Erling Haaland s price tag means he is an unrealistic transfer target for Bayern Munich, according the club s chief executive Oliver Kahn.
With Bayern s own star striker Robert Lewandowski linked with a move to Spain ahead of his contract expiring in 2023, it has been suggested that Die Roten could make another raid on rivals Dortmund, just as they did when bringing Lewandowski to the club in 2014.
Haaland has scored 18 goals in 20 Bundesliga appearances this season, 14 fewer than Lewandowski, albeit having played nine games fewer than the 33-year-old.
A host of Europe s top clubs expected to make serious attempts to sign the Norwegian come the end of the season. However, Kahn says Bayern do not have the finances to make a deal work.
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Wayne Rooney showered praise on Plymouth Argyle s defensive showing after surviving a late onslaught to emerge 3-1 victors against Luton Town at Home Park.
Plymouth took the lead in the eighth minute courtesy of Rami Al Hajj, with the Swede notching his first Pilgrims goal with a curled finish beyond Thomas Kaminski.
The hosts found themselves two goals in front 20 minutes from time after substitute Ibrahim Cissoko shifted the ball onto his left foot before firing a stunning effort into the far corner.
Plymouth s joy was short-lived, though, as Victor Moses chested down Alfie Doughty s cross to the back post before striking the ball beyond Daniel Grimshaw less than two minutes later.
The Hatters continued to pile on the pressure in search of an equali…
Girona have been rocked by a couple of injury blows ahead of the first home Champions League game in their history, but coach Michel says they will go all out to beat Feyenoord.
The Catalan side, who qualified for Europe s premier club competition for the first time by finishing third in LaLiga last season, lost 1-0 at Paris Saint-Germain on matchday one.
On the domestic front, they played out a 1-1 draw with Celta Vigo on Sunday, losing key men Oriol Romeu and Daley Blind to injury.
The former is expected to miss around eight weeks with the latter likely to be sidelined for a month, but Michel is choosing to remain upbeat ahead of Girona s historic outing.
It s our new reality. We need to take it one game at a time, Michel told reporters ahead of Wednes…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes Thursday’s landmark court ruling in Europe will have given UEFA a “shake” and prevent it from adding more matches to the calendar without any challenge.
The European Court of Justice said UEFA rules which blocked the formation of the European Super League in 2021 were contrary to EU law.
That led backers of the Super League to declare victory and immediately unveil plans for new men’s and women’s competitions.
While Klopp agreed with the Reds’ statement saying their interest in the Super League had been discontinued, he was more interested in the court ruling highlighting that bodies like UEFA and FIFA must not govern in self-interest, and must have a framework of transparent, objective, non-discriminatory and p…
Bayern Munich head coach Hansi Flick said the Champions League holders took a giant step towards the quarter-finals following their 4-1 demolition of Lazio.
It was one-way traffic in Rome, where Bayern made light work of hosts Lazio in the opening leg of the last-16 tie on Tuesday.
Robert Lewandowski, Jamal Musiala and Leroy Sane were on target in the opening 45 minutes before Lazio s Francesco Acerbi turned the ball into his own net within two minutes of the second-half restart.
Joaquin Correa pulled a goal back for Lazio two minutes later, but Bundesliga champions Bayern are in complete control of the knockout clash.
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Leaders Inter extended their advantage at the Serie A summit to eight points on Saturday, Romelu Lukaku scoring the only goal in a hard-fought 1-0 triumph away at Bologna.
With second-placed Milan only able to draw at home to Sampdoria upon the resumption of the season following the international break, Antonio Conte s side were gifted the chance to tighten their grip on top spot.
They duly seized on the opportunity with a ninth successive league win, producing a solid display on the road to move a step closer to a first league title since the 2009-10 season.
Both teams had strong penalty claims prior to Lukaku s goal in the 31st minute, the striker on hand to tap in the rebound having seen his initial header kept out by a combination of goalkeeper and cro…
Anthony Martial scored just his second goal for France as the world champions were held to a 1-1 draw by Ukraine in World Cup qualifying.
Mykola Shaparenko s sublime strike had put the home side in front just before half-time, but Martial forced home an equaliser five minutes after the restart.
Substitute Moussa Diaby hit the post as Les Bleus toiled in vain to find a winner, with Didier Deschamps men having now drawn five matches in a row in all competitions.
France were winless in four games in Kiev heading into this contest and there was little that was confident about their early play, Antoine Griezmann flashing a shot wide with one of his few openings.
Ukraine looked more dangerous on the break and Andriy Yarmolenko spurned a good chance when his hea…
Jamie Carragher has accused FIFA of putting players in a disgusting position by planting the Qatar World Cup slap bang in the middle of the club season.
For most players involved, the tournament will be taking place while their domestic leagues are put on hold, after it was decided Qatar would not be able to host in the usual June-July time slot, due to its climate.
It means the leading lights of the game are playing important club games just days before the opening matches of the World Cup, knowing an injury, even at a minor level, could scupper hopes of being involved.
Former Liverpool and England defender Carragher said a World Cup in November and December is absurd and has succeeded in compromising every major football competition this season, including their…
Borussia Dortmund ace Jadon Sancho revealed he has been in contact with Real Madrid stars Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Jr ahead of the Champions League final.
Sancho and Bellingham were former teammates at BVB before the former departed for Manchester United in July 2021.
Bellingham left Germany for Madrid last June and has been a phenomenon at the Santiago Bernabeu, while conversely Sancho sealed a return to Signal Iduna Park in the January transfer window after struggling for form at Old Trafford and falling out with boss Erik ten Hag.
The 24-year-old winger has been rejuvenated back in Dortmund, though, helping Edin Terzic s men to Saturday s showpiece European fixture at Wembley and he spoke of how he reached out to his pals after the semi-finals.
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Adrien Rabiot would like to play in the Premier League one day, the Juventus midfielder has reiterated.
Rabiot was strongly linked with a move to Manchester United earlier this year, but reports suggested that even though a fee of an initial £15million (€17.4m) had been agreed, terms could not be reached with the player and the Red Devils instead opted to sign Casemiro from Real Madrid.
The 27-year-old is currently with France at the World Cup and ahead of their quarter-final with England on Saturday, Rabiot said he would like to play his club football in the Premier League at some point.
Referencing the short period he spent at Manchester City s academy in 2008, he told reporters: It was a very good experience. I didn t do a whole season, though.
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