Tottenham have confirmed Schalke midfielder Lewis Holtby will join the club at the end of the season.

The 22-year-old midfielder had previously been tracked by Arsenal and Liverpool, but Spurs have now announced the Germany international will sign for the north London outfit in July, subject to a medical.

Spurs concluded the deal on Friday after sending representatives to Qatar, where the Schalke squad are taking part in a warm weather training camp.

Holtby had publicly declared his intention to leave the Veltins-Arena at when his contract expires at the end of the season and was believed to have been eager for a move to the English Premier League.

The player s desire for regular football and to play in European competition Spurs are third in the Premie…

Real Mallorca have announced that Gregorio Manzano will take over as coach for the third time in his career.

He replaces Joaquin Caparros who was sacked after a 3-0 defeat by Real Sociedad last weekend left Mallorca in 19th place, just one point off the bottom of La Liga.

I know the club and some of the staff, I know the challenge. We have a commitment to save the team and thereafter continue for another year, Manzano told reporters.

You know I want what is best for Mallorca and the fans. This is my home, I have experienced many things here, good and bad.

Manzano, who has also coached Malaga, Athletico Madrid and Sevilla, believes that the current squad can retain their top flight status.

I have knowledge of this team, there are players who h…

Luke Shaw hopes his performance in Manchester United s 2-0 Premier League victory over Bournemouth on Wednesday will earn him a start in Saturday s FA Cup semi-final against Tottenham.

Shaw was handed his first start since February as Jose Mourinho rung the changes in the wake of Sunday s humiliating 1-0 home defeat to bottom club West Brom a result that crowned Manchester City champions.

The Portuguese said after the match that he would not play the same XI at Wembley and that Antonio Valencia, Nemanja Matic and Romelu Lukaku were among the players who would obviously come back into the starting XI.

But Shaw, who has endured a largely frustrating time at Old Trafford since signing from Southampton in 2014, hopes to have given Mourinho something to think about as…

Atletico Madrid reached a third Champions League semi-final in four seasons as Leicester City s dream run came to a halt following a 1-1 draw at the King Power Stadium.

Having claimed a 1-0 first-leg triumph courtesy of Antoine Griezmann s controversial penalty, Diego Simeone s side were typically efficient in Tuesday s return leg Saul Niguez s first-half header rendering Jamie Vardy s goal immaterial. 

As shock Premier League champions last season, the Foxes have rarely wilted in the face of improbable odds, but the requirement of another two goals against a side s
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Leicester had won all four home games in this season s Champions League, conceding only once in the p…

Arsenal are interested in signing Antoine Griezmann from Barcelona in the summer of 2021, according to . It has been reported that the Gunners wanted to sign the former Atletico Madrid forward before, and that the 29-year-old has an offer from the North London club.

Griezmann joined Barcelona from Atletico in 2019. Much was expected of the forward when he arrived at Camp Nou, but the France international has not had the best of times and has not always played well. According to , the 29-year-old has made 21 starts and three substitute appearances in La Liga for Barca so far this season, scoring six goals and providing six assists in the process. The Frenchman has also made six starts and one substitute appearance in the Champions League for the Blaugrana so far this campaign, s…

EFL Cup holders Manchester City will play rivals Manchester United in the semi-finals, with Leicester City taking on Aston Villa.

City have won the tournament two years in a row and booked their place in the last four with a 3-1 win at League One side Oxford United on Wednesday.

But to repeat that success again they will have to get through a two-legged tie against Ole Gunnar Solskjaer s resurgent Red Devils, who knocked out Colchester United.

United who will be at home for the first leg last won the EFL Cup in the 2016-17 season, defeating Southampton in the final, while City have triumphed in four of the past six editions.

A Manchester derby awaits in the semi-finals

— Manchester United (@ManUtd)

In the second semi-final, Premier L…

Contrary to a number of recent reports, Liverpool are NOT actively pursuing a deal to sign Luis Diaz from FC Porto at the moment, according to Fabrizio Romano and James Pearce of The Athletic.

Romano says both clubs have denied the rumours. Liverpool have scouted the forward, who turns 25 this month, several times throughout 2021, but there are no ongoing talks about a transfer at the moment with the Merseysiders focused on getting Mohamed Salah to sign a new contract instead.

Liverpool and Porto sources deny contacts/talks over Luis Díaz move in January. There’s no proposal to discuss, as things stand.

Liverpool sent their scout to follow Díaz five times last year but there’s no negotiation now.

Current priority: Mo Salah new deal.

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Mikel Arteta insists Arsenal still have the pulling power to attract the world s biggest names, but refused to be drawn on speculation linking his side with Fiorentina striker Dusan Vlahovic.

The Gunners have been tipped to move for the in-demand Serbia international, who matched Cristiano Ronaldo s 21st century record for the most Serie A goals in a single calendar year in 2021 with 33.

Vlahovic has also been touted as a target for Juventus, Manchester City and Manchester United, though Arsenal are said to be willing to spend big to land the 21-year-old, who has 18 months to run on his contract.

However, according to fresh reports on Wednesday, Vlahovic will only consider joining the north London club should they qualify for next season s Champions League after…

Manuel Pellegrini and Pep Guardiola will renew their rivalry when Bayern Munich meet Manchester City in Wednesday s UEFA Champions League tie.

Pellegrini will be hoping for a change of fortunes when the defending champions visit the Etihad Stadium, having never beaten Guardiola as manager of Villarreal, Malaga or Real Madrid when Guardiola was in charge of Barcelona.

Both sides enjoyed comfortable 3-0 victories in their opening group D games, Bayern overcoming CSKA Moscow at home, while City got the better of Czech side Viktoria Plzen.

The two clubs were drawn in the same group two years ago, with Bayern winning 2-0 in the Allianz Arena before City triumphed by the same score on the final matchday, a result that was not enough to prevent their elimination.

The ho…

England continue their quest to qualify for Euro 2024 when they travel to face Ukraine in the Polish city of Wroclaw.

Gareth Southgate’s side have won all four Group C qualifiers to date and can take a big step towards Germany next summer if they extend that run.

Here, the PA news agency takes a look at the major talking points ahead of the fixture.

Ukraine on the road again

The location of Friday’s qualifier was not confirmed until July 11 with Ukraine continuing to play their de facto home matches on neutral ground.

Since the Russian invasion last year, Ukraine have played ‘home’ games in the Polish cities of Lodz and Krakow as well as Trnava in Slovakia.

Now managed by Sergei Rebrov and with fit-again Arsenal defender Oleksandr Zinchen…