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[Nizaar Kinsella @NizaarKinsella]

🚨Chelsea are set to sign Atalanta defender Marco Palestra for a fee around £43m. The move is a hijack of Inter’s offer and green-lit by Xabi Alonso. Feeling is that he can play in both wing back and full back positions. Fits within the wage structure.

[Ben Jacobs @JacobsBen]

Inter are trying to finalise a deal to sign Marco Palestra from Atalanta for a fee worth over €50m.

However, #CFC have now entered the race for the 21-year-old, as @David_Ornstein called.

Palestra has also been offered as an option to both Liverpool and Arsenal.🇮🇹

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨🔵 Chelsea are pushing to seal Marco Palestra deal already this week as Inter will NOT match #CFC proposal.

Deal depends on final approval from the player and his camp, then can get done with Atalanta for fee over €50m.

Offer to player and Atalanta, higher than Inter’s one.

[Ben Jacobs @JacobsBen]

Chelsea are keen on Crystal Palace defender Maxence Lacroix, as revealed on @talkSPORT last week. Palace would like to keep the 26-year-old.

#CFC want to sign a starting centre-back who brings height and physicality at the back.

Como's Jacobo Ramón remains appreciated.🔵

[433 @433]

🚨 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆: Real Madrid have decided to go 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐎𝐔𝐓 for Enzo Fernández and will open negotiations with Chelsea in the coming days, reports Diario AS. ⚠️

After it became clear that signing Michael Olise would be impossible, Real Madrid decided in recent hours that the Argentine is the player they want.

Fernández has already told Real Madrid that he will do everything possible to make the transfer happen.

The midfielder is José Mourinho’s top priority, as he wants to add an experienced presence to his midfield. 👀

[The Athletic | Football @TheAthleticFC]

Chelsea are prepared to sell Enzo Fernandez if a club agrees to meet their £120m price tag.

One of the strikers, not including Joao Pedro, will be sold.

Liam Delap is a real contender to be the one who goes. There is more than one Premier League club keen to buy him.

Nicolas Jackson is another possibility, although he could get another chance at Chelsea now that Enzo Maresca is no longer head coach. Marc Guiu is expected to depart on loan or permanently.

Defender Trevoh Chalobah is already the subject of enquiries from clubs in England and abroad.

He is highly regarded at Chelsea, and they are in no rush to sell him.

He has two years left on his contract, but there is an option for an extra year.

Goalkeeper Mike Penders, who spent last season on loan at Strasbourg, is going to be given the chance to compete with first-choice Robert Sanchez.

@SJohnsonSport

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[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨🇦🇷 Leo Messi starts for Argentina as he needs 1 goal to be top goalscorer ever in World Cup history surpassing Klose…

…and 1 assist to be top assistman ever in World Cup history surpassing Maradona.

[Sky Sports News @SkySportsNews]

BREAKING: Enzo Maresca is set to become Manchester City manager after a verbal agreement was reportedly reached, according to Sky Italy 🚨

[Sky Sports Premier League @SkySportsPL]

Manchester City are close to appointing Enzo Maresca as head coach, according to Sky in Italy 🇮🇹👔

[Nigeria Stories @NigeriaStories]

BREAKING NEWS: INEC has declared Oyebanji winner of Ekiti governor election 🗳️

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨 Real Madrid have not made any formal or informal approach to Chelsea for Enzo so far.

He’s on club shortlist for 5 midfielders being considered — but exits needed before; and nothing advanced/no fast deal ongoing.

🎥➕ https://t.co/MHUgyaWZnC

[Ben Jacobs @JacobsBen]

Portugal are shortlisting candidates to replace Roberto Martinez after the World Cup.

Jorge Jesus, Abel Ferreira and Sérgio Conceição have all made the list.

Jose Mourinho was lined up prior to taking the Real Madrid job.

