The Mirror understands that Martin Demichelis is set to remain at Manchester City after Manuel Pellegrini demanded a new contract for the Argentina international.
The defender is ready to put pen to paper on a new twelve month contract with the club, with his current deal set to expire in the summer.
The 34 year old moved to the Etihad Stadium in the summer of 2013, and has since racked up sixty-four appearances in all competitions, scoring three goals, while he was part of the squad that won both the Premier League and the League Cup last season.
Prior to his switch to England, Demichelis played for River Plate, Bayern Munich and Malaga, winning a host of major honours on the way.
Internationally, he has been capped forty-four times for his countr…
Wellington Phoenix striker Benjamin Totori is confident he will be able to cope with the physicality of the A-League.
The diminutive Solomon Island s front-man has spent much of his football career playing in New Zealand s domestic competition or in his homeland, aside from an injury-plagued stint with MLS club the Portland Timbers in 2008.
But the fast striker is undaunted about making the step up to the A-League and was one of the standout players at the recent OFC Nations Cup in Honiara, where he scored three times in matches against New Zealand.
My strength is just my speed and I have to play the ball early before the tackles come in, he said.
I ve got a game that I can beat the physicality of the other teams.
Training every day will also …
Oriol Romeu has ended a frustrating four-year stint with Chelsea by signing for Premier League rivals Southampton.
Spanish midfielder Romeu has penned a three-year deal at St Mary s Stadium and will help fill the void left by Morgan Schneiderlin s departure to Manchester united in pre-season.
Romeu joined Chelsea from Barcelona in July 2011 and was on the bench for their UEFA Champions League final win over Bayern Munich later that season.
However, a serious knee injury wrecked his second campaign at Stamford Bridge and he has subsequently spent the last two terms on loan at Valencia and Stuttgart respectively.
Romeu told Southampton s official website: It s very good to be a part of this club.
I was looking for a good club and for something ne…
Former England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson says he would have chosen David Beckham to represent Great Britain at the 2012 Olympic Games.
The LA Galaxy midfielder revealed last week Team GB coach Stuart Pearce had opted not to hand him one of the three over-age slots for the Under-23 Olympic football tournament, with Ryan Giggs, Craig Bellamy and Micah Richards chosen instead.
Beckham was England captain during Eriksson s reign, and the Swede believes the former Manchester United and Real Madrid star should have been afforded a space due to his status.
I would have picked him, put him on the bench at the very least, the 64-year-old told the BBC.
He is an icon, he should be involved in the Olympic Games in some way.
The former Real Madrid man, wh…
that Romelu Lukaku will sign a new contract with Everton in the summer.
The Belgium international’s future has been the subject of much speculation with his former club Chelsea strongly linked with a move to secure his services though the striker’s agent has said that he will remain on Merseyside beyond the summer.
Lukaku moved to Goodison Park, initially on loan in the summer of 2013 and has since racked up over one hundred and fifty appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring seventy-eight goals in total.
Prior to his switch to the Toffees he had a successful season long loan at West Bromwich Albion while he began his career at Anderlecht.
Internationally, the twenty-three year old has fifty-four caps for his country, scoring ninete…
Aston Villa are readying a January move for Mainz goalkeeper Loris Karius, .
Manager Tim Sherwood is considering bringing in competition for current first choice Brad Guzan, who has conceded thirteen goals in eight Premier League games so far this season.
Karius moved to Mainz in the summer of 2011 having spent two years with Manchester City in their youth squads, though he never appeared for their first team.
Since arriving at the Bundesliga outfit, the twenty-two year old has racked up sixty-two league appearances, while internationally he has won one cap for Germany at every level from U16 to U21.
Villa suffered their sixth defeat in eight league games on Saturday, with Marko Arnautovic scoring the only goal of the game to wrap up victory for Sto…
Raheem Sterling is yet to open talks over a new deal at Manchester City, according to the Mail Online.
The England international is having the season of his life, already having double his goal tally for the whole of last season with twenty in all competitions.
His current deal, which is worth £180k per week is set to expire in the summer of 2020 and a host of heavy hitters are monitoring the situation with negotiations yet to begin.
Since signing from Liverpool in the summer of 2015, Sterling has racked up one hundred and twenty-nine appearances in all competitions, scoring forty-one times.
He won the EFL Cup in his first season with the Citizens though missed Sunday’s victory over Arsenal in the final of the same competition through injury.
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has told Real Madrid to forget about signing star goalkeeper David de Gea, advising the Spanish and European champions to look elsewhere.
Madrid hold a long-standing interest in Spain international De Gea, who almost joined the LaLiga giants in mid-2015.
The 27-year-old former Atletico Madrid keeper – contracted to United until 2019 – continues to be linked with Zinedine Zidane s men.
However, Mourinho is confident De Gea will remain at Old Trafford beyond the season.
I think he will stay, Mourinho told La Sexta ahead of Tuesday s Champions League meeting with Sevilla.
I don t know what Real Madrid s intentions are, but if I were them, I would think of another player.
De Gea has enjoyed anothe…
Real Madrid have signed one of the great prodigies in Rodrygo Goes, according to club president Florentino Perez.
Brazilian 18-year-old Rodrygo was presented as a new Madrid player at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday, a year after the club shelled out a reported €45million to sign him from Santos.
The teenager made 80 appearances in all competitions after making his Santos debut in November 2017 and Perez is excited to see him in action for Madrid.
Our strategy is always about finding emerging talent, incorporating young players who want to mark an era in Real Madrid. Today we have a prodigious talent joining us, said Perez.
This footballer already provokes admiration for his game in a country [Brazil] where admiration for football is a way of life. O…
Virgil van Dijk admitted Netherlands were out of sorts in Belarus after they relied on the brilliance of Georginio Wijnaldum to secure a narrow victory.
The 2-1 success in Minsk puts Netherlands on the brink of qualifying for Euro 2020, ending the team s recent exile from major tournament football.
After missing out on Euro 2016 and last year s World Cup, Netherlands finally appear to have got their act together under coach Ronald Koeman s leadership.
Van Dijk s Liverpool team-mate Wijnaldum scored both goals for the Dutch, heading in a clinical opener before thundering in a long-range strike to give the visitors a 2-0 half-time cushion.
Wijnaldum later said his second of the night was by far the best of the 15 goals he has netted for his country.