The Daily Mail has learned that Spanish striker Lucas Perez is considering a summer move away from the Emirates.

The 28-year-old has shown plenty of promise since arriving from Deportivo La Coruna last summer, but he has seen his first team opportunities severely limited.

Sitting behind Alexis Sanchez and Olivier Giroud in the pecking order, Lucas Perez started just two Premier League fixtures this term, while making another eight substitute outings.

And despite scoring a total of 6 goals across all competitions, the experienced forward does not seem to have a long-term future at the Emirates and he could leave the club at the end of the season.

A return to La Liga is a realistic possibility considering that the striker was on the radar of top Spanish si…

FIFA has been urged not to push through a decision on holding the World Cup every two years by CONCACAF, which called for all nations to be given chance to weigh in on the matter.

The current men s FIFA international match calendar ends in 2024 and Arsene Wenger is seeking to shape a new schedule in his role as FIFA s chief of global football development, but his plans have been met with opposition.

CONMEBOL said on Friday that South American nations are firmly opposed to a biennial World Cup, and CONCACAF – which governs the sport in North and Central America and the Caribbean – underlined the importance of all voices being heard in the debate.

A CONCACAF statement read: Meetings between FIFA officials and the Confederation and, separately, CONCACAF Member A…

The penultimate weekend of the Premier League season could see a number of issues decided at the top and bottom of the table.

Here the PA news agency looks at some of the potentially key moments.

Champagne on ice for City

Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City have two chances to clinch a fifth title in six seasons. Should Arsenal fail to beat Nottingham Forest, who are still not safe from relegation, then the party will start at the Etihad. Defeat for the Gunners on Saturday evening would confirm the first leg of City’s potential treble and even a draw for Mikel Arteta’s side, who have a vastly inferior (-20) goal difference, would essentially be enough. But City can make sure regardless by beating Chelsea at home on Sunday.

Relegation battle

A nail-biting affa…

Burnley can move six points clear of the third-placed QPR in the Championship with victory at Bournemouth on Saturday.

Sean Dyche s side will travel to Dean Court in good spirits after a 1-0 win at Bolton Wanderers on Tuesday.

Sam Vokes second-half goal extended Burnley s unbeaten streak to eight matches in the league and his strike partnership with Danny Ings is one of the main reasons they occupy second position in the table.

The two strikers, who both had previous spells at Bournemouth, have scored 33 league goals between them this season – Ings having netted 18.

Either Vokes or Ings have scored in six of the club s last seven matches and they will be licking their lips at the prospect of taking on a side with the league s second-worst defensive record.

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FIFA president Sepp Blatter has again attempted to distance himself from the decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar.

In an interview with German magazine Die Zeit, Blatter claimed European political leaders urged their football associations to vote for Qatar due to economic interests in the Middle Eastern country.

Qatar s role as 2022 World Cup hosts has been controversial since they won the bid in December 2010 with accusations of corruption, plus the ongoing saga over whether the tournament can be safely held in the northern hemisphere s summer.

Blatter has conceded Qatar should hold the World Cup in the northern hemisphere s winter with the potential for temperatures to reach 50 degrees in the small Gulf nation during June and July, while the 77-year-old Swis…

According to AS, Real Sociedad have officially begun talks with Everton over the signing of forward Sandro Ramirez. The 23-year-old has been with the Toffees since 2017 when he made the jump from Malaga, but since then he hasn t really been able to hit the ground running and that includes his loan spell with Sevilla.

The deal is currently open in many ways with Sociedad not yet deciding whether or not they want to bring him in on loan or on a permanent deal. Either way the main focus will be to get the deal done before the summer transfer window officially shuts in Spain on Friday.

Sociedad have had a solid start to the La Liga season, kicking things off with an efficient 2-1 victory over Villarreal. They followed that up with an entertaining 2-2 draw against Leganes, a…

Paris Saint-Germain have denounced the behaviour of some of their supporters after the club were charged for crowd disturbances and the setting off of fireworks in Wednesday s win over Red Star Belgrade.

Supporters of the two clubs are said to have clashed before the Champions League match at the Parc des Princes, which PSG comfortably won 6-1.

Some PSG fans then set off fireworks at the end of the match, meaning UEFA were able to bring two charges against the Ligue 1 champions.

The club released a statement on Thursday condemning their actions and distanced themselves from their ultra supporters.

Paris Saint-Germain condemns in the strongest terms the unacceptable incidents that took place on the sidelines of the Champions League match played on Wednes…

Pep Guardiola admits Manchester City must cope without the weapon of a 25-goal clinical striker after being unable to replace Sergio Aguero.

On Saturday, City will face a Chelsea team which has been strengthened by the addition of Romelu Lukaku from Serie A champions Inter, for a shade under £100million.

For much of the transfer window, City were expected to sign Harry Kane from Tottenham, but that failed to come to fruition and they are instead looking for a squad-wide contribution to the goals account.

The Stamford Bridge test will give an indication of how well City can compete against fellow elite teams as they bid to retain the Premier League title.

With Champions League holders Chelsea adding Lukaku, Manchester United beating City to a deal for Cri…

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With all eyes turning to Paris on Tuesday night, Manchester City will make the trip to the Parc des Princes when they face off against PSG on Champions League duties.

Starting with the hosts, while PSG might have seen Lille shockingly snatch their Ligue 1 crown from them last season, the French giants have come flying out the traps this time around. Really completing a squad overhaul during what was a stunning summer transfer marker, Head Coach Mauricio Pochettino has assembled what many from across Europe believe is the best squad on the continent. While the former Tottenham boss might have been unable to call upon six-time Ballon d Or winner Lionel Messi over the weekend, Les Parisiens did secure another routine home victory. Skyrocke…

Crawley Town have sacked manager Richie Barker following a run of poor results.

The League One club terminated the contract of 38-year-old Barker on Wednesday, bringing to an end his 15-month spell in charge.

The announcement came less than 24 hours after the club s 0-0 draw against Swindon Town, which extended their winless league run to seven games.

That return has seen them slip to 12th in the table, with a statement on the club s official website reading: Crawley Town Football Club can confirm that it has terminated the contract of first team manager Richie Barker with immediate effect.

The club will make an announcement as soon as possible on who will look after team affairs in the interim period and we ask our supporters to have patience while the process o…