News about Charles De Ketelaere

The Champions League is Europe's most coveted tournament, but you can never write off the Europa League when it comes to entertainment. Three English clubs will be represented. Following their success in the Europa Conference League, West Ham will be joined by Liverpool, who have a rich European tradition. Brighton, who have played some superb football under Roberto De Zerbi, will compete in Europe for the first time.

Aston Villa has been given the opportunity to sign AC Milan flop Charles De Ketelaere less than a year since the Belgian took the Aston Villa team. De Ketelaere is one of a number of players expected to leave Italian football this summer as clubs continue to balance their books and the 22-year-old is expected to be available for around £25 million. Milan may have to reduce their demands in order to garner serious attention. De Ketelaere was their marquee signing last summer, costing them close to £35 million from Club Brugge, but they had a disappointing debut season. He appeared in only 13 games and failed to score.

ALVISE CAGNAZZO: On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, eight games were played across Serie A, as the Italian top-flight's dramatic end draws closer. Inter Milan's eight-game winning streak was snapped by champions Napoli, although city rivals AC Milan struck five against a sorry Sampdoria. Monza won on Friday night, marking their impressive debut in Serie A, although Atalanta's future appears a bit more uncertain despite their 3-1 victory over Verona.

ALVISE CAGNAZZO IN ITALY: Hands up who expected AC Milan and Inter Milan to be contesting the Champions League semi-final?Anyone? No one would have bet a penny on the all-Italian last-four clash, which acts as an advertisement for Serie A football, despite the fact that top English and Spanish clubs have a considerable debt. The Rossoneri haven't made the last four since 2007, while Inter's first since 2010, and the pair last met in the semi-finals of Europe's top competition in 2003. The participants in the semi-finals were a world apart: Shevchenko, Maldini, Pirlo, Seedorf, and Crespo were matched against Crespo, Recoba, Martins, and Zanetti. The city of Milan will determine which ferocious intra-city rival, each with European pedigree and running through their veins, will represent the city of Milan in the final. And below, Mail Sport's Alvise Cagnazzo rules over the two Italian giants and who is in the best shape going into the crucial clash.

On Matchday 30 of Italy's biggest clubs, ALVISE CAGNAZZO: On Weekend 30 of the Serie A season, it was a frustrating weekend for some of Italy's top teams. Napoli, AC Milan, and Inter Milan were among those keeping an eye on the second leg of their Champions League quarter-finals this week, which may have resulted in points deferred. Rivals Roma and Lazio, on the other hand, lifted their hopes of Champions League qualification by 3-0 victories over Udinese and Spezia respectively. Alvise Cagnazzo of Mail Sport has dissected the weekend's events and taken a closer look at ten things we learned from the Italian top flight.

Serie A saw plenty more twists and turns over the weekend in Italy as Serie A saw many more twists and turns. Juventus won a crucial match against Champions League quarter-finalists Inter Milan, Lazio defeated Roma and AC Milan were defeated 3-1 by Udinese. Sportsmail delves into Serie A's weekend action, bringing you ten things we learned.

ALVISE CAGNAZZO: The league's heavyweight sides all won significant victories, including Napoli, who maintained their ascendancy at the top of the table, over the weekend. After beating Sassuolo 2-0, the Naples team is now 15 points ahead of nearest rival Inter Milan, who are expected to win their first Scudetto since 1990. Meanwhile, Inter Milan, AC Milan, and Roma all won, while Salernitana plightened despite new boss Paulo Sousa's arrival.

With a 1-0 victory over Spurs in their last-16 first leg at the San Siro on Tuesday, the Rossoneri advanced to their first Champions League quarter-final appearance in 11 years. Milan may have improved their odds with two magnificent headed chances missed by replacement Charles De Ketelaere and defender Malick Thiaw. After the match, pundits Crouch and Jenas were joined by Rio Ferdinand as they made their predictions for the second leg of the enthralling contest.

Serie A is finally back! There has been no top-flight action in Italy since November 13, with a long break for the World Cup and the festive season. Fortunately for those with Calcio withdrawal symptoms, the game is back in a big dollop on Wednesday, with a full slate of ten Serie A games distributed fairly throughout the day. ALVISE CAGNAZZO provides us with the state of play at all 20 of the clubs ahead of its return.

On the third matchday for just two last-16 places, we're set for a thrilling finale in World Cup F as Belgium, Croatia, and Morocco face off on a dramatic finale. With both matches - Croatia vs. Belgium and Morocco vs. Canada - being played simultaneously on Thursday afternoon, we can anticipate plenty of twists and turns. Croatia and Morocco have four points in the game as a result of their victories over Canada and Belgium respectively on Sunday.

ALVISE CAGNAZZO: Napoli maintained their dominance of Serie A football with a 1-0 victory over Roma's Jose Mourinho. AC Milan maintained their momentum after a 4-1 loss to Monza, while Juventus thrashed Empoli 4-0, resurgently from the top of the table. Alvise Cagnazzo of Sportsmail looks at ten things we learned from this weekend's participation in Serie A.

For those, it's a surprise that Belgium's golden generation has been unable to enjoy gold at the World Cup. They came close to doing so in 2018 with their best-ever participation in the sport, but they ended up finishing third place, while previously ranked second, although they have previously ranked in the FIFA World Rankings and are now in second place. However, the final step has so far failed to elude Belgium, despite the fact that they were able to call upon celebrities such as Kevin De Bruyne, Eden Hazard, Romelu Lukaku, and Thibaut Courtois.

Erik ten Hag is keen to sign a new right-back before the transfer window is closed and previously managed Dest at Ajax. Benjamin Pavard of Bayern Munich and Thomas Meunier of Borussia Dortmund have been linked to moves. Dest has made 72 appearances for Barcelona since joining the Nou Camp from Ajax in 2020, but he has been left out of the matchday squad by Xavi for the first three LaLiga games of this season.