Arsenal are reportedly the leading candidate to land Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic after an injury to Gabriel Jesus exposed their lack of depth in attack.

Vlahovic, 22, was purchased from Fiorentina for €70million in January this year, and started the current Serie A campaign in fine form, with six goals and an assist from his first 10 starts.

He missed Juventus final four league games leading into the World Cup break due to an adductor injury, and failed to make much of an impact for Serbia in Qatar, scoring one goal from a combined 79 minutes on the field.

While he still has another three seasons on his contract, Juventus behind-the-scenes turmoil could make the young talent available as the club sort out their financial issues.

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Frank Lampard hopes to end England s long wait for a Wembley victory over Germany when the teams meet on Tuesday.

Roy Hodgson s side won their last non-competitive match with Germany, in November 2008, but have not tasted home success against their rivals since 1975 a record Lampard is keen to set straight.

The countries meet for the first time since their clash in the second round of the 2010 FIFA World Cup a game Germany won 4-1 and Lampard is aware England will need to raise their game after Friday s 2-0 defeat to Chile in order to compete with Joachim Low s side.

You don t play friendlies against Germany, the 35-year-old said. They were very strong then (2010) and created a good impression at the World Cup.

But the emergence of Bayern Munich as a club team, a…

Gareth Southgate says he has never seen a player treated like Harry Maguire as the furious England manager labelled the unrelenting criticism of him “ridiculous” and “a joke”.

Little more than two years on from being named in the European Championship team of the tournament, the 30-year-old is now the butt of jokes to many.

Maguire’s struggle for form and game-time at Manchester United have increased the spotlight on a player that has remained an integral part of Southgate’s England squad.

The centre-back made his first start of the season in Saturday’s 1-1 Euro 2024 qualifying draw against Ukraine and was mocked mercilessly when brought on at half-time against Scotland three days later.

Maguire went on to score an unfortunate own goal but e…

Mats Hummels must endure the anger of Borussia Dortmund fans to be a success at Bayern Munich, Christoph Metzelder has warned.

Bayern announced on Tuesday Hummels has agreed a five-year contract and will move to Allianz Arena on July 1, subject to passing a medical.

Dortmund publicly confirmed last month the centre-back had informed them of his desire to move back to his former club, prompting an angry response from some BVB supporters in the 5-1 Bundesliga win over Wolfsburg.

And former Dortmund defender Metzelder, who incurred the wrath of Signal Iduna Park when he joined arch-rivals Schalke from Real Madrid in 2010, says Hummels must be ready to cope with similar treatment.

He has family roots in Munich. He has the chance to win a lot of titles at Bay…

Barcelona are set to tie down central defender Gerard Pique to a new long-term contract, .

The player s current deal is due to expire in June 2015 and the club officials have already opened talks with Pique s representatives.

El Mundo Deportivo has suggested that sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta and agent Arturo Canales are close to reaching an agreement after holding a meeting in England.

Pique is, therefore, expected to put pen to paper on a contract until June 2018 as he will be rewarded for becoming a key player at Camp Nou.

The 27-year-old returned to the club from Manchester United in the summer of 2008 and has since enjoyed a great deal of success in Catalunya.

His side currently trail Real Madrid in the La Liga standings, and they are…

Southampton midfielder Steven Davis believes his Northern Ireland boss Michael O Neill has what it takes to manage in the Premier League.

The 46-year-old, who led League of Ireland side Shamrock Rovers into the group stages of the Europa League in 2011, has seen his stock rise at Euro 2016 after Northern Ireland emerged from Group C with a victory over Ukraine before being beaten 1-0 by Wales in Paris on Saturday.

Davis signed a new contract to remain at Southampton until 2019 earlier this month but his club are without a manager following Ronald Koeman s departure to Everton, and he feels they could do worse than turn to O Neill.

Stranger things have happened in football, he said. For me, as a player, be it as a player or a manager, everybody needs an opportu…

Brazil head coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has denied allegations of tax evasion after Portuguese authorities opened a criminal investigation.

According to Brazilian newspaper Folha de S.Paulo, the Portuguese government are probing Scolari over €7million worth of unpaid taxes that were allegedly unreported by the World-Cup winning coach during his spell in charge of Portugal between 2003 and 2008.

The 65-year-old is also suspected of money laundering involving companies in the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Bahamas and the British Virgin Islands.

However, Scolari rejected the accusations in a statement released by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) on Tuesday.

I have filed all my tax returns correctly, said Scolari, who recently named his 23-man squad for the …

Former Brazil coach Mano Menezes has been confirmed for a second stint at the helm of Corinthians.

The 51-year-old s appointment was announced by director Roberto de Andrade on Wednesday, replacing Tite, who helped the club win the Copa Libertadores and FIFA Club World Cup last year but was not handed a contract extension.

Menezes first spell in charge of the club came between 2007 and 2010, when he led them to the Serie B title in 2008, before claiming the 2009 Campeonato Paulista and Copa do Brasil.

During that time, Menezes took charge of 185 fixtures, producing 103 wins, 49 draws and 33 defeats.

An unsuccessful two-year period in charge of the national team followed, before returning to the domestic game for a short-lived reign at Flamengo earlier in 2013.