Sinisa Mihajlovic says there is no reason AC Milan star Gianluigi Donnarumma should have to say no if Real Madrid or Barcelona come in with a huge offer.
Torino boss Mihajlovic, who gave the goalkeeper his Milan debut at the age of 16 in October 2015, believes San Siro is the best place for the in-demand shot stopper to develop.
However, he does not feel Donnarumma, now 18, should be obliged to reject every approach he receives, especially if they are more lucrative and coming from bigger clubs.
Donnarumma, also linked to Juventus, has been involved in a major off-season drama since rejecting an offer to extend his San Siro contract beyond 2018, the Serie A side claiming their proposal was worth €50million over five years.
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Everton have sacked manager Roberto Martinez following a poor end to the Premier League season, the club have confirmed.
Martinez took over from David Moyes at Goodison Park ahead of the 2013-14 season, leading Everton to a fifth-place finish and their best Premier League points haul in his maiden campaign.
However, Everton slipped to 11th last term and the pressure has been steadily mounting on the former Wigan Athletic boss following a poor run of form in the top flight.
The Toffees have won just once in their past 10 Premier League matches, with the Goodison Park faithful vocal in their disapproval at recent games, while a protest was reportedly planned for the club s end of season awards on Thursday, which the club have now decided to postpone.
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Simply hoping to carry on from where they left off earlier in the summer, Roma will make the trip to the Stadio Marc Antonio Bentegodi on Saturday night.
Starting with the hosts, while Verona might have shocked many with their start to the 2019/2020 campaign, I Gialloblu drastically struggled to find their feet after returning from the enforced break. Signing off their pre-season preparations with a 1-0 defeat against Serie B outfit Cremonese on home soil last weekend, Ivan Jurić s men also ended last year s extended season with a dreadful display in a 3-0 drumming away at Genoa. Failing to mount any real kind of European charge, Verona managed to win just one of their final nine top-flight appearances, a run highlighted by a 5-1 de…
Samuel Umtiti has recovered from a knee injury in time to join Barcelona s squad for the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie against Lyon.
Ernesto Valverde s men visit Groupama Stadium on Tuesday and will do so with France international Umtiti in tow after he was named in their 21-man travelling party.
The 25-year-old, who signed for the LaLiga champions from Lyon in 2016, rejoined training earlier this month but has not featured since the 1-1 draw against Atletico Madrid on November 24.
Umtiti s availability is particularly timely with fellow centre-back Thomas Vermaelen ruled out due to a muscle problem in his right leg.
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Diego Simeone criticised the refereeing as LaLiga champions Atletico Madrid were held to a 2-2 draw away to Levante after an explosive final 15 minutes.
Matheus Cunha put Atletico ahead in the 76th minute with his first goal for the club but Simeone was shown a second yellow card soon after for remonstrating with the fourth official on Thursday.
Referee Pablo Gonzalez Fuertes then deemed Renan Lodi handled the ball in his own box after reviewing footage at the pitchside monitor.
Enis Bardhi, who cancelled out Antoine Griezmann s opener with a penalty that was awarded for a foul by Luis Suarez on Ruben Vezo, blasted in the 90th-minute spot-kick to earn Levante a share of the spoils.
Asked about the decision to award the second penalty, Simeone…
Fernando Santos hailed Portugal s strength of character after they kept their European Championship defence alive with a 2-2 draw against France in Budapest.
Cristiano Ronaldo netted a penalty in each half of the Euro 2020 fixture to move level with Ali Daei as the most prolific international footballer of all time on 109 goals.
When Karim Benzema s second goal of a gripping contest at the Puskas Arena gave world champions France a 2-1 lead two minutes into the second half, Portugal – who suffered a chastening 4-2 defeat to Germany last weekend – were staring at elimination.
But superstar captain Ronaldo induced a handball from Jules Kounde that was punished by whistle-happy referee Mateu Lahoz and stepped up to do the rest.
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Chelsea midfielder Ramires has revealed he hopes to represent Brazil at the 2012 Olympics in London and is keen to run out at Wembley.
The tough-tackling 24-year-old won a bronze medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, but is hoping to secure gold for his country four years on.
I had never played an official competition for the national team before, so to go to the Olympics, where Brazil had never won a gold medal, was like something out of this world, Ramires told chelseafc.com.
We hoped to win and we felt we were going to, but unfortunately we finished third. I still have the medal today and keep it as if it is pure gold.
The football competition will be held at venues all over England, including the historic Wembley stadium, and Ramires said he would h…
Wales manager Rob Page reflected on a “cruel” defeat after his side’s hopes of qualifying for Euro 2024 ended in a heartbreaking penalty shoot-out loss to Poland.
Daniel James missed the decisive spot-kick as Wales were beaten 5-4 on penalties after a goalless draw at the Cardiff City Stadium.
Page told S4C: “It is a cruel game and that is what I have said to the players. One kick away from qualifying and it hurts.
“I thought we were the better team. I’ve just said to the group, ‘look how far we have come – we are that disappointed we have not qualified for a major tournament’.”
Page offered sympathy to James and praised his squad for their efforts throughout the qualifying campaign.
He added: “We will rally round ‘Deej’.…
Australia international goalkeeper Mitchell Langerak has no intention of leaving Borussia Dortmund ahead of the 2014-15 Bundesliga season.
Langerak is a two-time Bundesliga winner with Dortmund but he has played second fiddle to number one keeper Roman Weidenfeller since arriving from A-League club Melbourne Victory in 2010.
The 25-year-old has made a total of 10 appearances in four seasons, leading to suggestions he may leave in search of regular game time.
But Langerak, who was Australia s back-up glovesman at the FIFA World Cup in Brazil, insists he will not be following Robert Lewandowski through the exit door after positive discussions with coach Jurgen Klopp.
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Barcelona have revealed Adriano could miss the start of the new Liga campaign after tests revealed he had an abnormal heart rhythm .
The Brazilian utility man, who has made 90 league appearances since joining the Catalan giants from Sevilla in 2010, has been ruled out for four to six weeks after the problem was discovered during a routine pre-season medical.
The 29-year-old was subjected to a check-up earlier this week after reporting back for training with the first-team squad.
A statement on the club s official website read: Adriano Correia has undergone an electrophysiological study in order to treat the abnormal heart rhythm discovered during his medical on Monday.
He will be sidelined for four to six weeks. The player will undergo physical training …