Manchester City agree fee with one-time World Cup winner

Manchester City have agreed a deal for Sevilla winger Jesus Navas, according to BBC. The Spanish winger has been linked heavily with City since the news that Manuel Pellegrini is likely to take over the empty managerial hot-seat at the Etihad but things seem to be moving into the next stages as a fee of around £17m has been given the thumbs up for all parties.

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Geoffrey Kondogbia - Why Chelsea and Arsenal should sign the youngster

It has been another season of relative hardship for Sevilla as they sit in mid-table in La Liga once again. They are a club who

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Is Casillas too good to be dropped? (Video)

He is captain of both Real Madrid and the Spanish national team, has won La Liga on five occasions and the Champions League twice. He has a World Cup winner’s medal and two European Cup titles with his country and is generally regarded as one of the finest goalkeepers ever. He has already amassed over 600 games for arguably the most famous club in the world and amazingly is still only 31 years old. He commands the respect of both teammates and rivals throughout the world and should be at the top of his game. However, Iker Casillas is on the bench.

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Remembering Davor Suker (Video)

World Cup 1998 is one of my favourite football memories.

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Alv Him (Video)

Liverpool fans might remember Rafael Benitez’s reign at Anfield for a comeback in the Champions League final but it was also when the Spanish invaded

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Have Real Madrid handed Barcelona the title? (Video)

Many would think it would be crazy to talk about Real Madrid’s poor start to the season having already cost them the La Liga title so early on into the season. But with the force of Barcelona and the fact that they rarely falter once they frequently start picking up points, Madrid’s defence of the title has gone before it has even started.

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Let's remember....Davor Suker (Video)

You may have seen this video on the Guardian in today's wonderfully written "Joy of Six" column but if you haven't, then prepare for a thing beauty. If you have, then you certainly will not say no to watching this again.

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Uruguay: Flavour of the month

After their Copa America victory and World Cup semi-final appearance, Uruguayan football has become something of a fashion, with Martin Caceres being a by-product of this.

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Steve is Kean on Dos Santos but will he get the time to get him

What do you do if you’re the manager of a side in the relegation zone of the Premiership, everyone thinks your certain for the drop and your owns fans hire aeroplanes to show how much they dislike you?

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The players being shown the exit door in the new year

Having looked at two potential incomings already, To the Lane and Back will now take the opportunity to focus on the players that face a potential January exit as part of the Tottenham shake-up.

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Flop or not: Julio Baptista

A question for Gooners all around the world – who was the last Arsenal player to score four in a match before Arshavin's famous quartet against Liverpool? RVP, Adebayor, Bendtner or perhaps even Fabregas would be the obvious first choice guesses. But, the answer in fact is Julio Baptista.

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