5 h. ago Spurs news: Thomas Frank reveals Fabio Paratici role in Tottenham transfers as exit links intensify

Sporting director is wanted by Fiorentina, who have now signed Spurs winger Manor Solomon on loan

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61 h. ago Napoli say Rasmus Højlund’s permanent move from Manchester United a ‘formality’

Striker has scored nine goals since joining on loanChampions League qualification brings obligation to buyThe Napoli sporting director, Giovanni Manna, considers Rasmus Højlund’s permanent transfer from Manchester United a “formality”.Højlund joined the Serie A champions on loan last summer and the Denmark striker has scored nine goals in 20 appearances, including a double in Sunday’s 2-0 win at Cremonese. Napoli are third in Serie A, occupying one of Italy’s four Champions League places. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Sunderland director Patrick Treuer, 52, dies as club confirm passing in short statement

Sunderland have confirmed the death of non-executive director Patrick Treuer, who was also chief financial officer of the Louis Dreyfus Company since 2014

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9 d. ago Tottenham: Thomas Frank discusses Fabio Paratici exit as Fiorentina push to sign sporting director

Sporting director is said to be keen on return to Italy just two months after his appointment

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1 week ago Senegal midfielder Lamine Camara: ‘We are the favourites to win Afcon’

The Monaco player discusses his father, the midfielders he copies and whether he could join the Premier LeagueBy Get French Football NewsAs I enter the room, Lamine Camara picks up a football that he won’t let go of until after the interview. It’s a simple visual metaphor for a dream he has never let slip. “I only wanted football; I was focused solely on that,” says the Monaco and Senegal midfielder. His determination and talent convinced Génération Foot, Metz and Monaco to sign him. Although the hardest person to convince was not a sporting director or manager, but his own father.“He didn’t want me to play football but it’s because he hadn’t seen me play,” says Camara. “He didn’t know anything about football but people came up to him and said: ‘Your son knows how to play. You have to help him.’” Eventually, on “one beautiful day”, Camara earned his father’s blessing and pursued a career in the game. His small stature was another hurdle and it deterred local club Casa Sports from ha...

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2 w. ago Jens Hjerto Dahl to Rangers transfer door opened by Tromso chief as Joe Rothwell exit pitched

Danny Rohl is already looking towards January as he looks to launch a title bid

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2 w. ago Arsenal chief Andrea Berta 'confident' of sealing deal ahead of transfer window

Andrea Berta is approaching his second transfer window as Arsenal sporting director but the Emirates chief is keen to get a deal done involving a current player before it opens

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2 w. ago Former Liverpool star jets in to help Rangers with January transfers amid sporting director search

Norwegian comes in to assist football department while hunt goes on

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2 w. ago Manu Fajardo changes his tune on Rangers sporting director move as 'enquires made' over first transfer

The Real Betis supremo has emerged as a name in the frame to replace Kevin Thelwell at Ibrox

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3 w. ago Manu Fajardo directly answers Rangers sporting director question as out of favour star gets transfer escape route

Spaniard Fajardo has been touted as a potential replacement for the sacked Kevin Thelwell

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4 w. ago Rangers 'sound out' Real Betis sporting director as Danny Rohl's first January transfer target 'revealed'

The club are eyeing replacements for Kevin Thelwell after his time at Ibrox was abruptly cut short

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4 w. ago Arsenal's new transfer expert gets to work ahead of January window

Arsenal have added a new face to their ranks with sporting director Andrea Berta offered assistance in the Gunners' recruitment department in time for the January transfer window

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4 w. ago Jorg Schmadtke pitched as Rangers sporting director while 49ers 'reason' for Ibrox takeover scrutinised

The club are in the midst of a major overhaul behind the scenes just months after the American takeover at Ibrox

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4 w. ago ‘We need to win the Champions League’: how OL Lyonnes plan to reconquer Europe

Unbeaten in Europe and with eight wins in eight games domestically, the club are aiming high after name changeWhen the Olympique Lyonnais women’s team officially became OL Lyonnes on 19 May, they came with a new mantra: “New story, same legend”. The eight-time European champions, now owned by Michele Kang and part of Kynisca – a multi-club ownership group dedicated to women’s sports that also already includes the Washington Spirit – are a “new project” with the aim of “developing as a women’s club with our own model”. As Kang put it: “The women’s team cannot just be a little sister to the men’s section.”The OL Lyonnes era kicked off on 7 September, coinciding with the Lyon’s 1,000th match in the French women’s top division, against Marseille. Kang was present, alongside Mikel Zubizarreta, Kynisca’s global sporting director, who was poached from Barcelona Femení last year. On the pitch, new recruits snatched from other European clubs this summer – Jule Brand, Lily Yohannes, Ashley La...

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