Russian club CSKA Moscow have revealed that they are prepared to listen to reasonable offers for Japanese attacker Keisuke Honda.

The 24 year-old starred for his national side at this summer’s World Cup and was rumoured to be interesting a number of Europe’s major clubs, including AC Milan and Barcelona.

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A spokesperson for his Russian club told Sankei Sports: We do not wish to keep players against their will if they want to move on,

We respect our players decisions. We are prepared to listen to any offers provided that the price is reasonable.

Honda is a talented player and an heir apparent to former-Japan star Hidetoshi Nakata as the pin-up boy of the national side. He burst onto the world scene with some superb World Cup performance…

Aberdeen have been left disappointed after being handed 19,000 tickets for their Scottish Gas Scottish Cup semi-final – less than the Hampden allocation Hearts have received.

Both clubs sought a 50-50 split for their respective matches but only Hearts had their request granted.

The Edinburgh club say they have been allocated an identical initial share to Rangers of 21,000 seats in the 50,000-capacity national stadium.

The Dons will face Celtic at 12.30pm on April 20 with Hearts facing Rangers at 3pm the following day.

Dates and kick-off times have been confirmed for your Men s Scottish Cup Semi-Finals.

v Saturday, 20 April – 12.30pm Scotland

v Sunday, 21 April – 3pm

— Scottish Gas Scottish Cup (@ScottishCup)

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Midfielder Cheick Tiote has backed Newcastle United to finish in the Premier League s top five this season.

The St James Park club made a strong start to the 2013-14 campaign before falling away after the turn of the year, ending up in 10th.

However, manager Alan Pardew has added the likes of Remy Cabella, Emmanuel Riviere and Siem de Jong to his squad in the close-season, and Tiote is hopeful the trio can help Newcastle make a more sustained challenge for European football this time around.

I know some of the new boys from when I ve watched the French league like Remy Cabella, Manu Riviere and also Siem de Jong from Ajax, he is quoted as saying by the Northern Echo.

I ve played against him before so I know what he is capable of.

They are good …

Real to bid for Iturbe

Real Madrid are set to open talks with Hellas Verona over Argentine forward Juan Manuel Iturbe, reports Sky Italia.

The Gialloblu that they had turned the player s loan deal into permanent move for €15 million, but it appears the youngster will not be staying at Bentegodi for much longer.

Namely, the Serie A side plan to earn a healthy profit on the Argentine in the summer transfer window and they hope to receive between €25m and €30m for the highly rated attacker.

Following an impressive debut season in Italy s top flight, Juan Manuel Iturbe will have no shortage of offers this summer, but Sky Italia understands Real Madrid have moved to pole position.

Los Blancos plan to start negotiations with Verona in the coming…

Zlatan Ibrahimovic s Manchester United exit will give Anthony Martial a chance to take a step up, according to Mikael Silvestre.

Martial, 21, scored just four Premier League goals last season after starting 18 games as Ibrahimovic took centre stage at Old Trafford.

Ibrahimovic netted 28 times in all competitions for United, but a knee injury brought his campaign to an early end and he left the club at season s conclusion.

Silvestre, who won five Premier League titles at United, believes that will give Martial an opportunity after the France international struggled to back up his breakout 2015-16 campaign, during which he scored 17 goals.

Zlatan s aura was big. So was his character, his ego, and what he was spreading around him was sometimes intimidating …

Inter struck twice in four second-half minutes to beat Bologna 2-1 in Serie A on Saturday and boost their Champions League qualification hopes.

Roberto Mancini s side went into the match five points behind third-placed Roma, but gave themselves a lift ahead of next week s trip to the capital despite a largely lacklustre display at San Siro.

Maurco Icardi s early injury came as a blow to a side who have struggled to find a consistent goal threat this season, though Bologna, who had drawn their last three league games 0-0, were too often disappointing in the final third to take advantage.

Adem Ljajic and Ivan Perisic came close with efforts from distance, but goalkeepers Antonio Mirante and Samir Handanovic enjoyed a fairly quiet 90 minutes, with Bologna s G…

La Liga hotshots Sevilla are making big plans for the January transfer window.

After identifying Manchester United defender Eric Bailly as their primary transfer target this winter, Los Rojiblancos are said to be searching for attacking reinforcements as well.

Spanish news outlet Marca claims Pablo Machin has compiled a two-name wish list consisting of Chelsea forward Alvaro Morata and AS Monaco striker Stevan Jovetic.

With Luis Muriel leaving the club, Sevilla were left short of options upfield and the club sporting director Joaquin Caparros is said to be working around the clock to plug the holes and add more depth to the forward line.

Former Real Madrid and Juventus striker Alvaro Morata is enduring a difficult time in the Premier League and is said t…

Premier League newcomers Brighton and Hove Albion have signed Netherlands midfielder Davy Propper from PSV for a club-record fee.

Brighton and PSV did not disclose the value of the transfer but Propper is reported to have moved to the Amex Stadium for £6million.

The 25-year-old joined PSV from Vitesse Arnhem in 2015 and went on to score 10 goals in 33 matches in his debut season as the Eindhoven club collected the Eredivisie title.

Davy is a player with great experience of the Eredivisie with Vitesse Arnhem and PSV Eindhoven, Brighton manager Chris Hughton told his club s official website.

There is no doubting his pedigree, Davy has played a number of matches in the Champions League for PSV, as well as international football for the Netherlands.

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Davide Calabria fired a warning to Milan as he declared Wednesday s clash with Porto to be their last chance of staying in the Champions League.

The Rossoneri are bottom of Group B, having lost all three of their matches against Liverpool, Atletico Madrid and Porto, and are on a five-game losing streak overall in the competition – the worst such run in their history.

Should they lose to Sergio Conceicao s side at San Siro and Atletico beat Liverpool at Anfield, Milan will be unable to finish higher than fourth in the group, meaning their European campaign would be over for 2021-22.

While their domestic form has been strong – they have won 10 of 11 Serie A matches this season, something only three teams have achieved before – Milan were deeply unconvinc…

What does the future hold for Kylian Mbappe?

The Paris Saint-Germain star is wanted in France and Spain.

France striker Mbappe is reportedly facing a decision over his future.

TOP STORY – MBAPPE HAS DECISION TO MAKE

Kylian Mbappe has a decision to make over his future as he enters the final year of his Paris Saint-Germain contract, according to the front pages of Wednesday s Marca and Diario AS.

Mbappe will become a free agent at the end of the 2021-22 season and the PSG star continues to be heavily linked with LaLiga giants Real Madrid.

L Equipe, however, claims PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has taken over from sporting director Leonardo in contract negotiations and Mbappe is reportedly pleased with the club s early tran…