Portuguese daily that Besiktas star Manuel Fernandes could be leaving the club in the summer transfer window.

The 27-year-old is a key member of the squad at FIYAPI Inonu Stadium and is widely regarded as one of Super Lig s top midfielders.

However, it appears that he is searching for a new challenge, with a number of top European sides ready to pounce.

According to Record, West Ham and Fenerbahce are believed to be leading the race for the player s signature, and they could make their interest concrete in the coming days.

Manuel Fernandes already has some Premier League experience, having made 30 league appearances for Portsmouth and Everton.

The former Portugal international, who played for Valencia before joining Besiktas in January 2011, has…

Eder s long wait for an international goal came to an end as Portugal won Tuesday s friendly in Stade de Geneve 1-0 to consign Antonio Conte to his first defeat at Italy coach.
Portugal had to contend without talismanic captain Cristiano Ronaldo who is reported to have been allowed to go on holiday rather than play in Switzerland against Conte s side, but Eder s first goal for his country ensured they came out on top.
The Braga striker had failed to find the back of the net in 17 appearances for Portugal since making his debut back in 2012, but he converted an exquisite cross from Ricardo Quaresma.

It is Italy s first loss since losing to Uruguay in the World Cup almost a year ago and it comes just four days after a 1-1 Euro 2016 qualifying draw with Croatia that left them …

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The 2018/19 Serie A season will open this Saturday and while all eyes in the world will be on Cristiano Ronaldo s debut with Juventus, we can t forget about the other games. Especially this one, as it will feature a battle between two attacking-minded sides that finished in the Top 5 during last season. Kick off is scheduled at 19:30 BST at Stadio Olimpico.

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Should we call Lazio s 2017-18 season a disappointment based on how it ended? The Rome-based side flirted with a potential UEFA Champions League return and also looked like one of the best teams in the UEFA Europa League, but they finished empty handed since they got kicked out of the European tournament by RB Salzburg, and also waste…

have almost given up on all hope of signing Frenkie de Jong from Ajax this summer, according to .

It had been reported that de Jong s move to Camp Nou depended largely on Ajax failing to qualify for the group stages of this season s Champions League, but after beating Dynamo Kyiv 3-1 in the first leg of the final round of qualifiers their chances of making the competition are looking very good. Should they finish the job in the rematch in Ukraine on Tuesday, the Dutch club will certainly need their star player a while longer.

Speaking after the first leg on Wednesday this week, the 21-year-old revealed the decision for him to stay in Amsterdam for one more season has been all but made even though a move to Barcelona would represent a huge leap in his career .

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Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag does not think a six-match unbeaten run means their season has turned a corner but he believes they are “back in the race” for the top four.

Having won just twice in nine matches and lost five in December, United have now won five and drawn one of their last six.

Last weekend’s victory at Aston Villa was important as it kept them within six points of fourth-placed Tottenham and with games to come against Luton, Fulham, Everton, Sheffield United and Brentford – not withstanding the Manchester derby in that sequence – maintaining that sort of form will push them closer to Champions League qualification.

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Portuguese captain Cristiano Ronaldo confessed to being a broken man on Wednesday after his side s 1-0 defeat to Iberian rivals Spain in their World Cup Last 16 match on Tuesday.

The 25-year-old Real Madrid star who once again failed to live up to his club form for his country at a major championships said he felt a deep sadness at the exit at the hands of the European champions, who progressed to a quarter-final meeting with Paraguay thanks to David Villa s fourth goal of the tournament.

I feel a broken man, completely disconsolate, frustrated and an unimaginable sadness, he said in a statement released on the website of Gestifute, which is owned by his agent.

Ronaldo, whose side failed to score in three of their four matches save a 7-0 humbling of North Korea…

Leicester City have said manager Nigel Pearson remains in great spirits despite being kept in hospital over the weekend.

Pearson was taken to hospital after the Championship leaders 1-1 draw with Blackburn Rovers on Saturday, and remained there to undergo further tests.

The result at Ewood Park extended Leciester s unbeaten run to 17 games, but that achievement was overshadowed by Pearson s ill health.

Leicester revealed the 50-year-old had been suffering from sickness prior to the match and took the decision to be checked over.

A statement on the club s official website on Monday read: After the match, Nigel took the decision to seek medical advice and to attend hospital for tests, as a precautionary measure.

He remains in hospital at this stage and will u…

Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre is confident star striker Luis Suarez will remain at Anfield for years to come.

Suarez tried to force through a move away from Liverpool after the club s failure to qualify for the UEFA Champions League last season.

The forward was the subject of two bids from Premier League rivals Arsenal in August before signing a new contract in December.

Suarez has since enjoyed his best season in England, scoring 29 goals to help Liverpool reach the top of the Premier League.

His form has not gone unnoticed, with title-rivals Manchester City reportedly weighing up a big-money move, but Liverpool have no intention of letting their prized asset depart.

We love having him as part of the club and I know he loves being here so we would e…

Radamel Falcao s inspired intervention from the bench secured a vital 2-1 win for Monaco against Dijon to restore their three-point lead at the top of Ligue 1.

With second-placed Paris Saint-Germain winning at Angers on Friday, the pressure was on Monaco to follow suit, but they trailed Dijon at Stade Louis II until Falcao, rested ahead of a Champions League clash with Borussia Dortmund, arrived as a substitute to create one goal and score the other with a pair of stunning free-kicks.

The visitors enjoyed the better of the opening 45 minutes as Lois Diony powered a left-footed shot against the crossbar before captain Cedric Varrault broke the deadlock.

Varrault was quickest to react when Danijel Subasic parried Julio Tavares header, bundling the ball into the ne…

The son of Brazil great Pele has vowed to clear his name after being ordered to serve prison time for alleged drug trafficking and money laundering.

Edinho, a former Santos goalkeeper, handed himself in to police to complete his sentencing after a court in Sao Paulo ruled on Friday that he must serve 12 years and 10 months in prison. He denies all charges against him.

The 46-year-old was first arrested in 2005 but appealed against the charges and has been free to work as head coach of Tricordiano.

A court sentenced Edinho to an initial 33 years in prison in 2014. Although that sentence has been reduced, he must be imprisoned while his appeal continues.

Speaking to the media as he arrived at a police station in Santos, Edinho insisted that the case agains…