AFC Bournemouth have secured the future of Charlie Daniels by handing the full-back a new three-and-a-half-year deal.
Daniels moved to Bournemouth from Leyton Orient in 2012 and has been a regular under manager Eddie Howe.
The 29-year-old has helped the club climb from League One to the Premier League during his time at the Vitality Stadium and has started 25 times for Bournemouth in the top flight this term.
Charlie has been a model of consistency for me this season, Howe said. He has been very, very impressive and really set the marker for us. Not only on match days but also in training.
He deserves this deal and hopefully it s another step towards what will be a successful season for us.
Bournemouth are 15th after 26 matches, four points c…
Colombia great Carlos Valderrama says Cristiano Ronaldo and James Rodriguez are the only ones who can decide their futures at Real Madrid.
Both attacking stars have been heavily linked with a move away from Santiago Bernabeu despite having claimed the double of LaLiga and Champions League titles in 2016-17.
James has long-been tipped for a move due to a lack of first-team football under Zinedine Zidane, while widespread reports say Ronaldo has informed Madrid that he wants to leave in the wake of a tax fraud complaint lodged against him by Spanish prosecutors.
Valderrama, who spent a season in LaLiga with Valladolid, feels money will not influence Ronaldo s final decision and says any major club in Europe would jump at the chance to sign him.
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Chelsea stand on the brink of an “irreversible toxicity” from the fanbase over concerns for the direction of the club, according to the Chelsea Supporters’ Trust.
Despite progress in the cups, Blues boss Mauricio Pochettino has overseen an underwhelming Premier League campaign since arriving at Stamford Bridge last summer.
Chelsea were branded “blue billion-pound bottle jobs” by Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville late on during their 1-0 extra-time defeat against Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final last month.
Although Pochettino has since guided Chelsea back to Wembley for an FA Cup semi-final with holders Manchester City in April, questions remain over the long-term vision under co-owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali in the post-Roman Abramovich era.
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