Premier League players feature heavily on the list of top 25 most valuable footballers in Europe’s top five leagues. There are 14 players from England’s top flight in the list released in January by CIES Football Observatory. Taking into account a wide array of variables such as age, contract, position, minutes, goals, international status, team results, the footballing gurus have calculated the transfer values of every player from Europe’s top five leagues. Unsurprisingly, we see plenty of stars from Liverpool and Man City in the top 25 list, including the three of the top five. But who are the most valuable players in Europe right now? Find out below.. talkSPORT's…

Tottenham’s injury woes continue to mount following the news that midfielder Moussa Sissoko is set to be sidelined until April after undergoing knee surgery. The 30-year-old missed the FA Cup third round draw at Middlesbrough at the weekend, with the Premier League confirming on Tuesday that he has since gone under the knife. The latest news is a big blow for Spurs boss Jose Mourinho, who is already without a number of key players having lost talisman Harry Kane to a hamstring tear. Kane suffered his injury during the 1-0 Premier League defeat at Southampton on New Year’s Day, with Sissoko’s knee issue also occurring at St Mary’s. Click Here:…

Sir Alex Ferguson always emphasised the importance of strengthening before you became weak, and it seems Jurgen Klopp is planning on doing something very similar with Liverpool. The Reds are champions of Europe and the world, but this has not stopped the rumour mill from churning out some classic transfer lines already about the Merseysiders. Takumi Minamino has already joined from Red Bull Salzburg in a deal which could prove to be a steal in years to come, while other moves have been mooted. In the wake of Liverpool’s historic and record-breaking kit deal with Nike, it seems as though the transfer kitty will be well and truly inflated to…

Danny Murphy does not think swapping Jesse Lingard plus cash for James Maddison would work, because the Manchester United midfielder might consider himself ‘too big’ for Leicester. The Red Devils have reportedly offered out-of-form Lingard plus £45million to sign Maddison this month, according to the Mirror. However, Murphy suggests Lingard probably sees himself at a ‘bigger club’, despite scoring just one goal in the past 12 months. “In terms of the deal, I don’t think it would suit Leicester,” Murphy told talkSPORT. “They’d rather take the full fee and have a choice of lots of other players because Lingard’s 27. “I don’t think Leicester’s recruitment would go for someone like…

Sadio Mane has been crowned the 2019 African Player of the Year after his stellar season. The Liverpool forward won both the Champions League and Club World Cup and had finished second for the past two years running. Reds teammate Mohamed Salah picked up the coveted award in both 2017 and 2018, but Mane has finally surpassed the ‘Egyptian King’. “I’m really happy and proud to win this. Football is my job, I love it,” said Mane. “I would like to thank my family, my national team, staff, the federation and Liverpool Football Club. It’s a big day for me.” He has scored 15 goals so far in 2019-20, with…

The Blues midfielder spoke about being filmed on camera phones in his personal life after being caught in an uncompromising moment Ross Barkley has addressed two videos that were sold to newspapers showing him in embarrassing off-field situations and he admits that he has learned a “big lesson” from a pivotal career moment. The 26-year-old returned to the pitch after a long spell out at Chelsea and scored in the 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest before answering questions on off-the-pitch issues that have become a talking point. Frank Lampard has been critical of his midfielder in recent weeks, but also sympathetic that footballers get little privacy in the modern world…

Jean-Claude Darmon, grand ami de Johnny Hallyday, a donné des nouvelles rassurantes sur le moral du chanteur qui a annoncé mercredi être atteint d’un cancer. Alors que des informations inquiétantes circulaient depuis plusieurs jours sur son état de santé, Johnny Hallyday a révélé mercredi qu’il était effectivement soigné pour un cancer dépisté il y a quelques mois. Une confirmation destinée à couper court aux « informations alarmistes erronées » diffusées par certains médias. Installé à Los Angeles avec sa femme Laeticia et leurs deux filles, la rock star de 73 ans s’est voulu rassurant. « Mes jours ne sont aujourd’hui pas en danger. Je vais très bien et suis en…

Ben Affleck s’exprime publiquement sur son compte Facebook à propos de sa dépendance à l’alcool. Il offre une belle leçon de vie à ses enfants et rend un vibrant hommage à Jennifer Garner, celle qui l’a aidé à s’en sortir. Ben Affleck joue la carte de la transparence. L’acteur a décidé de se confier publiquement sur son propre compte Facebook au sujet de l’addiction à l’alcool. Pour donner l’exemple à ses trois enfants Violet, Seraphina, Samuel, et pour remercier ceux qui l’ont aidé, dont sa femme Jennifer Garner, Ben Affleck se livre en quelques lignes. « J’ai terminé mon traitement contre l’addiction à l’alcool ; un problème auquel j’ai dû…

Dans l’émission Accès illimité, diffusée sur la chaîne québécoise TVA, la chanteuse Béatrice Martin, alias Cœur de Pirate, s’est livrée sur sa bisexualité. Ce n’est plus un secret, Coeur de Pirate a fait son coming out il y a quelques temps : la chanteuse est bisexuelle. Elle s’est confiée, dans l’émission Accès illimité au Québec, sur les difficultés d’assumer qui l’on est réellement. «Quand tu fais ton coming out, je pense que ce n’est pas quelque chose que tu peux vraiment contrôler ou retenir. Je l’ai fait vraiment en pensant à rien, je pensais à ce qui s’était passé. Il y a des gens qui sont morts puis qui l’ont…

A l’occasion de la sortie du film Gangsterdam mercredi prochain, Kev Adams était invité sur le plateau de C à vous ce jeudi 23 mars accompagné de ses partenaires du film Manon Azem et Côme Levin. Kev a semble-t-il vraiment apprécié le tournage à Amsterdam, capitale … des musées, bien sûr. Un tournage à Amsterdam, c’est l’occasion de découvrir la ville, et ses musées. Invité sur le plateau de C à vous jeudi 23 mars, Kev Adams et ses acolytes Manon Azem et Côme Levin ont raconté ce qu’ils faisaient entre les séquences de tournage de Gangsterdam. Dans le film, le comédien à succès joue le rôle d’un jeune en…