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The Irish Sun
3 days ago
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Transfer news LIVE: Walker to Everton EXCLUSIVE, Napoli chasing Sancho deal, Xhaka set for AC Milan switch
THE thrills and spills of the summer transfer window are well underway with some huge deals in the pipeline. Kyle Walker has agreed a sensational one-year deal to join Premier League side Everton this summer, Elsewhere, Napoli are reportedly chasing a deal for In other news, former Arsenal captain Granit Xhaka is set to join Luka Modric at Elsewhere, In other news, Follow ALL the latest news, moves and completed deals with our live blog below... By Diaz interest Manchester United are reportedly interested in signing Real Madrid ace Brahim Diaz this summer. The former Man City attacker could be offered a "greater role" at Old Trafford than he currently has in the Spanish capital. However, conflicting reports have claimed that Los Blancos would be willing to offer him a contract. However, conflicting reports have claimed that Los Blancos would be willing to offer him a contract. Credit: Rex Copy link Copied By Tanganga switch Millwall are already planning next season without key defender Japhet Tanganga this summer. Promoted trio Leeds, Burnley and Sunderland are all keen on the 26-year-old while Brentford are also said to be sniffing. The Lions ace - who came through the ranks at Tottenham - has a £1.2million release clause in his contract, which is seen as a bargain. Copy link Copied By Oppie race Birmingham City, Hull and Norwich are chasing Arminia Bielefeld defender Louis Oppie. The left-back, 23, was key player for the Bundesliga 2 club as they won Germany's third tier with three goals and eight assists. He also helped the club to the DFB Pokal final - the German equivalent of the League Cup - where they lost to Stuttgart after beating Bundesliga sides Werder Bremen, Union Berlin and Bayer Leverkusen. Copy link Copied By Barca boost Barcelona have been boosted in the transfer market after their credit rating changed. The club has seen its rating risen from 'stable' to 'positive' as it continues to recover from its financial struggles. This means that the club could start to become more active in the transfer market. Copy link Copied By Sancho switch Jadon Sancho could be offered an escape route of Manchester United by Napoli. Sky Italy have claimed that the winger is of interest of the Seria A champions. It is suggested that Napoli are "exploring a move" but his wages could be a sumbling block. Scott McTominay made the same move last summer and turned into a hero in Italy, Copy link Copied By Eagles swoop Crystal Palace have reportedly agreed a deal to sign goalkeeper Walter Benitez on a free transfer. The 33-year-old Argentine is a free agent, having left PSV. Copy link Copied By Isak update Alexander Isak is reportedly set to start talks with Newcastle over a new deal at St James' Park. The striker is one of a few top targets for Arsenal this summer as Mikel Arteta looks to strengthen his attacking options. If the Swedish forward was to agree fresh terms at Newcastle, then it could seriously dent any chances of him moving to North London. The Telegraph have claimed that the contract offer would make Isak the highest-paid player in the squad. Credit: Getty Copy link Copied By Xhaka switch Former Arsenal star Granit Xhaka is on the move again. The midfielder joined Bayer Leverkusen from the Gunners two years ago but is set to move to the Serie A. Reports have claimed that the Swiss ace is set to sign a two-year deal with AC Milan. Copy link Copied By Nunez talks Liverpool's Darwin Nunez has reportedly held talks with Napoli. Fabrizio Romano has claimed that there are more talks planned throughout the week. The Uruguayan also has interest from Saudi Arabia and other European clubs. Copy link Copied By Laporte interest Arsenal have been put in the race to sign former Manchester City star Aymeric Laporte. The Spanish defender is set to leave Al-Nassr this summer with a queue of clubs interested. AS have put Arsenal among the list of suitors as Mikel Arteta looks to improve his squad for next season. Credit: Getty Copy link Copied By Juve's Gyokeres move Juventus are rivalling Arsenal and Manchester United's bid to sign Sporting Lisbon star Viktor Gyokeres. According to The same source claims the Bianconeri plan to take advantage of the Premier League side's indecisiveness amid Sporting's demands. The Serie A giants have held talks with the striker's camp and are