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AC Milan Takes Gonzalo Higuain Loan, Leonardo Bonucci Returns To Juve

Jul 31, 2018 1:41 PM

Gonzalo Higuain has agreed to join AC Milan on a season-long loan from Juventus with Leonardo Bonucci returning to Turin after one season.

Mattia Caldara will also join Higuain with Milan.

Higuain moved to Juventus in 2016 for €90 million (£75 million) and scored 40 goals in 76 Serie A appearances, but his future with the club was uncertain following the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo.

Ed Aarons, Fabrizio Romano/The Guardian

Tags: Juventus, A.C. Milan, Misc Rumor, Transfer Rumor

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Liverpool Optimistic Of Signing Sadio Mane To Extension

Jul 30, 2018 8:17 PM

Jugen Klopp is hopeful of Liverpool signing Sadio Mane to an extension.

Liverpool has signed Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino to new five-year deals in recent months in which their salaries were doubled.

Mane has three seasons remaining on his current deal.

Klopp said: “When I speak about the good mood in the club, that is not only in the stands. We are Liverpool as a team and the boys want to be part of it. That’s really cool and it’s a big achievement for the club because these boys, Bobby Firmino, Mo Salah and Sadio Mané, and a lot of the others as well, could play for pretty much any team in the world. That’s how it is and a good sign for the club that they want to stay. It is an improved situation that these players don’t use us and then go. It’s cool but now we all together have to deliver. Sign your contracts but now, go again – play and fight, run and shoot, all that stuff. That’s football.”

Andy Hunter/The Guardian

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Juan Carlos Osorio Steps Down As Manager Of Mexico

Jul 29, 2018 8:39 PM

Juan Carlos Osorio has quit after three years as manager of Mexico.

Osorio, 56, had rejected offers from the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) to extend his contract.

He said: "In my own name and in that of my backroom staff, many thanks to everyone for this unique and unparalleled professional and life experience."

Mexico were knocked out of the World Cup in the last 16, losing 2-0 to Brazil.

BBC

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Juve Considering Sale Of Gonzalo Higuain

Jul 27, 2018 10:07 AM

Juventus is considering a sale of Gonzalo Higuain following the purchase of Cristiano Ronaldo.

Milan and Chelsea have been linked to Higuain, who scored 36 goals last season. Juve purchased Higuain from Napoli for €90 million.

"He is still an important player for us, but now we obviously have greater competition [up front], but he is a professional and we are evaluating his future together with the people who represent him," Beppe Marotta told Sky Sport Italia. "We have a great deal of respect for him."

Ben Gladwell/ESPN

Tags: Chelsea, Juventus, A.C. Milan, Misc Rumor, Transfer Rumor

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Aston Villa Could Fire Steve Bruce To Hire Thierry Henry

Jul 25, 2018 10:17 AM

Thierry Henry has a "verbal" agreement to become manager of Aston Villa, according to reports.

Current manager Steve Bruce is scheduled to meet with Villa's owners.

Bruce has made it clear he hopes to persuade the Egyptian billionaire Nassef Sawiris and the American financier Wes Edens to retain him, but he does not seem overly optimistic.

Henry most recently was one of Roberto Martinez's assistants with Belgium.

Louise Taylor/The Guardian

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Bayern Buys Canadian Phenom Alphonso Davies For MLS Record $13M

Jul 25, 2018 9:58 AM

Bayern Munich have agreed to buy 17-year-old Canadian phenom Alphonso Davies from the Vancouver Whitecaps for $13 million, which is a record for an MLS export. The transfer could hit $17 million if certain bonuses are hit.

Because Davies is a homegrown player, the Whitecaps will likely be able to keep all of the transfer fee, rather than share a sizable portion with MLS.

Davies will remain with the Whitecaps until the end of the MLS season, as he would not be able to play for Bayern in an official game until he turns 18 in November.

New Bayern coach Niko Kovac said at a news conference that he liked what he had seen from Davies.

"Nothing is final yet but it's looking good," Kovac said. "He is a big talent, he's young and very fast."

Davies has three goals and eight assists in 20 games this season.

ESPN

Tags: Bayern Munich, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Misc Rumor, Transfer Rumor

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Everton Buys Richarlison From Watford For $52.6M

Jul 24, 2018 3:39 PM

Everton has confirmed the £40 million ($52.6 million) signing of Richarlison from Watford.

Richarlison told evertontv: “I want to have a lot of success with Everton. I think it is going to be important for me here to be with Marco Silva again. I will learn more because I am still learning as a player and I aim to develop and grow here. Everton have put their faith in me and I intend to honour this shirt and demonstrate on the pitch why I came here.”

Richarlison joined Watford, where Marco Silva was newly installed as manager, from Fluminense last summer. He scored five times in his opening 12 Premier League matches, but did not find the net again for the rest of the campaign.

The Guardian

Tags: Everton, Watford, Misc Rumor, Transfer Rumor

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Barcelona Buys Malcom From Bordeaux For $47.9M

Jul 24, 2018 3:16 PM

Barcelonas has agreed to sign Malcom from Bordeaux after Roma nearly completed a deal for him.

