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Talented winger Mitchell Weiser will be leaving Bayern Munich at the end of the season, .

The 20-year-old footballer will be out of contract at the end of the season and the latest reports suggest he will not be offered a new deal at Alianz Arena.

Despite scoring one goal in six Bundesliga appearances this term, Weiser has failed to impress coach Pep Guardiola and his staff, and it appears his short career with the Bavarians is drawing to a close.

Weiser joined Bayern from FC Koln as one of Germany s hottest prospects in the summer of 2012, but he has since amassed mere nine league appearances.

The winger has mostly played for the reserves, while scoring his only goal so far in the 6-0 hammering of Paderborn.

Chances are that clubs from German Bu…

Jose Pekerman will hope the return of star man James Rodriguez can get Colombia back to winning ways in their CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying campaign against Chile.

After an opening victory over Peru last month, Colombia slipped to a disappointing 3-0 defeat to Uruguay last time out a game that also saw Juan Cuadrado sent off.

James missed both of those qualifiers due to a thigh injury but returns for back-to-back fixtures this month, starting in Santiago on Thursday before they host a repeat of their Copa America quarter-final against Argentina.

The Real Madrid playmaker made his return in his club s match at Sevilla on Sunday, coming off the bench to score their second goal in a 3-2 defeat.

But while Pekerman is boosted by James comeback, he will …

Lautaro Martinez has been tipped to leave Inter at the end of the coronavirus-interrupted 2019-20 season.

His exploits in Italy have reportedly alerted Barcelona, who are determined to sign a long-term replacement for Luis Suarez.

And Martinez is apparently ready to swap the San Siro for Camp Nou.

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Inter star Lautaro Martinez has chosen to join Barcelona and will press for a move if necessary, according to Marca.

While Barcelona remain interested in re-signing Paris Saint-Germain superstar Neymar, Martinez is the club s primary transfer objective.

Real Madrid and Manchester City have also been linked to Martinez, but the former have turned their attention to Borussia Dortmund s Erling Haa…

Mohamed Salah scored his 100th Premier League goal as Liverpool cruised to a comfortable 3-0 win at Leeds United on Sunday, but the victory was marred by a horrific injury suffered by Reds talent Harvey Elliott.

Leeds were already trailing by two goals when Pascal Struijk was dismissed for his – seemingly accidental – role in Elliott s second-half injury, which required several minutes of medical attention and for a stretcher to carry him away.

The 18-year-old, who has slotted seamlessly into the Liverpool team this season following a bright loan spell at Blackburn Rovers, was left clutching his left shin after what initially appeared an innocuous collision and Struijk was sent off.

It put a dampener on an otherwise fine day for Liverpool, who had opened the …

Wigan have signed Scotland defender Gary Caldwell from Celtic on a four-and-a-half year deal, the Premier League club announced.

Caldwell, 27, had been expected to be reunited with former Celtic manager Gordon Strachan at Championship (second division) club Middlesbrough after falling out with the Glasgow club over the terms of a new contract.

But he has opted instead for Wigan s offer of Premier League football and a long-term contract that will reportedly double the salary he was on at the Scottish giants.

Caldwell, who can also operate as a defensive midfielder, is Wigan manager Roberto Martinez s third signing this month, following the capture of former Ivory Coast international Steven Gohouri and Serbian goalkeeper Vladimir Stojkovic.

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Sunderland are set to complete the capture of Italian defender Paolo De Ceglie from Juventus, .

The Bianconeri have given the player permission to speak to the Premier League side after reaching an agreement over the transfer fee.

And with the negotiations over the defender s personal terms going according to plan, everything suggests the transfer will be made official in the next couple of days.

Paolo De Ceglie arrives at the Stadium of Light as a replacement for Danny Rose, who has returned to Tottenham after his loan spell ended.

The 26-year-old already has plenty of top flight experience, having featured in 115 Serie A matches for the Bianconeri, while making another 16 appearances in European competitions.

Meanwhile, that Inter Milan midfie…

Lukas Podolski is to leave Galatasaray for a new challenge in Japan with Vissel Kobe at the end of the season.

The former Germany forward will swap the Turkish Super Lig for the J.League after an initial fee of €2.6million, which could rise to €2.8m, was agreed between the teams.

Podolski, who has represented the likes of Bayern Munich, Arsenal and Inter during his career, was linked with a move during the January transfer window, but a move did not materialise.

However, Podolski who has 129 caps for his country will now make the switch at the end of the current campaign.

I can confirm that at the end of this season I will join Vissel Kobe from the J-League in Japan, Podolski wrote on his official Instagram account.

It is not a decision agai…

Paul Pogba is delighted Antoine Griezmann s achievements in 2016 have been recognised after revealing he provided support for his fellow Frenchman during his early struggles at Atletico Madrid.

Griezmann has been shortlisted in the final three of FIFA s newly created The Best award alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi after a wonderful 12 months in which he starred for club and country.

Having scored 32 goals for Atletico over the course of the 2015-16 campaign, he netted another six to land the Golden Boot at Euro 2016 as hosts France reached the final.

It has not always been plain sailing for the 25-year-old, though, with Pogba revealing his international team-mate confided in him shortly after joining Atletico from Real Sociedad in 2014.

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Desperate to secure back-to-back La Liga victories on Thursday night, Athletic Bilbao will travel to El Sadar when they meet Osasuna.

Osasuna

Starting with the hosts, while Osasuna might have claimed an action-packed 3-1 victory against Almeria earlier in the month, Los Rojillos came crashing back down to earth last weekend. Eventually getting hit with a routine 3-0 drumming away at Spanish giants Atletico Madrid, Jagoba Arrasate’s side are enduring a rather public wobble. While the Navarre-based outfit might still find themselves dreaming of the chance to claim a top-half finish, the Reds have now lost four of their last five meeting against La Liga opposition. However, despite suffering Copa del Rey final heartbreak at the hands o…

The Women’s Super League draws to a close on Saturday with the title race going down to the wire between Manchester United and Chelsea.

Here the PA news agency takes a look at the best XI from this season’s action.

Mary Earps (Manchester United)

Another strong season for the United and England goalkeeper who picked up the FIFA Best award for women’s goalkeeper. The 30-year-old has been another crucial cog for Marc Skinner’s side in their quest for the WSL title and Champions League football, keeping 13 clean sheets so far this season.

Niamh Charles (Chelsea)

Slotting into full-back and able to play further up the pitch if needed, Charles has been important for Chelsea’s success particularly in the second half of the season. Her defensive work has seen…