🚨 BREAKING: FIFA has decided that release clauses will now be MANDATORY in ALL CONTRACTS.
Both players and clubs will be required to include a figure in their contracts.
It was already a practice in Spain, but now will apply to other federations. @jfelixdiaz
There is absolutely no truth to reports suggesting that Kennet Eichhorn has rejected Liverpool. The reality is that discussions remain ongoing, with the main complexities relating to legal and regulatory structures surrounding signing-on payments and compensation mechanisms sought by the player’s camp, while Liverpool’s interest remains as strong as ever and the player’s long-term desire to join the club has never changed, with all parties continuing to explore solutions that could ultimately pave the way for his dream move to Anfield.
The original plan always envisaged Kennet Eichhorn spending time elsewhere before eventually arriving at Anfield due to the well-known legal complications surrounding underage transfers following Brexit, with Liverpool initially intending to sign the player before immediately loaning him out, while current discussions, involving Liverpool, the player’s camp and several potential destination clubs in Germany, are focused on an alternative route towards the same long-term objective, one that could see him permanently join a German side, with Bayer Leverkusen among the possibilities, before a release clause becomes active within a defined timeframe, potentially allowing Liverpool to complete the move at a later date once the relevant legal, regulatory and contractual considerations have been resolved.
For Liverpool, such a structure would provide a clear and legally secure route to secure a player they continue to value highly, while for Eichhorn it would preserve the prospect of one day realising what those close to the situation describe as his dream move to Liverpool Football Club, a club he has admired since childhood. The story is not about rejection, despite what certain mouthpiece reporters have attempted to portray, but about finding the appropriate legal and financial framework to facilitate an outcome that all parties have broadly been working towards from the very beginning.
Manchester United have NOT breached the £100m mark. YET.
Liverpool:
Alexander Isak (£125m)
Florian Wirtz (£116m)
Chelsea:
Moises Caicedo (£115m)
Enzo Fernandez (£107m)
Arsenal:
Declan Rice (£105m)
Manchester City:
Jack Grealish (£100m)
Manchester United:
Paul Pogba (£89m)
Diogo Jota's wife, Rute Cardoso, has written a letter to Scotland captain Andy Robertson ahead of the World Cup.
She thanks Robertson for his friendship, and for preserving Diogo's memory. Robertson adds he'll have Jota at the forefront of his mind.🙏
My purpose in the game is fulfilled ⭐️
I lived out my childhood dreams, played on the biggest stages, won the biggest trophies. Grateful to God for all of it.
To all my fans, the clubs, my teammates and my family: this will forever be ours. Thank you.
The mission is complete. Now I step into my next calling.
More of the journey to come.
Love,
Divock Origi
Manchester B&M
You’d expect Boris Johnson to drive a better car than that old one… considering all the golden handshakes he made during his time in number 10
🏴 Rio Ngumoha completed the most dribbles (3) and won the most duels (6) on his England debut tonight.
- 92% passes completed (24/26)
- 2 tackles won
- 40 touches in 45 minutes
Looked very lively while playing on the right-wing 👀
🚨 Ibrahima Konate is close to agreeing a deal with Real Madrid after walking away from Liverpool
As @mcgrathmike explains, a move is likely assuming Florentino Perez is re-elected as club president ⤵️
https://t.co/91P1Fe7DDa
Liverpool owners are meant to be patient — Arne Slot’s sacking is brutal
If FSG acted on fan pressure, it doesn’t augur well for whoever succeeds a head coach who won the league just a year ago and had plenty of problems to deal with
✍️ Martin Samuel
https://t.co/BPzG6MxXeJ