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🚨 Florentino Pérez plans to launch €150m official bid on Tuesday for Michael Olise.

Despite denying his name live, the main star in president’s mind is Olise — as @JBurtTelegraph @jfelixdiaz report.

Bayern’s Uli Hoeneß said in May “no chance to sell, not even for €200m”.

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🚨 Kobbie Mainoo: “It's tough not playing football, but I kept working hard. Michael Carrick came in and gave everyone confidence again, not just me”.

“We want to fight for him”, told Sky. ⚔️

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🧠👊🏽 Jeremy Doku: “The Carabao Cup is a nice trophy and we knew if we won, it's going to be a punch towards Arsenal mentally”

“We were just looking forwards…”, said via @Jack_Gaughan.

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🚨 Mo Salah: “I have been at this club, scoring more than anyone in this generation since I came to the Premier League”.

“If I am somewhere else, everybody would go to the media and defend the player. I am the only one in this situation…”, told @ViaplayFotboll.

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🚨💙❤️ Laporta: “Lamine Yamal is enjoying life at 18 and shows remarkable maturity for his age. I’m not worried about his lifestyle”.

“He needs protection and support — from us and from those around him. He’s a true professional who trains hard”, told Catalunya Radio.

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🚨🫂 Marcus Rashford: “Cristiano is the player who represented his country the most. I was lucky to play with him”.

“Watching him up close taught me what it means to stay at the top for so many years”, told ITV.

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🚨🔴⚫️ Bayer Leverkusen had positive meeting with Kasper Hjulmand as favorite to become new head coach.

More talks this week but Hjulmand ahead of Ange Postecoglou and more candidates at this stage.

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💙🇦🇷 Mastantuono: “Playing with Messi was the dream of my life”.

“Today being able to play with him here, on River’s field, is something incredible. As I’ve always said, he’s been my idol since I was a kid”.

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🟡🔴🇯🇲 Official, confirmed. AS Roma sign Leon Bailey from Aston Villa on €2m loan fee plus €22m buy option clause not mandatory.

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🚨 Bruno Fernandes: “I do think Rúben Amorim is the right man for us”.

“I don’t think what happened this season shows exactly what he is as a manager. I do think he’s the right manager for the future of this club”.

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⚪️🇪🇸 Mario Hermoso: “Real Madrid interest? Yes, yes. I've read that story... many friends sent it to me. It is an honor when they link you to great clubs”.

“I was in Real Madrid academy and I am grateful for everything they contributed to my development”, told AS.

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🔵🔴🇸🇪 Barça director Deco on Viktor Gyökeres: “He’s a good striker who scores a lot of goals, but we’re not working on that”.

“We have Lewandowski, we’re so happy with him and we’re not going to discuss any striker now”,
told @mundodeportivo.

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🔴💭 Rúben Amorim: “When I arrive to the Premier League, it is a different world, different pressure”.

“It will be fun, very fun, and I'm ready for the challenge”.

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🔴⚪️ Arteta on Jurrien Timber: “He’s like a new signing for us, a big addition to the team”.

“Now he’s getting the rhythm because obviously he’s missed a lot of football in the last year or so”.

“Just look at him… his pressing, his leadership, his composure”.

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🚨🔴 EXCLUSIVE: Man United plan to add Go Ahead Eagles manager René Hake to new coaching staff for next season.

Hake and Ruud van Nistelrooy expected to be new additions to Erik ten Hag’s staff.

Club side confident and ready to get new contract signed for ten Hag ➕ new staff.

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🔵👀 Pep Guardiola: “We'd like to be 3-0 up after 10 minutes vs West Ham… but it will not happen”.

“I have a feeling it will be like Aston Villa in 2022. We are ready. My players will never give up”.

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🔴🇩🇰 Ten Hag: “With Højlund, I think we had the biggest potential in the striker position last summer and we are very happy with him”.

“But he also needs time to adapt and we are very pleased he showed his assets in scoring goals”.

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🚨🇪🇸 LIVE with La Liga president Javier Tebas now to discuss Mbappé deal, Barça situation, Girona miracle, the Super League and more…

↪️ https://t.co/yrmINTY1P2

@TebasJavier @LaLiga @kick

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Brahim Diaz will be Real Madrid player next season. No doubts, as revealed earlier today. ⤵️⚪️ #RealMadrid

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RB Leipzig win the DFB Pokal trophy and it was a special night for Christopher Nkunku and Dominik Szoboszlai. ⚪️🔴✨ #RBLeipzig

Nkunku will join Chelsea in the next few weeks, deal agreed in December.

Important bids expected for Szboszlai as PL clubs are following him.