Transfer market The latest news and rumors
15:55. Queensboro FC, which is partly owned by David Villa, named Josep Gombau as manager and sporting director on Monday as they continue to prepare for their United Soccer League (USL) debut.
15:42. Sebastian Giovinco will return to Serie A with Parma, according to Calciomercato. The 33-year-old has spent the past six seasons in MLS with Toronto FC and in Saudi Arabia with Al-Hilal.
15:21. The last coach to associate with the vacant job in Valencia is Mauricio Pochettino. L’Equipe says that the Argentine would be open to return to LaLiga Santander, where he trained Espanyol. His last job was with Tottenham Hotspur.
15:02. David Alaba is one of the most sought after players in the transfer market, with Bayern Munich’s versatile contract due to expire in 2021. In England, reports indicate that the move to the Premier League seems more likely, with Manchester City leading the queue.
14:33. Newcastle United’s Allan Saint-Maximin winger has been in top shape since football has returned and this has drawn Arsenal’s attention, Le Sport 10 says, while the Daily Express notes that Tottenham Hotspur is also interested in French.
14:09. Mario Mandzukic is now a free agent after canceling his contract on the Qatari side Al-Duhail, which he joined in January from Juventus.
13:43. Tanguy Ndombele made the decision to leave Tottenham Hotspur, according to L’Equipe, and Barcelona is closely monitoring the 23-year-old’s situation.
13:07. Josep Martinez has left Las Palmas for RB Leipzig, so he won’t end the season at the LaBiga SmartBank club, Las Palmas confirmed today.
0:47. Osasuna mathematically ensured his security at LaLiga Santander over the weekend, which means that Enric Gallego, who was on loan from Getafe, will become an Osasuna player on a permanent basis for two million euros.
0:23. Manchester United have announced that Nemanja Matic has signed a new contract until 30 June 2023. The midfielder arrived at Old Trafford in 2017.
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0:00. Barcelona will not pay Lautaro Martinez’s € 111m release clause, according to Tuttomercatoweb. Now, Inter and the Argentine will start negotiating a new contract with the Nerazzurri.
11:46. Real Betis is in advanced talks for Manuel Pellegrini to become their manager next season and the plan is to announce his appointment before the end of the current LaLiga Santander season on July 19th.
11:25. Bayern Munich manager Hansi Flick is confident of keeping Thiago Alcantara, apparently Liverpool is interested in the Spanish midfielder whose contract expires in 2021. “I am always confident. In fact, I am always very positive about things. I am doing everything possible to make sure Thiago stays here, “he said.
11:00 am. Lazio will put Sergej Milinkovic-Savic up for sale this summer. Calciomercato says that Juventus and AC Milan cannot afford the 70 million euros that Lazio wants for the midfielder, therefore Manchester United – if Paul Pogba loses – and Paris Saint-Germain are probably the interested clubs.
10:31. Mario Balotelli has spent his entire career in Europe, but after a bad experience in Brescia, the 29 year old is ready to look for a new path. According to Sportpress24, Balotelli is about to join Sharjah FC in the United Arab Emirates.
10:20. Laurent Blanc hasn’t coached a team since he left Paris Saint-Germain four years ago, but, as BRAND may say, he is planning to return to the bench. Valencia and the Premier League teams have been considered.
9:58. Bayern Munich president Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has admitted that midfielder Thiago Alcantara wants to try something new, with the Spaniard’s contract in 2021. Liverpool are interested in Thiago and are now looking to reach an agreement with Bayern.
09:30. Jorginho’s situation has changed at Chelsea since football returned, having not played a minute in the last five games, and Calciomercato says that the midfielder has opened the door to a potential move for Juventus. If he were to join the bianconeri, he would see Jorginho in contact with the former Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri. Chelsea are reportedly asking for 50 million euros for Jorginho, a commission Juventus cannot afford. They could, however, try to include Douglas Costa, Federico Bernardeschi or Alex Sandro in the deal.
9:04. Kalidou Koulibaly is probably one of the top five central defenders in the world, yet the Daily Telegraph reports that Napoli will put it on sale once the contract with Lille striker Victor Osimhen is closed. The Senegalese international would cost 77 million euros and has already attracted the interest of Liverpool and Manchester City.
8:21. Chelsea have already signed Hakim Ziyech and Timo Werner, but they want to strengthen even more with the arrival of Kai Havertz from Bayer Leverkusen. The latest news from England is that Chelsea are willing to sell six players to finance a move for Havertz: Marcos Alonso, Michy Batshuayi, Tiemoue Bakayoko, Kenedy, Danny Drinkwater and Emerson Palmieri.
8:15. Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich and Juventus are all interested in signing Arsenal right back Hector Bellerin, according to The Express. The Spaniard has a contract at Arsenal until June 2023, while the Gunners recently signed Cedric Soares with a permanent agreement.
8:10. Manchester United have been trying to sign Borussia Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho for some time, but the high cost it would have cost (over 110 million euros) means that the Red Devils have activated their plan B: Adama Wolverhampton Wanderers Traore. Several media reports in England report that talks are underway, however the ex-Barcelona man would cost around £ 90 million.
8:00. Achraf Hakimi’s agent, Alejandro Camano, explained to the Moroccan news agency Al Mountakhab that the right back who does not return to Real Madrid is the fault of Zinedine Zidane. “Zidane is the reason he signed for Inter Milan. Now he has to explain why Achraf left,” said Camano.
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