Manchester City are hoping to soon complete the signings of Leicester City winger Riyad Mahrez and Napoli midfielder Jorginho, according to multiple reports. The BBC reported City would pay about £60 million for Mahrez and £42m for Jorginho, with both deals possibly completed as soon as the end of next week. City have long been in pursuit of Mahrez, having seen a cash-plus-player off...Full Story »

The Argentina national team are preparing for the World Cup in Barcelona, which means that Lionel Messi is staying at a hotel in the Catalan city, rather than at his home. This is a rare experience for the Blaugrana No.10, but he seems to be enjoying it and he shared a photo of the view from his hotel room window, from which he can see the Camp Nou. "We're home," he wrote, as the Instagram ...Full Story »

France coach Didier Deschamps fully expects Zinedine Zidane to take charge of Les Bleus one day, but is not letting that prospect distract him from his World Cup mission.Zidane is now a free agent after stepping down as Real Madrid boss just days after leading the Spanish giants to a third successive Champions League title.Deschamps, who along with Zidane helped France win the 1998 World Cup and...Full Story »

HE should have no trouble settling in then. Liverpool's new £39m signing Fabinho will have a close pal when he moves to the North. Fabinho and his stunning wag Rebeca enjoy a dip in the pool After all, his best mate at former club Monaco was Bernardo Silva, who plays at the Reds' rivals Man City. "We played together for three or four years," he once told Goal.com. "He's a top quality p...Full Story »

Maurizio Sarri's move to Chelsea is being held up by Napoli's president NAPOLI president Aurelio De Laurentiis has warned Chelsea "I don't do discounts" over manager Maurizio Sarri. Chelsea want Napoli's deposed coach Sarri as their new manager and have already agreed a provisional two-year deal worth £5.5million a season with the 59-year-old. There will also be the option to extend the ...Full Story »

Though it's unlikely to go down well with Barcelona supporters, Pep Guardiola hasn't hesitated to praise the performance of Real Madrid in the Champions League. Los Blancos have won three consecutively and four of the last five. "It's spectacular, you have to take your hat off to them," he said during the traditional annual festival of the Johan Cruyff Foundation, which was held on Wednesday...Full Story »

Romelu Lukaku insists he has a perfect relationship with Jose Mourinho but disputed the Manchester United boss' assertion he declared himself unfit to start the FA Cup final defeat to Chelsea. Lukaku is preparing for Belgium's World Cup campaign following a frustrating end to a largely impressive debut season at Old Trafford. Following his £75million arrival from Everton, the 25-year-ol...Full Story »

Marko Arnautovic only joined West Ham from Stoke last summer Manchester United are interested in signing West Ham forward Marko Arnautovic, according to Sky sources. Sky Sports News understands the Hammers have no intention of the selling the 29-year-old and value him at £50m. Arnautovic joined West Ham from Stoke for a club-record £25m fee last summer and scored 11 goals during his...Full Story »

Manuel Neuer is the world's best goalkeeper and his return to training was incredible, according to Germany defender Niklas Sule. Neuer, 32, missed almost the entire season after breaking his foot in Bayern Munich training last year. But the shot-stopper is making a timely return for Germany, who included Neuer in their preliminary squad for their World Cup defence . Sule was impressed by w...Full Story »

SERGIO RAMOS may want to stick to playing football after previewing his own World Cup song. The Spanish captain has taken on extra responsibility ahead of this summer's tournament in Russia. Sergio Ramos is giving it his all in Spain's new World Cup song Ramos uploaded a video to his Instagram page showing a sneak preview of the anthem alongside Spanish singer Demarco Flamenco. In a cringe-w...Full Story »