The big Friday Premier League quiz

Crystal Palace are set to sign Chris Richards from Bayern Munch in the summer transfer window, according to . The report in the British tabloid has claimed that Premier League club Palace have agreed to pay German and European giants Bayern £8.5 million in transfer fees to secure the services of the 22-year-old defender.

Richards has been on the books of Bayern since 2019 following a loan spell from Major League Soccer club FC Dallas. The 22-year-old central defender has made only a handful of appearances for the Bavarian club’s first team and has had loan loan spells at Hoffenheim in recent years.

Palace are an established club in the Premier League and could be aiming to finish in the top eight of the league table next season. As for Bayern, they will be determined…

Corinthians fined star forward Jo for wearing green boots, the colour of their arch Brazilian rivals Palmeiras.

Former Manchester City forward Jo sparked backlash after wearing light green boots in Sunday s goalless draw away to Bahia in the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A.

After Corinthians fans were left outraged, the club sanctioned and warned the former Brazil international, who is prohibited from wearing the boots again, even in training.

Sport Club Corinthians Paulista s football board communicates that they spoke with striker Jo about the use of football boots in the match against Bahia, this Sunday, a statement read.

The player was warned, fined and will not wear them again, neither in training or in games.

Jo, who emerged from Corinthian…

According to a recent report from Sky Sports News, David Moyes is in a good position to return as manager to one of his two former clubs: Everton or West Ham United. Manuel Pellegrini of the Hammers and Marco Silva of the Toffees are both under a great deal of scrutiny at this moment in time, with the popular belief being that they aren’t going to last beyond the next few weeks – or, if they’re lucky, months. 

Moyes is high up on the shortlist of both clubs, and while Everton and West Ham are both willing to give their bosses a little bit more time, he’ll be waiting in the wings to try and take advantage of any opportunity that is gifted to him. 

Moyes left Everton in order to take over as the new manager of Manchester United, whereas his tenure with West Ham …

AS Roma are interested in signing Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite, according to Liverpool Echo.

The 20-year-old 6 4 centre-back is spending the season on loan at PSV Eindhoven, where he s so far made 21 appearances in all competitions and even scored four goals. Apparently, Roma boss Jose Mourinho is keen on having him in his ranks, and the Serie A club have been sending scouts to Netherlands for a while now.

Roma could, however, face competition from Everton s neighbours Liverpool, as well as Manchester United. Both English heavyweights are aware of Branthwaite s talents too and have been monitoring the situation, seeing his homegrown status, as well as the fact that he s left-footed, as important points regarding a potential pursuit of the young defender.

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A Manchester United great, could Cristiano Ronaldo end up in the blue of the Red Devils neighbours?

Ronaldo is reportedly set to leave Serie A powerhouse Juventus and a move to Manchester City is on the cards.

United fans will not be happy…

TOP STORY – RONALDO TO JOIN CITY AFTER JUVE FAREWELL

Cristiano Ronaldo will leave Juventus for Manchester City, according to Portuguese journalist Goncalo Lopes.

Ronaldo – who is in the final year of his Juve contract – has been eyeing a Turin exit amid links with Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United and Real Madrid.

Lopes claims a sensational move that will see United great Ronaldo play for neighbours City is a done deal , while Gianluca Di Marzio says the five-time Ballon d Or w…

Hakim Ziyech scored his first goal for Chelsea on his full debut to help his side ease to a 4-0 win over Krasnodar in Wednesday s Champions League Group E clash. 

Frank Lampard s side had drawn their previous three matches, including two outings without scoring, but found the right balance between attack and defence in Russia. 

Callum Hudson-Odoi was gifted his first goal in the competition by a goalkeeping error from Matvey Safonov after Jorginho had earlier missed from the penalty spot for the second time this season. 

Chelsea were given a scare when Yuri Gazinskiy s strike came back off the crossbar, but Timo Werner succeeded where Jorginho failed in converting from 12 yards out. Ziyech got off the mark to secure the result, while substitute…

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Looking to extend on their early La Liga flurry, Barcelona will travel to Madrid when they meet Rayo Vallecano on Tuesday night.

Rayo Vallecano

Starting with the hosts, at the heart of a public La Liga struggle last season as they only just clung to their top-flight status, Rayo Vallecano are looking for a smoother ride this time around. However, getting proceedings underway with a stunning performance on August 18th as they snatched a 2-1 victory away at Real Sociedad, Inigo Perez’s men should find the mood in their camp at a real high. Collecting four points from their first two La Liga appearances, the Little Thunderbolts will certainly be excited to make a return to the Spanish capital here. Despite being pencilled in as a real u…

Pedri plans to stay at Barcelona for many years to come but is not ruling out a move to the Premier League.

The 20-year-old has been a revelation since breaking into Barca s first team, establishing himself as a key player for the LaLiga leaders.

Pedri won FIFA s Golden Boy award for being the best young player in Europe in 2021 and quickly forced his way into the Spain team.

The young maestro is contracted to the Blaugrana until 2026 and has no intention of moving on for now, but suggested he may ply his trade overseas further down the line.

When asked about the possibility of a switch to England, he is quoted as saying by Marca: At the moment, no. I m at Barca and hopefully I ll stay here for many more years.

I love LaLiga, but nothing should e…

Reports have surfaced that Joao Felix is unhappy at Atletico Madrid having fallen out of favour in recent games.

Atletico have reportedly moved to reiterate that they do not want to sell the Portuguese, who it is claimed has requested a January move.

Joao Felix joined the Colchoneros on a seven-year deal in 2019 from Benfica for a fee of €126 million.

TOP STORY – PSG AND BARCA KEEN ON JOAO FELIX

Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona are both considering moves to sign wantaway Atletico Madrid forward Joao Felix.

AS claims PSG are weighing up a move for the 22-year-old as they make plans for the potential departure of Lionel Messi at the end of this season.

El Nacional reports that Barcelona are in the race for the Portuguese too, as they f…

Mauricio Pochettino admitted his Chelsea players are falling well short of the targets set for them in pre-season as they seek respite from their sporadic Premier League form at home to Crystal Palace on Wednesday.

Results at Stamford Bridge have been the only bright spot in recent weeks with three straight wins in west London during December, meanwhile fortunes on the road have taken an alarming downturn.

Defeat against Wolves at Molineux on Christmas Eve was their fourth away loss on the spin following reverses at Newcastle, Manchester United and Everton, and has left the team facing the likely prospect of failing to qualify for Europe for a second season.

A Carabao Cup semi-final against Championship side Middlesborough in January could open the door to a poss…