Manchester City is preparing an offer for West Ham United center midfielder Declan Rice, sources revealed on Thursday. This comes as Arsenal looks to sign the player after their first two bids were rejected.

Should Man City decide to pounce on Rice this summer, they will be required to submit a largescale bid, considering that Arsenal’s latest bid of £75 million and a further £15 million in add-ons was rejected.

It is believed that City’s late entry to the race for Rice’s signature was due to the club deciding to hear about the future of captain Ilkay Gundogan. With Gundogan now headed to FC Barcelona, City is looking at Rice as his replacement.

With West Ham currently valuing Rice at £100 million, Arsenal is expected to return to them with a third offer. Now that Man City has entered the fray, however, the Hammers may look to increase their asking price.

West Ham manager David Moyes has signaled his interest in City midfielder Kalvin Phillips, who spent the majority of his debut season at the club on the bench. It is believed that Moyes would make a move for him should Rice join City.

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Manchester City’s forward Raheem Sterling could be on the move when the transfer window opens in January. According to the Spanish media outlet Sport, La Liga giants Barcelona are interested in bringing Sterling to Camp Nou while the player is also keen on the switch.

The proposed move would see Sterling joining Barca on loan. This is the only way that the Catalan club could facilitate the move considering their tough financial situation at the moment.

Barca previously made a move to get Sterling during the summer, but City wasn’t willing to let the 26-year-old star go as they failed to sign a striker. But despite this, Sterling isn’t playing a significant role with the Premier League powerhouse, and it is now believed the club has softened its stance.

Barcelona reportedly remained engaged with Sterling’s representatives and is willing to make another attempt to acquire the player. The England international, on the other hand, would not be opposed to making a move to Spain as he believes he would get more playing time and be a key figure for the club.

Raheem Sterling joined Manchester City in 2015 from Liverpool and has since made 302 appearances for the club while scoring 115 goals and dishing 88 assists. He helped the club win nine trophies during that span, including three Premier League titles.

Sterling played 10 games in 2021-22 but only started four of those games and has just one goal to show for.

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German defender Jerome Boateng has found a new club after spending the better part of the summer on the free-agent market. Boateng will now suit up for Lyon after he inked a two-year deal with Ligue 1 side on Tuesday.

Boateng spent the previous 10 years playing for Bayern Munich, but Bundesliga powerhouse decided earlier this year that he won’t be offered a new contract. The 32-year-old attracted interest from several profile clubs, including Tottenham, Arsenal, and Roma, in the past weeks before deciding to pick France as his next destination.

One of the reasons why Boateng rebuffed the interest from other clubs in favor of Lyon might be the opportunity to have more playing time. He has a chance to be a regular starter with the French club, with his odds becoming even higher following the suspension of Brazilian defender Marcelo. If he had joined a bigger club, however, he would probably have to settle for a bench role.

During his time with Bayern Munich, Jerome Boateng was irreplaceable in the team’s backline. He played 364 games in all competitions, providing the club with a reliable and stable presence in defense while also managing to contribute with 10 goals and 25 assists. He won 25 trophies with Bayern, including nine Bundesliga titles and two UEFA Champions Leagues.

Boateng previously also played for Hertha BSC, Hamburger SV, and Manchester City.

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Kylian Mbappe won’t be suiting up for Real Madrid this summer. According to multiple reports, Paris Saint-Germain declined the latest offer from the La Liga powerhouse and will keep the French striker on their roster for this season.

Real has made several offers to PSG for Mbappe in recent days, but the French club opted to reject each one even though the 22-year-old star is set to be out of contract next summer. On the last day of the transfer window (Tuesday), Real returned with a final offer of $235 million to which they reportedly didn’t even receive a reply from PSG.

By rejecting Real’s advances, PSG bought themselves more time to convince Mbappe to sign a long-term deal and stay in Paris. However, if they fail, the French international will be able to walk away for free in July. He can already start negotiating with other clubs and commit to a pre-contract in January.

Real Madrid remains the most probable landing spot for Kylian Mbappe. Los Blancos have monitored him for several years now and even planned their transfer strategy around the player, so they probably won’t give up now. On the other hand, Mbappe has been a fan of Real since he was a child and would reportedly only consider a move to Santiago Bernabeu.

Mbappe joined PSG in 2017 in a transfer worth around $210 million from Ligue 1 side Monaco. Since then, he has played 175 games for the club and scored 135 goals. Mbappe also helped PSG win three consecutive league titles.

