Meanwhile, his partner in Barca Luis Suárez is ready to sign for Juventus, where he will play alongside Giorgio Chiellini, a victim of Uruguayan bite at the 2014 World Cup.
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THERE’S NO WAY TO BAK
AC Milan is now about to settle for a $2.6 million transfer to point to Chelsea’s Tiemoue Bakayoko with a 27 million-pound option to make the deal permanent.
The 26-year-old was inspired by Italy two seasons ago on loan for a year at San Siro.
And after making 23 appearances on loan at Monaco last season, Chelsea manager Frank Lampard is ready to be a midfielder.
According to Fabrizio Romano, Milan is close to signing an agreement to point to Bakayoko, who gives them the opportunity to buy it for 27 million pounds after an initial loan fee.
The Blues have already added Hakim Ziyech, Timo Werner, Ben Chilwell, Malang Sarr, Thiago Silva and Kai Havertz to their team this year.
Leave Lampard in search of a clear summer and Bakayoko is one of the undesirables.
Chapter
Manchester United’s summer signing, Donny van de Beek, is nothing more than a “panic buy” bought to appease fans, says Paul Merson.
The 23-year-old was stagnant for 39 million pounds from Ajax Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s first contract from the summer window.
Merson told the Daily Star: “Donny van de Beek looks like a panic buy at Manchester United.I don’t get it.
“They just spent 40 million pounds on a position they’re already in and how do you play with Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes?
“You want who can play the role of guardian.
“This signature looked like me: “Oh, we haven’t bought yet, let’s buy someone, who can we have?”
AN IDEA OF THE RAF
Leeds is a movement for Barcelona star Rafinha, according to reports.
According to Sport in Spain, Barcelona will be worth 14.3 million pounds for their canterano, who joined the club at the age of thirteen and is Thiago’s younger brother.
Rafinha, 27, was on loan last season at Celta de Vigo, who had the possibility to make a permanent replacement for the same rates as Barca in Leeds.
But despite not being able to reach an agreement on the line, the Galician team may not make any money and Rafinha is willing to control himself in the Premier League.
PARTY POOPERS
Gunners’ bosses tried to use Alexandre Lacazette and Matteo Guendouzi as a weight to get Thomas Partey, according to reports.
Fabrizio Romano believes that the French duo have been presented to Atletico Madrid in exchange for the Ghanaian midfielder.
But it was a “no” of the La Liga giants, because they didn’t need Lacazette.
Partey is Mikel Arteta’s number one priority this summer, but he has a forty-five million pound clause in his contract with Atleti.
DUTCH COURAGE
Paul Merson criticized Manchester United’s signing of Donny van de Beek as a ‘panic purchase’.
The Red Devils signed a 39 million-pound contract with Ajax this week to take over the Dutch midfielder.
He has the first big access in the movement window, but former Arsenal player Merse is not impressed.
He told the Daily Star: “Donny van de Beek looks like a panic buy at Manchester United.I don’t get it.
“They just spent 40 million pounds on a position they’re already in and how do you play with Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes?
“You want who can play the role of guardian.
“This signature seemed, ‘Oh, we haven’t bought yet, let’s buy someone, who can we have?'”
POGBACK AGAIN
Paul Pogba reportedly refuses to sign his new contract with Manchester United, as he expects Juventus to return for him in January.
The acquisition of 89 million pounds is out of contract in one year, but United has the option to enlarge it for the season.
Now, however, Italian newspaper TuttoSport says it is now waiting to see if Turin squad will perform in January when their contract runs out.
Pogba spent four years with the Old Lady between 2012 and 2016 and has an appointment with his boss and former teammate Andrea Pirlo.
ALLAN IN
Allan is an Everton player.
The Brazilian midfielder has signed a three-year contract at Goodison Park after years with Napoli.
He meets former boss Carlo Ancelotti after the change of 21 million pounds.
Allan said: “It’s a real thrill to point out for Everton.This is a club with a history in the Premier League, which has a genuine ambition and then there is Professor Ancelotti.
“He did his best to bring me here. It’s the length of the club and the technician’s call, which means you don’t think twice about coming to Everton.”
“A vital component of my game is the marking and the preference to safely win each and every ball.There will be a lot of determination in my component, a lot of determination, a lot.
We completed the signing of @CBF_Futebol allan, the midfielder who signed a three-year contract until the end of June 2023.BemVindoAllan
– Everton (@Everton) September 5, 2020
A WIL AND A ROAD?
Newcastle has submitted an offer of 20 million pounds for Bournemouth striker Callum Wilson.
Keith Downie from Sky Sports tweeted: “I can verify that Newcastle made an offer this morning for a total of £ 20 million for Callum Wilson.
