Bayern Munich have made a good habit of getting their house in order promptly, and 2021 would seem to be no different.

Having already agreed a deal to sign centre-back Dayot Upamecano from RB Leipzig, the Bundesliga leaders have followed up with an agreement to make Julian Nagelsmann their next head coach.

The Leipzig boss, a boyhood Bayern fan from Bavaria who is still attempting to stop his new club win the title this season, will take over from Hansi Flick on July 1.

A five-year contract and a reported fee of €20million – the most ever paid for a coach – represent a significant investment on Bayern s part and show just how highly they regard Nagelsmann.

The 33-year-old is not exactly taking the wheel of a sinking ship, either: Bayern won six tr…

Denmark have named John Jensen temporary first-team coach for Wednesday s friendly with Slovakia, as an unspecified squad of players heads to Bratislava.

Plans for Denmark s games with Slovakia and the UEFA Nations League clash with Wales have been thrown into disarray by a dispute between the Danish Football Association (DBU) and the senior players.

A row over commercial rights has led to concerns the squad will boycott the coming matches, meaning the DBU could risk a substantial UEFA fine and suspension from tournaments if the games are forfeited.

With head coach Age Hareide also involved in the dispute, Denmark have decided to place former midfielder Jensen in charge of the team for Wednesday s game, which could reportedly include uncapped players from lower l…

Rafinha is excited to be given the chance to get his career back on track at Real Sociedad after completing a loan move from Paris Saint-Germain for the remainder of the season.

The 28-year-old has featured just five times for PSG in all competitions this season and was not included in the club s Champions League squad for the group phase.

Rafinha will spend the next six months with Sociedad, who are sixth in the Spanish top flight and already have the likes of David Silva and Alexander Isak in their squad.

The twice-capped Brazil international has played 39 times for PSG since arriving from Barca in October 2020 on a three-year deal, with 21 of those being starts.

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Pep Guardiola has hailed Gabriel Jesus as an animal after the Brazil striker expressed frustration at his number of first-team starts for Manchester City.

Jesus made it three goals in as many starts this season when City began their EFL Cup defence with a 3-0 win at Preston North End in midweek, but he is likely to find himself back on the bench against Everton on Saturday.

Sergio Aguero has netted in every Premier League game this season and, although Jesus proclaimed his admiration and respect for City s all-time leading goalscorer in an interview with Esporte Interativo, the 2017 arrival from Palmeiras stated he was  over the I have to wait phase at the Etihad Stadium.

He s passionate. I read that interview and it was perfect, Guardiola told a pre-match ne…

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Looking to extend on what has been a real purple patch, Newcastle will make the trip to a struggling Brentford on Saturday afternoon.

Starting with the hosts, while Brentford might have impressed many when making their Premier League debut last year, Thomas Frank s men now find themselves in the midst of a real struggle. Last seen getting hit with a 2-1 defeat away at Champions League chasers Arsenal, the Bees have come tumbling down the table and are now looking over their shoulder at the drop zone. With many in their camp fearing that they are now in a real battle to extend on their top-flight status this season, Frank s men have remarkably picked up just a single point from their last eight Premier League matchups. Wi…

Paris Saint-Germain are working on a new contract for Kylian Mbappe, according to reports in France.

The sensational youngster exploded to the scene as a part of the AS Monaco team that managed to beat PSG to the Ligue 1 title in 2017, the only team to do so in the last seven years. The Parisians then wasted no time to bring him in and they made him the second most expensive player in the world, after Neymar. Since then, the forward has played in 92 games in the PSG shirt and scored 62 goals.

During the summer he was linked most heavily with Real Madrid, but nothing happened with further reports claiming the Spanish giants have decided to make him their primary target, their Galactico , next year. More recently, fresh reports appeared claiming Manchester City might ente…

Leeds United are interested in signing Eljif Elmas from Napoli in the summer transfer window, according to . It has been reported that the Premier League club have the North Macedonia international midfielder on the radar ahead of their Euro 2020 finals.

Elmas has been on the books of Napoli since 2019. The 21-year-old made three starts and 30 substitute appearances in Serie A for Napoli this , scoring two goals and providing one assist in the process. The youngster also made four starts and two substitute appearances in the Europa League for the Italian club.

Leeds reportedly admire the North Macedonia, but Napoli will not sell him on the cheap. The West Yorkshire club will reportedly have to pay £14.5 million for the midfielder, who is an international teammate of Ez…

Marcus Rashford is relishing the opportunity to take on Manchester City again, revealing his 2016 derby winner for Manchester United was the highlight of his young career.

The England forward has won the FA Cup, League Cup and Europa League, as well as featuring for his country at two major tournaments, but Rashford harks back to the very start of his time in the United first team for a moment he treasures above all others.

In the 2015-16 season, less than a month on from his debut for the club, Rashford netted the only goal of the game at City to settle the derby and he reflected on that strike ahead of Sunday s latest clash.

For me, personally, to score the winner there was the biggest feeling in my career, the 21-year-old told United s official website.

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Croatia midfielder Ognjen Vukojevic has announced his immediate retirement from international football.

The 30-year-old midfielder was an unused substitute in all three of Croatia s matches at the FIFA World Cup, which they exited after the group stages.

Vukojevic played 55 times for his country, which included appearances at both UEFA Euro 2008 and Euro 2012.

In a statement released by the Croatian Football Federation, Vukojevic said: In this very emotional moment for me, I would like to thank the Croatian Football Federation for everything that was done for the national team, to our loyal supporters that have always stood by our side.

(I would also like to thank) former managers Slaven Bilic and Igor Stimac for everything they have done for the nationa…

Mauricio Pochettino says Chelsea’s owners must look past their disappointment and back him to implement the plan he was hired to draw up in order to lift the club out of their slump.

Defeat to Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge on Sunday means the team have taken an average of 0.85 points per game over the last 35 matches, three short of a full league season.

Over a single campaign they would have won 32 points, a tally that would have seen them relegated in every Premier League season since the league became 38 games in 1995, and would have left them bottom of the table in five of them.

Full-time at the Bridge.

— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC)

That run goes back to October 19 last year when the team, then managed by Graham Potter, drew 0-0 away at Bre…