Chelsea have a “very favourable buy-back option” for versatile left-s…

Chelsea reportedly have a “very favourable buy-back option” for a player they recently sold to sister-club Strasbourg, Diego Moreira.

It looks like he is now looking to move away from Strasbourg in the summer, and Chelsea will have a decision to make on whether they want to try and bring back the versatile left-sided player or not.

EXCLUSIVE! What the expect this summer as Chelsea look to sign established players – list of names in this 👀

DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES – STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON THE APP STORE

Of course, he is a BlueCo player already, so it will be very easy to bring him back to Chelsea, especially with this apparently official buy-back option for The Blues.

But there is also other interest coming in for the 21-year-old, so BlueCo may prefer to just cash in altogether and move him on now.

Dortmund are keen

According to Sky Germany reporter Florian Plettenberg, Borussia Dortmund are among the clubs to have Diego Moreira on their shortlist for the summer.

He states that Moreira is planning a move in the upcoming window, with a potential fee in the region of €30–40 million.

Chelsea are believed to hold a very favourable buy-back option.

In other news today

I personally didn’t think it was fair that Fernandez got punishment but Marc Cucurella didn’t. There was variations in their comments but they both essentially did the same thing. Podcasters have been debating this very subject.

Chelsea academy star Ryan Kavuma-McQueen made his debut for the club against Port Vale at the weekend, and he has since been compared with academy graduate Callum Hudson-Odoi, who is of course now at Nottingham Forest.

If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content.

Check out the latest edition of Simon Phillips’ SPTC podcast here:

Arsenal head to the Estádio José Alvalade on Tuesday, aiming to salvage their season after consecutive domestic cup exits.

The Gunners lead the Premier League but face a defining moment in their European campaign. Recent losses to Manchester City and Southampton have dented their quadruple ambitions.

However, Mikel Arteta’s side remains the only unbeaten team in the Champions League this season. Crucially, this tie marks the high-profile return of Viktor Gyökeres to his former home. The Swede scored 97 goals for the Lions before joining Arsenal last summer.

Sporting CP enter their second-ever Champions League quarter-final in peak form at home. Rui Borges’ men are currently enjoying a formidable 17-match winning streak at the Estádio José Alvalade. They reached this stage by spectacularly overturning a three-goal deficit against Bodø/Glimt.

While the Lions have never beaten Arsenal in regulation time, they eliminated the Gunners on penalties in 2023. Historically, Portuguese clubs have lost all nine Champions League quarter-final meetings with English opposition.

Sporting CP vs Arsenal – Match preview and team news

• Date: Tuesday, 7 April 2026
• Kick-off: 20:00 BST
• Venue: Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
• Referee: Daniel Siebert (GER)
• VAR: Bastian Dankert (GER)
• Last Meeting: Sporting CP 1–5 Arsenal (November 2024, UCL)

Team News

Sporting CP

The Portuguese champions face a significant blow with captain Morten Hjulmand suspended for the first leg. Elsewhere, Geovany Quenda and Luis Guilherme are both ruled out through injury.

Giorgi Kochorashvili and Ricardo Mangas also remain unavailable for selection. Notably, Luis Suárez is one goal away from equaling the club’s single-season European scoring record.

Arsenal

Mikel Arteta manages a squad thinned by a growing list of defensive casualties. Gabriel Magalhães is a major doubt after suffering a knee injury on Saturday. However, Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice should return after being rested in the FA Cup.

Jurriën Timber is also pushing to feature despite recent groin concerns. Eberechi Eze and Piero Hincapié remain definitely ruled out.

Form

Sporting CP

Sporting have been unstoppable on home turf, winning all five of their Champions League matches in Lisbon this season. This represents the longest home winning streak by a Portuguese side in the competition since 1999.

Their resilience was clear in the last round, scoring five goals to overturn a heavy first-leg defeat. Statistically, Gonçalo Inácio has recorded more line-breaking passes than any other player in the knockout stages.

Arsenal

Arsenal boast the finest defensive record in the Champions League, conceding just 0.5 goals per match so far. They have trailed for only 43 minutes during the entire competition. While their domestic form has stuttered, the Gunners were perfect during the league phase. Significantly, David Raya has prevented 7.4 goals based on xG on target since the start of last season.

Predicted lineups

Sporting CP Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Silva; Vagiannidis, Diomande, Inácio, Mangas; Bragança, Morita; Catamo, Trincão, Gonçalves; Suárez

Arsenal Predicted XI (4-3-3): Raya; Timber, Mosquera, Saliba, Calafiori; Zubimendi, Rice, Ødegaard; Martinelli, Gyökeres, Saka

How to Watch Sporting CP vs Arsenal?

The match will be televised live in the UK on Amazon Prime Video. Coverage begins at 18:30 BST.

Read more- FA Cup draw: Leeds to face Chelsea in first semi-final for 39 years

See also- The teams with the most FA Cup semi-final appearances in history

Follow the Football Faithful on Social Media:

Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | TikTok

Michigan defeated UConn 69-63 in the NCAA men's basketball national championship game on Monday night, ending a 26-year national championship drought for the Big Ten.

The Wolverines captured the second NCAA title in school history and its first since 1989.

