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Turkish media outlet Haberturk has suggested that Chelsea have agreed to sign Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu.

The Blues were reportedly interested in the attacking midfielder last summer as well, but they have now made their interest concrete.

According to Haberturk, Calhanoglu has been given permission to speak to the Premier League side after a €20 million proposal was accepted.

The 22-year-old joined Bayer Leverkusen in the summer of 2014 after a highly successful spell with Hamburg and he went on to make 71 Bundesliga appearances for die Werkself, scoring 13 goals in the process.

Calhanoglu has been linked with a big club move for quite a while now, but the reported offer from Chelsea appears to have come out of the blue.

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Roberto Martinez revealed Eden Hazard informed him he must pay for a dinner party following his red card in Belgium s Nations League win over Wales.

The Red Devils kept their hopes of reaching the Nations League Finals alive with a 2-1 victory in Brussels; Kevin De Bruyne and Michy Batshuayi on target at King Baudouin Stadium.

Martinez was given his marching orders by referee Ali Palabiyik after preventing Wales from taking a quick throw-in deep into stoppage time as his side remained three points behind Group A4 leaders Netherlands, with Kieffer Moore s goal proving to be in vain.

The Spaniard did not feel he should have been ordered from the touchline and says his dismissal will be costly.

It may have been yellow, but never red, he told VTM.  I wa…

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Two sides who find themselves battling it out at the top of the League One table, Plymouth will host Ipswich on Sunday lunchtime.

Starting with the hosts, putting in another impressive display earlier in the week while on EFL Trophy duties, Plymouth are in the midst of a stellar run of form. Eventually picking up a 3-1 victory away at Swindon, Steven Schumacher s men are sat in pole position to clinch a play-off finish this season. Likewise, enjoying a seven-match unbeaten run across all formats, a run that stems all the way back to August 16th, the Pilgrims have also continued to shine on in the final third. On a run that is highlighted by an eye-catching 3-2 win away at Derby earlier in the month, Plymouth have racked up 16 …

A late equaliser from Alex spared Paris Saint-Germain s blushes as the Ligue 1 leaders were held to a 1-1 draw by Guingamp on Saturday.

The defending champions appeared to be heading for only their second league defeat of the season when Mali striker Mustapha Yatabare put the hosts ahead six minutes from time with a header from Rachid Alioui s corner.

However, Jocelyn Gourvennec s men were denied a famous victory just three minutes later when Alex powered home Lucas Moura s delivery to rescue a point that moves PSG six ahead of Monaco, who host Marseille on Sunday.

At the other end of the table, Montpellier boosted their survival hopes with a 3-1 home win over Nice that puts the 2011-12 champions six points clear of the drop zone.

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Sunderland have made an approach to sign Carl Jenkinson on loan from Arsenal, .

The full-back spent last season with West Ham United, for whom he made thirty-six appearances in all competitions.

Prior to his switch to the Boleyn Ground, the former Charlton Athletic man racked up fifty-seven appearances in all competitions for the Gunners, with his one and only goal for the club coming in his last outing for the club a 2-0 win over Norwich City in the final game of the 2013/14 campaign.

Arsene Wenger has no intention of selling the one time England international permanently, though could be willing to ship him out on a temporary basis once again with Calum Chambers and Mathieu Debuchy also currently competing for a starting berth at right back for the North L…

Pablo Sarabia insists injury-enforced changes were no excuse for Paris Saint-Germain s surprise 2-0 loss to Reims in Ligue 1.

The champions lost a home league match for the first in 16 months as their visitors capitalised upon a lacklustre display – substitute Boulaye Dia sealing the points in stoppage time after Hassane Kamara s first-half opener.

Head coach Thomas Tuchel made five changes to his starting XI and was without the likes of Julian Draxler, Edinson Cavani, Kylian Mbappe and Mauro Icardi, but former Sevilla winger Sarabia felt there was still ample quality to get the job done.

It was a game in which we could not find any space, we were unable to knock the ball about with the right pace, and then they penalised us on the break, he told reporters.