He however deferred comments on the suitability or otherwise of Gernot Rohr as manager of theteam. "The task at the moment is to get theteam firmly back on track towards picking one of the group's two tickets on offer for the 2022 AFCON.
Costa had threatened legal action if he was not allowed to return to Atletico and with a move looking dangerously close to falling through, they will be keen to avoid any such issue, as they will be proving to the relevant authorities that they
Arsenal Vs Wolves On Saturday afternoon, Premier League football will finally return to Emirates Stadium as Arsenal takes on Wolves in the opening match of the season.
Guardiola could return to Barcelona after the expiration of his deal next year but the Premier League outfit believes he will stay back and ignore his former club's interests.
Former Real Madrid manager, Zinedine Zidane, willreturn to club management. ESPN reports that Zidane wants to take over from Didier Deschamps as coach of the France national team.
In an interview with Tianjin TV Sports New Vision program, Mikel said: "I broke the contract with the club, which means I will leave Teda. As for my next stop, I am not sure yet, maybe I willreturn to Europe, maybe stay in China.
It will be three more games with them [including the upcoming return match, counting for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers]," he said. "It's a rematch against a very good team. But we have gained confidence and we know we can beat them."
United also have the option to buy the 30-year-old on a permanent deal once his loan expires. Ighalo has netted four times in three starts for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's team.
Lampard has been excused from Derby's pre-season training and Chelsea came to terms with the 41-year-old on Monday. The Daily Mail claim Lampard's return has been rubber-stamped and the contract will be worth £4m a year.
Having visited his team-mates, he will now return home with his family as he continues to recover. "The operation went well, and I am doing well under the circumstances.
The former African footballer of the year assured theteam of the club's support and encouraged them to go all out for the spoils in thereturn fixture. The second leg is billed for the Enyimba International Stadium, Aba, on Sunday.
Heartland technical adviser, Christian Obi has promised that his teamwill come out stronger for the second half of the 2023-24 Nigeria Premier Football League season.
He retired from the national team after the 2019 African Cup of Nations, AFCON, in Egypt, but agreed to come out of retirement to help theteam after Super Eagles head coach, Gernot Rohr, surprisingly recalled him for their qualifying games
The Flying Antelopes drew 1-1 with Enyimba on Sunday, to return to the top of the table and Amapakabo feels they are very close to ending a 32-year wait for the league title.
Marca reports that as a result, Gareth Bale is likely to remain at the Bernabeu this summer. Bale has been frozen out of theteam since Zidane's return in March and admitted he would be happy to run down his contract in Madrid.
The Italian only spent 18 months at Goodison Park, after joining from Napoli. The 61-year-old will now return to the Santiago Bernabeu for a second stint with "theteam that was always in my heart".
Arteta did not include the Spanish right-back in his team that beat Crystal Palace 2-0 in the Premier League opener last Friday. Bellerin is now set to return to Real Betis, where he spent last season on loan.