Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is confident Jose Mourinho will receive a warm reception from Manchester United supporters when he takes his Tottenham side to Old Trafford on Wednesday.
The Portuguese returns to United as a manager for the first time since being sacked by the Red Devils in December 2018.
He was appointed Tottenham boss on November 20 – just a day after Mauricio Pochettino s dismissal – and has steered his new side to three consecutive wins across all competitions.
Mourinho guided United to EFL Cup and Europa League triumphs during his two-and-a-half years in charge and Solskjaer has no doubts he will be well received on his return.
The Norwegian told a media conference: [He will receive a] very good reception; that s just a testament to this clu…
Sergio Ramos has called for respect to be shown towards Real Madrid head coach Santiago Solari amid talk of a possible return to the club for Jose Mourinho.
The Portuguese coach has been tipped to take over at the Santiago Bernabeu, where he spent three seasons in charge from 2010 to 2013, having been sacked as Manchester United manager.
Mourinho is thought to be the popular choice for president Florentino Perez to become a long-term successor to Solari, who was appointed initially on an interim basis after Julen Lopetegui was dismissed in October.
However, his often-confrontational man-management style led to schisms within the Madrid dressing room, prompting concerns that any return to the club could create a hostile atmosphere.
Ramos insists coaching …
Nice president Jean-Pierre Rivere harbours no ill-will towards Christophe Galtier, who he hopes the best for at Paris Saint-Germain.
Galtier left Nice on June 27 and is expected to replace Mauricio Pochettino at PSG.
The former Lille coach enjoyed a fine start to his single season in the south of France, with Nice flying high in Ligue 1 and embarking on a run to the Coupe de France final, beating PSG en route.
However, Nice were unable to keep up their push for Champions League qualification and ultimately had to settle for fifth place, while they were defeated 1-0 by Nantes in the Coupe de France final in May.
Nevertheless, Rivere is happy that Galtier has the chance to coach a star-studded PSG team, and believes the impending move suits all partie…
There was a predictable champion at the end of the 2019-20 Serie A campaign as Juventus clinched a ninth successive Scudetto, and their success is reflected in Opta s Team of the Season.
Although Juve finished 2019-20 just a point ahead of second-placed Inter, they had wrapped up the title with two games to go – beating Sampdoria 2-0 on July 26.
Cristiano Ronaldo was unsurprisingly key, finishing as his team s top scorer, but for much of the season there were a few sides that looked like they might push Juve all the way.
Inter, Atalanta and Lazio all had their moments where they were able to dream and they each had individuals who impressed.
Following the conclusion on the campaign on Sunday, we teamed up with Opta to outline the Serie A Team of th…
Atletico Madrid have reportedly offered Juanfran a new deal. That s according to , who add that the proposal on the defender s table is actually one of a 12-month contract extension.
With Diego Godin likely to join Inter and Lucas Hernandez to move to Bayern Munich, manager Diego Simeone is very reluctant to allow another one of his defenders to leave Wanda Metropolitano as the 34-year-old approaches the end of his current contract.
Juanfran spent two years with Real Madrid, one year with Espanyol, four and a half years with Osasuna, and he arrived to Atletico in January 2011. He has so far made 344 competitive appearances for the club, scoring six times. Despite the presence of the likes of Šime Vrsaljko and Sanitago Arias who are both fighting to make the right-back …
Aston Villa have confirmed the signing of Leon Bailey from Bayer Leverkusen for a reported £30million fee.
The Premier League club announced at the end of July that an agreement was in place with Leverkusen, with the player now completing his medical and agreeing personal terms on a contract that runs through to 2025.
A Jamaica international, Bailey scored 15 goals and provided 10 assists for the Bundesliga side across 40 appearances in all competitions last term.
The 23-year-old becomes the second big-money signing for Villa ahead of the 2021-22 season, following on from the arrival of Emiliano Buendia from Norwich City. Ashley Young has also re-joined the club on a free transfer.
Leon is a hugely exciting young striker with great pace and creativity,…
Ovie Ejaria has left Liverpool to join Championship club Reading on a permanent deal.
Ejaria, 22, first joined Reading on loan in January 2019, before spending a full season at the club in 2019-20.
The clubs had an agreement to make the move permanent and that was confirmed on Friday.
Reading are reportedly paying £3million, potentially rising to £3.5m, for Ejaria.
Naturally, everybody at the club is delighted to have got this transfer over the line and it is a deal our owner, Mr Dai [Yongge], was very keen to see completed as soon as was possible, Reading manager Mark Bowen said.
Ovie has shown everyone his exceptional quality in the time he has spent here on loan and I m sure all our supporters are excited to see him continue to impress as a…
Zlatan Ibrahimovic continued his remarkable scoring streak with an acrobatic late strike to secure Milan a 2-1 win over Udinese, stretching the Rossoneri s unbeaten run in all competitions to 24 games.
Stefano Pioli s men appeared to be heading for an underwhelming draw with a side that had lost all but one of their first five Serie A games this term, but Ibrahimovic was decisive in the latter stages as he became the first Milan player to score in six successive league appearances since he accomplished the feat in 2012.
The 39-year-old Swede – who scored braces in each of his previous three league outings – had already made a telling contribution in setting up Franck Kessie s empathic opener.
Hosts Udinese levelled through a Rodrigo de Paul penalty just two…
No human rights abusers, tax evaders, fraudsters: Premier League sets new rules to vet club owners a
The Premier League will be entitled to disqualify club owners and directors for human rights abuses, under new rules revealed on Thursday.
That was one of the outcomes of a shareholders meeting as the league tightened up restrictions on who should be allowed to own and govern its clubs.
It was announced there would be increased clarity and transparency regarding due diligence carried out in the case of takeovers, as well as annual checks to determine directors remained compliant.
The owners and directors test (OADT) has faced plenty of scrutiny, mainly but not exclusively relating to the influx of money pouring into the league from overseas, with huge investments in Premier League clubs coming largely from the United States and the Middle East.
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Real Madrid are interested in signing Joao Cancelo from Manchester City, according to . The report has claimed that last season’s La Liga and UEFA Champions League winners are keeping an eye on Cancelo, as well as his City teammate Erling Haaland, who moved to last season’s Premier League champions only in the summer of 2022.
Cancelo has been on the books of City since 2019 when he joined from Italian giants Juventus. The 28-year-old Portugal international, who can play as a full-back or as a wing-back, has been superb for Pep Guardiola’s side over the years and is now one of the first names on the teamsheet.
The full-back has made seven appearances in the Premier League for City so far this season, scoring one goal in the process. Cancelo has also given three ass…