England XI to face Croatia. Unchanged from the warm-up win over Costa Rica. Jude Bellingham starts. Anthony Gordon preferred to Marcus Rashford. Noni Madueke starts with Bukayo Saka on the bench.🏴
🚨👀 Hürzeler: “I will be the first one to congratulate Arsenal when they win the Premier League, because if they win it they will definitely deserve it”. 🏆
“There were things that made me emotional, I am a person that sticks to my principles… and it created a lot of noise”.
🚨 Jorge Jesus: “After tests, we see the injury suffered by Cristiano Ronaldo was more serious than expected”.
“Cristiano will now travel to Spain, like other players who went for treatment when they were injured. His injury required treatment in Madrid with his personal therapist, and we hope he returns quickly and helps the team”.
🚨 Álvaro Arbeloa on Mbappé injury: “I talk to Kylian Mbappé everyday. We are controlling the situation”.
“This is a process in which you have to take one step a time and take it day by day”.
🚨 Arteta on if he regrets letting Ethan Nwaneri go on loan: “Who could predict that Merino was going to be out for five months and Havertz? It's unfortunate”.
“For Ethan, it’s still very good to try a different environment, have minutes, play, get ready to come back to us”.
🚨 EXCL: Utrecht agree deal to sign Emeka Adiele on a four-year deal from West Ham 🇳🇱
The player attracted interest from Borussia Dortmund and Juventus, but opted for Utrecht with first-team football as the priority.
🚨🔴⚪️ Atlético Madrid have matched Fenerbahçe proposal for Ademola Lookman: €40m package agreed with Atalanta.
Fenerbahçe have still not agreed on payment terms and bank guarantees, Atléti are ready.
Salary proposal to Lookman from Atléti has also been improved. 📈🇳🇬
🚨🟡🔵 Sidiki Cherif to Fenerbahçe, here we go! Deal agreed with travel to Istanbul booked later tonight.
€4m loan fee, €18m buy clause and €3m add-ons for the striker joining from Angers.
All set for medical. ✈️🇹🇷
🚨🔵⚪️ Pescara are set to sign Lorenzo Insigne as a free agent after he left Toronto last summer.
Back to his boyhood club, Insigne will sign with Italian second division side soon.
ES Tunis beat Los Angeles FC 1-0 in Nashville knocking out the MLS side. Bechir Ben Said saved Denis Bouanga's 90+10' penalty.
Tunis head into their final group-stage game against Chelsea with an inferior goal difference. If means #CFC only need a draw to progress.
Flamengo win Group D, so if Chelsea avoid defeat against Tunis they will play in Charlotte against the Group C winner (Bayern, Boca or Benifca).🇹🇳
🚨⚪️ Arda Güler has always been considered as key part of long term project by Real Madrid management.
The club always rejected several bids for loan and permanent moves…
…also from Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen, one year ago. 👀🔜
🚨 Ronald Araujo on new release clause into his contract: “I don’t know about the clause, for sure I will be here at Barcelona for a long time”.
“I’m very happy, also for my renewal”.
🇭🇷 Marcelo Brozović retires from international football as he won’t play for Croatia anymore after 99 caps.
🇳🇱 Daley Blind retires from international football too as he won’t play for Netherlands anymore after 108 caps.
🚨🔵 EXCL: Strasbourg have verbally agreed on €9m package fee with FC Porto to sign Gonçalo Borges.
Deal in place with BlueCo and Chelsea sister club to proceed between clubs.
❗️ Final steps are still needed on player side… before planning for travel and medical this week.