Seamus Coleman has signed a new five-year deal at Everton despite being sidelined with a double fracture of his right leg.
The Republic of Ireland right-back sustained the injury following a bad challenge by Wales Neil Taylor in a World Cup qualifier in March and is unlikely to be fit for the start of next season.
Terms on his new contract were agreed prior to the 28-year-old leaving for international duty but Coleman revealed Toffees chairman Bill Kenwright got in touch within hours of the incident to reassure him that nothing had changed.
Coleman told the club s official website: I m delighted to get this signed.
I want to prove my worth when I come back and show the club were right for rewarding me with this long-term contract.
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Chelsea head coach Frank Lampard says he did not insist on a one-to-one conversation with Kepa Arrizabalaga after his latest error and still has faith in the Spain goalkeeper.
The Blues succumbed to a 1-0 defeat at Newcastle United on Saturday thanks to Isaac Hayden s winner deep into stoppage time.
Questions were once again asked of Kepa, as Hayden got a slight touch on Allan Saint-Maximin s delivery and, although it still appeared to be in the goalkeeper s path, he failed to react quickly enough to keep it out.
It was by no means the first mistake Kepa has made since joining from Athletic Bilbao in 2018 – he also struggled in a similar situation against Ajax this season in the Champions League.
Lampard is keen not to pile the pressure on the 25-year-o…
According to a recent report from Sky Germany, both Inter Milan and AC Milan are interested in the possibility of signing Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka. They are both interested in putting forward some kind of loan deal during the January transfer window, with the option to buy being included in that.
Xhaka has been made a scapegoat over the course of the last few weeks at Arsenal, to the point where many fans want to see him leave the club. He has already been stripped of his role as captain after the manner in which he left the pitch against Crystal Palace, with some reports suggesting that he actually swore at the fans in attendance who were booing him.
He’s certainly still regarded by many as one of Arsenal’s best midfielders, but the worry for Gunners f…
Arsenal have told West Ham United that they will need pay £20m for midfielder Jack Wilshere, according to Sky Sports.
The England international was recently subject to a £6m bid from Serie A side Sampdoria, though the Gunners value him much higher than that, and would also insist on a buy-back clause in any deal that would see him leave.
The twenty-five year old spent last season on loan with Bournemouth, where he racked up twenty-seven Premier League appearances.
He is set to face a tough battle for a starting spot should he remain with Arsene Wenger’s side, so a move away may his best option as he looks to prepare for next summer’s World Cup finals in Russia, assuming England qualify.
Wilshere has played one hundred and fifty-nine times for A…
Stan Wawrinka was dumped out of the Internazionali d Italia by Lorenzo Musetti the Italian teenager storming to a 6-0 7-6 (7-2) triumph.
Wawrinka endured a first-set ordeal against an opponent 17 years his junior, winning only seven points on his own serve as world number 249 Musetti converted three of four break points on offer.
The 2015 French Open champion then dropped serve once more in the opening game of the second set before finally getting on the board at 1-2 and breaking back to level things up at 3-3.
The 35-year-old was able to battle on to a tie-break but Musetti reeled off five straight points from 1-1 to pull clear decisively.
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According to a recent report from France Football, Rafael da Silva is on the right track towards reuniting with his twin brother Fabio at French side Nantes. The two were last playing together back at Manchester United before Fabio went off to Cardiff, and now, it appears as if we’re getting closer and closer to seeing them together once again.
Rafael is desperate to try and secure some first team football as he struggles to maintain a place in the starting XI with fellow French club Lyon. At the age of 29 they’re both at an important crossroads in their career, and Nantes seems to be the place that will offer them everything they need to succeed.
The novelty of having them both together is one thing, but you’d also have to imagine that they will benefit great…
Inter chief executive Giuseppe Marotta admitted rumours about Luciano Spalletti s future are not helpful as the Serie A side continue to be linked with Antonio Conte.
Despite third-placed Inter set for their best finish in the league since 2010-11, doubts remain over head coach Spalletti and whether he will continue in Milan next season.
According to reports, former Juventus, Italy and Chelsea boss Conte is set to replace Spalletti – who led Inter back into the Champions League last season.
Marotta, however, leapt to the defence of Spalletti prior to Monday s 2-0 Serie A victory against Chievo.
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The rumours about Spalletti s future aren t helpful, Marotta told Sky Spo…
Eventually putting on a second-half romp over the weekend as they landed a thumping in north London, Chelsea have really come flying out the traps since opening the 2021/22 campaign.
Lifting the Champions League trophy back in May as they clinched a 1-0 victory against Manchester City out in Portugal, the Blues have only gone from strength to strength since bringing to Stamford Bridge.
Breezing their way past bitter rivals Tottenham on Sunday afternoon, Chelsea have played their way to the top of the Premier League table and their stacked squad are showing no signs of slowing down.
With the mood in their camp at a red-hot high, have Tuchel s side managed to cement their spot as the early-season title favourite?
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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was left baffled by referee Mike Dean s decision not to dismiss James McArthur in his side s 2-2 Premier League draw with Crystal Palace, despite the aid of VAR.
Alexandre Lacazette struck a dramatic stoppage-time goal to rescue a point for Arsenal after Palace had recovered from 1-0 down to lead 2-1 in the dying stages of Patrick Vieira s return to his former club on Monday.
However, Arteta believes visitors Palace should have been reduced to 10 men just before half-time when McArthur caught Bukayo Saka with a late foot as they competed for an aerial ball.
Despite the hosts being incensed by McArthur s challenge, the Palace midfielder received a yellow card from Dean, while England international Saka was forced to withdraw from the a…
Joachim Low is still the right man to lead Germany down a rocky path despite their humiliating 6-0 loss to Spain, according to the country s top football figure.
Needing only a point to secure a place at next year s Nations League Finals, Germany were embarrassed in Seville as La Roja triumphed through a Ferran Torres hat-trick and goals from Alvaro Morata, Rodri and Mikel Oyarzabal.
It was the 2014 World Cup-winners heaviest defeat since they lost to Austria in a friendly in 1931 by the same scoreline, as Manuel Neuer, who set a new record for a German goalkeeper by winning his 96th cap, conceded six goals in a competitive game for the first time in his career.
The manner of the defeat, described by Low as awful , was particularly concerning. Germany failed to m…