David Alaba could be a Premier League player within a fortnight as negotiations with Bayern Munich over his future reach a crucial stage.
The versatile defender, who is entering the final year of his contract with Bayern, has been attracting a lot of interest from the Premier League.
Napoli have made a last-ditch attempt to sign Lille defender Gabriel after making the player an increased offer, described as „a big salary deal“.
Arsenal remain favourites to land the 22-year-old Brazilian but the Serie A side have made an 11th-hour bid to entice the player to choose Italy.
Charlie Nicholas gives his verdict on the Champions League semi-finals, as the action continues to come thick and fast.
Everybody was expecting it to be Manchester City facing Bayern Munich in this sem-final, and you can understand why, but Lyon did what they needed to do and did so brilliantly.
The match between Olympique Lyonnais – Bayern Munich will take place on 19 August (Wednesday) at 22:00 in a match of the UEFA Champions League. Lyon was one of the big surprises of the tournament on Saturday night, when they knocked Manchester City to Pep Guardiola from the Champions League to reach their first semifinal of the 2009/10 campaign.
Odds for Olympique Lyonnais to win are 12.00. The tie in the collision is estimated at 7.50. Bayern Munich is 1.20 to win. Watch our full football TV program.
The match between Floriana – Cluj will take place on August 19 (Wednesday) at 22:00 in a match of the UEFA Champions League Qualifiers. Floriana returns to the European stage for the first time after a comprehensive loss to Red Star in 2017. The hosts will hope that the advantage of the hosts can help them.
Floriana’s odds of winning are 11.00. The tie in the collision is estimated at 7.00. Cluj is 1.14 to win. Watch our full football TV program.
The match between Buducnost Podgorica – Ludogorets will be held on August 19 (Wednesday) at 21:00 in a match of the UEFA Champions League Qualifiers. They have not lost their future in the last 13 households. Ludogorets have won two of their last six matches, with a draw and three losses during this period.
The odds for Buducnost Podgorica to win are 9.50. The equality in the collision is estimated at 4.20. The odds for Ludogorets to win are 1.33. Watch our full football TV program.
The match between Molde – KuPS Kuopio will be held on August 19 (Wednesday) at 19:00 in a match of the UEFA Champions League Qualifiers. Molde is taking his first steps from what he hopes will be a lengthy continental adventure this week.
The odds for Molde to win are 1.33. The equality in the collision is estimated at 4.20. KuPS Kuopio is 8.50 to win. Watch our full football TV program.
Juventus are interested in signing Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette, according to Sky in Italy.
Wolves striker Raul Jimenez is also on the list of strikers being considered by the Serie A champions while Atalanta’s Duvan Zapata, Atletico Madrid’s Alvaro Morata, Napoli’s Arkadiusz Milik and Roma forward Edin Dzeko are also of interest.
American billionaire Dan Friedkin confirmed his purchase of Roma on Monday as the Serie A club closed in on the signing of Pedro on a free transfer.
Earlier in August Roma announced that formal contracts had been signed with the Friedkin Group for a transaction valued at €591m (£533m), which sees the American company take an 86.6 per cent majority stake in the club.
Neco Williams has signed a new long-term contract with Liverpool.
The 19-year-old is fresh off a season in which he made his first-team debut and went on to collect a Premier League winners’ medal, after making six appearances in the top flight.
He has now committed his long-term future to Liverpool by agreeing a new contract at their pre-season training camp in Austria.
