Achraf Hakimi is rumoured to be on the verge of a move to Paris Saint-Germain, with reports from France claiming personal terms have already been agreed.

Following an impressive loan spell at Borussia Dortmund, Hakimi sealed a permanent switch from Real Madrid to Inter in 2020, for a reported €40million.

Hakimi played in 37 of Inter s 38 Serie A fixtures as the Nerazzurri clinched their first Scudetto crown since 2010, making 29 starts. Only Lautaro Martinez (38) featured in more top-flight games for Inter in 2020-21.

He scored seven league goals, including a double against Bologna in December, a total only bettered in Inter s ranks by Martinez (17) and Romelu Lukaku (24), as well as laying on a further eight assists.

The 22-year-old will no doubt be…

Mikel Arteta believes Arsenal will welcome Jack Wilshere back with open arms in future after the Gunners academy product joined Danish side AGF.

The 30-year-old signed for the Aarhus-based team on a short-term deal initially, but an option to extend that contract by one year exists, with Wilshere desperate to prove himself after falling off the footballing map.

Arsenal favourite Wilshere, who began his career with the Gunners and helped the club win the FA Cup twice, has been without a team since leaving Bournemouth at the end of last season.

He was a teenage wonder with Arsenal, making his debut as a 16-year-old in 2008, but injuries have blighted his career in recent years. Prior to making the move to Denmark, Wilshere had been training with Arsenal in an effo…

Paris Saint-Germain coach Laurent Blanc hopes Javier Pastore can bounce back from an injury-hit end to 2015.

Pastore has been restricted to just 11 appearances in all competitions this season, having battled conjunctivitis and a calf problem.

The Argentina international is now struggling with an adductor injury and Blanc is setting his sights on having the former Palermo man back to his best in 2016.

He [Pastore] still has that adductor injury hindering him, Blanc said at his media conference ahead of PSG s match away to Nice on Friday.

He has not yet resumed running on the pitch. I hope he will get better by [the] year s end.

I hope with all my heart that we will have a great Pastore in 2016.

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Former footballers Marcus Stewart and Stephen Darby are holding one of the biggest fundraising events for the Darby Rimmer MND Foundation to raise awareness for motor neurone disease.

A core team of 16 former players will take on the ‘March of the Day’ trek, which starts at the University of Bradford Stadium and will travel more than 175 miles over two-and-a-half days.

The walk starts today and takes in 17 football grounds across West Yorkshire and the north-west, including Elland Road, the Etihad Stadium, Old Trafford and Goodison Park, before finishing at Anfield on Sunday evening.

New Fundraising Walk

22nd-24th March 2024

Bradford to Liverpool via 17 clubs and over 175 miles.

To get involved you can see the full details here

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Newcastle midfielder Joelinton has signed a new long-term deal with the club.

The Brazilian arrived on Tyneside from Hoffenheim in 2019 and has made 179 appearances for Newcastle, scoring 25 goals.

Joelinton was part of the Newcastle side who reached the Carabao Cup final last season and earned qualification for the Champions League for the first time in two decades.

He has not featured for the Magpies since their FA Cup victory against rivals Sunderland earlier this year in January due to injury and has subsequently undergone thigh surgery.

Speaking about his new contract, Joelinton told the club website: “I feel great. I feel very happy and my family is happy.

“A lot of things have happened in my years here. I’ve learnt a lot and grown a l…

Inter have a chance to become the first Italian side to ever beat Barcelona twice in a Champions League campaign when they meet at Camp Nou on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Club Brugge are on the brink of their first trip to the knockout stages as they play Atletico Madrid.

Mohamed Salah can make history with one more Champions League goal for Liverpool on their trip to Scotland to take on Rangers, and Bayern Munich are one win away from their own record as they try to win an 11th consecutive group stage match.

Tottenham will look to break out of a scoring slump when they host Eintracht Frankfurt, while Porto and Bayer Leverkusen are battling it out in Group B.

With plenty of important matchups, Stats Perform has parsed through the data to preview the eight fixtu…

Denis Cheryshev s hopes of representing Russia at Euro 2016 have sustained a blow with the midfielder set to undergo surgery on his thigh.

Cheryshev joined Valencia on loan from Real Madrid in February but has made just seven appearances in all competitions having suffered a thigh injury against Atletico Madrid in March.

The midfielder made his return after almost two months out in the 2-0 defeat to Villarreal last Sunday, but suffered a recurrence of the problem.

Cheryshev will undergo an operation in a bid to overcome the issue and will return to Madrid in order to undertake his rehabilitation.

The 25-year-old s availability to make the Russia squad for the European Championship in France this year is subsequently in doubt.

After tests, our pl…

While the European Championship qualifiers might make their return this week, we still have a stacked schedule from across England’s professional tiers. With a host of eye-catching affairs from across the country on Saturday afternoon, we have found a trio of helpful tips that are worth taking note of. 

Saturday, October 14th
BST 15:00 Blackpool vs Stevenage

After losing their Championship status last season, Blackpool have their sights set on securing an immediate second-tier return this time around. Last seen earlier in the week putting a rampant performance on EFL Trophy duties as they claimed a 5-2 win against Liverpool’s U21s, Neil Critchley’s side will be looking to lay down another League One marker here. Signing off September with an eye-catching 1-0 v…

Manchester United fan group Rainbow Devils expressed deep concern about the club s potential next owners on the day takeover bids were due to be lodged.

Qatari interest in United has been strong and reports have positioned a bid team from the Middle East country as the front-runner to buy out the Glazer family, who have been majority owners since 2005.

There has also been speculation of a possible offer from Saudi Arabia, while British billionaire and United fan Jim Ratcliffe may also look to acquire the club.

Tesla and Twitter magnate Elon Musk has been touted as another possible bidder, with a deadline of 22:00 GMT on Friday having been set for offers to be made.

The Rainbow Devils group, which was founded in 2019, did not specify which of the potential…

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Algeria and Niger will lock horns with each other in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group F this week. The match between The Greens and the Ménas will be held at the Nelson Mandela Stadium in Baraki and is scheduled to kick off at 9pm UK time on Thursday.

Algeria

Algeria are one of the biggest footballing nations in Africa and are well known all over the world. They reached the Round of 16 at the 2024 FIFA World Cup and won the Africa Cup of Nations in 1990 and 2019. Algeria also reached the final of the 2022 African Nations Championship.

Djamel Belmadi’s side have some of the best African players in the world at the moment. Algeria have the likes of AC Milan midfielder Is…