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Spanish international midfielder Thiago Alcantara is reportedly unsure about his future with Bayern Munich. According to German outlet Sport Bild, Thiago recently refused a contract extension offer from Bundesliga giants as he is considering leaving the club after seven years.

Thiago has one year left on his contract and Bayern approached his representatives back in May to offer him a new deal. However, the 29-year-old is stalling with the response and still hasn’t reached out to the club about the matter.

Sport Bild reports that Thiago’s reluctance to pen an extension has to do with his wish to play for another top European club. His preferred destination would be defending UEFA Champions League champions Liverpool, as The Reds’ manager Jurgen Klopp is known to be a fan of the Spaniard.

Thiago Alcantara started his career with Barcelona and spent four years at Camp Nou before joining Bayern in 2013. Since then, Thiago made 230 appearances for the club while helping the Bavarian powerhouse to win seven consecutive Bundesliga titles.

This season, Thiago hasn’t been present for Bayern that much as he dealt with several minor injuries. However, the club still considers him a key player and will most likely be reluctant to let him go without a fight.

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Liverpool already has a scary squad, but the Premier League giants might be even stronger in the summer. According to The Athletic, Liverpool is plotting transfer moves for Borussia Dortmund’s winger Jadon Sancho and RB Leipzig’s striker Timo Werner.

The Athletic reports that Liverpool’s boss Jurgen Klopp admires the young Bundesliga duo for some time and has now identified them as his prime transfer targets when the European transfer window opens.

The moves would come with a big price tag, as Sancho alone is valued close to $140 million by Dortmund. Werner’s price tag is a lot more approachable thanks to his $60 million release clause.

The Athletic adds that according to the sources close to the club, the move for both players doesn’t seem realistic unless one part of Liverpool’s deadly trio of Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino, and Mohammed Salah, decides to leave the club.

Finally, if forced to choose, Klopp would prefer to get Timo Werner rather than Jadon Sancho. Werner, who scored 21 goals and dished seven assists this season in the Bundesliga, seems like a better fit for Liverpool’s current squad.

Sancho, on the other side, is similar to Salah and Mane, so plugging him in immediately would be a bit challenging if both players remain. The Englishman, who is also pursued by Manchester United and Chelsea, scored 14 goals and added 15 assists in 23 games in the league this season.

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Netherland’s giants Ajax continues to cash in on their young stars. After selling Frenkie de Jong and Matthijs de Ligt for a combined $160 million in the summer, the club will now also part ways with Moroccan winger Hakim Ziyech in a big-money transfer.

Ajax confirmed on Thursday that they have agreed on a transfer that will see Ziyech join Premier League powerhouse Chelsea in July. According to the official statement, the transfer will cost up to $48 million.

“Ajax and Chelsea have reached an agreement for the transfer of Hakim Ziyech,” said Ajax in a statement. “The player will join the Premier League club on July 1, 2020 and will finish the season in Amsterdam.  The clubs have agreed a deal of € 40m. This sum could potentially increase to a maximum of € 44m, with variable factors.”

Following his fine form last season, in which he scored 21 goals and dished 13 assists in all competitions, Ziyech attracted interest from numerous big European clubs. Among his suitors were Barcelona, PSG, and Manchester United, but Chelsea ended up being the quickest to finish the job.

Hakim Ziyech joined Ajax from Twente in 2016 and has since played 159 games in all competitions for the club, scoring 47 goals. He helped the team win Eredivisie and KNVB Cup while leading the league in assists in each of the past four seasons. Ziyech also won Dutch Footballer of the Year in 2018 and was part of the UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season in 2018–19.

Ziyech is Morocco international since 2015 and has scored 14 goals in 32 games since then.

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The speculation that has connected Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba to Real Madrid throughout the summer turned up on Sunday after his brother announced a move to Spain.

C.D. Manchego Ciudad Real, a small club in Spain’s Third Division, announced their signing of Mathias Pogba on Sunday morning. Considering the team’s location just south of Madrid, it heightened the rumors that Pogba is in the midst of a move to the Spanish capital.

The less famous Pogba, a striker, spent the 2018-19 season with Tours in France’s fourth division. He has spent time with clubs throughout Europe’s lower levels since making his professional debut in 2009 after a youth career at Celta Vigo.

The more famous Pogba has been linked to Real Madrid ever since telling media in a June interview that he was “looking for a new challenge.” The 2018 World Cup champion has spent the past three seasons with the Premier League club after establishing himself as one of the game’s top talents while with Juventus from 2012 to 2016.

