Mexico and Benfica forward Raul Jimenez is open to a move to the Premier League amid links to Liverpool and West Ham.
Jimenez, 26, is reportedly a target for the two English clubs after helping Benfica to two Primeira Liga titles in as many seasons.
The Mexico international, who spent a season at Atletico Madrid before heading to Portugal, would seemingly consider a move to the Premier League.
The Premier League is a great championship, but you have to wait, Jimenez told ESPN after being sent off in his nation s third-place play-off loss to Portugal at the Confederations Cup on Sunday.
I don t close any doors and we ll see what happens. I m still at Benfica.
Now, I m going to have a good vacation then go back to work with everything.
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Highly-rated youngster Sergi Canos could make his Liverpool debut in the final round of the Premier League season, according to manager Jurgen Klopp.
Canos who was signed from the Barcelona youth academy in 2013 spent the majority of the 2015-16 on loan at Championship outfit Brentford.
The 19-year-old Spaniard made 38 appearances for the second-tier outfit, scoring seven goals as the side finished ninth in the standings.
However, with Klopp expected to rest a number of first-teamers with one eye on the Europa League final against Sevilla, Canos could be handed his Liverpool debut when the Merseyside club travel to West Brom on Sunday.
The earliest plan is that he will be in training tomorrow because he is back, Klopp said after Liverpool drew 1-1 wi…
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Two sides making their Bundesliga returns on Saturday afternoon, Werder Bremen will be hoping to continue on their summer purple patch when they host Hertha Berlin.
Starting with the hosts, while Werder Bremen might have just about managed to keep hold of their Bundesliga status thanks to a dramatic 2-2 draw away at Heidenheim and scraping through on away goals, the Greens appear to have made some real improvements this summer. Coming past lower league Carl Zeiss Jena in the DFP Pokal when making a return to competitive action, Florian Kohfeldt s men remarkably won each of their six pre-season appearances on the bounce. Collecting a thumping 4-1 win against Greek outfit LASK in what would have been a huge morale-boost for…
Kingsley Coman s ankle injury sustained against Augsburg does not look so good , according to Bayern Munich head coach Niko Kovac.
Coman was Bayern s star man in Friday s 3-2 win, twice equalising before setting up David Alaba for what proved to be the winner.
They were his first Bundesliga goals of the season after the France international missed three months of the season with ankle ligament damage.
Coman could not return to the field after being caught on his left ankle by Kevin Danso in the last minute of the 90 at WWK Arena.
And ahead of a Champions League last-16 first-leg trip to Liverpool on Tuesday, Kovac is concerned about Coman s ankle.
According to the doctors, it does not look so good, the Bayern boss told Eurosport in a post-match i…
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Two sides who find themselves seeking a real Premier League boost this weekend, Tottenham will welcome Manchester United to north London on Saturday.
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Starting with the hosts, managing to pick up what was a much-needed EFL Cup boost in midweek, Tottenham will be desperate to build off of that momentum. While Spurs might not have been at their best once again at Turf Moor, Nuno Espírito Santo s side did claim a 1-0 win on the road as they booked their spot in the quarter-final of this year s tournament. However, last seen on Premier League duties getting hit with a worrying 1-0 loss away at London rivals West Ham, the former Wolves boss is calling on his side to desperately find some stability. Coming under more scrutiny aft…
Ali Daei congratulated Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo for equalling his long-standing record for international goals.
Ronaldo scored twice from the penalty spot to move onto 109 goals for defending champions Portugal as they secured passage to the knockout stages of Euro 2020 with a 2-2 draw against France on Wednesday.
The 36-year-old Ronaldo now needs just one more goal to surpass Daei, who chalked up his remarkable tally for Iran between 1993 and 2006.
Daei was quick to mark the achievement on social media and predict that he will not jointly hold the record for long.
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Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has made it clear Fernando Torres will have to earn his place in at Euro 2012 with good performances for Chelsea.
The striker netted the winner in Spain s 1-0 win over Germany in the final of the 2008 European Championships, but has been struggling to find his best form at club level since leaving Liverpool for Chelsea in January 2011.
And Del Bosque has now insisted that his selection for next year s tournament will be based on actual performances rather than on achievements from the past.
There will not be any privileges for anyone. There is a lot of competition for places and we have to be fair, Del Bosque said at a press conference ahead of Tuesday s Group I qualifier at home to Scotland.
Fernando Torres has a great h…
Conor Bradley was “absolutely buzzing” after his first Northern Ireland goal was enough for Michael O’Neill’s side to beat disappointing Scotland 1-0 in a friendly at Hampden Park.
A deflected shot from Bradley in the 32nd minute put Northern Ireland in front against the run of play, and despite having more than 80 per cent possession, Scotland could not find a way back as their winless run stretched to seven games to leave big questions over their Euro 2024 preparation.
For Bradley, it was yet another big moment in a breakthrough season as the Green and White Army enjoyed their first win at Hampden Park in 50 years and the 20-year-old became the first Liverpool player to score for Northern Ireland in 110 years.
“I’m absolutely buzzing,” Bradley tol…
Udinese captain Antonio Di Natale has backed former coach Francesco Guidolin to jump into the Italy hot seat vacated by Cesare Prandelli.
After four years in charge, Prandelli new coach of Galatasaray resigned following Italy s failure to qualify for the knockout phase of the FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
Italy finished third in Group D behind Costa Rica and Uruguay after losing to the South Americans in their final fixture last month.
With the national team on the lookout for Prandelli s successor, Di Natale has thrown his support behind Guidolin, who stepped down as coach of Udinese at the end of last season a position he had occupied since 2010.
After a 30-year career he would be a good man for the Nazionale, Di Natale told reporters of the 58-year-old It…
New Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri understands the scepticism surrounding his appointment but is determined to win over the fans.
Allegri was appointed on Wednesday following the departure of Antonio Conte, who left Juve by mutual consent 24 hours earlier.
The 46-year-old takes over following a mixed spell with Milan, which saw him win the Serie A title in his first season in charge in 2010-11 before a downturn in fortunes.
Allegri was sacked by Milan in January with the 18-time Italian champions languishing in 11th place in the top flight.
However, he has now been given a chance to restore his reputation with a Juve team that will be looking to win a fourth straight Scudetto in 2014-15.
And, although he was surprised by the offer, the job r…