Manchester City have announced that Willy Caballero will leave the club when his contract expires on June 30.

The goalkeeper, who joined from Malaga in 2014, made 27 appearances this season after forcing his way into manager Pep Guardiola s starting line-up ahead of the out-of-sorts Claudio Bravo.

However, the 35-year-old s deal will not be renewed and he will quit City next month.

It s been a privilege to play for Manchester City, the Argentine told the club s official website.

From the first day I arrived, everyone at the club has made me feel welcome and I will always be grateful to them.

To win the League Cup in such dramatic circumstances was special and it s a day I will never forget.

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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 …

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.

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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 …

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 …

Lionel Messi says Argentina dreams of Copa America, but are aware of the challenge that faces them in the quarter-finals against Uruguay.

Argentina tackle Uruguay at Santa Fe s Estadio Brigadier General Estanislao Lopez on Saturday, in the first meeting between the two rivals since qualifying for the 2010 World Cup in October 2009.

While both sides are undefeated in the Copa America, their form has been unconvincing.

Argentina was held to two frustrating draws to Bolivia and Colombia, eventually breaking the shackles in a 3-0 over Costa Rica on Monday in their last Group A match.

Uruguay began their own tournament with two draws against Peru and Chile before edging Mexico 1-0 in Group C on Tuesday.

But they still present a tough challenge for Ri…

Florent Balmont has backed defending champions Lille to record their first win of the Ligue 1 season when they host Montpellier on Sunday.

Midfielder Balmont was part the Lille team that completed an impressive 640 passes in their match at Nancy last weekend, but could only manage a 1-1 draw in what was the opening round of the campaign.

Lille had previously gone down 5-4 to Marseille in the curtain-raising Trophee des Champions, having lost key men such as Gervinho, Adil Rami and Yohann Cabaye in the close-season.

But Balmont insists the remaining players are equipped to retain their title in 2011/12.

We definitely deserved to beat Nancy, Balmont said.

We used the ball well against a team that was set up just to defend and we ll have to get u…

La Liga strugglers Real Sociedad host champions Atletico Madrid on Sunday for their first game since Jagoba Arrasate was sacked as coach.

Sociedad have won just once in the league this season a shock 4-2 victory over Real Madrid in August and slipped to 19th in the table after losing 1-0 at home to Malaga last weekend.

That result proved to be the final straw for the club s board, with Arrasate being sacked on Sunday.

Coaches Asier Santana and Imanol Alguacil took charge of training during the week, and the prospect of facing in-form Atletico who have won their last five games in all competitions without a boss represents a daunting one.

But ahead of the champions visit, Sociedad captain Xabi Prieto called for fans to keep their faith despite their disma…

Roberto Soldado feels the pressure on his shoulders at Tottenham was ultimately what caused him to fail at White Hart Lane after making his £26 million move.

The 30-year-old striker is battling to rebuild his career at Villarreal after seeing his stock fall during two years in England following his move from Valencia, where he had scored 59 La Liga goals in three seasons.

At Tottenham, he mustered only seven strikes from 52 games in the Premier League before he moved to Villarreal for a reported £10 million at the start of the season.

Ahead of his team s clash with English opposition – Liverpool – in the Europa League semi-final first leg on Thursday, Soldado reflected on what went wrong with Spurs.

I think in the end what let me down at Tottenham …

Stoke City have signed Kevin Wimmer from Tottenham for £18million.

Wimmer, 24, sealed his move and signed a five-year contract with Mark Hughes side on Tuesday, having completed his medical on Monday.

He becomes Stoke s seventh signing of the transfer window and the fourth defender to come in after the arrivals of Bruno Martins Indi, Kurt Zouma and Josh Tymon.

Stoke boss Hughes told his club s official website: Kevin is an undoubted talent and he will significantly add to the quality of the group of players that I already have at my disposal.

We put a real emphasis on trying to enhance the defensive areas of the squad this summer and we feel that we have been able to do that.

We brought Kurt Zouma in earlier in the window and managed to bring B…