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With the player's agent, Alejandro Camano confirming in March that the Moroccan international will return to parent club, Real Madrid after his two years loan spell at Borussia Dortmund end this summer and his client is ready to play for (the best team in the world) Real Madrid. It appears the 21year old will be afforded no chance to play for the team whom he has been with since 2006 as reports suggest a move to Inter Milan is imminent. Hakimi Achraf, who has been impressive this season, contributing to 19 goals across all competitions for BVB, is ranked one of the best players in the BundesLiga and the UEFA champions league. His abilities defensively and contributions in attack will see him slot easily into any team but not in Real Madrid by the look of things. Achraf made no secret, his intentions to represent Los Blancos but seems the club are not intending on giving a chance to any of his loaned stars. His counterpart in Madrid, Dani Carvajal has not been in t

The Reds were held to a scoreless draw in the Merseyside derby on their Premier League return after Everton showed a spirited performance. Liverpool endured a frustrating return to the premier league as they could find a breakthrough before the full time whistle at the Goodison Park. Andy Robertson was not in the squad while Mohamed Salah and Gini Wijnaldum were benched, the former due to lack of match fitness. Liverpool's best chance in the first half falls to Roberto Firmino who was unable to get his shot on target from the edge of the box. The best chances of the games went to Everton as Tom Davis struck while Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Richarlison forcing big saves from Alisson. Injuries to James Milner and Joel Matip ruined the plan to bring on Mohamed Salah in the later stages of the match but The Reds will be the happier of the two teams to come away with a point. The result means Liverpool are now 23 points ahead of Manchester City with eight games to spare

Real Madrid capitalize on Barcelona's goalless draw in Seville with a win over Sociedad at the Anoeta to return to La Liga summit. Goals from captain Sergio Ramos and Karim Benzema was enough for Los Blancos to see off Sociedad and retake control of the league after losing the top spot to Barcelona before the suspension of matches. Sergio Ramos put Real in from with a 50th minute penalty after Vinicius was tripped in the area and VAR review sees no reason to overturn the referee decision. Ramos was replaced soon after scoring by Eder Militao due to an injury in the 60th minute after getting caught by Sociedad striker Isak, minutes earlier. Karim Benzema then doubled the lead in the 70th minute before Mikel Merino scored seven minutes from normal time to spark a nervous ending to the clash but Real held their nerves to see out the match with a win. Real return to the top of La Liga, leading Barcelona on better head to head while Atletico Madrid pip Sevilla to third a

Barcelona could not find a breakthrough in their clash with Sevilla at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on Friday night and had to settle for a point. The result means a win for Real in tonight's trip to Sociedad will see them leapfrog the Catalan club to the top of the league standings due to a better head to head against Barcelona. Madrid beat Barcelona 2-0 at the Camp Nou a week to the last match before suspension of games, only to lose 2-1 at Betis and allow Barcelona regain top spot. Los Blancos will be looking to avoid a shock result this time as the match against Sevilla is just one of the few games Barcelona is expected to drop points in their remaining fixtures. Both club still have Athletic Bilbao in their respective remaining games while Barcelona will still host Atletico Madrid at the Camp Nou, a clash expected to have a big say as to where the title will go this season. Real Madrid welcomed Marco Asensio back to the squad in their win against Valencia

The gunners endured another horrid afternoon at Brighton as the home side come from behind to snatch all three points. On the back of their mid-week 3-0 loss to Manchester City, the gunners conceded a late winner to Brighton who have not win in the league since the turn of the year. The London club started the match brightly but lost goalkeeper Bernd Leno to injury in the 36th minute when he collided into striker Neal Maupay and had to be carried off on a stretcher. Pepe gave Arsenal the lead in the 68th minute but Lewis Dunk equalises for Brighton seven minutes later before Maupay ensures tmThe Gunners leave empty handed. The injury to Leno added to the growing list of casualties at the club as Granit Xhaka and Pablo Mari also had to leave the pitch in mid-week loss at the Ethiad. The club have always had injury problems for long, with players always looking fragile, going down holding their body and ready to leave the pitch whenever they concede almost the slightest tack

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has confirmed that German winger Leroy Sane will not extend his contract at the club. Guardiola said: "Leroy said he doesn’t want to extend his contract. If he wants to leave and it is going to happen this summer or at the end of the contract." "The club talked to me a few times, he rejected his contract so he wants to play at another club." "I think everybody knows and if at the end of this season an agreement can be found he will leave, if not he will leave at the end of his contract." He continued "I’m disappointed of course. When we make an offer to a player, it is because we want him. We tried before the injury, we tried after and it was rejected. “I said many times we want players who want to play with this club and commit to try to achieve our targets but of course we respect him. “He’s an incredibly nice guy. I love him so much. He’s educated, a nice family. I have nothing against him but he de

