Chelsea midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah has joined Napoli on a season-long loan deal, .
The England U21 international has been at Stamford Bridge for a decade, after moving to the club’s academy from Fulham’s aged ten.
He is yet to make a senior appearance for the Blues, but has racked up almost one hundred games across loan spells with Watford, Nottingham Forest, Middlesbrough, Burnley and most recently Reading, who he joined for the second half of last season.
He has been capped twenty-one times for the U21s having also represented England at every level from U16s.
The Sierra-Leonne born midfielder was part of England’s squad that won the European U17 Championships in 2010, and was named England’s Youth Player of the Year in 2013.
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Germany boss Joachim Low believes the 7-1 humiliation his side handed Brazil in 2014 served as a motivation for the five-time world champions to change and improve.
The two heavyweight footballing countries meet on Tuesday in Berlin for the first time at senior level since that remarkable World Cup semi-final in Belo Horizonte, which left the host nation stunned.
Low s side went on to lift the trophy, beating Argentina 1-0 in extra time, while Brazil began the long process of getting the loss out of their system during Dunga s underwhelming second spell as head coach.
But the Selecao have established themselves as one of the favourites for Russia 2018 under Dunga s successor Tite, after cruising to top spot in the notoriously unforgiving CONMEBOL qualifying secti…
Harry Kane took pride in the special achievement of retaining the Premier League Golden Boot after scoring a second hat-trick this week in Tottenham s 7-1 hammering of relegated Hull City.
Kane netted four as Spurs put Leicester City to the sword 6-1 on Thursday and Mauricio Pochettino s second-placed side underlined there was no hangover associated with missing out on the title to Chelsea as they ran riot at the KCOM Stadium.
The England striker s first two arrived inside 13 minutes and he completed his treble as a dispirited Hull faded during the closing stages.
He amassed a haul of 29 goals in 30 Premier League appearances despite two separate injury absences, ensuring he finished ahead of Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez at the top of the standings.
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Tottenham Hotspur are in talks to sign Fiorentina striker Dusan Vlahovic, according to . It has been reported that the Premier League club are keen on securing the services of the 21-year-old striker and have also started talks over bringing the Serbia international to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Vlahovic is one of the best young strikers in European football and has been in great form for Fiorentina for a while. The striker has scored four goals and provided one assist in seven Serie A games so far this season. During the 2020-21 campaign, the youngster scored 21 goals and gave three assists in the league.
Harry Kane is the number one striker at Tottenham and, at the age of 28, remains a player at the top of his game. However, Spurs need to find a long-term replacement …
Thomas Muller has declared himself ready to return to international duty after Germany boss Joachim Low hinted at a recall for the Bayern Munich attacker ahead of Euro 2020.
Low said last week he is considering a U-turn that would see Muller, Mats Hummels and Jerome Boateng return from the wilderness in time for the rescheduled tournament.
The World Cup-winning trio were told by Low in March 2019 that they would no longer be part of his plans, which left Muller – a regular up until that point – dumbfounded .
However, with Low under pressure on the back of November s 6-0 thrashing against Spain, the long-serving coach has reiterated the door is once again open for the trio.
Speaking to Sky Sport Germany on Saturday, Low said: The European Championship …
Uli Hoeness admits there was a rift between him and coach Jupp Heynckes following the announcement that Pep Guardiola would join the club.
Heynckes, who left Bayern Munich for Bayer Leverkusen in 2009, was reinstalled at the Allianz Arena helm in 2011 in a bid to halt the charge of Borussia Dortmund.
Since then, the 67-year-old has successfully wrestled the Bundesliga title from Dortmund s grasp this season and reached the semi-finals of the Champions League, as well as the final of the DFB Pokal.
However, Hoeness decision to reveal Guardiola would replace Heynckes at the end of the campaign led to a souring of relations between the club president and current coach.
I admit, there was some tension between Jupp and I. But that has completely returned to n…
Rangers kept Celtic s Scottish Premiership celebrations on ice after Todd Cantwell and Scott Wright inspired a remarkable turnaround to hammer Dundee 5-2 at Ibrox Stadium on Tuesday.
Philippe Clement s side could not afford to drop points in this clash and seemed set to do so after Jordan McGhee bundled home before Antonio Portales headed past Jack Butland in the first half.
Ross McCausland managed to slice the deficit on the stroke of half-time for the hosts, sliding in to convert from Leon King s cross and teeing up a monumental comeback.
The Ibrox crowd were offered further inspiration to keep the title race alive when Cyriel Dessers glanced in from Cantwell s delivery after 52 minutes.
Former Norwich City midfielder Cantwell s fortuitous cross then di…
Real Madrid have announced that president Florentino Perez has been re-elected to the role for a further four years.
Perez, 66, was unopposed in his bid to continue heading the Spanish club, with the deadline for nominations passing without challenge.
And a meeting of the club s electoral board in the early hours of Sunday morning confirmed that he would lead the Madrid outfit for a further four years.
A Real Madrid statement read: In Madrid, on June 2, 2013, at 00:01 hours, at the headquarters of the Electoral Board of the Real Madrid Football Club, directors met in order to try and decide the matters listed below (that of the presidency).
Having no more than one bid submitted to the board, under Article 40, paragraph E, section 2 of the current by-laws…
Lionel Messi has reacted with surprise to reports that a lawsuit has been filed against him for unpaid income tax.
According to agency reports, the Argentina international is accused by the Economic Crimes Prosecutor Barcelona of defrauding more than four million euros, with his father also implicated in the lawsuit.
However, in a short statement on his official Facebook page, Messi denied such offences and advised it is something his advisers will look into for him.
The statement read: We have just known through the media about the claim filed by the Spanish tax authorities.
We are surprised about those news, because we have never committed any infringement. We have always fulfilled all our tax obligations, following the advices of our Tax Consultants who will take care of c…
Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri does not think Barcelona will succeed in their attempts to sign Marco Verratti from Paris Saint-Germain.
Italy international Verratti, who has previously been linked with a switch to Juve, has reportedly told PSG of his desire to leave the club this close-season, with Barca tipped to make a €100million bid.
Reports in Catalonia suggest Barca director Javier Bordas met the 24-year-old and his agent Donato Di Campli while on holiday in Ibiza.
But Juve boss Allegri thinks Verratti whose apparent dinner with Barca star Lionel Messi at the island s Restaurant Lio has been denied by sources close to the Argentina international will ultimately remain at PSG.
He is a great player, Allegri said to Corriere dello Sport. He i…