La Liga champions elect Atletico Madrid are to bid for Leandro Damiao as they prepare for what seems to be the inevitable departure of their star striker Diego Costa.
We are heading into the season’s final furlong and the rumour mill is beginning to get revved up in preparation for a summer full of speculation.
Even Tim Sherwood has conceded that it is unlikely he will be throwing his jacket about as head coach of Tottenham Hotspur next season.
Despite his now infamous open criticism of the strike force at his disposal, Jose Mourinho must still have been able to observe the irony of Demba Ba scoring the winning goal for Chelsea in the their Champions League quarter-final against Paris Saint Germain on Tuesday night.
It has happened, it has come to pass; Bayern Munich’s incredible 53 game unbeaten run came to end at the hands of Augsburg in Bundesliga this weekend.
Some people believe it has lost its magic, some insist it is still an integral part of what makes football in this country great. Wherever your opinion lies on the matter, allow me to enlighten you on three things to look out for from this weekend’s fifth round action.
Banter; noun, what football players have to put up with every time they step onto a football pitch. Most players have built-in system that helps them to ignore – some struggle though e.g Jack Wilshere.
Due to financial reasons I have never, in my 24 years on this earth, had Sky Sports on my T.V for a prolonged period of time.