Eduardo Camavinga labelled his Real Madrid transfer a dream come true after swapping Rennes for the LaLiga powerhouse before the end of the transfer window.

Camavinga signed a six-year contract with Madrid in a deal reportedly worth up to €45million, having also been linked to the likes of Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain.

After his big move, the 18-year-old France international reflected on the transfer to the Santiago Bernabeu.

It s a dream I had when I was a kid. I can t wait to discover the stadium, which is very impressive, Camavinga said.

I hope to play there as soon as the building work is finished.

Camavinga made 71 Ligue appearances for Rennes and 88 in total following his debut in 2019.

At 18 years and nine months o…

Borussia Dortmund s decision to part ways with Thomas Tuchel with immediate effect brought an eventful two-year spell to an abrupt halt.

The 43-year-old impressed in his first season in charge at Signal Iduna Park as he led BVB to second in the table after their seventh-placed finish in Jurgen Klopp s last year at the club.

Dortmund might have ended the 2015-16 season well adrift of champions Bayern Munich, but their 78 points from 34 games represented their second-best season in the top flight (81 in 2011-12).

It also marked the highest points tally by a team not to win the Bundesliga.

And even though BVB lost key figures such as Mats Hummels, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Ilkay Gundogan, Tuchel still managed to steer them to third in 2016-17 to clinch a…

Eric Bailly has signed a new contract to keep him at Manchester United until at least June 2024.

Bailly s previous deal was deal was due to expire at the end of next season, but the 27-year-old defender has agreed terms to extend his stay.

The Ivory Coast centre-back, who has the option of a further 12-month extension on his new contract, has made only 15 appearances in another injury-hit season for United and is eager to but those troubles behind him.

I m very happy. This decision is something I didn t have to think about, I love this club and I love playing for Manchester United, Bailly said.

I m happy and so are my family, everything is good. Now the moment with my injury has passed and I m fit and feel good, and that s it. A new contract is like …

Serie A heavyweights Inter Milan are said to be tracking Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic, according to the Spanish media outlet Sport.

Having already signed Frenkie de Jong who is eyed as a long-term successor of the Croatian midfielder, the Blaugrana will reconsider their position on Rakitic come the end of the season and Inter Milan are keeping a close eye on things, ready to make a move in the summer.

Rakitic has been crystal clear about having no intention of leaving Barcelona and will fight for his place in the team despite Barcelona’s continued efforts to rejuvenate the squad.

The Croatian midfield maestro has been a key figure in Barcelona squad ever since joining the club from Sevilla in 2014, helping the Catalans to three La Liga titles and further …

Chelsea kept the pressure on Manchester City and Liverpool as they temporarily moved to the top of the Premier League with a 3-0 win at Southampton.

The Blues are a rejuvenated side under Maurizio Sarri and two men inspired by the new manager this term were influential on Sunday, with Ross Barkley creating Eden Hazard s opener and netting the second himself to open his account for the club, before the Belgium star teed up a third for Alvaro Morata.

Barkley was on the very fringes of Antonio Conte s Chelsea team, in which the system shackled star performer Hazard, but the pair are thriving now and combined to devastating effect at St Mary s.

Although Southampton had chances to make the three points a trickier conquest for the visitors, Sarri s men were deserving…

Zinedine Zidane says he still has the  flame to continue his managerial career, despite a year out of the game after his departure from Real Madrid last year.

The Frenchman departed Santiago Bernabeu for a second time at the end of the 2020-21 season, having guided the club to a hat-trick of Champions League triumphs during his first term in charge and won 11 trophies in all during his time there.

Zidane has since been linked with a number of jobs, including in his home country where he was touted as the frontrunner to succeed Mauricio Pochettino at Paris Saint-Germain, as well as Didier Deschamps possible successor as France head coach beyond Qatar 2022.

With Nice boss Christoph Galtier now in the driving seat to take the reins at Parc des Princes, Zidane s tim…

Lucy Bronze has re-joined Manchester City on a two-year deal, the Women s Super League club have announced.

England right-back Bronze has returned to her native country after a trophy-laden three-year stint in France with Lyon, where she won three domestic titles and a trio of Women s Champions Leagues.

The 28-year-old, who finished second to Megan Rapinoe in last year s Women s Ballon d Or voting, spent three years with City prior to moving to Lyon in 2017.

I m really happy to be back here at City – I always had it in my mind that I would return one day, and it just feels like the perfect time and opportunity right now, Bronze said.

I really enjoyed my time in France, but there were so many things that I missed and it s great to be back.

Can …

Raheem Sterling still has plenty of improvement to come, according to Fabian Delph – and his Manchester City and England team-mate will not be shy in letting him know about it.

Sterling was a standout performer as Pep Guardiola s side won an unprecedented domestic treble this season, scooping the Football Writers Association (FWA) Footballer of the Year award.

A brace in the 6-0 FA Cup demolition of Watford took the 24-year-old to 25 goals in all competitions for his club in 2018-19, a campaign where he also emphatically turned a corner at international level.

Despite his best efforts, Sterling s England goal drought remained stubbornly intact throughout the run to the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup.

He has since scored six times in five starts for t…

Marcus Rashford is relishing a fresh start under Erik ten Hag after losing his way at Manchester United.

Rashford fell out of favour during a turbulent 2021-22 season for the Red Devils, making only 13 Premier League starts and scoring just four times in the top flight.

The 24-year-old underwent shoulder surgery last August and has not played for England since the Euro 2020 final defeat to Italy at Wembley 12 months ago.

Rashford is determined to reignite his career following the appointing of Dutchman Ten Hag as United boss.

It is an opportunity to refresh. I am ready to go again, Rashford said.

We can do a lot together. For me, it is a fresh start, something I am looking forward to.

Ten Hag feels refreshed after a good break before fl…

Diego Simeone described Jan Oblak as the best goalkeeper in the world after his star turn in Atletico Madrid s 2-0 win over Celta Vigo on Saturday.

Atletico bounced back from last weekend s disappointing 2-0 defeat to Barcelona as goals from Antoine Griezmann and Alvaro Morata earned all three points.

It could have been a very different outcome, though, if not for Oblak producing three stunning saves to keep Celta at bay.

And Simeone was in no doubt that the Slovenia international – who joined from Benfica in 2014 – is comfortably the best in the world in his position.

He is the best goalkeeper in the world, he said. We are fortunate that he chooses to play at Atletico and that he is with us. 

He has improved a lot and he has earned it. …