02/02/2021 - Football News Headlines from Europe (+ The Athletic)

Daily headlines from European football media outlets with The Athletic added, following the Football Index Media Review.

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The Athletic

A deal done in a matter of hours: How Southampton ended up signing Takumi Minamino posted 3h ago by Dan Sheldon via Premier League – The Athletic Joshua King, the one-man transfer rumour mill posted 3h ago by Nick Miller via Premier League – The Athletic Social media firms must do more to combat racist abuse. But what? posted 7h ago by Joey D'Urso via Premier League – The Athletic Ronald Koeman exclusive: ‘Will Messi stay? I’m hopeful but not confident’ posted 12h ago by Alan Shearer via Premier League – The Athletic Ozan Kabak: ‘It’s try before you buy’ for Liverpool posted 14h ago by James Pearce and more via Bundesliga – The Athletic FM Bundesliga Challenge: Making sense of the squad posted 14h ago by Iain Macintosh and Alex Stewart via Bundesliga – The Athletic Ozan Kabak: ‘It’s try before you buy’ for Liverpool posted 15h ago by James Pearce and more via Premier League – The Athletic John Terry’s managerial career is inevitable but he is in no rush to leave Villa posted 15h ago by Gregg Evans via Premier League – The Athletic ‘Nothing’s impossible to those who believe’ – how a priest made Big Sam a manager posted 15h ago by Nick Miller via Premier League – The Athletic Post-Wenger team still emerging as Arsenal set to feel the churn in summer posted 15h ago by Amy Lawrence via Premier League – The Athletic

FM Bundesliga Challenge: Making sense of the squad posted 15h ago by Iain Macintosh and Alex Stewart via Premier League – The Athletic Super Suarez flying for Simeone’s ball-playing, attacking table-toppers posted 15h ago by Dermot Corrigan via Premier League – The Athletic Who will benefit from the Premier League’s quiet January window? posted 15h ago by The Athletic UK Staff via Premier League – The Athletic

France

FEATURE | Ligue 1 Pressing Intensity & Efficiency Analysis getfootballnewsfrance.com●29m

André Villas Boas says touching farewell to Marseille fan getfootballnewsfrance.com●3h

Monaco winger Krépin Diatta talks about Sadio Mané friendship getfootballnewsfrance.com●3h

Official | André Villas Boas suspended by Marseille pending sacking getfootballnewsfrance.com●5h

PSG & Neymar reach 4-year contract extension deal getfootballnewsfrance.com●5h

Marseille manager Villas-Boas asks to resign after club signs Olivier Ntcham getfootballnewsfrance.com●8h

Mourad Boudjellal buys 4th division side Hyères getfootballnewsfrance.com●9h

PODCAST | The Get French Football News Show – Episode 239 getfootballnewsfrance.com●10h

Germany

Lukas Hradecky on Leverkusen's DFB-Pokal exit to Essen: 'That can't happen to us' bulinews.com●29m

Edin Terzic plays down Jadon Sancho injury fears after extra-time win over Paderborn bulinews.com●53m

FC Bayern name strong 23-man squad for Club World Cup in Qatar bulinews.com●1h

Bayern Munich name strong 23-man squad for Club World Cup in Qatar bulinews.com●1h

Borussia Dortmund target Péter Gulácsi as Roman Bürki replacement - Get German Football News getfootballnewsgermany.com●3h

Stuttgart hope to upset Gladbach on home soil: "The energy and anticipation is at its highest level." bulinews.com●5h

Groß insists Schalke won't hold back in Pokal: "These are the matches for the business cards." bulinews.com●6h

Leipzig's Forsberg ruled out for next two fixtures, Upamecano may be given a break bulinews.com●6h

Sami Khedira open to staying longer at Hertha bulinews.com●7h

Marca report: Amine Harit to Villarreal transfer broke down on deadline day bulinews.com●9h

Marca report: Amine Harit to Villareal transfer broke down on deadline day bulinews.com●9h

Modeste to Saint-Etienne without purchase option: "We hope he finds his form again." bulinews.com●10h

Schalke boss Huub Stevens on Ozan Kabak: 'He hasn't felt that comfortable' bulinews.com●12h

Monaco loanee Benjamin Henrichs 'increasingly likely' to join RB Leipzig on a permanent deal bulinews.com●13h