Arsenal Striker Pierre-Emrick Aubameyang says the decision he has to make on whether signing a new contract with the club or not is the most important decision he has ever had to make in his career so far. The Gabonnese told French football programme Telefoot: " I haven't had an offer recently, but I did speak to the club quite a few months ago, and the know why nothing has happened yet." "It's a turning point in my career and I want to be honest with everyone." "They [Arsenal] have the keys. It is up to them to do their work and, after that, we will see how things go. It'll certainly be a very difficult decision to make." He added. Reports suggest Barcelona and Inter Milan are interested in the former Borussia Dortmund man who has scored 61 times in 97 outings for the London club since 2018. Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta stated in March that he wants to keep the player "under any circumstances" and the club must come t

Despite reports that surfaced in January that Spanish giants Real Madrid have agreed personal terms with the Midfielder, it appears the Premier League will be Donny Van De Beek's destination. When denying any agreement with Madrid, the 23-year old said: "It makes no sense, I can't control what people say. I think it is premature. I have often said: I will not hurry; I am fine here. If it happens, it happens." Real Madrid have been linked with a number of Midfield players with one of their top targets being Manchester United's Paul Pogba while United are also interested in luring De Beek to the Old Trafford stadium. The Premier League side do have a host of Midfield players, boasting the likes of Paul Pogba, Scott McTomminay, Fred, Matić among others but bringing in De Beek to the squad will surely improve United's play should The Red Devils get the deal done for the Netherlands international. De Beek is a utility player who can play anywhere in t

Trent Alexander Arnold despite being one of the most excited and talented full backs currently in the game of football, the Liverpool legend and former midfielder has come out to say that he doesn't see the 21 year old ever winning the renowned award. This latest comments comes in disagreement with the assessments made by Cafu who said someday the Liverpool academy graduate will be recognised as the World's best player. The Brazilian legend who also played as a right back during his time made this statement while speaking to FIFA's official website. His words -"He's a sensational player, a rare talent, if he keeps playing the way he has been, he will be regarded as one of the best players in the world. He has the potential to win [The Best FIFA Men’s Player] award.” However Danny Murphy didn't quite agree with Cafu's view. The ex-Liverpool player told the media "I think he(Cafu) could’ve praised him without talking about the Ballon d’Or. The a

Since signing for Real Madrid in January 2015 for a reported fee believed to be around the region of €4m, Martin Ødegaard has hardly been seen in the White and Black of Los Merengues. The Norwegian international made just one La Liga appearance for Real when he became the club's youngest debutant at 16years and 157days old, coming on as a 58th minute substitute for Cristiano Ronaldo on the final day of the 2014-15 season. He spent his first two and a half years in Madrid with the Castilla before moving out on loan to Dutch side Heerenveen before the start of the 2017-18 season and remained in the Holland the following season but at Vitesse Arnhem. Ahead of the current campaign, Ødegaard returned to Real but was sent on loan to La Liga side, Real Sociedad with Los Blancos retaining the option to recall him or extent his stay. The 21years old's impressive form for Sociedad has seen him notched seven goals and eight assists in 28 outings. He has not been a standout pe

Bayern Munich came from 1-0 down to beat Leverkusen 4-2 in the BundesLiga matchday 30 as Leipzig fumble at home against Paderborn. Lucas Alario gave Leverkusen the lead in the 10th minute after being played through by Julian Baumgartlinger. Bayern however, responds three minutes from the half hour mark as Leon Goretzka played Coman through. Three minutes to go to halftime, Goretzka turns a goal scorer as he was set up by Thomas Müller who recorded his 19th assists of the season. Gnabry makes it 3-1 to Bayern in the added minutes of the first half, capitalising on Leverkusen's sloppy defense after receiving a pass from Joshua Kimmich. And from a Thomas Muller's cross, Robert Lewandowski scored his 44th goal in all competitions this season in the 66th minute before two teenagers Florian Wirtz 17, and Paulinho 19, combines as the former beat Manuel Neuer to make 4-2. Patrik Schick gave the Red Bull club the lead in the 27th minute and were reduced to 10men few mi

