Milan have announced the signing of attacker Philipp Prosenik from Chelsea on their official website.
The Italian giants have been keeping tabs on the promising striker since he was part of the Rapid Vienna youth set-up.
The Rossoneri lost the race to sign the Austrian in the summer of 2009, when he opted to join Chelsea instead.
However, they finally managed to bring the talented youngster to San Siro, having signed him for an undisclosed fee.
The 18-year-old was playing for the Chelsea Under-18 side, while he also made three appearances for the Reserves.
Prosenik is part of the Austria Under-19 squad and he started all three games in the Under-19 European Championship qualifiers.
The towering striker, who has yet to feature at senior le…
Lyon midfielder Corentin Tolisso has admitted he dreams of a future at a club like Arsenal, Barcelona or Real Madrid, suggesting a move to the Premier League would be his preferred option.
The 22-year-old came through the ranks of the Lyon youth academy and has developed into a key figure at the Ligue 1 giants since making his first-team debut in August 2013.
He has hinted his future could lie elsewhere, though, as he set his sights on a move abroad.
There are a lot of clubs that make me dream like Real Madrid, Barcelona or an English club like Arsenal, Tolisso told France Football.
I like the Premier League and I think it s a league that suits me.
The Premier League is the most competitive, the most open and the most spectacular league.
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West Ham manager Sam Allardyce insists his Upton Park future will not be resolved until the end of the season.
Allardyce, who has been in charge since 2011 and guided West Ham back into the Premier League, has faced mounting speculation, with reports suggesting the club s hierarchy will seek to replace him ahead of 2015-16.
After making a strong start to the campaign, West Ham have just three wins from their last 19 league fixtures.
There is no manager news, said Allardyce. It was always going to be the end of the season and it will still be the end of the season. You only have two weeks to ask these questions.
I signed a contract a good two weeks after the season last time. This season it falls in the same lines. The negotiations take place and th…
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Making a return to competitive action on Saturday afternoon, Sunderland will welcome Hull to an empty Stadium of Light this weekend.
Starting with the hosts, while Sunderland might have missed out on a spot in the play-offs after watching last year s League One campaign brought to an early finish, the Black Cats have enjoyed a successful summer run. With their sights firmly set on finding a route out of the third-tier this time around, Phil Parkinson s men won all three of their pre-season contests and many around the North East feel they could be ready for a much-needed resurge. Signing off their preparations with a 1-0 win against League Two debutants Harrogate Town, the one-time Bolton boss has seen his side enjoy a conti…
Travelling to face a domestic rival in front of a raucous home crowd in a Champions League quarter-final.
Manchester City and Pep Guardiola have seen this before and it wasn t pretty.
Three goals in 19 minutes of Anfield carnage last season gave Liverpool a 3-0 lead over City and a vice-like grip on the tie that they would not relinquish.
A year on and Guardiola s side are locked in a Premier League title battle with the Reds, have won the EFL Cup and secured an FA Cup final place with victory over Brighton and Hove Albion at the weekend.
All the evidence suggests continued development or, at the very least, emphatic consolidation of their 2017-18 100-point haul in the top flight. Even with City stretching themselves on all fronts, surely lightning cannot…
Sevilla have announced on their official website that they are set to sign midfielder Hedwiges Maduro from Valencia.
The Dutch midfielder is expected to finalize his move to Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on Tuesday.
The player has agreed personal terms with los Rojiblancos and will sign a three-year deal subject to passing a medical.
Maduro will join his new teammates when his contract at Valencia expires at the end of the month.
The 27-year-old was offered a contract extension at Mestalla, while he also had an offer from Spartak Moscow, now coached by former Valencia boss Unai Emery, but he eventually opted for Sevilla.
Maduro joined Valencia from Ajax in January 2008, but numerous injuries prevented him from fulfilling his potential at Mestalla.
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Jurgen Klopp has revealed he handed Virgil van Dijk the Liverpool captaincy for his leadership, and for his looks.
Dutch defender Van Dijk has replaced the outgoing Jordan Henderson as the Reds’ skipper, with Trent Alexander-Arnold taking the role of vice captain.
“Virgil has everything to wish for to be a captain of a football club,” Anfield boss Klopp told the club website.
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“Number one, he’s probably, let me have a think, definitely the best-looking captain in the Premier League, which is important for team pictures!
“But, of course, personality-wise everything is there. He wants to be a leader, he is a leader.
“He has to step up, like all of us have to step up …
Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone admits he his annoyed at the prospect of losing Luciano Vietto in the transfer window.
The striker has been heavily linked with Sporting CP and Valencia after failing to secure a regular spot in the Atletico side in LaLiga.
With Diego Costa and Vitolo having completed their long-awaited moves to the Wanda Metropolitano, it is expected Vietto will leave this month in a bid to find consistent first-team football.
Simeone, however, is unhappy the 24-year-old has not been able to make the impact befitting his level of ability, with Vietto yet to score this term.
I ve spoken with him and he has a good opportunity to leave, Simeone told a news conference on Tuesday.
I wish him the best and I hope he goes to a competi…
Burnley striker Andre Gray has requested a personal hearing to answer Football Association charges relating to homophobic posts from his Twitter account in 2012.
The tweets were shared across social media after he scored in his side s 2-0 Premier League win over Liverpool last month, including one that read: Is it me or are there gays everywhere? #Burn #Die #Makesmesick .
Gray issued an apology in which he claimed he was now a wholly different person and did not hold the beliefs written in those tweets whatsoever .
The FA nonetheless issued a charge of misconduct and had until 6PM on Monday to answer charges of comments deemed to be abusive and/or insulting and/or improper and/or bringing the game into disrepute contrary to FA Rule E3(1).
Burnley have now…
Leeds United really want to return to Premier League football. After the heart-breaking 2018-19 season, in which they were Championship s leaders for much of the season, but failed to remain there and then easily went out of the play-offs, Leeds want to recuperate from the shock in the best possible manner by earning a promotion right next season.
And Dwight Gayle might be the man to help them do that. According to the Daily Star, Leeds are interested in Newcastle United s striker and are preparing a loan move for him. Gayle has been out of favour at the Magpies ever since they returned to Premier League and his knack for Championship goals could be crucial to any promotion-hunting side.
Gayle has scored 20-plus goals in the Championship twice, in 2016-17 and 2018-19, a…