Новости за 31.08.2018

Lyon have agreed a fee with Celtic for striker Moussa Dembele, the Scottish Premiership champions have confirmed. Dembele had looked set to remain in Glasgow past Friday's deadline, with Celtic having rejected Lyon's inital approach for the 22-year-old. However, Celtic have now confirmed a deal has been agreed with Lyon for Dembele, who signed from Fulham in 2016 and has scored 51 goals during his time at the club. The fee is reported to be worth in the region of €20million. Celtic boss Brendan... Читать дальше...

Patrick Cutrone gave AC Milan lift-off in Serie A this season as the substitute snatched a 2-1 victory over Roma deep into stoppage time at San Siro on Friday. Stand-out recruits Gonzalo Higuain and Steven N'Zonzi each had goals ruled out via VAR reviews for their respective sides after visiting defender Federico Fazio cancelled out Franck Kessie's 40th-minute opener. It was a frustrating night in front of goal for Higuain but the ex-Juventus man turned provider in the 95th minute, threading a fine pass for Cutrone to slot home. Читать дальше...

Red Star Belgrade fans will be able to attend their opening Champions League group game against Napoli after UEFA partially overturned a stadium ban previously imposed on the club. Serbian champions Red Star sealed a return to Europe's elite competition for the first time since 1992 with a 2-2 draw against FC Salzburg, qualifying on away goals. Red Star and Napoli have been drawn with Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool in Group C, but their fans looked set to miss out on the club's first home game... Читать дальше...

Manchester City midfielder Douglas Luiz has re-joined LaLiga side Girona on a season-long loan. The 20-year-old Brazilian spent 2017-18 with the Catalan club, making 15 league appearances but only starting once, after joining City from Vasco da Gama. He impressed Pep Guardiola during pre-season, with the City boss keen to include Douglas Luiz in his first-team plans followed the failed attempt to bring in Jorginho from Napoli. However, the youngster was denied a work permit and will now continue his development in LaLiga ... Читать дальше...

Kasper Schmeichel has signed a five-year contract extension with Leicester City, the Premier League club have confirmed. Denmark goalkeeper Schmeichel joined Leicester from Leeds United in 2011 and was one of the stars of the Foxes' remarkable march to the Premier League title in 2015-16. Fresh terms running until 2023 will take the 31-year-old into a second decade with the club after he impressed during his country's run to the last 16 of the 2018 World Cup. Schmeichel's future was the subject... Читать дальше...

Rafael Benitez says a dressing-room dispute between Jamaal Lascelles and Matt Ritchie is "very positive" as it shows his Newcastle United players care. Lascelles and Ritchie reportedly clashed at the Newcastle training ground last week amid a disagreement over the captain's role in Benitez's unpopular defensive tactics in the home match against Chelsea. The two players, who both missed a midweek defeat to Nottingham Forest through injury, were pictured together in training on Thursday and their... Читать дальше...

Real Madrid striker Borja Mayoral has joined Levante on loan for the rest of the season. Fabio Coentrao has also left the Santiago Bernabeu, the full-back returning to Portugal to join Rio Ave after Madrid cancelled his contract. "Real Madrid would like to express their thanks to the player for these years in which he has been part of the club and wish him all the best in this new chapter," they said in a statement. Mayoral, 21, was expected to leave the European champions in pursuit of first-team... Читать дальше...

Juan Bernat has joined Paris Saint-Germain from Bayern Munich on a three-year deal, the Ligue 1 champions have announced.

Steven Gerrard wishes he could play in Sunday's Old Firm derby as he prepares to take on Celtic for the first time as Rangers manager. Liverpool great Gerrard has enjoyed a solid start to life at Ibrox, qualifying for the group stage of the Europa League and taking five points from three Scottish Premiership games. But a real test awaits this weekend against bitter rivals and seven-time defending champions Celtic, managed by Gerrard's former Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers. Gerrard is determined to have his side ready for the big clash... Читать дальше...

UEFA plans to introduce video assistant referees (VAR) to the Champions League next season. VAR was brought in for several domestic competitions across Europe last term and was then in use at the World Cup, but UEFA held off on its implementation in its flagship tournament for the current campaign. However, president Aleksander Ceferin has suggested that, while there are no guarantees, UEFA aims to bring VAR in for the 2019-20 season. "VAR is not completely clear for now but we also know there is no way back any more," he said. Читать дальше...

Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham has joined Aston Villa on loan until the end of the season. The 20-year-old moves to the Championship despite having been linked with Ligue 1 side Bordeaux. "I'm excited for this new chapter," the striker told Villa's official website. "Aston Villa are a big club that belongs in the Premier League and I'm here to help them achieve that.  "At this stage of my career, I need games and this is a great place for me to come and showcase my talent. I can't wait to get... Читать дальше...

Antoine Griezmann has vowed to try to close the "big gap" to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo at the top of world football. The France star is one of the favourites to end Messi and Ronaldo's 10-year dominance of the Ballon d'Or, having helped Atletico Madrid to win the Europa League and UEFA Super Cup either side of scoring four goals in inspiring his country to World Cup glory in 2018. Griezmann was named the best player in last season's Europa League on Friday and is one of 10 nominees for The Best FIFA Men's Player of the year... Читать дальше...

