Atletico Madrid midfielder Joshua Guilavogui has made it clear that he plans to remain with Wolfsburg beyond the current campaign.
The 24-year-old joined the Wolves on loan in the summer having failed to prove his worth at Vicente Calderon and he has since got his career back on track.
Guilavogui started a total of 16 Bundesliga matches this season, while making another three substitute appearances, and he hopes he has done enough to earn a long-term deal at Volkswagen Arena.
The Frenchman has no plans to return to Atletico Madrid and is eager to sign a permanent deal with Wolfsburg at the earliest opportunity.
“Coach Diego Simeone spoke with me two times in five months. With Dieter Hecking, we are talking constantly,” Guilavogui told Kicker.
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In what could be a lively Ligue 1 showdown on Sunday lunchtime, Lorient will welcome Lille to the Stade du Moustoir.
Starting with the hosts, last seen heading into the international break with another thumping display, Lorient have continued to shock many across France since opening the 2022/23 campaign. Eventually breezing their way to a 3-1 victory away at Auxerre, Les Merlus mark their return to action this weekend sat third in the table and with a European charge at the top of their agenda. Losing just one of their opening eight Ligue 1 contests and gaining a reputation for their free-scoring displays, Lorient have now won each of their last four top-flight contests. Likewise, along with bagging a trio of strikes in …
Socceroo defender Rhys Williams could miss the rest of the year with scans confirming he damaged ankle ligaments playing for Middlesbrough.
The 24-year-old defender collapsed in the second half of Middlesbrough s 2-0 victory over Gillingham in England s League Cup on Wednesday and was substituted.
While it remains unclear whether surgery will be required, Middlesbrough believe Williams will miss up to two months of football.
He s had scans this morning and he s damaged his ankle ligaments, which was what we suspected, Middlesbrough manager Tony Mowbray told the club s official website.
He will now see a specialist to decide if he needs an operation or not but it s still going to be a considerable time out.
Williams, who was named captain of Mi…
Roberto Mancini is ready to hit the ground running after returning home for a second spell as Inter coach.
The former Italy forward was on Friday appointed as successor to Walter Mazzarri, who was sacked earlier in the day following a disappointing start to the season.
Mancini spent almost four years at the helm at San Siro before losing his job in 2008, winning three Serie A titles in a row and the Coppa Italia twice.
The 49-year-old did not hesitate to take the opportunity to spend a second spell in charge at Inter and is determined to mastermind an upturn in fortunes for a side sitting ninth in Serie A.
I am happy to return to a club that I consider to be my home, as Inter and their fans always remained in my heart, Mancini told the Corriere dello Spo…
Julen Lopetegui feels coaches should be given more international breaks to develop their teams ahead of the World Cup, as Spain prepare for friendlies against Costa Rica and Russia.
The 2010 winners eased to qualification for Russia 2018 by topping a group that included Italy after winning nine of their last 10 matches, but Lopetegui is frustrated by the international calendar.
Spain will not get together again until March, when a prestigious friendly against world champions Germany has been scheduled to be played in Dusseldorf.
FIFA is considering a change in the schedule to have longer, less frequent breaks, but Lopetegui indicated he would prefer a switch that gives him more opportunities to work with his players.
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Sean Dyche has brushed off suggestions that the signing of Jake O Brien from Lyon is directly related to Jarrad Branthwaite s future.
Manchester United have had two bids for Branthwaite rejected earlier in the transfer window, though are expected to try again to draw the defender away from Goodison Park.
And on Tuesday, Everton announced the signing of O Brien on a four-year contract after an impressive season in Ligue 1.
Among Lyon players, O Brien made the most blocks (18) and clearances (96), while only Duje Caleta-Car (57) won more contested aerial duels than his 44.
The Republic of Ireland international is the fifth signing for Everton so far, and Dyche explained why he felt it was so important to use this transfer window to build for the future.
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Frank Lampard will be the latest man to return to a club where he starred as a player if he agrees to replace Maurizio Sarri at Chelsea.
Derby County on Tuesday gave the Blues permission to speak to their former midfielder about the vacancy created by Sarri s departure for Juventus and the 41-year-old is expected to make an emotional return to Stamford Bridge, where he spent 13 years as a player.
Lampard scored 211 goals in his Chelsea career, setting a club record, and if he re-signs will be tasked with reviving the enthusiasm of supporters who struggled to warm to Sarri during a season of mixed fortunes.
Chelsea reached the EFL Cup final and won the Europa League in 2018-19, but fans voiced their dismay after results like the 6-0 hammering at Manchester Cit…
Can Paris Saint-Germain get back on track? Are champions Lille in contention again? Could any top French sides face the drop?
Stats Perform aims to answer all of these questions and more as the new Ligue 1 season gets under way.
The Stats Perform League Prediction Model, created by Stats Perform AI using Opta data, has analysed the division ahead of the new season to assign percentages to potential outcomes for each club.
The model estimates the probability of each match outcome (win, draw or loss) based on teams attacking and defensive qualities, which considers four years worth of results, with weighting based on recency and the quality of opposition. The season is then simulated 10,000 times to calculate the likelihood of each outcome.
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The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations kicks off on Saturday, 14 January in Gabon as hosts take on Guinea Bissau, and the 31st edition of the continental tournament promises premium excitement.
Riyad Mahrez, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Sadio Mane are just some of the star players who will be looking to lead their respective national teams to glory, but it is holders Ivory Coast that have been made .
They are followed by perennial underachievers Senegal (5/1), Algeria (7/1), hosts Gabon (8/1) and Cameroon, Egypt and Ghana (all priced at 10/1).
The top goalscorer chase should prove quite interesting as well, with Gabon’s own Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang leading the betting at 11/2.
Aston Villa striker Jonathan Kodjia and Leicester City star Islam Slimani…
data-mm-id=”_whqivmjhg”>The Philadelphia Eagles beat the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday. Taylor Swift was not in attendance, which pretty much explains all the of the Chiefs' struggles. It's hard not to believe that Marquez Valdes-Scantling dropped that easy touchdown from Patrick Mahomes or Travis Kelce played poorly again just because Swift chose to stay in Argentina, rather than travel to Missouri to sit next to her boyfriend's mom during the game. Of course, if she had been in attendance, we only have a small sample size saying the Chiefs would have won and Kelce would have excelled. Perhaps it really would have been like the final match in Dodgeball with Travis Kelce playing Justin Long's character and Taylor Swift distracting him with her proclimation of love ri…