Chelsea keen on Mangala, Imbula

Man United eyeing Enzo Perez

Manchester United are keeping close tabs on Benfica hotshot Enzo Perez, .

The Red Devils are in desperate need of midfield reinforcements and they have been linked with Sporting Lisbon starlet William Carvalho.

According to O Jogo, the Premier League side are showing interest in another Primeira Liga player as they are reportedly keen on Benfica s Enzo Perez.

Manchester United scouts watched the midfielder in action several times this season and they are convinced the Argentine has what it takes to succeed at Old Trafford.

Enzo Perez, 28, has developed into a key player at Estadio da Luz and has so far scored 7 goals in 56 league appearances for the Eagles.

He formed an excellent midfielder partnership with Ch…

Jose Mourinho s tactical nous will once more be under the spotlight when Chelsea meet rampant Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Champions League.

Chelsea manager Mourinho was accused of parking two buses by Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers, as Chelsea triumphed 2-0 at Anfield on Sunday to reinvigorate their Premier League title hopes.

That came just five days after the Portuguese had seen his side produce a back-to-the-walls performance in the 0-0 Champions League semi-final first leg at Vicente Calderon.

Now, Mourinho will face scrutiny once more as he prepares for Wednesday s second leg at Stamford Bridge, against an Atletico side who are the only unbeaten side remaining in this season s Champions League.

Mourinho s team selection is will also come under the microscope…

Robinho has moved to quell speculation linking him with a return to Santos by declaring his love for AC Milan.

The 28-year-old s former employers are reportedly trying to bring the player back to Vila Belmiro on loan for a season and club president Luis Alvaro Ribeiro has claimed that the Brazil international is keen on the switch. However, Robinho insisted that he is going nowhere.

I know football and I know that when the end of the season arrives there is always a little exaggeration, he told Milan Channel.

But the truth is that I m happy at Milan. I m happy here and focused on my team and giving my best every day in training. I want to do really well for the Milan fans.

Robinho, who joined Milan from Manchester City in August 2010, still has two ye…

Valencia goalkeeper Diego Alves has put a positive spin on his side s year, despite the La Liga club ending 2012 in ninth place.

Valencia started 2012 in third position in La Liga, which they held until the end of last season, while also reaching the semi-finals of both the Europa League and Copa del Rey.

While Valencia have reached the last 16 of the Champions League, this La Liga season has been far from successful as Ernesto Valverde s side have claimed just seven victories in 17 games.

Alves is staying positive, but concedes the team needs to improve their results.

We (Valencia) … finished last season quite well, Alves said.

We managed to reach the Copa del Rey and the Europa League semi-finals and now need to keep getting good results b…

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Two sides who find themselves in the midst of their own Premiership nightmares, Livingston will welcome Dundee United to the Almondvale Stadium on Wednesday night.

Starting with the hosts, once again putting in another woeful display over the weekend, Livingston are enduring a continued struggle. Eventually getting blown away on home soil as they were hit with a 4-1 drumming at the hands of Hibernian, there is growing pressure on David Martindale s shoulders. Freefalling their way into the bottom-half of the Premiership standings, the Lions have now lost each of their last four domestic showdowns by an aggregate score of 11-1. With their recent crisis highlighted by a remarkable 3-0 defeat against Championship outfit Inverness …

Thomas Muller acknowledged Bayern Munich needed some good fortune to overcome Paris Saint-Germain and reach the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday.

Julian Nagelsmann s side were indebted to Matthijs de Ligt s goal-line clearance from Vitinha in the first half at Allianz Arena after Yann Sommer s error offered the PSG midfielder an open goal.

De Ligt subsequently hooked off the line, keeping Bayern 1-0 ahead in the tie after Kingsley Coman s first-leg strike, before Nagelsmann s men seized control of the return meeting.

Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting came back to haunt his former side PSG with a second-half strike before Serge Gnabry sealed progression, though Muller was thankful for the fine margins fell for Bayern.

You have to be honest, in a footba…

Leicester City s vice-chairman is confident Jamie Vardy will reject a move to Arsenal and remain with the Premier League champions next season.

Vardy netted 24 times as he helped inspire the Foxes to the most unlikely of title triumphs in 2015-16 and his efforts were rewarded with a place in England s Euro 2016 squad.

His performances for Leicester attracted the attention of Arsenal, who have triggered a release clause – believed to be worth £20million – with Vardy set to make a final decision once England s participation in the finals in France has come to an end.

But vice-chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, son of chairman and owner Vichai, believes Vardy will stay at the King Power Stadium as Leicester prepare to take their seat at European cl…

Galatasaray have failed in their appeal to have a ban from European football overturned.

The Turkish club turned to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in the hope of getting the suspension – to apply in the next UEFA club competition for which they qualify in the next two seasons – lifted, having been penalised for breaching Financial Fair Play regulations.

However, their appeal was rejected and Galatasaray will not be able to take their place in next season s Europa League.

They had qualified courtesy of winning the Turkish Cup, but, despite seeing the sentence earlier reduced by a year, the ban will stand.

On Thursday, a CAS statement read:  The CAS Panel in charge of this matter has dismissed the appeal and has confirmed that the …

Ivan Rakitic said Croatia can disrupt Spain s free-flowing football when they face them in their final Euro 2012 group game.

Slaven Bilic s side go into their final Group C game against the world and European champions in second place, level on points with Vicente del Bosque s men, knowing that a win would see them progress as group winners.

And the Sevilla midfielder said their opponents are beatable, and suggested that his side can take heart from the way in which Italy attacked the midfield, forcing the World Champions to make mistakes.

It is possible to attack this Spain, after all Switzerland beat them in the (2010) World Cup, the 24-year-old told reporters.

They are humans, have their flaws, make mistakes, and we have to exploit those mistakes.<…

There are rumours flying around London that suggest that former Italian coach Roberto Donadoni has flown into London for an interview at West HamÂ’s Upton Park.

Donadoni was sacked after Euro 2008 by the IFF (Italian Football Federation).

The former Italian coach is one of many people that have been linked to the Hammers job after Alan Curbishley resigned from the club earlier in the week.

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