Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger warned striker Joel Campbell it was now or never for him to prove his worth to the club.
The Costa Rica international has struggled to make an impact at Arsenal since his move to the club in 2011, sent out on loan to numerous clubs after his arrival.
But Campbell is set to start for Wenger s injury-hit team when they visit Swansea City on Saturday.
Wenger said time was running out for the 23-year-old and he needed to prove he was worth keeping at Arsenal.
I wanted to keep him here. I felt he has been on loan two or three times and that it is now or never for him with us, the Frenchman said.
For him, as well, you belong to a club, you go one time out, two times out then after that you don t know any more if you belon…
Hiroshi Kiyotake s frustrating six months at Sevilla has come to an end after he agreed a return to Japan with former club Cerezo Osaka.
Kiyotake impressed in the Bundesliga with Nuremburg and Hannover since arriving in Europe in 2012, but when the latter were relegated last season he completed a switch to LaLiga for a reported €6.5million fee.
However, the 27-year-old has not been able to hold down a regular starting spot under Jorge Sampaoli, however, and only made nine appearances in all competitions.
The attacking midfielder scored just once in that time and Kiyotake has opted to return to the J-League with Cerezo a club he made 84 appearances for before moving to Germany, scoring 19 goals.
He joins a Cerezo side preparing for a top-flight return af…
Blaise Matuidi says he can sense this is the year Paris Saint-Germain s warriors and soldiers will finally get the better of Barcelona in the Champions League.
Backed by their wealthy Qatari owners, PSG have won four consecutive Ligue 1 titles, though they face a battle with Monaco and Nice to retain their crown this term.
However, their domestic dominance is yet to be replicated on the European front, with PSG falling short in the quarter-finals in each of the past four seasons.
On two of those occasions, in 2012-13 and 2014-15, it was LaLiga giants Barcelona who dumped them out and the Catalans this time provide a daunting task in the round of 16.
But Matuidi insists Unai Emery s men are ready to end their Barca hoodoo.
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Looking to capitalize on Celta Vigo s issues heading into November, Getafe will make the trip to the Abanca-Balaídos on Sunday evening.
Starting with the hosts, putting in yet another worrying display and suffering a 2-1 defeat away at fellow strugglers Real Betis last weekend, the mood around the Abanca-Balaído remains at a worrying low. Only just managing to extend their La Liga status over the summer, Fran Escribá s men have now lost their last three matches on the spin and have once again dropped into the bottom-three. On a run of form that has seen them record just a single domestic victory since the 24th of August, they also hold a worrying record against Sunday s guests. Suffering a 3-1 hammering in the last meeting be…
Florian Thauvin and Clinton N Jie were on target as Marseille won 2-0 in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final against Red Bull Salzburg.
Rudi Garcia s men had the better of Thursday s tie at Stade Velodrome but were fortunate on two occasions when decisions from referee William Collum went in their favour.
Thauvin converted a cross from the influential Dimitri Payet by inadvertently heading the ball onto his arm, but with no VAR in use in European football the goal was allowed to stand.
Salzburg had a strong penalty appeal rejected when Maxime Lopez appeared to bring down Stefan Lainer in the box, but Collum said no and Marseille doubled their lead in the 63rd minute.
Captain Payet was again at the heart of it, collecting a pass from substitut…
Reported Manchester United target Jonathan David believes the Premier League is the best in the world and says every footballer wants to play there.
David, who featured in all three of Canada s games at the World Cup, has started the 2022-23 season in fine form for Lille in Ligue 1, scoring nine goals in 15 appearances.
That has apparently caught the attention of English giants United, who are in the market for a new forward following the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo.
David, 22, is not aware of any interest, but revealed he has ambitions to play in the English top flight some day .
I am aware of nothing, David said. When I am at the World Cup I am just focused on trying to enjoy the World Cup and enjoying the moment.
What happens after I do no…
Cody Gakpo and Denzel Dumfries have both made it clear their focus is on their World Cup exploits with the Netherlands amid ongoing speculation regarding their futures.
Both featured as the Dutch beat the United States 3-1 in their last-16 clash in Qatar on Saturday, with Dumfries recording a goal and two assists.
PSV forward Gakpo has been heavily linked with a move to Manchester United, and may have attracted further suitors after scoring in each of his first three World Cup appearances.
To be honest, I m not thinking about that now, I m really focused on the tournament, he told reporters after the win over the USA.
I try to keep performing well, keep helping the team, hopefully when we become world champion we can think about it.
Asked wheth…
Assistant manager Pep Clotet has been joined by first-team coaches James Beattie and Kristian O Leary in leaving Swansea City following the departure of Garry Monk on Wednesday.
Monk paid the price for an abysmal run of form that saw Swansea win just once in their past 11 Premier League fixtures, leaving them one point clear of the relegation zone.
A 3-0 defeat at home to surprise leaders Leicester City on Saturday ultimately sealed the manager s fate, and the former club captain has been followed by a trio of his backroom team in exiting the Liberty Stadium.
Among them is Monk s former Southampton team-mate Beattie, who only moved to the Liberty Stadium in June following a spell as manager of Accrington Stanley between May 2013 and September 2014.
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Former Arsenal midfielder Mathieu Flamini has claimed he misses England and would ideally like to play in the Premier League this season.
The 29-year-old French midfielder has seen his career stagnate since he left Arsenal after the 2007-08 season to join Milan having generally been considered a back-up option behind the likes of Gennaro Gattuso, Andrea Pirlo and, more recently, Riccardo Montolivo and Antonio Nocerino.
Flamini left the Premier League as a key player for Arsenal after helping Arsene Wenger s side win the 2005 FA Cup and as one of the up-and-coming midfielders for the France national team.
But having won just one league title in his time with Milan and having been overlooked by France since 2008, Flamini is looking for a new start.
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Sinisa Mihajlovic is facing a potentially make-or-break encounter when AC Milan host his former club Fiorentina on Sunday.
Mihajlovic replaced Filippo Inzaghi at San Siro in the close-season, but has failed to oversee a significant upturn in Milan s fortunes.
The seven-time European champions sit eighth in Serie A at the halfway point of the campaign, 10 points adrift of city rivals Inter in the third and final Champions League qualification spot.
Speculation surrounding Mihajlovic s future has intensified in recent weeks, with a 1-1 draw at Roma last Saturday and qualification for the Coppa Italia semi-finals not stopping reports that World Cup-winning veteran Marcello Lippi is in line to replace the Serb, who coached Fiorentina between June 2010 and Novembe…