Manchester City want €80m for Raheem Sterling

Manchester City want €80 million for Raheem Sterling amid interest from Barcelona and Arsenal, according to . Sterling recently said that he is open to leaving City for regular playing time, and the defending Premier League champions themselves are willing to offload the 26-year-old.

However, City are not simply going to let Sterling leave on the cheap and want €80 million as transfer fee, claims. The report in the Spanish publication has said that Spanish and European giants Barcelona are keen on the former Liverpool star, but €80 million plus the player’s wages would be too expensive an outlay for them.

 reported this month that Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta wants to bring Sterling to the Emirates Stadium. Arteta worked with the 26-year-old, who can operate …

Eriksen to be fitted with heart implant following cardiac arrest

Christian Eriksen is to be fitted with an implant to help to regulate his heart rhythm after suffering cardiac arrest during Denmark s Euro 2020 match with Finland.

The midfielder was given CPR on the pitch during the first half of the match in Copenhagen last week before being taken to hospital, where he is stable.

Denmark goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel said on Monday that Eriksen was smiling and laughing , while the Inter player himself thanked fans for their messages of support as he underwent tests.

On Thursday, the Danish Football Association confirmed specialists had recommended he be fitted with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), a device that uses electrical pulses to regulate potentially dangerous heart rhythms.

Update regarding Chris…

Copa Libertadores wrap: LDU, Gremio in trouble

Former champions LDU Quito s bad-tempered display has them on the cusp of a Copa Libertadores exit, while Gremio also face elimination.

The Ecuadorian club has made a name for itself as a consistent performer on the continental stage in recent seasons, having won the tournament in 2008, the Copa Sudamericana in 2009 and the Recopa Sudamericana in 2008 and 2009.

But LDU s 3-0 loss to Velez Sarsfield in the first leg of their knockout-stage tie on Tuesday has them staring down the barrel of an early exit.

Argentine opponents Velez dictated proceedings from start to finish in front of their home fans at the Estadio Jose Amalfitani in Buenos Aires.

The Argentinian Primera Division Clausura leaders could have won by a greater margin had they capitalised on a …

Kerr records four-goal haul as Chelsea stay perfect in Women´s Champions League

Sam Kerr scored four goals as Chelsea crushed Vllaznia 8-0 in the Women s Champions League on Wednesday, maintaining their perfect start in Group A.

Pernille Harder also struck a hat-trick and Katerina Svitkova headed home late on as the Blues followed up last week s impressive win over Paris Saint-Germain with a dominant display at Kingsmeadow.

Kerr needed just an hour to hit the net four times, finishing from close range on three occasions as well as converting Guro Reiten s corner with a towering header.

Chelsea now hold a two-point advantage at the top of their group after Real Madrid played out a lively 0-0 draw with Paris Saint-Germain at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano.

In Group B, Wolfsburg recorded their second win in as many games as goals from …