Juventus will likely be without Joao Cancelo for some weeks after he had surgery to correct a meniscus problem. Joao Cancelo has undergone successful surgery on his right knee, Juventus have confirmed, and will be out through the end of 2018. The defender picked up the injury before the club’s Champions League group stage finale against Young Boys on Wednesday. Already qualified for the knockout round, Juventus lost the game 2-1 to the Swiss club, progressing nevertheless as group winners thanks to Manchester United’s defeat to Valencia.  Article continues below Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs win Magnificent Mane takes centre stage…

The former Old Lady winger thinks the Bianconeri won’t have it all their own way during this weekend’s derby battle against city rivals Torino Former Juventus midfielder Mauro Camoranesi believes high-flying Torino can trouble his former club and their superstar forward Cristiano Ronaldo, even if the Bianconeri have all but wrapped up the Serie A crown. Torino are currently sat sixth position in the table and have slowly been on the rise over recent seasons after bouncing between Italy’s top division and Serie B during Camaronesi’s stint at Juve from 2002-10. Juventus have assumed their position back at the top of the standings – currently eight points clear of Napoli – as…

Despite attracting interest from leading sides in the Premier League and La Liga, the Slovakian defender is planning to remain at San Siro Inter defender Milan Skriniar says he is close to agreeing a new contract with the Serie A club. The centre-back has three years left on his deal but is reported to have been negotiating a year-long extension that will include a pay rise. Skriniar has shone at San Siro since arriving from Sampdoria in July 2017 and has been linked with Manchester United and Barcelona. Article continues below Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs win Magnificent Mane takes centre…

Some of the world’s top players are into the final year of their deals, meaning they could leave at the end of the season – Goal takes a look at them Getty Images Mario Balotelli | FW | Marseille Mario Balotelli has enjoyed a career resurgence in Ligue 1 and has recently completed a move to Marseille from Nice until the end of the season. The Italy international will see out the second half of the campaign at the French side – but here he goes afterwards will depend on how he performs during the season. Getty Images Yacine Brahimi | FW | Porto Yacine Brahimi has been a key…

The Belgium captain has been forced into a position he does not like in recent weeks due to Maurizio Sarri’s mistrust of his current strikers For the second January in a row, Chelsea find themselves at the centre of a striker merry-go-round. They want Gonzalo Higuain. He’s at AC Milan, on loan from Juventus, where he was pushed out to make room for Cristiano Ronaldo. Higuain is having a bad season at San Siro and has scored only once in Serie A since October, with that goal coming against SPAL on December 29. But there remains the tantalising potential of a link-up with Maurizio Sarri at Chelsea, the coach with whom…

The player’s agent claimed on Saturday that he had looked for a move to Serie A, and that version of events has now been reinforced Cristiano Ronaldo sought out a move to Juventus while the Serie A club was in talks with fellow Jorge Mendes client, Joao Cancelo, according to The Old Lady’s sporting director Fabio Paratici. Ronaldo moved to Juve in the close season for a fee of €112 million (£100.7m/$127.5m), ending a nine-year stint at Real Madrid, and his agent Mendes said on Saturday that the move was the forward’s idea. And Paratici has now backed up that version of events, despite previous claims that Ronaldo had been forced out of…

The goalkeeper told his side that they had nothing to fear when they face the league champions this weekend AC Milan goalkeeper Pepe Reina urged his team to go into their Serie A clash with Juventus on Sunday with no fear. Gennaro Gattuso’s team face a huge test when they welcome the league leaders to San Siro, although Milan have strung together a four-match unbeaten run after their 1-1 draw with Real Betis on Thursday. Reina recognised Juve were a strong outfit, but said his side had nothing to be scared about when facing Massimiliano Allegri’s men. Article continues below Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea &…

Click:EGP nicotine pouches The Gunners midfielder is expected to join the star-studded squad of the Serie A champions this summer when he drops into the free agent pool A switch to Juventus would be a “fantastic move” for Aaron Ramsey, says Ian Rush, with a man heading to the exits at Arsenal tipped to hold his own alongside “special” Cristiano Ronaldo. Goal revealed in January that a five-year deal is waiting for the Wales international in Turin, with the first part of a medical having been completed. Ramsey will be moving to Italy as a free agent, with his contract at Emirates Stadium running down, and will be joining a…

With the Blaugrana having sensationally signed the 31-year-old on loan from Sassuolo, Goal takes a look back at the strangest deals of all time Getty Images Bebe Bebe had only just joined Vitoria de Guimaraes from Estrela on a free transfer and had yet to even make a competitive appearance for the Primeira Liga club when Manchester United signed the 20-year-old for €9m in August 2010. It was a truly baffling deal, not least because Red Devils boss Alex Ferguson had never even seen the forward play, admitting that he sanctioned the signing solely on the advice of former assistant manager Carlos Queiroz. The move did not work out for either…

If you’re not familiar with sport, the term may come as a bit of a conundrum to you, but rest assured, it does not refer to a farmyard animal Those who use social media may have happened across the term ‘GOAT’ being used in association with the best sports starts in the world. Roger Federer, Usain Bolt, Tom Brady and LeBron James are just some of the names that have been branded the GOAT. The likes of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are also regularly present on similar lists of elite-level athletes. Article continues below Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs win…