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(GSM) PSV Eindhoven are set to start 2010 with a boost, as defender Jan Kromkamp returns from a long-term knee injury.

The former Liverpool player underwent surgery in September, his third knee operation in three years time.

The 29-year-old played his most recent match on August 20th, an Europa League encounter with Bnei Yehuda. In total, Kromkamp appeared in four games this season.

Kromkamp left Liverpool to join PSV in 2006 and after two successful seasons at the Dutch club, he made only 12 league appearances in the entire 2008-09 season.

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Galatasaray have confirmed Netherlands international Wesley Sneijder has signed a contract extension until the end of the 2017-18 season.

Sneijder, 31, joined the Turkish Super Lig heavyweights from Inter in 2013.

The former Ajax and Real Madrid player has lifted the league title twice during his time in Istanbul.

He will reportedly earn €4.5million per season, with possible bonuses of €250,000 apiece for winning the championship again or reaching the last 16 of the Champions League. . 

Galatasaray, who lead the Super Lig by one point ahead of Besiktas and Fenerbahce, are third in Champions League Group C behind Benfica and Atletico Madrid, but ahead of Astana. 

Sneijder and Netherlands, meanwhile, are in Euro 2016 qualifying action away to…

Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez hopes to remain at Barcelona for the remainder of his career.

Since joining Barca in 2014 Suarez has scored 93 goals in 108 appearances, winning the LaLiga, Copa del Rey and Champions League treble in his first season with the club.

The Uruguayan followed that up with 40 strikes in the 2015-16 Spanish top flight, a haul which earned him the European Golden Shoe award and helped the Catalan giants defend their title.

Suarez paid tribute to his team-mates particularly Lionel Messi and Neymar, with whom he has formed one of the greatest attacking tridents in the history of the game – and stated his desire to finish his career at Camp Nou.

I want to thank Barca for bringing me here and allowing me to fulfil my goals. My team-…

Newcastle United have an offer to sign Raphinha from Barcelona in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that the Premier League club have made a verbal offer of €80 million for the former Leeds United winger.

Barcelona are in financial problems and could be forced to sell some of their best players. Raphinha is someone that the former La Liga and UEFA Champions League winners could cash in on at the end of the season. Xavi s side are doing well on the pitch and are now likely to win the La Liga title this campaign.

Raphinha has made 21 starts and 10 substitute appearances in La Liga for Barcelona so far this season, scoring seven goals and providing six assists in the process. The 26-year-old Brazil international winger gave two assists in …

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola believes former City captain Vincent Kompany is set to achieve great things as a manager.

The ex-Belgium international has certainly gotten off to a great start, winning the Championship with Burnley at the first attempt in a very impressive manner.

He will have huge success in his career.

Pep Guardiola is confident that Vincent Kompany can achieve big things as a manager

— Football Daily (@footballdaily)

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The Mail Online understands that Robin van Persie could set to leave Manchester United in the summer, with Inter Milan and Juventus waiting in the wings.

The Dutch international moved to Old Trafford from Arsenal in the summer of 2012, and won the Premier League title in his first season in Manchester, clinching the division’s Golden Boot along the way.

He bagged eighteen goals in all competitions in his second season, but has struggled this campaign with just ten in twenty-six games though he is currently out injured.

Van Persie, who turns 32 in August, is set to move into the final year of his current contract in the summer, and United are ready to listen to offers.

Juventus, who have previously been linked with a move for the former Feyenord ma…

Everton winger Kevin Mirallas has insisted that he sees his future at Goodison Park, amid reports he wants to leave the Merseyside club.

Mirallas has made 101 appearances for Everton since arriving for Olympiacos in August 2012 and has scored 10 goals in all competitions this season, including the winner against Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday.

And the 27-year-old – who has a year left on his current deal, although Everton have the option to extend that by another season – has confirmed that he is happy to remain at the club, despite being heavily linked with a switch elsewhere.

A lot of people have talked about my future, but I like to play for Everton, said Mirallas, who manager Roberto Martinez has claimed is key to his plans for next seaso…

Virgil van Dijk has agreed a new contract with Liverpool, according to the .

Since his arrival to Anfield from Southampton in January 2018 for £75 million, a world-record fee for a defender at the time, the Dutch centre-back has risen from a good player to one of the best on the planet. He helped his team win the Champions League this year after finishing runners-up previously, and he captained Netherlands to the Nations League final. He topped it all off with UEFA Men s Player of the Year award which he won ahead of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, and he s a candidate for this year s Ballon d Or.

Van Dijk s current contract is set to keep him on Merseyside until 2023, but the new one would represent the acknowledgement of his exploits and lift his basic salary fro…

Liverpool have announced teenage striker Paul Glatzel has signed a new long-term contract after firing the team to FA Youth Cup glory last term.

Glatzel captained the Reds to victory in the competition, scoring eight goals in their run to the final, where he converted the winning penalty to down Manchester City.

The 18-year-old trained with Jurgen Klopp s first-team squad ahead of the 2019-20 campaign but is recovering from knee surgery after he was injured in a pre-season friendly.

It s a great feeling obviously,  Glatzel, who has represented both England and Germany at youth level, told Liverpool s official website.

A clinical finisher 

We’re looking forward to more of these from Glatzel  

— Liverpool FC (@LFC)

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The skipper

As we approach the end of the decade somewhat annoyingly referred to as the ‘noughties’ I thought I would pick my team of the decade from the English Premier League.

It isn’t an easy task as there have been some wonderful players. This is my opinion and it will no doubt be different to everyone else’s. That is the great thing about football, we all have different opinions that we truly believe to be right.

Consistent

In goal I am going to choose Manchester City’s Shay Given. He has been a consistent performer for many years and along with Mark Schwartzer and Brad Friedel has probably been the most consistent keeper of the decade. On his day Petr Cech or Pepe Reine may be individually better, but Shay Given gets…