Chelsea will reportedly make a run at signing Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic at the end of the season after a troubling campaign for the Blues in front of goal.

Through 24 Premier League fixtures, Chelsea have only scored 23 goals, ranking them 14th overall and the lowest total of any side in the top 11.

Lacking a true number nine, and with it remaining unlikely that Romelu Lukaku returns from his Inter loan next season, Chelsea have been keeping a close eye on Vlahovic.

The 23-year-old, who arrived in Turin for a €70million fee in January 2022, has had an injury-interrupted first full season in Italy, with eight goals in 15 Serie A appearances.

While Massimiliano Allegri s side would likely prefer to persist with the tall frontman, who already has 10 …

Benoit Badiashile (Grade: B)

The first through the door at Stamford Bridge in January, Badiashile arrived from Monaco in a deal reportedly in the region of €38million (£33.7m).

A powerful, left-sided centre-back, Badiashile was a regular for Monaco and at 21, still has a long career ahead of him. He has made seven league appearances since his switch to England, starting six of those games, though he was not included in the Blues Champions League squad.

Joao Felix (Grade: B)

Joao Felix s relationship with Diego Simeone had reportedly becoming strained over the first half of the season, and Atletico Madrid s record signing has been given a chance to rediscover his spark in England.

Whether or not this loan deal will be made permanent remains to …

Manchester United star Marcus Rashford insisted former manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer deserves the ultimate respect, despite his sacking at Old Trafford.

United dismissed Solskjaer following last week s humiliating 4-1 Premier League loss at lowly Watford, the club s fifth defeat in seven league matches.

Solskjaer had been on the brink after an embarrassing 5-0 rout at the hands of rivals Liverpool, while United were outplayed by defending champions and neighbours Manchester City 2-0 prior to the international break.

Ex-United forward Solskjaer took charge from Jose Mourinho initially on an interim basis in December 2018 and oversaw a marked improvement in performance while dispelling the toxic atmosphere that developed during the Portuguese s final weeks at the cl…

Antonio Conte wants to stay at Tottenham for many years as he builds to make the club a force both domestically and in Europe.

Conte has made a big impact since he replaced Nuno Espirito Santo as Spurs head coach in November 2021, guiding the club back into the Champions League with a fourth-placed Premier League finish last season.

The Italian has been backed in the transfer market ahead of the 2022-23 season, bringing in the likes of Richarlison, Yves Bissouma, Ivan Perisic, Clement Lenglet and Djed Spence.

Conte is only under contract until next June, but the former Italy boss says he wants to remain with the London club long term.

He said ahead of Spurs final pre-season game against Roma on Saturday: As I ve said before, our project, our plan is …

AC Milan won’t be playing in Europe during the 2019-20 season. The Rossoneri side had previously clinched a spot in the UEFA Europa League group stage, but they will have to forfeit it due to financial problems. Due to this, AS Roma will enter the group stage and Torino will play in the tournament’s qualifying rounds.

The Rossoneri have been barred from taking part in the competition in 2019-20 by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), after breaching UEFA s Financial Fair Play rules. A CAS statement reads: “The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has issued a Consent Award embodying the agreement reached between AC Milan S.p.A and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) concerning breaches of the UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations by the Italian club.”…

Javier Mascherano says facing former club River Plate in Sunday s Club World Cup final will not distract him from making history with Barcelona.

A Luis Suarez hat-trick saw the European champions past Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao to set up a meeting with River, who edged past Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the last four.

Mascherano began his career with the Copa Libertadores holders and the 31-year-old admitted before the tournament that he would rather not have to face his boyhood club.

But the Argentina international insists victory is all that is on his mind as he looks to claim the second global title of his career, following success at the 2011 tournament.

I m totally committed to Barca. I want to win. I have an historic chance to be Club World Cup champion …

According to a recent report from Amazon Prime, Kylian Mbappe has insisted he is still yet to make a decision regarding his future.

Some reports have noted that he has already agreed to a huge move with Real Madrid, which may well see him break the world transfer record. Others have said he’d also be open to staying with Paris Saint-Germain if he was given the right kind of offer but given how long he’s wanted to move to the Spanish giants, that seems unlikely.

At the age of 23 he s already achieved so much in this game but something tells us he wants his legacy to be even greater than that. At the international level he s managed to reach the summit thanks to France winning the World Cup in 2018, but domestically and on the European front, he s desperate to make an…

Paris Saint-Germain leapfrogged RB Leipzig into second place in Champions League Group H after Neymar s first-half penalty secured a scarcely deserved 1-0 win over the Bundesliga side on Tuesday. 

Thomas Tuchel s side suffered a 2-1 defeat in Germany three weeks ago but they got their campaign back on track at Parc des Princes despite an underwhelming display. 

Neymar sealed all three points from the spot after 11 minutes, with the Ligue 1 champions then failing to have another shot on target until the closing stages of the match.

The result means the two sides are level on six points after four games, with PSG ahead courtesy of a better goal difference. 

FULL-TIME: 1-0

A very important three points in the secured!

— Paris Sain…

Antoine Griezmann said he knows where he will be playing next season amid links to LaLiga champions Barcelona.

Griezmann will leave Atletico Madrid after five years and the French World Cup winner is reportedly destined for Barca.

While Griezmann, Atletico and Barcelona have remained tight-lipped, the 28-year-old star forward seems to have his mind made up.

I know where I ll be playing next season, Griezmann, who has also been linked to Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United told Telematin.

I can only say that it will not be Miami.

Fier d’être français 

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— Antoine Griezmann (@AntoGriezmann)

Griezmann – on international duty with France – joined Atletico from Spanish side Real S…

Arthur has swapped Juventus for Liverpool in a surprising season-long loan deal on transfer deadline day as Jurgen Klopp bolstered his midfield options.

Reports suggested the deal for the 26-year-old did not include an option to buy, but Juve confirmed that there is indeed a possibility for Liverpool to make the move permanent for a fee of €37.5million (£32.3m).

Arthur spent two years at Barcelona before moving to Serie A in 2020 in a €72m deal, but he made just 11 league starts in Italy last season and has not yet featured this term.

The Brazilian had previously been linked with Everton but instead joins the Toffees city rivals for the rest of the season.

The deal follows Juventus signing Leandro Paredes on loan from Paris Saint-Germain, and means…