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AC MILAN are the latest big European club to show an interest in signing Everton star Richarliso­n.

The Brazilian (below) only arrived at Goodison Park for £40million last summer but could be tempted into leaving if Everton axe his mentor Marco Silva, who brought him to Watford and then with him to Merseyside.

Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain have had their eye on Richarliso­n all season and Atletico Madrid have also made enquiries.

Richarliso­n wants to play in the Champions League or the Europa League and could push for a move — and now Milan have joined the party. BERSANT CELINA exited stage right from the Etihad without a proper audition in front of Pep Guardiola.

Now Celina will be Swansea’s leading man when he appears in the FA Cup spotlight today, looking for a place in the quarter-final.

That is the kind of stage Celina craves after he was sold by Manchester City for £3million last summer without so much as a chance to prove he could stick to a script.

The silky-skilled Kosovan, 22, was given just four games to justify himself at City – all of them in the months prior to Guardiola’s arrival in 2016.

Spells on loan with FC Twente in Holland and then Ipswich followed but now he insisted: “The FA Cup is a bit of a showcase for not only me, but for everyone else.

“That is how they should think, ‘Come and look at me and see what I can do!’

“If you get drawn against a big team that’s your chance to prove to everyone who is watching that you can do it against them.

“None of the young players are dreaming about playing in the Championsh­ip for the rest of their lives.

“Everyone, especially me, wants to play in the Premier League.”

Celina’s four-game City career actually ended in the FA Cup, when he was

 ??  ?? dutCH oF CLaSS: Dirk Kuyt FORMER Liverpool star Dirk Kuyt is favourite to become Feyenoord manager at the end of the season.The Dutchman, who had two spells with the Rotterdam club before hanging up his boots after winning the Eredivise title in 2017, has been coaching their Under-19s team.But he is ready to step up – and has been earmarked to succeed Giovanni van Bronckhors­t, who has decided to leave in the summer.Ex-Holland forward Kuyt, 38, a fans’ favourite in his six years at Anfield after joining in 2006, could appoint former Sunderland bossDick Advocaat as his assistant.
dutCH oF CLaSS: Dirk Kuyt FORMER Liverpool star Dirk Kuyt is favourite to become Feyenoord manager at the end of the season.The Dutchman, who had two spells with the Rotterdam club before hanging up his boots after winning the Eredivise title in 2017, has been coaching their Under-19s team.But he is ready to step up – and has been earmarked to succeed Giovanni van Bronckhors­t, who has decided to leave in the summer.Ex-Holland forward Kuyt, 38, a fans’ favourite in his six years at Anfield after joining in 2006, could appoint former Sunderland bossDick Advocaat as his assistant.
 ??  ?? NEAL MAUPAY says beating Swansea today to reach the last eight of the FA Cup would just prove how right he was to stick at Brentford.French striker Maupay, 22, who cost £1.6million from Nice, is a very hot property in the Championsh­ip right now, after topping 20 club goals for the season.He was linked with £15m moves to Aston Villa, Huddersfie­ld and Middlesbro­ugh last month – but opted to stay with the Bees.Maupay said: “I’m very happy with my decision. I’m really blessed with the confidence Brentford gave me. I’m going to finish the season really well and see what happens next.“We are two games from playing at Wembley. I’ve dreamed of that, and we are full of confidence.”
NEAL MAUPAY says beating Swansea today to reach the last eight of the FA Cup would just prove how right he was to stick at Brentford.French striker Maupay, 22, who cost £1.6million from Nice, is a very hot property in the Championsh­ip right now, after topping 20 club goals for the season.He was linked with £15m moves to Aston Villa, Huddersfie­ld and Middlesbro­ugh last month – but opted to stay with the Bees.Maupay said: “I’m very happy with my decision. I’m really blessed with the confidence Brentford gave me. I’m going to finish the season really well and see what happens next.“We are two games from playing at Wembley. I’ve dreamed of that, and we are full of confidence.”
 ??  ?? MAD FOR IT Thibaut Courtois (above) loves thelifesty­lee in the Spanish capital, but Gareth Bale (left) prefers an earlynight ght
MAD FOR IT Thibaut Courtois (above) loves thelifesty­lee in the Spanish capital, but Gareth Bale (left) prefers an earlynight ght
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