Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson has been given assurances that the club s in-form forward Wilfried Zaha will not be sold in the January transfer window.
Palace were beaten 3-2 at home by Arsenal on Thursday to end a run of eight Premier League games without defeat, leaving Hodgson s men a point above the relegation zone.
Zaha s performances have played a key role in Palace s resurgence under Hodgson, leading to the 25-year-old being linked to Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea.
Hodgson indicated earlier this month that he could not guarantee Zaha s future, but the former England manager has now been informed the Ivory Coast international will not be sold.
I have assurances from the club owners and chairman, Steve Parish, that [Zaha leaving] is not g…
Real Sociedad coach David Moyes has brought an improved intensity to the club, according to long-serving midfielder Markel Bergara.
The Scot was brought to San Sebastian earlier this month for his first managerial role since his ill-fated tenure at Manchester United following the departure of Jagoba Arrasate.
Moyes endured a difficult only season at Old Trafford in 2013-14, but has been entrusted with turning around fortunes at the Anoeta, starting with Saturday s trip to Deportivo La Coruna.
And having trained under the former Everton boss for around a week, Bergara explained that he has brought fresh impetus to the Sociedad camp.
At the moment they are harder sessions and there is a lot of focus, intensity, getting stuck in and pressurising opponents, …
Bayern Munich defender Holger Badstuber is looking forward to a new beginning after enduring an injury-plagued season.
The Germany international has not played for Bayern since suffering a cruciate ligament tear in his right knee against Borussia Dortmund in December 2012.
A recurrence of the same injury last May forced Badstuber into another stint on the sidelines, but a return to training earlier this month offered hope that the 25-year-old could be fit for the start of next season.
Badstuber has revealed he is doing all he can to be ready for pre-season training.
I ll train through now just up to the start of training in July, he told Kicker. It is an insane joy to be back on the field.
This time has made me a different person. I am now faced with a new …