Crystal Palace F.C. have completed the signing of ex-Arsenal starlet Dwight Gayle from Peterborough United for a reported fee of £4.5 million, .

Gayle, 22, joined Peterborough on loan from League Two side Dagenham Redbridge in Novemeber 2012, with the Posh given the option to make the deal permanent in January.

On 2 January 2013, Peterborough exercised their £500,000 option on the former Arsenal youngster, signing him to a four-and-a-half-year deal.

However, the Posh have decided to cash in on Gayle following their relegation to League One, and understandably so.

According to reports, the deal could be worth up to £8.5 million, including add-ons.

The 22-year-old striker scored 13 goals in 29 league appearances for Peterboroug…

Benfica have signed defender Lisandro Lopez from Arsenal de Sarandi on a five-year deal.

The centre-back becomes the 12th South American in the Estadio da Luz ranks after making over 100 appearances for Arsenal since his debut in 2010.

And the 23-year-old from Argentina, who cited compatriot Pablo Aimar as a factor in his move, believes that his desire to succeed has led to him securing a switch to the UEFA Europa League runners-up.

I am a humble player, always trying to improve and never feel resigned to anything, he told the club s official website.

I think what led Benfica to take an interest in me was the fact that I always want more.

Me and Pablo Aimar have met a few times and he told me Lisbon was beautiful and that Benfica are a great and magical cl…

According to Sky Sports, Newcastle United s Henri Saivet is on the verge of completing a season-long loan move to Turkish side Bursaspor. The 27-year-old underwent a medical this morning, and despite not featuring in Rafa Benitez s plans moving forward, he still has three years left to run on his current deal.

The Senegalese international made the switch to St James Park back in 2016, after spending fourteen years with Bordeaux where he made a name for himself as an effective midfielder. Alas, he s barely been given any real opportunities to shine in the famous black white shirt, only making a handful of appearances for the Magpies in the last two years.

Some players just aren t considered to be up to scratch when it comes to having that Premier League quality, but it c…

Manchester United defender Matteo Darmian thinks Andrea Pirlo would have been an instant hit at Old Trafford had the Premier League giants ever signed him.

Pirlo spent the majority of his career in Serie A, playing for Brescia, Inter, Reggina, AC Milan and Juventus, before eventually joining New York City in 2015.

A move to the Premier League seems unrealistic at this stage of his career, but Darmian has little doubt his 37-year-old compatriot would have been a great fit at United.  

I think in the history of Italy there are a lot of players so it is difficult to pick one, but if I have to choose, I would probably choose Pirlo, Darmian told the club s official website when asked which Italian he would have liked to see at United.

I know him very well, …

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Looking to extend on their European charge on Sunday afternoon, Bologna will welcome Lecce to the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara.

Starting with the hosts, making a welcomed return to winning ways last week, Bologna are enjoying what has been a stunning Serie A charge this season. Eventually claiming an action-packed 4-2 victory at home against Sassuolo, Thiago Motta s men have continued to receive a string of praise for the job that he has undertaken in Emilia-Romagna. Battling it out in the top-six chase and with their sights firmly set on punching a famous European ticket in 2024, the former Spezia boss certainly finds the mood in his camp at a red-hot high. Opening this weekend’s fixtures sat just three points adrift of breaking i…

(GSM) Liverpool striker Fernando Torres has been undertaking six-hour sessions a day in a bid to be fit for the start of the World Cup, according to the medical staff of Spain.

The former Atletico Madrid frontmanwas included by Vicente del Bosque in his preliminary 30-man squad on Monday, despite undergoing a surgery on his right knee last month.

The 25-year-old has been rated as a major doubt for the European champions Group H opener against Switzerland, but the national team s medical staff have revealed the prolific striker is working hard to get himself back in shape.

At the moment, we cannot say if Fernando will be ready in time for the first game of the finals, but we are optimistic, said Spain doctor Juan Jose Garcia Cota of Torres, who scored the winner…

Spain forward Nolito has dismissed rumours linking him with a return to Barcelona and pledged to sign a new deal with Celta Vigo in the near future.

The 29-year-old, who began his career at Camp Nou, has been in scintillating form this season – scoring eight times in 15 La Liga appearances and winning call ups to Vicente del Bosque s national squad.

His performances have sparked suggestion that a return to Barcelona could be on the cards, where he played under current boss Luis Enrique during his time in charge of the club s B team.

Earlier on Tuesday, Nolito  who also played under Luis Enrique at Celta in 2013-14  was ruled out for a month with a hamstring injury but, in an interview with Marca, he insisted he would not spend the downtime looking to engine…

Sporting Lisbon winger Diego Capel could be moving to the Russian Premier League in the coming days, .

While the winter transfer window has closed in most European countries, Russian clubs have more than a week left to sign new players.

And A Bola reports that Sporting Lisbon midfielder Diego Capel could be the subject of a late bid from unnamed Russian side.

The Lions are reportedly not too keen on selling the 26-year-old footballer, but they are willing to consider any serious proposal.

Diego Capel joined Sporting from Sevilla in the summer of 2011 and he had a promising start to his career in Portugal, scoring 9 goals in 52 league appearances during the first two years at the club.

The Spaniard has since lost his place in the starting line-up,…

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang chose the wrong tone and words in his row with Hans-Joachim Watzke, says Borussia Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc.

After Watzke claimed money was the reason Aubameyang left BVB to join Arsenal in January 2018, the striker hit out at the Dortmund chief executive and called him a clown in a post on Twitter.

Watzke opted not to comment on the issue at a news conference on Friday but Zorc criticised the Gabon international.

My feeling is that Auba took the wrong tone here and had the wrong choice of words, Zorc told reporters.

Hans-Joachim Watzke did not say anything bad and did not mean anything bad.

In the time Auba was with us, during four-and-a-half years, we have always stood behind him even in difficult situa…

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