🚨 Kane's stunning hat-trick, Barcelona duo's futures, new deal for Liverpool-linked star, plus latest on Man Utd, Spurs & more

Sep 24, 2023

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Today’s top stories:

Cristiano Ronaldo: “They say Ronaldo is done… but it’s not true. I will continue to play until my legs say: Cristiano, I'm done. I still have a lot. I still love football and scoring goals. I still love winning. They say I’m done but I’m still proving that it’s not true.”

Thomas Tuchel on Noussair Mazraoui not playing: “Nous has to fight, fight, fight... be there when the opportunity comes. He has to fight and stay positive. Laimer is currently ahead. We don’t need to talk about his talent or understanding of the game, he's absolutely top.”
First hat-trick and also two assists for Harry Kane at Bayern. Kane has now scored 7 goals in his first 5 Bundesliga games, breaking the club records of Gerd Muller (1965), Miroslav Klose (2007) and Mario Mandzukic (2012).
See Kane’s highlights below as we saw his world class finishing and playmaking ability on display [Pictures courtesy of Munich Comps]

📰 Ivan Toney is ready to leave Brentford in January, and his club could let him go for an offer of around £60m (Sunday Mirror)

Mauricio Pochettino on comparison with Thomas Tuchel at Chelsea: “Thomas Tuchel arrived in a different project, in a project that was already built. We arrived here in a project where the principal guide was changing, that’s why it’s different.”
Pochettino: “Nicolas Jackson is gonna be a great player.” - Full story here.

Inter CEO Beppe Marotta: “We are very happy with Lautaro as he loves the club. We will discuss new deal with him when time is right. We will negotiate about financial terms, salary and length of the contract.”
More on Lautaro Martinez’s Inter future here.

Dominik Szoboszlai: “I’ve worked a lot to become a player of Liverpool. It was a dream. But I think for every football player it's a dream to play for Liverpool, it's one of the biggest clubs in the world.”
Bruno Guimaraes has agreed a new deal with Newcastle, but how much is his release clause and what about those links with Liverpool? Full details here.

What a start to the season for Manchester City - six games, six wins. 16 goals scored, 3 goals conceded.
Pep Guardiola: “My advice on Erling Haaland is: not to criticise him much. Criticise full-backs, central defenders, the manager, but never ever the striker who is scoring all the goals. Because he will… you know. And you’ll feel you need to apologise.”
Guardiola on Rodri red card: “Hopefully Rodri will learn. He had to control himself and his emotions. I can get a yellow card, but Rodri can’t. I don’t play - the guys who do have to be careful. Whatever happens, you have to control yourself. I am angry, because I don’t like playing with 10 men.”

What’s really going on with Erik ten Hag at Man Utd?
Jonny Evans on his strong performance vs Burnley: “I loved every minute of it. Before the game you get a feeling — I couldn't wait, just pure excitement. That was my 200th game for Man Utd, I never thought I would ever reach that figure. It’s unforgettable.”
What an assist it was from Evans for that Bruno Fernandes strike! [Pictures courtesy of Sky Sports]

📰 Manchester United have started talks with Hannibal Mejbri over a new contract (Sunday Express)

Bruno Guimaraes has agreed a new deal, but what about a release clause and those links with Liverpool? Full details here.

Xavi Simons continues to make a superb impact in the Bundesliga: one more assist yesterday to make it five assists and three goals in four games. …and also, MOTM in RB Leipzig’s first UCL game. PSG got Xavi’s green light in July to return to the club by activating €6m buy back clause.

Xavi Simons continues to make a superb impact in the Bundesliga: one more assist yesterday to make it five assists and three goals in four games. …and also, MOTM in RB Leipzig’s first UCL game. PSG got Xavi’s green light in July to return to the club by activating €6m buy back clause.

Carlo Ancelotti: “Vinicius has 100% recovered. For me it’s difficult to leave players on the bench, the competition is very high in the midfield. You can’t be sad if you've given your 100%.”