Marouane Fellaini has revealed he could have joined Paris Saint-Germain last summer. The Belgium midfielder left Manchester United to sign for Chinese Super League club Shandong Luneng earlier this month, but he could have so easily been lining up against United on Tuesday night. PSG are in town for the Champions League last last game and in a ‘yes or no’ Q&A session with Belgian news outlet Telefoot, Fellaini was asked “could you have signed for PSG last summer?” and “would you have liked to play for PSG?” He answered “yes” to both questions. Fellaini opted to leave Old Trafford just seven months into a new and improved contract he had signed…

The Blancos boss insists his side can achieve “big things” this season despite their surprise Copa del Rey exit Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane remains upbeat over his team’s chances of success this season despite being knocked out of the Copa del Rey. No treble and no Copa as injury crisis starts to bite Madrid A 2-2 draw at Celta Vigo on Wednesday saw Madrid slump to a 4-3 aggregate defeat in the quarter-finals. 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 Lukaku sends reminder that his Man Utd…

Shaun Harvey will step down from his position as chief executive of the English Football League at the end of the season. Harvey will end a five-and-a-half-year reign when the 2018/19 EFL play-offs conclude in May. “Having joined the EFL as CEO in October 2013, I am proud of what we have achieved since then, in what have not always been easy circumstances,” Harvey said in a statement. “After discussions with the board, we decided that the time is right for the EFL to now move in a different direction having concluded a number of commercial contracts that leave the league in a stable position. “I am happy to remain…

Arsenal boss Unai Emery has cancelled St Totteringham’s Day, claiming the Gunners are too far behind north London rivals Tottenham. St Totteringham’s Day is something Arsenal fans commemorate every time they finish above Spurs in the Premier League. Those fans commemorated St Totteringham’s Day for 21 years in a row under Arsene Wenger until the run was finally broken in 2017. However, local bragging rights for Gooners seem unlikely as Arsenal are ten points behind Spurs with 13 league games left this season. And not only that, Emery also admitted that his side are now the outsiders in the battle to finish fourth place against Chelsea and Manchester United. Emery…

There were all sorts of changes in personnel at Chelsea in the January transfer window. Gonzalo Higuain and Christian Pulisic signed for the Blues, and they said goodbye to Cesc Fabregas while Alvaro Morata joined Atletico Madrid on loan. The Blues have been linked with more names ahead of the summer including former player Nathan Ake and Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic. All this could make for a new team by the time next season comes around so talkSPORT takes a look at how Chelsea may line up for the 2019/20 campaign. Goalkeeper Although there is a lot of speculation at Chelsea right now, Kepa Arrizabalaga’s spot as the club’s No.1 is…

Click:mpo to lc cable The Everton boss says he does not mind losing his long-standing Barcelona free-kick goals record to the Argentina star Ronald Koeman has said he will bear no grudge if Lionel Messi overtakes his free-kick goalscoring record, but has pointed out that the Argentina captain remains one short. How will Man City line up at Everton? The current Everton manager was a talented free-kick taker as a player and scored a total of 26 goals from set-pieces during his time at Barcelona. 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…

The Catalans have received a welcome boost with news that their record signing has completed his recovery from a serious muscle tear Barcelona have confirmed that Ousmane Dembele has been cleared to rejoin the first team after enduring a hellish start to life at Camp Nou thanks to a serious injury.  Dembele became the Catalans’ most expensive player in history over the summer when he was signed from Borussia Dortmund for €105 million.  The France international was purchased as a replacement for Neymar, but went down with a thigh muscle tear in just his third appearance back in September.  Article continues below Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as…

Napoli star Kalidou Koulibaly is “pleased” to be attracting transfer interest. Manchester United have been linked with a move for the £100million-rated defender, while Real Madrid have also been credited with interest. The club are believed to be targeting a centre-half this summer to shore up a leaky defence that has conceded 35 league goals this season. Koulibaly joined Napoli for £6.5million from Genk in 2014 and is regarded as one of Europe’s top defenders. The Senegal international, 27, told Italian outlet Rai Sport: “My future? I don’t know if I’m one of the strongest defenders. I always try to give my best. “Since I’m here, I always try to…

The former Chelsea star made an instant impression on his return to the Colchoneros, leaving his coach enthusiastic about the future The additions of Diego Costa and Vitolo can only help Atletico Madrid to grow, according to head coach Diego Simeone. The new signings, who have officially completed their moves to Atleti after the club’s transfer ban expired, both made their debuts in Wednesday’s 4-0 Copa Del Rey win at Lleida Esportiu. Costa netted within five minutes of his introduction as a second-half substitute, although the striker may require further medical examinations having injured his right knee in the process of scoring.  Article continues below Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for…

Leeds United went back top of the Championship after they scored a last minute equaliser against Middlesbrough on Saturday. Lewis Wing scored three minutes after half-time and looked like he had given his side all three points but Kalvin Phillips scored in the 100th minute to make it 1-1 Play was stopped for a lengthy period in the final 10 minutes of the match because of a medical incident near the Leeds dugout, which meant 12 minutes of added time were played. Boro could have closed the gap on the automatic promotion places with a win but Leeds now move above Norwich to go top by a point. Norwich City…