Alexis Sanchez has already decided if he will leave Arsenal this summer, but will not confirm his intentions until after the Confederations Cup.
Sanchez s Chile face Germany in the final on Sunday after beating Euro 2016 champions Portugal in a penalty shoot-out following a 0-0 draw on Wednesday.
With a year remaining on his Arsenal deal, Sanchez has been linked with Bayern Munich and Manchester City, although the Bundesliga champions appear to have cooled their interest due to his large price tag.
Sanchez appeared at a press conference on Friday alongside City s Claudio Bravo and was asked directly whether he would be joining the goalkeeper at the Etihad Stadium.
Good question! Sanchez said. Right now I m focused on the Confederations Cup.
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Smelling the chance to extend on their recent Ligue 1 purple patch this weekend, Toulouse will host a struggling Strasbourg on Sunday afternoon.
Starting with the hosts, while Toulouse might have only made their Ligue 1 return over the summer, Philippe Montanier s men are enjoying what has been a stellar top-flight run. Along with heading into September s international break with a 2-1 victory at home against Nimes, Les Violets have continued to shine since returning to action. Last seen putting in another action-packed display as they eventually picked up a 3-2 win against Angers, the former Real Sociedad boss has seen his high-flying squad gain a string of plaudits from across France. Breaking into the top-half of the Ligue 1…
Bayern Munich midfielder Joshua Kimmich has explained his reasoning for not getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
The 26-year-old played the full 90 minutes as Bayern swept Hoffenheim aside 4-0 at home, with Serge Gnabry, Robert Lewandowski, Eric Choupo-Moting and Kingsley Coman scoring the goals.
It was the second match in succession that fully vaccinated head coach Julian Nagelsmann missed due to testing positive for the coronavirus, with the 34-year-old also not present for the 4-0 victory over Benfica in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Kimmich explained that he is not opposed to the prospect of getting vaccinated at some stage, but he wishes to wait for further research to be conducted.
I just want to wait for myself when it comes to long-term studies [ab…
Attacker Alexander Hleb has revealed he would fancy a return to Arsenal when his loan spell at Birmingham City expires at the end of the season.
The Belarusian, who is owned by European champions Barcelona, left the English Premier League powerhouse Arsenal in 2008 but has found opportunities at Spain limited, and he admitted his desire to return to London.
I love Arsenal. It is always in my heart but now is too early to speak about a new club, he said. I want to give my best for Birmingham but if I have chance to go back (to Arsenal).
Everything is possible but I am just saying if I get this chance, of course I d come, but it s too early to speak about this.
Hleb cited problems with adapting to Alex McLeish s quintessentially British approach to foo…
Mohamed Salah continued his Champions League scoring run as Liverpool sealed their place in the knockout stages with a 3-0 triumph at Ajax.
Jurgen Klopp has now progressed from six consecutive group stages in the competition with Liverpool, a club-record run, after the Reds dominated on Wednesday in Amsterdam.
Salah scored his sixth goal in his last four Champions League games with a 42nd-minute opener, before Darwin Nunez and Harvey Elliott added quickfire second-half finishes to seal victory.
Ajax will drop into the Europa League by avoiding a resounding defeat at winless Rangers on matchday six, while Liverpool must beat leaders Napoli by an unlikely four goals to win Group A.
50+ With a goal and assist tonight, Mohamed Salah (51 39 goals, 12 assists) …