Goalkeeper Mitchell Langerak has left Borussia Dortmund to join Bundesliga rivals Stuttgart on a three-year contract.
The Australia international joined Dortmund from Melbourne Victory in 2010, making his debut in a 3-1 defeat to Bayern Munich in February of the following year.
Langerak made nine league appearances for the Signal Iduna Park outfit last term and became a regular feature between the posts in the latter stages of Jurgen Klopp s stint as coach.
The six-times capped stopper is the second goalkeeper to arrive at Stuttgart in a matter of days, with Przemyslaw Tyton having joined from PSV last week.
Dortmund, now coached by Thomas Tuchel, brought in Roman Burki from Freiburg earlier this month to compete with Germany goalkeeper Roman Weidenfell…
Netherlands international Jordy Clasie has completed a move to Southampton.
The midfielder has switched from Feyenood, signing a five-year deal at St Mary s Stadium.
Southampton manager Ronald Koeman handed Clasie his debut at Feyenoord in 2010 and he went on to make 129 appearances for the club.
Clasie has played 11 times for his country and arrives as an effective replacement for Morgan Schneiderlin, who completed a big-money move from Southampton to Manchester United last Sunday.
It feels good to be joining Southampton, Clasie told the club s official website. It s a nice club and I’m happy to be here.
It s a big club playing in what I think is the biggest and most important league.
Ronald [Koeman] being here is a big thing for m…
Former West Ham defender Guy Demel has put pen to paper on a short-term deal with Scottish Premier League outfit Dundee United.
The Ivorian had been a free agent since his contract at Boleyn Ground came to and end and he has finally found a new club.
Demel signed a deal with Dundee United until the end of the current campaign, and he should be able to slot straight into the starting line-up at Tayside.
The 34-year-old boasts an impressive experience in top European leagues having represented Arsenal (2000-2001), Borussia Dortmund (2001-2005), Hamburg (2005-2011) and West Ham (2011-2015).
Demel made a total of 79 Premier League appearances for the Hammers since joining from Hamburger SV, scoring 1 goal in the process.
His new club are in desperate…
Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has defended the decision by the Bundesliga champions to head to Qatar for a winter training camp.
Rummenigge stressed that Bayern s trip to Doha, set to be a highly controversial venue for the 2022 World Cup, should not be viewed as a political statement.
The country has come under significant criticism over its treatment of migrant workers employed in building the infrastructure necessary to stage the event.
Speaking to Bild, the two-time European Footballer of the Year pointed out Bayern have travelled to Qatar for a training camp every year since 2011.
The Aspire Academy is the best training facility in world football, Rummenigge said.
Doha offers an ideal climate in January and there is virtually no time d…
Jorge Sampaoli is searching for certainty in Argentina s team selection ahead of the World Cup, as the beaten 2014 finalists prepare to face Spain in Madrid.
La Albiceleste defeated Italy, who failed to qualify for the finals in Russia, 2-0 in Manchester on Friday, although they were without key player Lionel Messi due to a minor injury.
Questioned on his team s approach to the impending meeting with Julen Lopetegui s side at the Wanda Metropolitano, home of Atletico Madrid, Sampaoli said: We ll face it with the same focus that [we had for] this match.
We ll try to maintain the idea we used today, regarding each opponents characteristics, knowing we have to improve some things we did today, trying to generate more domination [in the opponents half of the] fiel…
Adrian has agreed terms on a fresh deal at West Ham, manager Slaven Bilic confirmed on Friday.
The Spanish goalkeeper s contract was due to expire at the end of the season, but the Hammers have exercised their option to extend his stay for a further two years, ending speculation linking him with Crystal Palace and Everton.
Adrian joined the club from Real Betis in 2013 and has made 105 Premier League appearances since his arrival.
With Adrian we had an option to extend his contract which we have done. He is our player and we re very happy, said Bilic ahead of Sunday s season-ending visit to Burnley.
Only SMILING is allowed .
Sólo está permitido SONREÍR
— Adrián San Miguel (@AdriSanMiguel)
Bilic also confirmed that defen…
Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing Sam Johnstone from West Bromwich Albion in the January transfer window, according to . It has been reported that West Brom have told Johnstone that they will consider bids for him in the New Year, and Premier League club Tottenham are considering making a move for him.
Hugo Lloris is the first-choice goalkeeper for Tottenham, and there is speculation that the North London club want him to sign a new deal and extend his stay. Lloris is out of contract at Spurs at the end of the season. Pierluigi Gollini, signed on loan from Atalanta in the summer of 2021, is the second choice at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Johnstone is one of the best goalkeepers in the Championship and is also an England international. The 28-year-old goalkeepe…
Manchester City have set the price for the services of Raheem Sterling at €80 million amid interest from Barcelona, according to .
Sterling s contract at the Etihad expires at the end of the 2022-23 season, which means it will enter its final 12 months next summer unless a new one is agreed and signed by then.
As things stand at the moment, an extension is unlikely to happen. The 26-year-old is currently out of favour with manager Pep Guardiola, who prefers to name Jack Grealish and Phil Foden in the starting lineup ahead of the former Liverpool winger.
Barcelona are in a difficult financial situation, and even if there without the effects of the ongoing pandemic taken into account, they would still find it difficult to pay that kind of money for a single play…
Bayern keen on Ajax wonderkid
Bayern are keeping close tabs on Ajax striker Viktor Fischer, Dutch newspaper .
The 18-year-old produced quite a coup by nailing down a regular starting berth in his first ever professional season, and his talent did not go unnoticed.
De Telegraaf understands that Bayern Munich had the player watched in the weekend s derby match against PSV Eindhoven.
Fischer did not get on the scoresheet in the 3-2 victory, but he, nonetheless, produced a promising performance at Philips Stadium.
Ajax chiefs are desperate to keep hold of one of the brightest talents to have come out through club s youth academy in recent years, but the Amsterdammers have proved unable to prevent their star players from leaving in the past.
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Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina has agreed a deal to join Napoli on a season-long loan, .
The Spain international’s future had been uncertain following Belgium international Simon Mignolet’s arrival on Merseyside.
The former Barcelona man was one of the highest earners at Liverpool, with weekly wages of £110,000 – a fee considered too large for somebody who could well be a substitute next season by manager Brendan Rodgers.
Napoli boss Rafa Benitez took Reina to Anfield 2005, and the 30 year old has only missed a handful of league appearances in his eight years at the club.
He won the FA Cup in his first season in England, adding the League Cup in 2012, while he also kept seven clean sheets on route to the 2007 Champions League final, which L…