Hamburger SV are eager to cash in on midfielder Gojko Kacar before the January transfer window closes.
Kacar, 25, is one of the highest earners at the club and is nowhere near winning a place in the starting line-up, so no wonder the club officials want to push him towards the exit door.
The Serbian midfielder appeared to be on his way to Hannover, after the two clubs agreed on the transfer fee, but he could not agree personal terms with the 96ers.
Kacar appears to be perfectly happy to stay on the fringes at Imtech Arena and keep pocketing hefty salary, but HSV have other plans.
“We now have until the end of the month to find another club for Gojko (Kacar),” sporting director Frank Arnesen .
Kacar is currently earning €1.5m per campaign, b…
Arsenal are negotiating a new contract with defender Per Mertesacker, manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed.
The Germany international has featured in 16 of the club s games this season, helping them to top both the Premier League and Group F in the UEFA Champions League.
Speaking on Friday, Wenger said talks were ongoing to secure an agreement with the 29-year-old.
He has one and a half years to go, so that s a long time, he stated.
We are in the process, yes, of talking.
Mertesacker, who scored in Germany s 1-0 win over England on Tuesday, moved to the Emirates Stadium from Werder Bremen in 2011.
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Germany, Belgium and Switzerland sealed their places at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Friday s European qualifying action.
Joachim Low s Germany – who finished third at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa – booked their place in Brazil with a classy 3-0 triumph over the Republic of Ireland in Cologne.
Sami Khedira s deflected strike put Germany in front after just 12 minutes before second-half goals from Andre Schurrle and Mesut Ozil capped off the victory to see them progress as the winners of Group C, giving them their eighth win in nine qualifiers.
Meanwhile, Romelu Lukaku scored twice as Belgium defeated Croatia 2-1 in Zagreb to confirm their position at the top of Group A.
The Everton forward struck in the 15th and 38th minutes and despite Niko Kranjcar comi…
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The first Manchester derby of the season gets underway on Sunday afternoon as Manchester City and Manchester United clash at Old Trafford.
Both sides come into the clash off the back of excellent victories in the UEFA Champions League and will be looking to continue their positive form against their fierce rivals.
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Despite the inconsistent form experienced at Old Trafford in recent weeks, Jose Mourinho s Red Devils arrive back in England following a stunning 2-1 victory over Italian giants in midweek. As has become the custom for United this season, they went behind due to a fabulous strike from Cristiano Ronaldo, before hitting back in the second-half…
Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing Lautaro Martinez from Inter Milan, according to . It has been reported that Tottenham wanted to sign Martinez in the summer of 2021 and will target the Argentina international striker in the January transfer window or in the summer of 2022.
Martinez remains on the radar of Tottenham and will leave defending Italian champions Inter in 2022. Antonio Conte has been appointed as the new Tottenham manager this week. The Italian tactician worked with Martinez at Inter and won the Scudetto last season.
The 24-year-old has made eight starts and two substitute appearances in Serie A so far this season, scoring five goals and providing one assist in the process. Martinez scored 17 goals and provided six assists in the league last season…
NetEase Games has come under fire for its recent closed alpha release of multiplayer superhero title Marvel Rivals. Members of the game’s community spotted that the contract that players have to sign in order to get access to it includes a non-disparagement clause.
The way in which this non-disparagement clause issports betting worded indicates that those playing Marvel Rivals would not be allowed to criticise the game in any way whatsoever, including making funny or satirical videos about it.
“Making disaparaging or satirical comments about any game-related material, such as game features, characters, or music,” reads the non-disparagement clause, listing the things pla…
Dundee United have trolled their next-door neighbours after Dundee blamed climate change for a raft of postponements.
Dundee club secretary Eric Drysdale pointed to the impact of global weather issues after their cinch Premiership encounter with Rangers was postponed on Wednesday night for a second time.
United used their official X account to take a light-hearted dig at their city rivals as they posted photographs of Jim Goodwin and his squad training on their pitch ahead of their cinch Championship encounter with Morton at a sunny Tannadice.
The perfect climate for fine-tuning |
— Dundee United FC (@dundeeunitedfc)
The caption read: “The perfect climate for #MORUTD fine-tuning”, and was followed by a sunshine emoji.
The two cl…
Poland midfielder Adam Matuszczyk has empathised with Franciszek Smuda as his coach ponders whether to recall Wojciech Szczesny.
Przemyslaw Tyton became an instant hero when he came off the bench and saved the penalty that had been conceded by Szczesny in their opening Euro 2012 clash against Greece, which finished 1-1.
But the Arsenal goalkeeper, who started the tournament as first choice, is back from his ban for the game against Michal Bilek s Czech Republic, leaving Smuda with a difficult decision to make.
We have two very good goalkeepers, Wojciech and Przemyslaw, Matuszczyk told reporters.
I am happy that I do not have to make the decision (about) who must be the number one.
Midfielder Rafal Murawski echoed his countryman s sentiments.<…
Carlo Ancelotti brushed aside criticism of Real Madrid s unattractive style, saying winning was more important than playing well.
Madrid are unbeaten with five victories across seven games in all competitions this season (two draws), and they got off to a winning start in their Champions League defence on Tuesday, beating Stuttgart 3-1.
In LaLiga, they have won their last two games 2-0 against Real Betis and Real Sociedad, but have still come under fire for their performances.
Ancelotti, however, defended his team s style ahead of their clash at home to mid-table Espanyol.
Real Madrid fans prefer winning over playing well, he said.
Ideally you want both, winning while playing an attractive style of football, but our main objective is pleasing ou…
According to reports, Arne Slot has discussed the prospect of bringing a Feyenoord player with him to Liverpool ahead of next season.
Slot has been confirmed as Jurgen Klopp s replacement at Liverpool so naturally, s
Liverpool to sign new striker?
s priority is expected to be to sign a new centre-back this summer but they could be forced into the market for a striker i
23-year-old Mexico international Santiago Gimenez shone for Feyenoord in 2023/24 as he grabbed 23 goals and six assists in his 30 Eredivisie appearances.
Gimenez s form for Feyenoord has fuelled speculation linking him with a move to the Premier League, with Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur mentioned as possible destinations.
Despite this, Liverpool are also in the running…