However, Pochettino who reinstated the England full-back in their midweek European clash against Borussia Dortmund says he doesn’t care if Rose was disappointed at not playing because the team’s interest always comes first in selection.
Rose had been sidelined for almost a year, and his Argentine manager does not want to rush him into action just yet, with the former Southampton boss even considering dropping him for this weekend’s fixture against West Brom.
Rose seems to be disillusioned with life at White Hart Lane and has said he would consider an offer from a big club should it come his way.
While injured earlier in the season, he had publicly asked the club to sign world class players so that they can also compete for top honours, claiming he doesn’t want them to keep signing players he would have to Google to know about them.
Pochettino says he does not expect any player to be happy if he is not playing and so does not care if Rose was fuming or not.
After being left out of the squad for Manchester United’s last two match days, it appears the future of Henrikh Mkhitaryan is up in the air again.
The midfielder has not enjoyed a good relationship with Jose Mourinho since he joined the Red Devils last season, despite helping them win the Europa League.
The loss to Basel on Wednesday starts a run of 13 games in 40 days for Manchester United until the new year, but it seems Mkhitaryan would play a limited role in those fixtures.
With Paul Pogba, and Marouane Fellaini back in midfield and Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford first choice wingers, the Armenian seem to have his work cut out in terms of getting back into the thinking of Jose Mourinho.
This is the latest twist in a troubled Manchester United career of former Borussia Dortmund man. He had to wait a month before making his United debut last season but was so dismal in his first game that he was substituted at halftime. He then disappeared for two months before reemerging to score 11 goals in all competitions.
He also started this season well and has provided five assists in the Premier League already this season, but Jose Mourinho clearly expects more from him.
It is safe to say Neymar is not enjoying his time as a PSG player just a few months after leaving Barcelona to join the French league leaders.
The Brazilian has faced a lot of criticism for his role when he had an on-field problem with fellow attacker Edison Cavani over who should take a penalty.
Since that time he is said to have been unmotivated in the French capital.
Prior to Brazil’s last friendly in Paris, he was left in tears by questions over his motivation at the Parc de Princes, and a similar question was asked in his latest press question, only this time it was about his former rival team, Real Madrid.
Reports from Spain are claiming that Real Madrid see Neymar as the replacement for the aging Christiano Ronaldo, and his father is said to have met with Real Madrid’s president Florentino Perez recently.
Christiano Ronaldo, 33, has struggled with just one La Liga goal this season and has been rumoured to be unsettled in the Spanish capital.
Neymar was asked about reports linking him to Real Madrid after PSG’s demolition of Celtic, and he responded: “for F**** sake, don’t you have something else to talk about?” before storming out of the press conference.
The 25 years old has made a blistering start to life in the French capital with 13 goals and 10 assists in just 14 games.
Barcelona are plotting a move for Arsenal midfielder, Mesut Ozil as an alternative to Philippe Coutinho should Liverpool refuse to sell again this January.
The German has been negotiating a new deal with the Gunners for over a year, but both sides are yet to agree and the Catalans are looking to take advantage of the situation.
Sportsmail reports that Barcelona are prepared to tempt the Gunners with a £17 million when the January transfer window opens.
However, that move could be threatened by Mesut Ozil’s wage demands.
The German looked to have settled on a £280,000 per week with Arsenal prior to Barcelona’s interest, but he has upped his demands and wants £330,00 per week now. He would also want a big signing up fee.
Barcelona have one of the biggest wage budgets in the world and need to clear their books of at least one big earner before the can sign Ozil. Arda Turan is one of the high earners at the Camp Nou, but he has not started any games this season.
Arsenal were also interested in signing Turan before he moved from Atletico Madrid, however, it is unclear if they would propose a cash-plus-play swap to Barcelona.
As PSG looks to balance their financial books, Liverpool is closing in on a January loan move for German winger, Julian Draxler.
Draxler was close to joining the Reds last winter but chose to move to Paris instead, but things have not turned out as he would have hoped for.
The arrival of Kylian Mbappe and Neymar has made Julian Draxler drop back to a more defensive role at the Ligue 1 leaders.
Jurgen Klopp is thought to have been very keen on Draxler during the winter window, but his wage demands at the time were too much for the Reds and the free-spending Parisians won the race for his signature.
Draxler is said to be reluctant to leave Paris however, as he still believes he has a future and wants to fight for it.
If Draxler does agree to move, Liverpool faces stiff competition from other English teams especially Arsenal who has been constantly linked with him since his days in Germany.
