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      David Moyes says he has been offered new West Ham contract with his future in his own hands

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      DAVID MOYES has been offered a new West Ham contract but will wait until the end of the season to decide his future, he has revealed.The Scot’s current deal at the London Stadium expires in the summer.
      David Moyes has claimed he has received a new contract offerCredit: PA
      And there has been much speculation about him potentially leaving the club after a disappointing run of results.
      But Moyes has now confirmed he has been handed an extension by the owners should he choose to accept.
      He said: “I’ve had really good conversations with the owners, with David Sullivan and Karren Brady.
      “There’s a contract there for me and I’m the one deciding I want to wait until the end of the season.”
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      West Ham have not won any of their last eight games in all competitions.
      They have dropped to ninth place in the Premier League and are just one point off slipping into the bottom half of the table.
      But they have qualified for the Europa League last 16 and have been drawn against Freiburg – who they beat twice in the group stage.
      A “Moyes Out” banner was visible among the West Ham fans during their 2-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
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      But the club have enjoyed huge success under the Scottish head coach since he returned to the club in December 2019.
      The highlight came at the end of last season when they won the Europa Conference League.
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      They finished sixth and seventh in successive Premier League campaigns.
      In 2022, they also reached the semi-finals of the Europa League.
      Moyes previously managed the club between November 2017 and May 2018, claiming just nine victories from 31 games as he was dismissed with a win percentage of just 29.
      But since returning more than four years ago, his win percentage stands at nearly 46.
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      Chelsea ‘in shock transfer swoop for Liverpool’s £85m star Darwin Nunez to solve striking woes’

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      CHELSEA were interested in signing Liverpool star Darwin Nunez last summer, according to reports.The Uruguayan, 24, endured an inconsistent first season at Anfield following his £85million switch from Benfica.
      Darwin Nunez has been in red-hot form for LiverpoolCredit: Alamy
      Nunez was admired by Paul Winstanley during Chelsea’s sporting director’s stint at Brighton.
      According to The Times, Winstanley enquired as to whether the striker would be available for the Blues to sign last summer.
      It had been rumoured that Liverpool were open to flogging Nunez, with a potential switch to Atletico Madrid in exchange for Joao Felix having been mooted.
      As it happened the claims were false, with the Reds rebuffing the Blues and keeping hold of their hard-working forward.
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      Jurgen Klopp’s faith in Nunez has largely been rewarded this term.
      The odd painful miss aside, Liverpool’s No9 has enjoyed a productive season with his side fighting on all fronts.
      Nunez has scored 13 goals in 37 appearances in all competitions, including nine in the Premier League, while also laying on 11 assists.
      He missed the Reds’ 4-1 win over Luton earlier this week and is a doubt for this Sunday’s Carabao Cup final against Chelsea.
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      The Blues, meanwhile, have persevered with Nicolas Jackson up top this term.
      Jackson, 22, has managed nine goals in 27 appearances for the Blues since his £32million switch from Villarreal, including seven in the Prem.
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      Boss Mauricio Pochettino also gave Armando Broja a go up front, before loaning him out to Fulham on Deadline Day.
      The Argentine has Christopher Nkunku to call upon again following a lengthy injury, with the Frenchman having scored against Liverpool in the league last month. More

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      Xabi Alonso’s preference ‘revealed’ as Liverpool and Bayern Munich ‘make enquiries over Bayer Leverkusen boss

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      XABI ALONSO is “more willing” to join Bayern Munich than Liverpool, according to reports.The Spanish head coach, 42, is bidding to lead Bayer Leverkusen to the first Bundesliga title in their history – with his club eight points clear of title rivals Bayern heading into the final 12 matches of the campaign.
      Xabi Alonso faces a tough decision this summerCredit: Getty
      But he is already being linked with an exit in the summer as two of Europe’s biggest clubs – both of whom he played for – circle for his signature.
      With Jurgen Klopp announcing he will leave Anfield at the end of the season, Alonso has been tipped to take over from the German.
      But Liverpool now face competition from Bayern after it was confirmed on Wednesday that boss Thomas Tuchel will depart in the summer.
      And according to Sky Sports journalist Florian Plettenberg, Alonso is “more willing to join Bayern Munich instead of joining Liverpool”.
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      The reporter also went on to state that both clubs have “enquired” about bringing Alonso in.
      However, the ex-Spain midfielder remains focused on his job at Leverkusen.
      Alonso, who is unbeaten after 22 Bundesliga games this season, received a seal of approval from Klopp to replace him at Anfield.
      Last week, the outgoing Liverpool manager said: “Xabi is doing an incredible job.
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      “If there were not the rumours around, that’s completely independent, if you had asked me eight weeks ago about Xabi Alonso, I would have gone ‘Oh my God’.
      “The dinosaurs if you want, Ancelotti, Mourinho, Guardiola, maybe me, we will not do it – OK maybe Mourinho.
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      “But all the rest of us will not do it for the next 20 years. The next generation is already there and I would say Xabi is the stand-out in that department.”
      Alonso, who in the past has referred to managing Liverpool as a “dream”, spent five seasons at the Reds, playing more than 200 games and winning both the Champions League and FA Cup.
      After five years at Real Madrid, he then joined Bayern where he claimed three Bundesliga titles and the German Cup.
      But while he has history with both Liverpool and Bayern, he could yet opt to stay at Leverkusen.
      Alonso has a contract with the Bundesliga leaders until 2025. More