Martinez will leave when his contract expires this summer. He is open to a Premier League return, but also engaged talks with Al-Nassr.🇵🇹

[Àgbà John Doe @jon_d_doe]

But this video is sad to watch though.

[Sky Sports Premier League @SkySportsPL]

The former Chelsea boss is set to extend his stay at Coventry ✍️

[Brailovskismo. @CF_America_13]

La reacción de Joao Neves lo dice todo: el balón era para Bruno y Bruno lo sabía y por eso se lo reclamó. Vergüenza.

[Tony @UtdTony1]

🚨🎙️Toni Kroos on João Neves' reported comments:🚨🔴

"If João Neves truly said there is no difference between himself and Cristiano Ronaldo, then he owes Ronaldo, the football world, and even himself an explanation.

I have nothing against confidence. Every top player needs confidence to succeed at the highest level. But there is a very thin line between confidence and complete disrespect. Comparing yourself to Cristiano Ronaldo when you have not achieved even a fraction of what he has achieved is simply arrogance.

Cristiano Ronaldo has spent more than two decades proving himself against the best teams, the best defenders, and the best players in every competition imaginable. He has won league titles in multiple countries, Champions Leagues, international trophies, Ballons d'Or, and scored goals at a level football has rarely seen before.

João Neves is a talented young player, but talent alone does not put you in the same conversation as Cristiano Ronaldo. One good season, a few good performances, or a promising future does not erase twenty years of excellence and sacrifice.

What exactly is the comparison here? Records? Trophies? Goals? Leadership? Longevity? Influence on the game? In every category, the gap is enormous.

Young players today should be learning from legends, not trying to place themselves beside them before they have earned that right. Respect is one of the most important values in football, and statements like this show a lack of understanding of what Ronaldo has done for the sport.

If those comments are real, then João Neves should quickly come out and clarify them because there is a huge difference between being a talented footballer and being Cristiano Ronaldo. Football has seen many great young players come and go, but very few have reached the level of Ronaldo.

You don't become Cristiano Ronaldo by talking. You become Cristiano Ronaldo by proving it every single season for twenty years. Until then, there is a difference — and a very big one."

[ChrisSweetmanB @cfcchris17]

🚨Luis Figo on Joao Neves saying Cristiano Ronaldo is just an ordinary player like the rest of his Portugal teammates and Bruno Fernandes dropping a like under his Instagram post.

🗣️ First of all I respect Cristiano Ronaldo for all he's done for our country all these years. He's a Portuguese legend and loved by everyone but I question his leadership abilities.

In Euro 2004 I was still playing for the national team coach along with Deco. Cristiano Ronaldo was the youngest player in the squad. Everyone treated him with love and respect despite being older than him. We saw his abilities on the pitch we gave him passes to do the dirty job.

Today he's above 40 and still playing for the national team. I expected him to play with little selfishness. Against Dr Congo, Bruno Fernandes was in a better position to score. He was calling for him to pass the ball but he shot instead and failed to convert.

I saw many Portuguese citizens blaming Bruno Fernandes for dividing the team but that's not the issue. Cristiano Ronaldo as the Oldest player needs to unite the dressing room with Roberto Martinez.

If you look at the Argentina national team,you will see all the players treating Lionel Messi with respect including the coaches. This isn't because he won 8 Ballon D'ors,no! he's down to the Earth. He knows how to keep his teammates happy on and off the pitch.

Everyone in the Argentina team can sacrifice anything to see him happy because he treats them like a family and not strangers. Cristiano Ronaldo should learn from that. You can have the talent but Character is very important in every field of life.

[Chelsea FC @ChelseaFC]

Revealing our 2026/27 Premier League fixtures! 🔵🗓️

[Obiasogu David @afrisagacity]

Senator Oshiomhole has alleged that Senator Akpabio secretly secured a job for his daughter in the NNPC, without following due process.

He insinuated that this is why Akpabio is against probing the Mele Kyari-led NNPC over the N210 trillion loot.

Nigeria is in a deep mess.✍️