Swansea City are set to compete the loan signing of Chelsea forward Tammy Abraham, according to the Mirror.

The nineteen year old had been linked with a move to newly promoted Newcastle United though the Swans, who are managed by former Chelsea assistant boss Paul Clement, have beaten them to his signature.

Abraham spent last season with Bristol City and scored an impressive twenty- three league goals, a tally that was only bettered by Leeds United’s Chris Wood.

In total, he netted twenty-six in forty-eight games in all competitions unsurprisingly leading him to be named the club’s Player of the Year.

He made two brief substitute appearances for his parent club at the end of the 2015/16 campaign and will now get the chance to gain some more to…

David Wagner has signed a new two-year deal at Huddersfield Town as the club prepare to play in the Premier League for the first time.

The German led Town to promotion from the Championship via a shoot-out victory over Reading in May s play-offs and has committed his future to the Terriers.

Wagner and his assistant Christoph Buhler, who has also signed a new two-year contract, joined Huddersfield from Borussia Dortmund II in November 2015.

Despite the German duo winning promotion in their first full season at Huddersfield, Wagner had been linked with vacancies at Norwich City and Middlesbrough before the Championship clubs appointed Daniel Farke and Garry Monk respectively.

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Massimiliano Allegri backed his Juventus side to claim a vital Champions League win at Benfica after they thrashed Empoli 4-0 on Friday.

The Bianconeri followed up their derby victory over Torino last weekend with an impressive display at the Allianz Arena, where Moise Kean put them in front with his first goal since April.

Weston McKennie opened his Serie A account for the season to double their lead and there were two late goals for Adrien Rabiot as Juve moved above Inter into seventh place.

Allegri s future had been called into question following defeats to Milan and Maccabi Haifa, but the Turin giants look to have turned the corner.

They must win at Benfica on Tuesday to have any chance of qualifying for the Champions League round of 16 and head coach…

Robert Lewandowski scored a stunning goal and Serge Gnabry also got on the scoresheet against his former club as Bayern Munich beat Hoffenheim 4-0 on Sunday.

Julian Nagelsmann s side were threatening from the off and Gnabry lashed in from an acute angle after making a good run into space in the box, but free-scoring striker Lewandowski stole the show, bending a powerful effort high into the net from long range to leave Hoffenheim goalkeeper Oliver Baumann with no chance.

Substitutes Eric Choupo-Moting and Kingsley Coman made the scoreline comfortable late on as the visitors succumbed to Bayern s relentless pressure.

The result keeps Bayern top of the Bundesliga, one point ahead of title rivals Borussia Dortmund with nine games played.

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Holger Stanislawski will leave St Pauli at the end of the Bundesliga season and is rumoured to be in line for the Hoffenheim job.

Stanislawski, 41, became St Pauli coach in 2008, guiding the team to promotion from the 2. Bundesliga last season.

The Hamburg-based club have announced that Stanislawski will activate an opt-out clause to release him from his contract one season early.

Meanwhile, Hoffenheim have confirmed that caretaker coach Marco Pezzaiuoli promoted from assistant following the departure of Ralf Rangnick in January will not stay beyond the end of the current campaign.

Hoffenheim are 10th in the Bundesliga, but have only recorded one victory in their last eight matches.

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Mikel Arteta highlighted the importance of Arsenal securing top spot in Europa League Group A ahead of their showdown with PSV.

The Gunners confirmed their qualification from the first phase with a 1-0 victory over the Dutch giants last week, and a point at Philips Stadion would be enough to send them through as group winners.

Whoever finishes second in Group A will face a two-legged play-off against one of eight sides dropping out of the Champions League, with potential opponents including Juventus and Barcelona.

Arteta is subsequently keen to avoid any additional hassle.

Last week, we made the first step, which was to qualify for the next round. We need to win [on Thursday] because we want to finish first, the Spaniard said during his pre-match press c…

England Under-21 manager Stuart Pearce has been rewarded for his efforts with a new two-year contract.

The 49-year-old has led the England Under-21 national side to three successive European Championships, including a runner-up finish in 2009 and a semi-final appearance in 2007.

But their 2011 campaign ended in disappointment, with England unable to make it past the group stages in Denmark last month.

Regardless, Pearce has been slated for another two years in the job, where he works alongside England manager Fabio Capello to bring the nation s best young talent to the fore.

He has already mentored the likes of Joe Hart, James Milner, Ashley Young, Adam Johnson and Theo Walcott during his time with the national set-up.

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Manchester City have announced the signing of keeper Costel Pantilimon from Poli Timisoara on their official website.

The 24-year-old will join the Eastlands outfit subject to a successful work permit application.

Pantilimon arrives to Manchester City as a back-up for keeper Joe Hart, following Shay Given’s transfer to Aston Villa.

The Romania international spent last five years at Poli Timisoara and played against Manchester City twice last season as the two teams met in the Europa League qualifying rounds.

Pantilimon is currently considered number one keeper in Romania national team and has amassed 13 appearances for the national side since making his debut in 2009.

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Liverpool are under more pressure than Borussia Dortmund in their Europa League quarter-final tie because the German side have already qualified for next season s Champions League, says Hans-Joachim Watzke.

Dortmund have guaranteed themselves at least a second-placed finish in the Bundesliga this season, ensuring automatic qualification to next season s Champions League, while Liverpool are nine points adrift of the fourth position they need in order to qualify.

Winning the Europa League offers them another route into Europe s premier club competition, and the Dortmund chief executive believes that puts great pressure on the English team ahead of the second leg at Anfield on Thursday.

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Real Madrid legend Raul has hailed the way Gareth Bale has become a key figure at the Santiago Bernabeu over the past three seasons and feels the Wales international perfectly understands the club s values .

Bale joined Madrid from Tottenham in September 2013 and has since won the Champions League twice, the Club World Cup, Copa del Rey and UEFA Supercup.

Raul is particularly impressed with how the 26-year-old has adapted to life at the Bernabeu, though, and believes he has a bright future ahead of him in Madrid.

He has scored big goals for Madrid and you can see that he is more and more integrated in the club and really understands the club s values, Raul told AS.

He looks more comfortable when he is playing and in everything he does.

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