Estadio Deportivo is reporting that FC Porto defender Ivan Marcano is looking to return to Spain at the end of the season.
The 30-year-old left La Liga back in July 2011 and has since represented Olympiakos, Rubin Kazan and FC Porto, where he spent last three and a half years.
Marcano’s contract with the Dragons is due to expire at the end of the season and the centre-back believes the time is right to return to Spain.
According to Estadio Deportivo, Sevilla and Real Betis currently lead the chase for his signature, but few more clubs are expected to join the chase as well.
Marcano has managed to gain plenty of European experience since leaving Villarreal, having featured in 34 Champions League matches and 26 Europa League games.
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Ciro Immobile has ended an eight-year stay with Lazio after signing for Besiktas.
The Italy striker s exit was confirmed on Saturday, with Immobile leaving Lazio as the club s all-time leading scorer with 207 goals.
Reports in Italy suggest that Lazio are set to receive a fee worth up to €3million, while the 34-year-old has signed a two-year contract in Turkiye.
An agreement has been reached with the player and his club regarding the transfer of professional football player Ciro Immobile, the Turkish giants said in a short statement.
An agreement has been reached with the player for two seasons, starting from the 2024-25 season, and the player will be paid a guaranteed net fee of €6,000,000 for each season.
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Milosevic added: I believe they will be a little bit patient with him because of his age, but not too much, Madrid are a big club and they won t wait a long time.
Luka scored 25-30 goals last season and I believe Madrid are bigger with better potential. Madrid will create chances and if Luka starts well and collects confidence from the beginning, things could go in the right direction immediately.
Jovic joined his new team-mates following the European Under-21 Championship, where Serbia struggled in Italy.
Headlined by Jovic, Benfica s Andrija Zivkovic, Eintracht recruit Dejan Joveljic and Marseille winger Nemanja Radonjic, Serbia bowed out in the group stage after three losses – including a humiliating 6-1 defeat to Germany.
It raised further questio…
Having invited a 13-year-old Neymar for a trial that lasted 19 days and included 27 goals during training sessions, losing out on his signature to arch-rivals Barcelona in 2013 was gutting for Real Madrid president Florentino Perez.
Neymar going on to form one of the most formidable attacking units in the history of football alongside Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez at Camp Nou they accumulated 364 goals in a combined 450 games must have made Perez even more determined not to be beaten to the next South American prodigy.
It was therefore unsurprising that Madrid stumped up a reported €46million to sign Vinicius Junior in May 2017, despite the 16-year-old Brazilian having made just two first-team appearances for Rio de Janeiro giants Flamengo.
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Louis van Gaal has taken aim at former employers Manchester United by describing them as a commercial club whose priority is money.
The 66-year-old spent two seasons in charge at Old Trafford before he was replaced by Jose Mourinho in May 2016.
Van Gaal successfully got United back into the Champions League in 2014-15 following their dismal campaign under David Moyes, while he also won the FA Cup in 2015-16, but a failure to finish in the top four that season and an increasingly dour brand of football saw a number of fans turn on the Dutchman.
The former Netherlands boss made no secret of feeling let down by United bosses when he was dismissed and has now accused them of being too concerned with their commercial appeal, unlike another of his former clubs, Bayern …