Barcelona agreed to terms to land Malcom from Bordeaux in a deal worth an initial €41 million ($47.9 million), with an additional €1 million potentially due in add-ons.

Malcom agreed a five-year deal to move to the Camp Nou, with a release clause expected to be fixed at €400m.

Sam Marsden/ESPN

Tags: Barcelona, Bordeaux, Roma, Misc Rumor, Transfer Rumor

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United Will Only Sell Anthony Martial Outside Premier League

Jul 23, 2018 1:11 PM

Jose Mourinho will only consider selling Anthony Martial for the right fee and to a team outside the Premier League.

Chelsea has been linked with a move for Martial.

Martial has a year left on his contract and Manchester United has the option of adding another 12 months. 

Martial cost an initial £36m that rises to £58 million if all the clauses in his terms are met. It is likely the bidding from any suitors for the player would start at £50 million.

Jamie Jackson/The Guardian

Tags: Manchester United, Misc Rumor, Transfer Rumor

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Jose Mourinho Pessimistic On United Signing More Transfers

Jul 23, 2018 1:09 PM

Jose Mourinho said Manchester United may miss out on their primary transfer targets this summer.

United have signed Fred, Diogo Dalot and Lee Grant this summer while also adding Alexis Sanchez in January.

Mourinho told a news conference: "One thing is what I want and another thing is what is going to happen."

United have drawn their first two matches on their tour of the United States ahead of the start of the International Champions Cup against AC Milan in L.A. on Wednesday.

Rob Dawson/ESPN

Tags: Manchester United, Misc Rumor, Transfer Rumor

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United Will Resist Anthony Martial's Attempts To Leave
United would like to wait until 2020 to sell Anthony Martial.

Jamie Jackson/The Guardian

Real Madrid Preparing $147M Transfer Bid For Eden Hazard
Chelsea will hold out for a deal worth £200 million and intend to offer Eden Hazard a new contract.

ESPN

Neymar Confirms He Will Remain With PSG
Paris Saint-Germain bought Neymar for €222 million last summer.

ESPN

Maurizio Sarri Will Wait To Hold Talks With Eden Hazard, Courtois
Real Madrid are in talks with Chelsea over a possible £35 million transfer for Thibaut Courtois.

Jacob Steinberg/The Guardian

Liverpool Signs Alisson From Roma For $87.3M
Alisson joined Roma from Internacional in 2016 for €7.5 million.

Fabrizio Romano/The Guardian

Thierry Henry Leaves Sky To Concentrate On Coaching Career
Thierry Henry was assistant manager of Belgium at the World Cup.

Press Association

Chelsea To Resist Real Madrid's Pursuit Of Eden Hazard
Eden Hazard is contracted until 2020 and Chelsea had hoped to tie him to new terms worth a club-record £300,000 a week.

Dominic Fifield/The Guardian

James Rodriguez Won't Return To Real Madrid Early
Several reports indicated James Rodriguez was hoping to return to Real Madrid.

Dermot Corrigan/ESPN

Gareth Bale To Become Featured Member Of Real Madrid
Gareth Bale will seek assurances that he will become a starter again, having spent much of last season on the bench under Zinedine Zidane.

Jamie Jackson/The Guardian

Argentina Parts Ways With Jorge Sampaoli
Jorge Sampaoli was previously manager of Chile and Sevilla.

RealGM Staff Report

Daley Blind Leaves United For Ajax
Daley Blind will leave Manchester United for Ajax on a £14.1 million transfer.

The Guardian

Eden Hazard Suggests He's Ready To Leave Chelsea For Real Madrid
Eden Hazard has long been linked with Real Madrid, who have lost Cristiano Ronaldo this summer.

Kristof Terreur/HLN

Liverpool Buys Xherdan Shaqiri From Stoke For $17M
Xherdan Shaqiri will give Jurgen Klopp another option in the final third.

Glenn Price/ESPN

West Ham Signs Felipe Anderson From Lazio For $44.4M
Felipe Anderson was one of Manuel Pellegrini's main targets.

Ben Fisher/The Guardian

Agent: Cristiano Ronaldo Will Finish Career With Juventus
Jorge Mendes said Cristiano Ronaldo won't make another move in his career.

ESPN

Chelsea Fires Antonio Conte, Will Hire Maurizio Sarri
Antonio Conte refused to walk away from Chelsea until the final year of his contract was paid in full.

Liam Twomey/ESPN

Dortmund Signs Achraf Hakimi On Two-Year Loan From Real Madrid
Achraf Hakimi is a 19-year-old full-back who started all three of Morocco's World Cup matches.

RealGM Staff Report

Chelsea Likely To Beat City To Sign Jorginho
Jorginho reportedly prefers a move from Napoli to London over Manchester.

Dominic Fifield/The Guardian

Manchester City Seals $79.6M Transfer For Riyad Mahrez
Leicester was previously seeking £80 million for Riyad Mahrez.

ESPN

Cristiano Ronaldo Officially Joins Juventus On $117.4M Transfer
Real Madrid bought Cristiano Ronaldo in 2009 for €94 million and sold him for €100 million.

Fabrizio Romano/The Guardian