prepared to offer him a contract worth £11million per year. That would also come with a bid worth more than £60m 'in the next few days'. Copy link Copied By Spurs move Tottenham have reportedly held talks over a move for Roony Bardghji. The Swedish prospect has been likened to Argentine legend Lionel Messi for his impressive performances at Copenhagen. He has long been linked with a move away from Denmark and North London could be his destination. Copy link Copied By Blues' winger hunt Chelsea's hunt for a new winger has taken a new turn. Reports have claimed that the West London side has contacted Lyon over Malick Fofana. The Belgian winger has three years remaining on his contract in France. Chelsea have already been linked with Dortmund's Jamie Gittens and West Ham's Mohammed Kudus. Copy link Copied By EXCLUSIVE: Walker to Everton Kyle Walker has agreed to join Everton on a one-year deal. The England right-back has been locked in talks with Toffees chiefs since his return from his loan spell at AC Milan. Everton and current club Manchester City will now thrash out whether it is a permanent deal or just a 12-month loan while he sees out the remainder of his Etihad contract. Fulham Copy link Copied By Digne back-up to Robertson Atletico Madrid have reportedly earmarked a move for Aston Villa ace Lucas Digne. The Times have claimed that the LaLiga giants will move for the Frenchman should they miss out on Andy Robertson. Copy link Copied By Antony offer Real Betis have reportedly made an offer to buy Antony from Manchester United in a rare £17million co-ownership transfer. The Brazilian winger was shipped out on loan to Spain in January after failing to impress Ruben Amorim. Betis are hopeful of bringing him back to Spain. And It's reckoned that Betis proposed a rarely-seen deal that would see them pay just £17m to become theoretical co-owners of Antony. Outright co-ownership is common in European football but is banned in the Premier League. So in practice, it would see Antony join Betis for a low figure, while leaving United entitled to a high sell-on clause potentially worth 50 per cent. Copy link Copied By Antony offer Real Betis have reportedly made an offer to buy Antony from Manchester United in a rare £17million co-ownership transfer. The Brazilian winger was shipped out on loan to Spain in January after failing to impress Ruben Amorim. Betis are hopeful of bringing him back to Spain. And It's reckoned that Betis proposed a rarely-seen deal that would see them pay just £17m to become theoretical co-owners of Antony. Outright co-ownership is common in European football but is banned in the Premier League. So in practice, it would see Antony join Betis for a low figure, while leaving United entitled to a high sell-on clause potentially worth 50 per cent. Copy link Copied By Eze does it Eberechi could be the latest star to swap the Premier League for Bayern Munich. The Bundesliga giants have signed the likes of Harry Kane, Eric Dier, Joao Palhinha and Michael Olise in recent windows. They have now been linked with a move for the attacking midfielder. The BBC have claimed Eze's £68million release clause is now active. Copy link Copied By Leeds deal Leeds United have reportedly agreed on a deal to sign defender Jaka Bijol from Udinese. The Slovenia international will move to Elland Road in a deal worth £18million, according to Fabrizio Romano. Credit: Getty Copy link Copied By Leeds deal Leeds United have reportedly agreed on a deal to sign defender Jaka Bijol from Udinese. The Slovenia international will move to Elland Road in a deal worth £18million, according to Fabrizio Romano. Credit: Getty Copy link Copied By 'Back for Watkins' Arsenal have reignited their interest in Aston Villa star Ollie Watkins during the summer transfer window, which has officially reopened. The Gunners have prioritised Sporting Lisbon star Viktor Gyokeres this year. According to That has led to alternative options, which includes Watkins whom Arsenal tried to sign this past January transfer window. Copy link Copied By Arsenal target Joao Pedro Arsenal have been linked with a move for Brighton star Joao Pedro during the summer transfer window. However, Pedro is not currently a top target for the Gunners who appear to be prioritising the likes of Sporting Lisbon's Viktor Gyokeres and RB Leipzig's Benjamin Sesko. According to And the Brazil international would prefer to play for a London-based club – which of course works as a boost for Arsenal. Copy link Copied Tanganga transfer war - EXCLUSIVE Millwall ace Japhet