Wright-Phillips out for QPR run-in

Liverpool have joined the race to sign winger Milos Krasic from Juventus, .

The Serbian international is desperate to leave the Bianconceri after barely featuring for Antonio Conte’s side this season.

He was linked with a move to English Premier League last January, but eventually opted against leaving Turin on loan.

Daily Mail now reveals that Liverpool are one of the clubs showing interest in the 27-year-old as new boss Brendan Rodgers believes the Serb would be a good addition to the squad.

The Reds could face a stiff competition for the player’s signature, seeing that both Manchester United and Tottenham are keen.

Krasic made a €15 million switch to Juventus from CSKA in August 2010 and quickly became an important player for the Biancon…

Catalan super club did fairly well in the January transfer window, mainly due to the fact that they finally managed to secure the services of a certain Philipe Coutinho from Premier League giants Liverpool.

Interestingly however he wasn t the only big name signing they were intending on making, but the Blaugrana will now wait until the summer to bring in defender David Alaba, according to .

The Austrian international is in his ninth season with Bayern, and is looking secure his seventh Bundesliga title at the end of this campaign. The German giants currently lead the league by 16 points over Bayer Leverkusen, and thus look set to continue their dominance.

Alaba has featured 14 times this season, scoring once, and at just 25-years of age he has established hims…

Highly rated Racing Club striker Lautaro Martinez is closing in on a move to Inter which could cost in excess of €27 million, the Argentinian club s president has revealed.

The 20-year-old had long been tipped to join Atletico Madrid, with Diego Simeone a former player and coach of Racing said to be a big admirer.

But negotiations failed to progress with the Spanish side after Atletico angered Racing by allegedly putting Martinez through an unauthorised medical, meaning he remained in Argentina following the transfer deadline in LaLiga.

Martinez has been in good form in the 2017-18 Superliga season, scoring seven goals including a hat-trick against Huracan on Monday in eight games.

And Inter appear to have won the race for the coveted attacker, with Rac…

Race hots up for Debuchy

that Marseille are the latest side to have joined the race for Newcastle United full-back Mathieu Debuchy.

The 28-year-old is reportedly hoping to leave Magpies for greener pastures this summer and it appears he will have no shortage of offers this summer.

According to the Journal, Marseille, Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal are all keeping close tabs on the France international.

Newcastle are not too keen on selling their prized asset, but it is believed they will consider offers in the region of £12 million.

Mathieu Debuchy joined the Magpies from Lille in January 2013 and has since featured in 43 Premier League matches, scoring one goal.

He has started three matches for France at the 2014 World Cup and should …

Fenerbahce forward Colin Kazim-Richards believes Arsenal s domestic problems have presented his own struggling side with the perfect opportunity to get their season back on track.

The Turks have not had much to cheer about this term under Luis Aragones, the veteran coach who led Spain to glory in the Euro 2008 final

They are languishing in ninth place in their league and they come to London for Wednesday s Champions League clash with memories of their 5-2 thrashing by Arsenal in Istanbul last month still fresh in their minds.

But the Gunners too have found league success difficult to come by recently following their 4-4 draw at home to Tottenham and last weekend s 2-1 loss at Stoke in which Theo Walcott and Emmanuel Adebayor were injured.

Kazim-Richa…

Massimiliano Allegri says it is useless to discuss the transfer market as Juventus prepare to start the Serie A season against Sassuolo on Monday.

Paul Pogba, Angel Di Maria, Gleison Bremer and Filip Kostic have arrived at Juve during the transfer window, while Leandro Paredes and Memphis Depay have also been linked with moves to Turin.

Juve midfielder Adrien Rabiot is reportedly a target for Manchester United and on Sunday, Allegri suggested Arthur – who is sidelined with an ankle injury – could also move on.

But the Bianconeri coach is determined to avoid being distracted by transfer talk ahead of the clash with Sassuolo at the Allianz Stadium.

He said: It is useless to talk about the transfer market, the club thinks about it. Players who left have …

that Liverpool are set to reignite their interest in signing Arsenal forward Theo Walcott.

The England international’s future at the Emirates Stadium has been under question in recent months, and he could be set for an exit this summer with the Merseyside outfit leading the chase to secure his services.

Walcott moved to Arsenal from Southampton half way through the 2005/06 campaign and has so far racked up three hundred and forty-three appearances for the Gunners in all competitions, scoring eighty-five goals.

He was part of the squad that won the FA Cup in both 2014 and 2015 while he was an unused substitute in five of Arsenal’s matches on route to the 2006 Champions League final, where they lost to Barcelona.

He has been capped forty-eight ti…

Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere will miss England s friendly against Netherlands in Amsterdam on Friday with a tendon problem.

Wilshere was in line for a first international appearance since Euro 2016, having battled back from persistent injury issues to regain a place in Arsene Wenger s first-team plans this season.

Speaking at a pre-match news conference, England boss Gareth Southgate played down fears the 26-year-old s latest setback was significant, and Wilshere could still feature when Italy travel to Wembley next week.

Jack just felt some tendinopathy in his knee, Southgate said. It s a problem he s had before, nothing too serious.

We had the option to bring him here and treat him here but we ve decided to have him back at base.

There s…

Germany assistant coach Hans-Dieter Flick is anticipating a tricky 2014 World Cup qualifier against Austria on Tuesday.

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Euro 2012 and 2010 World Cup semi-finalists Germany began their qualification campaign with a comfortable 3-0 win at home to the Faroe Island on Friday.

But neighbours Austria are likely to prove a tougher challenge for Joachim Loew s team, with Flick impressed by the work of their Swiss coach Marcel Koller.

They have some players from the Bundesliga and those players are important in their teams, Flick said.

Since last year they have a coach, with Marcel Koller, that installed a system into the team.

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Spain will look to make it 22 games without defeat when they face the Republic of Ireland at the Yankee Stadium on Tuesday.

The reigning world champions impressive run stretches back to November 2011, when a Frank Lampard goal was enough to secure victory for England at Wembley.

The friendly fixture against Ireland will act as a good test ahead of their Confederations Cup campaign, which starts against Uruguay on June 16.
Goals from Santi Cazorla and Cesc Fabregas helped Spain earn a 2-1 victory over Haiti on Saturday, though they were far from at their fluent best.
Spain have a wealth of talent among their ranks, and perhaps the biggest dilemma for Vicente del Bosque will be deciding who to starts up top with Fernando Torres, David Villa and Roberto Soldado all vying for…