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Manchester United have reportedly been dealt a huge blow in their pursuit of Napoli centre-back Kim Min-jae as Bayern Munich holds transfer talks with the defender.
The Red Devils have been pushing hard to sign the South Korean defender this summer and were reportedly close to an agreement.
However, in a surprise string of events, Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich have stolen a march on United in recent hours, having held ‘positive’ talks with the 26-year-old.
This is according to football transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, who claims that the Bavarians have already made their first proposal to the player’s agent.
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Kim, tempted by Bayern as talks are now advancing fast.
Man United remain interested but it was never done.
According to Romano, United remain interested in Kim, who has a release clause that can be activated in July. But Bayern have emerged as the favourites and are going ahead to discuss the player.
The report also suggests that Newcastle United are also interested in Kim. So it’s down to the player to choose where he wants to play next season.
The defender joined Napoli last season from Fernabache and was vital to the Serie A side’s Scudetto win. His performance for that Naples-based club has set Europe’s biggest clubs on alert, and they want to snap him up just one year after he joined Napoli.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has reportedly given his bonus for winning the Premier League title to club staff members.
Although the exact amount has not been made clear, there are suggestions that it could be up to Ā£750,000 as some of the clubās senior stars earn bonuses of up to that amount.
The bonus is inserted into their contracts, and Guardiolaās will likely be around that figure, according to reports by Sportsmail.
The City boss has always remained keen to stress the importance of the entire staff in Cityās recent triumphs and decided to make a donation to a sizable number of employees to encourage them for their contributions.
The staff members Guardiola rewarded are wide and varied and include non-footballing staff members like receptionists and security staff. The Catalan coach appreciates this group of people and considers them to have played a role in the historic success this season, culminating in City securing the Treble.
Guardiola is a hugely popular figure among the staff, and his latest act of generosity will significantly increase the value of bonuses that were already handed to those behind the scenes.
Inter Miami was one of the MLS clubs vying hard to bring Lionel Messi over to their side. They were the most talked about place to be the starās new destination. And now, Messi has made it official that he will be joining the team.
Messi surprised football fans last week Wednesday by announcing that he will be wearing the colours of the Florida team from July. His announcement brought delight to Miami fans while shattering the hopes of all BarƧa fans.
The attackerās father, Jorge Messi will be travelling to conclude the contractual details.
Lionelās move to Inter Miami seemed impossible. But co-owner David Beckham successfully convinced him to move to the club. In the afternoon, Inter Miami debunked rumours while confirming the headlines that Messi joining the team were true. This was done through their official social media channels, which the player also reaffirmed.
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āIāve decided to go to Miami. Itās not 100% sealed yet. There are still some loose ends, but weāve decided to move forward. If the Barcelona deal didnāt go through, I wanted to leave Europe, get out of the spotlight and focus more on my family,ā Leo said in an interview with Mundo Deportivo and Sport newspapers.
Messi also pointed to Joan Laporta, āI really wanted to return to Barcelona. But after what I went through and the way I leftā¦ Iāve been accused of many things in my career at Barcelona that wasnāt true, and I was getting tired of it,ā he said with some disappointment towards the Barcelona boss.
Beckham achieved an impossible feat by bringing the greatest football player of all time to his side. But the question now is, will Messi be coming alone? Ćngel Di MarĆa and Sergio Busquets may accompany Leo to the US as free agents. Although Fideo is approached by several European teams, like Benfica, his friendship with the former PSG player could tilt the odds in his favour.
Busquets may have a more certain future. He is wanted by MLSā Toronto FC, including two lucrative offers from Al-Hilal and Al-Nassar in Saudi Arabia who were interested in him. But, Sergioās closeness with Lionel Messi seems to be directing him to Inter Miami as well.
Canadian Rapper, Drake was one of the NBA Finals bettors who earned payouts after the Denver Nuggetsā Game 5 victory at home Monday night to win a title.
However, his winnings were probably very high compared to the others.
He revealed before Game 5 on his Instagram story that he had $242,584 in Bitcoin on Denver winning the Larry OāBrien Trophy.
“The Joker,” Drake said in his story, talking about star center of the Nuggets Nikola Jokic. “Cash me out. Gotta see this one hit right here. Itās a must.”
Following Denver securing the deal against the Miami Heat, Drake earned a whopping sum of $824,785 in payouts. The One Dance crooner is already worth millions, but this type of win comes with a massive celebration.
