Leonardo Bonucci hopes to hear the Juventus fans sing his name once more after stating he has a place that I can call home again .
The Italy centre-back controversially swapped the Serie A champions for AC Milan ahead of the 2017-18 season, but returned to Turin after a disappointing campaign at San Siro.
Upon his return, Bonucci was jeered by sections of the club s fanbase and was even asked by one fan: when will you apologise for your betrayal? .
But Juve have been impressive so far this campaign, setting the pace in the title race with Bonucci once again at the heart of their defence. He also played a wonderful assist for Paulo Dybala’s opener in Tuesday s 3-0 Champions League win over Young Boys, helping the club make it two wins from two in Europe.
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Real Madrid are interested in signing Harry Kane from Tottenham Hotspur in the summer transfer window, according to . Karim Benzema is leaving Madrid this summer, and the La Liga giants have identified Tottenham and England international striker Kane as the player to replace him.
However, Madrid are not the only club who are keen on securing the services of Kane in the summer of 2023. The Times have claimed that Manchester United, who will play in the UEFA Champions League next season after finishing in the Premier League top four this campaign, want to bring the 29-year-old to Old Trafford as well.
Kane is one of the best strikers in the world and is under contract at Tottenham until the end of next season. It will be interesting to see what the England international d…
Borussia Dortmund attacking midfielder Ilkay Gundogan is poised to return to action in September after undergoing surgery on back injury.
Gundogan, who joined Dortmund from Nuremberg in 2011, was limited to just three appearances last season because of the problem that forced the Germany international to miss the FIFA World Cup.
Dortmund have now revealed that Gundogan underwent a minimally invasive surgical procedure and expect him to be on the sidelines for another three months.
A statement on the Dortmund official website read: The doctors believe that rehabilitation will take three months to complete.
There should be nothing to prevent Gundogan from returning to action.
Gundogan has enjoyed great success during his time at Signal Iduna Park and was par…
Bayern Munich earned a narrow 1-0 lead to take into the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Benfica after a tight match at the Allianz Arena.
Arturo Vidal gave Bayern the lead in the second minute, powerfully heading home a delicious Juan Bernat cross to put the Bundesliga champions in control.
But a second proved elusive, with Jonas twice coming close to equalising and giving Benfica a priceless away goal to take into the return game, which takes place at the Estadio da Luz next Wednesday.
The Primeira Liga leaders also had a penalty appeal rejected when a cross hit Bayern captain Philipp Lahm on the arm on the box.
Benfica have not reached the semi-finals since the 1989-90 season and face a tough task to overturn their first-le…
UEFA has confirmed Denmark s Euro 2020 fixture against Finland will be completed on Saturday after Christian Eriksen was described as awake and in a stable condition in hospital.
The match was suspended shortly before half-time of the Group B fixture after Inter midfielder Eriksen collapsed to the ground with no one around him.
Team-mates and referee Anthony Taylor called for immediate help from medical staff, with the players forming a protective barrier around Eriksen while efforts were made to resuscitate him.
UEFA later said the match was suspended due to a medical emergency , but positive news followed with the Danish Football Union stating Eriksen was conscious and set for further examinations after being taken to hospital.
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Alan Pardew insists that life at Newcastle United has very much moved on following the departure of Andy Carroll.
Newcastle go into Tuesday s Premier League encounter at Birmingham on the back of a 0-0 stalemate with Blackburn Rovers on Saturday a day when they failed to take one of the chances that Carroll would have relished.
However, while the injured striker is still waiting to make his debut for Liverpool, Pardew refused to go over old ground by talking about the huge void left in the Newcastle forward line.
Despite Shola Ameobi also being out through injury and set for a trip to the US to see a cheekbone specialist, Pardew refused to dwell on his scarce attacking stocks ahead of the trip to Birmingham:
We re doing OK, we re an honest team and the …
Atletico Madrid have agreed a deal to sign defender Guilherme Siqueira from fellow La Liga club Granada.
The left-back spent last season on loan at UEFA Europa League finalists Benfica, having initially signed for Granada in 2010.
However, the 28-year-old will join the Spanish champions on a four-year deal pending a successful medical and the signing of his contract.
The Brazilian defender has also featured for Udinese in Serie A, and reportedly saw a deadline-day move to Real Madrid fall through in September last year before joining Benfica.
(He) increases the internal competition in the group, we always look for that with the players who come to our club, sporting director Jose Luis Perez Caminero told Atletico s official website.
He s a very good playe…