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Lionel Messi announces transfer to MLS signs on to Inter Miami

Inter Miami was one of the MLS clubs vying hard to bring Lionel Messi over to their side. They were the most talked about place to be the star’s new destination. And now, Messi has made it official that he will be joining the team.

Messi surprised football fans last week Wednesday by announcing that he will be wearing the colours of the Florida team from July. His announcement brought delight to Miami fans while shattering the hopes of all Barça fans.

The attacker’s father, Jorge Messi will be travelling to conclude the contractual details. 

Lionel’s move to Inter Miami seemed impossible. But co-owner David Beckham successfully convinced him to move to the club. In the afternoon, Inter Miami debunked rumours while confirming the headlines that Messi joining the team were true. This was done through their official social media channels, which the player also reaffirmed.

“I’ve decided to go to Miami. It’s not 100% sealed yet. There are still some loose ends, but we’ve decided to move forward. If the Barcelona deal didn’t go through, I wanted to leave Europe, get out of the spotlight and focus more on my family,” Leo said in an interview with Mundo Deportivo and Sport newspapers.

Messi also pointed to Joan Laporta,  “I really wanted to return to Barcelona. But after what I went through and the way I left… I’ve been accused of many things in my career at Barcelona that wasn’t true, and I was getting tired of it,” he said with some disappointment towards the Barcelona boss.

Beckham achieved an impossible feat by bringing the greatest football player of all time to his side. But the question now is, will Messi be coming alone? Ángel Di María and Sergio Busquets may accompany Leo to the US as free agents. Although Fideo is approached by several European teams, like Benfica, his friendship with the former PSG player could tilt the odds in his favour.

Busquets may have a more certain future. He is wanted by MLS’ Toronto FC, including two lucrative offers from Al-Hilal and Al-Nassar in Saudi Arabia who were interested in him. But, Sergio’s closeness with Lionel Messi seems to be directing him to Inter Miami as well.

Newcastle INTERESTED in Inter Milan star Nicolo Barella 

Newcastle United have emerged as a surprise contender for Inter Milan and Italy star Nicolo Barella.

Barella has been one of Inter Milan’s most consistent performers this season and was instrumental in the club’s run to the Champions League final. Although his side lost to Manchester City in the final, the Italian midfielder showed his class in the game.

According to The Telegraph, Newcastle have taken an interest in him and have extensively talked with him and Inter over a deal that would cost around £50m. 

Read more: Real Madrid CONFIRM £113m signing of Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund

According to the report, there is a belief a deal can be done, although the negotiations are not complete.

Newcastle aren’t the only club that want Barella, though. Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp are also strong admirers, but their lack of Champions League football could affect their chances of securing the Italian’s signature.

Eddie Howe’s side qualified for the Champions League after a top-four finish this season and have the advantage in the race for Barella.

According to GOAL, Howe is said to have told the Newcastle board that he wants to sign two elite players this summer to prepare his side for Europe’s top club competition. Apart from Barella, the Magpies are also interested in buying James Maddison from Leicester, although they face competition from Tottenham.

Real Madrid CONFIRM £113m signing of Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund

Real Madrid have officially confirmed the signing of highly-rated Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham.

The Spanish giant reportedly paid £113 million for the Englishman, who has agreed to a six-year deal. According to Sportsmail, the deal will guarantee Dortmund £ 88.5 million- but will rise towards £113.5m due to £25m worth of performance-related add-ons – believed to be achievable.

Real Madrid made Bellingham a priority signing this summer as they look to bounce back after a below-par campaign that saw them miss out on the UCL title and finish ten points behind rivals Barcelona in La Liga.

Read more: Kylian Mbappe tells Paris Saint-Germain he WON’T RENEW his contract

Madrid beat Liverpool and Manchester City to the signing of the 19-year-old, who was recently crowned the Bundesliga Player of the Year despite narrowly missing out on the league title.

Carlo Ancelotti’s side will unveil Bellingham in a presentation ceremony tomorrow before he then appears in front of the media. 

Madrid’s Vinicius Junior took to Twitter to welcome Bellingham shortly after the move was announced.

“Welcome to the best team in the world, @BellinghamJude,” the Brazilian said.

Bellingham scored 14 times and added seven assists in 42 appearances in all competitions for Borussia Dortmund this season. 

Juventus hold DISCUSSIONS with Chelsea over Christian Pulisic’s transfer, with Milan and Napoli also interested 

Juventus have reportedly asked Chelsea about a potential move for out-of-favour USMNT star Christian Pulisic, who AC Milan and Napoli also want.

According to the Gazzetta dello Sport via GOAL, the Old Lady’s sporting director Giovanni Manna was in London on Tuesday to hold a meeting with Chelsea over the potential transfer of Pulisic. 

The American attacker is one of the several players expected to leave Stamford Bridge this summer and is attracting interest from several Serie A sides, with Juventus the frontrunners.