Tanganga has his sights on a move to Europe in a cheap deal. Tanganga has a fixed fee at a bargain price of around £1.2million — making him an attractive option during the summer transfer window. As many as five Premier League sides, including Crystal Palace, are believed to be interested in the centre-back. But the domestic pack have been told the 26-year-old's preference is a switch to Germany or France. Copy link Copied By Chelsea target another striker Chelsea have begun talks with Stuttgart star Nick Woltemade amid the summer transfer window. The Blues are in the market for another striker this summer despite already signing Liam Delap for £30million from Ipswich Town. Woltemade has been on the West Londoners' radar for some time and they have now been in contact with the player's agent. Transfer insider The 6ft6in centre-forward sees his contract run until 2028 at the Bundesliga outfit. Other reports in Germany claim the 23-year-old is in talks over an improved deal and a pay rise with Stuttgart. But Chelsea are monitoring the situation in case an agreement cannot be struck between the two parties. Copy link Copied By Florian Wirtz medical Bayer Leverkusen star Florian Wirtz is set to undergo his medial at Liverpool. According to transfer insider Fabrizio Romano, Wirtz is scheduled to have his fitness tests on Friday. An agreement between all parties involved has been sealed since Tuesday. A Premier League record deal worth a total of £116million is set to become official with the playmaker expected to be officially announced. Copy link Copied 1 …
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Odilon Kossounou joins Atalanta
Atalanta have announced the signing of Odilon Kossounou from Bayer Leverkusen on a permanent basis. The Ivorian defender joins the Serie A side for a reported €23m following a successful loan spell which included 23 appearances across all competitions. Kossounou – who had one year remaining on his contract at Leverkusen – was praised by B04 sporting director Simon Rolfes upon his departure: 'Odilon was an important factor in our team in the most successful year in the club's history. We are happy he has settled in so well at Atalanta and we wish him all the best for the future.' Advertisement After winning the Africa Cup of Nations with Ivory Coast, Kossounou went on to win the Bundesliga and DFB Pokal titles in what was an unbeaten domestic campaign for Bayer Leverkusen, who also went on to the Europa League final, losing in Dublin against Atalanta. During his time at Bayer Leverkusen, Kossounou played 102 games across all competitions. GGFN | Daniel Pinder
Yahoo
13-06-2025
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- Yahoo
Germany's bid to host women's Euro 2029 leaves out Berlin
FILE - General view of the Olympiastadion Berlin stadium prior to the German soccer cup (DFB Pokal) final match between RB Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, May 13, 2021. (Maja Hitij/Pool via AP, file) FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany's bid to host the women's European Championship in 2029 is set to leave out the capital city of Berlin. Germany announced eight cities including Munich, Dortmund and Cologne that will host games if its bid is successful. Berlin was among three cities that didn't make the cut. Advertisement 'The selected venues represent the best combination for a successful international bid to UEFA,' the German soccer federation said in a statement, adding that it made decisions based on economic factors, regional balance and UEFA requirements. The announcement comes as Switzerland is set to host Euro 2025 next month. UEFA has said it will choose the host for Euro 2029 this December. It would be the third time that eight-time European champion Germany has officially hosted the event, but the first since 2001. Back then, only eight teams took part, half of the current number. Germany also hosted the tournament in 1989 and held the final in 1995, when it wasn't the official host because games were split among participating countries. Advertisement UEFA said last year it had also received declarations of interest for Euro 2029 from Italy, Poland and Portugal, as well as a joint bid by Denmark and Sweden. ___ AP soccer:
Yahoo
12-06-2025
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Nick Woltemade ready to take 'winning mentality' to Germany U21s
