Athletic Bilbao have reached an agreement with Alaves for the transfer of top scorer Borja Viguera.
The 27-year-old topped the scoring charts in Spain s Segunda Division last season with 25 goals, a return that accounted for nearly half of those netted by Alaves in the entire campaign.
Athletic announced the deal on their official website on Friday as Viguera underwent a medical at the San Mames.
Athletic Club and Deportivo Alaves have signed an agreement for Borja Viguera to becoming the latest player at our club, a statement read.
Viguera has signed a contract until 30 June 2017 and will have a clause of 30 million euros.
The transfer will see a return to La Liga for the striker, who has not featured in the top flight since he made a handful of appearanc…
Jose Mourinho believes a refusal to adapt to the modern game led to Spain s woeful defence of the FIFA World Cup.
Having triumphed in South Africa four years ago and secured back-to-back UEFA European Championship titles, Vicente del Bosque s men were heavily fancied to win the tournament in Brazil.
However, Spain s campaign has proved to be disastrous as a 5-1 defeat to the Netherlands who they beat in the 2010 final in their opening game was followed by a 2-0 humbling by Chile on Wednesday.
It means Spain exit Group B with a whimper and with plenty to ponder as they look to return to the top of world football.
To do so, Chelsea boss Mourinho thinks that Spain must modify their famous tika-taka philosophy because other countries know how to play against …
France coach Didier Deschamps refused to be drawn on his centre-back selection for the Euro 2016 quarter-final against Iceland amid speculation Samuel Umtiti will make a full international debut at Stade de France.
Adil Rami collected his second booking of the tournament against Republic of Ireland during the previous round and will miss out.
Umtiti, set to join Barcelona from Lyon after the tournament, is expected to win the nod over Eliaquim Mangala to partner Laurent Koscielny on Sunday, with the 22-year-old reported to have outperformed the Manchester City man during training.
But, when he was asked to provide a summary of Umtiti s qualities at his pre-match news conference, Deschamps offered a sharp and mischievous reply.
Do you want me to tell you …
Jose Mourinho s targets for Manchester United will be aggressive in his debut campaign at Old Trafford.
The former Chelsea boss has started his three-year contract at United having replaced the sacked Louis van Gaal.
United have finished seventh, fourth and fifth in the Premier League since Alex Ferguson s retirement in 2013, but Mourinho is immediately setting the bar high.
He told adidas Front Row: I am not humble when I talk about targets, I m quite aggressive on that.
I want everything and everything is to win matches, play well, score goals, don t concede goals everything. I want everything.
I know that we are speaking about a hypothetical situation which is very difficult to reach but I want everything.
Mourinho called on Unite…
Nathan Jones has made his first signing since taking charge at Stoke City, bringing in defender Danny Batth from Wolves on a permanent deal.
Stoke have paid an undisclosed fee reportedly in the region of £3million to get the centre-back, who has penned a three-and-a-half year contract with the Championship club.
Batth made 16 league appearances for Wolves in the 2017-18 season as Nuno Espirito Santo s squad secured promotion to the Premier League.
The 28-year-old was loaned out to Middlesbrough in the first half of the current campaign but was recalled once Stoke s bid was accepted.
Danny is a dominant leader of a centre-half. He has got great pedigree having got promoted with Wolves last season and he s someone we feel can take us forward, Jone…
Diego Simeone believes Alvaro Morata will be crucial to Atletico Madrid s fight for honours at home and abroad for the rest of this season.
Spain striker Morata is in line to make his Atletico debut when Simeone s men travel to Real Betis on Sunday, having joined on loan from Chelsea.
The 26-year-old s arrival has received a cold reception from sections of Atletico s fanbase given his prior association with Real Madrid, while the past 12 months in the Premier League have proved something of an ordeal.
A prolific first half of the 2017-18 campaign under Antonio Conte fell away dramatically as Morata scored a solitary Premier League goal after the turn of the year, and he proved an uneasy fit under current Blues boss Maurizio Sarri.
Nevertheless, Simeone hi…
Chelsea striker David Datro Fofana has joined Union Berlin on loan for the 2023-24 season.
Fofana moved to the Blues from Molde on a six-and-a-half-year deal in January but has found opportunities limited at Stamford Bridge, making just four appearances and only one start.
The 20-year-old Ivory Coast international will now look to gain more first-team experience at a club who have qualified for next season’s Champions League after finishing fourth in the Bundesliga last season.
Fofana told Union Berlin’s website: “Union have developed extremely strongly in the last few years and it excites me a lot to be a part of this in the coming season.
“The club has made a long and hard effort to find me and now I want to repay that with good performances.”…
Edinson Cavani will bring passion to Manchester United and impart some valuable lessons on the club s young forwards, midfielder Fred says.
Cavani joined the Red Devils on a free transfer on deadline day, having left Paris Saint-Germain when his contract expired in June.
The Ligue 1 champions all-time record goalscorer could make his United debut on Saturday, with Anthony Martial still serving a suspension for the visit of Chelsea to Old Trafford.
Cavani played just 14 times in Ligue 1 in the 2019-20 campaign, scoring four goals and providing one assist, but he had reached at least 16 league goals in his six previous seasons in Paris.
The 33-year-old s combative qualities were still on display last term, Cavani averaging 2.7 duels per 90 m…
Former FIFA agent Josep Maria Minguella has called for a quick resolution to Pep Guardiola s contract renewal talks with Barcelona.
Guardiola, 41, was once again coy on his Camp Nou future in Saturday s pre-match press conference, saying he was grateful the club s fans and hierarchy wanted him to stay at the helm of the club.
Barca have continuously stated they want Guardiola to remain in charge for years to come, but the coach himself is unwilling to commit for more than a season at a time.
The club s fans do not deserve this situation, Minguella told 8TV.
I feel sorry for all of Guardiola s fans, I am one of them.
I would like to urge the president (Sandro Rosell) to act as such and say that Guardiola is the coach, that he is happy and tha…
Mikel Arteta believes Kai Havertz is benefitting from feeling the love at Arsenal and has challenged the forward to maintain his red-hot recent form.
Germany international Havertz endured a slow start to his Gunners career following a £65million summer switch from Chelsea but has registered five goals and four assists in his last seven Premier League outings.
The 24-year-old was instrumental in his title-chasing side’s 3-0 win at Brighton on Saturday, doubling their lead following Bukayo Saka’s first-half penalty before setting up Leandro Trossard to complete the scoring.
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Arsenal are in a three-way tussle for the title…