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‘Great player’: Robert Lewandowski open to playing with Manchester City star at Bayern Munich
In an interview with Spox, Robert Lewandowski has welcomed the possibility of Leroy Sane joining Bayern Munich from Manchester City during the summer transfer window. Sane has been regularly linked with the German champions over the past year and it has recently been claimed that he has already finalised personal terms with the Bundesliga outfit. Bayern have yet to reach a transfer agreement for the winger but Lewandowski believes the former Schalke 04 graduate could help the club find new solutions on the playing field. “There is a lot of speculation. I can only say that he is a great player with great skills who can harmonise very well with his team-mates,” The Poland international told. “Not just in the Premier League or the Champions League, we’ve already seen what he could d...
Bundesliga restarts on May 16, live streaming and where to watch
The German Bundesliga will restart this weekend following a suspension of nine weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic. It will be the first major European league to resume footballing action and that is likely to attract plenty of interest from the global audience on their television sets. Bayern Munich will remain the main source of attraction, given their dominance in the German top-flight over the past eight years, but the league title remains far from decided with nine more games left in the campaign. Hansi Flick’s side are presently top of the standings with 55 points on the board, but there is only a six-point difference between themselves and fourth-placed Borussia Monchengladbach. Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig and Monchengladbach have all occupied the top position at some stage of t...
Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester City interested in Kingsley Coman
Getty Images Real Madrid, Barcelona and Manchester City are interested in signing Bayern Munich attacker Kingsley Coman, according to Sky Germany. The Bundesliga club want to keep hold of the France international however, should Leroy Sané join Bayern, Coman will rethink his situation at the club should Sané take his place in the starting XI. Bayern Munich remain hopeful of signing Sané in the summer, with a preference to sign the Germany international over compatriot Timo Werner (RB Leipzig). Get more stories like this on Twitter
Lyon women awarded French title for 14th consecutive season
French women’s football giants Lyon will be declared league champions for the 2019-20 campaign, collecting the title for the 14th consecutive year after the season was ended by the coronavirus pandemic. The decision was confirmed to AFP by a source close to talks held Monday by the French football federation as well as a source at Lyon, backing up an earlier report from RMC Sport. Lyon, winners of the past four Women’s Champions League finals, have claimed the French title every year since 2007. The women’s top flight in France was halted in mid-March when Lyon held a three-point lead over Paris Saint-Germain. Last month, French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced that professional sport could not return until September. The men’s Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 divisions were ended, with PSG na...
UEFA releases possible dates for Champions League games
UEFA’s plan to complete the Champions League and Europa League continues. The plan says that they will be played throughout the month of August once the leagues are done in July. UEFA have an idea which is to end the season by the end of August. Therefore, the domestic leagues need to be completed by the end of July. The proposal is for the remaining last 16 games to be played in the first week of the month. On 26th and 29th August, Gdansk and Istanbul will host the Europa League and Champions League finals respectively. ‘Marca’ says that they will try and stick to that instead of playing both the finals at the same venue. There are 17 Champions League and 27 Europa League matches left to play. Confirmation of the new calendar depends first on leagues getting back underway and then on the ...
La Liga congratulates Bundesliga ahead football league return
The Spanish La Liga has congratulated Germany’s Bundesliga for announcing its imminent return as Spain’s top-flight stepped up its own comeback preparations. The Bundesliga was given the green light to resume later this month when chancellor Angela Merkel made the announcement during a news conference on Wednesday. Strict testing and matchday procedures will be put in place by the German government, with football seemingly set to resume on May 15 having been paused in mid-March. LaLiga outlined its own plan for a staggered return to training on Monday, with teams set to begin individual work this week before gradually moving to group sessions, the ultimate aim being to re-commence the 2019-20 season in June. Spanish clubs began testing players for COVID-19 on Tuesday and LaLiga sees the Bu...
Manchester City’s stance on Leroy Sane revealed amid Bayern Munich interest: report
Manchester City remain eager to extend the contract of Leroy Sane amid the ongoing transfer interest from Bayern Munich, Manchester Evening News reports. Sane has not featured for the Cityzens over the course of the current campaign after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury during the Community Shield triumph over Liverpool in August. He was fancied to make his comeback in the middle of March but that was not the case after the season was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic. Amidst this, the German has been tipped to make a return to the Bundesliga and SPORTBILD’s Christian Falk recently claimed that the player has already agreed personal terms over a five-year deal with Bayern. Furthermore, he revealed that the German heavyweights will begin negotiations with the Cityzens...
