England
Manchester United: MU are willing to sell England winger Jadon Sancho, who was bought from Borussia Dortmund for £73m in the summer of 2021, as early as January, but since then he has not lived up to the expectations placed on him. (a star)
David de Gea could retire from playing if he does not receive an offer to become the starting goalkeeper for a top club, The Guardian reports. The former number one goalkeeper for Manchester United and the Spanish national team has rejected several inquiries, including from Saudi Arabia, because money is not his primary motivation. The 32-year-old goalkeeper – hoping to receive an offer from the right club and coach – has maintained his fitness in recent weeks and months. De Gea left United in the summer with his 12-year contract expiring, and was extremely disappointed with the way he left the club.
Liverpool: Paul Club expressed its willingness to negotiate new contracts for Spanish midfielder Thiago Alcantara and Cameroonian defender Joel Matip. Both 32-year-old players’ contracts expire next summer. (caught out)
Tottenham: Tottenham can exercise the option in the contract of 31-year-old South Korean striker Son Heung-min, under which the striker’s contract will be extended for another year, until the summer of 2026. (Telegraph) They are parting ways with chief player scout Leonardo Gabanini in preparation for the appointment of a new sporting director. (Guardians)
Chelsea: Blues defender Trevo Chalupa could leave the club in January, and the 24-year-old former England youth international has already rejected Nottingham Forest’s offer, as he prefers a move to Bayern Munich, who are also interested. (Fabrizio Romano)
Fulham: Fulham coach Marco Silva has admitted he “cannot control” the future of Portuguese midfielder Joao Balenha, amid reports that Bayern Munich could sign the 28-year-old international in January. (standard)
Spain
Barcelona: The Catalans are prioritizing extending the contract of Dutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong, despite the 26-year-old’s current contract expiring in 2026. (Sports) – Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez has agreed to extend his contract by one year until 2025, but the contract It will be open for another 12 months. (ESPN) According to Mundo Deportivo, the club already knows how much it would cost to buy Joao Felix and Joao Cancelo permanently at the end of the season. According to the article, players who arrived on loan from Atletico Madrid and Manchester City also want to stay.
real madrid: Modric has joined Puskas’ elite club in the Champions League
Ukrainian goalkeeper, Andriy Lunin, is unhappy with his situation and could leave Madrid as early as January. The Blancos signed Kepa Arrizabalaga on a season-long loan in the summer after Thibaut Courtois suffered a serious injury. The Spaniard immediately became first choice goalkeeper after his arrival, meaning Lunin remains on the bench. However, according to the signs, the 24-year-old goalkeeper has had enough of the substitute role and will change. (Fichajes) – Jude Bellingham was reportedly forced to end Real Madrid training early on Friday due to a “stomach problem”, just two days before the derby match against Atletico Madrid. However, according to AS, the club’s medical staff believe the England midfielder, who is in good condition, will be able to play in this weekend’s campaign.
Italy
Juventus: Torino will sign 22-year-old French midfielder Guevrin Thuram from Nice ahead of Liverpool, Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich and Tottenham. (90 minutes)
Club of Rome: Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku parted ways with his agents shortly after the 30-year-old joined Roma on loan from Chelsea in the summer. (telegraph)
Germany
Bayern Munich: Bayern could compete with Real Madrid to sign Chelsea captain and England full-back Reece James next year. (Facebook)
German team: No more questions, the new national team captain has been announced, it’s official
World football
Miami/Paris Saint-Germain: Lionel Messi said he regrets that his former club Paris Saint-Germain did not give him enough credit for winning the World Cup, especially because he believes all of his Argentina teammates have been singled out by their club.
I was the only player out of 25 who didn’t get real recognition. Of course, this was somewhat understandable, because because of us, France was unable to defend the World Championship title.
– He said.
Messi, who left Paris Saint-Germain in June after his contract expired, struggled to adapt to Paris and admitted this during his two seasons at the club. “There was a dispute between him and a large group of Paris Saint-Germain fans.”. When asked if he didn’t really want to move to Paris, Messi said: “It was like that. I didn’t expect it, but I always say things happen for a reason. Even if I didn’t feel good, I became a world champion when I was a club player.” – added Messi, who refuted speculation that there were differences between him and his former teammate Kylian Mbappe.
Puskas Prize: Three female players were also nominated for the Puskas Award for Goal of the Year: The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) published a list of 11 players on Friday.. This time, fans can choose between the Beauty Award goals scored between December 19, 2022 and August 20, 2023, whoever chooses the three most beautiful goals from among the nominees on the organization’s website, and then a professional board decides the winner.
The women are represented by Linda Caicedo from Colombia, Samantha Kerr from Australia, and Beatriz Zanerato João from Brazil. Online voting has already begun, and you can vote until October 10. (MTI)
Candidates to host 2023, according to the FIFA website:
Alvaro Barreal (Argentinian (FC Cincinnati-Pittsburgh Riverhounds, June 6, 2023)
Linda Caicedo (Colombia, Germany-Colombia, July 30, 2023)
Julio Enciso (Paraguay, Brighton-Manchester City, May 24, 2023)
Song Jin Kang (South Korea, Jordan-Korea U20, March 5, 2023)
Sam Kerr (Australia, Australia-England, August 16, 2023)
Brian Lozano (Uruguay, Atlas FC-CF América, February 26, 2023)
Guilherme Madruga (Brazil, Novorizontino-Botafogo Club, June 27, 2023)
Evan Morante (in Spanish, UD Ibiza-Burgos, March 25, 2023)
Nuno Santos (Portuguese, Sporting Boavista, March 12, 2023)
Azhat Tageberg (Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan-Denmark, March 26, 2023)
Pia Zanerato (Brazil, Brazil-Panama, June 24, 2023)
FIFA #Puskas Award nominees! 🏆🎉
🇦🇷 Alvaro Barreal
🇨🇴 Linda Caicedo
🇵🇾 Julio Enciso
🇰🇷 Seung Jin Kang
🇦🇺 Sam Kerr
🇺🇾 Brian Lozano
🇧🇷 Guilherme Madruga
🇪🇸 Ivan Morante
🇵🇹 Nuno Santos
🇰🇿 Silencing in Tageberg
🇧🇷 Beatrice Zanerato– FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) September 22, 2023
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: The International Federation of Football History wrote on Friday that Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first player in football history to go unbeaten in 1,000 matches for his club teams and the national team. According to the summary of the international organization concerned with the history and statistics of football, the 38-year-old Portuguese striker reached the world record, which is a special achievement, in the match played by his current team, Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia. The Arab team played and won 2-0 against Iran, and against Persepolis in the mid-week opening round of the group stage of the AFC Champions League. With this success, Ronaldo has achieved 776 winning matches in addition to 224 draws, and his total matches so far include 182 losing matches. (MTI)
