Defender Marcos Alonso was not included in Chelsea's line-up for their opening match of the Premier League season against Everton as he wants to leave the club, manager Thomas Tuchel said on Saturday. "He asked to leave and we agreed to his wish," Tuchel told reporters after his team beat Everton 1-0 for their first victory at Goodison Park since 2017. "That is why it would not have made sen...Full Story »

New Chelsea owner Todd Boehly arrived in Barcelona from London on Thursday to meet with the Spanish club's directors and discuss the departures of Azpilicueta and Marcos Alonso, two of Barcelona's targets in the transfer window. The meeting comes before the English side leave on a tour of Asia this Saturday, as all parties want a solution to the situation before they depart. Negotiations hav...Full Story »

Marcos Alonso’s fine volley handed Chelsea a 1-1 draw with Leicester and secured a third-place Premier League finish in everything but mathematics.Alonso had switched off to help James Maddison to rifle the Foxes into an early lead at Stamford Bridge, but delivered a sweetly-struck effort to level before the break.The Blues boast a three-point advantage on fourth-placed Tottenham going int...Full Story »

Ahead of next season, Barcelona are keen to try and bring in a left-back to provide extra competition in this position. The club are on the lookout for a player to fight with Jordi Alba for the starting position, and there are several names being considered by the club's sporting management. One of them, according to Fabrizio Romano, is Chelsea's Marcos Alonso. "More on Marcos Alonso. He is...Full Story »

Leeds have defenders Robin Koch and Diego Llorente available for their Premier League clash with Tottenham.Koch had been expected to be out for longer following the head injury he suffered against Manchester United last weekend but has been declared fit along with Llorente, who was substituted at half-time in that match and missed the midweek loss to Liverpool.Midfielder Kalvin Phillips and defe...Full Story »

Diego Llorente earned Leeds a battling point in a breathless 3-3 draw at Aston Villa.The defender struck in the second half as the visitors hit back from 3-1 down.Philippe Coutinho pulled the strings in a whirlwind first half where he cancelled out Dan James’ opener before twice setting up Jacob Ramsey.James made it 3-2 before the break and Llorente ensured a pulsating game at Villa Park e...Full Story »

Patrick Bamford has suffered a new injury setback, but Diego Llorente will return to bolster Leeds’ defence in their home game against Newcastle.Striker Bamford has sustained a foot issue having recovered from successive ankle and hip problems, while Llorente missed last week’s win at West Ham due to a one-game ban.Forwards Joe Gelhardt (ankle) and Tyler Roberts (calf) could return t...Full Story »

Former Manchester United defender Marcus Rojo has been handed a five-game ban an £18,000 fine for his part in an ugly tunnel brawl last July. Rojo had been at the heart of a brawl that featured players and staff from both Boca Juniors and Brazilian outfit Atletico Mineiro. The pair had just played out a controversial draw at the Estádio Mineirão in the Last 16 of South America's...Full Story »

Reports stemming from Spain have credited Liverpool with an interest in Real Madrid's Marcos Asensio. Asensio's Real Madrid stint Marcos Asensio would join Real Madrid in 2015, departing fellow Spanish side RCD Mallorca for a fee reported to be around £3.51m. Then, after a loan spell with Espanyol for the 2015/16 campaign, Asensio has spent the remainder of his career on the books of Los...Full Story »

MARCOS LLORENTE looks to be making the best of his time away from the Spain squad. The Spanish midfielder, 26, was axed from his country's Euro 2020 squad after testing positive for coronavirus before a ball was kicked. Spain star Marcos Llorente straddles topless Wag Patricia while on holiday in Mykonos However, that doesn't seem to have deterred him from enjoying some much-needed time off a...Full Story »

Spain defender Diego Llorente has tested positive for the coronavirus, with the Spanish football federation president saying there are likely to be more COVID-19 cases in the squad after captain Sergio Busquets returned a positive test on Sunday. Tuesday's announcement on Llorente adds further turmoil ahead of the European Championship after Spain's squad and coaching staff immediately went i...Full Story »

MANCHESTER UNITED star Marcos Rojo has stunned team-mates with a striking tattoo of Diego Maradona on his leg - dressed as a Cuban rebel leader. Rojo, 30, chose an image of the late great in a cigar-chomping Fidel Castro pose, complete with a communist cap emblazoned with a star. Marcos Rojo had a tattoo of Diego Maradona posing as Fidel Castro on his legCredit: Instagram The Man Utd defender...Full Story »

The left-back has fallen down the pecking order at Stamford Bridge following the Blues' £50million signing of England international Ben Chilwell. Marcos Alonso has fallen down the Chelsea pecking order Credit: AFP Ben Chilwell has replaced Marcos Alonso as Chelsea's first-choice left-back Credit: Getty Alonso has made a paltry three appearances in all competitions this campaign, all of w...Full Story »

Jose Mourinho was forced to break up a furious row between Marcos Rojo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the Manchester United dressing room, entering the room ‘screaming’ Jose Mourinho had to break up a furious row between Marcos Rojo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the Manchester United dressing room. The Portuguese manager spent two-and-a-half seasons at Old Trafford, bringing the legendary f...Full Story »

Juventus have offered two players plus cash for Chelsea duo Marcos Alonso and Jorginho. Old Lady boss Maurizio Sarri is keen for both of his former Blues to move to Turin. But with the financial impact of the coronavirus, Juve are looking at alternatives to making a deal. According to Calciomercato, the Serie A giants will part with Federico Bernardeschi and Adrien Rabiot as well as cash to...Full Story »

MANCHESTER UNITED star Marcos Rojo has landed himself in deep water -after breaking strict coronavirus lockdown rules on several occasions. The Argentine defender was caught smoking and playing cards with friends in his native country, where he is on loan at Estudiantes. The left-back, 30, returned to Buenos Aires during the January transfer window. A video has emerged which shows Rojo at a f...Full Story »

It has become clear that Marcos Llorente is one of the most athletic footballers around and one who spends the most time working out. In his latest workout session, he performed a standing jump and managed to climb 105 centimetres into the air to stand onto a box. He shared the video on social media, displaying his latest athletic feat.Full Story »

Marcos Llorente, Vinicius Junior, Luis Suarez and Formula One driver Carlos Sainz are the first four athletes to have joined the Juegaterapia Foundation initiative. The objective is to collect video consoles, which are no longer used, and distribute them to paediatric oncology hospitals throughout Spain. The Juegaterapia initiative aims to provide children with cancer with some entertainment...Full Story »

Atletico Madrid knocked Champions League holders Liverpool out of the competition at the last-16 stage after a dramatic 3-2 win at Anfield. Substitute Marcos Llorente scored two extra-time goals as Atletico Madrid earned a 3-2 second-leg win to knock out holders Liverpool and advance to the Champions League quarter-finals 4-2 on aggregate. Jurgen Klopp's defending European champions trailed ...Full Story »

Marcos Alonso’s late header saved Chelsea’s Premier League top-four berth as the Blues scrambled a 2-2 draw at Bournemouth.Alonso opened the scoring with a crisp volley after Olivier Giroud struck the bar with an acrobatic flick, but Chelsea were punished for dwelling on that lead.Jefferson Lerma thumped in a header and three minutes later Josh King tapped in to hand the Cherries con...Full Story »