Wolverhampton Wanderers have placed four of their top earners on the transfer list as new manager Kenny Jackett looks to make his mark ahead of the forthcoming League One season.
Captain Karl Henry, Jamie O’Hara, Roger Johnson and Stephen Ward have all been told they can leave the club, who dropped out of the Championship last season – their second relegation in as many years.
Midfielder Henry has made over 250 appearances for the club, and regained the captain’s armband last season having lost in to Johnson who signed for £8million from local rivals Birmingham City ahead of the ill-fated Premier League campaign of 2011/12.
Jamie O’ Hara signed a permanent deal two weeks before Johnson, having originally joined on loan from Tottenham Hotspur in Janua…
Jozy Altidore is determined to make the most of his second spell in the Premier League after signing for Sunderland from AZ on Tuesday.
The 23-year-old completed his move to the Stadium of Light on a four-year deal after spending the past two years in the Eredivisie.
His transfer marks the striker s return to English football, having featured for Hull City in the 2009-10 campaign while on loan from Villarreal.
Altidore impressed hugely in the Netherlands last season, scoring 23 goals in 33 games, and is hoping he can replicate that form in order to improve on his current Premier League tally of just one from his spell at the KC Stadium.
I’m thrilled to be here and I’m looking forward to getting adjusted as quickly as possible, he told the club s official webs…
Derby County have completed the signing of Andre Wisdom from Liverpool in a deal reportedly worth £4.5million, with the defender penning a four-year contract.
The Championship side confirmed last month they had struck a deal with Liverpool and agreed personal terms with the player.
And Derby sealed a deal for Wisdom on Monday after he successfully completed a medical, the 24-year-old following Curtis Davies to become the club s second signing of the close-season.
Wisdom made 38 appearances on loan with Derby in 2013-14 and also had temporary spells with West Brom and Norwich City before spending last season with Red Bull Salzburg.
I knew I was going to leave Liverpool and it was just a case of when and where to, Wisdom told Derby s website.
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Keisuke Honda says Italian football is tied to past successes and feels AC Milan keep making the same mistakes in their quest to recapture past glory.
Japan international Honda moved to Milan on a free transfer from CSKA Moscow in January 2014. The attacking midfielder has not always convinced for the Rossoneri, who have struggled during his time at the club.
Milan finished eighth in the 2013-14 Serie A campaign and 10th last season, with former players Clarence Seedorf and Filippo Inzaghi failing in their attempts to revive the team s fortunes as head coach.
And the experience of playing for a side desperate to challenge for silverware once again appears to have left its mark on Honda.
Asked in an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport if there is an a…
Non-league side Washington have completed the signing of former France international Pascal Chimbonda, according to BBC Sport.
The thirty-eight year old was last seen playing for French Ligue 2 side Arles-Avignon though made just a handful of appearances before he was released in February 2015 while prior to his return to his home country he spent almost a decade playing in England.
He joined Wigan Athletic in the summer of 2005 before moving on to Tottenham Hotspur, Sunderland, Blackburn Rovers, Queens Park Rangers and Doncaster Rovers.
He then moved to non-league outfit Market Drayton Town before signing a deal with Carlisle United for three months during 2013/14 campaign.
Internationally, he won one senior cap for France, playing two minutes in a…
Competition: French Ligue 1
Market: Lacazette to join PSG
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Olympique Lyonnais striker Alexandre Lacazette has been linked with a move away from the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in a bid to become a top European striker. His snub from the France national team ahead of this summer’s Euro 2016 is sure to see him make the necessary switch to a more reputable club, and perennial Ligue 1 champions PSG might be his next home as a result.
Lacazette scored 21 goals in 34 games for Lyon this season, and bagged two goals in the Champions League for his troubles too, but has ended the campaign without adding to his trophy cabinet. For a player continually scoring upwards of 20 league goals a season, Lacazette is wasted at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais.
PSG are o…
Germany great Lothar Matthaus slammed the Bayern Munich players in Joachim Low s squad after their World Cup failure.
The defending champions stunningly slumped to a group-stage exit in Russia after losses to Mexico and South Korea.
It marked the first time since 1938 Germany failed to go beyond the first round at the showpiece tournament.
Matthaus – a 1990 World Cup winner – was scathing in his assessment of Low s team, particularly Bayern Munich trio Jerome Boateng, Thomas Muller and Mats Hummels.
The team has got leaders but the leaders were preoccupied with themselves, he said.
I am thinking in particular of the Bayern Munich players – Boateng, Hummels, [Manuel] Neuer, Muller. Apart from Manuel I believe that nobody can be happy with …
As Liverpool head into a potentially do-or-die period in their season, news of Sadio Mane being ruled out for six weeks with a hamstring injury could hardly have come at a worse time.
Opta data lays bare just how quickly Mane became a key figure for Liverpool last season. He has been involved in 25 Premier League goals since his Reds debut, a figure bettered only by Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino (27 each).
The 25-year-old s importance is also highlighted by Liverpool s record without him in the starting XI, with Jurgen Klopp s side winning 61.3 per cent of league games he has started and just 42.9 per cent of those he has not.
Although the injury comes relatively early in the season, Mane looks set to miss some crucial matches
Sadio Mane has sust…
Barcelona have been drawn to face Celta Vigo in the last 16 of the Copa del Rey as the Catalan giants seek a fourth straight triumph.
The past three finals have all been won by Barca, while Celta have reached the last four in each of the previous two seasons, only to be undone by Deportivo Alaves and Sevilla.
Real Madrid, who defeated Barca in the 2014 final, have been paired with second-tier outfit Numancia, having only edged out Fuenlabrada, of Segunda B, 4-2 on aggregate in the previous round.
Atletico Madrid, winners in 2013, will take on Lleida, who sit mid-table in the third tier.
It s us and in the Copa del Rey last 16!
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1ST LEG: Wednesday, January 3
2ND LEG: Wednesday, January 10
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Alex Ferguson and Wayne Rooney did not always enjoy the best relationship during their time together at Manchester United, but the former manager has paid tribute to one of his biggest signings ahead of the captain s testimonial.
United are set to recognise Rooney s service to the club since signing for Ferguson in 2004 with a testimonial on Wednesday and the Scot has led the praise for the forward, saying he brought energy back into the team.
I always think that great players can play in any era; Bobby Charlton would have been a great player today and Wayne Rooney would have been a great player back then, Ferguson said.
Wayne came in as a first-team player right away, even though he was only 18, and he s gone on to play for Manchester United for 12 years, whic…