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Manchester City sign £33.8m defender Abdukodir Khusanov from Lens

Club also expected to add Frankfurt’s Omar Marmoush Crystal Palace step up pursuit of Slavia wing-back Diouf Manchester City have confirmed the signing of the defender Abdukodir Khusanov from Lens in a deal understood to be worth €40m (£33.8m) plus add-ons. The 20-year-old is the club’s first January signing and City also have a deal

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Ibrahima Konaté reveals he is latest Liverpool star still to sign new contract

Centre-half was offered extension three months ago Salah, Van Dijk and Alexander-Arnold deals also in doubt Ibrahima Konaté is the latest Liverpool player to deliberate over his future after confirming the club’s offer of a new contract remains unsigned. The France international has 18 months on his deal and was offered an extension more than

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Old, humble and perfect: lovable lump Kike García gives Alavés hope | Sid Lowe

Praise rarely comes striker’s way but after match-winning hat-trick at Betis, cult hero was showered with it This could have only felt more right if you read about it on Teletext. On Saturday afternoon Kike García, the 6ft 1in, 12 stone, 35-year-old Deportivo Alavés centre-forward with a bit of the 80s about him, a player

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Defeats, violence and shame: Lyon are at war with the rest of French football

The team were humiliated in the cup, the manager says it’s a ‘tragedy’, the fans are furious and the owner is picking fights By Luke Entwistle for Get French Football News As Celal Bozkurt stepped up to take his penalty against Lucas Perri, he would have been forgiven for feeling a sense of deja vu.

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England’s McCullum backs Buttler to brighten up in new white-ball era

All-format coach wants Buttler to ‘really enjoy himself’ England face a busy schedule in India and Pakistan Brendon McCullum believes Jos Buttler’s “best years could definitely be ahead of him” as the two begin their partnership in charge of England’s white-ball teams. McCullum’s tenure as all-format head coach begins this week, with five Twenty20 internationals

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