His talents would undeniably be great for Real Madrid, who’s looking to add an impact player of Pogba’s caliber in its midfield. It remains to be seen whether his older brother’s signing with a Spanish club is simply a coincidence or a sign of something that will happen in the future.

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The British Premier League club Chelsea continues to sign current players with new contracts under the leadership of their new manager Frank Lampard in an effort to secure a stable team for next season.

The latest news from the club officially confirms that Chelsea has secured yet another player – the young winger Callum Hudson Odoi.  

The 18-year-old Odoi signed a new five-year deal with his current club and the new contract will bring him a weekly paycheck of around $124,000.

The Bundesliga club Bayern Munich tried to sign the winger, making a $43 million offer which was eventually turned down by Chelsea. Afterward, Odoi handed a transfer request to the management.  

Odoi has been out of the field since April when he suffered an Achilles tendon injury. According to some sources, he might recover just in time to join his team at the start of next season.  

The club’s manager Lampard had previously stated that the youngster can be a huge player for Chelsea and that with his talent he can be central to the club and England. Odoi is a shining example of the Chelsea academy because he has been part of the team since he was seven years old, having played for both the youth and the senior teams.   

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Most of the world remembers him as one of the greatest soccer players of all time and fans everywhere were saddened when they heard about his plan to retire 18 months ago. But now, he might make a really sensational return to the soccer field surprising everyone.  

The last time Ronaldinho was on the field he was wearing the jersey of the Brazilian club Fluminense. Now, club Birkirkara FC from Malta is reportedly in discussions with the ex-world star soccer player about a possible move to the club which will be a real U-turn in his career.

Michael Valenzia, the Technical Director of the Maltese Premier League club, again confirmed that such talks are being held saying that there is a possibility that Birkirkara could sign Ronaldinho.  

The 39-year-old world star announced his retirement from professional soccer back in January of 2018. During his long and stunning career, Ronaldinho played in some of the best soccer clubs in Europe including Paris Saint Germain, AC Milan and of course Barcelona where he stayed for five years making it the longest engagement in his career. During his club career, he made 719 appearances and scored an astounding 280 goals.  

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Manchester City is preparing an offer for West Ham United center midfielder Declan Rice, sources revealed on Thursday. This comes as Arsenal looks to sign the player after their first two bids were rejected.

Should Man City decide to pounce on Rice this summer, they will be required to submit a largescale bid, considering that Arsenal’s latest bid of £75 million and a further £15 million in add-ons was rejected.

It is believed that City’s late entry to the race for Rice’s signature was due to the club deciding to hear about the future of captain Ilkay Gundogan. With Gundogan now headed to FC Barcelona, City is looking at Rice as his replacement.

With West Ham currently valuing Rice at £100 million, Arsenal is expected to return to them with a third offer. Now that Man City has entered the fray, however, the Hammers may look to increase their asking price.

West Ham manager David Moyes has signaled his interest in City midfielder Kalvin Phillips, who spent the majority of his debut season at the club on the bench. It is believed that Moyes would make a move for him should Rice join City.

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Manchester City’s forward Raheem Sterling could be on the move when the transfer window opens in January. According to the Spanish media outlet Sport, La Liga giants Barcelona are interested in bringing Sterling to Camp Nou while the player is also keen on the switch.

The proposed move would see Sterling joining Barca on loan. This is the only way that the Catalan club could facilitate the move considering their tough financial situation at the moment.

Barca previously made a move to get Sterling during the summer, but City wasn’t willing to let the 26-year-old star go as they failed to sign a striker. But despite this, Sterling isn’t playing a significant role with the Premier League powerhouse, and it is now believed the club has softened its stance.

Barcelona reportedly remained engaged with Sterling’s representatives and is willing to make another attempt to acquire the player. The England international, on the other hand, would not be opposed to making a move to Spain as he believes he would get more playing time and be a key figure for the club.

Raheem Sterling joined Manchester City in 2015 from Liverpool and has since made 302 appearances for the club while scoring 115 goals and dishing 88 assists. He helped the club win nine trophies during that span, including three Premier League titles.

Sterling played 10 games in 2021-22 but only started four of those games and has just one goal to show for.

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German defender Jerome Boateng has found a new club after spending the better part of the summer on the free-agent market. Boateng will now suit up for Lyon after he inked a two-year deal with Ligue 1 side on Tuesday.

