Atalanta have announced the arrival of Guilherme Arana on loan, with the Brazilian becoming the 17th player to leave Sevilla this transfer window.
Arana will spend the 2019-20 campaign with the Serie A side, who will find out their opponents in the Champions League group stage on Friday.
The Brazil Under-20 midfielder signed for Sevilla from Corinthians in 2017 but started only 10 LaLiga games for the club.
He has now been given the green light to depart as returning sporting director Monchi continues to reshape the Sevilla squad.
Atalanta also have an option to buy Arana, 22, who could make his Serie A debut for the club at home to Torino on Sunday.
The Bergamo-based outfit also confirmed on Wednesday that Arkadiusz Reca has been allowed to j…
Juventus are more determined than ever to win the Champions League after signing Cristiano Ronaldo, according to head coach Massimiliano Allegri.
Ronaldo, a €112million arrival from Real Madrid, scored his first goal for the Serie A champions on Sunday in the traditional friendly match between Juve s senior side and youth team.
The Portugal star was a four-time champion of Europe with Madrid and scored twice in the final of 2017, in which Juve were beaten 4-1.
That was the second time in three seasons the Italian giants reached the final only to be defeated by a Spanish side, having lost 3-1 to Barcelona back in 2015.
But with Ronaldo already looking at home in Turin, Allegri hopes 2018-19 could bring about their first taste of European success since 19…
Inter players have formed a team of granite and will deservedly take their place in the club s history, according to head coach Antonio Conte.
The Nerazzurri overcame Crotone 2-0 on Saturday – a result that relegated Serse Cosmi s side – and they will end an 11-year wait to win a Scudetto if second-placed Atalanta fail to win at Sassuolo on Sunday.
The runaway leaders had been frustrated against Crotone, twice hitting the woodwork before Christian Eriksen put them ahead in the 69th minute.
Achraf Hakimi added a second in stoppage time as Inter moved to within touching distance of the Serie A title.
Conte is thrilled with his players efforts this season and says they deserve all the plaudits that will come their way when they end Juventus nine-season d…
Cagliari will not be punished for racist abuse aimed at Inter striker Romelu Lukaku, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has confirmed.
Lukaku was subjected to monkey chants as he prepared to take a penalty in the Serie A meeting between the sides earlier this month.
Cagliari subsequently vowed to ban the supporters responsible but rejected silly stereotypes about the behaviour of their fans, while Lukaku called on football authorities and players to unify in the fight against racism.
The FIGC said it would investigate the incident but on Tuesday its Giudice Sportivo panel ruled Cagliari would not be punished over the abuse aimed at the Belgium international.
The head of the public order stated that police of Cagliari had spotted that in the phase…
Karim Benzema trained with Real Madrid on Sunday and could make a dramatic return in the Champions League clash with Paris Saint-Germain.
The France international, who is one of Madrid s club captains, has been absent since suffering a hamstring injury on January 23 against Elche.
However, he has been named in Carlo Ancelotti s 26-man squad for the trip to Paris, where the first leg of the last-16 tie takes place on Tuesday.
Benzema has scored 24 times for Madrid already in 2021-22, and without him the goals have dried up.
The team have managed just one goal in their three full games since Benzema joined the injured list, drawing a blank most recently on Sunday as they drew 0-0 at Villarreal.
Gareth Bale was deployed as a central striker in that…
Napoli parted ways with head coach Gennaro Gattuso on Sunday after the club missed out on qualification for next season s Champions League.
Shortly after a 1-1 draw with Hellas Verona at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona that consigned Napoli to finishing fifth in Serie A, president Aurelio De Laurentiis confirmed Gattuso s exit.
Napoli went into the weekend in fourth position but were leapfrogged on the final day by Juventus, who were 4-1 winners at Bologna.
Gattuso, whose contract expires at the end of June, has been linked with Fiorentina among other Italian clubs.
Dear Rino, I am happy to have spent almost two seasons with you, tweeted De Laurentiis.
Thanking you for your work, I wish you success wherever you go. A hug to your wife an…
Absentee-hit Manchester United have confirmed right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka is set for a “period on the sidelines” after picking up an injury as a late substitute against Brighton.
Erik ten Hag’s men have endured a challenging start to the season, with off-field issues compounded by poor performances and results on the pitch.
United are preparing for Wednesday’s Champions League group opener at Bayern Munich on the back of a 3-1 home loss to Brighton on Saturday, when their injury issues worsened.
is set for a spell on the sidelines.
— Manchester United (@ManUtd)
Wan-Bissaka was named on the bench having dealt with illness in the build-up and then picked up an injury when brought on as a 85th-minute substitute.
United said in a…
Manchester United are getting closer to completing a deal for Atletico Madrid s Kieran Trippier, according to The Athletic.
Reports in Spain claimed, as recently as a few days ago, that the La Liga champions were unwilling to part ways with the right-back and that he had no intention of leaving the Spanish capital. However, Trippier is believed to have started looking at houses in Manchester, and Atletico aren t opposed to a sale due to his three-year contract, signed in 2019, entering its final year.
United have been looking to add competition or cover for Aaron Wan-Bissaka on the right defensive flank, and in Trippier they see a ready-made solution, a player fully formed who can properly challenge their current right-back for the place in the starting XI.
The …
The FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Manchester City will take place at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, April 16, the Football Association has confirmed.
There are scheduled to be significant travel issues between the north of England and London that weekend, with no trains running from either Liverpool or Manchester and the capital.
The mayors of both cities wrote to the FA earlier this week requesting that the game be moved to a more convenient location for supporters of both teams, pointing out the rising cost of fuel as well as the fact the game is set to take place over a bank holiday weekend.
However, the FA announced on Friday that while the game between the top two teams in the Premier League will still be held at Wembley, they intend to provide 100…
New Spain boss Julen Lopetegui expects his players to be able to meet any challenge set in front of them, urging them to add more strings to their bow .
Lopetegui took charge of the 2010 world champions for the first time in the recent international fixtures – seeing his side overcome Roberto Martinez s Belgium 2-0 in a friendly before thumping minnows Liechtenstein 8-0 in their first qualifier for the 2018 World Cup.
And although the former Porto coach was delighted with the flying start to his tenure since taking over from Vicente del Bosque following a disappointing defence of their European crown at Euro 2016, he is confident his side have yet to get into top gear.
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