Zenit star Hulk, 29, says he could spend another 10 years at the club should the Russian champions decide to offer a new contract.
The Brazil international is enjoying one of his strongest spells of form since moving to St Petersburg in 2012, having registered 10 goals and 15 assists in just 17 games so far this season.
The former Porto forward has been linked with a potential move in January as a result of his impressive form but he insists he is happy to extend his spell in Russia.
As I ve said, I m very happy here, Hulk said via the club s official website. I love St Petersburg, Zenit and the fans.
My contract ends in 2019 but, if the club and the fans want it, I m happy to extend until 2025.
Hulk has credited his upturn in form to a feeling…
Eyebrows were raised when Liverpool paid a reported £30million to sign Sadio Mane from Southampton in 2016, but the Senegal star has proved a bargain.
Mane agreed a new long-term Liverpool contract on Thursday, describing joining the club as the best decision of his career to date.
He hit 20 goals in all competitions last term and has got off to a similarly strong start in 2018-19, netting six Premier League goals so far in Liverpool s unbeaten start to the campaign.
In all Mane has struck 40 goals in 89 games for Liverpool, forming a fearsome front three with team-mates Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah, and you can watch them all here:
Every Sadio Mane goal for the Reds
— Liverpool FC (@LFC)
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England manager Roy Hodgson believes the nation s young stars can blossom into world-class players as he continues to re-build his squad.
Hodgson has given nine players their England debuts since the 2014 World Cup with six of those 24-years-old or younger.
In England s last game a 2-0 win over France on Tuesday the average age of the starting XI was just over 24 years, which is the lowest since Hodgson took over the job in 2012.
And the 68-year-old is confident the emerging talent will develop into world class stars.
If you look at the players we had building up to and during the World Cup and you look at the players now there s not many survivors, Hodgson said.
We are building a team hopefully a good future for English football.
Everton winger Anthony Gordon has managed to pick up five yellow cards in nine Premier League games so far, which obviously means he now has to sit out the Toffees clash against Tottenham Hotspur in North London on Saturday.
Manager Frank Lampard doesn t seem too pleased with the situation and says he s spoken with the 21-year-old on the subject.
Yeah, we speak a lot.
Frank Lampard on Anthony Gordon s five bookings in nine games which means he is now suspended for this weekend
— Football Daily (@footballdaily)
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Paris Saint-Germain head coach Mauricio Pochettino offered a less assertive assessment of Kylian Mbappe s prospects of remaining with the Ligue 1 giants but said the situation is open amid interest from Real Madrid.
Mbappe, who is into the final year of his contract in Paris, has long been courted by Madrid and the French star revealed he wanted to leave PSG for the LaLiga powerhouse at the start of the season.
PSG sporting director Leonardo last week slammed Madrid for their not respectful conduct in pursuing Mbappe for the past two years.
Leonardo was confident about the Parisians chances of extending the 22-year-old s current deal, but Pochettino was less bullish in his assessment of Mbappe s future in the French capital.
Mbappe is fine, he s a calm b…
Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton has admitted he fights a constant struggle to control his anger after receiving a three-match ban for punching Blackburn s Morten Gamst Pedersen.
Barton, 28, who has a chequered disciplinary record and who also spent time in prison in 2008 for a violent assault, was slapped with a ban after being caught striking Pedersen in an off-the-ball incident on Wednesday.
The midfielder accepted his punishment without complaint on Thursday and admitted he deserved to be banned, ruling him out of the Magpies forthcoming matches with Fulham, Bolton, and Chelsea.
Everyone knows I have anger issues and on the pitch people are going to test my temperament, Barton told the Daily Mail.
I m not a changed man because it s who I am. It s s…
US international midfielder Jermaine Jones has joined Blackburn Rovers on a six-month loan deal from Bundesliga club Schalke.
Jones, 29, becomes the club s second signing of the transfer window after the arrival of Roque Santa Cruz from Manchester City.
Manager Steve Kean, who visited India on Monday for a meeting with Rovers owners Venky s, told the club s official website: He s a fantastic signing for us.
Anybody who knows him as a player, he s a natural ball winner, he s a very good passer as well.
He s got a fantastic engine, he can go box-to-box, he s a genuine, all-round midfielder player.
Jones, who was born in Frankfurt, made three friendly appearances for Germany before switching his allegiance to the US in 2009.
He joined S…
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Paris Saint-Germain will be looking to secure their second domestic trophy of the season when they face Lille in the final of the Coupe de la Ligue on Saturday.
Laurent Blanc s men may have crashed out of the Champions League earlier than fans would have liked, but their performances in France have left nothing to be desired, with champions having wrapped up the title in record time and boasting a 28-point cushion on second-placed Monaco.
However, Blanc s future at Parc des Princes remains somewhat in doubt, with their achievements in Europe continuing to undermine the domestic success.
The former France defender admitted after exiting the Champions League at the hand of Manchester City that he has always felt under pressure ever since taking over from Ca…
Christian Eriksen is close to signing a new contract with Tottenham Hotspur, .
The Denmark international has been one of many stand out performers for the North London outfit this season, racking up forty-four appearances in all competitions, scoring eight goals while his return of twelve Premier League assists is bettered only by Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil.
Serie A giants Juventus have been linked with a move for the midfielder though Spurs are desperate to retain his services ahead of their almost inevitable return to the Champions League.
Eriksen moved to White Hart Lane from Ajax in the summer of 2013 and has since played one hundred and twenty-eight times, scoring thirty goals.
Internationally he has been capped fifty-eight times for his country, sc…