Leicester City are preparing a £25m move for Manchester City forward Kelechi Iheanacho, according to the Telegraph.

The East Midlands club are ready to spend big this summer as they look to improve on last season’s twelfth place finish, which followed their surprise title win twelve months earlier.

Iheanacho has been told he can move on this summer after only starting five Premier League games under Pep Guardiola last term though he did notch up twenty-nine appearances in all competitions, scoring seven goals.

Crystal Palace, Everton and West Ham United have also been linked with a move for the twenty year old, who netted as Nigeria beat Togo in a World Cup qualifier earlier this month.

That strike took his international tally to six in just nin…

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany has vowed to come back stronger from his injury problems and guide the club to silverware this season.

The Belgium international has been plagued by a troublesome calf throughout the campaign, limiting to him to just 10 appearances in the Premier League.

His latest return ended in a 2-1 defeat at home to title rivals Tottenham on Sunday.

Kompany came through the match unscathed and is confident his issues are now behind him after nearly two months out.

I prepared in the right way. If you could see me when I am not playing, you would understand why I say I always come back stronger, he is quoted as saying by The Guardian.

I found out what the problem might be and it s not something that should be a proble…

Wesley Sneijder has left Galatasaray after the last year of his contract with the Turkish club was cancelled by mutual consent.

Sneijder s agent Guido Albers hinted last month that the former Real Madrid and Inter midfielder was keen to return to Serie A, with Sampdoria a possible option.

The 33-year-old has also been strongly linked with a move to Los Angeles FC, with the expansion team set to enter MLS in 2018.

Sneijder, who would become the first Designated Player at the club should he agree a move, was due to be paid €4.5million during the 2017-18 Turkish Super Lig season before agreeing to terminate his deal.

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Uruguay have named their final 23-man squad for the World Cup, which includes star strikers Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani.

The forwards are joined by rising young players including Juventus Rodrigo Bentancur, Sampdoria midfielder Lucas Torreira and Celta Vigo s Maximiliano Gomez.

Goalkeeper Fernando Muslera and defenders Martin Caceres and Diego Godin are experienced options included by national coach Oscar Tabarez.

In total, 11 of the players were in the squad for the 2014 finals in Brazil, while seven were involved eight years ago in South Africa, when Uruguay reached the semi-finals.

Former Manchester United full-back Guillermo Varela, now of Penarol, has also been included, as has Girona forward Cristhian Stuani. However, Federico Valverde, Gasto…

Pep Guardiola appreciates Raheem Sterling s willingness to listen but insists the Manchester City star s development into a world-class player is entirely of his own making.

England international Sterling has blossomed into one of the Premier League s most dangerous attackers under Guardiola s stewardship.

The former Liverpool winger scored 18 and 17 goals in successive title-winning campaigns and boasts four in two appearances this term, including a hat-trick against West Ham on the opening weekend.

Guardiola believes it will be tough for Sterling to beat out-and-out strikers to the Golden Boot but praised his appetite for improvement.

I think he s a better player, like I said last season. It s all [to] his credit, his desire to be better, Guardiola sai…

Manchester United have decided to sell Paul Pogba amid strong interest from Real Madrid and Juventus, according to the .

The impact the France international has had at Old Trafford has fallen short of expectations put on him by his world-record move from Juventus in 2016, and he s been constantly linked with a move away. Last summer, he publicly stated that it was every player s dream to play for Real Madrid , and though they resisted for a while, it seems United have finally decided that the funds tied down by Pogba being there could be put to better use.

Juventus and Real both consider swooping in after the European championship this year, but United want a deal thrashed out before the tournament in order to plan for their own incoming transfers. They will demand at l…

Argentina and the Netherlands are being investigated by FIFA following Friday s fiery World Cup quarter-final.

South American champions Argentina prevailed 4-3 on penalties at Lusail Stadium, having earlier squandered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 as the game went the distance.

Referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz issued 15 cards to players who played a part in the game – the most in World Cup history, overtaking Cameroon versus Germany in 2002 (14).

Netherlands defender Denzel Dumfries was also shown a red card after the match.

There was a big flashpoint in the 89th minute when Leandro Paredes committed a foul on Nathan Ake and then booted the ball into the Netherlands dugout.

Both sets of players and coaching staff squared off, though tensions again thre…

Sergio Ramos is a major fitness doubt for Real Madrid s crucial fixtures against Liverpool and Barcelona due to a muscle injury in his left calf.

Doubts over the fitness of Los Blancos talismanic captain, who has recently been contending with a knee issue, were raised after he was an unused substitute in Spain s 2-1 World Cup qualifying win over Georgia and only played the final few minutes of the follow up 3-1 triumph against Kosovo on Wednesday.

Ramos was at Madrid s Valdebebas training complex on Thursday but was restricted to doing work in the gym and not out on the pitches.

As usual, Madrid did not provide a timescale for his recovery but a short statement read: Following the tests carried out today on our captain, Sergio Ramos, by the Real Madrid medical de…

Arsenal are interested in signing Martin Zubimendi from Real Sociedad in the January transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that the Gunners were keen Zubimendi in the summer transfer window and could make a move to bring the defensive midfielder to the Emirates Stadium in the middle of the season.

Zubimendi has a release clause of €60 million in his contract at Sociedad, and Arsenal, who are aiming to win the Premier League title this season, could decide to pay it. Although the North London club wanted to sign the 24-year-old in the summer of 2024, they prioritise other signings.

The Spain international has scored one goal in four La Liga appearances for Sociedad so far this season. Zubimendi made 35 starts and one substitute appearance in La Liga fo…

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Desperate to extend their stay in the top-four this weekend, Barcelona will make the trip to the Mestalla on Sunday afternoon when they meet Valencia.

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Starting with the hosts, while Valencia might have managed to find a much-welcomed boost when signing off 2021, the Bats have once again shown their inconsistencies over recent months. Although José Bordalás side might have thought they had been handed a golden chance on the road last weekend, the Whites were hit with a late 1-0 defeat away at relegation scrappers Alaves. Once again slipping out the top-half of the La Liga table, Los murciélagos have now managed to win just one of their last six outings, a run that stems back to a 1-0 victory against Baleares in the Copa del …