Elliot Cadeau led the Wolverines with 19 points, including the team's first 3, which came 7:04 into the second half. The second, from freshman Trey McKenney, came with 1:50 left and felt like a dagger, giving the Wolverines a nine-point lead.

To no one's surprise, UConn fought to the finish — Solo Ball banked in a 3 to cut it to four with 37 seconds left — and after two missed free throws, UConn's Alex Karaban (17 points) barely grazed the rim on a 3 that would've cut the deficit to one with 17 seconds left.

Not until McKenney sank two free throws to bring Michigan's shooting from the line to 25 for 28 for the night could the Wolverines (37-3) kick off the celebration.

"Nobody cared about stats the whole season. Nobody cared about nothing but winning," Cadeau said from the trophy presentation stage amid a confetti-strewn court.

The game had a 1950s feel to it.

"If you'd told me we would shoot it this poorly and (be) dominated on the glass and still find a way to win, I don't know if I would have believed you," May said. "This team just found a way all season."

Michigan had to fight for everything. The Wolverines missed their first 11 shots from 3, finished 2 for 15 from there and won despite the struggles of its best player, Yaxel Lendeborg. Ailing with a hurt knee and foot that kept him from elevating, the graduate transfer from UAB finished with 13 points on 4-for-13 shooting.

Truth be told, it wasn't anyone's prettiest night.

UConn's hopes at becoming the first team since John Wooden's UCLA dynasty to win three titles in four seasons came up short, done in by massive foul trouble and its own terrible shooting.

Coach Dan Hurley's team shot 30.9% from the floor and missed its first 11 shots from 3 in the second half.

Braylon Mullins, the hero of the Duke win that put UConn in the Final Four, finished 4 of 17, though he made a pair of late 3s that kept the game in reach.

UConn (35-5) covered the 6 1/2-point spread, and Hurley kept his players out on the court to watch the podium get set up for the presentation of a trophy heading not to Storrs, but Ann Arbor.

About the only consolation: The Huskies clogged things up, slowed things down and made Michigan beat them at their game.

Michigan had become the first team to score 90-plus points in five straight tournament games in the same season. With the help of 7-foot-3 center Aday Mara, the defense amassed eight or more blocks in the first four games of the tournament — the first time that's happened since blocks became an official stat in the 1980s.

The Wolverines had only three swats against Arizona, but that was a 91-73 win in a game that was supposed to be the best of the tournament but turned into something else.

Style points aside, this was a championship built from outside — the best team money could buy.

All five Wolverines starters played college ball elsewhere, and all but Nimari Burnett came to Ann Arbor this season. That's the product of the transfer portal that May has shown no reluctance to use. His ability to form a makeshift group into a winner is still the value of a coach and a culture.

"They might be still calling us mercenaries but we're the hardest-working team," Lendenborg said. "We're the best in college basketball and we'll be one of the greatest ever."

Expert weighs in on rescue missions for downed U.S. fighter jet, Trump's threats against Iran

Retired Gen. Frank McKenzie on the rescue of a U.S. airman and a "hard lesson for Iran"

Key details on Iran war after Trump posts profanity-laced threats

An 11-year-old boy is competing at the highest level of motorsport karting in the UK in a bid to one day become a professional racing driver.

Deno, from Somerset, said he fell in love with the "adrenaline" of the sport aged four, working his way up from indoor children's sessions to national competitions.

This year, he will compete for the title of British cadet champion in Motorsport UK's Championship, which culminates at Silverstone in September.

The aspiring driver said he dreams of following in the footsteps of his idol, F1 champion Lewis Hamilton, who followed the same path.

From gruelling early starts, missed school days and the cost of equipment, entering the world of motorsport is a major commitment for the whole family.

But Chris, Deno's father and mechanic, said he saw the potential in his son early on.

"When you're in a car it feels like nothing around you actually matters and it's just you and the car," Deno explained.

"The vibrations of the kart and going that quick - it's the adrenaline. You just gain a love for it."

Deno now spends between four and eight hours at the track a week, and practices circuits on a racing simulator at home.

Races can last up to 15 minutes and controlling a kart travelling at more than 60mph (96.5 km/h) can be physically demanding.

Chris recalled one occasion last year when Deno crashed during a qualifying race and dislocated his thumb - but remained "determined to finish the race".

"He made his way back up the grid and earned a place on the podium," Chris said, proudly.

"When he came off the track he was crying with joy, and I shed a bit of a tear as well, just watching him overcome that really bad start."

The family remain supportive of Deno's dreams of becoming a professional driver, but added it can sometimes be challenging to watch.

"He's so passionate about the sport and he loves what he does, but at the same time it's a lot of pressure for an 11-year-old," said Chris.

"He sets very high expectations for himself, and sometimes as a parent that can be difficult to manage.

"This isn't about winning or losing, as long as he enjoys himself."

The father and son duo recently co-authored a book called Grassroots Motorsport to help other families progress from indoor karting to national competition.

Follow BBC Somerset on Facebook and X. Send your story ideas to us on email or via WhatsApp on 0800 313 4630.

Stories similar to this

• F1's Lando Norris: 'Madame Tussauds waxwork is surreal'
• Teenager will run London Marathon in dad's memory
• Lando Norris inspiring kids to take up motorsport

Related Internet Links

• Motorsport UK