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Marcus Rashford is reportedly close to signing a new five-year deal with Manchester United that will make him one of the best-paid players in the Premier League.
According to reports by Sportsmail, the England international will renew his contract at Old Trafford, which will keep him at his boyhood club for the long term. The contract renewal comes after a blistering season at Old Trafford, which saw Rashford score 30 goals in 56 games across all competitions.
The 25-year-old’s deal was set to expire in 2024, but his new contract will see him stay at the club until at least 2028.
Meanwhile, contract discussions between Man United and Rashford have been ongoing for some time, with the Red Devils looking to make the England forward among the club’s highest earners.
Rashford was earning £250,000 per week in his previous contract. But according to reports, his salary is set to rise to £375,000 a week when he puts pen to paper in the new deal.
The player is being represented in negotiations with the Manchester club by his agent Dwaine Maynard, and the new deal will see him become the fourth-highest-earning player in the Premier League.
The Colorado Rapids finished off with a scoreless draw against the Portland Timbers on Wednesday July 4 at the DSG Park.
This game resumed in the 46th minute, and only players who were active on July 4 could play, meaning that Andrew Gutman of the Rapids, who joined the team after that date, was ruled out of the match.
The result leaves Colorado at the bottom of the Western Conference on 18 points after 22 matches, but the Rapids have only lost once in their last four outings, meaning they may have turned a corner.
A playoff spot for this team is realistically out of reach, with the Rapids 11 points behind Dallas FC in seventh, but a good climax to the season may be in the cards for them.
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Failing to qualify for the playoffs in each of the past five seasons, Houston was set to clinch a top-seven position in the Western Conference and be present for the business end of the season.
This plan took a huge blow Wednesday night when they were defeated by Minnesota United onthe road, courtesy of strikes from Bongokuhle Hlongwane, Ismael Tajouri, and Teemu Pukki, but their is still time to turn things in their favor.
Houston is presently, ninth position in the Western Conference, after picking up 28 points from 22 matches, with only eight wins coming on the road.
Since they had an easy 4-1 victory over San Jose Earthquakes on June 22, Houston lost consecutive games against Austin FC and Seattle Sounders before splitting the spoils in an intriguing 2-2 draw with Sporting Kansas City and suffering a loss to Minnesota United, so they are expected to end the winless curse today.
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Although they enter today’s game in better form, Colorado Rapids still hage a poor home record, and Houston has a bad away record, so the teams might cancel each other out, resulting in a draw.
Austin FC has gathered 29 points from 22 MLS matches played so far, which means they are presently in the playoff places, but they won’t reach the top position, since they are 12 points behind St. Louis City who is in first place.
Despite this setback, Austin is still on track to have a great season, and their form has gotten better in recent weeks, gathering 10 points in their last five games, defeating Houston Dynamo, Dallas FC and Minnesota United.
This team won their last two home games without forfeiting a goal, so they will be happy to be playing at Q2 today, as they have had a patchy form on the road lately, losing to the Vancouver Whitecaps the last time.
Austin sank into a 2-1 defeat in Canada, in what was an inspiring peformance, scoring just two shots on target throughout the whole match, a necessary improvement will be needed this week.
But, they struggled the last they played against Sporting Kansas City, losing 4-1 in the alternate fixture back in June, despite controlling most of the possession.
Sporting Kansas City somehow became easy winners in the last fixture between the two teams, but their form since then has been disappointing, winner only one of their last six matches.
Kansas drew three of those matches, and are unbeaten in July, so there is an upside for them, but they will need more wins, and quickly too if they want to be in the playoffs.
They are presently two points off the playoff spots, but they have played three matches more than the two teams directly above them in the table, and blew a good chance to secure three points the last time.
Sporting went in 2-0 up at half-time against Real Salt Lake, with Daniel Salloi and Johnny Russell getting on the scoresheet, but they lost control of the game in the second half, eventually ending 2-2.
They have played poorly on the road since this season, not winning away from home since a 2-1 victory at Seattle Sounders at the beginning of May.
Austin FC have played well at home in recent weeks, winning their last two games at Q2 3-0, and experts expect them to have another easy victory this Saturday. While they lost to Kansas City in April, they are three points above them in the table, even after playing two fewer matches.
The Bundesliga club believe the 30-year-old wants to join them, and their chief executive Jan-Christian Dreesen met with Levy on Thursday.
According to Sportsmail, PSG are preparing to make a bid for Kane. Their presence could force the price above the £70m Bayern have offered.
The Bavarians insist they will draw the line at a certain point and consider returning in January if Kane commits to joining them.
Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel is a huge fan of Kane, but Bayern have been unsuccessful so far in their pursuit of the England captain.
PSG’s interest will no doubt complicate things for the Bundesliga side if they are to seal the deal this summer.
Meanwhile, Manchester United, who are looking to sign Rasmus Hojlund from Atalanta now, would also return for Kane next summer if he allows his contract to run his own.
Arsenal have confirmed the signing of Declan Rice from West Ham in a British record £105 million deal.
The England international becomes Arsenal’s second signing of the week following the capture of Jurrien Timber from Arsenal on Friday.
Rice joins the defender, and Kai Havertz, who arrived from Chelsea earlier this summer at the Emirates as Mikel Arteta’s side look to regroup and compete for the title again after narrowly missing out last season.
West Ham and Arsenal had agreed on a deal over Rice last week. However, the official announcement was delayed because both clubs were still finalising the payment structure, with Arsenal expected to pay an initial £100m and an extra £5m coming in add-ons.
Rice was one of Europe’s most highly sought players this season, with Bayern Munich and Manchester City all interested.
But the midfielder chose to go to Arsenal, where he will be guaranteed regular game time and more influence in the team.
