Carlos Bacca is confident that James Rodriguez will overcome his recent difficulties at Real Madrid, but urged the club to give him the support he needs.
After joining Madrid for €80 million in July 2014, James scored 17 goals in all competitions during his first season, but has been unable to replicate those fine performances this year.
The 24-year-old has only started 13 of his team s 31 La Liga games under Rafael Benitez and replacement Zinedine Zidane, while also facing criticism for off-pitch issues.
James was an unused substitute in the 2-1 El Clasico win over Barcelona last Saturday, but Bacca has little doubt his compatriot will eventually come good and become a key figure at Santiago Bernabeu again.
I think James is looking good, the AC Milan…
Inter could offer Mauro Icardi a new contract to fend off reported interest from Real Madrid, according to sporting director Piero Ausilio.
Club captain Icardi signed a five-year contract at San Siro in October 2016 but continues to be linked with a move to Madrid due to his prolific form in Serie A.
It has been claimed in the Spanish media that the European and LaLiga champions will trigger a release clause in the 24-year-old s contract – reportedly set at €110million – in the close-season.
While Ausilio acknowledged Inter could be forced to accept a bid, he is confident Icardi wants to remain at the Serie A giants and suggested fresh terms could be offered.
We are not worried. Aside from the fact there is a clause that is valid for abroad until …
Both Arsenal and Liverpool are ready to smash their transfer records to secure the services of Edinson Cavani, .
The Paris Saint Germain forward, who has also been a long term target of Manchester United looks set to be on his way out of the Parc des Princes, with all three Premier League times likely to make a move when the transfer window reopens in January with a fee of £50m should be enough to persuade the Parisians to do business.
Since moving to Ligue One from Napoli in the summer of 2013, the 27 year old has made sixty-two appearances in all competitions, scoring thirty-six goals.
His scoring record in Serie A was even more impressive, with the forward netting one hundred and four in just one hundred and thirty-eight games while internationally he has…
Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny has lauded Leicester City and England striker Jamie Vardy, who is a reported target for the Gunners.
Vardy s 24 goals propelled Leicester to a remarkable Premier League triumph in 2015-16, with his performances seemingly attracting the attentions of Arsene Wenger.
Reports have emerged suggesting Arsenal have activated the £20million release clause for Vardy, who arrived in France on Monday as part of England s Euro 2016 squad.
And Koscielny, who will hope to help his own nation to glory on home soil at the European Championship, is well aware of Vardy s qualities, after the striker scored three times in the clubs two meetings last season.
He s hard to play against because he likes to use depth, he s very good at runnin…
Thierry Henry has promised Barcelona fans that he s anxious to make up for last season s modest tally by scoring bags of goals in 2008-09.
Handicapped by a series of injuries and forced to play on the left by then manager Franck Rikjaard, Henry s harvest in the Liga last season was a mere dozen goals (19 in all competitions) whilst in his Arsenal days he was a regular 25 to 30 season man.
Henry, looking forward to playing more in the centre under new Barca coach Josep Guardiola, told the club s website on Tuesday: I hope to do better this year as long as I m not troubled by injuries.
Last year I had to help out the defence, but this year my main objective is to score goals and in my preferred forward position.
Henry approaches the upcoming season af…
Emmanuel Adebayor was back in favour at Arsenal on Sunday as his penalty gave the Gunners a 1-0 win over Real Madrid in the Emirates Cup.
Adebayor s second-half strike couldn t have come at a better time after he was booed by Arsenal fans before their defeat against Juventus 24 hours earlier.
The supporters were unhappy with Adebayor s failure to quash speculation that he wanted to leave until last week, when he was offered a new contract that will double his wages to around 70,000 a week.
But Adebayor got the fans on his side again with an energetic display at the Emirates Stadium to emphasise his importance to Arsene Wenger s team.
The Togo forward s goal wasn t enough for Arsenal to win the four-team pre-season tournament that honour went to Hambu…
Manchester City will not face any action from the Football Association (FA) in relation to a video of a song sung on their team flight back from Brighton on Sunday.
City secured back-to-back Premier League titles with a 4-1 win at Brighton and Hove Albion, pipping Liverpool to top spot by a point.
A video circulated on social media on Tuesday appeared to show City employees on the plane after the match singing an alternative and anti-Liverpool version of the Reds faithful s Allez, Allez, Allez chant.
Omnisport understands City s staff and players – some of whom were visible in the clip – will not be reprimanded by the FA as none of its rules and regulations have been breached.
The words of the song refer to Liverpool fans getting battered in the stree…
Interesting times are about to come Lyon s way. The French side managed to finish third in Ligue 1 and book their place in Champions League, but Bruno Genesio will not be leading the squad next season. The reason for that are the new changes in this illustrious club.
Jean Michael Aulas, club president, confirmed that Juninho Pernambucano will become the team s sporting director and his first move in the new job is signing Brazilian Sylvinho to be the first-team manager.
We saw Juni two times at Los Angeles to obtain his agreement and we have it, Aulas told reporters following Lyon s Ligue 1 game this weekend, a 4-0 defeat of Caen.
And he will come, even though there are some financial details remaining. He has a love story with Lyon , Aulas said, before he r…
Inter are in pole position to sign Barcelona forward Alexis Sanchez, .
It is now becoming clear that the Chilean is set for a summer exit away from Camp Nou, with Juventus and Manchester City recently expressing interest in the highly rated attacker.
Il Corriere dello Sport, however, claims that it is Inter Milan who are leading the race for Sanchez.
The Neroazzurri have been keeping tabs on the Chile international since 2011 and they have reportedly reached an agreement in principle to sign the player in the summer transfer window.
Inter officials are hoping to agree a loan with an option to buy with Barcelona, but it remains to be seen whether the Catalans would be interested in such an arrangement.
Meanwhile, the Neroazzurri are also monitorin…
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Looking to extend on their Europa League qualifying adventure and collect a real scalp on Wednesday night, Slovan Bratislava will host Greek giants Olympiacos.
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Starting with the hosts, while Slovan Bratislava might have made the trip out to Greece last week tipped as a real underdog, Head Coach Vladimír Weiss saw his side put in a gritty display. Despite being disappointed to have thrown away their late lead on foreign soil, the Sky Blues were more than deserving of their 1-1 draw. Opening Thursday s second-leg showdown at the Tehelné pole looking to pick up a real European scalp, the Belasí also picked up some perfect momentum last weekend. Opening the 2022/23 Fortuna liga campaign with a real flurry, Slovan were…