The Arsenal and Germany legend is hosting a homecoming game at his first club in Hannover with two star-studded lineups taking part Per Mertesacker will play his final game of football this weekend as a team of former Hannover team-mates take on some of his ex-colleagues from Arsenal and other clubs. The 34-year-old hung up…
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'I just want to play football' – Sancho keen to stay at Dortmund amid Premier League links
One of England’s hottest prospects has fans wondering when he will return to the UK, but he is in no rush to depart Germany quite yet Jadon Sancho has admitted that he has no plans to leave Borussia Dortmund any time soon amid speculation that he would make a swift return to England. The 18-year-old…
Dortmund star Pulisic to join Chelsea in £58m deal
Unable to agree new terms with the attacking midfielder, BVB felt that the deal offered by the Blues was one they could not afford to turn down Christian Pulisic is joining Chelsea in a £58 million (€64m/$73m) deal that will see him loaned back to Dortmund for the remainder of the 2018-19 season. The USA international…
Kovac praises 'world class striker' Lewandowski after three-goal showing
The Poland star earned praise from his new manager, who also singled out Jupp Heynckes as Bayern Munich won the DFL-Supercup Niko Kovac lauded hat-trick hero Robert Lewandowski but the Bayern Munich head coach thanked former boss Jupp Heynckes following Sunday’s DFL-Supercup victory. Kovac’s tenure got off to a winning start thanks to star striker…
'James is an important player' – Bayern boss Kovac dismisses Rodriguez rift talk
The German champions’ coach rejected the suggestion his team are in a state of crisis following a three-game winless streak Niko Kovac insisted James Rodriguez remains valued at Bayern Munich as he played down rumours of dressing-room unrest. Reports in Germany suggest star midfielder James has grown impatient with a lack of opportunities amid the club’s…
‘Monstrous’ Thiago Silva is the world’s best defender – Niakhate
The young defender has told Goal that he rates the Brazilian on a purely defensive basis higher than the likes of Virgil van Dijk Mainz star Moussa Niakhate has hailed Paris Saint-Germain’s Thiago Silva as the best defender in the world. Niakhate spent last season in Ligue 1 with Metz, discovering France’s top flight for…
Bayern refusing to rule out joining PSG & Man City in De Jong race
The Bundesliga giants are among those keeping a close eye on a highly-rated midfielder Ajax who could soon be the subject of a big-money transfer Bayern Munich may be about to join the race for Ajax midfielder Frenkie de Jong, with the Dutchman already being linked with Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester City and Barcelona. The 21-year-old…
'No dignity, no decency!' – Bayern chiefs slam German media for criticism of star players
A number of the Bavarians’ squad have been singled out for poor showings in recent weeks, and the Bundesliga champions will no longer stand for it Bayern Munich executive board chairman Karl-Heinze Rummenigge has launched an astonishing attack on the German media, claiming the team’s’ players have been unfairly criticised. The Bundesliga champions have come…
Thomas Muller's wife Lisa says sorry after Kovac Instagram 'brain wave' criticism
The decision to leave the attacker clicking his heels on the sidelines for more than 70 minutes did not go down well with the star’s other half Bayern Munich head coach Niko Kovac has accepted an apology from the wife of Thomas Muller after her social media criticism of the coach’s treatment of the Germany star….
'Perfect player' Sancho set to make Dortmund a lot of money – Matthaus
The former Manchester City academy graduate has enjoyed a rapid rise to prominence and is expected to make a high-profile switch in the future Jadon Sancho has been hailed as “a perfect player” by Lothar Matthaus, with a £7 million ($9m) bargain expected to make Borussia Dortmund a sizeable profit in the transfer market. The…