Boateng spent the previous 10 years playing for Bayern Munich, but Bundesliga powerhouse decided earlier this year that he won’t be offered a new contract. The 32-year-old attracted interest from several profile clubs, including Tottenham, Arsenal, and Roma, in the past weeks before deciding to pick France as his next destination.

One of the reasons why Boateng rebuffed the interest from other clubs in favor of Lyon might be the opportunity to have more playing time. He has a chance to be a regular starter with the French club, with his odds becoming even higher following the suspension of Brazilian defender Marcelo. If he had joined a bigger club, however, he would probably have to settle for a bench role.

During his time with Bayern Munich, Jerome Boateng was irreplaceable in the team’s backline. He played 364 games in all competitions, providing the club with a reliable and stable presence in defense while also managing to contribute with 10 goals and 25 assists. He won 25 trophies with Bayern, including nine Bundesliga titles and two UEFA Champions Leagues.

Boateng previously also played for Hertha BSC, Hamburger SV, and Manchester City.

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Kylian Mbappe won’t be suiting up for Real Madrid this summer. According to multiple reports, Paris Saint-Germain declined the latest offer from the La Liga powerhouse and will keep the French striker on their roster for this season.

Real has made several offers to PSG for Mbappe in recent days, but the French club opted to reject each one even though the 22-year-old star is set to be out of contract next summer. On the last day of the transfer window (Tuesday), Real returned with a final offer of $235 million to which they reportedly didn’t even receive a reply from PSG.

By rejecting Real’s advances, PSG bought themselves more time to convince Mbappe to sign a long-term deal and stay in Paris. However, if they fail, the French international will be able to walk away for free in July. He can already start negotiating with other clubs and commit to a pre-contract in January.

Real Madrid remains the most probable landing spot for Kylian Mbappe. Los Blancos have monitored him for several years now and even planned their transfer strategy around the player, so they probably won’t give up now. On the other hand, Mbappe has been a fan of Real since he was a child and would reportedly only consider a move to Santiago Bernabeu.

Mbappe joined PSG in 2017 in a transfer worth around $210 million from Ligue 1 side Monaco. Since then, he has played 175 games for the club and scored 135 goals. Mbappe also helped PSG win three consecutive league titles.

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Spanish international midfielder Thiago Alcantara is reportedly unsure about his future with Bayern Munich. According to German outlet Sport Bild, Thiago recently refused a contract extension offer from Bundesliga giants as he is considering leaving the club after seven years.

Thiago has one year left on his contract and Bayern approached his representatives back in May to offer him a new deal. However, the 29-year-old is stalling with the response and still hasn’t reached out to the club about the matter.

Sport Bild reports that Thiago’s reluctance to pen an extension has to do with his wish to play for another top European club. His preferred destination would be defending UEFA Champions League champions Liverpool, as The Reds’ manager Jurgen Klopp is known to be a fan of the Spaniard.

Thiago Alcantara started his career with Barcelona and spent four years at Camp Nou before joining Bayern in 2013. Since then, Thiago made 230 appearances for the club while helping the Bavarian powerhouse to win seven consecutive Bundesliga titles.

This season, Thiago hasn’t been present for Bayern that much as he dealt with several minor injuries. However, the club still considers him a key player and will most likely be reluctant to let him go without a fight.

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Liverpool already has a scary squad, but the Premier League giants might be even stronger in the summer. According to The Athletic, Liverpool is plotting transfer moves for Borussia Dortmund’s winger Jadon Sancho and RB Leipzig’s striker Timo Werner.

The Athletic reports that Liverpool’s boss Jurgen Klopp admires the young Bundesliga duo for some time and has now identified them as his prime transfer targets when the European transfer window opens.

The moves would come with a big price tag, as Sancho alone is valued close to $140 million by Dortmund. Werner’s price tag is a lot more approachable thanks to his $60 million release clause.

The Athletic adds that according to the sources close to the club, the move for both players doesn’t seem realistic unless one part of Liverpool’s deadly trio of Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino, and Mohammed Salah, decides to leave the club.

Finally, if forced to choose, Klopp would prefer to get Timo Werner rather than Jadon Sancho. Werner, who scored 21 goals and dished seven assists this season in the Bundesliga, seems like a better fit for Liverpool’s current squad.

Sancho, on the other side, is similar to Salah and Mane, so plugging him in immediately would be a bit challenging if both players remain. The Englishman, who is also pursued by Manchester United and Chelsea, scored 14 goals and added 15 assists in 23 games in the league this season.