Rising German star Nick Woltemade continues to live life in the footballing fast lane. The VfB Stuttgart striker captured the DFB Pokal title with his Bundesliga club a couple of weeks ago. Shortly thereafter, he made his senior German national team debut. Woltemade impressed in his first start for country, so much so that his stay with the seniors was unexpectedly 23-year-old will nevertheless not have time to relish his second game under Julian Nagelsmann. Advertisement As soon as Sunday's fixture is completed, Woltemade is due in the camp of Germany U21 head coach Antonio di highly talented forward shall pull double duty for country this summer. The DFB expects him to help out in the coming U21 European championship. Woltemade spoke on his meteoric rise this year in an interview published on the German FA's website. The Bremen-native could have hardly envisaged all of these exciting developments just one year ago. Stuttgart snapped Woltemade up on a free from Bremen last summer. At the time, he maintained an estimated €7.5m market value. VfB head coach Sebastian Hoeneß famously left him off Stuttgart's squad for the 2024/25 Champions League group stages. Thanks to 17 goals across all competitions for club this season, Woltemade is now a bonafide €30m-valued star. He also got his name on the scoresheet in all four U21 appearances for country this year and scored a hat trick in his last U21 match. Advertisement 'When I was little, I always hoped that I would be able to achieve these goals one day,' Woltemade noted in his DFB interview. 'The fact that it's all happening so quickly is very exciting and also very crazy. I'm hoping there's more success this summer and it leads to a good conclusion.'\ Woltemade commented on his re-union with former Werder Bremen teammate Niclas Füllkrug on the German national team as well. Füllkrug and Woltemade played alongside each other for three seasons in both the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga between 2019 and 2022. Woltemade would end up missing the Bundesliga campaign that rendered Füllkrug an unlikely German national team star (2022/23) as he was on loan at SV Elversberg. Füllkrug's move to Dortmund the subsequent autumn finally enabled him to start getting some minutes for his academy side. 'Back then, I said: Imagine if we play together for the national team one day,' Woltemade said of the last time he and Füllkrug played together, in the German second division no less. 'It's really funny.' Advertisement As for his impressions of the Julian Nagelsmann's senior Nationalmannschaft, Woltemade stuck to some simple praise of DFB captain Joshua Kimmich. After that, it was time to look forward to the U21 tournament and next summer's World Cup. 'Jo Kimmich in particular exemplifies the winning mentality of the guys here,' Woltemade said. 'I will try to take this mentality with me to the U21s. Hopefully, I'll have a few more senior international caps under my belt by then [next summer's World Cup.]' GGFN | Peter Weis
BBC News
08-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Jobe Bellingham following brother's path but wants 'own identity'
A star in the Birmingham City academy, impressing in the Championship, then a big-money move to Bundesliga heavyweights Borussia Dortmund; Jobe Bellingham's career is following a very similar path to that of his older brother recently helped Sunderland win promotion to the Premier League - but the 19-year-old midfielder won't be playing in the English top flight next in an agreement worth up to £31m, he will join eight-time German champions Dortmund, who finished fourth in 2024-25 to secure a Champions League will become Dortmund's second-most expensive signing after Ousmane Dembele in 2016 and Sunderland's record is a club the Bellinghams know extremely well after Jude's successful spell there. He was only 17 when the German side paid Birmingham City an initial fee of £25m to sign him in July 2020. It proved to be a made 132 appearances over a three-year stint at Signal Iduna Park, winning the DFB Pokal in 2021. He narrowly missed out on the Bundesliga title as a knee injury meant he was an unused substitute when they drew with Mainz on the final day of the 2022-23 season. Victory would have made them champions for the first time in 11 was named Bundesliga Player of the Season, and within months had joined Real Madrid for an initial £88.5m. He helped Real win the Champions League and La Liga in his first season, and the Uefa Super Cup and Fifa Intercontinental Cup in his has a lot to live up to. 