Ligue 1 side Rennes are set to complete the signing of French goalkeeper Christopher Dilo from St Mirren, Ouest France can reveal.
Les Bretons are on the lookout for a third-choice goalkeeper and they have offered the 20-year-old a trial at Stade de la Route de Lorient.
Dilo has arrived at the club on Monday and will remain until Thursday, when he is expected to sign a contract with the Ligue 1 side.
The talented goalkeeper left Paris Saint-Germain youth academy to join Blackburn in 2012, but he has failed to make a single appearance for the Rovers, albeit enjoying a loan spell with Conference side Hyde.
Dilo joined St Mirren on a free transfer last summer and went on to make 13 league appearances, but he in turn rejected a new contract offer from the cl…
PSV Eindhoven have signed Karim Rekik on a season-long loan deal from Manchester City.
The 18-year-old defender has been with the former Premier League champions since 2011, but has been restricted to just three senior appearances and has instead spent time out on loan at Portsmouth and Blackburn.
Rekik will now continue his development in the Eredivisie and the young Dutchman is relishing the prospect of playing in his native Netherlands.
I m very happy with PSV, he told the club s official website.
I also want to be a better player at PSV.
We have a fantastic trainer and talented players. I m looking forward to it.
Rekik is capped at both Under-17 and Under-19 level for the Netherlands.
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Veteran Spanish international defender Michel Salgado is to part company with Real Madrid after ten years with the club, the Primera Liga giants said on Tuesday.
Real Madrid and Miguel Angel Salgado (Michel Salgado) have agreed to end their collaboration, the club said on its website.
The 33-year-old arrived at Real from Celta Vigo in 1999 and had a contract until 2011, but played little last season.
The announcement comes after the news that the club have agreed to buy Spanish midfielder Xabi Alonso from Liverpool.
Salgado won two Champions League titles with Real Madrid in 2000 and 2002, the Intercontinental Cup in 2002 and four Primera Liga titles in 2001, 2003, 2007 and 2008.
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Tottenham will look to complete an illustrious double over Manchester United when Sir Alex Ferguson s side visit White Hart Lane on Sunday.
A win against the league leaders would be significant for a number of reasons; it would significantly bolster Spurs Champions League ambitions, dent United s seven-point lead at the top of the Premier League and further endear Andre Villas-Boas to the Tottenham fans.
It has been 23 years since England greats Paul Gascoigne and Gary Lineker were on target to complete Spurs most recent double over United and 11 since Tottenham have defeated the Red Devils at home.
Remarkable, given Harry Redknapp s hugely successful reign before Villas-Boas was charged with the indomitable task of succeeding him.
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Geoffrey Kondogbia s future at Inter remains up in the air after his agent refused to dismiss the possibility of a transfer amid links with Chelsea.
Kondogbia, 23, has struggled to cement himself in the Inter XI since joining from Monaco in 2015.
The French midfielder made just four Serie A starts under former coach Frank de Boer, who was sacked last week and replaced by Stefano Pioli, and Jonathan Maarek did not rule out a move.
It s not the right time to talk about the transfer market, Maarek told FCInterNews.
Wait, we ll update you later.
Kondogbia was an unused substitute during Inter s 3-0 win over Crotone last week, having not been part of the matchday squads for the three previous fixtures.
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Sheffield United are interested in signing Amad Diallo from Manchester United in the summer transfer window, according to . It has been reported that United, who are playing in the Championship this season after getting relegated from the Premier League, want to secure the services of the 19-year-old Ivory Coast international winger on a season-long loan deal.
The Red Devils could allow Diallo to leave on loan this summer so that he can play regular first-team football . The winger joined United from Atalanta in January 2021. The teenager made two starts and one substitute appearance in the Premier League for United last season. Diallo scored one goal in four substitute appearances in the Europa League for the Red Devils.
Diallo is unlikely to get regular playing time f…
Chelsea interim manager Rafael Benitez will attempt to put sentiment to one side when he returns to Anfield to take on Liverpool.
Benitez was in charge at Liverpool from 2004 to 2010 and is loved on Merseyside after leading the club to an incredible 2005 UEFA Champions League triumph.
The Spaniard still lives in the area and spoke about the respect he has for the club, but added that he wants to win the fixture that could be crucial in Chelsea s hopes of finis
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I have a lot of respect, but I have to concentrate on my team, Benitez said.
I don t want any misunderstanding, so I will concentrate just on Chelsea and the game and try to enjoy it, especially if we can win.
I am a professional so I will try to do my best to achieve the targets …
Miroslav Klose has revealed he could move to the MLS after his contract with Lazio expires next year.
The 35-year-old Germany international striker joined the Serie A club from Bayern Munich in 2011 and has gone on to enjoy two fruitful seasons at the Stadio Olimpico, scoring 28 goals in 60 league appearances.
Injury has restricted his time on the pitch this term, though, and Klose who is his country’s joint record scorer with 68 goals is likely to leave Lazio at the end of the current campaign.
And the former Werder Bremen man has indicated he will choose between a move to the US or an emotional return to first club Kaiserslautern.
I have two offers from the States and I could return to Kaiserslautern where I started my career, Klose told Gazzetta dello Sport.…
Ajax held on for a goalless draw at Cypriot club APOEL in the first leg of their Champions League play-off on Tuesday after going down to 10 men.
Last season s Champions League semi-finalists named a strong starting XI that included several stars of their eye-catching 2018-19 campaign, such as David Neres, Hakim Ziyech and Donny van de Beek.
But they produced a lacklustre and ill-disciplined performance, earning seven yellow cards and one red for Noussair Mazraoui.
The Dutch side looked the better of the two teams in the first half, but their display was lacking the decisive touch in front of goal.
After the break, APOEL began to offer more of a threat themselves and went agonisingly close in the 58th minute, when Giorgos Merkis header hit the crossbar.
On his way?
Rafa Benitez is probably lucky that nobody really seems to be in charge at Anfield at the moment. With the two American owners seemingly being more interested in arguing with each other and trying to sell their shares than they are in the fortunes of the team, he might not come under the same sort of scrutiny from above that most managers do.
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Tuesday’s defeat at home to Lyon was their fourth in a row and equals their worst run of form for twenty-two years. Let’s not forget they have had some real stinkers in those twenty-two years as well.
Prior to Sunday’s crucial game against Manchester United Liverpool find themselves seven points behind the champions, in a lowly eighth place in the pr…