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Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has confirmed the club are in talks with Eden Hazard over a new long-term contract.

Reports emerged over the weekend that Chelsea were eager to tie the Belgian, who joined from Lille in June 2012 for a reported fee of around £32million, down on fresh terms.

And, speaking ahead of his team s UEFA Champions League opener against Schalke on Wednesday, Mourinho revealed discussions with the 23-year-old are under way.

It s true that Chelsea is trying to have an agreement for a longer contract. He [Hazard] wants to stay for more years, said the Portuguese.

We can feel every day his motivation improving we have big hopes he can reach higher levels and become one of the best.

He was always a kid living on his natural talent,…

Jose Mourinho appears keen to hold on to midfielder Juan Mata, insisting there is space for the Spaniard at Manchester United.

Reports have linked Mata with a move away from Old Trafford, with fellow Premier League outfit Everton among those interested in the 28-year-old. 

But Mourinho who sold Mata to United when the pair were at Chelsea in January 2014 says unless Mata wants to leave, he has a place in Manchester.

He s here and he works hard, Mourinho said. He knows that I know he is a good player and he has space in the squad.

Until August 31 the market is open for every one of my players that is not happy, but to be fair I think he is [happy].

I think he is happy and I am not expecting him to ask to leave. I am expecting him to do what he …

Lyon manager Remi Garde has quashed speculation of a move for Arsenal forward Gervinho.

The Ivory Coast international has been reported as attracting interest from Serie A side Roma as well as the Ligue 1 club, with Garde having previously worked with the player at Lille.

Gervinho, 26, joined Arsenal in 2011 but reports in France have suggested a potential swap deal that would see Yoann Gourcuff make the switch to the Emirates Stadium.

But Garde ruled out that possibility, insisting he is not in the hunt for another attacker during the transfer window.

This has only come from the press, he told Le Progres.

I ve heard that Lyon is interested in Gervinho.

But Gervinho is a striker, and we have young and very good strikers already at the club.

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Brazilian forward Julio Baptista has ended his contract with Malaga by mutual consent, the La Liga side revealed on their official website.

Los Boquerones allowed the player to leave the club on a free transfer after numerous injuries prevented him from showing all he s got at La Rosaleda.

Malaga have also revealed that the 31-year-old will be returning to Brazil to join Cruzeiro.

Julio Baptista and Malaga reached an amicable agreement on Friday to terminate the striker s contract, a statement on club s official website read.

Malaga would like to wish the Brazilian the best of luck for the future and his new career with Cruzeiro,

Julio Baptista spent three years at Sao Paulo before joining Sevilla in the summer of 2003, where some impressive s…

West Ham United are interested in signing Eric Dier from London and Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the January transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that West Ham have already made initial contact with Tottenham over a potential deal for Dier.

The report has noted that West Ham manager David Moyes wants to sign a new centre-back in the January transfer window. Moyes admires Dier and thinks that the Englishman would suit his system. The West Ham reportedly sees Dier in the mould of Manchester United central defender Harry Maguire.

Dier is out of contract at Tottenham at the end of the season. No talks over a new deal are taking place at the moment. The defender is also struggling for playing time at the North London club. Football Transfers h…

West Brom forward Saido Berahino has been handed a first England call-up for the forthcoming matches against Slovenia and Scotland.

The Burundi-born 21-year-old had been touted for inclusion after impressing for his club with seven goals in 10 Premier League appearances this season.

He s done so well, not just for West Brom but also for the Under-21s, said manager Roy Hodgson, who hinted he has previously considered bringing Berahino into the squad.

This time the Under-21s only have a friendly match so there was no reason to pass over his credentials again.

In addition to Berahino, West Ham midfielder Stewart Downing is in line for his first international appearance since May 2012 after playing a pivotal role in the Upton Park club s impressive start t…

Manchester City winger Scott Sinclair has revealed he could leave the Etihad Stadium when the transfer window re-opens in January.

The former Chelsea starlet, 25, left Swansea for Manchester in a deal worth £6.2 million in the summer of 2012, but has since started just three games in two years.

Although injuries have relegated Sinclair to the bench for significant spells, the 25-year-old was always up against it, with likes of James Milner, Jesus Navas, and Samir Nasri ahead of him in Manuel Pellegrini s pecking order.

It s been very frustrating, for the last couple of years I have kept my head and tried to do as well as I can in training, Sinclair told Sky Sports News HQ.

Hopefully I will get the chance I am looking for. At this moment in …

Antonio Conte insists he never came close to making a dramatic return to Juventus before his appointment as Inter head coach.

Conte signed a three-year contract to replace Luciano Spalletti at San Siro but had been linked with a return to Juve – who he guided to three titles during his time in charge following Massimiliano Allegri s departure at the end of the 2018-19 season.

Maurizio Sarri was eventually appointed by the Serie A champions and prior to facing his former club in the International Champions Cup, Conte revealed he did not even speak to Juventus.

No, I have never been close to becoming Juventus coach again, he told a media conference. I never received any phone call.

It was always Inter that showed great affection and great interest in me…

Pep Guardiola dismissed the genius tag given to him by Carlo Ancelotti and warned that the Italian s Everton side would test Manchester City.

After the new Toffees boss described Guardiola in glowing terms in his own news conference, the City coach reciprocated the praise for one of European football s most decorated coaches.

City bounced back from defeat at Wolves by beating Sheffield United 2-0 at home on Sunday and will hope to end Ancelotti s 100 per cent record in the 60-year-old s third game in charge of Everton at the Etihad Stadium on New Year s Day.

Everton is Everton, one of the biggest, most traditional, historical teams in England with incredible quality in its players, Guardiola told reporters.

They struggle a bit this season for points b…

The Swedish Football Association says Rosenborg coach Erik Hamren is one of several candidates to take over the national team.

FA chairman Lars-Ake Lagrell told The Associated Press he held talks with Hamren on Monday in Trondheim, Norway.

Lagrell said a handful of candidates remain in the running but declined to reveal the others.

Hamren, a Swede, has been coaching Rosenborg since 2008 after helping Aalborg win the Danish league. He has also coached AIK, Degerfors and Orgryte.

Former England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson Eriksson ruled himself out last week because of his contract with English fourth-tier side Notts County.

Lars Lagerback stepped down as Sweden coach after the team failed to reach next year s World Cup.

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