Report: Dortmund draw up list of candidates to replace Roman Bürki bulinews.com●13h

Italy

El Shaarawy delighted to be back at Roma forzaitalianfootball.com●10h

Benito Mussolini’s great-grandson joins Lazio’s Primavera forzaitalianfootball.com●10h

Advantage Juventus after semi-final first-leg win over Inter forzaitalianfootball.com●10h

PODCAST: Tears for Papu, Capocannoniere Destro forzaitalianfootball.com●11h

Serie A Player of the Week | Round 20 forzaitalianfootball.com●11h

Serie A Team of the Week | Round 20 forzaitalianfootball.com●11h

Spain

Cristiano reaches the top: Most goals in football history marca.com●12h

The Isco problem: Three months without a league start, 13 Champions League minutes and no offers marca.com●15h

Murtaza's horror story: The boy who went viral with plastic Lionel Messi shirt marca.com●13h

Ronald Koeman: "The team and Leo have responded in the way that I like" - Football Espana football-espana.net●10h

Frenkie de Jong: "I know that I have to show my quality even more" - Football Espana football-espana.net●10h

Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the top scorer in football history - Football Espana football-espana.net●10h

Huesca sign Lazio centre-back Denis Vavro on loan - Football Espana football-espana.net●11h

Lucas Ocampos delivers knockout blow as Sevilla advance to Copa del Rey semi-final - Football Espana football-espana.net●11h

PSG take the final step to sign Lionel Messi marca.com●16h

Sevilla scrape past Almeria marca.com●11h

Barcelona prepare for trip to Granada - a city suffering over 1,000 earthquakes in 10 days - Football Espana football-espana.net●12h

Barcelona player tested positive for Covid 26 times - Football Espana football-espana.net●12h

Hazard doesn't train due to discomfort marca.com●18h

Spanish football evening headlines: Sergio Ramos hints at Real Madrid exit, Eden Hazard misses training and Barcelona star tested positive for Covid 26 times - Football Espana football-espana.net●31m

Sergio Ramos sparks social media controversy with hint at Real Madrid discontent - Football Espana football-espana.net●1h

Angel Correa: Atletico Madrid's doors are open to Messi marca.com●2h

The clauses in Messi's contract: Learning Catalan, consequences of independence... marca.com●10h

Real Betis have clinched their first summer signing from La Liga rivals - report - Football Espana football-espana.net●3h

The millions that Messi brings in at Barcelona marca.com●11h

Eden Hazard suffers fresh injury setback at Real Madrid - Football Espana football-espana.net●3h

Pique responds to La Resistencia by trolling Real Madrid: I didn't know gifts count as league titles marca.com●10h

Sergio Ramos' controversial like: That's how Real Madrid treat our legends marca.com●9h

Is the title race over in LaLiga Santander? The numbers don't lie marca.com●7h

Real Madrid confirm president Florentino Perez tests positive for Covid-19 - Football Espana football-espana.net●8h

Mbappe: Neymar is the centre of PSG's project marca.com●24h

Is there life in the La Liga title race yet? - Football Espana football-espana.net●9h

Ansu Fati ruled out of Barcelona's Champions League clash with Paris Saint-Germain - Football Espana football-espana.net●10h

Las rutinas de bienestar mejoran la productividad de los españoles - MARCA.com marca.com●21h

Ronald Koeman: "It would have been better if Luis Suarez signed for Juventus instead of Atletico Madrid" - Football Espana football-espana.net●10h

Ronald Koeman on Lionel Messi's future: "I'm not confident" - Football Espana football-espana.net●11h

Los marca.com●21h

Messi has generated a surplus of €235,610,000 for Barcelona since 2017 according to report - Football Espana football-espana.net●11h

Growing every week, Barcelona's Ronald Araujo is on his way to becoming a truly elite defender - Football Espana football-espana.net●11h

Messi worth the price - Football Espana football-espana.net●12h

Madrid forget how to sign players - Football Espana football-espana.net●12h

Messi a money-making machine - Football Espana football-espana.net●12h

Spanish football morning headlines: Messi a money-making machine, Madrid to go two years with no new signings and Messi was worth the price - Football Espana football-espana.net●13h