Brendan Rodgers rejects Leicester speculation

Celtic coach Brendan Rodgers has rejected any discussion that links him to a possible return to the Premier League with Leicester.

The Sun said Rodgers, 45, was the ideal candidate for Leicester's council to replace Claude Puel, but he denied the conversation at yesterday's press conference.

"Someone told me about it yesterday," Rodgers said.

"This is the time of year that players and managers are connected to clubs, etc. For me, my only focus here is on Celtic.

"Leicester, as we have seen in recent years, has had an incredible journey as a club and, of course, the sad circumstances they experienced earlier in the season.

"It's a fantastic club but for me at the moment I'm just focused on Celtic and I'm looking forward to the second half of the season."

Puel has been under pressure at King Power Stadium, despite the fact that Fox is well in eighth place in the Premier League.

The French boss is the 2/5 favorite to be the next boss to leave his Premier League post after being booed in a 2-1 defeat at Southampton.

But Puel was provocative at his press conference Thursday.



"The common point, at every press conference, I can not deal with this speculation," he said.

"People often bet a lot on my future, I'm sorry for those who made that bet because they lost a lot of money, I hope this situation continues.

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Valverde challenges Barça's elimination of Copa del Rey

Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde said his side still have to participate in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals draw, although Levante has accused them of lining up an ineligible player in the first match. last week.

Barca have canceled their deficit from 2 to 1 since last Thursday thanks to Ousmane Dembele's double and Lionel Messi's effort to win the Camp Nou 3-0, a 4-2 win in the overall standings.

Levante president Quico Catalan said his club complained to the Spanish Football Federation about the selection of Barcelona's young Chumi in the first game and hoped to get him out of the competition.

Levante says Chumi was suspended after receiving five yellow cards for Barcelona B.

However, Valverde insists that the 19-year-old was eligible for a cup and was banned from the LaLiga game against Eibar.

In the citations published by Marca, Valverde said after Thursday's victory in the first leg: "We have no doubts about Chumi, neither before nor after nor during, we think we should be in the tie tomorrow.

"We are sure that we did things right, we knew very well that Chumi was punished and he could not use the game against Eibar, but in the cup. We could not use (Rafa) Mujica as well.

"We are convinced of what we did, we acted correctly, we won where we needed to win, it's very clear."

Before the match, the Catalan had said, before the match, in the quotes: "This is not an easy situation and we, as sportsmen, prefer to win situations like this in the field.

"Whatever happens on the pitch, Levante will send the situation to the Federation tomorrow."

Midfielder Malcolm was not involved on Thursday and was connected to a match at Nou Camp this month.

However, Valverde said he would be in the Barcelona team for the game against Leganes this weekend.

He added: "We have him, yes he is a player with very important qualities and we want to see them, this Sunday he starts again, he can join the team."

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Man Utd will offer the man in the spotlight a substantial increase in his salary, as the interests of the giants of the euro increase.

According to a report, Marcus Rashford, the young striker of Manchester United, should receive an exceptional salary increase.

Rashford was deployed in his preferred central role since Jose Mourinho was replaced by Ole Gunnar Solskjær last month, rewarding Norwegian with three goals in his last four matches.

According to information received earlier this month, Solskjaer Rashford would have said that he was now regarded as the striker number 1 Club - to the disgust of the Lukaku.

Kane is widely recognized as one of the top strikers in the Premier League but Solskjaer sees no reason for the Rashford Academy graduate to reach that level.

Speaking on his return from United's hot climate training camp in Dubai this week, Solskjaer said: "He can become one of the best attackers."

"We can talk about Harry Kane and his gang, I'm sure Marcus has the potential to get there.

"He has a frightening pace, now he is stronger and can keep the ball for us. He is an excellent link player.

According to a Mirror report, United will double its salary to counterbalance the interests of other clubs.

The Red Devils apparently prevented Rashford from leaving as Real Madrid and Juventus have turned around but their contract expires in 2020.

United is therefore ready to double his salary from £ 75,000 to £ 150,000 after his return to form.

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Hughton does not agree with income on the impact of Solskjaer

Brighton coach Chris Hughton paid tribute to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's record-breaking impact at Manchester United after Paul Ince's disgusting comments.

The Norwegian Solskjaer have won six straight since being named United's chief, the first person to do so.

But former United States midfielder Ince criticized the feat and said "anyone" could have produced the same results after Jose Mourinho's departure.

Hughton, who is at the Albion camp for Old Trafford on Saturday, believes Ince's situation is unfair.

