Barca will try to convince Xavi to stay, says vice-president Barcelona vice-president Rafa Yuste will attempt to convince head coach Xavi to change his mind about leaving the club at the end of the season as the club is planning long-term with the Spaniard. "I'm going to try to convince Xavi but it's a personal decision for him," he said. 'Terrible decision' - Cole slams Alonso for snubbing L...Full Story »

Arsenal duo set for transfer exits I wanted to clarify something on players who could leave Arsenal this summer. As I reported yesterday, Cedric Soares is not going to extend his contract at Arsenal – it's over between the player and the club, and there is not even a conversation to extend his contract. It's 100% going to be time for them to part ways at the end of this season. Soares ...Full Story »

Tottenham are eyeing PSV Eindhoven striker Johan Bakayoko. Sky Sports says Tottenham are following Bakayoko, though are willing to wait until the summer for the Belgian. Tottenham currently have some injury problems, with the likes of James Maddison, Richarlison, Ivan Perisic and Manor Solomon all unavailable. The team has nevertheless had a strong start to the season, with 26 points in twe...Full Story »

Dundee made it two cinch Premiership wins in a row as they swept St Mirren aside 4-0 at Dens Park.The victory came thanks to an Amadou Bakayoko double with Zak Rudden netting from the penalty spot and substitute Zach Robinson scoring a fourth late on.The win moved Dundee up to fifth in the Premiership table, just two points behind the Buddies in third.Dens manager Tony Docherty made just one cha...Full Story »

Both clubs sent their top men to watch Bakayoko, 20, against Rangers in their Champions League qualifier last week. PSV star Johan Bakayoko is being tracked by a number of Premier League clubs Bakayoko has been linked with Liverpool, Everton and even Burnley. But their Premier League rivals are now taking a bigger interest in the last week of the window. He will be checked again in the retur...Full Story »

Kyle Dempsey and Amadou Bakayoko are set to return to Bolton’s squad for the visit of Barnsley.Both players were absent from the squad beaten by Forest Green last weekend.Midfielder Dempsey could go straight back into the team after a hip problem but Bakayoko is likely to be a substitute again as he has not started a game for over a month.Defender Eoin Toal is unavailable after sustaining ...Full Story »

Tiemoue Bakayoko, who helped AC Milan win the Serie A while on loan from Chelsea, was faced with a distressing situation when police officers decided to frisk the midfielder at gun point in what was ultimately a case of mistaken identity. The incident was captured by Sport Italia journalist, Tancredi Palmeri, with the video capturing a policeman pushing the footballer up against a police car ...Full Story »

Substitute Amadou Bakayoko fired a last-minute winner as Bolton squeezed a 1-0 win at Crewe.Bottom club Alex appeared to have held out to end a run of four consecutive defeats but were hit by a sucker punch when the striker reacted quickest after Kieran Sadlier’s free-kick struck the base of the post, finishing from a tight angle.Crewe keeper Dave Richards made a string of fine stops to th...Full Story »

Ten-man Bolton scored a late leveller to earn a point from a controversial 1-1 draw at the Mazuma Stadium.After a quiet first half the game came to life when Bolton skipper Ricardo Santos was sent off in the 71st minute for a handball which led to a penalty, with Cole Stockton’s effort well saved by James Trafford.Two minutes later Stockton did find the target to turn home Shane McLoughlin...Full Story »

Chelsea and AC Milan midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko was the subject of a vile racist chant from the Lazio ultras today in sad news, according to Milan News. Ultras reportedly aimed a disgusting ‘this banana is for Bakayoko’ chant at the Frenchman as he made his return to the San Siro, with this being the midfielder’s second loan spell with the Rossoneri. The ace made his retur...Full Story »

The France international has found himself frozen out of contention in west London and is heading back for a second loan spell with the Rossoneri Chelsea and AC Milan have struck a deal that will see Tiemoue Bakayoko move to San Siro,  Goal  can confirm. The midfielder has struggled to make an impact at Stamford Bridge since his arrival from Monaco, but did impress during a loan s...Full Story »