Ilkay Gundogan says his special Manchester City team-mate Erling Haaland can be a future contender to win the Ballon d Or.
Since joining City from Borussia Dortmund in June, Haaland has scored 20 goals in 13 appearances and become the first player in Premier League history to score hat-tricks in three consecutive home games, the last of which came against rivals Manchester United in a 6-3 thrashing.
The 22-year-old was 10th in the 2022 Ballon d Or rankings as Real Madrid captain Karim Benzema was named the best player in the world for the first time on Monday.
Gundogan believes Norway international Haaland has all the attributes to land the prestigious award.
There is quality, everyone can see it, Gundogan told City s official website. There is a lot of …
Inter president Erick Thohir has promised fans that new signings will be arriving at San Siro in the very near future.
The Indonesian businessman took control of the club in October and has regularly outlined his intentions to provide the funds to add to the playing squad.
Inter finished fifth in Serie A at the end of the season to qualify for the UEFA Europa League, a long way short of the heights of 2010 when Jose Mourinho guided the club to a league, cup and UEFA Champions League treble.
On Saturday, ahead of the all-Spanish Champions League final between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, Thohir told Sky Sport Italia that it was time to return Inter to the European force they were four years ago.
What (previous owner) Massimo Moratti did for Inter was excellent…
Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri has called on his players to halt their two-match losing streak in Serie A when they host Genoa on Saturday.
Mazzarri s side were unlikely title contenders for much of the season, before slipping to third in the table following consecutive defeats to Udinese and Palmero.
Now nine points behind league leaders AC Milan with only four matches remaining, the Scudetto is surely out of their grasp.
But Mazzarri has not given up yet, challenging his team to protect the record of never having lost three consecutive matches under his stewardship, which began in October 2009.
The game against Genoa is not decisive because there are another three still to play, Mazzarri said.
However we have never lost two games in a row sinc…
Manchester City are set to wrap up the deal for Borussia Dortmund midfielder Ilkay Gundogan, .
The Germany international has long been on the Citizens radar, and the latest reports suggest an agreement has been reached.
According to Kicker, Borussia Dortmund have accepted a €25 million bid for the highly rated footballer, who should soon seal a switch to Etihad Stadium.
Gundogan is thus set to become the first signing of new Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola, who is .
The highly rated footballer is set to miss the Euro 2016 finals through injury, but he should recover in time for the new season.
Borussia Dortmund had no choice but to accept the latest offer for his services due to the fact that Gundogan’s current contract is due to expire in…
Brendan Rodgers is refusing to make comparisons between former Liverpool man Luis Suarez and new arrival Mario Balotelli.
After moving to Anfield in January 2011, Suarez established himself as one of the best players in the world with a prolific spell over the past couple of years.
The Uruguayan netted 23 Premier League strikes during 2012-13, before equalling the record for goals in a 38-game season in 2013-14 when he found the net 31 times in just 33 appearances.
That form prompted Barcelona to tempt him away from Anfield in a big-money move during the off-season, while Rodgers brought in Balotelli from Milan in an attempt to replace Suarez s goals.
The Italy international has one in five appearances in all competitions so far, and Rodgers believes like…