Read more: Sadio Mane is WANTED by Saudi club Al-Ettifaq

According to the report, Chelsea are looking at using him in a player-plus-cash deal to sign Serbian striker Dusan Vlahovic.

The Juventus striker is one of Chelsea’s targets for the striker position but is yet to decide if he will move to Stamford Bridge, as the Blues are not in Europe next season.

However, Juventus wants to raise between €120-130 million this summer, and they hope to get around €80 million for Vlahovic. So that might negatively impact Pulisic’s chances of being included in the deal.

Meanwhile, fellow Serie A clubs AC Milan and Napoli could offer him an escape route from Chelsea as they are reportedly keen to secure the winger’s services.

Sadio Mane is WANTED by Saudi club Al-Ettifaq

Bayern Munich attacker Sadio Mane is the latest big player wanted by a club in Saudi Arabia.

The country’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is targeting a series of star players from top European clubs, having already sanctioned the signing of Karim Benzema from Real Madrid this season. Chelsea stars Kalidou Koulibaly and  N’Golo Kante are also linked to a move to the Saudi Pro League.

And according to the latest reports by GetFootball,  the PIF are interested in signing Mane, who only joined Bayern Munich last summer.

The former Liverpool winger was seen as a marquee signing when he joined the Bavarians last summer. But his first season at the club, though it started well, didn’t go to plan. 

Read more: Arsenal ‘OPEN talks with Leicester to sign defender Timothy Castagne

He was famously sanctioned by the club for hitting his teammate Leroy Sane, while a leg injury before the World Cup also hampered his involvement with the team. As such, there have been suggestions that Bayern want to sell him this season.

The Saudi PIF has now stepped in to deliver him from his Bayern nightmare. They have named Al-Ettifaq as the 31-year-old’s likely destination, given the Saudi Pro League club has registered an interest in signing him. 

However, the Saudi sovereign wealth fund has said that Mane can join whichever Saudi club he wants.

Al-Ettifaq – who finished seventh in the league – are looking to reinforce their squad ahead of the 2023-2024 campaign and believe Mane would be a valuable addition. 

Should Mane join Al-Ettifaq, he will probably link up with former Liverpool manager Steven Gerrard, who was recently linked with taking over at the club.

Kylian Mbappe tells Paris Saint-Germain he WON’T RENEW his contract

Kylian Mbappe has reportedly informed Paris Saint-Germain that he will not renew his contract at the club when it expires next season.

The Frenchman is one of the most crucial figures at Parc des Princes and is seen as the face of the club now that Lionel Messi has left.

But he has sparked a transfer saga with his latest move, informing the club that he does not want to trigger the one-year extension in his current deal.

According to a report by Sportsmail, the 24-year-old forward informed PSG of his decision to leave next season via a letter. 

Read more: Antonio Rudiger will be HAPPY to play with Kai Havertz at Real Madrid 

According to the report, Mbappe could have waited till July 31st to tell PSG about his plans. But given that he is unhappy with the direction the club is going, he made his decision known earlier than expected.

His decision has now put PSG in a difficult position, as they must sell him this season to avoid losing him for free next year.

The French giants had been willing to give him greater incentives to stay on a long-term deal, with the club planning to make him the face of their new project, which will heavily feature more France internationals.

However, this move has come as a surprise and will leave them little option but to sanction a sale, with his long-time suitor Real Madrid is expected to be at the head of the queue.

The Spanish giants want a replacement for Karim Benzema, who left for Saudi Arabia. But they know that PSG would demand a world record fee for Mbappe, and that might prove difficult as Los Blancos have already committed £88m of their budget to sign Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund.

Bernardo Silva informs Manchester City he wants to leave the club

Manchester City star midfielder Bernardo Silva has reportedly told Pep Guardiola that he wants to leave this summer.

The Portuguese international is one of Guardiola’s most trusted players and was instrumental in the Cityzens’ run to a historic treble this season.

However, according to reports by 90min, he has had enough at the Etihad Stadium and wants a new challenge next season.

Read more: Liverpool AGREE personal terms with OGC Nice midfielder Khephren Thuram

The 28-year-old’s contract with City runs until 2025, but he’s keen to walk away two years earlier than agreed, having won several trophies in England. The 1-0 win over Inter Milan last Saturday in the Champions League final was Silva’s 14th trophy at Man City.

He moved to the Etihad in May 2017 for a £60milliion (including performance add-ons) deal. But despite City’s continued success over the past six years, the Portuguese international’s future at the club has become increasingly uncertain.

Last year he was wanted by Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain, and he told the club of his intention to leave. But City, and Guardiola in particular, was not interested in selling him. 

However, that has not stopped Barca and PSG from coming back for him. The Catalan side has made Silva one of their priority transfer targets this summer, especially as they have missed out on signing Lionel Messi.

PSG also see him as a perfect replacement for Messi, who left the club for Inter Miami this past week.

Liverpool AGREE personal terms with OGC Nice midfielder Khephren Thuram

It looks like Liverpool are sorting their transfers very early if recent reports are to be believed.