Drake who goes by the moniker āChampagne Papiāā on Instagram, posted two more stories showing how the outcome of the finals had made him a happy man.
“Me and Eddie after Nuggets finally get me a sports win @stake,” Drake wrote with a Polaroid picture of Jokic and teammate Jamal Murray smiling.
Denverās Murray is also a Canadian, so Drakeās next story was a still shot of the shooting guard after the victory with Canadaās national flag and ācash meāā written in capital letters.
Murray delivered only 14 points in Game 5, which is low for his postseason standards. He delivered eight rebounds and eight assists over 41 minutes.
The Joker headed his team offensively with 28 points and 16 rebounds and was awarded the title of Finals MVP.
The Denver Nuggets surpassed the Miami Heat 94-89 in a challenging Game Five of the finals to clinch their first NBA title; Nikola Jokic, the star of the team won the Bill Russell trophy as the NBA Finals MVP.
Jokic who made history as the first player in the NBA to lead the league in points (600), rebounds (269) and assists (190) in a single postseason saved his teammates with 28 points and 16 rebounds in a game where all hope was lost.
The Serbian was awarded the Bill Russell trophy as the NBA Finals MVP, an award that meant more to him than the two overall MVPs he won in 2021 and 2022.
“We are not in it for ourselves, we are in it for the guy next to us,” Jokic said. “And that’s why this (means) even more.”
The Nuggets found it difficult to subdue the burning Heat or beat the finals night nerves, causing them to miss 20 of their first 22 three-pointers and seven of their first 13 free throws.
Jokicās team led by seven late before Miamiās Jimmy Butler scored eight straight points to give his team a one-point lead with 2:45 left.
Butler ended the night with 21, making two extra free throws with 1:58 remaining to help Miami retain a one-point lead. Bruce Brown then got an offensive rebound and tip-in to give Denver the final lead.
Following behind by three with 15 seconds left, Jimmy shot a three but missed the net. Brown and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope delivered two free throws each to keep the match out of reach and win the title for Denver.
No matter how tough the game was, the aftermath was beautiful, something the Nuggets and their fans could accept.
Fireworks exploded outside Ball Arena at the final buzzer. Denver will house the Larry OāBrien Trophy for the first time in the teamās 47 years in the NBA.
“It was ugly and we couldn’t make shots, but at the end, we figured it out,” Jokic said. “I am just happy we won the game”
“That’s why basketball is a fun sport,” he added. “It’s a live thing. You cannot say, ‘This is going to happen’. There are so many factors. I’m just happy that we won the game.”
Miami Heat, as coach Erik Spoelstra said, were a tenacious bunch to break. But they failed in their shooting. Bam Adebayo shot 20 for the team, but the Heat shot 34 per cent from the floor and 25 per cent from threes. Until Butler brook loose, he was 2-for-13 on eight points.
The Heat thrived through a loss in the play-in tournament and became the only second No 8 seed to advance to finals, insisting that they did not want the consolation prizes. They played like they expected a victory, and for a while during the match which was more settled on the ground than in the air, it seemed they would.
Denver came in shooting 37.6 per cent from 3 for the series and shot 18 per cent in this one.
The team committed 14 turnovers. Despite clutch shots from Brown and Caldwell-Pope, they went just 13 for 23 from the line.
The Denver Nuggets set the tone of the game with 2:51 left in the first quarter when The Joker received his second foul and joined Aaron Gordon on the bench. Jeff Green and Jamal Murray, who concluded with 14 points and 8 assists on an off night, joined them too.
Denver was tentative on both ends of the court for the remainder of the half. Somehow, after they shot 6.7 per cent from threes – the worst first half in the history of the finals (10-shot minimum) they only trailed by seven.
True to the Denver Nuggetsā character, they pressed on and came at the Heat in waves. Their historic game morphed into a slugfest, but they found a way to win regardless.
Real Madrid have officially confirmed the signing of highly-rated Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham.
The Spanish giant reportedly paid Ā£113 million for the Englishman, who has agreed to a six-year deal. According to Sportsmail, the deal will guarantee Dortmund Ā£ 88.5 million- but will rise towards Ā£113.5m due to Ā£25m worth of performance-related add-ons – believed to be achievable.
Real Madrid made Bellingham a priority signing this summer as they look to bounce back after a below-par campaign that saw them miss out on the UCL title and finish ten points behind rivals Barcelona in La Liga.
