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West Ham United and Newcastle United are among the clubs interested in signing Marc Guehi from Chelsea in the summer transfer window, according to . Crystal Palace and Southampton are also admirers of the 20-year-old central defender, who is on loan at Swansea City at the moment.

Guehi joined Swansea on loan Chelsea in January 2020 until the end of last season. The youngster returned to the Liberty Stadium on a season-long loan deal last summer and has been a big player for the team , playing 40 games in the Championship to guide them to the playoffs.

Chelsea are well stocked in defence, and it is hard to see Guehi break into the first team at Stamford Bridge under manager Thomas Tuchel. Another loan move would make sense. West Ham, Newcastle, Southampton and Palace all…

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Shakhtar Donetsk and Basel are set to face each other in the quarterfinals of the 2019/20 Europa League campaign. As this game is a one-off with no rematch to take place, it will be played at a neutral venue, for which Schalke s Arena AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, has been chosen.

The winner of this contest will go on to face either Inter Milan or Bayer Leverkusen in the semifinals.

Shakhtar Donetsk

Shakhtar were crowned Ukrainian champions this season, having finished top of the table both in the regular part of the national top flight and the championship play-offs. On the whole, they played a total of 32 matches and won 26, drawing four and losing just twice, racking up a total of 82 points, 23 more than second-pla…

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Two sides firmly battling it out at opposite ends of the Premier League table, Arsenal will make the trip to Bramall Lane on Monday night.

Sheffield United

Starting with the hosts, while Sheffield United might have secured a crucial 3-1 victory away at Luton on February 10th, the Blades have only continued on a public Premier League nightmare this season. Last seen putting in another toothless display as they slumped to a 1-0 loss at the hands of Wolves, Chris Wilder is already seeking a famous miracle at Bramall Lane. Sat rock-bottom of the table and rightfully tipped as a landslide relegation contender in 2024, they have registered just a trio of wins from any of their 26 top-flight appearances this season. Coming under a huge amount…

There will be much more than local pride at stake when Liverpool and Everton lock horns in a mouth-watering Merseyside derby on Tuesday.

Just a point separates fourth-placed Liverpool and their city rivals, who dropped down to sixth spot after they could only draw at West Brom in their last Premier League match.

There is little between the neighbours from across Stanley Park in the battle to secure UEFA Champions League football and they have been evenly matched in recent encounters.

Each of the last three derbies have finished as a draw, the latest of which saw Daniel Sturridge deny Everton at Goodison Park in November with a late goal to snatch a 3-3 draw.

Both Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers and Everton boss Roberto Martinez will be eager to secure their fir…

Reigning champions Marseille took advantage of Rennes slip up at home to Montpellier with a come-from-behind 3-1 success at Lille on Sunday to move into second place in the French table.

Rennes stay one point clear but their momentum is fading after their first loss of the campaign Saturday, 1-0 at home to Montpellier.

Loic Remy was Marseille s inspiration as he netted twice against a Lille side who have now lost two on a roll to slide out of the top six.

A Yohan Cabaye half-volley put the hosts on 26 minutes but Marseille roared back and Remy, played in by Mathieu Valbuena, fired in the equaliser eight minutes after the break before Argentine Lucho put the visitors ahead with a deflected effort on 71 minutes.

Remy then wrapped up the points nine minutes…

Verdict: Under 2.5 goals

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Huddersfield and Reading play each other in the Sky Bet Championship play-off final at Wembley on Monday afternoon. Both sides know that only 90 minutes separates them from the promised land of the Premier League.

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It took a penalty shoot-out against Sheffield Wednesday in the semi-finals to send David Wagner’s men to within touching distance of the Premier League and Monday’s match versus Reading could be just as tight. Both games in the regular season finished 1-0 to the home side, and most ties of this magnitude are cagey affairs, decided by a touch of magic or a sloppy mistake. Additionally, the last four Championship play-off finals have produced only four goals inside the 90 minutes…

Monaco midfielder Bernardo Silva has admitted he would be open to a transfer to the Premier League or LaLiga at some point in the future.

The Portugal international joined Monaco from Benfica in August 2014, initially on a one-year loan deal, before the move was made permanent halfway through his temporary spell for a fee close to €16 million.

He has since developed into a key figure at the Stade Louis II, making well over 100 appearances in all competitions, and his good performances have reportedly sparked interest from clubs such as Manchester United and Chelsea.

The 22-year-old is happy at his current club for now, but he would find it hard to turn down a move to Spain or England.

— Bernardo Silva (@BernardoCSilva)

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Real Madrid are preparing to launch a bid of £70 million for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal, according to Spanish outlet El Desmarque.

The Gabonese striker has been one of Arsenal s best performers since his arrival from Borussia Dortmund in January 2018. This season has been no exception to that rule, with his goals winning or rescuing points for the struggling Gunners on a rather regular basis. He has so far bagged 12 goals in 17 games in the Premier League and the Europa League combined.

The 30-year-old, currently the team captain since Granit Xhaka was stripped of the role, is under contract until 2021, and he has already been linked with Barcelona as they seek a successor for Luis Suarez. However, it seems that Real are prepared to go toe-to-toe with their a…

Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos hopes Barcelona skipper Lionel Messi stays with the Blaugrana for the good of LaLiga as the Argentinian s father attempts to secure his release.

Messi rocked Barca last week when he informed them of his intention to leave and his father – who is also his agent – was in Catalonia on Wednesday for a meeting with club officials, saying beforehand that it would be difficult for his son to stay.

The meeting spanned most of the afternoon before concluding around 21:00 local time, with reports from local media claiming the two parties were unable to reach any form of agreement.

Messi had an exit clause written into his contract that would allow him to leave on a free transfer at the end of the 2019-20 season, and although that was…

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy has revealed Tottenham defender Jonathan Woodgate turned down a loan move to Molineux.

The 31-year-old central defender is battling back to full fitness after a severe groin problem threatened to end his career, and it was thought he would opt for a loan spell in a bid to gain match fitness.

But McCarthy said Woodgate who has not played for Spurs since November 2009 turned down the offer to help Wolves in their battle to avoid relegation as he tries to win back a place in Tottenham s starting 11.

He doesn t want to do it, he wants to fight for his place there, so fair play to him, McCarthy said.

I haven t spoken to him, but that s the message I ve got back.

Wolves, who welcome Stoke in an FA Cup fourth-round clash on…