Belgium international striker Romelu Lukaku has insisted Chelsea will determine his long-term future at the end of the season.

Lukaku, 20, joined Chelsea from Belgian Pro League giants R.S.C. Anderlecht in a deal worth up to €20 million, including add-ons and bonuses, in August 2011.

Since arriving in West London, the imposing 6 ft 3 in front-man has struggled to establish himself as a first-team regular, having been sent out loan to West Bromwich Albion and Everton over the past two seasons.

A successful loan spell at West Brom last season fueled speculation suggesting Lukaku could leapfrog Demba Ba and Fernando Torres in the strike pecking order at Stamford Bridge.

However, shortly after the Belgian missed a penalty against Bayern Munich i…

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AC Milan needs to secure the three points against AS Roma if they want to keep their European dreams alive for next season. However, Roma also have a lot to play for this Sunday. They need to win if they want to have a shot at winning the league title for, at least, another week.

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There is no question AC Milan have their backs against the wall. With only four games left on the Serie A schedule, Vincenzo Montella s men sit five points behind Atalanta for the final berth to the UEFA Europa League. As a result, this Sunday contest against AS Roma is a must-win for them. Milan have pretty decent at home, though, registering 11W, 2D and 4L during the current Serie A campaign. In order to escape with the thr…

Yaya Toure s agent claims to have held talks with clubs in Italy and Spain over a move for the Manchester City midfielder and refused to rule out a move to Manchester United.

Toure, who was exiled from the City team early in the season following outspoken comments from his representative Dimitri Seluk, is out of contract at the Etihad Stadium at the end of this season.

City boss Pep Guardiola has pledged not to make any decisions on the futures of Toure and fellow out-of-contract senior professionals Willy Caballero, Pablo Zabaleta, Bacary Sagna, Gael Clichy and Jesus Navas before the end of the campaign, accepting the risk that they may talk to other clubs.

Seluk told Sky Sports News that, as of this week, that is exactly what he has been doing on behalf of the …

Raul Jimenez is an ideal team-mate for Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo, according to Fabio Capello.

Wolves star Jimenez has been linked with a move to the Serie A champions after scoring 27 goals in 55 games in 2019-20.

Capello believes the Mexico international can play a similar role to what Karim Benzema produced for Ronaldo at Real Madrid.

Juve s problem is that they have to sell players and give up players and then turn to the market, the former Juve and Madrid coach told ESPN. 

I have seen Raul Jimenez, he is an important player who has a lot of quality.

He is an ideal player to play with Cristiano Ronaldo, because Cristiano has lacked a Benzema at Juventus. This could be Raul Jimenez.

Even better than his first season.

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Porto have parted company with head coach Nuno Espirito Santo by mutual agreement.

The 27-time Portuguese champions confirmed the news in a brief statement on their official website on Monday.

Former Valencia boss Nuno, who enjoyed two spells with Porto during his playing career as goalkeeper, signed a two-year contract to succeed Jose Peseiro in June last year.

He improved upon their third-place finish from 2015-16, but Porto were still unable to prevent rivals Benfica claiming a third consecutive Primeira Liga title.

Porto finished six points off the pace in second, having faltered in the home stretch with a run of five draws and three wins before a 3-1 final-day loss at Moreirense.

Nuno led Porto to the last 16 of the Champions League, wher…

Ex-England coach Steve McClaren insisted Wednesday he will not rest on his laurels despite what he describes as the perfect week which saw Wolfsburg break into the Bundesliga s top six.

Having started his first season in charge with three straight defeats, McClaren s side bounced back with two German league wins last week to go sixth in the table last weekend.

First, strikers Edin Dzeko and Brazil s Grafite scored all three goals in the 3-1 win over Hamburg last Wednesday with the Brazilian scoring twice.

Then Grafite picked up his fourth goal in two games when he netted twice against Freiburg in a 2-1 win last Sunday to put McClaren on cloud nine, but vowing to improve the 2009 Bundesliga champion s form.

We have shown that we possess quality but we ca…

Mikel Arteta believes “everything clicked” at Arsenal following their winter training camp in Dubai.

Since the Gunners’ week-long trip to the United Arab Emirates in January they have gone on a run of seven straight Premier League victories, scoring 31 goals in the process.

The camp came after Arsenal had suffered successive league defeats to West Ham and Fulham before being knocked out of the FA Cup by title rivals Liverpool.

Another hard-working session in the sun

Dubai

— Arsenal (@Arsenal)

The north Londoners now sit two points off the top of the Premier League table heading into their final 11 fixtures.

Speaking ahead of the clash with Brentford at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday, Arteta said: “It was necessary (…

Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen is hoping Arsene Wenger signs a new contract to remain manager of the Premier League club.

Wenger is out of contract at the end of the campaign having signed a new deal in August 2010 and there are doubts surrounding the Frenchman s future in London after 18 years in the top job.

The 64-year-old, Arsenal s longest-serving manager, was tipped to put pen to paper on a new contract in March but the club s crushing 6-0 defeat to London rivals Chelsea last month, which saw them slip seven points off the pace, has led to suggestions he may quit.

Arsenal have reportedly made contingency plans in the scenario Wenger departs the club, with Diego Simeone of Atletico Madrid, Borussia Dortmund s Jurgen Klopp and Everton manager Roberto Martinez am…

Kris Commons is eager to sign a new contract with Celtic after revealing he has no intention of returning to England.

The midfielder has entered the final year of his contract with the Scottish champions and has been linked with a move to Premier League new boys Leicester City.

Commons has become a big fans favourite at Celtic Park after his move from Derby County in 2011, and the 30-year-old has signalled his desire to remain at the Glasgow club for the rest of his career ahead of their UEFA Champions League qualifier against KR Reykjavik.

He said: The manager (Ronny Deila) and Peter (Lawwell, chief executive) are aware of my contract situation and hopefully we ll sit down and talk about it.

When you get four or five months into the last year of your co…