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      Juventus ‘join Man Utd in Michael Olise transfer race and ready to offer player in swap for Crystal Palace star’

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      JUVENTUS are interested in signing Michael Olise this summer, according to reports.The Crystal Palace star was the subject of a bid by Chelsea last year, while Manchester United have shown an interest ahead of the summer window.
      Michael Olise has attracted plenty of interest with his performances for Crystal PalaceCredit: Getty
      Juve, however, believe that they may have found a way to trump their Premier League rivals in the race for Olise’s signature.
      According to the Telegraph, the Italian giants could offer Matias Soule in part-exchange for Olise.
      Soule, 20, has spent this season on loan at Frosinone.
      The winger has excelled with the Serie A side, scoring 10 goals in 23 appearances.
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      Prior to this season he played 21 times for Juventus’ first team, having joined from Velez Sarsfield as a teenager.
      Olise, meanwhile, has endured an injury-hit season at Selhurst Park.
      The French Under-21 international missed the first 11 games of the campaign with a hamstring issue.
      He subsequently scored six and assisted a further three goals in 11 games upon his return to action, only to suffer another hamstring injury.
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      Olise endured the setback 11 minutes into a substitute appearance at Brighton, with his side already trailing 3-0.
      Explaining his decision to bring his talisman on, then-boss Roy Hodgson said: “It boils down more to the fact that when there was a chance that he could be available, basically everyone got together and decided perhaps he can be available.
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      “But we need to start him on the bench, maybe only bring him on in the second half, that’s where we all were.
      Then I suppose we strode blindly ahead, but it’s not easy when you’ve got a player like Olise on the bench to turn around and say ‘by the way you just sit there and watch the game because we don’t need you’.
      “That’s not quite so easy, and there was no indication from us that he was happy to do that, but of course Michael’s a quiet guy so that’s the other unfortunate part of this whole equation.
      “Another player might have come and said ‘I don’t think it’s worth it, I don’t think I need to go on, I’d rather have a bit more time’ – but we can’t expect that of him.
      “That’s not fair to expect that of him, he’s just going along with what he thinks the whole of the club thinks so it was the perfect storm in every respect.”
      Olise won’t be available to new boss OIiver Glasner for a while, having been ruled out for around two months.
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      Palace drew 1-1 at Everton under caretaker boss Paddy McCarthy on Monday night.
      The Eagles currently sit 15th in the Premier League table, five points above the relegation zone.

      Matias Soule has been in good form for Frosinone this seasonCredit: Rex More

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      Barcelona CRISIS as they are forced into fire sale to slash wages by £57m while facing threat of European ban

