Frank Lampard is convinced Timo Werner will become a Premier League hit, with the Chelsea boss vowing: He will score a lot of goals for us.

Four goals and four assists from 14 league games is a modest return for a player whose 28 goals and eight assists in the Bundesliga last season made him a must-get player for the Blues.

Lampard s faith in Werner is nevertheless absolute, exemplified by the fact the German forward has started every league game this season for Chelsea, who head to struggling Arsenal on Boxing Day.

Where could be better to get back to scoring ways than at Emirates Stadium, where Arsenal have struggled desperately for results this season?

Clearly, as a striker, you want to be scoring all the time, because you get judged, Lampard said. T…

Harry Maguire saw red as England s disciplinary problems continued in a 1-0 Nations League loss to Denmark. 

Having come from behind to beat Belgium 2-1 at the weekend, Gareth Southgate s side immediately ceded top spot in Group A2 as Christian Eriksen scored the only goal with a 35th-minute penalty. 

It was the third spot-kick England have conceded in four Nations League matches this season, by which point Maguire had already accrued two rash bookings to earn their second red card of the campaign full debutant Reece James joining that list of ignominy after being sent off for dissent after the final whistle. 

Mason Mount came closest to an equaliser from Declan Rice s 66th-minute corner, only for Kasper Schmeichel to produce a remarkable save. 

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England captain Harry Kane is hoping to win his first trophy within hours of joining Bayern Munich after completing his £100million move from Tottenham on Saturday.

Kane trained with his new team-mates this morning and could make his debut for the Bavarian giants in their German Super Cup game against RB Leipzig at the Allianz Arena tonight.

Victory over the German Cup winners would mean a first piece of silverware for Kane, who will wear the number nine shirt for Bayern after putting pen to paper on a deal until June 2027.

First run out. Feeling good. Looking forward to the game later

— Harry Kane (@HKane)

“First run out. Feeling good. Looking forward to the game later,” Kane wrote on Twitter.

The striker had earlier taken to soc…

Ralf Rangnick accepts Manchester United were a bit sloppy in their 1-1 Champions League draw with Young Boys, but insists his side could have won the game.

With United already confirmed as group winners, Rangnick took the opportunity to rotate his squad on Wednesday by making 11 changes to the side that started in the 1-0 win over Crystal Palace.

Mason Greenwood opened the scoring at Old Trafford with a spectacular finish early on as the Red Devils started strongly, but Young Boys equalised through Fabian Rieder shortly before the break and were the better side in the second half, finishing the game with 17 shots to United s seven.

Rangnick feels his men should have scored more during their strong first-half spell, but pointed out their lack of familiarity wit…

Captain Andrew Durante looks set to miss Wellington Phoenix s A-League clash against Brisbane Roar on Sunday afternoon.

The central midfielder has been laid low with a virus which caused vomiting and resulted in the 30-year-old spending Friday night in hospital.

Durante has been one of the rocks of the Phoenix defence since his arrival at the club in 2008 and has rarely missed a game.

He marshalled a novice back four in the 1-1 draw with Melbourne Heart last weekend and his absence will be a blow for a Phoenix side facing one of the most potent attacking teams in the league.

While Phoenix coach Ricki Herbert has named his skipper in the squad for Sunday s match at Westpac Stadium he is not hopeful he will take the field.

It has been that kind of…

Erik ten Hag has confirmed that Manchester United wanted to sign Harry Kane last year but were unable to bring him to the club.

The England captain joined Bayern Munich and has scored 43 goals so far in his maiden Bundesliga season.

United instead brought in Rasmus Hojlund from Atalanta, though the forward initially struggled to adapt to life in the Premier League, failing to score in his first 14 matches in the competition.

Overall, the forward has netted 14 times in all competitions, with eight of those coming in the top-flight, but Ten Hag admitted that the club did try to bring in a more high-profile striker.

Speaking to Sky Sports, he said: This club can only have outstanding players because the expectations are so high. Manchester United is the bigg…

Schalke No. 10 Lewis Holtby has several offers from England and Spain, , with the 22-year-old s current contract at the Veltins-Arena set to expire at the end of the season.

Holtby, much like his English father, is a boyhood fan of Everton Football Club. With that said, recent reports are linking Liverpool with the Germany international midfielder.

Back in 2009, Holtby was attracting interest from the likes of Arsenal and Manchester United, but he made it clear that he preferred Everton.

“My father was born in England and was an .

Former Manchester United player and current boss of Molde Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has praised the Norway international centre-back following the aforementioned reports, insisting that Forren is indeed good enough to …

Sevilla have wasted no time in appointing Unai Emery as their new coach following Michel s dismissal earlier on Monday.

Emery has agreed to an 18-month contract with the Andalusian club and will take charge of his side s Copa del Rey clash against Zaragoza on Wednesday.

Emery has been unemployed since he was sacked by Spartak Moscow in November following the Russian giants humiliating 5-1 home defeat to arch-rivals Dynamo.

Prior to his spell abroad, the 41-year-old made his name at Almeria, where he took the club to La Liga at the first time of asking in 2007, before guiding them to a ninth-placed finish in Spain s top flight a year later.

His work did not go unnoticed as Valencia named him as Ronald Koeman s successor in 2008, but despite finishing in a…

Juventus chief executive officer Beppe Marotta has revealed that the decision to drop Leonardo Bonucci for the Champions League clash with Porto was made by the club s board, and he insisted the case is closed .

Bonucci clashed with coach Massimiliano Allegri near the end of Juve s 4-1 win over Palermo in Serie A, and the Italy defender stormed off the field after the final whistle.

Marotta said that the decision to keep the 29-year-old out of the game in Porto was not a disciplinary measure, and defended the club s decision not to publicise the move sooner.

It is not mandatory to let people know what we decide, Marotta told Mediaset Premium.

We have spoken to both [Bonucci and Allegri] and made a reprimand, then we shared a choice with the technician w…

Borussia M gladbach are reportedly set to complete the deal for Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jonas Hofmann, .

Die Fohlen have found it hard to cope with a serious injury crisis, with no fewer than five important players struggling through various problems.

As a result, they have decided to recruit an attacking midfielder in the January window and they appear to have already found their man.

According to Bild, Borussia M gladbach have all but reached an agreement with Bundesliga rivals Borussia Dortmund over talented footballer Jonas Hofmann.

An €8 million transfer fee seems to have already been agreed as the player is reportedly undergoing medical tests in Monchengladbach at the moment.

Jonas Hofmann, 23, joined the Millionaires from Hoffenheim…