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Tottenham have sold attacking midfielder Alex Pritchard to Championship outfit Norwich City.

The 23-year-old signed a four-year deal at Carrow Road on Thursday after being told he was not part of Mauricio Pochettino s plans at Spurs.

Last month, the Tottenham boss told three players – Pritchard, new Roma defender Federico Fazio and midfielder Nabil Bentaleb – they were free to look for a new club.

Pritchard who has reportedly cost £8million has struggled to recover his most promising form since sustaining an ankle injury in the 2015 European Under-21 Championship and spent an unsuccessful period on loan with West Brom last season.

I m ready to come here, fight for my place and hopefully play well, Pritchard told Norwich s official website.

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Norwich City visit Fulham in their English Premier League opener, with Marc Tierney seeking an improvement on last season s achievements.

Norwich, promoted automatically from the Championship in 2010/11, secured a 12th-placed finish during their first campaign back in the top flight.

Saturday s match at Craven Cottage is where it all starts again, albeit without manager Paul Lambert, who left for Aston Villa and was replaced by former Birmingham and Newcastle United coach Chris Hughton.

Despite the loss of their impressive manager, defender Tierney is confident Norwich can continue to climb the table under the guidance of Hughton.

We don t want to just relax and stay where we are, he said.

We want to keep working hard. Normally when a new mana…

Juan Mata has hailed Jose Mourinho as one of the best managers and is hopeful that he will return to Stamford Bridge.

The Spanish forward signed for Chelsea in August 2011 and although he has won the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and FA Cup during his time at the club, he has yet to lift the Premier League trophy.

Mourinho s departure from Real Madrid by mutual consent was confirmed on Monday by president Florentino Perez, leaving him free to return to London after five years away.

In his first spell in charge the Portuguese won two league titles, the FA Cup and two League Cups, and Mata hopes that if he does return to the club he will inspire them to win more silverware.

Jose is one of the best, Mata said. If he comes we will try and do our …

West Ham United and Leicester City are interested in signing James Tarkowski from Premier League rivals Burnley in the January transfer window, according to . The central defender has 18 months left on his contract at the Clarets and is not willing to put pen to paper on a new deal.

Leicester and West Ham are interested in securing the services of the 28-year-old when the transfer window opens in January. A couple of other top-half clubs in the Premier League are also reported to be keen on securing the services of the England international.

According to , Tarkowski has made 11 appearances in the Premier League so far this campaign. The 28-year-old central defender played 38 league matches in the league last season, scoring two goals and providing two assists in the pr…

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Hoping to secure back-to-back Bundesliga victories on Saturday afternoon, Union Berlin will welcome Stuttgart to the capital.

Starting with the hosts, while Union Berlin might have been left heartbroken on March 16th as they watched their European adventure come to an abrupt end, Urs Fischer’s side have continued on another domestic romp this season. Last seen heading into the international break with an eye-catching display on home soil as they secured a 2-0 victory against Eintracht Frankfurt, the Iron Ones have their sights firmly set on securing a famous Champions League ticket in 2023. Although Fischer’s men might have accepted that a legitimate title charge is off the cards, Union have only continued to shine on h…

Arsene Wenger believes the Premier League is  behind the rest of the world following the decision not to implement VAR in next season s top flight.

The Gunners boss was left frustrated that his side were not given a penalty during their 2-1 defeat to Newcastle United on Sunday.

With the visitors 1-0 up at St. James Park, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang saw a shot deflected over the crossbar by defender Jamaal Lascelles, who blocked the ball in the box with a raised hand.

Referee Anthony Taylor awarded a corner rather than a spot-kick and Newcastle levelled the scores just 12 minutes later through Ayoze Perez.

With Premier League clubs having voted to restrict VAR to cup competitions once more in 2017-18, Wenger thinks such incidents will continue to undermine …

Ronaldinho backed Paul Pogba to win the Ballon d Or as the Barcelona and Brazilian great urged the Manchester United star to respect Jose Mourinho.

Regarded as one of the best midfielders in the world, Pogba has shown glimpses of his immense potential at Old Trafford while struggling for consistency.

Real Madrid s Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi have dominated the Ballon d Or with five apiece since Kaka claimed the award in 2007.

But 2005 winner Ronaldinho believes Pogba can add his name to the list of Ballon d Or recipients.

He can win the Ballon d Or, without a doubt, Ronaldinho told Canal Football Club.  I see Pogba as a friend, I don t see myself as his idol.

He is young, talented and he has the ability to play anywhe…

Barcelona attacking trio Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez have combined superbly this season

Barcelona won their fifth European Cup on Saturday night as the Spanish champions defeated Italian champions Juventus 3-1 in the Champions League final in Berlin.

All three of their dangerous front three of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez had a hand, or foot in the Barcelona goals.

Quiet

The genius of Lionel Messi is undeniable and his good work led to Barcelona’s second goal scored by Luis Suarez.

However, for me he enjoyed a quiet night by his high standards in Berlin, but the Argentinians standards are about as high as they get.

Messi is often lauded by the media and fans alike, so some of his teammates often get lost in the praise a…

Manchester City are ready to renew their interest in Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci, .

The Premier League leaders were linked with a move for the Italy international during the summer and could make a move when the transfer window with captain and fellow centre-back Vincent Kompany suffering yet another injury in the midweek League Cup third round victory over Swansea City.

It was the Belgium international’s first appearance of the season though he hobbled off in stoppage time, straight down the tunnel showing clear frustration as he struggles to return to full fitness.

Bonucci has been with Juventus for six seasons and has helped them win five consecutive Serie A titles in succession during that time while he also played in the 2015 Champions League fi…

Sevilla youngster Jose Campana is on the verge of signing for Crystal Palace, according to the Liga club s president.

After breaking into the Sevilla side in the 2011-12 campaign, campana saw his season wrecked by a metatarsal injury last year, although he remains very highly rated at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.

And Jose Maria del Nido has lamented the expected departure of the Spain Under-20 international, who has rejected an offer of a new deal from the Andalusian side.

Del Nido told Sevilla s official website: We made an offer (of a new contract) and he did not accept it. He wants to go.

We accepted that his agent would put him on the market and reached an agreement with Crystal Palace for two million plus add-ons.

He will now agree terms today (M…