'He's trying to create his own identity' Though Jobe is following in his brother's footsteps by joining Dortmund, he wears his first name on the back of his shirt as he aims to create his own headlines."He doesn't want to live off the back of his brother's name; he wants to be the footballer he is and show people what he can do. He's trying to create his own identity," said former Sunderland boss Tony Mowbray in Jude operates largely as a number 10 - behind the main striker - for club and country, Jobe can play as a defensive or box-to-box midfielder. In his first season at the Stadium of Light he even deputised as a central forward, although he has maintained his best position is in the middle of the park."I know playing box-to-box is what I enjoy the most, because you can get stuck in and drive forward," he told Sky Sports., external "I can show more of what I'm capable of in that position."In the 2024-25 season, he played 43 times for Sunderland, scoring four goals and registering three assists."He's still a young player with the ability to play many different roles," said Sunderland boss Regis le Bris earlier this season."I like him as a number eight because he's an offensive midfielder. He can express his power, his ability to run and his ability to press, to link defence and attack."Former Sunderland striker Marco Gabbiadini believes moving to Germany will be a positive for Jobe."The Bundesliga is somewhere between the Championship and the Premier League," said BBC Radio Newcastle pundit Gabbiadini."It's a way of stepping up, maybe a little bit of less pressure. There are some financial advantages of going abroad as well."Jobe was 17 when he moved to Sunderland from Birmingham for an undisclosed fee - on the same day Jude completed his move to Real Madrid."It was a bit of a surprise when he came to Sunderland," added Gabbiadini. "Not because we weren't a big enough club, but because he was such a hot talent. "Birmingham were in a similar position to us in the league, it wasn't a massive step up at that stage."He's been very good for us. Do I think he's as good as his brother? Not from what I've seen so far, but there is nothing wrong with that."If he's 80% as good as his brother, he will still be a very good footballer. So in some respects, let it be, let it progress as he wants." 'The biggest dream' - Jude hopes Jobe can play for England Jobe and Jude were both born in Stourbridge in the West Midlands and came through Birmingham's could they be reunited on the pitch in England shirts in the future?Jude made his England debut four months after joining Dortmund and has already won 43 caps, scoring six times and reaching the final of the European Championship in 2021 and as Jude did, Jobe has represented England at various youth levels, and has been named in the Young Lions' squad for the European Under-21 Championship in on his YouTube channel, external in September, Jude said he hoped Jobe could soon join him in a full England squad."Because we're of a similar age and we've played together for so long - in the street and on tufts of grass - to play with my brother for England... that would be the biggest dream of my life," said Jude."That would mean more than any of the trophies, especially if we managed to do it on a consistent basis and play at a major tournament together, win things together. Nothing would even get close to that."And Jude believes his own success will help motivate his younger brother."He has to deal with more than I would have had to at his age, and he deals with it with so much class," he said."He wants to try to create his own legacy and his own path. People will use him as a way to have a dig at me and vice-versa, so we're almost like each other's biggest fans but also the biggest target for each other because we care about each other so much."As long as he's happy, that's all I really care about. His happiness means more to me than my own." Brother v brother in Club World Cup? Although Jobe has been named in England's squad for this summer's European Under-21 Championship, if his move to Dortmund is completed by 10 June he could spend the next month playing in the Club World Cup 32-team tournament is being held in the United States from 14 June to 13 have been drawn in Group F, along with Fluminense of Brazil, Ulsan HD of South Korea and South African side Mamelodi Sundowns. Real Madrid are in Group H, with Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia, Pachuca of Mexico and Austrian team Red Bull both Dortmund and Real win their respective groups and last-16 ties, they would meet in the quarter-finals on 5 could then face his big brother for the first time in a competitive match and have the chance to really make a name for himself.
