🚨 Liverpool star's exit "99% done"! Plus Arsenal given HIGH chance of striker signing, £40m Man United update, potential Chelsea exits, & more
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Today’s top stories:
Trent Alexander-Arnold to Real Madrid is 99% done
Arsenal tipped to target two big-name strikers
Plus more from Man United, Chelsea and Barcelona
AC Milan
AC Milan are set to meet with Real Madrid soon to discuss the Alex Jimenez situation. Milan would like to keep Jimenez and discuss new terms for buy back clauses - Real Madrid have no plans to lose control on the player. Jimenez is happy at Milan as he’s become an important part of their squad.
Arsenal
What a moment this was as Panama players celebrated with Arsenal legend Thierry Henry after their late winner against the USA!
Leroy Sane to Arsenal transfer could be one to watch, but the Bayern Munich winger will have to agree to one sacrifice first…
Benjamin Sesko Arsenal transfer is rated as “very high percentage chance”, but they could wait to hear back on another player first…
Riccardo Calafiori left the San Siro limping after sustaining a suspected knee injury during Italy’s game with Germany. “I still don’t know…”, he replied about how serious the injury is.
Calafiori will be assessed by Italy staff in the next hours after tonight’s game. “We still don’t know if he’s injured. Ricky feels something strange at his knee but we still don’t know,” said Italy coach Luciano Spalletti.
Mikel Merino on Andrea Berta: “I don’t know if it’s official; anyway, I don’t know anything. But I do know one thing: I’ll ask for a striker’s contract. They earn more, and now I have to cover two roles too!”
Barcelona
Spain coach De la Fuente: “Pau Cubarsi only has a small sprain, we hope and want him to be with us on Sunday. In principle, it does not seem serious and we have to monitor him, but of course we will not risk anything.”
Bayern Munich
Leroy Sane to Arsenal transfer could be one to watch, but the Bayern Munich winger will have to agree to one sacrifice first…
Chelsea
This important Chelsea player has been the subject of a surprise approach from a Premier League rival! Full story here.
Chelsea have been given a warning about potentially selling Enzo Fernandez amid links with Real Madrid…
England
Harry Kane says he feels some people take him for granted: “It’s like when [Cristiano] Ronaldo and [Lionel] Messi were throwing these crazy numbers out there and the next season they’d score 40 goals instead of 50. It was like they were having a bad season. People take it for granted and maybe a little bit with England as well. I’ve scored 69 goals and when you score against Albania or Latvia, or these teams, people just expect it so it’s not spoken about so much.”
Inter Milan
Hakan Calhanoglu: “Arda Guler is a very important player and a brother I love very much. Of course, I want him to join Inter. Everyone wants quality players. I don’t know how he’s doing there at Real Madrid, so I don’t want to get too involved. I hope he will play more.”
Juventus
Fabrizio Romano: “Juventus keep discussing Thiago Motta’s position internally. The manager’s job is still in danger, as reported. In case Juventus decide to sack Motta before the end of the season, Igor Tudor is the main favourite to take over as new head coach.”
Liverpool
Luis Diaz scored a superb goal for Colombia against Brazil last night! FT Brazil 2-1 Colombia [Pictures from Universo]
Trent Alexander-Arnold to Real Madrid is 99% done! He’s rejected a new contract offer from Liverpool despite big efforts by Arne Slot to persuade him to stay.
Levi Colwill to Liverpool? Latest reports suggest the Chelsea defender is back on the Reds’ radar ahead of this summer.
Darwin Nunez to Newcastle? Stan Collymore believes this could be a popular signing for the Magpies!
Fabrizio Romano has also shared an update on Liverpool’s striker plans ahead of the summer transfer window…
Ben Jacobs has posted on X: “Nothing in links between Virgil van Dijk and PSG despite new rumours. LFC remain optimistic on an extension, same as with Mo Salah. Saudi yet to make any new formal Salah offer and won’t bid without encouragement, which hasn't come to date.”
Manchester United
Rasmus Hojlund scored and did Cristiano Ronaldo’s celebration as a tribute. He previously said in old interview: “Cristiano is everything to me. I fell in love with football because of Cristiano, I became a Manchester United fan because of Cristiano, I started self-training because of Cristiano, I started doing push-ups and sit-ups every day before I went to bed, because of Cristiano, because I wanted to be Cristiano.”
Could Marcus Rashford join Aston Villa permanently for just £40m?
Manchester United could reportedly replace Rashford with this surprise signing from rivals Chelsea! Full story here.
Real Madrid
What a goal by Vinicius Junior to win it for Brazil late on! FT Brazil 2-1 Colombia [Pictures from Universo]
Trent Alexander-Arnold to Real Madrid is 99% done! He’s rejected a new contract offer from Liverpool despite big efforts by Arne Slot to persuade him to stay.
Antonio Rudiger on his future: “In football you never know, but at Real Madrid I’m really, really happy. I’m not looking forward to leave any time soon. That’s it.”
Hakan Calhanoglu: “Arda Guler is a very important player and a brother I love very much. Of course, I want him to join Inter. Everyone wants quality players. I don’t know how he’s doing there at Real Madrid, so I don’t want to get too involved. I hope he will play more.”
AC Milan are set to meet with Real Madrid soon to discuss the Alex Jimenez situation. Milan would like to keep Jimenez and discuss new terms for buy back clauses - Real Madrid have no plans to lose control on the player. Jimenez is happy at Milan as he’s become an important part of their squad.
Roma
Paulo Dybala’s season is expected to be over after he suffered a serious muscle injury. Dybala is set to undergo surgery in the next few days with the Roma staff to proceed soon.