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Netherland’s giants Ajax continues to cash in on their young stars. After selling Frenkie de Jong and Matthijs de Ligt for a combined $160 million in the summer, the club will now also part ways with Moroccan winger Hakim Ziyech in a big-money transfer.

Ajax confirmed on Thursday that they have agreed on a transfer that will see Ziyech join Premier League powerhouse Chelsea in July. According to the official statement, the transfer will cost up to $48 million.

“Ajax and Chelsea have reached an agreement for the transfer of Hakim Ziyech,” said Ajax in a statement. “The player will join the Premier League club on July 1, 2020 and will finish the season in Amsterdam.  The clubs have agreed a deal of € 40m. This sum could potentially increase to a maximum of € 44m, with variable factors.”

Following his fine form last season, in which he scored 21 goals and dished 13 assists in all competitions, Ziyech attracted interest from numerous big European clubs. Among his suitors were Barcelona, PSG, and Manchester United, but Chelsea ended up being the quickest to finish the job.

Hakim Ziyech joined Ajax from Twente in 2016 and has since played 159 games in all competitions for the club, scoring 47 goals. He helped the team win Eredivisie and KNVB Cup while leading the league in assists in each of the past four seasons. Ziyech also won Dutch Footballer of the Year in 2018 and was part of the UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season in 2018–19.

Ziyech is Morocco international since 2015 and has scored 14 goals in 32 games since then.

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The speculation that has connected Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba to Real Madrid throughout the summer turned up on Sunday after his brother announced a move to Spain.

C.D. Manchego Ciudad Real, a small club in Spain’s Third Division, announced their signing of Mathias Pogba on Sunday morning. Considering the team’s location just south of Madrid, it heightened the rumors that Pogba is in the midst of a move to the Spanish capital.

The less famous Pogba, a striker, spent the 2018-19 season with Tours in France’s fourth division. He has spent time with clubs throughout Europe’s lower levels since making his professional debut in 2009 after a youth career at Celta Vigo.

The more famous Pogba has been linked to Real Madrid ever since telling media in a June interview that he was “looking for a new challenge.” The 2018 World Cup champion has spent the past three seasons with the Premier League club after establishing himself as one of the game’s top talents while with Juventus from 2012 to 2016.

His talents would undeniably be great for Real Madrid, who’s looking to add an impact player of Pogba’s caliber in its midfield. It remains to be seen whether his older brother’s signing with a Spanish club is simply a coincidence or a sign of something that will happen in the future.

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The British Premier League club Chelsea continues to sign current players with new contracts under the leadership of their new manager Frank Lampard in an effort to secure a stable team for next season.

The latest news from the club officially confirms that Chelsea has secured yet another player – the young winger Callum Hudson Odoi.  

The 18-year-old Odoi signed a new five-year deal with his current club and the new contract will bring him a weekly paycheck of around $124,000.

The Bundesliga club Bayern Munich tried to sign the winger, making a $43 million offer which was eventually turned down by Chelsea. Afterward, Odoi handed a transfer request to the management.  

Odoi has been out of the field since April when he suffered an Achilles tendon injury. According to some sources, he might recover just in time to join his team at the start of next season.  

The club’s manager Lampard had previously stated that the youngster can be a huge player for Chelsea and that with his talent he can be central to the club and England. Odoi is a shining example of the Chelsea academy because he has been part of the team since he was seven years old, having played for both the youth and the senior teams.   

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Most of the world remembers him as one of the greatest soccer players of all time and fans everywhere were saddened when they heard about his plan to retire 18 months ago. But now, he might make a really sensational return to the soccer field surprising everyone.  

The last time Ronaldinho was on the field he was wearing the jersey of the Brazilian club Fluminense. Now, club Birkirkara FC from Malta is reportedly in discussions with the ex-world star soccer player about a possible move to the club which will be a real U-turn in his career.

Michael Valenzia, the Technical Director of the Maltese Premier League club, again confirmed that such talks are being held saying that there is a possibility that Birkirkara could sign Ronaldinho.  

The 39-year-old world star announced his retirement from professional soccer back in January of 2018. During his long and stunning career, Ronaldinho played in some of the best soccer clubs in Europe including Paris Saint Germain, AC Milan and of course Barcelona where he stayed for five years making it the longest engagement in his career. During his club career, he made 719 appearances and scored an astounding 280 goals.  

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