“Bournemouth has still accepted or rejected the offer. They need Matt Ritchie from Newcastle, but this deal will be harder to make.”
Aston Villa has had his offer of 15 million pounds rejected through the Cherries, who have been informed across the England abroad that he needs to play Premier League football.
I NEED KOUL OFF
Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis said the club’s bad blood with Manchester City affects any deal for Kalidou Koulibaly.
Serie A infuriated Pep Guardiola’s men after Jorginho’s failed play in the summer of 2018.
And Napoli boss De Laurentiis admitted that the Premier League giants harbor a sense of unease that makes a resolution impossible for Koulibaly.
He said to Canale 21, “How can we have a general and quiet negotiation with Manchester City to sell Koulibaly?They won’t talk to us about Jorginho’s agreement two years ago.”
GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL FANS
What a day we had at the market.
Lionel Messi “em rendeixo” in Barcelona and entered his match to leave Camp Nou.
At least a year.
After telling the League giants that he sought to enact a clause that would allow him to leave for free, he has now admitted that he is unwilling to fight for his rights in court.
However, the Argentine struck the club’s president, Josep Maria Bartomeu, in doing so.
He said to Goal, “There’s some other way and what to go to trial.
“I would never go to the court opposite Barca, it is the club I love, which has given me everything since my arrival.
“This is the myArray club I made my here.
“Barca gave me everything and I gave it my all.I know it happened to me to sue Barca.
He added: “I idea and I was sure I was on the loose to leave, the president said that at the end of the season I could make a decision about whether or not I would stay.”
“Now they hold on to the fact that I didn’t say it until June 10, when it turns out on June 10 we were competing for La Liga in the middle of this lousy coronavirus and that disease has replaced the entire season.
And that’s why I’m still at the club.
“Now I’m still at the club because the president told me that the only way out is to pay the 630 million pound clause, and that’s impossible.”
On the other hand, Chelsea have shown their million-pound deal to point to Bayer Leverkusen’s Kai Havertz.
TIME SAYS
Timo Werner must have snubbed Manchester City to point to Chelsea.
Sport Bild claims that the German striker was a main target for Pep Guardiola this summer, who is very likely to sign for Liverpool.
However, Werner, then star of RB Leipzig, lowered Pep’s advances once Chelsea manager Frank Lampard entered the race.
The Blues ended up paying a $47 million deal after complying with Werner’s termination clause.
OFF-BRAND
Mark Noble is NOT satisfied that Grady Diangana has been authorized to depart for West Brom.
The Hammers captain tweeted: “As captain of this football club, I am heartbroken and unhappy that Grady is gone, a wonderful kid with a wonderful career.”
Diangana signed a four-year contract for the Baggies for a down payment of thirteen million pounds before tonight.
– MARK NOBLE (Noble16Mark) September 4, 2020
THE ART OF WORK
Mikel Arteta is very happy to meet Dani Ceballos for a year at Arsenal.
The midfielder has arrived at Real Madrid on loan for one season.
And Arteta said on the club’s website: “Dani was an integral component of our team last season and finished the season in perfect form.
“I love Dani’s hobby and commitment, and he’s a very professional player.We are very happy to welcome you and look forward to seeing you continue where you left off.”
Breakdown
A little Friday magic for Arsenal fans!
Dani Ceballos returns for a year on loan from Real Madrid.
– Arsenal (@Arsenal) 4 September 2020
BAYERN FOR BLOOD
Lionel Messi has revealed that three humiliating defeats in the Champions League left him determined to leave Barcelona.
Barcelona beat Roma 4-1 in the champions’ quarter-final first leg in 2018 before escaping the festival with a 3-0 defeat in the opposing game.
They suffered a fall a year later when they lost a 3-0 lead to Liverpool, losing 4-0 at Anfield.
And his record loss to Bayern in Lisbon last month is already one of the darkest days in the club’s history.
He told Goal: “I’ve looked for more and I need to compete at the highest level, win titles, compete in the Champions League.You can win or lose because it’s so hard, but you have to compete.”
“At least compete for this and we won’t give in in Rome, Liverpool, Lisbon.All this led me to think about the resolution I was looking to implement.
HAMMER DEFENSE
West Ham has defended its resolution to Grady Diangana to West Brom.
The end has been highly rated by fans, but leaves for a down payment of thirteen million pounds to Prem’s rookies, the club mentions its desire to sell before it can buy.
The Hammers said: ‘The resolve to sell Grady was reluctantly made but, in the end, in the club’s most productive interest and with the aim of strengthening the team in other spaces at this time.
