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Burnley are lining up a bid for Stoke City forward Jonathan Walters, according to the Mail Online.

The thirty-three old is considering his options after falling out of favour at the Bet 365 Stadium, and the Clarets are ready to pounce after beating the odds to retain their top flight status last season.

There is one year remaining on the Republic of Ireland international’s current deal so their bid of £3m may just be enough to persuade the Potters to do business.

Walters only started thirteen league games for Mark Hughes’ side last season, scoring just four goals his lowest return since signing from Ipswich Town in the summer of 2010.

In total, he has made two hundred and seventy-one appearances in all competitions, netting sixty-two times while…

Everton are keen on signing Tom Cleverley at the end of the season, .

The England international is currently on loan at Aston Villa, where he has made twenty-nine appearances in all competitions since temporarily moving from Manchester United last summer.

Tottenham Hotspur, Sunderland, West Ham United Hull City are also interested in signing the midfielder, who looks unlikely to earn a new deal at Old Trafford.

Since making his debut for United in 2011, the 25 year old racked up seventy-nine appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring five goals, and was part of the squad that won the Premier League title in 2012/13 – Sir Alex Ferguson’s last season in charge of the club.

He has also had loan spells with Leicester City, whom he helped …

Thomas Tuchel would not confirm whether Edinson Cavani will feature for Paris Saint-Germain against former club Napoli at the Stadio San Paolo on Tuesday.

PSG visit Napoli in a crucial Champions League clash, the two sides having drawn 2-2 at the Parc des Princes last time out. Napoli are a point behind Group C leaders Liverpool who visit Red Star Belgrade with PSG a point further back.

Were Cavani to feature it would be his first appearance at the San Paolo since moving to the French capital in 2013. 

However, the Uruguay striker missed PSG s wins over Marseille and Lille with a thigh injury, and asked about Cavani s chances of playing, Tuchel told a pre-match media conference: I can t say, it s Monday afternoon so I can t say who will play.

Cavani…

Newcastle United recorded a third consecutive Premier League win with a 2-1 victory at Burnley despite Matt Ritchie missing an open goal from close range.

Rafael Benitez s side led 2-0 thanks to a Ben Mee own goal and Ciaran Clark s header, but Sam Vokes hit back for the hosts before half-time.

Ritchie looked set to make sure of the points early in the second half but the winger, who had set up Clark s goal, bizarrely slotted wide at the back post after DeAndre Yedlin beat Charlie Taylor for pace.

But Newcastle held on for their first top-flight win over Burnley since 1975 to move up to 13th in the table, while a fourth loss in five league games leaves the Clarets still a point and a place above the relegation zone.

Kick-off was delayed for half an ho…

Romelu Lukaku made a swift impact from the bench for a second consecutive match as Manchester United beat Newcastle United 2-0 at St James Park.

The Belgium international was on the pitch for two minutes before rounding out Sunday s 4-1 win over Bournemouth and had only been on for 38 seconds when Martin Dubravka spilled Marcus Rashford s free-kick in his direction.

Rashford continued a purple patch in front of goal 10 minutes from time, meaning a fourth win in as many outings at the start of his reign for caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer – a feat only previously achieved by club great Matt Busby.

Phil Jones, into the Manchester United defence for the suspended Eric Bailly, made a last-ditch tackle on Salomon Rondon to atone for his own absent-minded play…

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Two sides who are desperately seeking an MLS boost this weekend, DC United will welcome Nashville to Audi Field in the early hours of Sunday.

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Starting with the hosts, in the midst of what has become an infamous MLS nightmare, DC United have certainly come under a huge amount of scrutiny so far this season. Last seen putting in another woeful performance as they fell to a 5-0 drumming at the hands of Orlando, the Eagles sit rock-bottom of the Eastern Conference standings. Opening July with an action-packed 3-2 defeat at home against Cincinnati, Troy Lesesne has a huge amount of pressure on his shoulders. In fact, the Washington-based outfit have remarkably failed to muster a single victory from any of their last 11 consecutive…

Lionel Messi says he plans to be involved in Argentina s friendly with Spain on Tuesday, despite concerns over a hamstring injury.

The Barcelona star sat out the 2-0 win over Italy at the Etihad Stadium last Friday after admitting a muscle problem had been bothering him for some time .

However, the 30-year-old hopes to feature against Julen Lopetegui s side at the Wanda Metropolitano.

I was excited to be able to take part in the game against Italy, but I m happy with the group s meet-up, I have good feelings, he told Fox Sports.

In principle, the idea is to play against Spain. I m going to see how I am.

The Barcelona forward admitted last week the 2018 World Cup could well be his last chance to win the trophy, having been disappointed in the to…

Wissam Ben Yedder came off the bench to score the decisive goals as Sevilla moved into the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a stunning 2-1 away win at Manchester United.

At a restless Old Trafford, United never got out of first gear and Sevilla, having dominated the opening leg at home without finding a way to beat David de Gea in a goalless draw, deservedly progressed.

When Ben Yedder came off the bench with less than 20 minutes to play, the game was finely balanced with both sides aware the first goal would be decisive.

And it proved to be the case as Ben Yedder made an immediate impact, collecting a pass from Ever Banega to smash in a low finish.

With United reeling, Ben Yedder soon added his eighth goal of this season s Champions League, De…

A Robert Lewandowski brace and Arturo Vidal s goal helped Bayern Munich close to within touching distance of a fourth successive Bundesliga crown as they downed Schalke 3-0 at the Allianz Arena on Saturday.

The result means Pep Guardiola s men can clinch the title as early as next weekend if second-placed Borussia Dortmund fail to beat Hamburg and Stuttgart in their next two matches, coupled with a Bayern triumph at Hertha Berlin on April 23.

The deserved victory rounded off a fine week for the Bavarian giants in which they also progressed to the last four of the Champions League, but they were made to work for the three points by an stubborn Schalke side who kept them at bay for almost an hour.

The visitors defended stoutly as they sought to keep a first clean s…

Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has suggested both Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery will be offered contract renewals at some stage in the coming months.

Both wingers contracts are due to expire in June 2017, but Bayern are yet to open talks over new deals with the experienced attackers.

Nevertheless, Rummenigge has made it clear the Bundesliga champions are keen to hold on to both Robben and Ribery beyond the expiration of their existing deals.

I do not rule out that both will sign renewals with Bayern, Rummenigge told Kicker.  We all know how incredibly important they are, both on and off the pitch.

But both will have to be patient for a bit. It is only normal to wait a bit longer with players who are older than 30.

Robben, 32, jo…