender Michael Keane.

Manchester United are reportedly frontrunners to re-sign the centre-back, who left Old Trafford two seasons ago, while Chelsea, Everton and Liverpool are also said to be in the hunt.

Burnley will reportedly demand £25million for Keane, but Dyche insists the England international, who is under contract to 2018, remains focused on his current club.

It is not rocket science to work out there s a few interested, Dyche told reporters.

It is the usual chit-chat. He certainly doesn t seem like he has [had his head turned].

Dyche warned potential suitors that Burnley do not have a financial need to sell the 24-year-old…

DR Congo captain Youssouf Mulumbu is refusing to temper pre-Africa Cup of Nations expectations ahead of their opener against Uganda on Saturday, convinced a run to the final should be the target.

The Leopards initially impressed during the 2017 edition in Gabon, as they topped a group that contained Togo, Morocco and Ivory Coast.

However, they came unstuck in the first knockout round against Ghana.

Although they lost once in AFCON qualifying this time around, DR Congo only just did enough to finish second in the group, winning one game. They also drew with Burkina Faso and Kenya in pre-tournament friendlies.

Nothing about that form screams favourites , yet DR Congo head to Egypt full of self-belief and skipper Mulumbu is convinced they are entirely capab…

Philippe Coutinho accepts his performances for Barcelona have fallen short of expectations but insists he is mentally stronger than before.

Signed from Liverpool in 2018 in a deal potentially worth €160million (£142m), the Brazil international has not had the desired impact at Camp Nou.

Coutinho, who has scored 15 goals and provided nine assists in 60 LaLiga appearances, spent last season on loan at Bayern Munich and won the treble under Hansi Flick.

He returned to Barca for 2019-20 and has been directly involved in four goals in eight league outings, but the Catalans inconsistent form has not helped him to thrive.

Coutinho started Saturday s shock 2-1 loss at Cadiz but managed only one shot and one key pass before being substituted for Ousmane Dembele…