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Inter Milan have a difficult decision to make in the coming months regarding Gabriel Barbosa. The Brazilian forward has enjoyed a great 2019 season with Flamengo and is coming off a two-goal performance in the 2019 Copa Libertadores final against River Plate. The Brazil international has settled himself as one of the best attackers in the CONMEBOL region, but his loan spell ends at the end of the year and he needs to return to Inter during January.

There is one thing, though. Inter own his rights, but they don’t really want him back in the squad. Following a short spell where he scored one goal in 10 matches for the Giuseppe Meazza outfit, Gabigol has been on loan at both Santos and Flamengo. But it has been with the “Red Blacks” where he has reached his peak form.

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As for the visitors, while Bournemouth may have snatched two goals away at Tottenham over the weekend, the Cherries could only slump to a 3-2 defeat and Eddie Howe s side find themselves enduring an extended rut. Losing their last three Premier League matches on the bounce since their 1-0 victory over Manchester United last month, they have begun free-falling down the standings and have now recorded just a single victory across any competition since the 20th of September, a nine-match run. Along with showing some glaring issues at the back and conceding at least a pair of strikes on their losing run, the one-time Burnley boss will be hugely concerned by his side s form away from the Vitality. Failing to win any of their last five matches on the road and losing four of those contests, in…

Diego Costa is desperate to get his second spell at Atletico Madrid under way after finally being cleared for his LaLiga return.

Costa s move back to Madrid was confirmed in September but, as the deal was agreed outside of the transfer window, he could not feature until the start of 2018 tying in nicely with the lifting of Atletico s FIFA-imposed registration ban.

With the new year only one day away, the striker was officially presented as an Atleti player on Sunday, along with fellow new boy Vitolo, who has been on loan at Las Palmas since agreeing a move from Sevilla.

Costa has not played competitively since June after being frozen out at Chelsea as he sought an Atletico return, and he is desperate to get back on the pitch and start scoring goals.

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Jose Mourinho believes Manchester United find it easier to play against teams like Tottenham after his perfect record as Spurs head coach came to an end.

A brace from Marcus Rashford saw United overcome Tottenham 2-1 on Wednesday as Mourinho returned to Old Trafford to face his former club.

United have beaten Spurs, high-flying Leicester City and Chelsea for three of their five Premier League wins this season, while also holding Liverpool and Arsenal.

Mourinho, who had won his first three matches as Spurs head coach, said United s approach made it easier for them against other big clubs.

You look at United s results this season against the best teams and they had good results, he told a news conference.

I think at home when they play like they d…

Craig Dawson made amends for an own goal by scoring to earn West Brom a 1-1 draw at White Hart Lane on Monday, putting a huge dent in Tottenham s hopes of Premier League glory and moving Leicester City to within one win of the title.

For the second week in succession, Spurs were playing more than 24 hours after Leicester, this time having seen their rivals thump Swansea City 4-0 on Sunday.

Needing a win to close back to within five points of the Foxes, Spurs took the lead when Dawson diverted Christian Eriksen s dangerous free-kick through the legs of Boaz Myhill from close range in the first half.

The hosts had already struck the woodwork twice before that opener, and did so for a third time in the second period through Erik Lamela as the Spurs faithful grew inc…

Kevin Walker does not have to sing for his supper, given his football ability.

However, it was his inability to train for Sweden s Under-21 international squad due to blood poisoning that saw him uncover his hidden talent music.

The doctor said I wasn t allowed to train or do anything, Walker told FIFA.com.

What am I going to do? I can t play PlayStation all day long. I bought a guitar and I started to write a few songs. I suppose you could put it down to not being able to train and do what you ve been doing all your life, I was just looking for something to fill that. 

It was a fluke that I ended up in Idol. They called me up after seeing little clips from an open mic thing. It s grown to something I didn t dare to dream of.

Walker, now 25, …

Newcastle came from behind to see off Spain s Valencia 2-1 in a pre-season friendly on Saturday as James Milner bagged a last-gasp winner.

Milner struck after Damien Duff had cancelled out Joaquin s opener with 13 minutes remaining to give Kevin Keegan s side a smidgen of optimism for the new English Premiership campaign following a summer of scant transfer activity on the back of a mediocre league campaign.

Technical problems with the visitors aircraft in Spain delayed the start of the game by two hours but Valencia were out of the blocks smartly with Joaquin s goal on 13 minutes.

However the Magpies rallied after the break and Duff headed home on 77 minutes before Milner sealed the win in what was Newcastle s last pre-season workout ahead of their tough Pre…

Italian coach Marcello Lippi named the squad to face Austria in a friendly on August 20 to be played in the Italian municipality of Nizza.

Notable changes to the Euro 2008 squad include Sampdoria midfielder Angelo Palombo in place of Massimo Ambrosini and World Cup winning forward Alberto Gilardino in place of the talented Antonio Cassano.

The list sees a continuation of Juve legend Alex Del Piero and the return of teammate Vincenzo Iaquinta,

Listed defender Giorgio Chiellini will not play as a result of injury he sustained in a friendly match against AC Milan.

An August friendly game usually brings players who have started their season preparation early due to Champions League qualification along and new players for the coach to view before World Cup qu…

Competition: La Liga

Market: Valencia to beat Levante

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Spain s top league continues this weekend for yet another huge round of games. The competition has remained incredibly tight as every side in the competition will be desperate to pick up all three points this weekend which can see them rise up a number of places. With this in mind, Valencia host Levante on Sunday.

Valencia have been in good form this season and they are looking to secure a Champions League place for their next campaign. After 22 games they have won 12, drawn four and lost six, scoring 42 goals and conceding 26 times. In their last five they have managed to win twice, but their other three games have ended in defeat, which has seen them onto 40 points for the season so …

Stuttgart star Filip Kostic is nearing an end to his episode with the Swabians as Jos Luhukay’s team struggled to keep hold of their key performer following the relegation to Zweite Bundesliga.

The 23-year-old Serbian international has been on the radar of several European clubs, including a couple from Premier League, but appears to be closest to a move to Bundesliga outfit Hamburger SV.

Die Rethosen have stepped up their interest in the Serbian winger having already seen their €12 million offer rejected by Kostic’s club.

His agent Sedat Duraki has told that Filip Kostic is eager to make a summer swoop to HSV and that Stuttgart have already been informed of the player’s wishes.

Two clubs are yet to find a solution in order to make this transfer…