Bayern Munich executive Max Eberl might already have lost one of his primary transfer targets for the summer transfer window. RB Leipzig was reportedly close to secure a permanent transfer of Xavi Simons from Paris Saint-Germain per Sky Sports journalist Florian Plettenberg: BREAKING: RB Leipzig will sign #Xavi on permanent deal ✔️ Contract until 2027.

NYON, Switzerland — Draw made Friday for the knockout playoffs round in the UEFA Champions League: Sporting Lisbon (Portugal) vs. Borussia Dortmund (Germany)

Manchester United are struggling to offload wantaway forward Marcus Rashford in the January window and it looks like the transfer saga is set to go down to the wire.Since the Mancunian’s interview

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LONDON — Here's the state of play after the conclusion of the first stage of the Champions League: Liverpool, Barcelona, Arsenal, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Lille, Aston Villa

Ousmane Dembele on Wednesday scored a hat-trick as Paris Saint-Germain romped to a 4-1 win at VfB Stuttgart and qualified for the UEFA Champions League knockout stages.

Napoli are reportedly close to an agreement with Borussia Dortmund over a fee for Karim Adeyemi, who could come to the Stadio Maradona to replace Khvicha

DUESSELDORF, Germany — Borussia Dortmund hoped that reaching the Champions League final would lay a platform for further success. Instead, it’s gone backward. Firing coach Nuri Sahin on Wednesday was largely seen as inevitable after one win from the last nine games, but there’s no clear path to a turnaround.

The Italian club are set to agree a £40 million deal for the German Bundesliga forward from Borussia Dortmund who scored a Champions League hattrick earlier in the season.

Juventus are reportedly back in the race to sign Karim Adeyemi from Borussia Dortmund, as the player has decided to stay on in the Bundesliga for the

Manchester Uniteds Alejandro Garnacho and Borussia Dortmunds Jamie Gittens are two players Chelsea are looking at in January transfer window; the wingers are among a number of options of interest to Chelsea;