Udinese forward Luis Muriel has confirmed reports that AC Milan and Internazionale are interested in his signature.
The Colombian, who is currently on loan at Lecce, has been in scintillating form this season, and has been the subject of admiring glances from major European clubs.
The 20-year-old was linked to Milan and Inter among other clubs and he now admits that Milan duo are showing interest in his services.
“I know from my agent that Udinese have received official offers from Inter and Milan,” the youngster told Colombian radio station RCN Mundo.
“However, I am just concentrating on helping Lecce avoid the drop this season. I’m focused on finishing the campaign well and then returning to Udine.”
The young Colombian joined Udinese …
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp hopes Chelsea win the UEFA Champions League this season.
If the Blues win the competition then Tottenham, who are currently fourth in the Premier League, would miss out on qualification.
A UEFA rule states that a team must be able to defend their title even though an extra place in the competition is not awarded to that side s country.
The Stamford Bridge side claimed a 1-0 victory in the first leg of their semi-final tie with Barcelona but must hold that slender lead at Camp Nou, where the European champions have not lost since 2010.
I ll be rooting for Chelsea, Redknapp said.
I haven t even thought about (missing out if Chelsea win the competition). If Chelsea stay in it they ve got a Champions League final to pr…
The contract currently binding Marco Reus to Borussia Dortmund expires at the end of the season, but the experienced winger says he cannot imagine himself playing for any other club and hopes to get an extension sorted soon.
Reus rose through the youth ranks at Dortmund, but at the age of 15, he left for Rot Weiss Ahlen where he earned his first senior contract. He joined Borussia Monchengladbach later and having spent three years there, he returned to Dortmund at 22 and has so far made a total of 375 appearances in all competitions, scoring 159 goals and producing 120 assists. He s been captaining the team for five years now, helping them to two German Cups and three Super Cups.
He s also been named the best German football player twice, scoring 15 goals in 48 caps as …
Fernando Torres on Saturday said that Liverpool coach Rafael Benitez was the inspiration behind his goal-scoring exploits which helped Spain to Euro 2008 glory.
Torres netted 33 times in a blistering first season for Liverpool breaking Ruud van Nistelrooy s record for goals scored by a foreigner in a debut Premier League campaign.
The 24-year-old said that Benitez s relentless quest for improvement since he joined from Atletico Madrid has been a catalyst for his career.
There are days when you think: My God, this guy (Benitez) doesn t let you breathe , Torres told the club s website.
At a club like Liverpool, you can t sit back after scoring 20-odd goals and say: Well, that s it. After you score 20, Benitez is at you during the next training session …
Under-fire Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane is convinced he retains the full support of the club and his players amid a difficult run of results.
Madrid head to Sevilla on Saturday having failed to win any of their previous three LaLiga matches, suffering losses to Valencia and Deportivo Alaves either side of a draw with Villarreal.
Los Blancos have never endured a winless run of four league games under Zidane, and the champions are already seven points adrift of pacesetters Real Sociedad – though arguably the greater concern is second-place Atletico Madrid.
Diego Simeone s men are unbeaten this term and, although a point behind La Real, they have two games in hand on them and one on their city rivals.
Tuesday s 2-0 defeat to Shakhtar Donetsk increase…