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Barcelona target Jonathan Tah is said to have a €25m (£22.3m, $29.1m) release clause in his contract at Bayer Leverkusen.

Wales boss Chris Coleman has claimed Bale will only feature in the coming friendlies against France and Panama if Real Madrid give him their blessing.

Cologne's win over BATE Borisov means Arsenal book their place in the last 32 with two matches to spare, despite being held to a goalless draw by Red Star Belgrade.

Sam Allardyce, Sean Dyche and Marco Sliva have all been linked with the vacant post at Goodison Park.

France coach Didier Deschamps believes Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris will miss a minimum of 15 days with groin injury sustained against Real Madrid.

Tyson Fury remains intent on reminding the public of his status as a lineal heavyweight champion, but will it be enough to secure a clash with Anthony Joshua?

Red Star Belgrade striker Richmond Boakye says he will not feel under pressure to impress any Chelsea scouts during Thursday's Europa League clash with Arsenal.

Bilic says his position as West Ham boss is far from secure heading into the Premier League visit of Liverpool.

Sakho missed Palace's 2-2 home draw with fellow strugglers West Ham United on Saturday with a calf injury.

David Unsworth's beleaguered Toffees face a very tough task against Bruno Genesio's side at the Groupama Stadium.

Mourinho will seemingly have to make do without Jesse Lingard, Marouane Fellaini, Michael Carrick, Paul Pogba, Marcos Rojo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic for the clash at Stamford Bridge.

Origi joined Wolfsburg from the Reds on a season-long loan in the summer and believes he can develop his game at the Volkswagen Stadium.

Chelsea star N'Golo Kante has been left out of the France squad as it still uncertain whether he will be back to face Manchester United on Sunday.

Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta has returned to training ahead of the visit of Sevilla.

Tammy Abraham is the stand-out call-up to Gareth Southgate's England squad for the friendlies against Germany and Brazil.

Roger Federer has had one his most successful season in a decade having won seven titles thus far in 2017.

Gabriel Jesus was wanted by Real Madrid and Barcelona, while Manchester City's neighbours Manchester United were also in for the striker before he decided to move to the Etihad.

Tottenham sealed a famous 3-1 win to secure qualification for the round of 16 thanks to two goals from Alli.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is yet to start a Premier League game for Liverpool since his £35m move from Arsenal on transfer deadline day.

Manchester United have told Andreas Pereira they will consider cutting short his loan deal at Valencia if he continues to make regular appearances.

Leon Goretzka is determined to join Barcelona despite having also received offers from Bayern Munich, Juventus and Liverpool.

Mourinho was critical of the match day atmosphere at Old Trafford following United's win over Tottenham last weekend.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has opened up on the form shown by evergreen pair Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.

The Gunners will play their fourth group game of the campaign against Red Star Belgrade in the Europa League, having won all three games thus far.

Cristiano Ronaldo signed a new five-year contract at Real Madrid last November. His current deal at the Spanish capital club is set to run down in 2021.

Keane insists that it is hard to be optimistic about the Reds as they have a lot of problems at the back which will eventually come back to bite them.

Barcelona technical secretary Robert Fernandez watched CSKA starlet Aleksandr Golovin in action during Basel's 2-1 defeat to CSKA Moscow on Tuesday night.

Liverpool native and welterweight contender Darren Till is looking to outdo Conor McGregor and become the UFC's first-ever three-weight world champion.

Blues hierarchy continue to hold Conte in high esteem and are sympathetic to the injury setbacks that have robbed the Italian of some key players this season.