Speaking to French outlet Canal +, Chelsea s Eden Hazard has revealed he wouldn t want to play for Paris Saint-Germain. The Belgian international added that if were to play in France again, a return to Lille would be the only possibility. However, he also said he won t be moving back to France at this point of his career.
Since his move from Lille in 2012, Hazard has scored 97 goals in 315 appearances for the London Blues so far, and he has won two Premier League titles after bagging the Europa League trophy in his first season there.
His future has been an object of speculation for a long time, with the player himself often adding fuel to fire in interviews. Apart from the French champions, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich have all been credited with interest i…
According to reports from Sky Sports sources, Tottenham Hotspur have accepted a bid from Beijing Sinobo Guoan for Belgian midfielder Mousa Dembele. The 31 year old has been linked with a move away from Spurs for quite some time now, and it appears as if he’s going to follow the money by transitioning over to Chinese football.
While Dembele had previously been known as a fan favourite amongst Spurs fans, it seems as if they’ve soured on him in recent years. Now, though, it seems like he’s going to get a major payday – prior to the possibility of coming back over to European football in a year or two.
Dembele first joined Tottenham back in 2012 when he made the switch over from fellow London club Fulham, and prior to that he spent four years with Dutch club AZ Alk…
Paris St Germain climbed to the top of Ligue 1 after goals from Lee Kang-in, Warren Zaire-Emery and Vitinha secured a 3-0 win over Montpellier.
PSG dominated proceedings at the Parc des Princes as they registered a fifth straight victory in all competitions.
It was also a vastly improved display from Luis Enrique’s side following their scratchy 3-2 win over Brest last weekend.
They will be top until Sunday at least, when Nice get the chance to move back to the summit when they host Rennes.
9 – Lee Kang-In opens up the score! Beautiful goal I 1 -0
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English)
PSG burst into life in the ninth minute when Achraf Hakimi overlapped down the right and squared the ball into the area.
Kylian Mbappe let t…
Isco believes the confidence he feels from Julen Lopetegui was key to his first international hat-trick, the Spain boss demonstrating faith he does not have from Zinedine Zidane at Real Madrid.
Madrid playmaker Isco struck a treble in Spain s 6-1 thumping of Argentina at Atletico Madrid s home, the Wanda Metropolitano, on Tuesday.
Isco was also involved in a Thiago Alcantara goal as Spain ran riot, although the midfielder appeared to aim a dig at Zidane in a post-match interview.
Despite providing five goals and five assists in LaLiga this season, Isco often finds himself on the bench for Madrid, who are enduring a poor campaign.
It s the first time I scored three goals and, of course, I am very happy, Isco said after his hat-trick.
When yo…
Guus Hiddink is the perfect manager to restore confidence and harmony to a fractured Chelsea dressing room, according to the club s former defender Juliano Belletti.
Hiddink, 69, was handed the reins at Stamford Bridge after Jose Mourinho departed in December, and has since arrested the Premier League champions slide by orchestrating a run of eight matches without defeat in all competitions.
Belletti was part of the Chelsea squad when Hiddink took charge on an interim basis in 2009, replacing the sacked Luiz Felipe Scolari before leading the team to FA Cup glory at the end of the season.
And the Brazilian has no doubt Hiddink is the ideal antidote to the toxic atmosphere that seemingly arose during the final months of Mourinho s time in charge.
He told Om…
Lionel Messi further cemented his legacy as one of the greatest of all time by becoming the second player to 100 Champions League goals on Wednesday.
The Argentina superstar was in phenomenal form at Camp Nou with two goals and an assist, as Barcelona beat Chelsea 3-0 win to secure a 4-1 aggregate triumph in the last-16 tie.
Unsurprisingly, only Real Madrid rival Cristiano Ronaldo can boast more goals in Europe s premier competition.
Below, we have used Opta data to crunch the remarkable numbers behind Messi s latest landmark.
02:08 Lionel Messi has scored the fastest goal of his career (Barcelona and Argentina). Ray.
— OptaJose (@OptaJose)
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Luis Suarez netted four times and set up three more to help Barcelona to an 8-0 win over Deportivo La Coruna at Estadio Riazor on Wednesday, ending the champions four-game winless streak in La Liga.
Luis Enrique men s desperately needed to respond after defeats at the hands of Real Madrid, Real Sociedad and Valencia had eroded their lead at the top of the standings, leaving them level on points with second-placed Atletico Madrid going into the match.
Suarez led his team all the way as he took his tally for 2015-16 to 49 goals in all competitions, equalling his season s best at Ajax in 2009-10.
The Uruguay international opened the scoring early on after a corner from Ivan Rakitic, before doubling Barca s lead after a sublime assist from Lionel Messi.
Suare…
Roberto Di Matteo has been in active management for less than four of the last eight years.
Aston Villa are close to appointing Roberto Di Matteo as their new manager, and the decision is being met with skepticism among supporters.
The Italian coach took MK Dons to the League One playoffs in 2009, before earning promotion to the Premier League with West Brom in 2010.
He would go on to win the Champions League and FA Cup with Chelsea in 2012, but has been inactive for a lot of time in between roles that sees his name under scrutiny. Questions also remain over playing style and longevity, which subsequently has many unconvinced that he’s the right pick.
Hardly active in the last few years
Roberto Di Matteo’s last job was with German Bundesliga …
Chelsea are interested in signing Antoine Griezmann from Atletico Madrid, according to . The report has noted that Griezmann has a release clause of €25 million in his contract at La Liga club Atletico, and that Premier League giants Chelsea are willing to trigger it.
Griezmann, who can operate as a forward or as an attacking midfielder, is 32 now. The France international did not have the best of times during his short spell at Barcelona, but he is now doing well again back at Atletico. The forward has scored eight goals and given one assist in 12 La Liga matches and scored four goals in four UEFA Champions League games this season.
Chelsea are 10th in the Premier League table at the moment with 16 points from 12 matches, 10 points behind London rivals and fourth-pla…
West Ham have announced the signing of full-back Pablo Zabaleta on a two-year deal.
The Argentina international will join the club on July 1, once his contract with Manchester City expires.
He is the first signing made by Slaven Bilic since the end of what was a difficult 2016-17 season, in which West Ham finished 11th in the table.
This is an absolute pleasure to be part of West Ham United Football Club, Zabaleta told West Ham TV, with the club also claiming that he rejected offers from top clubs in England, Italy and Spain.
I hope I can give you good moments. Of course, I come to the club to enjoy myself and hopefully we can have a very successful time.
— West Ham United (@WestHamUtd)
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