π¨π΅βͺοΈ BREAKING: Gabriel Martinelli to Al Hilal, here we go! Verbal agreement done for fee over β¬65m add-ons included.
Martinelli will sign a long term deal as he just had authorization to travel in 24h.
Watkins + Martinelli, plan confirmed.
Deal agreed - @MatteMoretto. π«±π»βπ«²πΌπ§π·
No marquee attacker. Gabriel Jesus and Fabio Vieira are still Arsenal players.
No Gabriel Martinelli confirmation for days.
60 hours left of the summer transfer window.
π¨ EXCL: Arsenal closing in on deal to sign Ezri Konsa from Aston Villa. 28yo defender high on #AFC target list all summer & work now advancing with #AVFC to finalise after dialogue at ownership level to reduce valuation gap for England intl @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/ObmcU2Uq7T
π¨ Real Madrid reach agreement with Vinicius Junior to sign new contract. #RMFC raised offer after 18 months of talks failed to produce breakthrough & now set to confirm extension. 26yo was open to #AFC move if no renewal. W/ @MarioCortegana@TheAthleticFC https://t.co/6zqrozWyEk
π¨Mourinho no considera imprescindible al brasileΓ±o para su nuevo Real Madrid. El club no forzarΓ‘ su salida, pero tampoco cerrarΓ‘ la puerta a una βbuenaβ oferta.
El club no puede pagarle 80M⬠de Prima de fichaje ni darle el 80% de los derechos de imagen
π¨ EXCL: Arsenal exploring move to sign Vinicius Junior from Real Madrid. #AFC interest early stage + clubs not yet in talks but idea approved at all levels. Much rests on contract process as no breakthrough yet & #RMFC do not want free exit @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/qYdS5vlfE6
Free agent guard Marcus Smart has agreed on a two-year, $13 million deal with the Houston Rockets, plus a player option for the second season, sources tell ESPN. The former Defensive Player of the Year reunites with Ime Udoka for significant opportunity in the Rockets backcourt.
Usually in a standard 32 team world cup pot 1 would have the host and 7 extra nations. This time (48 wc) there are 3 hosts and 9 extra nations. making it better for a team like scotland.
One thing UEFA and FIFA need to do at future tournaments is to stop automatically putting host nations in pot 1. Especially when you have multiple hosts. It completely skews the tournament and leaves you with multiple uneven groups