However, Some Liverpool fans do not think a move for Julian Draxler is a good one as they have more than enough quality in attack, but their defence continues to fail them. At the moment it is unclear if they would return to their top defensive target, Virgil van Dijk.
Michy Batshuayi planted the ball in the net and the next thing anyone in the Wanda Metropolitano stadium knew, the Atletico Madrid club anthem was emerging through the speakers and it was time to go home.
Yes, that late. Yes, that much of a killer. This was a huge victory for Conte and Chelsea, a big plus for English football, too. No English club has ever won away to Atletico Madrid, and their coach Diego Simeone has remained unbeaten by the English, too.
Chelsea also became the first visiting club to score at Madrid’s new home, and therefore also the first to win. All things considered, then, group stage or not, this was a greatly impressive three points, all the more so for coming from behind, and most of all for Conte as Diego Costa was in the stands of his beloved Athletico Madrid.
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Neymar is set to complete his move to Paris Saint-Germain after Barcelona confirmed the forward had told the club and his team-mates he plans to leave.
Barcelona said in a statement that Neymar, accompanied by his father, who also acts as an adviser, met club officials on Wednesday and informed them of his desire to go. Barça said they had responded by making it clear the player’s release clause of €222 (£198m) must be paid in full.
PSG are ready to meet those demands, making Neymar the world’s most expensive player. Barcelona remain adamant they are not prepared to negotiate; formally, Neymar remains not for sale.
The player’s agent, Wagner Ribeiro, told the Spanish radio station Cadena COPE that the deal would be closed swiftly. “They [PSG] are going to pay Neymar’s clause today so that he can be presented at the weekend,” he said. “They [Neymar and his father] are in the air now.”
The fee would dwarf the €105m Manchester United paid Juventus for Paul Pogba last summer. A five-year contract for Neymar has been ready for several days and just needs to be signed. The deal is understood to be worth around €30m a year, almost doubling his salary.
Barcelona had earlier revealed that the Brazil international had informed his team-mates “that he had the intention of leaving the club and seeking his future elsewhere, and the coach has given him permission to leave training”.
The players were disappointed to learn of Neymar’s departure and although the decision was not unexpected there had been hopes they could convince him to stay. Gerard Piqué had previously said Neymar “does not know what to do” and that his team-mates would try to “help him make the right decision”. Lionel Messi posted an Instagram video and message to Neymar on Wednesday afternoon, writing: “It was a great pleasure to have shared all these years with you, friend @neymarjr. I wish you good luck in this new stage of your life.”
The club said Neymar left the training ground 30 minutes after arriving on Wednesday. At board level Barcelona are irritated not only at the outcome but the manner in which it has been brought about. The political damage is considerable and the club’s image, already deteriorated, has been hit. Barcelona confirmed that a bonus due to Neymar for renewing his contract last season had been put on hold, rather than paid out, pending the resolution of his transfer. That bonus may explain the silence from Neymar’s camp. Neymar’s father has driven the deal.
Barcelona have found support from La Liga, which has indicated it would be reluctant to sign off the move. Legally, however, it appears it has little way of preventing Neymar from triggering his buyout clause as stipulated in its rules and formally becoming a free agent ready to sign for the French club. Fifa and Uefa rules do not contemplate a scenario in which the Spanish league can prevent a buyout clause being triggered. There has been no suggestion from Barcelona they will complain that he was tapped up.
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Neymar is considering a formal complaint to FIFA against his former club Barcelona over an unpaid loyalty bonus, according to Sky sources.
Sky Sports News understands that the most expensive signing in world football feels “very bad” over the withheld payment, according to a source in Spain close to the player.
Barcelona are refusing to pay a £23m bonus to Neymar’s father following a contract renewal last year.
Neymar completed a world record move to Paris Saint-Germain on Thursday after Barcelona received full payment of his €222m (£200m) buyout clause.
It is understood Neymar’s lawyers have yet to lodge paperwork to world football’s governing body but the option remains under consideration.
FIFA will not comment on specific cases but a spokesperson told Sky Sports News: “As a general rule, and without prejudice to the right of any player or club to seek redress before a civil court for employment-related disputes, the decision-making bodies of FIFA would be competent unless the parties have explicitly agreed for such dispute to be decided by an independent arbitration tribunal.”
Barcelona spokesman Josep Vives told a news conference: “The club will not pay the bonus to Neymar’s father.
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