Giovanni Malagò 🗣️
Gigio Donnarumma, who's currently on his honeymoon, sent me a message. He had invited me to his wedding, but I had something else to do.
He wrote..President, this is exactly what the team and I wanted. Thank you.
That's the truth.
Roberto Mancini 🗣️
My departure three years ago?
It's a bit like being in love and losing the woman of your life.
I'm sorry for what happened, but thanks to Malagò [FIGC president], I have the chance to make things right, and I'll do everything I can to take the Italy national team back where it belongs.
Mauricio Pochettino is on course to sign a new contract to remain as United States head coach through to the 2030 World Cup.
Barring an unexpected change of heart, the 54-year-old Argentine is expected to stay in charge of the USMNT for the next World Cup cycle.
[David Ornstein]
RC Lens and Brentford have reached an agreement in principle for Mamadou Sangaré.
The deal is worth €48m plus bonuses and includes a sell-on clause. Brentford are now working on the final details before completing the transfer.
[Santi Aouna]
BREAKING
Chelsea close to a deal to sign Danny Welbeck following a breakthrough in talks with Brighton. Move could be finalised this week.
All parties expect the transfer to now go through. Welbeck has already agreed terms.
🤝 @alex_crook
Mykhailo Mudryk's nightmare continues.
Already suspended for doping, the Chelsea winger now has £2.5m frozen in his bank accounts by UK authorities.
A company is suing him for more than £6m over an alleged breach of his image rights contract.
[Gazzetta dello Sport]
Bayern CEO Jan Christian Dreesen on Luis Díaz 🗣️
The same applies to Luis Díaz neither phone calls nor anything else. We’d be stupid, we have such a good team.
[Florian Plettenberg]
Rafael Leão remains far from joining a Turkish club.
Fenerbahçe have met with AC Milan, but the Italian club are firm on their €50m asking price. No offer has been made yet and there is also a gap over Leão's salary demands.
Galatasaray are also interested and could offer around €10m per year in wages, but their proposal would be a loan with an obligation to buy for less than Milan's €50m valuation.
Talks remain at a standstill, with Galatasaray waiting to see if Milan lower their demands in mid August.
[Di Marzio]