Vincenzo Montella intends to stay at Fiorentina beyond the 2013-14 Serie A season despite reports linking him with a move away from the club.

Reports have suggested rivals AC Milan were preparing to make an offer for the Fiorentina coach, who has a €7million buy-out clause, with Clarence Seedorf facing an uncertain future at the San Siro.

But Montella has no desire to leave the Stadio Artemio Franchi, having arrived from Catania in 2012.

I will talk to the club about strategy for next year after the Coppa Italia final, Montella told Sky Sport Italia.

As far as I am concerned, there is absolutely no chance I won t be the Fiorentina coach next season, unless the club decides to kick me out.

Fiorentina are poised for another top-four finish, despite goin…

Swansea City defender Angel Rangel will miss the final two games of the Premier League season with a groin strain, the club have confirmed.

Rangel was withdrawn 13 minutes from time in Saturday s 4-1 win over Aston Villa, which saw Swansea confirm their top-flight status for another season.

However, after undergoing a scan on Tuesday, the Spaniard will now miss Swansea s last two matches against Southampton and Sunderland.

Head physiotherapist Kate Rees told the club s official website: Angel has been diagnosed with a grade 2 adductor strain (groin) which will keep him out of action for two to three weeks.

The victory over Villa ensured Swansea won back-to-back league games for the first time since December 2012 and Rangel urged his team-mates to continue that…

Laurent Blanc has admitted he could easily part company with France after Euro 2012 if a big European club comes calling.

The France coach is out of contract after the tournament and has been heavily linked with a return to San Siro to take over at Inter, with current coach Andrea Stramaccioni only having been installed on an interim basis until the end of the season.

Blanc has now explained that while he is currently focused on Les Bleus and the campaign in Poland and Ukraine, he is open to offers.

If a big European club contacts me, it is possible that I will sign, Blanc told TF1. My priority is still the France team but my future is not conditioned by the results in the Euro.

Meanwhile, Blanc revealed that Lyon attacking midfielder Yoann Gourcuff is…

The search for the stylish Manchester City of last season is set to continue when the English Premier League champions go away to Sunderland.

City proved the league s great entertainers on their way to a first championship title of the Premier League era in 2011/12, but they have struggled to hit the same heights so far this term.

The personnel remain largely unchanged, but manager Roberto Mancini has not been able to coax the same standard of performance from his expensively assembled squad.

While there were glimpses of City s free-flowing best in their 3-1 win away to Newcastle earlier this month, that form was nowhere to be seen at Etihad Stadium on Saturday, as the heavyweight hosts laboured to a 1-0 win over struggling Reading.

With the promoted vis…

There will be no away fans in the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on March 15 when Napoli host Eintracht Frankfurt in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.

An injunction from the Italian Ministry of the Interior is being issued to Napoli to prevent the Serie A leaders from selling tickets to Frankfurt supporters.

The first leg at Deutsche Bank Park on February 21 saw clashes between the two sets of supporters ahead of the game, with reports saying some Frankfurt fans were arrested after attacking Napoli fans at a bar.

A statement from the Bundesliga club said: Eintracht Frankfurt were informed late last night by UEFA that the Italian Ministry of the Interior is this morning going to issue an injunction against SSC Napoli, whereby the club are prohib…

Kylian Mbappe insisted Paris Saint-Germain s Champions League elimination to Bayern Munich will not affect his future as the striker focuses on the Ligue 1 title.

Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Serge Gnabry s second-half strikes at Allianz Arena on Wednesday secured a 2-0 victory for Bayern and a 3-0 aggregate triumph in the last-16 clash.

Defeat marked a second straight Champions League elimination in the first knockout round for PSG, who have repeatedly had to battle interest from Real Madrid to keep Mbappe in the French capital.

The France international previously refuted suggestions a European crown will dictate his future and reiterated that message after another miserable PSG outing on the continental stage.

When asked by reporters whether the elimina…

Mario Balotelli s agent has described reports the striker is bound for Besiktas as made up .

The Italian spent the 2015-16 campaign on loan at AC Milan from Liverpool, but scored just once in 20 Serie A appearances.

Silvio Berlusconi, who owns the San Siro club, confirmed last month the 25-year-old would not be retained, prompting speculation over his future.

It was reported recently that Balotelli could be heading to the Turkish Super Lig, with Mino Raiola quoted as the source of those claims but he has rubbished such talk.

They made it up out of the blue that there was interest from Besiktas in Balotelli, Raiola told Marca.

A journalist called me, pretending to be the president of the Turkish club. Mario has to return to Liverpool and speak w…

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Aston Villa have been lining up new recruits for the new season, while discussing which players will be exiting this summer.

And with a new manager installed, a backroom staff devised and a clear vision under the new owner, the Villans are confident they can get back into the Premier League at the first time of asking in 2015/16.

The Claret and Blues suffered relegation to the Championship in 2015/16 after finishing bottom in the Premier League. They ended the tumultuous season with just 17 points from 38 games, losing 27 of their matches.

However, a lot of change has since occurred and they are expecting to challenge in the automatic promotion spots in 2016/17. The likes of …

Steven Gerrard has hailed Roy Hodgson s positive influence on the England dressing room as they prepare for co-hosts Ukraine on Tuesday.

Under Fabio Capello, the Three Lions were widely criticised for their performances in the 2010 World Cup, but the Italian has since resigned from his post after clashing with the FA over the issue of John Terry s captaincy.

And Gerrard, who was recently installed the Chelsea defender s successor, feels that England have a far better team spirit at Euro 2012 under Hodgson, the former Real Madrid coach s replacement.

I think together as a team at times it feels like we are unbreakable, he told reporters.

There is a lot of belief and confidence in the dressing room very different from South Africa.

England took…

Fabio Capello heads into England s first World Cup qualifier against Andorra on Saturday with his reputation on the line.

After five friendlies gave Capello a crash course in the trials and tribulations of life as an England manager, now the serious business begins on the road to the 2010 World Cup.

When Capello took charge last year, his impressive CV was presented by the FA as proof that the Italian was worth every bit of his six million pounds a year contract.

But, as Capello is already discovering, even domestic and European titles at Real Madrid, AC Milan and Juventus don t provide a guarantee of success with international football s great underachievers.

The jeers that cascaded down from the Wembley stands after last month s friendly draw again…