Brazil head coach Tite has backed Manchester United s efforts to sign Fred, with the midfielder reportedly set for a medical on Monday.
The Premier League club are said to have agreed a deal in the region of £52million (€60m) with Shakhtar Donetsk for the 25-year-old.
Fred was involved in Brazil s 2-0 friendly win over Croatia at Anfield on Sunday and it is believed he will now head to Carrington to finalise details over his transfer.
Tite wants the player s future resolved before the World Cup but admits the interest in him comes as little surprise.
If I were a coach, I d ask to sign him, too, he told a news conference.
When this happens, and it is inevitable, they are going to come to us and our advice to them is resolve this as soon as you…
Javier Pastore has left Roma after his contract was terminated by mutual consent.
The Argentine midfielder has been plagued by injuries since joining the Serie A club from Paris Saint-Germain for €24.7million in June 2018.
Pastore underwent left hip surgery 12 months ago and played just five times for the Giallorossi last season.
The playmaker made only 37 appearances during his time with the club, scoring four goals, and the 32-year-old is now free to find a new club.
The club can confirm that an agreement has been reached with Javier Pastore for the mutual termination of his contract.
Everyone at would like to wish Javier the best of luck for the future.
— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN)
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Referee Michael Oliver achieved a rare treble in Liverpool s Premier League clash with Arsenal on Saturday, overseeing a third successive 5-1 result.
Oliver was in the middle for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer s first match in charge of Manchester United last weekend, which the Red Devils won 5-1 at Cardiff City.
He was then on duty at Turf Moor on Boxing Day as Everton beat Burnley by the same scoreline.
As if that was not enough, Saturday s match at Anfield was not even the first time Oliver has officiated a 5-1 between Liverpool and Arsenal.
He was also the man with the whistle on Merseyside in February 2014, when Mikel Arteta netted a late consolation from the penalty spot after the Gunners had fallen five goals behind.
On Saturday, it was Arsenal who …
Juventus great Alessandro Del Piero said he is stunned by Leonardo Bonucci s reported switch to Serie A rivals AC Milan, adding he thought news of the transfer was a joke.
Speculation is rife that Juventus defender and Italy international Bonucci is closing in on a shock move to Milan, with other reports claiming a rift between him and head coach Massimiliano Allegri.
Bonucci s agent refused to dismiss speculation on Thursday amid reports of a €40million fee for the 30-year-old – also a target for Premier League champions Chelsea and Manchester City – and the news has taken former Juve captain Del Piero by surprise.
I didn t expect it, Del Piero told Sky Sport Italia.
It looked like a joke, the news came like a bolt from the blue. It is a very, ve…
Leicester City apparently face a tough battle to keep Youri Tielemans, currently loaned in from AS Monaco, on a permanent basis.
According to the Mirror, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur are both interested in the versatile midfielder, but Leicester won t be giving up just yet. There was no option to buy included in the loan deal, meaning that the Foxes would have to strike a completely separate deal to tie the 21-year-old down permanently.
Monaco, however, do not want to rush things. Quite understandably so, given the interest coming from elsewhere. They will want to see who the highest bidder would be and how much would they bid, before deciding what offer to accept. A sum of £40 million has widely been mentioned as one that would suffice for the Ligue 1 si…
Substitute Emiliano Rigoni scored a 91st-minute equaliser to earn Atalanta a 2-2 Serie A draw against AC Milan at San Siro on Sunday.
The visitors twice came from behind following a poor start, with Gonzalo Higuain taking less than two minutes to put Milan ahead in fine fashion with his third strike in as many games.
Alejandro Gomez s equaliser was no less than Gian Piero Gasperini s men deserved early in the second half, but Giacomo Bonaventura capped a dynamic midfield performance with a goal just after the hour mark.
Ricardo Rodriguez appeared to have saved the three points with a goal-line clearance from Marten de Roon with one minute remaining, but Rigoni pounced on a rebound to secure a share of the spoils for Atalanta in stoppage time.
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Cristiano Ronaldo will be back with Real Madrid on Saturday and Zinedine Zidane hopes that will bring a close to questions over the Portugal star s tax fraud case.
Prosecutors allege the 32-year-old, who denies any wrongdoing, has evaded €14.7million in taxes relating to his image rights between 2011 and 2014.
Ronaldo opted not to speak to reporters after making a court appearance in Madrid over the case on Monday.
Instead, Inaki Torres of his management company Gestifute spoke on his behalf, insisting everything is in order with the proceedings.
Ronaldo is yet to join up with Madrid for their pre-season preparations due to his involvement in the Confederations Cup with Portugal in Russia.
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Paris Saint-Germain head coach Mauricio Pochettino was left frustrated after his side conceded a stoppage-time penalty to drop two points in a 2-2 draw at RB Leipzig that saw them lose top spot in Champions League Group A.
PSG went a goal down early on after former player Christopher Nkunku headed in a cross from Andre Silva, and would have been further behind just 12 minutes in had Gianluigi Donnarumma not saved a penalty from the latter after the Portugal forward was tripped in the box by Danilo on Wednesday.
Georginio Wijnaldum bagged his first two goals for PSG since joining from Liverpool in the off-season to give his team a half-time lead, but Pochettino s men could not put the game to bed and were fortunate to still be ahead by the time Presnel Kimpembe gave …
Barcelona are very keen on signing Karim Adeyemi from RB Salzburg, according to Sport1.
Having moved through several academy setups in Germany, Adeyemi joined Salzburg straight from Unterhaching s Under-19 side in the summer of 2018 and spent 18 months on loan at FC Liefering, before returning to be given a proper chance at the club. The 19-year-old striker has been on very good form this season, both in the Austrian Bundesliga and the Champions League, scoring 15 goals and producing two assists in 22 matches in all competitions.
His talents have attracted the attention of the likes of Borussia Dortmund, who are apparently willing to pay as much as €35 million for his services, while Thomas Salomon, the player s representative with whom Barcelona have already met, dem…
Harry Kane is proud of the way England s rising stars have adapted so quickly to international football after their impressive performances in the opening two Euro 2020 qualifiers.
Declan Rice and Callum Hudson-Odoi both made their debuts as England beat the Czech Republic and Montenegro 5-0 and 5-1 respectively.
And Kane, 25, has no doubt that England s future is in capable hands, adding that he is now part of a more experienced group of players who are responsible for the younger members of Gareth Southgate s squad.
I m extremely proud. Not so long ago, I was 21 and making my debut and these guys are even younger, so it s great for our nation, he said.
It s great for me to watch and maybe help coach along the way. Me, [Jordan] Henderson an…