🚨@FredCaldeira The agreement to take Bruno Guimarães to Arsenal, from Newcastle will be finalised between now and Thursday. Deadlock has been broken and now the clubs are discussing the structure of payment and method of the value of the deal.
🚨@David_Ornstein Arsenal nearing total agreement with Newcastle United to sign Bruno Guimaraes. Deal is on course for completion and the 28-year-old is awaiting permission to undergo his medical.
🚨@Rodra10_97 The meeting between Viní Jnr and Real Madrid is scheduled for Wednesday. Madrid has no intention of increasing its latest contract renewal offer. Vini continues to demand close to €30m per season. Madrid goes up to €22m Heavyweight figures at Madrid are in favor of the sale. Optimism is growing at Arsenal. And they estimate a transfer fee around €150m. Vini's entourage continues to deny contacts with Arsenal, but sources close to the operation say there are indeed conversations, with Berta and Arteta very involved.
🗣️Vinicius Jr: “We have to be prepared for the season.
Mourinho wants me to be myself: be happy and keep playing my style of football. I’m getting to know the new manager and the new players.” The sessions have been very good, we finished dead on our feet but that’s pre-season.
🚨@siphillipssport AS Monaco are preparing a £25M bid to sign Chelsea midfielder Romeo Lavia this summer. Chelsea are expected to receive the offer soon as Monaco step up their interest in the injury-hit Belgian. The Blues are planning a major squad overhaul under Xabi Alonso, with several departures expected.
🚨@marca Julián Álvarez has already begun preparing for his return to Atlético Madrid. The Argentinian is following the club's personalized training program from Ibiza ahead of his scheduled return on August 10, even as uncertainty surrounding his future continues.
🚨@MikeVerweij Cruyff has REJECTED PSG'S offer for Mika Godts. PSG's offer was €40M + €5M in bonuses. Cruyff is demanding well over €60 million, knowing that PSG have deep pockets and have already generated more than €160 million from player sales.
🚨@TheAthleticFC Arsenal believe that being at the negotiating table for a player of Vinícus Jr.’s stature is indicative of the club’s progress. However, they know that any possible deal hinges on the outcome of his renewal talks with Real Madrid.
🚨@MarioCortegana Real Madrid KEY figures are IN FAVOR of SELLING Vini Jr. THIS MONTH if there is no renewal. Real Madrid are NOT willing to give him a renewal bonus. José Mourinho likes him, but final decision will be up to Florentino Pérez.
🚨@TeleFootball Arsenal and Newcastle are now in 𝗗𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗦 over Bruno Guimaraes, with both clubs expecting a deal to be completed. Arsenal's opening bid was rejected, but negotiations continue with a fee between £70M and £80M expected to be enough. Guimaraes has informed Newcastle he wants to join Arsenal, with another Gunners bid expected soon.
🚨@mundodeportivo Chelsea are ready to trigger Diogo Costa's €60M release clause, with Xabi Alonso identifying the Porto goalkeeper as his final marquee signing. The Blues see the Portugal international as the missing piece in Alonso's squad after an ambitious summer rebuild at Stamford Bridge. Diogo Costa recently won the Portuguese Super Cup, with reports suggesting his move to Chelsea is edging closer.
🗣️Neymar Jr on his future: "I don't think about stopping and I don't even know until when I'll play. I have a contract with Santos until December, I intend to fulfill it and honor the Santos shirt in the best way possible." "When my contract ends, I'll think about whether I continue at Santos, if I leave, if I go away, if I stop playing... I really don't know what I'm going to do yet. Until December, there's still a long way to go. We'll take it game by game, I'm feeling good physically."
🗣️Antoine Semenyo on Enzo Maresca: "From day one he's got his ideas to us. I reported a little later than some and had individual meetings with him on how he wants to set up, how he wants to play, his wide men, just overall as a team. It's been good so far. “His ideas are great - quite similar to Pep [Guardiola]. If you watched the [Inter] game, you would’ve seen a couple play out and it was good. I'm looking forward to it. When he got appointed, that was the first thing I thought about because when I've played Chelsea when he was there, his wide men were always high, wide, quite free. That was one thing that excited me most when he got appointed - it's exciting as a winger. “I get to have one-vs-ones most of the game and I'm looking forward to it. Some games Pep wanted me wide, some he wanted me inside a little more. It was just depending on opposition. But Enzo is just: out wide, when you get the ball, create opportunities. It's music to my ears. It's exciting…
🗣️Antoine Semenyo“When you think about #ManCity, United, Arsenal, top calibre clubs competing for all trophies, in the #UCL every year - you have to adjust. You have no choice, no-one's going to give you a blueprint on how it's going to be done, you just have to chuck yourself right in and just see how it goes.
🚨@JacobsBen Arsenal are NOT waiting for Real Madrid to speak to Vinicius about a renewal, they’ve made their offer and pitched first, and the ball is back in Real Madrid’s court.
🚨@ESPNBrasil Real Madrid have sent Vini Jr. a NEW CONTRACT worth €22 MILLION per year. Vini wants MORE, he wants close to €30 MILLION a year. The player believes this is his LAST big contract, and Real Madrid should value everything he’s done for the club. THERE IS NO NEW MEETING SCHEDULED.