Borussia Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke says the club has not given up on retaining Mats Hummels after the captain announced his desire to join Bayern Munich.
The worst fears of Dortmund supporters were realised this week when the Germany international stated his intention to seek a move to the Bavarian giants, who have already lured Mario Gotze and Robert Lewandowski to Allianz Arena from Signal Iduna Park in recent years.
Former Bayern youth team player Hummels, who made one senior appearance for the club before joining Dortmund, initially on loan, in 2008, is under contract until the end of next season.
And while Watzke acknowledged the reasons behind the centre-back s wish to return to Munich, the Dortmund chief also insisted a transfer is by no…
Two goals from Moise Kean got Paris Saint-Germain their first win of the 2020-21 Champions League as they beat Istanbul Basaksehir 2-0.
A positive result for Thomas Tuchel s side, who lost 2-1 to Manchester United on matchday one, was undermined by the loss of Neymar to an apparent thigh injury in the first half.
PSG delivered a largely laboured display in Turkey, one that is unlikely to do much to ease some of the pressure on Tuchel, but Kean followed up his double against Dijon last weekend with a timely header from Kylian Mbappe s corner 64 minutes in and a clever finish 11 minutes from time.
Neymar hobbled off after treatment before the half-hour mark and his absence was telling as PSG mustered only one shot on target in the first 45 minutes.
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Guus Hiddink has urged Chelsea to turn their recent good run into a winning period , starting with a tricky visit to Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Sunday.
Chelsea are unbeaten in the three matches they have played since Jose Mourinho departed the club last month.
Hiddink took a watching brief for a 3-1 win over Sunderland, before seeing Chelsea draw 2-2 with Watford and 0-0 against Manchester United over the festive period.
Chelsea now make the short trip to Selhurst Park and Hiddink, while praising the job done by opposite number Alan Pardew, is keen to turn draws into maximum points.
Crystal Palace are doing well. Alan Pardew has done a marvellous job in the period he has been working there, Hiddink said.
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Dani Alves has landed in Turin ahead of his long-anticipated move from Barcelona to Juventus, with a medical set for Monday.
The Brazil defender has been at Barca since 2008, winning six Liga titles and four Copa del Reys and lifting the UEFA Champions League trophy on three occasions in his time at Camp Nou.
However, Alves had a break clause inserted into his contract, which is due to expire at the end of next season, enabling him to move to Serie A champions Juve on a free transfer.
Juve posted on their Twitter account on Sunday: Look who s just landed in Turin! Welcome, @DaniAlvesD2!
They later confirmed on their website that the full-back s medical is now the only barrier to his signature.
Alves made 391 appearances for Barca, scoring 21 go…
Gareth Southgate believes he has the best striker in world football in captain Harry Kane – but admits the Bayern Munich forward would benefit from ending his career-long trophy drought.
Kane has been in scintillating form since moving to Germany from Tottenham in the summer, scoring 19 goals in 15 games for the Bundesliga giants.
He is the record goalscorer for both England and Spurs but has yet to win any major honours during his career.
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