Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting is ready to quit Stoke City this week, according to the Mail Online.
The Cameroon international is seeking a move abroad before Friday’s transfer deadline with interest coming in from Champions League clubs.
His five goals in thirty league appearances were not enough to help the Potters retain their Premier League status last season and he has not been named in any of Gary Rowett’s matchday squads so far this term.
Prior to his move to the Bet 365 Stadium, the twenty-nine-year-old spent three seasons with Schalke, where he scored twenty-two times in one hundred and five games in all competitions.
He scored the same number of goals across three seasons with FC Mainz while he began his professional career with Hamburg.
AC Milan beat Sassuolo on Sunday to win the Serie A title this season.
Olivier Giroud scored twice, and Franck Kessie found the back of the net once for Milan at Mapei Stadium – Citta del Tricolore.
Milan finished the second top of Serie A with 86 points from 38 matches, two points ahead of last season’s champions and city rivals Inter Milan.
Here are the three things we learned:
AC Milan are a force again
AC Milan are one of the biggest clubs in the world, and the Rossoneri winning the Scudetto after 11 years means that they are back to being a force again on the pitch. Winning the Scudetto ahead of Inter Milan and Juventus is a brilliant manager, and now the fans will hope that the team kick on in the Champions League.
Gianluca Scamacca too …
The UK and Ireland’s chances of hosting Euro 2028 appear to have improved significantly after UEFA confirmed Turkey and Italy had requested to merge their bids for Euro 2032.
The PA news agency understands Turkey have not withdrawn their bid to host Euro 2028, so remain a rival to the five-nation bid involving England, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Turkey and Italy had been going head to head to host Euro 2032, but are now seeking to bid together.
UEFA said in a statement: “UEFA confirms that it has received today a request from the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) and the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) to merge their individual bids into one joint bid to host UEFA EURO 2032.
UK Ireland submits Preliminary Bid Dos…
United States coach Gregg Berhalter believes salvaging a late draw in the CONCACAF Nations League at El Salvador will help his side to grow.
Alexander Larin scored in the 35th minute to put El Salvador on course to end a 19-game winless streak against USA, which has spanned 30 years.
But Jordan Morris popped up in the 91st minute with his 11th international goal, and first since November 2019, to steal a 1-1 draw on the road in difficult, rainy conditions.
That was after both teams had players sent off, with American Paul Arriola dismissed for a lunging tackle on Larin and Ronald Gomez for a challenge on Yunus Musah.
Berhalter has two more friendlies to evaluate his side before the World Cup in Qatar, and says the performance at El Salvador will go a l…
Former Italy international Giuseppe Rossi is to train with Villarreal, the LaLiga club have announced.
Rossi spent five and a half years with Villarreal before leaving in 2013 and still leads their all-time scoring charts with 82 goals, 22 of those from the penalty spot.
The 32-year-old has been without a club since leaving Genoa in July 2018 and spent time training with another former side in Manchester United earlier this year.
However, Villarreal confirmed on their official website on Monday that the United States-born striker will join up with their first team on Tuesday as he continues to seek a new club.
Rossi has also previously represented Newcastle United, Parma, Fiorentina, Levante and Celta Vigo across his 15-year senior career.
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David Datro Fofana said he has joined the club of my dreams after completing the formalities of a move to Chelsea from Norwegian side Molde.
Chelsea reached an agreement to sign Ivory Coast international Fofana last month in a reported £10.5million (€12m) deal.
That transfer officially went through on Saturday, with the 20-year-old signing a six-and-a-half-year contract that contains the option of a further 12 months.
Boyhood Chelsea fan Fofana told the club s website: I m here, I ve arrived well and I m very happy to sign for the club of my dreams. I ll see you soon on the pitch. Cheers!
Our forward, Fofana!
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC)
Fofana, who has three senior international caps, top-scored for Molde with 15 goals last season as…
Raheem Sterling believes Chelsea are tailor-made for him, while adding he did not consider prior abuse from supporters as a strike against the club after his Stamford Bridge arrival.
Ex-Manchester City stalwart Sterling ended a seven-year spell with the Premier League champions to make the move to Thomas Tuchel s side ahead of the new campaign.
Under Pep Guardiola, the 27-year-old played a part in multiple domestic triumphs, and further enshrined himself as a fixture in Gareth Southgate s England squad.
But a reduced role last term, with just 23 top-flight starts, has seen him push on for a more expansive role elsewhere and Sterling feels he has found the right answer to his problems with Chelsea.
As a person, you strive to achieve, the forward told…
Marc-Andre ter Stegen revealed talks over a new contract at Barcelona stopped when the coronavirus pandemic hit, but he reassured supporters there is no chance of him leaving.
German goalkeeper Ter Stegen joined Barca in 2014 from Borussia Monchengladbach, and despite being understudy to Claudio Bravo for two years in LaLiga, his potential was never in doubt.
Since becoming first choice for the 2016-17 campaign, Ter Stegen has barely been out of the team, proving a dependable and consistent performer.
His last contract extension in May 2017 saw him renew until 2022, and with little over two years remaining on that deal, some fans may have worried about the 28-year-old potentially moving on.
Although Ter Stegen acknowledged talks were shelved earlier th…
This year s NFL conference championships have provided a fascinating line-up of potential Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks.
In the AFC Championship Game, Patrick Mahomes is hosting Joe Burrow in a repeat of last year s matchup, with both men having already been to the big game.
Meanwhile, in the NFC, Jalen Hurts and Brock Purdy have each played just two postseason games, green enough both to provoke excitement and concern in equal measure.
Three of these QBs were confirmed as MVP candidates this week, with Purdy the obvious exception as Mr Irrelevant , enjoying a fairytale story that would surpass just about any other.
So, which of the four is best placed heading into this weekend, and who can expect to be playing in Arizona in two weeks time?
Broc…
Jamie Carragher believes Harry Maguire s England place may now be untenable and thinks the defender must leave Manchester United to recapture his best form.
Maguire started United s first two games of the Premier League season – defeats to Brighton and Hove Albion and Brentford – but has been relegated to the bench amid a four-game winning run for Erik ten Hag s men.
Maguire s lack of game-time at Old Trafford led to criticism of Gareth Southgate s decision to select him for England s Nations League ties against Italy and Germany, and the defender did not help his case with two nervous performances.
Having started as the Three Lions were relegated from League A with a meek 1-0 loss in Milan last week, Maguire gave away a penalty in Monday s 3-3 draw with Germ…