Lucas Vazquez believes Real Madrid should use their buy-back clause to secure Spain international team-mate Alvaro Morata from Juventus.
Morata, 23, has established himself as a key figure in the Juventus line-up since his switch from Madrid in 2014, helping the side win their fourth and fifth successive Serie A titles.
However, reports claim Madrid are keen to use their buy-back option on Morata before next season, following his form for Juve.
Vazquez is hoping Madrid can bring Morata back to the Santiago Bernabeu as they look to knock rivals Barcelona off their La Liga perch.
I hope Madrid buy Morata back. He s had two great seasons, and if Madrid decide to get him back it would be great for everyone, the 24-year-old told Cadena Cope.
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Elie Baup believes Marseille have performed above expectations this season after completing the campaign with a 0-0 draw against Reims.
Marseille finished the Ligue 1 season in second, 12 points behind champions Paris Saint-Germain, improving from a 10th-place finish in the 2011/12 campaign.
Baup revealed after Sunday s draw with Reims that Marseille had simply wanted to improve this season but argued the south-coast club would have to keep advancing next season to make the most of their progress.
You know, we have to now keep on the same path, Baup said.
At the beginning, our project was to have a transitional season while hitting our economical targets. We did even better than that.
It means we have had a great season, whether it is from th…
Ecuador can move within one point of Argentina at the top of the CONMEBOL World Cup qualification group when they take on Peru on Friday.
Reinaldo Rueda s men are currently four points behind Argentina who meet Colombia later in the day and have a game in hand on the two-time World Cup winners.
However, taking points from a Peru team that has lost just once at home in qualifying is likely to be a tough ask.
Sergio Markarian s side also hold hopes of qualification, as they trail Venezuela who occupy the intercontinental play-off spot in fifth place by just four points having played one game fewer.
And fans can expect an exciting high-stakes encounter in Lima, with both sides also heading into the contest in relatively good form.
Peru are unbeaten in their last five g…
France, marshalled by an in-form Thierry Henry, put their World Cup qualifying lives on the line in back-to-back games against Lithuania over the next five days.
Coach Raymond Domenech is looking for a maximum harvest of points from Saturday s trip to Kaunus and Wednesday s return at the Stade de France.
And a quick look at Group Seven explains why, with the 1998 World Cup winners and 2006 finalists trailing co-leaders Serbia and Lithuania in third place and by five points although the French have a game in hand.
Henry is France s leading scorer and his buoyant form for Barcelona this season makes him the key man in attack in the absence of the injured Nicolas Anelka.
The influential Chelsea forward was ruled out of contention at the start of the week wi…
Howard Webb achieved a lifetime s dream on Tuesday when he was appointed referee of the FA Cup final on May 30 between Everton and Chelsea.
The 37-year-old who last year received death threats from irate Polish fans for awarding Euro 2008 co-hosts Austria a late penalty which they converted to force a 1-1 draw said it was hard to believe he had been chosen.
When I started out as a referee 20 years ago the FA Cup final was the absolute pinnacle even though it was a very distant dream, he said.
It was very unlikely to ever happen, but that it has is the realisation of a dream and I m thrilled to bits.
Webb who has handed out just five red cards this season in 39 matches was fourth official at the 2007 final and took charge of the semi-final between West…
Gianluigi Buffon s agent said a return to Juventus is just an idea for now as he seemingly admitted negotiations are underway to bring the legendary goalkeeper back to Turin.
Buffon is a free agent after leaving Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain following one season in the French capital.
The 41-year-old swapped Juventus for PSG in 2018-19 but Buffon could be set for a return to the Serie A champions, where he won the Scudetto nine times.
Responding to reports that Buffon is in talks to become Wojciech Szczesny s understudy before taking up a role as a director, Silvano Martina told SportItalia: For now, it’s just an idea.
Buffon spent 17 years at Juventus after arriving from Parma for a then-world record fee of €52million in 2001.
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Isco has pulled out of Real Madrid s squad for Wednesday s LaLiga clash with Elche after becoming a father.
The 28-year-old was named in Zinedine Zidane s 24-man group for the game at Estadio Manuel Martinez Valero.
Zidane hinted he would give Isco minutes as part of his squad rotation, with the 28-year-old being restricted to only three starts in all competitions this term.
However, the Spain international did not travel to Alicante on Wednesday and his absence was explained by Madrid on their official website.
Isco is not part of the Real Madrid travelling party for tonight s LaLiga Matchday 16 encounter against Elche at the Martinez Valero, a club statement read.
The Malaga-born man was initially named in Zinedine Zidane s 24-man squad but …
Federico Chiesa believes Italy have a number of young players capable of following him into the senior national team.
Italian football is reeling following the Azzurri s failure to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1958, losing their decisive play-off against Sweden.
And while senior men like Gianluigi Buffon remain, interim coach Luigi Di Biagio drafted in some younger stars, including Chiesa, for friendlies against Argentina and England in March.
The Fiorentina attacker played in both fixtures, having debuted in May 2017, and has named Cagliari pair Filippo Romagna and Nicolo Barella as two who could follow suit.
From my point of view, there are many players in the Under-21 team who are already mature enough to be able to make the jump…
Fabio Coentrao says he asked not to be selected in Portugal s squad for the World Cup due to being left physically exhausted by a very tiring season.
The 30-year-old, who spent the 2017-18 season playing for Sporting CP on loan from Real Madrid, has featured for Portugal at each of the last two World Cups.
But the left-back confirmed in an Instagram post he told Portugal coach Fernando Santos not to call him up for the group heading to Russia.
Last week, after a lot of consideration, I told the national team that after a very tiring season, I feel I am not in the conditions required to represent the Selecao at the World Cup, Coentrao said.
I will never turn my back on my country, and hope to be able to represent our national team more often in the fu…
Liverpool must come firing out of the blocks if they are to make a hasty return to the UEFA Champions League, says Lucas Leiva.
Brendan Rodgers men finished just two points adrift of Manchester City when coming runners-up in the 2013-14 season, but limped to a disappointing sixth-place finish last term.
Part of Liverpool s troubles were down to a sloppy start that saw them win just four of their opening 12 Premier League matches and not even a 13-match unbeaten run between December and March was enough for the Merseysiders to break their way into the top four.
Liverpool have worked hard in the transfer market during the close-season with the likes of Roberto Firmino, James Milner, Danny Ings and Nathaniel Clyne moving to Anfield, and midfielder Lucas wants the n…