Kane waiting on Spurs offer

Harry Kane is keen for his Tottenham Hotspur future to be resolved, .

The England international is on a handsome £60k per week, though is still a long way behind a number of the North London club’s top earners despite winning the Premier League Golden Boot last season.

Negotiations were put on hold last week and Manchester United, who have been continuously linked with a move to secure his services, are monitoring the situation.

Having spent much of the early part of his career out on loan, Kane broke into Tottenham’s first team in the 2011/12 campaign and he has so far racked up one hundred and thirty-five appearances in all competitions, scoring sixty-nine goals.

He made his senior England debut last year and has since won seventeen caps, sco…

Jaume Costa and Mario secure new Villarreal deals

Villarreal full-backs Jaume Costa and Mario Gaspar have signed contract renewals with the LaLiga club.

Both men agreed terms on three-year extensions, meaning Jaume Costa will remain at Estadio de la Ceramica until 2021, with Mario tied down until 2023.

The duo are the latest players in Fran Escriba s squad to commit their futures to Villarreal after Sergio Asenjo and Manu Trigueros penned new deals.

Mario, 26, progressed through Villarreal s youth ranks and made the first two of his three international appearances for Spain in November 2015, scoring in each of the friendly wins over Ukraine and England.

Jaume Costa was also initially a Villarreal B player after joining from Valencia in 2010.

The left-back has played 1,553 minutes across all compe…

Why are Juventus so far ahead of the pack?

Juventus have dominated the league for half a decade now. / Image via maltatoday.com.mt

Juventus have dominated the Serie A for five years now, no side posing a viable threat to the Bianconeri s title run. Why can no one compete with La Vecchia Signora?

How much money?

Juventus have been building up their arsenal thanks to a generous sum invested in the transfer window by their owners, the Agnelli family. Funded partly by the selling of Pogba, Juventus dominated this summer s transfer window, making many signings such as top scorer Gonzalo Higuain, Miralem Pjanic, Dani Alves, and Mehdi Benatia. While other clubs such as Inter may have the same funds, if not more, Juventus are able to attract top-tier players thanks to their prestige and participation in European compet…

Rangers make Polster their fourth January signing

Rangers have signed midfielder Matt Polster from Chicago Fire on a two-and-a-half-year contract.

Steven Gerrard s side confirmed the move for the 25-year-old, which is subject to international clearance, on Wednesday.

Polster, who can also play at right back, sufficiently impressed Gerrard on trial at Ibrox to become Rangers fourth signing of the January transfer window, joining Steven Davis, Jermain Defoe and Andy Firth.

This is something that I’ve always dreamed about doing, Polster told RangersTV after the deal was announced.

As a little boy, a lot of people would know that I wanted to play in Europe, before even going to MLS.

To finally do it, for this kind of club has left me feeling speechless in a way.

Obviously here, the st…

Lewandowski chases milestone goal – Champions League in Opta numbers

Bayern Munich will hope to bounce back from a frustrating weekend in the Bundesliga as Robert Lewandowski targets a Champions League milestone against Benfica.

The German giants are not the only top side looking for a response, with free-scoring Manchester City facing Lyon, who defeated Pep Guardiola s men earlier in this campaign.

City s group rivals Hoffenheim are on a peculiar streak as they continue to make strides in European football, while Cristiano Ronaldo has a record in his sights for Juventus.

We bring you details of all of the above and more in the Opta numbers ahead of Tuesday s Champions League action.

 

AEK Athens v Ajax

3 Ajax have won all three of the sides previous meetings by an aggregate score of 7-1.

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Koeman annoyed by lack of Netherlands aggression

Ronald Koeman called for his Netherlands side to play with more aggression after they came from behind to draw 1-1 away to Slovakia.

After Adam Nemec headed the hosts into an early lead in Trvana, Quincy Promes lashed in a second-half leveller for the Dutch.

Koeman, taking charge for the third time, was unimpressed with the way Netherlands started the friendly, though.

You cannot start a match like we did, Koeman told Veronica TV. 

We showed too little aggression and could not impose pressure, I m very disappointed about that.

The half-time introduction of 30-year-old Club Brugge midfielder Ruud Vormer appeared to improve Netherlands, bringing the approach Koeman wanted to see from his side.

Vormer became the oldest Netherlands debuta…

Liverpool linked with Real Betis centre-back Aissa Mandi

Liverpool are interested in signing Aissa Mandi from Real Betis in the summer of 2021, according to . It has been reported that Liverpool, AC Milan and Inter Milan wanted to secure the services of the defender last summer, and that the defending Premier League champions are still interested in him.

Mandi has been on the books of Betis since 2016 and is an important player in the team. The Algeria international is at the top of his game at the age of 29, and he is good enough to play for a bigger club such as Liverpool. According to , the centre-back has made 19 starts and one substitute appearance in La Liga so far this season, scoring three goals in the process.

Liverpool signed Ben Davies from Preston North End and Ozan Kabak on loan from Schalke in the January transf…

Lille snap up Remy

Ligue 1 side Lille have announced the signing of former France forward Loic Remy.

The 31-year-old joins from Las Palmas on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee, leaving the LaLiga outfit after a single season.

Former Chelsea forward Remy returns to Ligue 1 for the first time since 2013, when he left Marseille for Queens Park Rangers.

Honestly, I do not hide it that I really enjoy returning to France, in a league that I missed and sign for Lille, a really big French club, which has a strong history in Ligue 1, Remy said.

I m really happy and impatient to start working in these very good conditions at the Domaine de Luchin.  I am really here to help the team.

Remy, who played for France at the 2014 World Cup, scored five LaLiga goals for Las …

Galtier affirms commitment to Saint-Etienne

Christophe Galtier insists he has no interest in becoming Newcastle United boss and will stay with Saint-Etienne for the rest of the season.

With Alan Pardew set to leave the Tyneside club for Premier League rivals Crystal Palace, Galtier s has been one name touted as a potential replacement at St James Park.

The former Marseille boss has turned fortunes around at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard since his appointment in 2009, staving off relegation in his first season before improving year on year since.

After a fourth-placed finish last term, Galtier s side are in the same position currently, just two points off a UEFA Champions League spot.

Responding to speculation of an approach from Newcastle in recent days, Saint-Etienne president Bernard Caiazzo stated s…

Suarez looking forward to renewing Emery relationship

Denis Suarez is excited to work under Unai Emery again after completing a loan move to Arsenal.

The Barcelona midfielder extended his contract at Camp Nou until 2021 before sealing a deadline-day switch to the Premier League.

Suarez will again play for Emery in north London, having been coached by him while at Sevilla in 2014-15 and he is thrilled by the prospect.

I have a very good relationship with Unai Emery, Suarez said in a club interview. I think he s a very demanding coach and one of the best coaches in the world right now I ve been saying that for a while.

Sevilla was my first year playing football at the elite level my first year in the top division. I improved a lot as a player thanks to him. He really helped me.

Hey, Arsenal fans! I …