Nigerian defender Efe Ambrose has signed for Derby on a short-term deal until the end of the season. The 30-year-old, whose move is subject to international clearance, joins the Rams on a free transfer after he left Hibernian last month. Former Celtic defender Ambrose has more than 50 international caps and has been training with Frank Lampard’s squad ahead of his transfer being completed. The centre-half is relishing the prospect of helping Derby in their promotion push and working under “my hero” Lampard, the former Chelsea and England midfielder. “I had other offers from abroad so when my agent called me and said Derby were interested and they had put…

The Paris Saint-Germain boss believes there is no limit to the young forward’s potential Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel praised the “incredible” Ousmane Dembele, but added the Barcelona star was “a little crazy”. Dembele has faced criticism over his discipline this season, but has also found form for the La Liga giants. The 21-year-old has often infuriated Barca coach Ernesto Valverde by turning up late for training, but is also capable of moments of inspiration on the field Article continues below Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs win Magnificent Mane takes centre stage as league leaders Liverpool put on a five-star show…

Romelu Lukaku could leave Manchester United in a stunning swap deal this summer, reports claim. It is understood that talks have begun with Inter and Juventus over possible moves for Mauro Icardi and Paulo Dybala. And The Mirror report that any deal for Icardi or Dybala will see Lukaku go the opposite way. Both Serie A strikers have fallen out with their managers, with Icardi being stripped of the Inter captaincy on Wednesday. Lukaku has lost his Old Trafford starting place under interim boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who has opted to play Marcus Rashford through the middle ahead of the Belgium forward. Former Chelsea and Everton striker Lukaku has started…

Roberto Firmino is a serious doubt for Liverpool’s Champions League clash against Bayern Munich on Tuesday night at Anfield, owing to a virus. The Brazilian missed training on Monday, and looks set to join a number of key players on the sidelines for the first leg of the last-16 showdown. Jurgen Klopp is already facing a crisis at centre-back, with star man Virgil van Dijk suspended and Joe Gomez missing through injury. Dejan Lovren was also absent from training on Monday and looks unlikely to pass a late fitness test on a hamstring problem. And now, the Liverpool Echo reports that Firmino could add to his manager’s woes after picking…

Leeds United have confirmed Jack Clarke is “responsive” after the youngster was taken ill during Saturday’s draw at Middlesbrough. Clarke, 18, complained of feeling unwell while on the visitors’ bench, with paramedics rushing to the scene to tend to the youngster. Clarke was carried off on a stretcher receiving oxygen, and was consequently taken to hospital. The highly-rated Clarke started the game at the Riverside, but was withdrawn at the interval. Leeds confirmed in a statement on their website that Clarke had been taken away in an ambulance as a precaution. It read: “Jack Clarke began to feel unwell during the second half of our Sky Bet Championship fixture with…

Liverpool have had a great season on the pitch and the club’s top brass are laughing all the way to the bank after it emerged their current New Balance home shirt is the highest-selling in their history. In fact, the shirt has sold so well the club has now run out of them and Liverpool have had to order more to replenish the stock in their online store, revealing they hope to have more shirts available in mid-February. A statement on the website read: “Due to significant demand for our home kit, we are currently out of stock of many of our home kit items. The 18/19 kits have been…

Manchester United produced a fine all-round display to beat Chelsea 2-0 at Stamford Bridge and reach the FA Cup quarter-finals. Ander Herrera and Paul Pogba netted for the away side on another hugely impressive night from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Chelsea Kepa Arrizabalaga: Not at fault for either goal but lacked authority which spread panic in Chelsea’s defence – 5 Cesar Azpilicueta: Looked badly out of form again and Chelsea desperately need him if they are to rescue their season – 6 Antonio Rudiger: Perhaps fortunate to start so regularly over Andreas Christensen. The German struggled to contain United, largely because his central-defensive partnership with Luiz is unconvincing – 5 David…

The caretaker boss was pleased with Los Blancos’ character in their 4-0 win over minnows Melilla in the Copa Santiago Solari claimed Real Madrid’s players have been hurt by Julen Lopetegui’s sacking, but showed their commitment in the 4-0 Copa del Rey win over Melilla. Lopetegui was sacked by Madrid on Monday, with a 5-1 Clasico defeat to Barcelona drawing the curtain on a disastrous four-month tenure. Real Madrid Castilla boss Solari took over as caretaker, and goals from Karim Benzema, Marco Asensio, Alvaro Odriozola and Cristo Gonzalez ensured his tenure got off to a comfortable start. Article continues below Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea &…

Juventus are considering offering Paulo Dybala to Liverpool in an incredible attempt to land Mohamed Salah this summer, according to reports. There is no suggestion from Salah that he wants to leave Anfield, having been wildly prolific in the season-and-a-half since arriving for £34million from Roma in 2017. In his debut season Salah won the Premier League Golden Boot with a record 32 goals, and also helped fire Liverpool into the Champions League final – before being withdrawn with injury early in the Kyiv showpiece. So far this campaign he has 20 goals in all competitions, as the Reds battle it out at the top of the table with Manchester…

West Ham are reportedly lining up a move for Antonio Valencia but only if Pablo Zabaleta decides he will retire at the end of the season. Zabaleta, 34, has yet to reveal if he plans on calling time on his career but the Hammers are keen for him to carry on. The Sun report Manchester United’s Valencia is top of Manuel Pellegrini’s list to replace the Argentine, as there are rumours Zabaleta will be offered a behind the scenes role at Manchester City should he decide to retire. Valencia has been at Manchester United for a decade but his contract will end this summer and there are no plans for…