Manchester United are interested in signing John McGinn from Premier League rivals Aston Villa in the summer transfer window, according to . It has been reported that the Red Devils are keeping tabs on the Scotland international midfielder ahead of the Euro 2020 finals this summer.

McGinn is one of the best players for Villa and is one of the better midfielders in the Premier League. The 26-year-old Scotland international has been on the books of the Villans since 2018 and helped them win promotion from the Championship before establishing them in the Premier League.

The former St Mirren star is a very combative midfielder who can impose himself in the middle of the park and also drive the team forward. McGinn would make United a better team, but Villa are unlikely to s…

Kylian Mbappe celebrates his 20th birthday on Thursday as arguably the hottest young talent in the game.

After leaving Monaco for Paris Saint-Germain in a deal that made him the second most expensive player in history behind team-mate Neymar Mbappe has gone from strength to strength.

A couple of years ago he was battling for a regular place in Monaco s starting line-up but this month he finished fourth in the Ballon d Or voting, ahead of five-time winner Lionel Messi.

Here, Omnisport takes a look at the rapid rise of a phenomenal talent who has thrilled Europe, won multiple major titles and earned international honours in double-quick time.

Scrubbing Henry from the record books

Mbappe s rapid pace, smooth technique and clinical eye f…

Pep Guardiola conceded Manchester City will have to play the Community Shield with an inexperienced side as much of his senior squad rests following the rigours of last season and Euro 2020.

City started their pre-season preparations with a 2-0 win over Preston North End on Tuesday.

Guardiola fielded Joao Cancelo, Nathan Ake, Ruben Dias and Benjamin Mendy in defence in front of young American goalkeeper Zack Steffen, while Fernandinho and Riyad Mahrez were the only other fully fledged first-team players to feature.

City reclaimed the Premier League title from Liverpool last season while also winning the EFL Cup and reaching the final of the Champions League, where they lost to Chelsea, in a tightly packed campaign that followed swiftly on from the end of the dela…

Senad Lulic was the hero as Lazio secured a 3-1 Supercoppa Italiana triumph over Serie A champions Juventus.

Just over two weeks on from defeating the Bianconeri by the same score in the league, Lazio were once again the scourge of Maurizio Sarri s men in Riyadh.

Experienced captain Lulic was influential, playing a huge part in Luis Alberto s opener and guiding home a second-half strike on the volley after Paulo Dybala had levelled shortly before the break.

Danilo Cataldi scored an unstoppable free-kick, the awarding of which saw Rodrigo Bentancur sent off for a second bookable offence, to round out the win as Lazio, who also defeated Juve in the 2017 Supercoppa, won the prize for the fifth time.

Lazio were ahead after 17 minutes when Lulic did brilliant…

Radamel Falcao s Manchester United career is yet to hit the heights initially expected, but Louis Saha retains faith that he will come good.

Former Manchester United striker Louis Saha is convinced that under-fire forward Radamel Falcao is capable of silencing his critics.

The Colombia international arrived on a season-long loan deal from Monaco in September, but has scored just four times in 19 appearances across all competitions.

Falcao s latest disappointing display came in United s 3-1 FA Cup fifth-round victory at Preston North End on Monday, with Louis Van Gaal s side coming from a goal down to win after Falcao s 60th-minute withdrawal.

But, Saha who played for United between 2004 and 2008 has no doubt that Falcao can rediscover the kind of form…

Barcelona boss Xavi insists his squad can cope with their growing injury list.

The Catalans visit Granada in LaLiga on Sunday boosted by back-to-back 1-0 wins over Sevilla and Porto.

Ferran Torres scored Barcelona’s Champions League winner in Portugal after replacing the injured Robert Lewandowski.

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The Poland striker has joined Frenkie de Jong, Pedri and Raphinha on the casualty list.

“We do have a rather small squad, but I would hardly say that we are plagued by injuries,” Xavi said at his pre-match press conference.

“We have players to compete. We hope to recover players in the upcoming games.

“Lewandowski is a big loss, he is our most differential player and a l…

Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak said the Premier League powerhouse will be heavily involved in the off-season transfer market.

City have already been linked with Wolfsburg attacker Kevin De Bruyne, as they aim to replenish their squad after finishing second behind Chelsea in defence of their 2013-14 league title.

Al Mubarak claimed coach Manuel Pellegrini and the club s hierarchy were aligned in their transfer aims.

Every year, players come, players go, the chairman told CityTV.

We have a great nucleus that we have here. We want to preserve this nucleus, but at the same time we want to go the next level.

We want a squad that is able and has the capability and quality to win the Premier League, compete and win the Champions League,…

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Looking to pick up a first-leg advantage in the early hours of Thursday, Atletico-MG will welcome Flamengo to the Mineirão for the second time in the space of a few days.

Starting with the hosts, managing to make a much-needed return to winning ways over the weekend, there is no doubt that Atletico-MG will be looking to keep up that momentum here. Finding a route out of the relegation zone thanks to a 2-0 win against Flamengo on home soil, Galo should be smelling the chance to make it back-to-back victories against Mengão here. Drawing a line under their four-match winless run, Head Coach Antonio Mohamed has seen his side make some recent improvements. Likewise, managing to pick up a Serie A victory against Thursday s gues…

AC Milan are interested in signing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Chelsea in the summer of 2023, according to . The report has claimed that last season s Serie A champions have asked Premier League club Chelsea about the availability of Aubameyang.

Aubameyang joined Barcelona in February 2022 after his contract at Arsenal was mutually terminated. the Gabonese striker made 13 starts and four substitute appearances in La Liga for Barcelona during the second half of last season, scoring 11 goals and providing one assist in the process. The 33-year-old made five starts and one substitute appearance in the UEFA Europa League for the Blaugrana during the second half of last season, scoring two goals in the process.

Chelsea signed the former Arsenal striker from Barcelona in t…

Barcelona have made a bid for Robert Lewandowski but are yet to hear back from Bayern Munich, Joan Laporta has revealed.

Lewandowski emerged as a top target for the Blaugrana towards the end of the 2021-22 season, having enjoyed another outstanding campaign at Bayern.

The forward, who turns 34 next month, scored 50 goals in all competitions to lead all players across Europe s top five leagues.

He also topped the charts in netting once every 80 minutes on average.

Lewandowski has made clear he would be open to a move to Barca, but progress has been slow while the club have wrapped up other signings.

Franck Kessie and Andreas Christensen were presented at Camp Nou on consecutive days this week, with Barcelona president Laporta insisting there would …