Sevilla´s Kjaer joins Milan on loan after ending Atalanta spell

Gabriel Jesus says Arsenal must raise their levels to remain on top of their Premier League title charge after dropping points for the second game in a row.

The Gunners blew a 2-0 lead against West Ham on Sunday, slipping to a 2-2 draw that has seen their gap at the summit shrink to just four points the second game in a row a two-goal advantage was let slip.

Jesus and Martin Odegaard had put the visitors in cruise control at London Stadium inside 10 minutes, before Said Benrahma and Jarrod Bowen clawed back equilibrium.

With Manchester City, who have a game in hand, hot on their heels, Jesus has called upon his team-mates to ensure their standards do not slip again this term.

Once again, the three points were in our hands, he told the club s website. Obv…

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery personally wants to bring Inter Milan right-back Denzel Dumfries to Villa Park in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that former Serie A and UEFA Champions League winners Inter are open to selling the Netherlands international at the end of the season, and that Premier League club Villa want to secure the services of the 26-year-old, who can also operate as a centre-back.

Dumfries has made 21 starts and six substitute appearances in Serie A for Villa so far this season, scoring one goal and providing three assists in the process. The 26-year-old has made six starts and two substitute appearances in the UEFA Champions League so far this campaign, scoring one goal in the process.

Villa are sixth in the Premier …

Groningen defender Virgil van Dijk feels he is ready for a switch to English Premier League, according to his representative.

The 21-year-old has been in scintillating form this season and has caught the attention of some Premiership clubs in the process.

Top Eredivisie sides are also lining up for his signature, but his representative reveals a move to England is a priority.

“Eredivisie (move) would be great, but England seems to be the best option,” agent Henk-Maarten Chin .

“There are many clubs in the Championship following him, but also in the Premier League. He is ready for the next step.”

Virgil van Dijk came through the youth ranks at Willem II, but joined Groningen in 2010. He was handed a first team debut in May 2011, but quickl…

David Beckham has revealed his dream of playing for England in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa was the motivation behind his desire to stay with AC Milan.

After weeks of negotiations, Beckham has extended his loan with Milan from Major League Soccer side LA Galaxy until the end of the Italian season in an attempt to prove to England coach Fabio Capello that he can still perform at the highest level.

The former Manchester United and Real Madrid star is desperate to have one last crack at winning the World Cup in next year s finals, but he had been reduced to a bit-part role for England since his move to America.

His switch to the San Siro has kept Beckham in Capello s thoughts and he made a record-equalling 108th England appearance in last month s friendly aga…

Carlos Tevez will use the mid-season break in the Primera Division to decide whether to accept a big-money offer from Shanghai Shenhua.

The Boca Juniors forward has been heavily linked with a switch to the Chinese Super League after Shanghai chairman Wu Xiaohui revealed there had been a breakthrough in talks for Tevez s services.

An annual figure of €40million has reportedly been offered to Tevez to move to China, with coach Gus Poyet saying it would be a pleasure to have the Argentina international in his squad.

Tevez remains unsure what his future will hold, though, and says he will use his time off to make a decision.

I do not know what I am going to do, he told a media conference. 

I have many problems in my head to think about, [like] wh…

Alexandre Pato said there is no Brazilian striker better than him, with Dunga set to announce his next squad on Thursday.

The Sao Paulo forward struck his ninth goal of the season on Sunday in his team s 2-1 victory over Gremio, with Pato and Co. sitting fifth in the Campeonato Brasileiro with 12 wins from 25 matches in 2015.

Pato has scored seven goals in Sao Paulo s last 12 league games and said he deserves a Brazil recall, having not represented his country since a friendly against Zambia in October 2013.

Brazil will play Chile and Venezuela in World Cup qualifiers on October 8 and 13 respectively.

My goal is to return to the national team. There s a selection on Thursday, I have a lot of potential and I am prepared to be selected, he told TV Bandeir…

According to , Real Madrid are interested in acquiring the services of Vancouver Whitecaps youngster Alphonso Davies. The 17-year-old put himself on the map upon debuting in the MLS at the age of just 15 back in 2016, and now, he s attracting the attention of some of the biggest clubs in European football.

In addition to Real Madrid teams like Liverpool, PSV Eindhoven, Bayern Munich and Manchester United have all expressed their interest in making a move for Davies. The Vancouver Whitecaps currently find themselves in the final playoff spot in the Western Conference, although Davies has certainly played a big part in getting them there.

The rise of the MLS has been gradual, but stars like Alphonso could be key to ensuring that it continues to grow. On top of that, the y…

Jose Peseiro insists he is not afraid after being appointed head coach of Sporting CP for a second time, despite the turmoil that has engulfed the club in recent months.

Peseiro, who guided Sporting to the UEFA Cup final in 2005 during a 16-month spell as coach, replaces Sinisa Mihajlovic, who lasted just nine days at Estadio Jose Alvalade.

The Sporting squad was decimated at the end of the 2017-18 season when fans invaded the training ground and attacked players, many of whom terminated their contracts in the aftermath of the incident.

Despite the departures of Rui Patricio, William Carvalho, Gelson Martins and Bruno Fernandes from the squad and the poisonous atmosphere that has surrounded the club, Peseiro said he was ready to restore a climate of serenity at S…

(GSM) Dutch forward Daniel de Ridder will spend the rest of the season on loan at Israel s Hapoel Tel Aviv, after failing to make a regular appearance in Wigan Athletic s line-up.

The 25-year-old, who also holds the Israeli nationality through his mother, has not played a single league match this season, after featurinf in 18 games in the 2008-09 edition of the Premiership.

De Ridder began his career at Ajax in 2002, and has since represented Celta de Vigo and Birmingham City before joining Wigan in the summer of 2008.

The player also formed part of the Dutch Under-21 side that won the European Championship in 2007, delivering three assists in the final against Serbia.

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New Manchester City signing Jesus Navas has set his sights on winning the UEFA Champions League.

The Spanish winger completed his move to the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday and has immediately targeted lifting silverware both at home and in Europe.
Navas is the second signing the club have made ahead of the 2013-14 season joining Fernandinho, who arrived from Shakhtar Donetsk and he feels they are moving in the right direction, despite currently having no manager in place after Roberto Mancini s departure.
During his time at Sevilla, Navas collected the UEFA Cup and Copa del Rey twice as well as being part of the Spain squads that won the 2012 European Championship and 2010 World Cup, but he hopes moving to the Premier League will enable him to win Europe s premier club competition.
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