Swansea eager to tie down Taylor

that Liverpool forward Divock Origi has dismissed speculation linking his with a move to Juventus.

The Belgium international has failed to hold down a regular first team place since signing from Lille but is keen to stay with the Merseyside outfit to fight for his place.

Since arriving at Anfield, the twenty-one year old has racked up thirty appearances in all competitions, scoring twelve goals having initially rejoined Lille on loan for the 2014-15 campaign.

He has been capped a total of twenty-one times for his country, scoring for them three times and was part of their squads for the World Cup finals in Brazil two years ago and this summer’s European Championships in France.

Jurgen Klopp’s side beat Swansea City last time out to move to withi…

Bever Leverkusen sporting director Rudi Voller expects improved displays from Javier Hernandez in the second half of the season, although he ruled out selling the striker.

After joining from Manchester United in August 2015, Hernandez enjoyed an excellent debut campaign in the Bundesliga, netting 26 times in 43 appearances across all competitions to fire Leverkusen to third and Champions League qualification.

But 2016-17 has been a different story, the Mexico international scoring seven times in 23 outings, and his dip in form has not gone unnoticed.

I expect a lot more from Chicharito, Voller told Bild.

He knows himself that he has to raise his game. I think he is the first to be unhappy with his first half of the season.

But Voller ruled o…

Market: Atalanta win

Odds: 4/11 @

Looking to extend on their European charge in midweek, Atalanta will welcome Spezia to the Gewiss Stadium on Wednesday evening.

Starting with the hosts, last seen over the weekend snatching a stunning last-gasp 2-1 victory away at Torino, Atalanta are enjoying an eye-catching end to the season. While Gian Piero Gasperini’s men might have suffered a shock 2-0 loss at the hands of Bologna on April 8th, La Dea have proven that was nothing more than a minor blip. Laying down a real Serie A marker earlier in the month as they stormed their way to a 3-1 romp at home against Roma, fans around the Gewiss Stadium are desperate to see their side clinch a Champions League return in 2023. Marking their return from March’s international …

Egypt entered the record books here on Sunday, beating Ghana 1-0 in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations with supersub Mohamed Gedo Nagy lifting the Pharaohs to their third straight title.

Gedo, who has scored from the bench in Egypt s last four games in Angola, came on in the 63rd minute and produced his magic with five minutes left on the clock to cement Egypt s standing as the kings of Africa.

The win also gave veteran coach Hassan Shehata a history-making third championship after Cairo in 2006 and Accra in 2008 and extended Egypt s unbeaten record in the competition to an astonishing 19 games.

Shehata s assistant, Shawky Garib, said: I d like to congratulate Ghana for what they did today (Sunday).

It s important to take your chance, and today we …

Las Palmas striker Sergio Araujo has been sentenced to nine months in prison for refusing to take a breathalyser test, but he may not have to serve any time behind bars.

Araujo was also banned from driving for two years following an incident that occurred in the town of Ingenio on September 26, two days after he scored a late equaliser in a 2-2 home LaLiga draw with Real Madrid.

Reports in Spain say Araujo s defence attorney has appealed the sentence.

Back in September, Las Palmas president Miguel Angel Ramirez told Onda Cero the club would stand by the Argentine even if he was convicted.

Sergio s issue is non-sporting related and it will be the courts to determine if he has been negligent and the severity of the offense, Ramirez said.

If A…

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Real Betis are interested in signing Christian Eriksen from Inter Milan in the summer of 2021, according to . It has been reported that a transfer fee of €15 million could be enough for the Spanish club to secure the services of the former Tottenham Hotspur attacking midfielder.

Eriksen joined Inter from Tottenham in January 2020 and struggled in the second half of last season and the first half of the 2020-21 campaign. There were strong suggestions that the 29-year-old could go back to the Premier League in the January transfer window, but nothing materialised.

Since then, Eriksen has been playing well for Inter and has established himself as an important player in head coach Antonio Conte’s team. According to , the 29-year-old has made nine starts and seven substi…

Metalist Kharkiv are set to sign Argentine winger Alejandro Gomez from Catania, .

The Ukrainians have reportedly had a €7 million bid for the player accepted by the Serie A side, with the 25-year-old also striking personal terms with the club.

Inter Milan, Napoli, AC Milan and Genoa were all keen on the Argentine footballer, but Catania chiefs ultimately decided to sell their star player to the highest bidder.

Gomez becomes Metalist s third major signing this summer, following the captures of Rodrigo Moledo and Diego Souza.

Alejandro Gomez played for Arsenal de Sarandi and San Lorenzo before joining the Elephants in the summer of 2010, and he proved to be an instant hit at Stadio Angelo Massimino.

The winger quickly developed into a key member …

Manchester City youngster Marcos Lopes hopes to use Saturday s FA Cup tie with Watford as a chance to shine in front of Manuel Pellegrini.

The 18-year-old became City s youngest ever goalscorer when he scored against Watford in the same competition last season and, after a handful of League Cup outings recently, he hopes to take advantage of a rare start.

Lopes has had to be patient at the Etihad Stadium with the likes of David Silva, Samir Nasri and Yaya Toure all playing in his preferred position, and he knows he must take the opportunity to impress Pellegrini this weekend.

Cup games represent a big opportunity for younger the players at the club and I m looking forward to being involved in more matches, he told City s official website.

It s a different level p…

Michael Tarnat believes Leroy Sane can become a star of the German national team if he maintains his fine form for Manchester City.

Sane moved to the Premier League club from Schalke, having featured in Joachim Low s squad at Euro 2016, for a fee understood to be worth in the region of £37million.

The 21-year-old winger initially struggled to adapt to life in Manchester, grasping for form and fitness, before scoring his first goal in City colours during December s 2-1 comeback win over Arsenal.

Manager Pep Guardiola has since acknowledged something clicked in that match and Sane netted in his next two appearances versus Tottenham and Crystal Palace.

Ex-Germany and Bayern Munich left-back Tarnat spent a season with City towards the end of his career in 20…