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      BARCELONA’S crisis situation looks set to go from bad to worse after the club were told by LaLiga they will need to slash their salary bill by £57MILLION.The Spanish giants have underwhelmed in the league this season, sitting in third place behind Girona and eight points behind league leaders Real Madrid.
      Barcelona saw their salary permit reduced by LaLigaCredit: Getty
      It means they will need to sell players to steer clear of a penaltyCredit: Getty
      The likes of Gavi, Frenkie de Jong and Robert Lewandowski could all be sold as a resultCredit: Getty
      But that gap may stretch over the next few years after Barcelona’s financial situation got even worse amid a feared exodus of players.
      LaLiga announced the Blaugrana would be having their permitted salary limit cut down from £231m to 174m for the 2024/25 season.
      With the club’s real squad cost – the total of salaries and transfer amortisations – for this season officially budgeted at £421m, they are some way over budget and will need to make significant cuts.
      Add to this the fact Uefa are not accepting Barcelona’s plea to accept future media sale revenues in their FFP calculations, which could yet land the club a Champions League ban, and you have a far-from-ideal scenario.
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      It means Barcelona will need to sell a host of their most valuable players to stay in line with the rules or face a transfer ban.
      And all this will happen while having to also convince a new manager to come in and take the reigns after club legend Xavi Hernandez announced he was stepping down at the end of the season.
      Big names who have been linked with the exit door include but are not limited to Frenkie de Jong – who remains on a colossal wage – Robert Lewandowski, Gavi, Raphinha, Ronald Araujo and Pedri.
      De Jong was linked with a summer departure to Manchester United two seasons ago before the move fell flat due to the Dutchman’s lack of stomach for a move.
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      However, recent reports suggest the 26-year-old has changed his tune and is now open to an Old Trafford switch.
      With his contract up in 2026, Barca still have £65m to amortise when considering the transfer fee they paid to Ajax and the remaining value on his contract.
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      So if Man Utd come calling again they will smell a chance to make some money back, though De Jong is also said to be settled in Spain.
      Robert Lewandowski seems to have finally hit the other side of the mountain in his remarkable football career.

      He has been average this season despite four goals in his last three league games, and according to The Athletic “multiple sources” at the club would accept an offer for the 35-year-old forward.
      The Pole is reported to be earning a cool £22m a year, wages Barca would love to shift for a star on the decline particularly if Saudi Arabia were to reignite their interest in him.
      However, like De Jong Lewandowski is said to be happy in Catalonia.
      The likes of Pedri and Gavi are among the club’s most valuable assets.
      Selling even one of them would likely go a long way in easing the crippling situation Barcelona find themselves in.
      Who will be Barcelona’s next managerWHEN even a club legend like Xavi Hernandez feels he has to get out of the Nou Camp kitchen because he cannot take the heat any more, you do have to wonder if Barca are now a basket case.
      Whoever comes in will have to deal with a cash crisis that could yet see the Catalan giants banned from the Champions League next season – Uefa are still refusing to allow Barca to count the sale of future media revenues in their FFP calculations.
      Mikel Arteta emphatically denied suggestions that he was ready to leave Arsenal for his homeland. But, in the words of a famous ex-model: He would do, wouldn’t he?
      Win the Prem – or the Champions League – with the Gunners and Arteta might feel he has accomplished all that is possible in N5.
      However, Barca will also be looking at Alonso and De Zerbi, as well as former Bayern and Germany coach Hansi Flick.
      And there is at least one, potentially two, Champions League-winning managers who might fancy the challenge…

      Gavi, 19, has already been linked with a transfer to Paris Saint-Germain after Kylian Mbappe confirmed once and for all that he was leaving this summer.
      His £855m release clause likely won’t be triggered and Barcelona do see him as “unsellable”, but when the chips are down in football, money talks.
      Former Premier League star Raphinha seems to be a no-brainer sale option for the club given his dwindling importance after the emergence of Lamine Yamal and the form of Ferran Torres.
      The ex-Leeds star has already been linked with the likes of Chelsea and Man Utd, who could come knocking once again if they find out he is available in the summer.
      Araujo can consider himself unfortunate to be arguably the club’s most lucrative defensive asset.
      It is not that he is not wanted at the Camp Nou, far from it, but it is that there are far too many options already in the position.
      And with a host of clubs including Bayern Munich sniffing around at the 24-year-old’s availability, it may end up coming down to a financial call from the club’s point of view.
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      Premier League clubs will no doubt be keeping tabs on the situation in case any other stars become available.
      Add to all of this that Real Madrid will be able to spend almost £450m more in wages next year, and you have a recipe for domination likely does not feature Barcelona being the top dog. More

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      Forgotten Premier League star joins League One promotion chasers Derby on free transfer after three weeks unemployed

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      PROMOTION chasers Derby County have signed veteran striker Dwight Gayle until the end of the season.The 34-year-old was a free agent after leaving Stoke City when the transfer window closed at the start of this month.
      Dwight Gayle has joined Derby on a free transferCredit: Getty
      Rams boss Paul Warne has added him to his squad in the hope that he will supply the goals which will earn Derby promotion to the Championship.
      Gayle started out in the Arsenal academy.
      But he cut his teeth at Dagenham & Redbridge before his goals for Peterborough earned him a move to Crystal Palace in 2013.
      The former Eagles, Newcastle United and West Brom striker has bagged 147 goals in 389 career appearances.
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      Of those, 34 strikes came for the Magpies during his six-year stay at St James’ Park.
      Despite being a regular starter for Stoke City last season, former FA Cup finalist Gayle fell out of favour under Stephen Schumacher.
      He only made ten league appearances for the Potters this season.
      Gayle’s last appearance for Stoke was on January 1 in the goalless draw at home to Ipswich Town.
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      Derby currently sit second in League One.
      They are six points off leaders Portsmouth having played a match less.
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      However, Bolton are hot on their heels in third, three points behind Derby with two games in hand.
      Peterborough are the division’s top scorers.
      But the addition of Gayle could change things as Derby try and secure a return to the second tier following their 2022 relegation under Wayne Rooney. More

