Portugal full-back Cédric Soares says he has fulfilled a dream after officially signing for Italian side Internazionale on a six-month loan deal from English Premier League club Southampton.

Meanwhile, German champions Bayern Munich appear keen to hold on to Renato Sanches, after coach Niko Kovac confirmed that he is unwilling to approve any move for the former Benfica midfielder.

• Leonardo Jardim

Portuguese coach Leonardo Jardim has been reappointed at French strugglers Monaco, just three-and-a-half months after being sacked by the Ligue 1 club.

Jardim, who won the French League and Cup double with the Monegasques in 2017, has signed a 2.5-year deal to replace Thierry Henry, who lasted just twenty games before being dismissed as Monaco battle to avoid relegation.

Rui Faria was introduced to the press on Wednesday as new coach of Qatar Stars League champions Al-Duhail, marking his first step into management after 17 years in various assistant coaching roles.

The Portuguese, who left Manchester United at the close of last season to end a working relationship with José Mourinho that started in 2001, revealed that he had not spoken to his former colleague when making the decision.

Diogo Jota is the undoubted hero of the Portuguese Abroad contingent this weekend after scoring a hat-trick – including an injury-time winner – to give Nuno Espírito Santo’s Wolverhampton Wanderers a 4-3 win over Leicester City in the Premier League.

Elsewhere, Rafael Leão’s goalscoring run continues in France, but it was substitute Xeka who got the winner as Lille came from behind to beat Amiens in Ligue 1, while on the managerial front there were defeats for Miguel Cardoso in Spain and Marco Silva in England, but Pedro Caixinha secured an important three points in Mexico.