Axel Witsel hopes Borussia Dortmund can produce a performance to put their home win over Bayern Munich in the shade against Ruhr derby rivals Schalke at Signal Iduna Park. Lucien Favre’s side, unbeaten at home so far, could go back to the top of the Bundesliga with victory, as Bayern are not in action until Sunday’s trip to Nurnberg. Dortmund got the better of Bayern 3-2 at home ...Full Story »

Borussia Dortmund responded to Bayern Munich's victory over Hoffenheim on Friday by beating RB Leipzig on Saturday. Borussia Dortmund responded to Bayern Munich's victory over Hoffenheim on Friday by beating RB Leipzig on Saturday. Axel Witsel's first-half strike saw Borussia Dortmund restore their six-point advantage at the Bundesliga summit with a 1-0 victory over RB Leipzig. In their firs...Full Story »

Jose Mourinho has reignited his interest in Borussia Dortmund midfielder Axel Witsel, with sources telling ESPN FC that the Manchester United manager's trip to Belgium during the international break centred around scouting the 29-year-old. Mourinho told reporters on Friday that he had travelled to Brussels for the UEFA Nations League clash with Iceland in order to monitor Romelu Lukaku's fitn...Full Story »

Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness has an unofficial job title, too -- "Abteilung Attacke" -- but ahead of the Bundesliga Klassiker against Borussia Dortmund on Saturday night, the self-styled "attack department" struck a remarkably defensive tone. "We won't go there as favourites," the 66-year-old said, adding that "the world won't end" if his club were to fail to win the championship after...Full Story »

Belgium midfielder Axel Witsel has become the latest high-profile player to move to China, joining promoted Tianjin Quanjian after turning down an offer from Serie A champions Juventus. Witsel's current club Zenit St Petersburg confirmed on their website on Tuesday that the Russian and Chinese sides had agreed a deal for the player who, at 27, is at the peak of his career. Witsel had been ch...Full Story »

Dundalk tasted bitter disappointment as they went from the verge of an historic victory to defeat against Zenit St Petersburg. A touch of Brazilian class saw scheming Zenit midfielder Giuliano exchange a one-two in the box with Belgian Axel Witsel and ease it into the net from close range for a 2-1 victory in their Group D Europa League clash in Dublin. Substitute Mauricio missed a penalty cha...Full Story »

Zenit coach Mircea Lucescu has revealed that Axel Witsel wants to leave the club amid reported interest from Italian champions Juventus. The Belgium international, who featured at Euro 2016 in France recently, had been linked with a move away from Russia earlier this month, but a reported deal with Everton collapsed. Witsel is in his fifth season at the Krestovsky Stadium, having arrived in Sa...Full Story »

CHELSEA are trying to hijack Everton's move for £28million Axel Witsel. SunSport understands the Blues have leapfrogged the Toffees, Juventus, Inter Milan and Napoli in the race for the Belgium star. The Londoners have all but agreed terms with Witsel's agents and now have to agree a fee with Zenit St Petersburg. Everton thought they had sealed the deal before new Chelsea boss Antoni...Full Story »

Everton are interested in signing Axel Witsel from Zenit St Petersburg Everton and Napoli are fighting to sign Belgium midfielder Axel Witsel from Zenit St Petersburg, according to the player's father. The 27-year-old, who has 71 caps for his country, is expected to end a four-year spell in Russia this summer and has been of significant interest to clubs in Italy for successive transfer window...Full Story »

Axel Witsel admits he and his Zenit St Petersburg team-mates could struggle with the physical demands of playing a Champions League knockout tie at his old club Benfica in the middle of Russia's winter break. Zenit upset the odds and qualified for the last 16 of the competition at a canter. Andre Villas-Boas' side only tasted defeat on one occasion, in their final group game - a dead rubber - ...Full Story »