Benfica coach keen on Coentrao return

Paris St Germain have signed Brazilian teenager Gabriel Moscardo from Corinthians for an initial £17million.

The 18-year-old midfielder has put pen to paper on deal which ties him to the French champions until 2028 but will return to Corinthians on loan for the remainder of this season.

Corinthians announced on their official website that PSG would pay an initial 20 million euros (£17m) for their home-grown player, with a possible extra two million euros in performance-related bonuses.

| Having just signed for the capital club, Paris Saint-Germain’s new midfielder Gabriel Moscardo gave his first impressions, with the young Brazilian expressing his joy at joining Les Rouge et Bleu

— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English)

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Chelsea midfielder Jorginho says the dismissal of Thomas Tuchel came as a surprise , revealing the Blues players feel partly responsible for his exit.

The German coach was axed last week in the aftermath of a surprise defeat to Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League, which followed on from Premier League losses against Southampton and Leeds United during an underwhelming start to the season.

Chelsea moved quickly to appoint Graham Potter as Tuchel s successor at Stamford Bridge, with their first game under his guidance coming on Wednesday against Salzburg.

With last week s Premier League action postponed following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Tuesday s pre-match news conference represented the first opportunity for questions on the managerial change.

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Milan striker Robinho has been named as Diego Costa s replacement for Brazil s upcoming friendlies with Honduras and Chile.

The 2014 FIFA World Cup hosts face Honduras in Miami on November 16, before taking on South American rivals Chile in Toronto on November 19.

Head coach Luiz Felipe Scolari had intended to select Atletico Madrid striker Costa following a fine start to the season that has seen him score 13 goals in all competitions.

However, Costa turned down the call of his homeland, signing a letter to the Brazilian Football Confederation (CFB) declaring his intention to use his Spanish citizenship to play for the world and European champions.

Costa s decision has seen Robinho drafted in by Scolari, with the 29-year-old in line to win his first cap since 201…

QPR s financial records show the club made a loss of £9.8million for the financial year ending May 2014.

Premier League strugglers QPR have announced losses of £9.8million for the financial year ending May 2014.

Following relegation from the top flight in 2012-13, the Loftus Road club bounced straight back via the play-offs last season, but are just one place above the drop zone, ahead of Burnley and Aston Villa on goal difference.

The club s records showed a loss of almost £10m, although expenditure has been significantly lessened and £60m worth of debt has been written off.

Expenditure was reduced by £22m, mainly driven by lower player costs and this trend will continue in future years as the club will continue to bring losses down, a statement r…

This has been a very interesting year for Dean Henderson. The 22-year-old goalkeeper got promoted with Sheffield United to the Premier League and then returned for the new season with the Blades, this time in the top flight. That has worked out perfectly for him, as he had some incredible performances so far, coming off the back of his U21 Euro 2019 campaign with England.

But it looks like Henderson, who is Manchester United player on loan at Sheffield United, might actually change the club this coming summer. According to the ESPN, Henderson is being targeted by Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain for a potential transfer this summer.

Henderson has emerged as one of the Premier League s top goalkeepers this season and he might even be important for England at EURO 2020 thi…

Lionel Messi s inspirational form through February has seen the Barcelona captain collect his first Player of the Month award of the season.

February was Messi s most fruitful month of the 2020-21 campaign to date as he scored seven goals, two more than he managed in January.

No player scored more than him, while Real Sociedad s Alexander Isak was the only other individual to net more than four times in the month.

Messi s goalscoring habits helped Barca win four of their five games in the qualifying period, all of which saw him score at least once.

As such, Barca have improved their chances of potentially sparking a genuine title scrap in the final months of the season, with the Blaugrana only five points adrift of the leaders Atletico Madrid.

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New Zealand forward Rory Fallon has joined Scottish Premier League side St Johnstone on a one-year deal.

Fallon, who made 15 appearances in the SPL last season for Aberdeen, will have the chance to appear in European competition for the first time after St Johnstone qualified for the UEFA Europa League last season.

The 31-year-old has 14 caps for his country and three goals, having also played in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

A statement on the club s website read: Saints are delighted to announce that they have secured the signature of striker Rory Fallon on a one-year deal.

The New Zealand-born former Barnsley, Swindon Town, Swansea City, Plymouth Argyle man was most recently with Aberdeen and has signed ahead of the UEFA deadline for next week’s Europa League t…

There were two reasons for Marseille fans to celebrate on Tuesday as Dimitri Payet made his first appearance since returning to the club in a 2-1 victory over Lyon in the Coupe de France.

Payet engineered a £25million move back to the Stade Velodrome having only left to join West Ham in 2015, his departure from London Stadium coming in acrimonious circumstances.

The deal was completed on Sunday and the 2016 Ballon d Or nominee was named among Rudi Garcia s substitutes for the visit of Lyon.

Supporters chanted Payet s name before kick-off, and within 24 minutes they had another reason to cheer when Rod Fanni headed in Maxime Lopez s free-kick.

PAYET PAYET , how much you missed that?

— Olympique Marseille (@OM_English)

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Borussia Dortmund will hope to avoid becoming the third Bundesliga club to be dumped out of the DFB-Pokal by Sportfreunde Lotte.

Lotte, of the third tier, had already ousted top-flight opposition in Werder Bremen and Bayer Leverkusen in the first and second round respectively before securing their last-eight berth with a 2-0 home win over 2.Bundesliga outfit 1860 Munich on Wednesday.

Dortmund losing finalists in each of the past three seasons needed penalties to get past Hertha Berlin after a 1-1 draw at Signal Iduna Park.

Meanwhile, the next test in holders Bayern Munich s defence of their crown will be a home clash with Schalke.

Carlo Ancelotti s side advanced to the last eight on Tuesday with a 1-0 victory over 2015 winners Wolfsburg.

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Pep Guardiola felt his side had come through a tough game after grinding out a 2-0 victory over Everton on Saturday.

Erling Haaland struck twice in the latter stages to secure a hard-fought Premier League success for the champions at the Etihad Stadium.

It was City’s 10th successive triumph in all competitions and Guardiola said the manner of the win would stand them in good stead as they chase a repeat treble.

The City manager said: “I love to win this type of game. The difficulty is there. We knew it, we talked about it.

“Always Everton here at home is really complicated. We’ve lost a lot of points over many years.

“What pleased me the most is something the people cannot see – the body shape, the positivity, the body language.

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