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Tottenham have been linked with Athletic Bilbao manager Marcelino as they step-up their hunt for a replacement for Jose Mourinho, who was sacked on Monday. Former Chelsea, Juventus and Napoli boss Maurizio Sarri is also in the frame, although their preferred candidate remains RB Leipzig’s Julian Nagelsmann. He though comes with a hefty price tag, both in terms of wages, ...

Arsenal have been linked with a move for defender Unai Núñez who plays for Athletic Bilbao. The 23 year old centre-back was linked with a move to West Ham in January, but now it is their London rivals who have turned their attention to him. The 6 foot 1 inch defender has come through the ranks at Bilbao and has ...

Tottenham striker Fernando Llorente has been linked with a move back to Spain with Athletic Bilbao ready to bid for the 33-year striker. Llorente who played for the Basque side between 2005 and 2013, scoring 85 goals in 262 appearances, finds himself very much a bit part player at Spurs, with first team opportunities few and far between. Signed from ...

Tottenham forward Fernando Llorente has been linked with a move back to his native Spain and former club Athletic club Bilbao in January. The 33-year old is out of contract next summer, and, with no new deal on the table for him, he is free to begin negotiating with foreign clubs in January. However, a move to Bilbao could be ...

The Daily Mirror reports that Tottenham striker Fernando LLorente is ready to quit the club in the summer and return to his former club Athletic Bilbao. Llorente joined Spurs from Swansea City on transfer deadline day last August, but has experienced a frustrating time in North London, scoring just 5 goals in all competitions, and spending most of the season ...

Manchester City are ready to trigger the release clause of Athletic Bilbao defender Aymeric Laporte, report talkSPORT. They cite reports emanating from Spanish media outlet, Cadena Sur, that the Premier League leaders may be set to move for the French under-21 international before the transfer window closes next week. Laporte currently has a £58 million buy-out clause in his contract, ...

Juventus When the Italian outfit began their football journey, they originally wore pink shirts but the colour could hardly bear the burden of repeated washing and would ultimately fade away. Juventus wanted a solution for the problem and asked one of their members, an Englishman named John Savage, to ask his contacts in England to supply shirts in colours that ...