Bayern Munich captain Philipp Lahm says he still expects to return to the club in the future despite appearing to frustrate their hierarchy in announcing his retirement.
Lahm announced on Tuesday that he would be retiring at the end of the season, a year ahead of the expiration of his Bayern contract.
Shkodran Mustafi believes Arsenal can still win the Premier League title, despite Saturday’s defeat at Chelsea leaving his side 12 points behind the runaway league leaders.
Back-to-back Premier League losses against Watford and Chelsea have left Arsenal in fourth place in the table, with Antonio Conte’s men nine points clear at the top of the table.
Swansea City boss Paul Clement believes his side have the quality and the character to avoid relegation from the Premier League this season ahead of their clash with Leicester City on Sunday.
Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure feels it’s important to keep forward Gabriel Jesus grounded, despite his scintillating start to life at the Etihad Stadium.
Brazil international Jesus joined up with the Premier League outfit last month and it has not taken the 19-year-old long to make an impact.
Joey Barton says he has put his time at Rangers to one side and is concentrating on his future with Burnley. After a short spell in Scottish football Barton has been brought back to Turf Moor by boss Sean Dyche and the midfielder is excited at the prospect of helping the Clarets survive in the Premier League.
Gerard Pique handed Barcelona a boost as he took part in training ahead of Tuesday’s Copa del Rey semi-final second leg against Atletico Madrid. The centre-back was forced off at half-time of the 3-0 LaLiga win over Athletic Bilbao on Saturday after picking up a muscle problem.
Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed Thiago Alcantara is fit enough to return to the starting line-up for Bayern Munich’s DFB-Pokal clash with Wolfsburg on Tuesday.
The Spain international is yet to play in 2017 after sustaining a hamstring injury during Bayern’s training camp in Qatar last month.
Thibaut Courtois has hailed Antonio Conte’s role in turning Chelsea from also-rans to title contenders in 2016-17.
Chelsea were well off the pace last term and had to settle for 10th place in the Premier League table in May, but they appear to be well on their way to the title this season.
Claudio Ranieri says champions Leicester City have accepted their fairytale is over, but wants his players to prove they are not „losers“.
Leicester host Manchester United in a crucial Premier League match on Sunday, with Ranieri facing pressure over their disappointing form.
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho hinted midfielder Michael Carrick’s future may not be at Old Trafford.
Carrick, who has made 11 Premier League appearances for United this season, is out of contract at the end of the campaign.
