Ligue 1 clubs Bastia and Saint-Etienne have engaged in a war of words after a proposed transfer of Brazilian striker Brandao collapsed.

Brandao had been expected to join Bastia for the 2014-15 season but they announced on Friday they had sent the 34-year-old back to Saint-Etienne, claiming the Loire-based outfit had demanded a transfer fee at the last minute.

In a statement on their website, Bastia claimed this was contrary to what was originally planned .

Saint-Etienne rejected Bastia s accusation, before claiming the Corsicans owe them over €150,000 for a transfer involving Sylvain Marchal from 2012.

Saint-Etienne noted with amazement the statement released Friday by Bastia, a statement on Saint-Etienne s website read.

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Bundesliga leaders Hoffenheim are to sign striker Kai Herdling from Regionalliga side Waldorf Mannheim. The 24-year-old, who already played for the club between 2002 and 2008, will be brought back in as cover for the injured Vedad Ibisevic, who is set to miss the rest of the season with a serious knee injury.

“Because of our personnel situation we hope to get some useful service out of Kai,” explained Hoffenheim general manager Jan Schindelmeister.

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Arsenal s come-back hero Eduardo da Silva has revealed to The Sun that he is still yet to receive an apology of any sort from Martin Taylor, after the Birmingham defender broke his leg and ankle in a horrific tackle last year.

Eduardo produced a magnificent first-team return on Monday to score twice against Cardiff in the fourth round of the F.A Cup in his first appearance since the end of February 2008.

But the striker revealed that Taylor has never even apologised for the tackle that caused the injury, rubbishing reports that Taylor has met with the Croatian or even spoken to him.

Eduardo said: “Some friends told me he was saying he’d spoken to me — but he never did. I’ve never met him.

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Casemiro was spotted at Old Trafford ahead of Manchester United s Premier League fixture with Liverpool as the midfielder prepared to be unveiled as the Red Devils latest signing.

The Brazil enforcer is joining United from Real Madrid in a deal reportedly worth an initial £60million (€70m), having won an incredible 18 trophies during a nine-year spell with Los Blancos.

Having bid farewell to Madrid in a press conference earlier on Monday, Casemiro was seen at pitchside ahead of United s clash with Liverpool, in which Erik ten Hag s under-fire side will bid to end an eight-match winless run against their rivals.

Casemiro starred as Carlo Ancelotti s Madrid claimed their 14th European crown with a Champions League final win over Jurgen Klopp s team in May, a…

Liverpool want £15 million for Harry Wilson, according to . It has been reported that Fulham are interested in signing the winger in the summer transfer window. Discussions between the Premier League club and the Championship outfit are going on, and the Reds have told the Cottagers that they want £15 million as transfer fee for the 24-year-old Wales international.

Wilson has been on the books of Liverpool since 2005 and has come through the academy. However, the 24-year-old has failed to establish himself in the first team and has not even played once in the Premier League. The winger has been out on loan at Derby County, Bournemouth and Cardiff City among other clubs over the years.

Fulham are not the only club who are interested in Wilson. Benfica, Brentford and We…

Diego Simeone saluted Atletico Madrid for again finding remarkable reserves of resilience on the European stage in a 1-1 draw at Arsenal.

Sime Vrsaljko was dismissed for collecting two bookings inside the opening 10 minutes of the Europa League semi-final at Emirates Stadium, while Simeone was sent to the stands shortly afterwards by referee Clement Turpin.

LaLiga s second-place side dug in and only fell behind to an Alexandre Lacazette header after the hour.

Antoine Griezmann was partially culpable for the opener, giving the ball away on the edge of his own area, but the France forward provided a sting in the tail as he seized upon a slip from international colleague Laurent Koscielny eight minutes from time.

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Liverpool travel to Rome carrying a healthy three-goal lead into their Champions League semi-final return leg against AS Roma but Giallorossi have already erased the identical deficit and will hope to replay such a huge undertaking once again.

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The Serie A heavyweights were hit hard in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final at Anfield despite dominating the opening proceedings. It was Liverpool’s attacking brilliance that ended up stunning the Italians who were trailing 5-0 at one moment with their hopes slowly fading away.

Eusebio Di Francesco’s men refused to back down and managed to score two away goals which will have been a major morale boost, knowing that t…

Ivan Rakitic has dismissed suggestions he could leave Barcelona following the arrival of Andre Gomes from Valencia.

Miquel Sors, who was believed to be one of the Croatia international s representatives, fuelled speculation that Rakitic could leave Camp Nou earlier on Friday with a cryptic tweet saying It s time to go after Barcelona s announcement that they had reached an agreement to sign Gomes.

However, Rakitic has made it clear he is focused on the 2016-17 campaign with Barcelona, stressing Sors is not his agent.

Getting ready for the new season and really up for it, the 28-year-old tweeted alongside a picture of him in the gym.

By the way, my only agent is Arturo Canales.

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Argentina have appointment former international Edgardo Bauza as head coach, filling the void left by Gerardo Martino.

The Argentine Football Association (AFA) made the announcement on Monday, shortly after Brazilian club Sao Paulo revealed Bauza, 58, had accepted an offer to lead the national team.

Argentina had been seeking a replacement for Martino, who resigned following the country s heartbreaking penalty shoot-out loss to Chile in the Copa America Centenario final in June, with Jorge Sampaoli and Marcelo Bielsa linked.

But the AFA have now turned to Bauza and the three-time international is set to inherit a squad in turmoil following Lionel Messi s stunning decision to retire from international football.

At a media conference, the AFA said: We have …

Manchester United starlet Adnan Januzaj has revealed he wants to put pen to paper on a new deal with the English Premier League champions despite reported interest from FC Barcelona and Juventus, understands.

Januzaj, whose current contract expires at the end of next season, has caught the eye of manager David Moyes and clubs abroad on the Red Devils pre-season tour of Australia and the Far East.

The Belgium youth international, 18, wants to commit his long-term future to Manchester United.

I don t decide what happens with my contract, said Januzaj. I ve got people behind me who do this for me.

Manchester United are a big club, I love it here and I feel good, so I hope to stay.

My dad does everything for me [off the pitch]. He just …