"I do not think anyone could have come in and have the record he has now," Hughton said.

"I think you have to thank him for it. Anyway, he got results and I do not know how.

"They have not lost in six games. You have to give lots of praise for it.

"No coach to come after Mourinho, I do not think he could have expected more, because the results and performance indicate this.

"We know how difficult each game is."

Solskjaer took on his acting roles with four league games against teams currently in the lower half of the table and a routine of the FA Cup in the third round at home against Championship Reading.

The 45-year-old, who scored 126 goals for United between 1996 and 2007, has recorded his most impressive win so far, beating Tottenham Hotspur, the top four, by 1-0 at Wembley last weekend.

Hughton watched the game and was impressed with United's best performance and intent to attack.

"Seeing their recent games, they play in a way that allows quality and pace at their side (to show) and they seem to be able to score goals," he said.

"They are aggressive in the way they push. They are therefore in very good shape, which makes it harder for us.

"The results speak for themselves - they were able to win games, score goals and play very well."

Brighton have beaten Manchester twice in the Premier League since their promotion in 2017.

These two victories happened at the Amex stadium against teams led by Mourinho.



"This season we started our season after a poor performance at Watford, both of which were very important results, which puts him as a team," said Hughton.

"I think we are better away from home than last season, but we are also winning so many points, it's difficult, especially against a club like United, but we're ready."

Hughton, who does not plan to make a selection in January, expects Markus Suttner, who is uncomfortable, to make an impending loan to an anonymous club.

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Liverpool should prepare £ 20m for versatile American star

According to recent reports, Liverpool would be interested in a possible replacement for rising star Schalke and Weston McKennie.

The Reds lost one of McKennie's American teammates when Christian Pulisic transferred £ 58 million to Premier League rival Chelsea.

The Bleacher Report said Pulisic did not choose to hug Liverpool in favor of Stamford Bridge, but the Premier League leaders decided not to intervene.

The store said that Klopp had two main concerns: the player's high price and doubts about whether he would enter the current field.

According to The Sun, Pulisic can join England for midfielder Schalke, who made his debut on the main team two years ago.

Jurgen Klopp is considering a £ 20 million offer by the Texas dealer who has held several positions under Domenico Tedesco so far this season.

Liverpool is slim in the backseat, having Nathaniel Clyne been loaned to Bournemouth and Trent Alexander-Arnold injured in the knee.

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Mourinho has earned his first term since the transfer of Manchester United

Jose Mourinho has got his first role since being sacked by Manchester United, as an expert for the Bein Sports station.

The Portuguese, whose reign of United manager completed last month, would offer its "direct feedback" as an expert study on the effect of the Premier League match between Arsenal and Chelsea on January 19, as well as the party of the Asian Cup between Qatar and Saudi Arabia two days. Previously, Bein Sports said.

Mourinho has worked as an expert for the Russian television station funded by RT to be in the World Cup last summer.

Since leaving Old Trafford, United won five consecutive games in all competitions under the command of Chief Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Mourinho was linked to a number of jobs because he left United, including claims he was offered employment in Benfica.

But he said Correio da Manha, the Portuguese communication method: "I have not received an offer and though he is, obviously the president of Benfica and the club itself will be the first to know about my decision.

"I think this day I can say I have no intention of returning to work in Portugal".

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Mourinho expressed an interesting reason why he remained silent on the departure of Man Utd

Jose Mourinho has revealed why he has remained so silent since his sacking from Manchester United, amid links with the Benfica job.

Mourinho parted company with United last month, having lost the confidence of a board that offered him an improved contract in January 2018.

The Portuguese might actually take his first year out of management this century, but numerous clubs have been linked.

Among them are a couple of his former sides, Benfica and Real Madrid. But he has ruled out the chances of taking over the former, who are without a manager after Rui Vitória left last week.

“I haven’t received an offer and even if I did, obviously the president of Benfica and the club itself would be the first to know my decision,” Mourinho told Correio da Manha.

“I think I can say that today, I don’t have any intention of coming back to work in Portugal.

“I am fine at the moment. Today I am not an option for Benfica, nothing more than that.”

Mourinho also explained why he will continue to keep his counsel with regards to United.

“I have learned that, when you leave a club, you don’t go around talking about it, you don’t wash your dirty laundry in public.

“The chapter is finished and you don’t go around making criticism.

“The other thing I have learned is to respect the clubs who want me, and those who don’t want me.”...

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