Hamburg have renewed the contract of hot prospect Jann-Fiete Arp.
After years of battling for survival Hamburg suffered a historic relegation last season, having previously been the only ever-present Bundesliga team since its inception in 1963.
However, despite this setback, they have been able to cling onto prized asset Arp.
The 18-year-old was a shining light in 2017-18, appearing 18 times and becoming the first player born in the 21st century to play and score in the German top division.
It was believed that Bayern Munich had been on the verge of buying the youngster, who has scored 18 times in 19 games for Germany s Under 17 squad.
However, he has now put pen to paper on a deal through 2020, committing to the clubs 2. Bundesliga campaign next …
Could Lionel Messi swap Barcelona for Inter?
Messi has been linked to Inter since ex-president Massimo Moratti said the six-time Ballon d Or winner joining the Serie A club was not a forbidden dream .
The 32-year-old s future at Camp Nou has made headlines throughout the 2019-20 season.
TOP STORY – INTER WANT MESSI
Inter are seriously working on trying to sign Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi, according to TNT Sports.
Former Inter president Massimo Moratti said the Nerazzurri luring Messi – contracted until 2021 – to San Siro was not impossible and speculation has intensified since those comments.
TNT Sports says Inter are ready to push through negotiations for the six-time Ballon d Or winner, while boyhood club Newell …
(GSM) Former Arsenal and England defender Sol Campbell has been linked to a move to Manchester United according to a host of news reports. United are eying a move for the experienced center-back as a solution to their injury-plagued defense.
Campbell is without a club following his ill-fated move to League Two side Notts County. The player quit the League Two outfit after only one game and has been available for a free transfer move ever since.
With defenders Nemanja Vidic, Rio Ferdinand, Wes Brown, Gary Neville, John O’Shea, Jonny Evans, Rafael da Silva and Fabio da Silva currently injured, Sir Alex Ferguson’s squad is living a real injury crisis. This crisis may tempt the Scotish manager to jump at the possibility to sign Campbell for free.
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Saturday 19th December
Arsenal v Hull
It is almost worth hoping that Arsenal will drop some points just to see which particular toys Arsene Wenger would throw out of his cot this time. The ungracious way in which he drops points is becoming a little boring.
Having said that, there is no way they will drop any points in this one. They may have only drawn at Burnley in midweek but that is a very different proposition to Hull at home.
Hull will remember their famous vicory at this ground last season but they are unlikely to build any new happy memories this time around.
SoccerNews prediction: 3-0
Aston Villa v Stoke
It might just be that Aston Villa have become genuine top four contenders. It is true that we all felt the same t…
Unai Emery claims he was not given a minimum benchmark of success upon taking over at Paris Saint-Germain, but realises the team is expected to challenge for every domestic trophy.
PSG won Ligue 1, the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue last season, while reaching the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
That was not enough for Laurent Blanc to keep his job at Parc des Princes, the club s Qatari owners turning to Emery in an attempt to fulfil their European ambitions.
The Spaniard won three successive Europa League titles at Sevilla from 2014 to 2016, but has struggled to replicate the domestic dominance of his predecessor in the French capital.
The reigning champions occupy the unfamiliar territory of third in Ligue 1, four points behind leader…
Antonio Conte is ready to take the risk of winning the Premier League with Chelsea, despite seeing Claudio Ranieri become the latest manager to lose his job the season after lifting the trophy.
Ranieri was sacked by Leicester City on Thursday with the club only one point above the relegation zone, just nine months after guiding the club to the most improbable title win in the history of the Premier League.
With Ranieri s departure, none of the last five title winners are in a job with the team they won the league with, the Italian suffering the same fate as former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho, who was sacked in December 2015.
But that is of no concern to Conte, who came under pressure following successive league defeats to Liverpool and Arsenal in September but now…
Thomas Frank said the uncertainty that hung over Ivan Toney and Brentford due to the striker’s FA charge of breaking gambling rules was allowed to run on for too long.
Toney was charged with 262 betting offences in November and December last year, with the 27-year-old admitting to 232 of them in February, but it took until Wednesday for an eight-month ban from football to be handed down.
The England cap has scored 20 of his team’s 54 Premier League goals this season as Brentford have consolidated in the top half during their second top-flight campaign, but will now not be available to play for the Bees until January 2024.
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Frank, whose side begin life without their top scorer away to Tottenham on …
French football authorities will demand answers from Lens after home fans invaded the pitch and confronted rival supporters at half-time in their Ligue 1 derby against Lille.
Lens general manager Arnaud Pouille is certain the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) will begin disciplinary proceedings against his club, following the ugly scenes at their Stade Bollaert-Delelis home.
Lille may also be summoned as league chiefs unpick the unsavoury scenes that saw fans from each club contribute to a volatile atmosphere.
Tension spilled over at the interval as scores of Lens supporters raced across the pitch towards those who had travelled to support Lille.
Pouille said the north-east derby trouble was bad news for the clubs because it would b…
Valencia have once again announced their desire to re-sign Juan Mata from Chelsea,.
The Spain international, who moved to Stamford Bridge in 2011, has barely featured under manager Jose Mourinho, with last night’s start against Swindon only the two time Blues’ Player of the Season’s third of the campaign.
Premier League rivals Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, and Real Madrid are all also monitoring the 25 year old’s situation though it is Miroslav Dukic’s side who have emerged as the front runners.
Mata made 174 appearances in four seasons with Valencia after joining from Real Madrid on a free transfer, and scored an impressive 46 goals in all competitions.
He was second behind compatriot Fernando Torres in Chelsea’s goa…
Torino full-back Danilo D Ambrosio is being linked with a number of top European clubs, .
The highly rated defender has just received his first Italy call-up as a reward for some impressive displays this season.
And with his contract at Stadio Olimpico di Torino due to expire at the end of the current campaign, quite a few top clubs have taken notice.
Tuttosport has suggested that Roma and Juventus lead the chase at the moment, but chances are there will be even more suitors as January transfer window grows closer.
After coming through the youth ranks at Salernitana and Fiorentina, D Ambrosio started his professional career at Potenza, but landed at Torino in January 2010 via Juve Stabia.
The 25-year-old has since featured in 112 league matches f…