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PSG don’t want to spend more than €15m on Milan Škriniar winter move
According to Fabrice Hawkins Paris-Saint Germain do not want to spend more than €15m to bring Inter defender Milan Škriniar to the club before the transfer window concludes. The Parisian club made an offer of €10m plus easily attainable add-ons which was turned down by the Serie A side, who are sticking to their guns on a €20m move. Discussions will reportedly resume today. The Slovakian international has already agreed to join PSG on a four-year agreement in the summer, but both the player and PSG have been pushing to conclude the move this winter. The player himself fears the reaction of Inter Milan fans going into the second half of…
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Christophe Galtier on Hakim Ziyech: “I’m satisfied with the squad we had at the start of the season.”
With Lens gaining ground on PSG and transfer deadline day drama, head coach Christophe Galtier was ready to move on and get back to winning after dropping points against Reims and Rennes. The French coach spoke about the Hakim Ziyech failed transfer after the 3-1 win against Montpellier, explaining, “For various reasons, we could not make it work with the player we targeted. I have a quality players, the young people will have their chance to play in this second part of the season. Obviously, in a busy schedule, you have to be careful with injuries and fatigue.” One of those young people is 16-year-old goal scorer, Warren Zaïre-Emery. The…
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Anderlecht make late attempt to sign Brest’s Islam Slimani
Santi Aouna is reporting that Belgian side Anderlecht have made a late attempt to sign Stade Brestois striker Islam Slimani (34). The Algerian international has played 18 games for Brest this season, including 16 in Ligue 1. During that time, he has scored two goals and registered three assists for the club, who are currently 16th in the French top flight. Given that four teams will be relegated this season, Brest are very much embroiled in a battle to retain their Ligue 1 status. However, they could lose a staple of their attacking Slimani. Anderlecht are attempting to bring the striker to Belgium in the final hours of the transfer window.…
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Alexandre Lacazette on Lyon’s improvement: “We have a better control of the game.”
Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette (31) shows ambition as Olympique Lyonnais defeated relegation-battling outfit Troyes this Saturday, sealing a third unbeaten game on the bounce. The Laurent Blanc-led side will try to carry on on Wednesday for an exciting Coupe de France last 16 tie against Lille, having impressed in defeating Rennes on Saturday at Roazhon Park. Against Troyes, Lyon have controlled proceedings and went two goals up thanks to promising youth products Bradley Barcola (20) and Rayan Cherki (19). Lacazette put the finishing touch with a top-corner screamer after Rony Lopes (27) halved the deficit. Pour son 1️⃣3️⃣ème but en @Ligue1UberEats cette saison, Capitaine @LacazetteAlex nous a offert une 𝙈𝙖𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙦𝙪𝙚…
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‘Very happy’ Gabriel Martinelli desperate to extend Arsenal contract – ‘I just need a pen’
Gabriel Martinelli has expressed his desire to sign a new Arsenal contract and insists negotiations are not distracting his performances. The 21-year-old is out of contract in 2024, though the club has the option to extend his deal by a further year. He was signed for only £6.4million from Ituano in 2019. Arsenal have made some questionable signings since Arsene Wenger left, but Martinelli is hands down the best of a fairly average bunch. After a solid 2021-22 campaign in which the Gunners came extremely close to exceeding expectations and qualifying for the Champions League, Martinelli is currently in the form of his life and eyeing a place in Brazil’s…
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“The Dynamite Kid” Tom Billington passes away
Tom Billington, better known to wrestling fans as The Dynamite Kid, has passed away on his birthday today at the age of 60. The news was broken by English professional wrestler and Squared Circle Academy trainer Marty Jones. “It’s with great sadness I have to inform you all that The Dynamite Kid Tommy Billington on his birthday has passed away. A true British ambassador for wrestling worldwide,” he wrote in a tweet. The former WWE Tag Team champion and one half of the British Bulldogs had health issues for the past two decades, issues that came due to his in-ring style. He had a paralyzed left leg, tons of back…
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FCSB 0-3 West Ham: Fornals brace helps the Hammers finish ECL group stages with maximum points
Pablo Fornals netted either side of half-time as West Ham beat FCSB 3-0 to finish the Europa Conference League group stages with maximum points. Fornals’ brace and a deflected effort from teenage debutant Divin Mubama ensured the Hammers became the first team in the competition to win all six of their group-stage matches. David Moyes gave 14 senior players a night off as Declan Rice, Jarrod Bowen, Kurt Zouma and Michail Antonio were rested. Yet it was still a mature performance from a line-up including debuts for 16-year-old midfielder Oliver Scarles and homegrown striker Mubama, 18, as well as teenage substitutes Freddie Potts, Keenan Appiah-Forson, Kamarai Swyer and Kaelan Casey.…
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Man-of-the-match Robbie Henshaw with a brilliant try in the corner
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Tiger’s fall, Ireland to win the World Cup and cricket emerging: It’s the week’s best sportswriting
1. At some point over the past few years, as his marriage broke down and his body broke down with it, Tiger Woods became something far weirder. To see those pictures of him wearing a skull mask at a skiing event in Italy to hide a missing front tooth, you couldn’t help but wonder if he’s veering into Michael Jackson territory. And so when that journeyman professional, Dan Olsen, made claims that Woods might be using performance enhancers and might someday “surpass Lance Armstrong with infamy,” the charges were taken seriously enough to be reported by mainstream media outlets. Writing for Rolling Stone, Michael Weinreb examines Tiger Woods’ mighty fall from grace. Source:…
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Shane Lowry hustled by Pádraig Harrington – It’s the sporting tweets of the week
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