The Serie A side look set to secure the services of the Uruguay international and prise him away from La Liga at the end of the season Inter are “very close” to confirming a deal for Atletico Madrid defender and captain Diego Godin, according to Nerazzurri CEO Giuseppe Marotta. Uruguay international Godin has been linked consistently with a move from La Liga to the San Siro in recent months, with the switch apparently now all but confirmed by the former Juventus official. Speaking to Sky Sports ahead of his side’s Europa League clash with Rapid Vienna, Marotta revealed that it is only a matter of time before the 33-year-old arrives…

Timothy Weah gave Kilmarnock players “a taste of their own medicine” with his full-time celebrations after Celtic’s late win. Scott Brown scored an injury-time winner in a 1-0 victory to move Brendan Rodgers’ men eight points clear of second-placed Rangers. Brown was shown a second yellow card for excessive celebration, while Weah, a 77th-minute substitute, was cautioned for taunting Kilmarnock stars at full-time. The USA striker, who joined Celtic on loan from Paris Saint-Germain last month, took to Instagram to explain his actions. Before deleting the post, the 18-year-old said: “In regards to my yellow card I just want to say sorry to any Killie fans that were offended and…

Manchester United have been in excellent form since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took over as interim boss but they aren’t resting on their laurels. The Old Trafford hierarchy are well aware the team needs investment despite their resurrection under the Norwegian. It’s claimed executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward understands the Man United defence needs to be reworked, especially after their 2-0 Champions League defeat to Paris Saint-Germain. The loss, which saw Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard forced off through muscle injuries, showcased how the Old Trafford outfit need to tweak their defensive options and add at least one more forward to their arsenal. It’s yet to be decided whether Solskjaer will be…

The striker was rumoured to have suffered an injury while on vacation but his manager has scotched such suggestions Zinedine Zidane insists Karim Benzema suffered his hamstring strain during El Clasico amid on-going speculation the striker was in fact injured while on holiday. Benzema was substituted after 66 minutes of Madrid’s sapping 3-0 defeat Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu on December 23. Seven days later, the Spanish and European announced the Frenchman would be sidelined and this gap between the injury being suffered and confirmed contributed to Zidane fielding a sustained line of questioning before Madrid’s Copa del Rey trip to Numancia. Article continues below Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping…

Everton midfielder Idrissa Gueye is still hopeful of sealing a ‘dream’ switch to Paris Saint-Germain after his January move fell through. The Toffees rejected a late £25million bid for the Senegalese star, who handed in a transfer request to try and force through a deal. And Gueye remains intent on leaving Goodison Park, issuing a ‘come and get me’ plea to the French champions and begging them to renew their interest in the summer. He told French outlet L’Equipe: “It is a dream that sadly did not come true. Every player works to join the best teams, to play in matches in the Champions League. “But I was honoured that PSG were…

The Spanish league posted a thank you to the Barca legend after the club claimed the Copa del Rey crown With rumours swirling that Andres Iniesta is on his way out of Barcelona at the end of the season, with a deal in China reportedly on the cards for the 33-year-old, La Liga may well have confirmed the end of his time with the Catalans.  Barcelona claimed the Copa del Rey on Saturday with a 5-0 win over Sevilla in the final, Iniesta scoring a goal in what may well be his last final in a glittering career for the Blaugrana.  Iniesta himself was in no mood to make his…

Paul Scholes is expected to be unveiled as the new Oldham Athletic boss on Monday. The Manchester United legend has been in talks with the League Two club for the past month, but his involvement with Salford City caused delays. However, Sky Sports News has reported that Scholes has finally been appointed as the EFL do not think there is a conflict of interest with Scholes’ 10 per cent stake in Salford and he is now free to take over at boyhood club Oldham. And the Scholes appointment is expected on Monday after the League Two side called a press conference to announce their new manager. Oldham said in a…

Click:dance costume costumes Manchester United and Paris St Germain have been charged by UEFA following Tuesday night’s Champions League clash at Old Trafford. United have been charged with throwing objects and having stairways blocked, while PSG have been hit with four different counts, including throwing objects, setting off fireworks, acts of damage and crowd disturbance. A beer bottle was thrown from the home crowd towards PSG’s former United winger Angel Di Maria in the second-half of the last-16 first leg, with the Argentine picking it up and pretending to take a swig from it. Di Maria had the last laugh, though, as he assisted both Presnel Kimpembe and Kylian Mbappe…

Cardiff City have contacted Premier League clubs to determine if they can avoid paying the full £15million transfer fee to Nantes for Emiliano Sala, according to reports. Lawyers acting on behalf of the Bluebirds have written to clubs as they request help to ‘fighting off Nantes’ legal claim’, according to one source. They have asked clubs for assistance in ‘sharing your knowledge of Sala as a player’ and the correspondence from a Cardiff law firm describes Sala as ‘the player that Cardiff tried to sign’. According to the Daily Mail, this phrasing suggests the club believe they may not have to pay all — or indeed any — of the record transfer fee. A…

AFC Wimbledon’s FA Cup hero Scott Wagstaff will make sure his team-mates dye their hair if they manage another shock win this weekend. Wagstaff scored twice as the Dons beat West Ham 4-2 in the fourth-round last month – and the midfielder stayed true to his pre-match promise and dyed his beard blue and yellow on Thursday. The League One side host Championship club Millwall on Saturday, live on talkSPORT, with a place in the FA Cup quarter-finals up for grabs. Wagstaff told talkSPORT: “I wanted to get it done as soon as possible to get it out of the way! “But the club’s had a good bit of publicity…