Jonathan David says it is very possible he will be on his way to a Premier League club in the near future amid reported links with the likes of Manchester United and Arsenal.
The 22-year-old has starred for Lille this season with nine goals in 15 games and caught the eye in his three appearances for Canada at the 2022 World Cup.
David previously described England s top flight as the best league in the world and he has now confirmed he expects to play in the division soon.
I think it s possible, very possible, he told La Voix du Nord. I don t know if I can find myself anywhere other than the Premier League. It could well be the Premier League.
It s a very nice atmosphere. In England, when I watch the matches, every stadium is full each time. As a player…
Keisuke Honda s time at Milan has been nothing short of a disappointment for the Japanese star. (Photo: Getty Images)
In January 2014, Keisuke Honda fulfilled a childhood dream when he signed for AC Milan. Many players wax lyrically about achieving a long-standing ambition when they make a move to another club. For most, it s just part of the spiel in their unveiling, but for others, it s actually the so-called gospel truth.
One can imagine that for Honda, it was the latter. And from a marketing perspective, signing the Japanese international appeared to be a major coup. After all, Honda is arguably among Japan and Asia s biggest names. Milan, of course, have a massive fan-base in the Far East, and as such, the excitement from supporters in the region was significant. Y…
Chris Coleman has told David Moyes to take the vacant Real Sociedad job, should he be offered the position.
Moyes has been out of work since his ill-fated tenure as Manchester United manager came to an end in April, less than a year after he took the job.
Speculation continues to link the Scot with the Sociedad position, with the San Sebastian club having dismissed Jagoba Arrasate last week after a poor start to the Liga season.
And Wales boss Coleman, who managed Sociedad between June 2007 and January 2008, believes the position would present a great opportunity for Moyes to rebuild his career.
If I was speaking to David I d say take the job , Coleman said. They have incredible fans and the city is absolutely crazy about the club.
It was a grea…
Dorival Junior has stuck with the same 26-man squad he provisionally selected for Brazil s 2024 Copa America campaign.
Juventus Bremer, Atalanta midfielder Ederson and Porto forward Pepe were all called up when CONMEBOL announced the squads were being expanded from 23 players to 26.
The Brazilian had already had to make changes after Manchester City s Ederson was ruled out due to an injury sustained at the end of the Premier League season, with Rafael brought in to replace him.
Lucas Paqueta also keeps his place after the Brazilian Football Association (CBF) confirmed he would be allowed to stay with the squad despite being charged by the England Football Association (FA) for allegedly breaching betting rules.
Casemiro, Gabriel Jesus and Thiago Silva had …
Isco s first LaLiga free-kick and a Casemiro tap-in earned Champions League semi-finalists Real Madrid a 2-1 win at Malaga on Sunday, nudging the Spaniard s former side closer towards relegation.
Zinedine Zidane left stars including Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale out of his squad after Madrid survived a dramatic fightback by Juventus in midweek, with Marcelo and Toni Kroos named on the bench.
But despite the changes made by the Frenchman, Madrid eased to a fifth consecutive away victory in all competitions thanks to a sublime showing from the increasingly influential Isco.
A fine free-kick from the playmaker that curled away from Roberto Jimenez was the 25th set-piece goal scored by Madrid, more than any LaLiga club this season, giving Zidane s men a first-ha…
Chelsea kept their hopes of a top-four finish alive and dented Swansea City s survival bid with a 1-0 win at the Liberty Stadium.
In a game of precious few chances, it was Cesc Fabregas superb fourth-minute strike that proved decisive – his 50th in the Premier League.
Andre Ayew curled wide for the hosts late on, but they rarely looked like finding a leveller against opponents who comfortably kept them at arm s length throughout.
The win lifts Antonio Conte s side just two points behind fourth-placed Tottenham, who face Watford at Wembley on Monday.
Swansea, meanwhile, are just one point ahead of 18th-placed Southampton following Mark Hughes side s 2-1 win over Bournemouth earlier in the day.
Carlos Carvalhal s men now have three games to preser…
Ross Barkley ended a difficult week in positive fashion as he helped Everton make it eight Premier League home victories in a row by overcoming Burnley 3-1 at Goodison Park.
Playmaker Barkley, who was assaulted in a Liverpool bar in the wake of Everton s win over Leicester City last time out, celebrated in the crowd after his deflected strike beat Tom Heaton in the 71st minute.
After a tepid first-half display, Ronald Koeman s side clicked into gear three minutes after the interval Phil Jagielka s third goal in as many games putting Everton ahead.
Burnley failed to make the most of some good chances prior to half-time, though Sam Vokes made no mistake from the penalty spot following Joel Robles calamitous error to restore parity.
But, on the 28th annive…
Mesut Ozil marked his Premier League recall with a goal and an assist as Arsenal cruised to a crushing 5-1 home victory over an out of sorts Bournemouth.
Named for his first top-flight start since January 29, playmaker Ozil justified Unai Emery s decision by scoring inside four minutes and providing the pass for the equally impressive Henrikh Mkhitaryan to double the advantage.
Bournemouth responded through Lys Mousset but the Gunners were never threatened as they kept the pressure on third-placed Tottenham ahead of this weekend s north London derby.
Mkhitaryan got two assists of his own after half-time for Laurent Koscielny and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, before substitute Alexandre Lacazette s free-kick rubbed salt into the wound of Bournemouth s ninth strai…
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After two successful penalty shoot-outs, Croatia are in a position to fight for a place in the final and they will fancy their chances against revived England in Moscow. The Three Lions, on the other hand, are finally in a position to reach the World Cup final and they, too, will be pumped going into the semi-final clash.
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Even with players like Modric, Rakitic, Perisic and Mandzukic having important roles to play in some of Europe’s strongest sides, the Croatian national team have struggled to prove their worth at the international stage, crashing out in the group stage at the Euro 2012 and 2014 World Cup finals before reaching the Last 16 phase at the Euro 2016. Vatreni were not exactly brim…
North Korea will have to break their drought against rivals South Korea, if they are to hold aloft the East Asian Cup.
Kim Chang-bok s men have never finished higher than fourth at the four-nation event, but opened their campaign with a shock 2-1 win over Japan leaving them as title contenders heading to Sunday s final matches in Wuhan.
South Korea, meanwhile, are the only unbeaten team in the tournament, after downing China and being pegged back to a 1-1 draw against Japan.
The South Koreans have not won the trophy since 2008, finishing as runner-up in 2010 and third in 13.
The signs are good for coach Uli Stielike and his men, their only loss in 13 internationals this year coming to Australia after extra-time in the Asian Cup final in January.
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