🚨🇧🇷 EXCL: Como agree deal in principle to sign Yan Couto from Borussia Dortmund. Loan until June 2027 with salary covered.
Como are also closing in on Kaiki from Cruzeiro as new left back for €14m, almost done.
Double Brazilian fullbacks for Como. 🔵🤙🏽
🚨💥 EXCLUSIVE | Kennet Eichhorn to Bayer 04 Leverkusen - DONE DEAL ✔️
The 16 y/o gem has now given his final green light. Rejections have been sent to all other clubs.
Eichhorn will join Leverkusen from Hertha BSC via a release clause worth €8-9m. Contract until 2031. Medical soon. The saga is over. @SkySportDE 🇩🇪
Julian Nagelsmann has called Oliver Baumann and informed him that he's planning with Manuel Neuer as #1 at the World Cup. Baumann assured the coach that he would remain available to the national team even if Neuer were called up [@cfbayern, @BILD]
Tornike Kvaratskhelia has been in Munich and played a trial match on Tuesday for FC Bayern U17s against the Global Academy of club legend Klaus Augenthaler. Chief scout Nils Schmadtke watched the Georgian left winger. Kvaratskhelia displayed impressive technical skills, even though there was still room for improvement when it comes to physicality and intensity. Overall, he made a good impression during his trial and scored a spectacular goal in the U17's 3-1 win
However, because Georgia is not part of the EU, Kvaratskhelia can only move to Munich at 18. This period could be bridged with a suitable loan club. Red & Gold's partner clubs would be a suitable option. In 2018, a move for the older brother, Khvicha, fell through due to a similar issue. The current PSG star was brought to Bayern's training ground for a trial at the behest of Marco Neppe - Bayern were determined to sign him, but he was only 16 years old at the time. And a suitable loan club could not be found. Thus, the move to Munich never materialized
Tornike watched last night's game from the stands of the Allianz Arena. If Bayern can find a way to sign him through one of their partner clubs, he could theoretically join the club once he turns 18
[@kessler_philipp, @mano_bonke]
🚨 Joshua Kimmich: “Everyone in the dressing room believes that this team can win the Champions League”.
“This season we were closer, and we were on par with a very strong PSG side. We'll attack again next season”.
🚨 Manchester City club statement.
“Manchester City strongly condemns the racist abuse directed towards Antoine Semenyo at yesterday’s match.
We welcome the swift action taken by Everton and the police to identify the individual responsible.
We are also incredibly disappointed to hear that Marc Guéhi was subject to a series of vile racist social media posts last night.
We will continue to offer our full support to both Antoine and Marc and never accept discrimination of any kind in our game”.
Max Eberl on Bayern being in a position to say "a player is not for sale no matter what": "That's one of the reasons I was particularly looking forward to working at FC Bayern: being able to say here, "I'm not selling a player." - I had to sell at Gladbach and also at Leipzig.
• So, is Olise definitely not for sale?
Eberl: "He has a contract until 2029 – I don't need to say anything more."
[@hannalein3, @mano_bonke]
Aleksandar Pavlović is a doubt for Germany's upcoming games
Christoph Freund: "We’ll discuss it. Aleks has played a lot recently and complained of discomfort today. It would be bad for everyone involved if he suffers something more serious. We have to be careful."
[@kerry_hau]
Marc Cucurella on his handball against Germany: "The ball hit my hand, but the referee immediately said no, no, no, and that made me feel better. If the refereeing experts say it's not a handball, then it's not a handball"
🚨🔴⚪️ Álvaro Morata confirms he’s set to stay at Atléti: “I can’t even imagine how it feels to win with this shirt… and I won’t stop pushing until I get it done!”.
Morata has rejected Saudi proposals, as exclusively revealed earlier today.