Borussia Monchengladbach will try to complete a permanent deal for Reece Oxford after he was recalled from his loan spell early by West Ham, the club s sporting director Max Eberl said.
The 19-year-old joined Gladbach on a season-long loan in June but has started only two league games for the Bundesliga club.
West Ham brought an early end to Oxford s loan spell on Friday, with some reports suggesting he could make a quick return to Germany with RB Leipzig.
However, they may have competition for his signature with Eberl confirming Monchengladbach s interest, while also suggesting the versatile defender is keen to make a permanent move.
We were informed of their decision to activate the clause and recall him this morning, said Eberl.
However, we c…
Chelsea have not given up hope of catching Manchester City and retaining their Premier League crown, according to Danny Drinkwater.
Antonio Conte s men moved into second place in the table on Saturday after a comprehensive 5-0 thrashing of Stoke City at Stamford Bridge.
The hosts raced into a 3-0 lead midway through the first half thanks to Antonio Rudiger, Pedro and Drinkwater as Stoke were brushed aside with ease.
Willian and Davide Zappacosta completed the win late on to fire Chelsea above Manchester United and to within 13 of leaders City – who face Crystal Palace on Sunday.
We re doing well. The more wins we pick up in a row, the better it is for us, he told BBC s Match of the Day.
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Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi did not offer any backing to coach Laurent Blanc as he called for a new cycle and big changes in the French capital.
For the second successive season PSG completed a clean sweep of domestic trophies, triumphing in the Trophee des Champions, the Coupe de la Liga, the Coupe de France and Ligue 1 – the latter with a record points total of 96.
However, elimination from the Champions League at the quarter-final stage for a fourth campaign running has left a bitter taste in the president s mouth.
Asked whether he could confirm Blanc would be at the helm for the start of the 2016-17 season by Le Parisien, Al-Khelaifi replied: I will not speak of particular cases. Big changes will happen. A new cycle will start, you ll …
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said he couldn t be less interested in anything in the world regarding Nike s apparent leak of Philippe Coutinho s rumoured transfer to Barcelona.
The Brazilian has been linked with the Catalan giants since the start of the season and was not part of the Reds squad for Monday s 2-1 victory at Burnley due to a minor thigh complaint.
Build-up to that clash was dominated by sportswear manufacturer Nike advertising customisation of Barca s 2017-18 kit along with the caption: Philippe Coutinho is ready to light up Camp Nou. Get your 2017-18 FC Barcelona kit with the Magician s name on it. Act fast – free personalisation only available until 6 January.
Nike later deleted the page and it remains unclear whether it was a PR blunde…
Steven Naismith has put his greater productivity in 2013-14 down to switching inside to a more central striking role for Everton.
The Scotland international joined from Rangers two years ago, scoring four goals in all competitions during the 2012-13 campaign.
This time round, however, Naismith netted nine times as Everton finished fifth in the Premier League and reached the last eight of the FA Cup.
And the 27-year-old attributes that improvement to moving into a central position, rather than taking up a berth out on the wing.
For me I look back each season and see if there needs to be an improvement, he told the club s official website.
This season there has definitely been a bigger improvement than last season when I was getting used to new surroundings a…