Although the summer transfer window is yet to open, the Reds have been active in the market and have already secured the £35million signing of Alexis Mac Allister from Brighton.

Having sealed the deal for the Argentine World Cup winner, Jurgen Klopp’s side wants to continue their midfield rebuild by adding two more midfield reinforcements.

Read more: Tottenham open talks Newcastle target James Maddison

And according to the latest reports, they are in the lead in the race to OGC Nice midfielder Khephren Thuram. According to Football Transfers journalist Jacque Talbot, Liverpool agreed on personal terms with Thuram as his arrival at Anfield inches closer. 

According to Talbot, negotiations between the Reds and the Ligue 1 club are well underway as the Anfield club looks to secure the Frenchman’s signature early in the transfer window.

Apart from Thurman, Liverpool are reportedly in the race for Borussia Mönchengladbach’s midfielder Manu Kone. Multiple reports claim that the Reds will focus on a deal to bring Kone to Anfield once the deal for Thuram is completed in the next few weeks.

Liverpool released Naby Keita, James Milner and Alex Oxlade Chamberlain at the end of the season and are now looking to replace them with Mac Allister, Thurma and Kone.

Paris Saint-Germain JOIN Manchester United in the race for Victor Osimhen

French heavyweights Paris Saint-Germain are reportedly interested in signing Napoli hitman Victor Osimhen this summer.

Osimhen has enjoyed a successful season in Italy, with his 26 goals in Serie A firing Napoli to their first league title in over 30 years. His form has alerted the interest of several clubs, including Manchester United and Chelsea.

But PSG’s interest has now complicated United’s chances, with the French heavyweights keen on pairing him up with French speedster Kylian Mbappe.

According to reports in France via Le Parisien, Mbappe is keen to play off a main centre forward, and Osimhen is considered the best option.

Read more: Liverpool confirm the signing of Alexis Mac Allister on cut-price £35m deal

The 24-year-old is likely to cost around £130 million, although he recently claimed his mind is not made up whether to stay at Napoli or not.

“I don’t know, the President has to decide that,” he recently told DAZN when asked where he would be playing next season.

“I love the people of Napoli; they have shown me so much love. For me, I don’t mind, the president decides, and I will just go with the flow.”

Liverpool confirm the signing of Alexis Mac Allister on cut-price £35m deal

Liverpool has completed the signing of Brighton midfielder Alexis Mac Allister for a reported £35 million fee.

The Reds have been in talks with the Argentina international’s entourage since March and have finally landed their man after activating his release clause. 

The deal to bring the Argentine World Cup winner to Anfield was initially expected to cost more than £60 million, so this investment – on face value – makes huge economic sense for the Reds, who can invest the change into signing two other midfielders.

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Mac Allister, who passed a medical in Merseyside on Tuesday, has agreed terms on a deal that will run to June 2028. He has been handed Liverpool’s vacant No 10 shirt to show how much the club values his signing.

“It feels amazing. It’s a dream come true, it’s amazing to be here, and I can’t wait to get started,” the midfielder told the club’s official website.

“I wanted to be in [from] the first day of pre-season, so it’s good that everything is done. I’m looking forward to meeting my teammates.

“It was a fantastic year for me – World Cup, what we achieved with Brighton – but now it’s time to think about Liverpool and try to be a better player and a better human being every day.”

He added: “Since I won the World Cup, I said that I want to win more trophies, and I think that this club will help me to do that – that’s the aim, and when you are in a big club like this one, you have to win trophies. So, that’s what I want.

“Since I arrived here, I can see how big this club is – the players we have, the staff, everyone. I’m really pleased and looking forward to playing for this club.”

Klopp said: “We are adding a very talented, very smart, very technically skilled boy to our squad, and this is super news, really it is.

“I do not think the football world needs me to say too much about Alexis’ qualities because they are already pretty well known, but it is clear that he is someone who can play in a number of positions in the midfield and is an all-rounder, I would say. He is calm and composed and someone with proper game intelligence.

“Of course, he is a player we have known about for a long time, and I have watched him grow from a young boy coming into the Premier League to a man who helped his country win the World Cup. That is quite a journey.

“My admiration and respect for what Brighton are doing is well known, and Alexis has been a part of the journey that they have been on in becoming one of the toughest and best sides in the Premier League.

“I’m really happy his next steps will now be with us, and we get to work with a player who is already excellent and experienced but also has so much more to come, given he is just 24 years old.

“He is just as excited to be joining and working with us, and that already makes it a good partnership, but there is no pressure on him. He is still so young, so it is obvious he will only improve, and our job is to help him take the next steps.

“I’m grateful to everyone at the club who helped make this transfer happen, and I am sure I speak for everyone here when I say I cannot wait to start working with Alexis.

“It will be a bit of time before he is able to play at Anfield in front of our fans, but in this modern world, I am sure he will see how our supporters will welcome him to the Liverpool family when he looks at his phone today and sees the messages online. They will make him feel at home straight away. I have no doubt about that.”