Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez has confirmed he's a fan of teenage River Plate midfielder Claudio Echeverri.The youngster caught the eye at the recent Under-17 World Cup in Indonesia and has said he'd like to play for Barcelona."As well as River, I would like to play for Barça," he said. "I am a big Messi fan and I watched him play there, so they are a team I have followed since I was very

Real Madrid's perspective has altered a lot with regards to Kylian Mbappe. The team from the Spanish capital was willing to invest a heavy sum in the past, but the forward decided to stay put at Paris Saint-Germain.In a couple of weeks, though, the ball will be in Madrid's court since the player will be allowed to sign a pre-contract agreement with any team outside of his country, and this time, M

Salah, 31, was heavily linked with a move to Saudi Arabia in the summer.Mo Salah is expected to stay at Liverpool in JanuaryAl-Ittihad launched a £170million bid for the winger on transfer deadline day, but it was turned down by Liverpool.The Saudi side then proposed another last-gasp offer worth over £200m, but the Reds refused to budge.Some reports suggested that Saudi Pro League offic

Manchester United have an agreement principle with Eintracht Frankfurt to loan Donny van de Beek, sources have told ESPN.Van de Beek is set to join the Bundesliga side until the end of the season. The deal cannot be completed until the January transfer window opens and until then the Netherlands midfielder will remain part of United's first team squad.There is a chance he might be needed against L

Inter Milan will sign a Cuadrado replacement in January⚫️🔵 Inter director Ausilio: “We will sign a player to replace Juan Cuadrado in the January transfer window. We’re on it”.🇨🇴 Cuadrado will undergo surgery in the next days as he will be out until March. pic.twitter.com/2v27hJXtFi— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) December 15, 2023Jonatan Giraldez tells Barcelona he will

Rangers manager Philippe Clement backed his side to have an “amazing season” if they show the same togetherness that helped them to a 3-2 win over Real Betis in Seville.Kemar Roofe’s 78th-minute winner sent an under-strength Rangers into the last 16 of the Europa League.The Light Blues twice took the lead in the first half through Abdallah Sima and Cyriel Dessers but they were he

Roberto De Zerbi hailed Brighton’s last-gasp 1-0 victory over Marseille to top Europa League Group B as a “historic moment” in the club’s history.Joao Pedro smashed in an 89th-minute winner at the Amex Stadium to make sure the Seagulls avoided the play-off round and instead slotted straight into the last 16.Italian De Zerbi, who masterminded progressing from a group that in

David Moyes hailed Edson Alvarez’s performance after the Mexican starred in West Ham’s 2-0 victory over Freiburg to book their place in the last-16 of the Europa League.Alvarez produced a wonderful assist for Mohammed Kudus in the 14th minute before the midfielder turned scorer later on.And Moyes lauded both Alvarez and Kudus who were signed from Ajax in the summer.“He did great

Kemar Roofe’s late goal earned Rangers a memorable 3-2 win against Real Betis to send the Light Blues into the Europa League knockout stages.Roofe turned the ball home from close range as Rangers put the pressure on from a 78th-minute corner to clinch top spot in Group C.The Light Blues inflicted a first home defeat of the season on the Spaniards in Seville as Roofe’s second goal of th

West Ham qualified directly for the last 16 of the Europe League after a convincing 2-0 win over Freiburg at London Stadium saw them finish top of Group A.Mohammed Kudus opened the scoring in 14th minute before Edson Alvarez’s strike just before half-time confirmed victory for the Hammers, who had started the match level on 12 points with their German opponents in the race for top spot.David