Mikael Lustig is in talks with Celtic over extending his contract as he prepares to enter the final year of his current deal.
The Swede arrived at Parkhead from Rosenberg in January 2012, and made 16 Scottish Premiership appearances in 2013-14 as the club claimed their third consecutive title.
The defender revealed to the Daily Record that he was in talks with the club about extending his deal, and also took time to pay tribute to Neil Lennon after the manager opted to leave the Glasgow club last week.
I have a year left on my contract, and we are discussing an extension, he said.
We will see if we reach agreement or what happens but there is no stress. I expect to be playing for Celtic next season.
We enjoyed good times with Neil Lennon and he has done an …
According to a report on Skysports.com, David Silva s agent claims that Valencia has turned down an offer from Manchester United.
The player s agent Julio Llorente told Sky Sports News in a statement, Manchester United made an offer for David Silva, but this has been turned down by Valencia,
Silva doesn t want to play in England because he is happy at Valencia.â€Â
His family is settled and if he was to move it would only be to another Spanish club, like Real Madrid or Barcelona.â€Â
David Silva will start the new season at Valencia.
Premier League champions United had been linked with a £20 million bid for Silva as Sir Alex Ferguson looked to add to his squad before the close of the transfer window.
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Five-time European champions Liverpool and 2006 runners-up Arsenal will Wednesday look to bolster their coffers by ensuring they reach the lucrative Champions League group stage.
Liverpool s summer was largely characterised by their so far fruitless quest to land Aston Villa s England midfielder Gareth Barry with Liverpool unwilling to shell out 18 million pounds (32 million dollars) for his services and Arsenal have since also courted the player.
Failure to reach the group stage the fate of Scotland s Rangers would blow a hole in the region of 15 million dollars in the season budget and leave respective coaches Rafa Benitez and Arsene Wenger facing up to their own version of the credit crunch.
In reaching the final two years ago, Liverpool earned almost 40 m…
Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo gifted the shirt he wore while scoring a hat-trick against Real Sociedad on Saturday to UFC fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov, who will take on Tony Ferguson for the lightweight title at UFC 223 in April, was invited by Madrid to attend the 5-2 victory at the Santiago Bernabeu.
The undefeated Russian revealed in 2016 that the pair started talking through Instagram and they met up to exchange gifts following the LaLiga match.
Ronaldo signed the shirt from his match-winning performance and gave it to Nurmagomedov, along with a football and an away jersey with the fighter s first name and the Portuguese s number seven on the back.
Nice to see you bro.
— Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano)
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Competition: La Liga
Market: Sevilla to beat Las Palmas
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La Liga returns this weekend for even more incredibly exciting action as the competition continues to heat up. The league table has remained exceptionally tight as a single win can quite often see a side rise up a number of places. With this in mind, Sevilla travel to face Las Palmas on Saturday.
Las Palmas have been struggling massively this season and they are in real danger of being relegated to the second division. After 23 games they have won five, drawn three and lost 15, scoring 17 goals and conceding 50 times. In their last five they have managed to win twice, lose twice and draw once which has seen them onto 18 points. Saturday s hosts are currently two points short of safe…
Manchester United are monitoring the progress of Porto full-back Alex Sandro, .
The Red Devils scouts have been regular at Porto games, watching James Rodriguez and Eliaquim Mangala, but it appears the Brazilian defender also caught their attention.
Sir Alex Ferguson is searching for a long-term replacement for veteran defender Patrice Evra and Alex Sandro is one of the first names on his hit-list.
The 22-year-old has been making steady progress since joining the Dragons from Santos in the summer of 2011 and he has been one of club s star performers this season.
Sandro scored one goal in 19 Primeira Liga matches, but also impressed in 6 Champions League fixtures.
The talented defender has earned 6 Brazil caps and he made another three appearances…
The Dutch Football Association have confirmed the return of Louis van Gaal as Netherlands coach.
Following Bert van Marwijk s resignation as Netherlands boss after a disastrous Euro 2012 campaign, the KNVB has turned to a man it sacked just over a decade ago in the wake of the team s failure to qualify for the 2002 World Cup.
We are delighted to have come to an agreement, KNVB director of football Bert van Oostveen said on Friday.
We were looking for a coach with a lot of experience and with personal and professional charisma.
Van Gaal has left his mark nationally and internationally and we know him as a dedicated and very motivated coach.
Meanwhile, the former Barcelona boss, who has been out of the coaching game since parting company with B…
Erling Haaland is a real pleasure for Phil Foden to play alongside at Manchester City.
The Norwegian forward has been in devastating form in his inaugural campaign in the Premier League, leading the scoring charts with 28 goals in 26 matches.
Haaland s heroics have not just been limited to the push for the title, in which they trail Arsenal by eight points but hold a game in hand, having entered the international break with eight goals in his last two matches.
In the FA Cup against Burnley, Haaland secured his hat-trick by tucking home a rebound after Foden had struck the post, leaving the England international puzzled by his excellent positioning.
It s a pleasure, I don t know how he does it. The one that I hit off the post, he always seems to be in the…
A frustrated Sergio Busquets hit out at the inconsistency of referee Javier Alberola Rojas and questioned why Barcelona did not benefit from a VAR review, after they were denied an injury-time penalty in a thrilling 2-2 draw at Real Sociedad.
Fourth-placed Sociedad were good value for their point against the reigning LaLiga champions, which was earned through Alexander Isak s 62nd-minute strike after Barca had come from a goal down to lead.
However, the visitors felt they should have had a late spot-kick when Gerard Pique claimed his shirt had been pulled by Diego Llorente as the pair fell to the ground in the Sociedad box.
Barca s frustrations were heightened by the fact they had fallen behind to a Mikel Oyarzabal penalty, awarded when Busquets was ruled to ha…
Inter Milan have opened talks with out of favour Manchester City striker Stevan Jovetic,.
The Serie A giants were hopeful of agreeing a loan deal for the Montenegro international, though the Premier League champions are keen for him to leave on a permanent basis.
Jovetic arrived at Eastlands in the summer of 2013, and has since racked up thirty-nine appearances in all competitions, scoring eleven goals.
He has started just nine games in the league this season with Sergio Aguero and Edin Dzeko ahead of him in the pecking order, while the addition of Wilfried Bony in January saw his chances even more limited.
City are holding out for a fee close to the £22m they paid Fiorentina to secure his services in the summer of 2013.
The 25 year old s…