First match of the BundesLiga matchday 30 sees fourth place Borussia Monchengladbach travel to Freiburg on Friday night and the match was settled by the instant impact of substitute Nils Peterson. The 31year old Midfielder replaced Rolland Sallai seconds before steering Vincenzo Grifo's free-kick into the back of the net with his head. The result now give Leverkusen, who hosts league leaders Bayern Munich in one of the early kick offs on Saturday the opportunity to go second with a win or go above Gladbach with a draw as the race for champions league place next season intensify. 11th place Frankfurt host Mainz who are without a win since the restart, occupying the 15th position and stand the risk of dropping into the relegation places if they don't get a result and Dusseldorf beat 7th place Hoffenheim the same time today. The good news for Mainz is that they haven't lost in their last three matches against Frankfurt (W2 D1), however, Frankfurt have overcame th

Timo Werner to Chelsea seems imminent as BILD SPORT confirms that The Blues are close to completing a deal of fee around €60m for the German striker. Werner, who has been heavily linked with a move to Liverpool, has been reported to almost completing a move to Premier League rivals. Chelsea are desperately in need of a striker after the dip in form of Tammy Abraham which has seen Oliver Giroud start for the blues in their recent games before the suspension of matches have maybe convinced the RB Leipzig man to choose them over the current European champion. With 31 goals and 12 assists in 43 outings for Leipzig this season, Werner, will be an upgrade on all of Chelsea's current strikers. His pace combined with his ice old finishing prowess will also prove deadly asset for London club. The Blues have completed the signing of Hakimi Ziyech from Ajax ahead of next season and adding Werner to that will make the Frank Lampard's side impeccable next season. The German has

Odion Ighalo has committed to do everything he can to take Manchester United "higher and higher" after the extension of his loan from Shanghai Shenhua. The Nigerian striker is expected to stay at Old Trafford until the end of January, 2021 after United had signed a new deal with his parent club in China Before the suspension of the Premier League, Ighalo who joined Manchester United in January had scored an impressive 4 goals in 8 appearances in all competitions "I'm really happy," Ighalo said. "It's a dream for me to be here. I'm buzzing and ready to go. Since the first day I arrived, I made it clear that I wanted whatever it takes to continue that work. "Like I've said, since I was young, I've been supporting this club and playing for it is a dream. Now I've extended my loan, it makes it more even clear and I'm committed as I know, in my head, I'm here until January ending. "I just want to work hard and e

The restart of the season was announced by the Spanish National Sports Council on the 29th of May after the suspension of matches over two months ago. The current campaign was paused after the matchday 27 with FC Barcelona occupying the first position on the log, leading Real Madrid with just two points ahead. Ahead of the return on the 11th of June, Oltsports correspondant Afolabi Kehinde Hassan, takes a look at seven things to expect when the league resumes. 1. Matches to be played at empty Stadiums Fans will be unable to attend stadiums to watch matches due to the preventive measures that football has taken in order to prevent the spreading of the Coronavirus. When asked whether fans could attend stadiums to watch live matches, president of Spanish National Sports Council Irene Lozano said to Cadena SER via AS on Tuesday: "It is impossible. The integrity of the competition must be respected." "There are many considerations in this regard, but the most

Philippe Coutinho after enduring a not so productive spell at Barcelona and a season long loan at Bayern Munich since leaving Liverpool in January 2018, the Brazilian is aiming for a return to the Premier League according Kia Joorabchian, his agent. Having failed to justify the huge amount paid to bring him to Camp Nou, the ex-Liverpool playmaker subsequently joined Bayern Munich on loan in August 2019 where he has scored eight goals and tallied 6 assists in 22 Bundesliga appearances. With the player now injured, it does not seem like Bayern will be extending his stay after rejecting a €120 million (£107m/$134m) purchase option A host of Premier League big clubs, including Chelsea Tottenham and Manchester United are reportedly interested in bringing him back to England. Joorabchian his agent has now confirmed the 27-year-old also fancies a return to England. "He has a desire to come back to the Premier League at some point," Joorabchian told Sky Sports . &q

Ahead of the 2019/20 season last summer, Arsenal were in need of a central defender after ex captain Laurent Kocielny's decision to quit the London club. The Gunners were linked with moves for Leipzig's Dayot Upamencano and Juventus'Danièle Rugani but could not complete the deal for either due to their respective clubs refusal to sell. Arsenal did sign William Saliba from Saint Étienne but the Frenchman could not team up with Unai Emery's men due to the condition of the transfer that the defender spend the 2019/20 season at the French club. With time running out and the club becoming desperate to get a defender on their squad, Emery identified David Luiz as a quick fix for The Gunners defensive shortage and a deal for was tabled for the then Chelsea man. The Brazilian, then 32, had a year left on his current Chelsea contract and was also believed to be involved in a clash with The Blues boss Frank Lampard, with reports suggesting he is out of the manager'