Luis Enrique has promised Spain will continue to play the same way as under previous coaches after naming his first squad. Spain drew plaudits for their style and established themselves as the world's leading nation in winning three successive major tournaments under Luis Aragones and Vicente del Bosque between 2008 and 2012. However, they endured a difficult World Cup in Russia after Julen Lopetegui departed on the eve of the finals, interim appointment Fernando Hierro overseeing a last-16 shoot-out loss to the hosts. Читать дальше...

Neil Warnock has no doubt Mesut Ozil will come good again with Unai Emery's Arsenal – but would welcome the star playmaker to Cardiff City if things do not work out. Ozil sat out the Gunners' 3-1 win over West Ham last weekend through illness, with head coach Emery forced to deny reports of a rift between himself and the former Real Madrid player. International retirement following Germany's World Cup exit has also contributed towards a turbulent spell for Ozil but, as Cardiff prepare to host Arsenal on Sunday... Читать дальше...

A proud Mariano Diaz is excited by the challenge of taking ownership of Real Madrid's number seven shirt previously occupied by club great Cristiano Ronaldo. After a mooted move to Sevilla collapsed, Mariano completed his return to Madrid on Thursday after spending a single season in Ligue 1 with Lyon. Mariano is the only major attacking signing made by Madrid following Ronaldo's shock departure to Juventus in a €112million deal in July. Club icons such as Emilio Butragueno and Raul have also... Читать дальше...

Reiss Nelson has joined Hoffenheim on a season-long loan after agreeing to a new Arsenal contract. The 18-year-old, a product of the Gunners' youth system, will spend the rest of 2018-19 in the Bundesliga in a bid to enjoy more first-team football. "Reiss is a talented young player and we're pleased that he has signed a new contract with us," boss Unai Emery told the club's website. "This move to Hoffenheim will give him the chance to get regular high-level competition in the Bundesliga and is... Читать дальше...

Nuri Sahin has joined Werder Bremen after Borussia Dortmund agreed to cancel his contract, which had one year remaining. The 29-year-old has signed what is believed to be a two-year deal with Florian Kohfeldt's side, where he will wear the number 17 shirt. "The talks with the owners and the coach were very good," he told the club's official website. "Werder are a big club, where you have the feeling something is growing. I'm looking forward to being part of it." Kohfeldt said: "I don't think there's... Читать дальше...

Sergio Aguero has not been disciplined by Pep Guardiola after a video shared on social media appeared to show the Manchester City striker smoking shisha. City's all-time top scorer featured in a video posted on Lola Magnin's Instagram account where he seemingly smoked the flavoured tobacco product using a pipe along with the Argentinian model. Aguero has five goals in all competitions this season and heads into the weekend looking to preserve a superb individual record against Newcastle United. Читать дальше...

Sevilla have signed Quincy Promes from Spartak Moscow for a reported €20million, the Netherlands international agreeing a five-year deal. The 26-year-old scored a brace in Spartak's home win against Sevilla in last season's Champions League. Promes helped fire Spartak to the Russian Premier League title in 2016-2017 and scored at least 12 league goals in each of his four full seasons at the club. The versatile attacker has been included in the Netherlands squad for their Nations League opener on September 9 against World Cup winners France. Читать дальше...

Luciano Spalletti claims he expected Inter may encounter a difficult start to the season, but he is confident they will come through it. The Nerazzurri have taken just one point from their opening two Serie A matches, losing to Sassuolo and throwing away a two-goal lead to draw with Torino. But Inter invested in a number of stars and had several other players involved at the business end of the World Cup, leading to Spalletti to foresee this rough patch. "We could have expected these difficulties a little," he told a news conference. Читать дальше...

England boss Gareth Southgate has lamented the lack of homegrown talent in the Premier League and conceded he will have to consider players without top-flight experience, players without any experience and players who with even a little research clearly don’t exist.Despite an encouraging World Cup campaign, English national team players have been short of game time again this season in the Premier League, leaving Southgate lacking options for his latest squad to take on Spain and Switzerland.The... Читать дальше...

There has been much debate about what has changed at Arsenal under Unai Emery, but the new man echoed predecessor Arsene Wenger by answering a reporter's phone on Friday. Wenger jokingly picked up a call during a post-match news conference after a big win over Chelsea in 2016 and this time it was Emery's turn to amuse the assembled media. In between answering questions on Mesut Ozil's fitness and his ban of fruit juice at the training ground, Emery was interrupted by a phone call. A mischievous grin stretching across his face... Читать дальше...

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has told Luke Shaw to continue the improvement that earned an England recall, while warning reports over a new contract for Anthony Martial are not entirely accurate. Shaw and Martial were on the fringes at Old Trafford in 2017-18 but the left-back has had a productive start to the new Premier League season despite United's two defeats from three matches. The defender has even taken team-mate Ashley Young's place in the England squad, earning a recall after... Читать дальше...

Jose Mourinho cited philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel in his latest bizarre news conference appearance. The Manchester United manager appears to be feeling the pressure after Monday's 3-0 home defeat to Tottenham. After that game, Mourinho walked out of his media conference demanding "respect" from journalists, noting his three Premier League titles is more than the other division's bosses combined. United have taken three points from their first three Premier League games, leading some... Читать дальше...

Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri believes in-form Marcos Alonso can still improve on the defensive side of his game. The left-back is one of seven players to have been nominated for August's Premier League Player of the Month award, having claimed a goal and an assist in his side's opening three wins of the season. Alonso has also earned a recall to the Spain squad, having been overlooked for the World Cup this year. Sarri, nominated for the Manager of the Month prize, is happy with Alonso's form but... Читать дальше...