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Barcelona forward Ousmane Dembele wants to join Chelsea on loan, reports in Spain suggest.Dembele joined Barcelona for an initial £96million fee from Borussia Dortmund last summer but has been blighted by injury since moving to the Catalan giants. Nou Camp chiefs have decided a loan move could help spark the 20-year-old’s career, according to El Gol Digital. It is claimed a number of clubs fancy swooping for Dembele but Chelsea are his preferred option.

Manchester United Manager, Jose Mourinho insists that the Super Sunday fixture between his current side Manchester United and former club Chelsea is no grudge match, as there was nothing special about Chelsea anymore. The former Chelsea manager noted that collecting three points against a rival team is more important to him than beating a side he used to manage.

Ahead of the Carabao cup final between Arsenal and Manchester City, Pep Guardiola has revealed that he wanted to work with Arsene Wenger during his playing days, only to be told there was no space in the squad. Wenger had earlier revealed that Guardiola once visited him at his home to facilitate his move to Arsenal. Confirming the development, Guardiola in an exclusive interview with Sky Sports said;

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has been charged by the English FA for wearing a yellow ribbon during matches. His action is in apparent protest against the imprisonment of pro-independence politicians in his native Catalonia. The former FC Barcelona manager has sported the ribbon in Manchester City’s England Premier League matches as well as games in domestic and European cup competitions this season.

La Liga side Villarreal have suspended without pay Ruben Semedo after he was remanded in custody following his arrest for tying up, assaulting and pointing a gun at his victim while threatening to kill him. The player spent Friday morning in court and later was taken away by police in handcuffs. He was arrested on Tuesday and an investigation of his house found an illegal firearm and a disco in his basement.

Uefa on Friday conducted the draws for the 2017/2018 Europa League round of 16 in Nyon, Switzerland: the result of the pairing is as follows;