Kyle Walker is determined to repay Tottenham s faith in him by helping them to secure a top-four finish in the Premier League this season.

England right-back Walker signed a new six-year contract on Monday, which will keep him at White Hart Lane until 2019.

The 23-year-old joined Spurs from Sheffield United in 2009 and is eyeing a long stint at a club he believes are heading in the right direction under boss Andre Villas-Boas.

It s fantastic, he told the club s official website. When I first signed here at the age of 18, I always wanted to make it a long stay.

The lads are fantastic as well as the manager and everyone surrounding the club – it just makes it a lot easier when they do offer you a contract to sign it.

I m very thankful to the chairman (Danie…

Premier League outfit West Bromwich have made Matty Phillips their first signing of the summer transfer window.

The highly rated winger penned a four-year contract at the Hawthorns as the Baggies .

West Bromwich fans will be delighted with the news having seen Stephane Sessegnon, Victor Anichebe and Anders Lindegaard all leave the club on a free transfer.

Matty Phillips spent last three years with QPR, and he was especially impressive last term, bagging 8 goals in 44 Championship appearances.

The winger already has some Premier League experience, having played in the top flight with Blackpool (2010/2011) and QPR (2014/2015).

Phillips has so far earned four Scotland caps, with two of those secured this year as he represented his adopted national t…

Japan striker Yoshito Okubo reckons he can do a job as a winger at the FIFA World Cup, despite being subbed at half-time versus Costa Rica.

Okubo started on the right flank of Alberto Zaccheroni s preferred 4-2-3-1 formation in Monday s friendly and was replaced by regular starter Shinji Okazaki at the break.

Japan struggled to produce the ideal final pass or shot in the first 45 minutes with Okubo and Yuya Osako on the pitch but the introduction of Okazaki and Yoichiro Kakitani in the second half saw Zaccheroni s men triumph 3-1.

But despite having never played as a right winger before, Okubo argued he can be relied upon at Brazil 2014, if Zaccheroni wants to make changes.

Since I didn t have any training for playing on the right wing, I had some worries when I …

Lazio president Claudio Lotito admits it will be difficult to keep Sergej Milinkovic-Savic in Rome should the likes of Barcelona and Real Madrid come calling.

Serbia international Milinkovic-Savic has established himself as one of the hottest properties in European football since his move from Genk in 2015.

Top clubs from the Premier League, Serie A, Ligue 1 and LaLiga were heavily linked with the 23-year-old during the transfer window, but no offers materialised and he signed a new contract in October.

Reports in Italy have suggested the midfielder has a release clause in the region of €150million, and should a club meet that valuation Lotito knows it will be tough to say no.

Nowadays it s very complicated for a player to tie himself to a club for h…

Borussia Dortmund and have opened talks for a potential transfer of Divock Origi to Signal Iduna Park, according to  who quote their own sources.

Liverpool signed Origi from Lille on the back of some very encouraging displays for Belgium in the 2014 World Cup at the age of 19, but the deal included a loan back to the French side for the first year. Having arrived to Anfield in earnest in 2015, he competed for a spot in the team with the likes of Danny Ings and compatriot Christian Benteke, and he played a vital part in Liverpool s march to the Europa League final in 2016.

However, with manager Jürgen Klopp transforming Roberto Firmino into a striker and the arrivals of Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah, the bar has been significantly raised and Origi found himself in a ve…

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has revealed he could be forced to leave Arsenal to play more first-team football. 

The England international joined Arsenal in 2011, but has yet to nail down a regular starting berth, with over half of his Premier League appearances for the Gunners coming as a substitute. 

The winger has also endured several spells on the sidelines, with his latest injury forcing him to miss Euro 2016.

Arsene Wenger has said this season is an important one for Oxlade-Chamberlain s development, though the 23-year-old s last three Arsenal appearances have again come as substitute. 

And while he is still happy at the Emirates Stadium, Oxlade-Chamberlain admits he may have to consider his future if things do not change.

I d be lying if I w…

Paul Pogba will not be fit for Manchester United s much-anticipated Premier League match against Tottenham, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has confirmed.

Jose Mourinho returns to Old Trafford on Wednesday as his improving Spurs side seek to secure a fourth successive win in all competitions.

United had hoped star midfielder Pogba would be ready for the marquee encounter but the France international has not sufficiently recovered from an ankle injury.

Scott McTominay, who also has an ankle problem, and the experienced Nemanja Matic are considered touch and go for the midweek fixture, which precedes Saturday s trip to the Etihad Stadium for the derby against Manchester City.

Paul s not ready, no, Solskjaer said at his pre-match news conference on Tuesday.

H…

Quickfire goals from Nabil El Zhar and Real Madrid loanee Oscar Rodriguez stunned Barcelona and handed Leganes a shock 2-1 LaLiga win.

Barca had gone in front through Philippe Coutinho s fine 12th-minute touch and volley and looked in control until the home side struck in quick succession at a boisterous Butarque.

El Zhar set the turnaround in motion with a thumping back-post header soon after half-time and it was Rodriguez who capitalised on Gerard Pique s dreadful error before Barca had been given time to take stock.

Ernesto Valverde introduced Luis Suarez, Malcom and Jordi Alba off the bench but it was to no avail as Leganes, who came into Wednesday s clash bottom of the table, upset the form book in dramatic fashion.

Min. 52 Gol El Zhar (1-1)
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Sunderland moved off the bottom of the Championship table as a surprise 4-1 win at play-off hopefuls Derby County earned former Wales coach Chris Coleman his second victory of 2018.

Craig Forsyth deflected a shot into his own net and gave away a penalty in a miserable individual display, fifth-placed Derby s winless streak stretching to eight matches following an awful team performance at a sodden Pride Park on Friday.

George Honeyman gave the Black Cats an early lead when his strike was glanced beyond Scott Carson by Forsyth, Ashley Fletcher doubling the advantage with a fine solo effort after Rams captain Richard Keogh sloppily gave the ball away.

Although a super strike from Matej Vydra reduced the deficit before the interval, Aiden McGeady wrapped u…

Northern Ireland boss Michael O’Neill has recalled Jamal Lewis and Callum Marshall to his squad for the Euro 2024 qualifiers against San Marino and Slovenia.

O’Neill’s side play San Marino and Slovenia in a Group H double-header on October 14 and 17 respectively, with both games at Windsor Park.

Newcastle defender Lewis, on loan at Watford, missed last month’s defeats in Slovenia and Kazakhstan through injury.

Michael O Neill has named his squad for home matches against San Marino and Slovenia

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Striker Marshall has forced his way back into O’Neill’s plans after scoring nine goals in 12 appearances for West Ham Under-21s.

Midfielders Brad Lyons (Kilmarnock) and Paddy Lane (Portsmouth), d…