According to a recent report from Mundo Deportivo, Borussia Dortmund forward Alexander Isak is a wanted man with Barcelona being interested in acquiring his services. At the age of just 19 he already seems to have quite a reputation for himself, as one of the brightest young forwards in Europe today. He is currently on loan at Willem II and has a 10 goals in 10 record, which is the primary reason why Barca are so invested in the idea of signing him. Isak also made his debut for the Swedish national team in 2017, and is expected to be the next leading forward for his country for many years to come.

Barca are known to be in the market for a new forward, with many tipping Isak to be the replacement for Luis Suarez.

Isak made the move to Dortmund back in 2017, when he joine…

Thomas Tuchel believes Julian Draxler can develop into an important player for Paris Saint-Germain, but he offered no guarantees the attacker would stay at the club.

Linked with a move, Draxler was the hero for PSG on Wednesday, scoring a 93rd-minute winner in a 1-0 victory over Metz in Ligue 1.

After back-to-back losses to begin the Ligue 1 season, it marked an important win for PSG, who were without Neymar and Kylian Mbappe.

While PSG coach Tuchel feels Draxler can become key for PSG, he said there were no guarantees for the Germany international amid links to Arsenal and Leeds United.

It s football, we can t guarantee anything. During the transfer window, we can t guarantee things because maybe the next day things will be different, he said after the …

Burnley are closing in on the loan signing of Chelsea striker Patrick Bamford, manager Sean Dyche revealed.

Dyche is hopeful of adding to his attacking options before the end of the transfer window on Wednesday, with a move for Bamford close to completion.

The 22-year-old joined Chelsea in 2012 and has spent temporary spells at MK Dons, Derby County, Middlesbrough, Crystal Palace and Norwich City, and Turf Moor appears to be his next destination.

Patrick is close. It s just a few Is getting dotted and Ts getting crossed, Dyche told a post-match media conference, adding that further signings could follow.

There are a number of other things closer too, but we still have to get them over the line, so we ll wait and see.

Burnley suffered a 3-0 defe…

Sergio Romero lauded Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal, after linking up with the Dutchman for the second time in his career.

After 72 league appearances with Sampdoria from 2011-15, Romero signed a three-year deal, which the Manchester club announced on Sunday.

Romero previously was in goal under Van Gaal at AZ from 2007-09, and the Argentine said it was that Eredivisie stint that catapulted his career in the right direction.

Van Gaal and Romero celebrated winning the Dutch top flight title in 08-09, while the keeper had the equal-most clean sheets at the 2014 World Cup helping the Argentinians to the final in Brazil.

Now 28, Romero said he feels comfortable under the former Bayern Munich and Barcelona boss.

He is a great manager, the Arg…

Jose Mourinho has agreed a Manchester United contract extension, committing his future to the club through to 2020 with an option for a further 12 months.

United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward highlighted Mourinho s promotion of young players as part of the club s announcement of the news.

Mourinho himself has also trumpeted youth development as a key part of his job, infamously producing a long list of players to whom he claimed to have given a chance when he was unveiled as United s new boss in 2016.

But do the numbers back up Mourinho and Woodward s claims?

With the help of Opta data, we assess whether or not the United manager has succeeded in developing United s next generation.

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Marcello Lippi has been named as the new head coach of China after Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao cancelled a deal for the 68-year-old to take over next year.

Chinese Football Association vice-president Yu Hongchen confirmed via a statement that Lippi will replace Gao Hongbo, who resigned this month, after he signed a contract on Saturday.

After friendly mutual discussions, the CFA officially announces that Mr. Marcello Lippi will become the head coach of the China national football team from October 22, the statement read.

Lippi, who won three Super League titles, the CFA Cup and the AFC Champions League in a hugely successful spell as Guangzhou boss between 2012 and 2014, had been lined up to replace Luiz Felipe Scolari as head coach next year.

It is rep…

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer challenged Manchester United to show they had improved by backing up their win over Paris Saint-Germain.

United recorded a 2-1 Champions League win in Paris on Tuesday in a boost ahead of hosting Chelsea.

The Premier League giants also stunned PSG in March last year, but then won just two of their final 12 games of the 2018-19 season.

Solskjaer, whose team are 15th in the table after collecting just six points from four games, said he was eager to see United had improved since then.

For me, now we need consistency, the United manager told reporters.

We ve been too up and down. We need to address the home form and for me, the next week is a great test for us because we all remember what happened after the last time we beat PS…

Pep Guardiola has confirmed Spain s Guardia Civil searched his family s private plane looking for exiled Catalan politician Carles Puigdemont.

The former regional president fled to Belgium in October after the national government s crackdown in the wake of an independence referendum it ruled to be illegal.

Spanish media reports claimed the Guardia searched an aircraft belonging to Manchester City manager Guardiola earlier this week when it landed at Barcelona s El Prat airport from Manchester.

Guardiola was not present but his family were on board and he confirmed the widely circulated version of events at a news conference to preview City s EFL Cup final clash with Arsenal at Wembley on Sunday.

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Liverpool are interested in signing Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund, according to Sport 1 journalist Patrick Berger. The well-known and well-resected journalist has reported on Twitter that Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is monitoring the former Birmingham City midfielder for a potential transfer next summer.

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Dortmund do not want to sell Bellingham, who has no release clause in his contract at the German club. The 18-year-old England international midfielder moved to the Bundesliga outfit from Birmingham in 2020 and has established himself as an important player in the team. The teenager has also played eight times for England and was part of the Three Lions’ squad for the Euro 2020 finals …

Manchester United s Premier League game against Brentford on Tuesday has been postponed following a COVID-19 outbreak among the Red Devils players and staff.

United confirmed on Monday that the club s Carrington Training Complex would be closed for 24 hours to minimise risk of any further infection .

The Premier League Board announced the decision to postpone the game, which is clarified in a statement was made following guidance from medical advisers .

Manchester United said in a statement: Given cancellation of training and disruption to the squad, and with the health of players and staff the priority, the Club requested the match to be rearranged. The Premier League Board took the decision to postpone based on guidance from medical advisors.

Sunday s …