Speaking to Arsenal’s website after completing the deal, Rice said: “I’m so excited – he (Mikel Arteta) speaks for himself. You see how he works – you got a real insight into how he works on the Amazon documentary, how he works with his players and, not only as a coach but psychologically, how good he is with players, how he improves players. He’s a massive factor in the reason why I’ve come here.
“I know he’s going to get the best out of me. I know I’ve got more levels to go up in my game, and I feel like he’s the manager to take me to those next levels. I’m really excited to be working with him.”
Chelsea are reportedly interested in signing Olympique Lyonnaise attacker Rayan Cherki.
The Blues are in the market for a new attacking midfielder this summer following the departure of Mason Mount, and Christian Pulisic and Cherki has emerged as potential target.
The 19-year-old Frenchman has been heavily linked with a move to Stamford Bridge recently following his impressive performances for Lyon.
Cherki, who sees his contract at the Groupama Stadium expire in 2025, featured 34 times for Olympique Lyonnais in Ligue 1 last season, contributing ten goals. He has quickly established himself as a key component in Blanc’s starting lineup, and his impressive performances have attracted the interest of Mauricio Pochettino.
According to reports, Lyon wants €50 million (£42.7million) for Cherki, though Chelsea feels a deal could be done for closer to €40million (£35.2million).
But Sportsmail claims that Lyon are in a difficult financial position and would be more willing to sell the teenage sensation abroad rather than strengthen a Ligue 1 rival.
Meanwhile, Laurent Blanc has advised Cherki to remain at Olympique Lyonnais for a further year despite interest from Chelsea.
In an interview with French newspaper Le Progres, as quoted by RMC Sport, the 57-year-old said:
“OL must say, okay, if these are figures at an impressive level, but on the other hand, at this price (27 million), I tell him to stay one more year in Lyon,” said the 57-year-old. “I’d really mind if he left. It’s the same for Cherki. Especially since we made room for them, it would be a little early, but maybe I’m being a little selfish.”
Riyad Mahrez could leave Manchester City this summer with Saudi Pro League side Al-Ahli preparing to make a £30 million ($39m) bid for the City winger.
The Algerian still has two years to run on his current deal at the Etihad Stadium, but Al-Ahli have set their sights on signing him.
According to The Athletic, the 32-year-old is undecided about signing for the Saudi Arabian club despite a salary offer in the region of £25m-per-year ($32m) from Al-Ahli.
As per the report, Pep Guardiola’s side is said to be also mulling over the deal and are aren’t in a hurry to accept, even if it would represent terrific value for money considering Mahrez’s age.
As it stands, much will depend on whether both the Algerian and City are eager to accept the deal.
Mahrez is still a key player for City and Pep Guardiola.
The situation will continue to evolve over the coming weeks.
Chelsea have informed Inter Milan that they will only accept £40 million or more to sell Romelu Lukaku.
The Belgian, who spent last season on loan at San Siro, has informed Chelsea that he wants to join Inter permanently.
The Italian side has offered Chelsea £30m for the Belgian, but the Blues have rejected that offer and are holding out for at least £40m, according to 90min.
As per the report, Chelsea and Inter have been locked in negotiations over Lukaku for months, with the Premier League giants rejecting Inter’s offer to take Lukaku on loan.
The Blues want to recover as much money as possible from their initial £97.5m investment and will not budge unless an offer close to their valuation of Lukaku is met.
Sources close to the deal claim Inter will return with an improved offer in the coming days, as they want to seal the deal early before other clubs become involved.
Juventus have indicated interest in signing Lukaku, while there have also been concrete offers from Saudi Arabia. However, the player wants to remain in Europe at this stage of his career, and he prefers remaining at San Siro over a move to Juventus.
Torres becomes Villa’s second signing of the summer after the Midlands club signed Youri Tielemans from Leicester City for free.
With his addition to the squad, Villa now boasts an array of quality centre-backs. He joins Ezri Konsa, Tyrone Mings and Diego Carlos as centre-back options for Emery.
Villa had teased the long-awaited signing by posting a video of a player wearing the club’s new kit with the caption: “Good things come to those who wait.”
The club then posted the official reveal ushering in his arrival, saying: “Aston Villa is delighted to announce the signing of Spanish international Pau Torres from Villarreal!”
This is unlikely to be the end of Villa’s summer transfer activity, with the club targeting a wide forward as well as another midfielder and a striker.
Both Brennan Johnson and Harvey Barnes are on the radar though Forest will let Johnson go only if they receive about £50million
Brighton midfielder Moises Caicedo has admitted that he is desperate to join Chelsea this summer as he calls the Blues a ‘beautiful team’.
Caicedo was one of the key members of the Brighton squad that finished sixth in the Premier League last season. He was instrumental in the Seagulls’ finish, and his performance led to interest from Arsenal and Chelsea.
Although the Gunners have given up in their chase for his signature, the Blues have remained interested. They have opened negotiations with Brighton over the deal.
However, the Seagulls want £100 million for the Ecuadorian, who has now revealed that he is keen to move to London.
“It’s a big team, that’s true,” Caicedo told La Cancha Con Majo via Sportsmail.
“A very historic team, and I can’t say no because it is a very big, historic, beautiful team. The city as well is beautiful.”
Although he helped Brighton qualify for the Europa League for the first time in the club’s history, the 21-year-old says he is grateful to De Zerbi’s side for giving him an opportunity in the Premier League.
“They opened the door for me in the Premier League,’ he said.’I am very happy to be there; all the moments that I have shared there I will always carry with me.
“The truth is this has been a dream year for me. Thanks to God, I have achieved many things, and I am very happy to be doing what I like the most at a very high level and that people are speaking highly of me.
“So that’s something that’s very, very nice, something that I dreamed of, and now I am living it.”
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