Burnley are ready to offer Michael Keane a new contract in an attempt to fend off interest from Chelsea, .

The twenty-three year old has been strongly linked with a move to the Blues in recent weeks while Premier League champions Leicester City are also interest in securing his services.

Keane has drafted into the England squad for the first time following an injury to Stoke City’s Glen Johnson, who himself was inline to make a first appearance since the 2014 World Cup finals.

With the Three Lions strong favourites to beat Malta at the weekend, Keane could be handed his senior international debut a move that is likely to see him receive even more interest.

Since moving to Turf Moor from Manchester United, initially on loan in the summer of 2014 th…

Steven Gerrard and Kolo Toure were reunited in Dubai on Tuesday, 18 months after the former England captain led the Liverpool squad in a dance dedicated to their team-mate.

Gerrard s long and distinguished Liverpool career came to a disappointing end in May 2015, the midfielder scoring a late consolation in a 6-1 Premier League thrashing at the hands of Stoke City.

But that defeat did not stop the Liverpool squad celebrating on an end-of-season trip to the United Arab Emirates, as evidenced by Gerrard leading his team-mates in a chant praising Toure brothers Kolo and Yaya.

The ensuing video went viral on social media, but Tuesday s reunion of Gerrard now retired and Kolo appeared a much more sedate affair.

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Two sides who are enjoying their own respective Ligue 1 romps, Toulouse will welcome Lens to town for what could be a lively affair on Tuesday night.

Starting with the hosts, while Toulouse might have been disappointed by their 2-1 loss against Lyon on April 14th, the Violets have certainly proven that was nothing more than a minor blip. Last seen over the weekend as they were crowned Coupe de France champions thanks to a 5-1 romp against Nantes, the mood in Philippe Montanier’s men should be at a red-hot high. Skyrocketing away from any potential relegation scrap and now with a top-half finish at the top of their agenda, Toulouse have now won four of their last five domestic appearances across all competitions. Booking …

Yesterday Tim Cahill marked his 150th league start for Everton with the winning goal at Wigan’s DW Stadium.

He has proved an incredible success for the Toffees and considering Everton paid just £1.5million for the Aussie he’s proved a steal.

Everton boss David Moyes took a gamble on a Championship player and has been rewarded handsomely with goals, loyalty and hard work.

Cahill’s rise from Championship player to top Premier League midfielder got me thinking about some other players who were signed from lower league sides and have proved bargains. Here are some that spring to mind.

Success Stories

Tim Cahill (Everton)

When Tim Cahill played for Millwall lots of Premier League scouts and teams watched him but didn t think he was good…

Germany forward Lukas Podolski must find the club that keeps him happy, international team manager Oliver Bierhoff said.

Podolski, 29, faces an uncertain future at club level, as his loan spell at Inter ends in the off-season, although he has not ruled out a return to Arsenal he has been owned by the Londoners since 2012.

Ahead of a friendly with Australia, and a Euro 2016 qualifier with Georgia, Bierhoff said the Poland-born attacker s happiness was key in the hunt for Podolski s next club.

Generally, it is part of the way we handle things, part of our idea that we help out our players who are struggling, Bierhoff said.

Lukas Podolski really has contributed a lot in the national team over the last couple of years, so if he is living [with] a tough tea…

Hector Bellerin looks set to end speculation on his Arsenal future after talks over a contract extension progressed, according to his agent.

The pacy full-back has consistently been linked with a return to Barcelona, where he was part of the Catalans famed youth academy before joining Arsenal, after impressing since breaking into the first team at Emirates Stadium.

Bellerin, who has made 86 appearances in all competitions since making his competitive debut in the 2014-15 campaign, has been quick to stress he is happy in England, though.

And the Spain international s agent Albert Botines suggested Bellerin will remain in north London after productive talks over a new deal.

We are speaking and are now a lot closer than we were two weeks ago, he is quoted a…

Liverpool are primed and ready for the intensity of their season to kick up a notch as the Reds prepare to do battle on three fronts in the coming weeks, says Fabinho.

Going into the international break, the Reds had taken seven points from their opening three Premier League games, with Sunday s trip to Leeds United next on the agenda.

Following that visit to Elland Road, Jurgen Klopp s men host Milan in the Champions League, with a visit to Norwich City in the EFL Cup coming hot on the heels of a top-flight home game with Crystal Palace.

Looking ahead to the matches to come, Brazil midfielder Fabinho told the club s official website: It will be really intense, it will be tough. But we re ready for this.

I didn t go to the national team so it will be alm…

According to , Real Betis are interested in signing Diego Llorente from Leeds United in the summer of 2021. It has been reported by the Spanish news outlet that La Liga outfit are keen on securing the services of the defender, who himself is keen on a return to his native Spain.

The report has claimed that Llorente wants to leave Leeds over lack of regular playing time. It has stated that head coach Marcelo Bielsa has ostracised the 27-year-old. However, the Spain international has actually had injury and fitness, and that is the reason why he has not played much football.

According to , Llorente has made five starts and one substitute appearance in the Premier league for Leeds so far this season. The 27-year-old joined the West Yorkshire club from Real Sociedad only in…

Professional Football Association chief executive Gordon Taylor believes modern footballers have to show more appreciation for the game.

Luis Suarez, Wayne Rooney and Gareth Bale have all been involved in high-profile transfer sagas throughout the close-season, while Newcastle United striker Papiss Cisse was caught in a dispute with the club over their choice of shirt sponsor.

And Taylor feels such incidents portray football in the wrong light and urged his members to show a more professional attitude to their job.

The players don t know how lucky they are nowadays, Taylor told The Telegraph.

I went the other day to see one of our former players, Gary Parkinson, who played for Bolton, Preston, Burnley, Blackpool and Middlesbrough. He was working with youngsters a…

First-half goals from Juraj Kucka and Gerard Deulofeu helped AC Milan keep their Europa League qualification hopes alive with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Fiorentina at San Siro.

Kucka rose highest to nod home a Jose Sosa free-kick on 16 minutes, only for Nikola Kalinic to get the visitors back on level terms almost immediately as he bagged his 11th goal of the season from close range.

But on 31 minutes, Deulofeu claimed what proved to be the winner, bending home his first Serie A goal from the edge of the box.

The victory was a welcome one for Vincenzo Montella s side who had picked up only eight points from their previous seven games and were seeking to avoid a third successive home defeat.

The result moved the hosts to within four points of Atalanta who …