Madrid beat Liverpool and Manchester City to the signing of the 19-year-old, who was recently crowned the Bundesliga Player of the Year despite narrowly missing out on the league title.
Juventus have reportedly asked Chelsea about a potential move for out-of-favour USMNT star Christian Pulisic, who AC Milan and Napoli also want.
According to the Gazzetta dello Sport via GOAL, the Old Lady’s sporting director Giovanni Manna was in London on Tuesday to hold a meeting with Chelsea over the potential transfer of Pulisic.
The American attacker is one of the several players expected to leave Stamford Bridge this summer and is attracting interest from several Serie A sides, with Juventus the frontrunners.
According to the report, Chelsea are looking at using him in a player-plus-cash deal to sign Serbian striker Dusan Vlahovic.
The Juventus striker is one of Chelsea’s targets for the striker position but is yet to decide if he will move to Stamford Bridge, as the Blues are not in Europe next season.
However, Juventus wants to raise between ā¬120-130 million this summer, and they hope to get around ā¬80 million for Vlahovic. So that might negatively impact Pulisic’s chances of being included in the deal.
Meanwhile, fellow Serie A clubs AC Milan and Napoli could offer him an escape route from Chelsea as they are reportedly keen to secure the winger’s services.
Bayern Munich attacker Sadio Mane is the latest big player wanted by a club in Saudi Arabia.
The country’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is targeting a series of star players from top European clubs, having already sanctioned the signing of Karim Benzema from Real Madrid this season. Chelsea stars Kalidou Koulibaly and N’Golo Kante are also linked to a move to the Saudi Pro League.
And according to the latest reports by GetFootball, the PIF are interested in signing Mane, who only joined Bayern Munich last summer.
The former Liverpool winger was seen as a marquee signing when he joined the Bavarians last summer. But his first season at the club, though it started well, didn’t go to plan.
He was famously sanctioned by the club for hitting his teammate Leroy Sane, while a leg injury before the World Cup also hampered his involvement with the team. As such, there have been suggestions that Bayern want to sell him this season.
The Saudi PIF has now stepped in to deliver him from his Bayern nightmare. They have named Al-Ettifaq as the 31-year-old’s likely destination, given the Saudi Pro League club has registered an interest in signing him.
However, the Saudi sovereign wealth fund has said that Mane can join whichever Saudi club he wants.
Al-Ettifaq – who finished seventh in the league – are looking to reinforce their squad ahead of the 2023-2024 campaign and believe Mane would be a valuable addition.
Should Mane join Al-Ettifaq, he will probably link up with former Liverpool manager Steven Gerrard, who was recently linked with taking over at the club.
Kylian Mbappe has reportedly informed Paris Saint-Germain that he will not renew his contract at the club when it expires next season.
The Frenchman is one of the most crucial figures at Parc des Princes and is seen as the face of the club now that Lionel Messi has left.
But he has sparked a transfer saga with his latest move, informing the club that he does not want to trigger the one-year extension in his current deal.
According to a report by Sportsmail, the 24-year-old forward informed PSG of his decision to leave next season via a letter.
According to the report, Mbappe could have waited till July 31st to tell PSG about his plans. But given that he is unhappy with the direction the club is going, he made his decision known earlier than expected.
His decision has now put PSG in a difficult position, as they must sell him this season to avoid losing him for free next year.
The French giants had been willing to give him greater incentives to stay on a long-term deal, with the club planning to make him the face of their new project, which will heavily feature more France internationals.
However, this move has come as a surprise and will leave them little option but to sanction a sale, with his long-time suitor Real Madrid is expected to be at the head of the queue.
The Spanish giants want a replacement for Karim Benzema, who left for Saudi Arabia. But they know that PSG would demand a world record fee for Mbappe, and that might prove difficult as Los Blancos have already committed Ā£88m of their budget to sign Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund.
French heavyweights Paris Saint-Germain are reportedly interested in signing Napoli hitman Victor Osimhen this summer.
Osimhen has enjoyed a successful season in Italy, with his 26 goals in Serie A firing Napoli to their first league title in over 30 years. His form has alerted the interest of several clubs, including Manchester United and Chelsea.
But PSG’s interest has now complicated United’s chances, with the French heavyweights keen on pairing him up with French speedster Kylian Mbappe.
According to reports in France via Le Parisien, Mbappe is keen to play off a main centre forward, and Osimhen is considered the best option.