“What was earned for Grady will be reinvested entirely in the team, according to the coach’s goals.
“We believe it will give us the most productive possibility imaginable to make sure we have a balanced team to play in the Premier League and able to achieve our goals and ambitions this season.”
DO YOU RECOGNIZE THESE TWO?
James Rodriguez and Abdoulaye Doucoure are believed to be at Liverpool tonight signing for Everton.
Excited, Toffees fans?
– MontageMemorabilia (@MontageMem) September 4, 2020
DIFFERENT GRADY
Grady Diangana has finished his move to West Brom, an agreement that has provoked the wrath of West Ham fans.
Duncan Wright of SunSport writes that the Hammers have accepted a thirteen million pound offer with another 6 million pounds in bonuses for their academic product that spent the season on loan with the Baggies.
And Diangana, 22, wasted no time agreeing on terms and tonight put on paper a four-year contract with The Hawthorns.
The resolve to settle for a special offer for the end generated anger among West Ham enthusiasts disappointed by the resolve to take credit for one of its brightest products in years.
Break
It’s a deal…
Kai Havertz for Chelsea!
Welcome to Chelsea, KaiHavertz29! ???? – HelloKai ????
v Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) September 2020
BOG OFF
Chelsea are reportedly in a position for another payday with former guy Jeremie Boga moving to Rennes.
Goal claims that the French aspect has made an initial offer of 17 million pounds plus additions to the 23-year-old Sassuolo end.
When rumors of a thirteen million-pound takeover arose, Chelsea renegotiated with the Italians, cutting the clause and placing a sale payment of between 10 and 15%.
And Boga, also related to Everton, now seems destined to return to the former Rennes lender, who finished third in Ligue 1 last season to secure a place in the Champions League.
It is believed that an offer of be has already been rejected through Sassuolo and hopes that the new be offer of at least 17 million pounds will be enough to close a deal.
KOUL-ING OFF
Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis says the club’s bad blood with Manchester City affects any deal by Kalidou Koulibaly.
Serie A infuriated Pep Guardiola’s men after Jorginho’s failed play in the summer of 2018.
He said to Canale 21, “How can we have a general and quiet negotiation with Manchester City to sell Koulibaly?They won’t talk to us about Jorginho’s agreement two years ago.”
He added: “Koulibaly and [Arkadiusz] Milik are about to exit, if the movement market allows it.
“So if the market moves us to sell those two wonderful players, we’ll know how to update them.Otherwise, we’ll let you know next year.
“Kalidou is a wonderful person, he would be extraordinarily unhappy to lose him.But a moment for everything, even to separate.
WHEN EVERYTHING IS SAID AND DONE
Elsewhere, West Ham would possibly be about to flee a Said Benrahma move.
The Telegraph on the Hammers’ refusal to meet Brentford’s 20 million pound end valuation.
Since defense is perceived as a more vital domain for David Moyes to improve, the deal is stagnant.
Aston Villa is also excited but, likewise, it may not have to pay the full value for Algerian.
LUK OUT
Luka Modric says Barcelona would have been there if Lionel Messi had left.
The real Croatian star of Madrid compared to the one that in the past discussed the Argentine’s departure with the moment Cristiano Ronaldo left Los Blancos for Juventus in 2018.
He told the AFP before Messi’s announcement: “It would be a huge loss, like when Christian left.
“But you can’t think of the past. It’s football and that’s it.
“If that happens, it will be a massive loss to the prestige of the league.But we have to move on. The other players will be the stars.”
“When Christian left, the same thing happened; Real Madrid’s life has followed him and will be the same for Barcelona and the Messi League.
‘NEVER’
Lionel Messi has made it clear that he will never have brought legal action against Barcelona.
The club appears to have won its war of words for its termination clause, which led Messi to accept that his 12-month contract be maintained.
And he said to Goal, “There’s some other way and what to go to trial.
“I would never go to the court opposite Barca, it is the club I love, which has given me everything since I arrived.
“This is the myArray club I made my here.
“Barca gave me everything and I gave it my all.I know it happened to me to sue Barca.
MORE MESSI
This is what Lionel Messi said about his movement clause, which has been the subject of legal threats.
He told Goal, “I have an idea and I was sure I was on the loose to leave, the president said that by the end of the season I could make a decision about whether or not I would stay.”
“Now they hold on to the fact that I didn’t say it until June 10, when it turns out that on June 10 we were competing for La Liga in the midst of this terrible coronavirus and that disease has replaced the entire season.
And that’s why I’m still at the club.
“Now I’m still at the club because the president told me that the only way out is to pay the 630 million pound clause, and that’s impossible.”
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