The 30-year-old believes that the club should have been more pro-active at defending him from his critics towards the end of last term Robert Lewandowski has taken a shot at the directors of Bayern Munich, claiming they failed to protect him when he was being heavily criticised. Although the Poland striker has scored 155 goals…

The Germany forward claims the Frenchman has been regularly attacked throughout his career, and says he is a very emotional person Franck Ribery has been defended by Bayern Munich team-mate Thomas Muller after the Frenchman launched an expletive-filled rant at those who criticised him for eating a golden steak. The former France forward posted a video…

The 25-year-old’s representative has denied claims that FCB pushed him out of the club after a bad performance in the Champions League Juan Bernat’s agent has questioned Uli Hoeness’s criticism of Juan Bernat, insisiting the Bayern Munich president himself wanted the left-back to sign a five-year contract before he left for Paris Saint-Germain. The Spain international…

The 19-year-old has attracted interest from abroad for his recent performances, but the Germany winger hopes he stays put for now Marco Reus hopes Christian Pulisic ignores the advances of clubs across Europe to remain at Borussia Dortmund for “many more years”. The 19-year-old attacking midfielder has impressed in Germany since arriving from the United…

United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward is said to be seeking extra transfer help for Jose Mourinho RB Leipzig head of recruitment and development Paul Mitchell has refused to rule out the possibility of him taking up a similar role at Manchester United. Mitchell, 37, made the move to the Bundesliga side in February after a…

The Ligue 1 giants are unlikely to sign either the Liverpool midfielder or the Chelsea misfit in the January transfer window Paris Saint-Germain are keen to recruit a midfielder in the January transfer window to replace Adrien Rabiot, but are unlikely to sign either Fabinho or Cesc Fabregas. Rabiot has decided against extending his contract…

Club football is set to begin intermittently with the start of the season almost upon us, but what are the key dates for each European league? International football has drawn to a close and club action is set to return to the fold imminently, with the major European leagues starting their seasons early-to-mid August. This…

Doubting the ability of the Arsenal playmaker is considered “incomprehensible” by a man hoping to mirror the midfielder’s success with Germany Talented Bayer Leverkusen teenager Kai Havertz has professed admiration for Mesut Ozil as he targets a role in Germany’s post-World Cup rebuild. Ozil’s hotly debated retirement in the aftermath of the national team’s failure in…

The striker “toys with going elsewhere” but will be staying with the Bundesliga champions, according to their new head coach Niko Kovac is adamant Robert Lewandowski will not leave Bayern Munich despite the reported Real Madrid target’s open interest in a new challenge. Lewandowski’s agent, Pini Zahavi, has previously confirmed his client’s hope to move…

The Germany centre-back himself has been open about his desire for a new challenge, but his new boss has other ideas Bayern Munich coach Niko Kovac is confident Jerome Boateng will remain with the Bundesliga champions next season despite rumours suggesting Thomas Tuchel wants him at Paris Saint-Germain. Boateng has been at Bayern for seven…