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      Man Utd set Mason Greenwood price tag as Barcelona and Atletico Madrid prepare for transfer battle

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      MANCHESTER UNITED will demand around £34million for Mason Greenwood this summer, according to reports.The winger, 22, has spent this season on loan at Getafe.
      Mason Greenwood looks on during Getafe’s 1-1 draw at VillarrealCredit: Getty
      Greenwood has played 21 times in LaLiga, scoring five goals and laying on a further five assists.
      The Red Devils academy graduate has attracted interest from Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.
      He remains under contract at Old Trafford until 2025 but will not play for Man Utd again.
      According to German outlet Fussball News, the Red Devils are hoping to receive around £34m for Greenwood when they sell him this summer.
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      The one-cap England international has not played for Man Utd since January 2022.
      He joined Getafe on loan last summer, seven months after charges of attempted rape, assault and coercive control were dropped.
      His loan club recently complained to Spanish authorities over an alleged slur aimed at Greenwood by Real Madrid superstar Jude Bellingham.
      They have accused Three Lions favourite Bellingham of calling their loan player a “rapist”.
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      LaLiga chiefs are said to have been “surprised” by Getafe’s unusual decision to take a matter that was not included in the referee’s notes further.
      Nonetheless, the matter was subsequently referred to the Spanish football federation, with a judge appointed to investigate the claim.
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      If found guilty, Bellingham, 20, could face a ban of between four and ten games.
      Greenwood last featured on Friday, playing the full 90 minutes as Getafe drew 1-1 at Villarreal.
      Greenwood and Jude Bellingham faced each other earlier this monthCredit: Getty More

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      Former Premier League star makes shock return to England seven years after revealing Sunderland ‘broke my heart’

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      WEST BROM have confirmed the signing of former Sunderland star Yann M’Vila.The Frenchman, 33, has penned a short-term deal with the Baggies until the end of the season.
      Yann M’Vila poses in his new West Brom gearCredit: Getty
      The midfielder has joined the Baggies on a short-term dealCredit: Getty
      M’Vila last played in England during the 2015-16 season with the Black Cats.
      The midfielder spent a year on loan at the Stadium of Light from Rubin Kazan, and later admitted to being “heartbroken” when the move wasn’t made permanent.
      He subsequently spent two more years at Rubin Kazan before joining Saint-Etienne in 2018.
      Following a pair of seasons with the French club he signed for Olympiacos, where he played under current West Brom boss Carlos Corberan.
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      “It was a pleasure to work with him and I’m really pleased to be back with him again now,” M’Vila told West Brom’s media team upon signing.
      “He contacted me and asked me to come here and straight away, I said yes.”
      M’Vila has earned 22 caps for his country and even featured for Les Bleus at Euro 2012.
      He has been without a club since leaving Olympiacos last summer, however, and will take time to bed into Corberan’s team at the Hawthorns.
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      Upon getting his man, the Baggies boss, 40, said: “We’ve picked up an injury to Jayson Molumby and that left us without as many options as we would like in the middle.
      “Yann is a really positive option to have. He arrives with plenty of experience and with plenty of desire and motivation to help us.
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      “We will need to be patient with him from a fitness point of view as he has been a free agent since the summer, but we know he has the determination to be ready for what will be an important few months.”
      On his decision to return to English football, M’Vila added: “I had one year playing in England before at Sunderland and I really enjoyed it.
      He will be one of the best coaches in the world in the next few yearsYann M’Vila
      “I had calls from clubs in Turkey and Saudi Arabia, but I wanted to play one more time in England.
      “Carlos is a very good coach. For me, he is so, so smart when it comes to the tactical and technical side of the game.
      “For me, he will be one of the best coaches in the world in the next few years because he is so detailed in everything he does.”
      West Brom sit fifth in the Championship table despite losing 2-0 to Southampton on Friday night.
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      The Baggies are due to face M’Vila’s former side at the Hawthorns on April 13.
      M’Vila played for Sunderland during the 2015-16 seasonCredit: Getty Images – Getty More