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Liverpool could be set to make a move for Adam Johnson after Sunderland rejected a bid from Everton to take the player on loan, .

The Black Cats are keen to reduce their wage bill this summer, and are willing to listen to offers for the former Manchester City man, who was one of the stand-out performers for the North East side last season.

Fabio Borini spent last season on loan at Sunderland from Liverpool, and a deal may be struck between the two clubs which would see the two players be exchanged.

Johnson moved to the Stadium of Light in the August 2012, and has gone one to make eighty appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring fifteen goals.

He has been capped eleven times by England, but hasn’t played for his country since appearing …

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With Manchester bragging rights up for grabs at Old Trafford this weekend, an inconsistent Manchester United will host their crosstown rivals from behind closed doors on Saturday evening.

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Starting with the hosts, while Manchester United might have tried to mount one of their famous second-half comebacks away at RB Leipzig in midweek, the Red Devils could not save their Champions League adventure. Eventually hit with that dramatic 3-2 defeat in Germany on Tuesday night, the former Premier League champions have had to drop down to the Europa League and there is only growing scrutiny over Ole Gunnar Solskjaer s position in the Old Trafford dugout. However, despite putting in what was a woeful first-half display in East …

Former Barcelona midfielder Xavi believes it is the moment for Atletico Madrid to land their first Champions League title.

Atletico take on city rivals Real Madrid at San Siro in Milan on Saturday in a repeat of the 2014 final which was won by Los Blancos as Carlo Ancelotti guided the club to La Decima.

Xavi, who claimed the trophy four times in a glittering career at Camp Nou, is predicting a different result this weekend.

He told www.sc.qa: I believe that Atletico will take home the trophy. I think this is the moment of Atletico. 

They deserve it because of the work they are doing. Of course it is not the philosophy of play that I like the most, because they speculate and wait in defence, but I think it is the moment of Atletico Madrid.

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Jermaine Pennant became Malky Mackay s 10th signing at Wigan Athletic after agreeing a contract until the end of the season on Saturday.

Wigan Athletic manager Malky Mackay has added the experienced Jermaine Pennant to his squad as they look to avoid relegation from the Championship.

A 3-0 humbling at home to Charlton Athletic on Friday left Wigan six points from safety, a margin that could increase on Saturday depending on other results.

Mackay has already added nine new faces at the DW Stadium since replacing Uwe Rosler in November, with a host of players departing during the transfer window as the Scot looks to revitalise their fortunes.

Pennant becomes his 10th signing after agreeing a contract until the end of the season, the 32-year-old joining on a…

Rennes centre-back Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik has confirmed that he is a target for Italian giants AC Milan.

The Rossoneri are searching for a new centre-back after Thiago Silva completed a €42 million move to Paris Saint-Germain and Alessandro Nesta also left the club.

The Italian giants have already signed Francesco Acerbi from Chievo, but they plan to sign at least one more central defender.

Milan were rumoured to be tracking Rennes defender Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik and the talented stopper admits that he is aware of the interest from San Siro.

“They have been following me closely for two years, but for now, there is nothing official,” the Cameroonian .

“We’ll see what happens, but for now, I’m here.”

The 22-year-old is the produ…

Three goals from Tuncay helped Turkey to a 2-4 victory in and against Austria on Wednesday.

The Euro 2008 hosts did take the lead through Hölzl in the 28th minute but Mehmet Aurelio levelled nine minutes later.

It was then up to Tuncay to dominate the clash. One goal in the 41st minute and another in the 47th gave the Turks a comfortable 1-3 lead.

Hölzl did get one back early in the second half but Tuncay completed his hat-trick on the hour mark, 2-4.

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According to AS, president Enrique Cerezo said he believes Antoine Griezmann wants to stay at the club beyond the summer.

Griezmann has been heavily linked with a summer move to , with reports going as far as to suggest the deal had been already arranged and the Frenchman was browsing for a house in the Catalan city.

But the Atletico president has moved to quash such rumors.

Cerezo says Griezmann hasn t informed him of his potential desire for a move away from the club and that any such statement from the player would come as a big surprise to him. He also pointed out that Griezmann is under contract with Atletico, that the contract is long-term and that he cannot sign for any other club without their permission, even if he did want the move.

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Everton are yet to make a contract offer to any potential new manager despite holding talks with several candidates.

Duncan Ferguson has been in interim charge since Marco Silva was sacked following the 5-2 loss to Premier League leaders Liverpool, the former striker securing a 3-1 win over Chelsea and a 1-1 draw away to Manchester United.

Ferguson will remain in the role for at least Wednesday s EFL Cup quarter-final against Leicester City as Everton continue their search for Silva s permanent successor.

The Premier League club insist they are yet to make anyone with a formal offer, despite reports on Monday suggesting former Napoli boss Carlo Ancelotti had agreed a deal.

 | An update on the ongoing work to recruit a new permanent manager.

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Holders Bayern Munich will start their DFB-Pokal defence with a trip to 3. Liga side Preussen Munster on Sunday.

Bayern beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 after extra-time to lift the trophy for a second year in a row in May courtesy of goals from Arjen Robben and Thomas Muller.

Pep Guardiola s side will be expected to make light work of progressing to the second round when they travel to the Preussen-Stadion this weekend.

Preussen have won just one of their four games in the third tier so far this season, but will be relishing the opportunity to pit their wits against the Bundesliga champions in an eagerly-awaited first-round tie.

It would be no surprise to see Guardiola ring the changes from the 2-0 DFL-Supercup defeat to Dortmund on Wednesday for a clash that …

Borussia Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc has refused to rule out the prospect of Jurgen Klopp one day returning to the club.

Klopp will leave his post as Dortmund boss at the end of the season following a seven-year spell that has seen him guide the club to two Bundesliga titles, a DFB-Pokal and the UEFA Champions League final in 2013.

He will attempt to end his reign with one final piece of silverware as Dortmund take on Wolfsburg in the Pokal final at the end of the month before Thomas Tuchel takes over.

And when asked if Klopp could potentially return to the Signal Iduna Park dugout one day, Zorc replied: Why not?

Maybe not in the immediate future, but Jurgen s still a pretty young coach so why shouldn t he come back to Dortmund? There s n…