Zoltan Gera hopes to be offered a new contract at West Brom despite being out injured since January.
The 34-year-old midfielder ruptured his cruciate ligament in a Premier League match against QPR on January 5 and missed the remainder of the campaign.
A similar setback saw the Hungarian restricted to just three appearances in the 2011-12 season.
Despite his injury problems, which look set to rule him out of the beginning of this season, Gera joined the club on their pre-season tour of Austria and remains confident that he can land a new deal.
We are still negotiating but if the club didn t count on me probably I wouldn t be here, Gera said.
The club obviously wants to see how fit I am but I hope within two weeks I ll have a contract.”
Gera returned …
Lasse Schone says the attacks in Manchester particularly resonated with him as his wife and child attended an Ariana Grande concert in Amsterdam just two weeks ago.
On Monday, a suicide bomber killed 22 people and injured another 59 at Manchester Arena following a concert by the American pop star.
UEFA announced on Tuesday that there will be a minute s silence before Ajax and Manchester United contest the Europa League final in Stockholm on Wednesday, while players will wear black armbands after a scaled-back opening ceremony.
And Ajax midfielder Schone reflected on the events when addressing a pre-match media conference.
Well, it was terrible for us as well. You read about it, it s devastating, he said.
The coach [Peter Bosz] just said Ariana…
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has made light of conflicting attitudes around Yaya Toure, while underlining the midfielder s vital importance to his team s faltering Premier League title bid.
A star performer when the club came from behind to win the top-flight crown in 2011-12 and 2013-14, City will again look to Toure for inspiration after a damaging 3-0 defeat at Liverpool in midweek left them 10 points behind leaders Leicester City and only in fourth place above rivals Manchester United on goal difference.
The Ivory Coast international sat out the Anfield clash due to a kick on his heel and City missed his influence in the centre of the field, Toure having been prominent in the preceding Champions League and League Cup final triumphs against Dynamo Kiev an…
Arturo Vidal bade a warm farewell to Bayern Munich as he relishes a new challenge at Barcelona.
Chile midfielder Vidal has agreed to join Barca on a three-year deal, with just a medical remaining to conclude a transfer understood to be worth in the region of €20million.
The 31-year-old is Barca s fourth major recruit of the close season following Brazilian midfielder Arthur s arrival from Gremio, the capture of Bordeaux winger Malcom at Roma s expense and defender Clement Lenglet s switch from LaLiga counterparts Sevilla.
Thanks to FC Bayern and all fans, Vidal said in a brief statement on the Bundesliga champions official website.
I really enjoyed the time in Munich. I would like to thank the club for giving me another chance to take on a new challe…
Jurgen Klopp insists the Premier League will always be Liverpool s priority as they prepare to face rivals Everton at Anfield in the Merseyside derby on Wednesday.
Following their astonishing Europa League victory over Borussia Dortmund which sealed a place in the semi-finals, the Reds made 10 changes for Sunday s 2-1 win over AFC Bournemouth.
Klopp has clashes with Everton and Newcastle United to negotiate prior to the first leg of Liverpool s semi-final with Villarreal, but he stresses that the league will always be at the forefront of his mind as he prepares for his first derby since taking over.
We had no other chance to win, he said when asked why he had made so many alterations at the Vitality Stadium.
I said to the boys that maybe sometimes rotat…
As for the visitors, much like the Three Lions, Kosovo also find the mood in their camp at a continued high. Picking up a very impressive 2-1 win over the Czech Republic, Bernard Challandes side have climbed to second in Group A and are now in pole position to book a spot at a debut major tournament. Now securing back-to-back victories over the Czech s and a dramatic winner against Bulgaria back in June, Dardanët are enjoying a remarkable 20-match unbeaten run across all competitions, a run that stems all the way back to November 2017. A team that is also soaring up the FIFA rankings, if Kosovo are to extend their run of finding the net in each of their last 10 appearances, then Tuesday s traveling support will be looking for Vedat Muriqi to lead their charge. The Fenerbahce attacker h…
Simone Inzaghi says his Inter side must maintain the high standards they have set after the champions beat Lazio 2-1 to return to the top of Serie A.
Milan had taken over at the summit with a 3-0 win at Venezia on Sunday, but the Nerazzurri responded with an eighth consecutive Serie A victory in their first game since the winter break later in the day.
Alessandro Bastoni put them in front with a brilliant long-range strike his first goal since June 2020 but Ciro Immobile s 18th goal of the season drew Lazio level in the first half.
Bastoni turned provider for Milan Skriniar to secure all three points in the second half, whipping in an inviting cross that his fellow defender headed in off the crossbar.
Inter are unbeaten in 12 top-flight matches since …
Mikel Arteta says he is doing much better after some rough days suffering from coronavirus, though he is still set to be absent for Arsenal s clash with Manchester City on New Year s Day.
Arsenal confirmed on Wednesday that Arteta had tested positive for COVID-19, thus ensuring he would be unavailable to attend their first match of 2022.
The Spaniard was the first major Premier League figure to get the virus at the start of the pandemic back in March 2020, which coincidentally led to Arsenal s game with City being postponed at the time.
The Gunners head into the game against the Premier League leaders in good form having won each of their past four top-flight games, including a 5-0 thrashing of Norwich City on Boxing Day.
As such, the absence of Arteta fo…
AZ face ADO Den Haag on Saturday looking to take advantage of recent dropped points from Twente and Ajax with a third straight victory.
The Eredivisie is wide open as only three points separate the top nine clubs heading into the weekend s fixtures, with AZ, Twente and Ajax level at the top on 19 points from the opening 11 games.
Only one team in the whole division – Roda JC is unbeaten in the last five league matches, further highlighting how the league is extremely competitive so far in 2013-14.
Dick Advocaat s AZ were the only side to win in the top eight last weekend and will hope to replicate that form against a team they have not lost to since 2009.
Leaders Twente were beaten 3-2 by Den Haag last time out, but remain top on goal difference after Ajax we…
Chelsea have enjoyed an unrivalled period of success across Roman Abramovich s near two decades as owner at Stamford Bridge.
From their five Premier Leagues and two Champions Leagues, plus last month s Club World Cup triumph, the Blues have won it all under the Russian billionaire.
But amid mounting political pressure following Russia s invasion of Ukraine, Abramovich is reportedly open to selling Chelsea for the first time.
TOP STORY – THREE PARTIES INTERESTED IN BLUES
According to The Telegraph, at least three parties are circling Chelsea in the belief that Abramovich is ready to walk away.
Abramovich announced on Saturday, a day before the Blues EFL Cup final loss to Liverpool, that he is taking a step back from his duties as owner.
Th…