Marko Grujic is determined to make is as a Liverpool player.

Speaking exclusively to , the 23-year-old admitted that he would need to pick up a lot of experience before he can rightly be a member of the squad at Liverpool, but it doesn t seem a prospect too daunting to him. He feels he needs to raise the bar in terms of his physical performance as well as the level of concentration, but he is working hard to be ready for the challenge of returning to Anfield and remaining a Liverpool player come 2020/21.

Grujic arrived to the Merseyside club in the summer of 2016, but he actually signed for the Reds in January that year and spent the rest of the season on loan at his former club, Red Star Belgrade. Having made 14 competitive appearances, he was loaned out to Cardiff Cit…

Leeds United are interested in signing Harrison Reed from Fulham in the summer transfer window, according to . It has been reported that Marcelo Bielsa’s side have tracked the former Southampton man with a view to making a move for him this summer.

However, Leeds are not the only club who want to sign Reed. The report has claimed that several other Premier League teams are also interested in the Englishman, although they have not been named. Fulham have been relegated from the Premier League and are unlikely to be able to hold onto Reed.

Reed joined Fulham on a permanent contract from Southampton in the summer of 2020 after spending the 2019-20 season on loan at the Cottagers. The 26-year-old midfielder made 26 starts and five substitute appearances in the Premier Lea…

The most die-hard Manchester United fan would have feared the worst when Paul Pogba was ruled out of the derby against Manchester City through injury.

It proved a well-founded concern. Last season, Pogba was the catalyst as United came back from 2-0 down to win 3-2 at Etihad Stadium and delay their neighbours title celebrations. This time, with the scoreline reading the same, Pogba was seated in the stands, chewing gum with a mournful expression.

Jose Mourinho did not look dissimilar even though the champions did offer United a lifeline through Ederson s clumsy challenge on Romelu Lukaku, which let Anthony Martial score from the penalty spot. The nerves jangled around the blue seats again. But the early damage was too great even before Ilkay Gundogan s fine finish ma…

Andre Schurrle is aware of the individual qualities that France possesses but talked up Germany s strengths ahead of Friday s showdown.

Germany will square-off against France at the iconic Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro with a spot in the FIFA World Cup semi-finals up for grabs.

France have impressed throughout the tournament thus far, topping Group E and scoring 10 goals en route to the quarter-finals.

While France coach Didier Deschamps is able to call upon some of the world s best players, German winger Schurrle scorer of the opening goal in Germany s 2-1 win over Algeria in the last-16 was quick to warn of his side s quality as they attempt to reach their fourth consecutive World Cup semi.

Germany lost to Brazil in the 2002 final and suffered back…

What the papers say

Jadon Sancho has been urged by players at Manchester United to end his dispute with manager Erik ten Hag, according to the Daily Mirror. The Times reports that the PFA has offered to help the England winger, 23, settle his differences with ten Hag.

Arsenal are gearing up to grab Ivan Toney, with the Daily Mirror reporting Brentford have valued the 27-year-old at £60 million ahead of a likely move for him in the January transfer window.

Jesse Lingard has ended his one-month training stint at West Ham to move to Saudi Arabia, with the Daily Mirror reporting club manager David Moyes insisting the club is comfortable with Lingard’s decision.

The Daily Telegraph reports that Chelsea secretly parted ways with Bruno, who joined Craven Cottage und…

According to a recent report from Calciomercato, Arsenal may look to poach Steven Bergwijn from rivals Tottenham Hotspur this summer.

The 24-year-old has been with Spurs since back in 2020 but given how their season is going, it may be just a matter of time before he heads off for pastures new.

AC Milan are also believed to be interested but the Gunners may be particularly intrigued by the move, if only to make a statement to their North London rivals.

Arsenal are beginning to look like a team that s more than capable of pushing for the top four and, in the eyes of some, could be considered the favourites in the race.

Tottenham, meanwhile, could be staring at yet another season in the Conference League.

Bergwijn may not be a world class talent in…

Borussia Dortmund have confirmed this signing of striker Adrian Ramos from Bundesliga rivals Hertha Berlin for an undisclosed fee.

The Colombia international has agreed a four-year deal and will move to Signal Iduna Park on July 1.

Ramos, has scored 16 goals for Hertha this season and will fill the void left by the Bayern Munich-bound Robert Lewandowski.

The 28-year-old is the joint third highest scorer in the German top flight this season and Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc believes he will prove to be a shrewd acquisition.

He told the club s official website: Adrian Ramos is an excellent footballer and one of the top scorers in Germany. It fits perfectly in Borussia Dortmund s requirements.

Ramos had one year left on his contract with the capital…

Jude Bellingham continued his fairytale start to life at Real Madrid with another starring performance in a 3-0 victory over previously undefeated Girona.

Bellingham set Real on their way with a superb assist for Joselu’s first-half opener and, after Aurelien Tchouameni had made it 2-0, the England midfielder wrapped things up with his seventh goal for the Spanish giants.

Real Madrid’s victory, their seventh in eight LaLiga games, saw them return to the top of the table with Girona dropping from second to third.

The final scoreline was harsh on a Girona side who had recorded six successive wins since their opening-weekend draw at Real Sociedad, but the Catalan underdogs paid the price for not taking their chances.

Madrid have developed an unwelcome ha…

The audio that led to Luis Diaz’s goal being wrongly disallowed by VAR in Liverpool’s defeat at Tottenham has been released publicly by the Professional Game Match Officials Limited.

VAR Darren England and his assistant Daniel Cook did not over-rule the incorrect on-field decision of offside after Diaz had scored at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

PGMOL said in a statement on Tuesday evening that “standards fell short of expectations” and it has identified three key learnings “to mitigate against the risk of a future error”.

PGMOL can confirm that we have carried out a review into the circumstances which led to the Luis Diaz goal being incorrectly disallowed for offside in the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur FC and Liverpool FC.

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Eintracht Frankfurt boss Niko Kovac will take over as coach of Bayern Munich next season, the Bundesliga champions announced on Friday.

Widespread reports in Germany over the past couple of days had suggested the former Bayern defender had won the race to succeed Jupp Heynckes and the club’s sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic confirmed the news.

Salihamidzic said: We agreed a three-year contract on Thursday.

We are very happy that we can have Niko Kovac as the new coach of FC Bayern. Niko was a player at Bayern, he knows the characters, the structures and the DNA of the club very well.

We are convinced that he is the right coach for the future of FC Bayern.

BREAKING: Niko Kovač will take over as head coach from 1st July 2018. We agreed …