Stefano Pioli warned transfer-linked Milan players to focus on improving the team s Serie A position or risk being excluded from his plans.
The Rossoneri have figured prominently in the rumour mill as they struggle to mount a credible bid for European qualification.
Pioli s men take a four-match unbeaten run into Sunday s trip to Atalanta but speculation continues to hang over several players.
Fabio Borini and Ricardo Rodriguez are reportedly looking for new opportunities after struggling for playing time, while Krzysztof Piatek s indifferent form has created doubt over his future.
Unfortunately, I think the market lasts a long time, Pioli told a news conference.
No Milan player must allow himself to think about the market. If I saw a player not…
Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel hailed Raheem Sterling for his match-winning display against Leicester City that made sure the Blues bounced back after defeat to Leeds United last time out.
Tuchel, in the stands due to a touchline ban, saw his side endure a difficult first half at Stamford Bridge, in which Conor Gallagher was sent off after 28 minutes for two bookable offences.
But Chelsea responded following half-time, and Sterling s first goal for the club came shortly after the restart with the aid of a deflection off Daniel Amartey.
Sterling soon turned in Reece James low cross for his second, and goal proved decisive as Tuchel s men clung on despite a Harvey Barnes riposte.
It was necessary because we need him to score, Tuchel said after Chelse…
Jack Harper has sealed his move to Getafe from Malaga.
The 23-year-old has signed a five-year contract at the LaLiga outfit, completing a switch that was provisionally agreed in February.
Harper was born in Spain to Scottish parents and counts Real Madrid and Brighton and Hove Albion as former clubs.
He scored four goals in 26 Segunda Division appearances for Malaga in 2018-19.
OFICIAL | Jack Harper nuevo futbolista azulón. ¡Bienvenido !
— Getafe C.F. (@GetafeCF)
Harper thanked Malaga fans for their support on Instagram and said that the club would win promotion to LaLiga very soon .
I can only thank you for the support you gave me from the first day I arrived at the youth team until the last match with the first team, he …
Al-Duhail have confirmed the signing of Mario Mandzukic from Juventus.
The Croatia international won four Serie A titles and the Coppa Italia on three occasions during a hugely successful four-and-a-half-year spell in Turin.
However, Mandzukic was deemed surplus to requirements by Juve boss Maurizio Sarri this season, failing to make an appearance for the first team as he was left out of their squad for the Champions League.
Previously linked with Manchester United, the 33-year-old has decided to move to Qatar to continue his career.
While Juventus did not immediately announce his departure, Al-Duhail tweeted a picture of the player signing his contract. Details of his deal were not disclosed.
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Rudi Voller believes international retirement can help Manchester United misfit Bastian Schweinsteiger continue playing club football at the highest level.
Schweinsteiger called time on his Germany career after the world champions Euro 2016 semi-final exit at the hands of hosts France.
The 32-year-old saw his first season at United interrupted by injury last term and he faces an uncertain future, with new manager Jose Mourinho not including him in first-team preparations for the new campaign.
However, Voller, who gave the former Bayern Munich stalwart his international debut in 2004, believes the midfielder should not be written off just yet.
It is a part of every career that you will become more vulnerable to injuries, he told Bild am Sonntag.
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Claudio Ranieri has reaffirmed his intention to carry on coaching after his spell at Ligue 1 club Nantes came to an end.
Ranieri took over at Nantes in June 2017, guiding them to a ninth-placed finish this term, but announced on Thursday that he would be leaving the club by mutual consent.
The former Leicester City boss had previously talked up as a possible candidate to take over as Italy coach, although Roberto Mancini has now taken that role.
And Ranieri, whose parting gift to Nantes was a 1-0 victory over Strasbourg on the final day of the Ligue 1 season, is eager to continue his 32-year managerial career if the right opportunity comes along.
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Liverpool have confirmed goalkeeper Andy Lonergan will join the first-team squad for their pre-season tour of the United States.
The 35-year-old, without a club since leaving Middlesbrough at the end of last season, will work with the European champions goalkeeping department alongside Simon Mignolet and Daniel Atherton.
Alisson is yet to return for pre-season duties since winning the Copa America with Brazil, while young keepers Caoimhin Kelleher and Vitezslav Jaros are injured.
Lonergan, who began his career with Preston North End, has played for several clubs in England including Leeds United, Bolton Wanderers, Fulham and Wolves.
He joined Middlesbrough in 2018 but did not make an appearance for the Championship club and spent the second half of last …
Bundesliga champions VfL Wolfsburg got off to a winning start on their Champions League debut in Group B as Brazil striker Grafite scored a hat-trick to seal a 3-1 win here on Tuesday.
The German champions brushed off defeats in their last three league games to begin their campaign in style.
The hosts will face bigger challenges ahead in their quest to get out of Group B, where they are also up against 2008 champions Manchester United and Turkish champions Besiktas, but they had few problems here at the Volkswagen Arena.
The Wolves got the early break through they needed when playmaker Zvjezdan Misimovic put the Brazilian in the perfect position and Grafite drilled his shot through the legs of Moscow goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev on 36 minutes.
The Brazil hot…
Mexico will face the United States in their 2010 World Cup North American qualifying final round opener at Columbus, Ohio, on February 11, the US Soccer Federation announced Tuesday.
Cold weather can be expected for the matchup, the third time in as many North American final-round qualifying tournaments that the Americans have faced Mexico at the home of the 2008 Major League Soccer champion Columbus Crew.
We are very excited about returning to Columbus, US coach Bob Bradley said. We are looking forward to an incredible atmosphere as we continue the difficult task of qualifying for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
The Mexicans and Americans figure to be the favorites in the 2009 six-nation round-robin fight for three berths in South Africa with Costa Rica…
Manuel Pellegrini insists he harbours no ill feeling towards Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho and will shake his rival s hand when they meet this weekend.
The Premier League champions travel to Manchester City on Sunday for the first clash between title rivals in the 2015-16 campaign, with Pellegrini s side keen to take an early advantage.
Relationships between Pellegrini and Mourinho have been tense at times, with the Chilean refusing to shake the latter s hand following Chelsea s 2-1 win in October 2013.
However, he says that will not happen this weekend. He said: I have my differences with him but I always shake hands with him.
City hope to have last season s top scorer Sergio Aguero available for the clash, the Argentine having been limited to a substitute…