– Cristiano Ronaldo was advised by French legend Frank Leboeuf to “keep his mouth shut” after commenting that the Saudi Pro League was more attractive than Ligue 1. He also said that Portugal would be the top candidate for the EURO 2024 championship. , provided Ronaldo does not play.
– Barca has joined the race to sign star Roony Bardghji (FC Copenhagen) along with MU, Juventus, Chelsea, Bayer Leverkusen, PSG and Real Madrid. The 18-year-old is about to enter the final year of his contract and has informed the club of his desire to leave. The young Swedish international has scored 10 goals in 24 appearances in all competitions this season, including the winning goal in Copenhagen’s 4-3 victory over MU in the Champions League in November.
– Bayern Munich is preparing to beat Liverpool to sign Schalke’s young player Assan Ouedraogo. The 17-year-old midfielder is under contract until 2027 but Bayern is making every effort to sign him to a five-year contract. With a height of 1.93 meters, Ouedraogo possesses good physical strength and has been compared to the style of Paul Pogba. His contract with Schalke has a release clause of 20 million euros, a number too small for satellites like Bayern, Liverpool, RB Leipzig, and Eintracht Frankfurt.
– Sporting Lisbon striker Viktor Gyokeres and defender Ousmane Diomande were watched by scouts from Arsenal and Chelsea. Gyokeres has scored 22 goals in 28 games for the club this season and scouts were on hand to watch him in the Portuguese Cup match against Benfica on Thursday. Diomande attracted even more attention when this 20-year-old player and the Ivory Coast team won the Africa Cup of Nations last month.
– FC Cincinnati is preparing to acquire Inter Miami defender DeAndre Yedlin for $172,000 in general allocation money. Yedlin will take on the right-back position in coach Pat Noonan’s system, a position that is in dire need of strengthening after the departure of Santiago Arias.
– Brentford are considering US international Josh Sargent as a summer signing to replace Ivan Toney. With both Arsenal and Chelsea looking to sign Toney, Brentford are already planning for life without their main striker, and the 24-year-old American striker has scored 11 goals in 17 appearances. for Norwich City this season will be a worthy replacement.
– Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher is unlikely to leave the club in the summer. The 24-year-old player has a contract with the Blues until 2025 but has not been extended because the club is looking to sell academy products to compensate for losses. West Ham and Tottenham have been linked with the England international, while Chelsea were expecting a transfer fee of £50 million, but it appears they chose to keep him instead.
– Borussia Dortmund and Man City are both interested in signing AC Milan’s Francesco Camarda. Camarda, 15, is expected to sign his first professional contract with Milan after turning 16 next week, but negotiations will take longer and other clubs may also have a surplus. . This young player has been promoted to Milan’s first team this season, but Milan’s slowness also means the risk of losing him to City.
– PSG striker Kylian Mbappe met with coach Luis Enrique at the club’s training center on Saturday to resolve tensions stemming from the Spaniard replacing his star player in matches. recently. Mbappe was only introduced after the first half of Friday’s 0-0 draw against Monaco, after being substituted after 65 minutes in PSG’s draw with Rennes a week earlier. It is known that Luis Enrique made this decision because he felt that Mbappe had not fully recovered and wanted to keep him for more meaningful matches. The former Spain coach added that he is also thinking about the future of the team, as he has said in press conferences since the news surrounding Mbappe’s decision.
Liverpool is preparing to negotiate a new contract with left-back Andy Robertson. Despite recently being linked with Bayern Munich, it is reported that the Reds are not worried about losing the 29-year-old. They are expected to prioritize finding a new coach before officially giving Robertson a new long-term contract.
– AC Milan is considering bringing in Real Madrid attacking midfielder Arda Guler. The Rossoneri are reportedly ready to make a move similar to their previous deal with Los Blancos for Brahim Diaz, which could see them land the 19-year-old Turkey international on loan for up to two years.