Leganes have confirmed the signing of Martin Braithwaite on loan from Middlesbrough until the end of the season.
Denmark striker Braithwaite, who played for his country at the World Cup, has struggled to make an impact for the Championship club since joining from Toulouse in 2017.
And after spending time on loan with Bordeaux last term, scoring four goals in 14 Ligue 1 appearances, the 27-year-old will spend the rest of the campaign at Leganes.
Braithwaite is talking to Leganes. The club who were interested in him in the summer. We think that will happen, Boro boss Tony Pulis said after Tuesday s 1-1 draw at Derby County.
I have not had a lot of time with him, I had two or three weeks before he went last season on loan, and four or five months this se…
Race hots up for the FC Porto midfield asset Danilo Pereira.
The 25-year-old Guinea Bissau international has caught the eye of many a top European club this summer but Paris Saint-Germain are thought to have emerged as frontrunners with Unai Emery searching for replacements and upgrades on Blaise Matuidi and Grzegorz Krychowiak.
Juventus were the first ones to approach the powerful midfielder this summer but their offer worth €30 million was swiftly rebuffed.
Danilo Pereira has a €60 million release clause in his deal with the Portuguese giants, who seem to be reluctant to let him go for any less.
French media outlet L’Equipe suggest PSG would have no problem meeting the clause despite most recently forking staggering €222 million for Neymar, alt…
Inter Milan are interested in signing Nahitan Nandez from Italian rivals Cagliari, according to . It has been reported that Inter head coach Simone Inzaghi is keen on bringing the Uruguay international midfielder to San Siro.
Nandez is one of the best midfielders in Serie A not to play for a traditional big club. The 25-year-old was strongly linked with Inter and Leeds United in the summer transfer window, but no move materialised.
The Uruguayan midfielder has made nine starts and one substitute appearance in Serie A so far this season, providing one assist in the process. Nandez scored two goals and gave two assists in 31 Serie A starts for Cagliari last season.
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Manchester United star Marcus Rashford appeared to confirm Jadon Sancho s blockbuster arrival from Borussia Dortmund via social media on Tuesday.
Sancho has long been linked with a move to United and the Premier League giants are reportedly nearing a deal to sign the England international.
After failing to prise Sancho from Dortmund at the start of 2020-21, United are believed to be on the cusp of finally landing the 21-year-old.
Rashford – on England duty with Sancho at Euro 2020 – seemingly confirmed the proposed transfer on Twitter.
Yes x
— Marcus Rashford MBE (@MarcusRashford)
After a Twitter user wrote Announce Sancho, Marcus , Rashford replied: Yes x .
Sancho provided eight goals and 11 assists in 26 Bundesliga games, …
Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe has urged the Football Association not to “throw the book” at midfielder Sandro Tonali after charging him with further betting offences.
The 23-year-old, who is currently serving a 10-month worldwide ban imposed by the Italian Football Federation in October after he admitted breaking gambling rules, is alleged to have breached FA rule E8 50 times by betting on matches between August 12 and October 12 last year.
However, Howe, who has been without his £55million summer signing from AC Milan since October, is hoping English football’s governing body will not impose further stringent punishment on a player whose agent, Giuseppe Riso, has insisted is battling a “gambling addiction”.
Howe said: “The news that there was an F…
Pep Guardiola is the best manager of all time, according to former Manchester City goalkeeper David James.
Guardiola claimed a historic treble with City last season, taking his tally to 11 league titles and three Champions League trophies across his time at Barcelona, Bayern Munich and the Citizens over a glittering managerial career.
Guardiola has led City to the Premier League title in five of the last six campaigns, and his team is deeply entrenched in yet another battle at the top of the division this season, too, sitting third but just a point behind leaders Arsenal, who they face on Sunday in a huge clash.
Alex Ferguson leads the way with 13 Premier League titles over 21 editions of the competition, but James believes the rate at which Guardiola is catching…
Chile will take on the United States in a friendly later this month as part of their build-up to the Copa America.
The Chilean Football Association (ANFP) have confirmed that the clash will be played at 8pm (local time) on January 28 at the Estadio Municipal El Teniente.
El Teniente is one of the stadiums being used for this year s Copa America and will stage the Colombia v Venezuela (June 14) and Mexico v Ecuador (June 19) matches.
Chile and the USA last faced each other in January 2011 in a 1-1 draw in California.
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Anderlecht could lose top spot in the Belgian First Division after their unconvincing form extended to a 2-1 loss to KV Mechelen on Friday.
Bidding to regain the title they last won in the 2009/10 campaign, Anderlecht were shocked into going behind at Mechelen s Argosstadion when veteran midfielder David de Storme found the back of the net after 16 minutes.
Mechelen hung onto their lead until the 59th minute, until Anderlecht s Argentine forward Matias Suarez refused to cede possession in the area and stabbed home from close range.
But the hosts again rose to the challenge, helped by a marginal off-side call and a well-weighted through ball from De Storme just two minutes after Anderlecht s equaliser.
The pass still left midfielder Alessandro Cordaro wit…
Bayer Leverkusen have announced the signing of defender Aleksandar Dragovic from Dynamo Kiev.
The Austria international has signed a five-year contract at the BayArena after a reported fee of €20million was agreed between the two clubs.
Bayer 04 have signed central defender Aleksandar Dragovic, the club confirmed via their official website.
The Austria international transfers from Ukraine giants Dynamo Kiev, the 25-year-old signing a five-year contract valid until June 30, 2021.
Es hat geklappt!
Willkommen unterm Bayerkreuz Aleksandar !
— Bayer 04 Leverkusen (@bayer04fussball)
Dragovic, who had been linked with Premier League champions Leicester City, said: Kiev was an important step for me, but now I m excited for the Bu…
The Old Firm derby will return to the Scottish Premiership on September 10, with Celtic and Rangers scheduled to meet at Parkhead in just their fourth game of next season.
The Glasgow rivals have not played a league fixture since April 2012 a 3-0 Celtic win in the aftermath of Rangers liquidation and subsequent demotion to the bottom tier of Scottish football.
They met in the Scottish Cup semi-finals last term, Rangers prevailing in a penalty shootout after a 2-2 draw.
Meanwhile, the first derby back at Ibrox is scheduled to take place on New Year s Eve.
It remains to be seen if Rangers will immediately resume their role of title-challengers, although a largely dominant show in that Hampden Park clash suggests they will quickly be back among the front-r…