La Gazzetta dello Sport has learned that AS Roma are keeping close tabs on Saint Etienne defender Florentin Pogba.
The Giallorossi attempted to sign the 24-year-old footballer this summer, but ultimately turned to Newcastle s Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa.
Nevertheless, they remain keen on the older brother of Juventus star Paul Pogba, and are expected to launch a new assault on January.
Florentin Pogba is a left-footed centre-back who can also be deployed on the left flank and he has another two years left on his deal at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.
He joined les Verts from Sedan in the summer of 2012, but was loaned back to the club before returning to Saint Etienne last summer.
After making four substitute appearances in the league last season, Pogba has star…
Chelsea F.C. right-back Wallace Oliveira dos Santos, commonly known as Wallace, is reportedly attracting interest from a host of European clubs, including Inter Milan and Roma, .
Wallace, 19, made his senior debut for Fluminense at the age of 17. Since 2011, the Brazil Under-20 international has made 21 first-team appearances in the Brasileirão for Flu.
The 19-year-old defender, who agreed a deal with Chelsea in December, has joined the Blues for pre-season training amid reports that a number of Serie A clubs are interested in signing the player on loan for the 2013/14 season.
Wallace s agent Frederico Moraes has yet to rule out a move, while confirming reported interest from Italian giants Inter Milan and A.S. Roma.
There has been a lot of…
Premier League side Blackburn Rovers have signed Chelsea striker Franco Di Santo on loan for the first half of the season.
And Rovers boss Sam Allardyce, who is trying to strengthen his attacking options following the departure of Roque Santa Cruz to Manchester City, has signed the 20-year-old Di Santo, giving him an another option.
The Argentinian, who has made a minimal impact on the first team at Stamford Bridge, started his club career with his local side Godoy Cruz in 2005, before moving to Chilean team Audax Italiano in 2008.
After scoring 16 and 19 goals in the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons respectively, he was signed by Chelsea.
However, the player will stay with Blackburn until January under the terms of the deal completed today with Rovers then h…
Galatasaray chairman Unal Aysal says the club have made alternative plans in the event Wesley Sneijder chooses a move to Liverpool.
The Merseyside club have made the Dutchman aware of their interest in him, with the playmaker extremely keen on a move to the Premier League after a switch to Manchester United failed in 2010.
Sneijder has fallen out of favour at Inter Milan, with the Italian club desperately trying to shift his wages off their books, while Liverpool have cleared the hefty salaries of Joe Cole and Nuri Sahin so far in January.
We offered Sniejder less than 5.5 million euros and we have an agreement with Inter for 7.5 million for Sneijder, Aysal told reporters.
Now we are waiting for player s decision. I never said we agreed with Sneijder 9…
Bayern Munich midfielder Arturo Vidal is on the same level as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, according to former Colombia international Giovanni Hernandez.
Vidal won four Serie A titles with Juventus before leaving for Bayern in 2015, where he won the domestic double in Pep Guardiola s final season in charge.
The 29-year-old has also enjoyed stunning success with Chile, claiming the Copa America titles in 2015 and 2016, and he earned a place on the shortlist for France Football s Ballon d Or prize that was announced last month.
And Hernandez, who played alongside Vidal for Colo-Colo before the latter joined Bayer Leverkusen in 2007, says the combative midfielder is undoubtedly one of the world s finest.
Vidal is on the level of Cristiano Ronaldo and…
Bayern Munich could be without Manuel Neuer for Sunday s home clash with Cologne after the goalkeeper missed training on Thursday.
Neuer pulled off four saves to help Bayern to a 3-1 win over DFB-Pokal holders Borussia Dortmund in the DFL-Supercup on Tuesday.
The 35-year-old was on top form to deny Marco Reus – who later curled in a sublime consolation goal – and Erling Haaland in the first half at Signal Iduna Park.
His save from Reus was particularly excellent, the Germany goalkeeper sticking out a leg to deny the Dortmund captain, whose effort had an expected goals (xG) estimation of 0.596, which registered it as the second-best chance of the match overall.
sustained a capsule injury in his right ankle during the Supercup victory over Dortmund, …
Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has heaped praise on Eric Abidal and Tito Vilanova after their respective battles with illness.
The 29-year-old played at Camp Nou between 2007 and 2010, and had some particularly kind words to say about his former team-mate Abidal, who recently made his return following a liver transplant.
I m happy for Tito and Abidal. They re great. Abidal is a fantastic person and what he s done is very inspiring. He s an example for all of us, Toure told Rac1.
Toure also spoke about Barcelona s upcoming Champions League semi-final first leg clash with Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday.
The game against Bayern will be very difficult, but Barca are always favourites for me, he said.
There are always difficu…
Max Gradel reflected on Sunday s Africa Cup of Nations success as an overdue win for Ivory Coast, who lost on penalties in 2006 and 2012.
Max Gradel described Sunday s dramatic Africa Cup of Nations triumph as a reward the Ivory Coast s golden generation .
Ivory Coast claimed their first AFCON title since 1992 by beating Ghana 9-8 on penalties at Estadio de Bata after a drab final was goalless after extra-time.
Having lost on penalties in 2006 and 2012, midfielder Gradel felt it was high time Ivory Coast avoided more heartbreak and gave credit to Ghana for the manner in which they frustrated Herve Renard s side.
Gradel told SuperSport: The Black Stars of Ghana stunned us. They resisted us and could have even opened the scoring.
As the game…
Lazio star Ciro Immobile is the best striker in Europe at the moment, according to his agent.
The 29-year-old Italy international scored twice in the 5-1 thrashing of SPAL last Sunday to take his tally to 25 Serie A goals for the season.
Immobile has accounted for almost half of Lazio s 52 league goals in 2019-20 and leads the race for the European Golden Shoe ahead of Bayern Munich star Robert Lewandowski and RB Leipzig s Timo Werner.
He is six goals clear of Cristiano Ronaldo at the top of the Serie A scoring charts and is the first player since former Inter, Roma and Milan attacker Antonio Valentin Angelillo back in 1959 to reach 25 goals in the first 21 league games of the season in Italy s top flight.
Such has been Immobile s ruthless form that his r…
The 25-year-old made 101 appearances for Sunderland after joining the Wearside club from Sint Truiden in 2010, but will now look to compete with Pepe Reina for the number one jersey at Anfield.
Liverpool have been busy in the market already in the off-season, signing Spanish duo Luis Alberto and Iago Aspas, as well as Kolo Toure, with manager Brendan Rodgers enthused by the shape his squad is taking.
I am delighted that we have been able to sign one of the top goalkeepers in the Premier League, said Rodgers.
Simon will join a club that will give him an opportunity to demonstrate and improve his huge talent.
Sunderland boss Paolo Di Canio lamented the departure of his first-choice goalkeeper, but insists he is immediately on the hunt for a replacement.
He sai…