Sylvain Distin is happy at Everton and has expressed his desire to remain with the club for as long as possible.
The imposing central defender has had a successful season making 33 appearances for the Toffees, and was awarded the Player s Player of the Season award for 2011-12.
The 34-year-old is in no rush to leave Merseyside, insisting he is already looking forward to next season.
I want to carry on as long as I can. I don t need a boost. No matter what happens, you can be sure I ll be there the next day, Distin said on the Everton website.
I don t need any boost to go into next season. I love my job and I know how lucky I am to do this kind of job.
The only significant blight on Distin s record this season was the error he made in the FA Cu…
Former Juventus defender Angelo Ogbonna insists the Serie A title holders will cope without Paul Pogba as they eye Champions League glory.
Pogba will undergo a medical at Manchester United as the 23-year-old nears a return to Old Trafford in a record transfer, after leaving the Premier League club in 2012.
Despite the France international s impending departure, Ogbonna now at West Ham after swapping Turin for London in 2015 believes the Italian champions can still push on in Europe.
I think they can [compete for the Champions League], Ogbonna told Gazzetta World following Sunday s 3-2 loss to Juventus at the Olympic Stadium.
They have a really good team and squad.
They ll miss [Paul] Pogba but they ve got [Miralem] Pjanic and [Gonzalo] Higuain,…
South Korea will look to carry on where they left off last week as they begin their AFC World Cup qualifying campaign against Myanmar in Bangkok.
The Asian Cup runners-up are unbeaten in three friendlies since losing the continental championship decider to hosts Australia in January.
A draw to Uzbekistan was followed by wins over New Zealand and United Arab Emirates and in the latter meeting on Thursday South Korea scored three goals for the first time in 15 outings.
Uli Stielike s men have the ideal start to their Group G qualifying campaign, given Myanmar are winless in six fixtures including a 2-2 draw with Laos last week to earn their first point in qualifying.
Stielike, though, is set to take a depleted squad into the qualifier, with Swansea Cit…
Manchester City defender Pablo Zabaleta has praised utilitarian James Milner after the England international scored a 90th-minute equaliser against Hull City on Saturday.
Milner, 29, is out of a contract at the end of the season, and will surely garner interest from a host of English Premier League clubs.
In the summer, the 29-year-old, who joined City from Aston Villa for around £28.5 million in August 2010, must decide whether he will stay at the Etihad Stadium, likely for a bit-part role, or move on to pastures new.
Team-mate Pablo Zabaleta has made it clear he hopes Milner chooses the former option.
We know how important James is for this team, for this club, Zabaleta said. His commitment and his passion have always been fantastic for this…
Barcelona president Joan Laporta has once again hit out at predecessor Josep Maria Bartomeu after revealing the LaLiga club s debt has risen to €1.35billion.
The Catalan giants financial problems have been well documented since it emerged in January that their total debt had exceeded the €1.1bn mark.
Barca s money issues have led to the shock departure of Lionel Messi on a free transfer, while Gerard Pique has accepted a substantial pay cut and fellow captains Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba and Sergi Roberto are set to follow suit.
But years of what Laporta described as mismanagement by the previous board have caught up with Barca, as he laid out the true scale of their debt on Monday including some remarkable allegations.
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West Bromwich Albion are interested in signing Andy Carroll from Premier League rivals Newcastle United in the January transfer window, according to . Newly-appointed West Brom manager Sam Allardyce worked with Carroll when he was in charge of Newcastle and West Ham United, and he is reportedly keen on a reunion with the former Liverpool striker.
Carroll in his second spell at Newcastle at the moment, having returned to St. James’ Park in 2019. The English striker has had injury problems and, when fit, is not guaranteed a place in the starting lineup. According to , the 31-year-old has made two starts and five substitute appearances in the Premier League for the Magpies so far this season.
West Brom are second from bottom in the Premier League table at the moment with…
Wolves have moved swiftly to install Gary O’Neil as Julen Lopetegui’s replacement as head coach.
The 40-year-old, the club’s first British coach in six years, was sacked by Bournemouth in June despite guiding the Cherries to survival.
He has signed a three-year deal after Wolves and Lopetegui came to an “agreement to part ways” on Tuesday after disagreements over recruitment and the direction of the club.
“We’re delighted to welcome Gary to the club,” said sporting director Matt Hobbs.
Gary O Neil has been appointed as our new head coach.
Welcome to the club, Gary
— Wolves (@Wolves)
“He’s a highly-motivated young coach with strong principles and very well thought of by everyone he has worked with, and we’r…
Ralf Rangnick has been tasked with restoring the fortunes of struggling Premier League giants Manchester United.
His previous work at RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga has sparked speculation regarding possible transfers.
That has led to talk regarding Amadou Haidara.
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Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick wants to make RB Leipzig midfielder Amadou Haidara his first signing, according to The Sun.
Rangnick has been appointed until the end of the season and talk of January incomings have already emerged.
The German brought Haidara to Leipzig during his time at the Bundesliga club and he is believed to be interested in reuniting with the 23-year-old star.
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Crewe Alexandra have confirmed clubs have enquired about captain Ashley Westwood but denied a deal with Swansea had been agreed.
The 22-year-old midfielder is also reported to be attracting interest from Blackpool after leading his side to promotion to League One via the play-offs last season.
Manager Steve Davis said he has spoken to Westwood about his future, but warned Crewe will not sell the latest in a long line of youth-team products unless his valuation is met.
We have had a couple of enquiries about Ashley, but it has been nowhere near the amount of clubs that are being reported, Davis told the club s official website.
He is a contracted player at Crewe and like all our players we would only consider selling if our valuation is met and it is a …
Joshua Kimmich is ready to open talks with Bayern Munich over his future at the club amid speculation linking him with Barcelona.
The Germany international has spent nine years at the Allianz Arena, but he is due to become a free agent at the end of the 2024-25 campaign.
Barca have been repeatedly linked with Kimmich in recent transfer windows and are said to retain an interest ahead of next season.
Speaking to Spanish outlet AS, the midfielder talked up Barca as well as fierce rivals Real Madrid but fell short of saying he is open to a move.
I want to talk to Bayern. When I do that, I won t go out and talk to the press about it, he said.
I m not thinking about this. I will speak to Bayern first. But of course, Barcelona and Real Madrid are ama…