Neymar’s Cristiano Ronaldo PSG transfer plea, Aguero ‘crazy’ about joining Barcelona, Chelsea Pjanic and Jorginho SWAP

FRAN-CY THAT

Fran Kirby has unveiled Chelsea’s new home kit for the upcoming season which is made from 100 per cent recycled bottles.

The 27 year-old shared a pic of herself in the Blues’ new shirt, in collaboration with Nike, on social media.

She wrote: “New Chelsea Home kit is here! Looks fire and is made from 100% recycled bottles!!!”

LOUD AND CROWD

Premier League chiefs are aiming for a return to normality next season.

But while that will mean full houses for the first time since March 2020, it will also see two other key changes.

The first will be the end of every match being available live on TV for fans, with only 200 of the 380 matches scheduled for broadcast.

And it will also see the traditional Saturday 3pm kick-off for up to five matches each weekend coming back – with the long-standing “blackout” meaning those matches will NOT be available to watch unless you buy a ticket for the stadium.

The reversion to life “before Covid” is set to be confirmed by the summer, with all restrictions in England due to end from June 21.

EU BEAUTY

The frantic, jam-packed 2020-21 season is rapidly drawing to a close – and there is still so much to play for.

The race for European qualification is really started to heat up in England, Germany and Italy.

But clubs in Spain, France and Turkey are still fighting it out for the title in what should be a thrilling finale.

With just a handful of games to go, check out all SIX tables and what’s on the line, here…

DREAM TEAM

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Dream Team Euros is almost upon us and Kylian Mbappe’s price has now been revealed…

PICTURED

Manchester United’s stars have already driven into Old Trafford for tonight’s game with Liverpool, well in advance of the planned protest.

Check out the snaps here.

SEE YOU, ZIZOU

Zinedine Zidane will QUIT Real Madrid at the end of the season with club legend Raul and Massimiliano Allegri being lined up to replace him, according to reports.

The Los Blancos boss, 48, has been in charge since January 2016 when he replaced Rafael Benitez, save for a nine-month period in 2018-19.

Despite winning two LaLiga crowns and three Champions League trophies – with Real still in with a chance of winning the domestic title this season – Zidane has already made up his mind to quit, say the Daily Mail.

The report claims Real Madrid are taking the threat seriously, with Zidane believing he doesn’t have the support of president Florentino Perez.

Perez has already drawn up a two-man shortlist to take over from Zidane should the French icon quit.

Club legend Raul, 43, is one of the names on that list having excelled with Castilla – Real Madrid’s ‘B’ team.

WHO’S YOUR MONEY ON?

Antonio Conte and Lautaro Martinez had a nasty row during Inter Milan’s victory against Roma last weekend.

To settle their row, the manager and player have had a boxing match during training – with Romelu Lukaku as the MC.

Here’s what happened…

SERG-ING OFF

Tottenham star Serge Aurier is reportedly in talks with old club Paris Saint-Germain over a return.

The Ivory Coast international has been in and out of the Spurs side this season, and could be set for a link up with his old boss Mauricio Pochettino.

Foot Mercato is reporting that talks between the player and his team and PSG are ‘accelerating’.

Aurier is likely to cost around £10million, with PSG technical director Leonardo seemingly keen for the move to happen.

Reports are that Aurier will be offered a four-year contract and while Spurs supremo Daniel Levy has not received a firm offer, ‘talks between the two clubs have taken off’.

And importantly, Pochettino is also ‘favourable’ to Aurier joining his side next season.

Aurier left PSG for Spurs in 2017 in a £22.5m deal.

READY, SET, AGUER-GO!

Sergio Aguero has agreed a two-year ‘agreement in principle’ with Barcelona, according to reports.

Aguero – who is leaving Manchester City at the end of the season – has been heavily linked with the Catalans for months.

The striker wants to join Barcelona like ‘crazy’ this summer when his contract at City expires, according to Mundo Deportivo.

Barca are apparently eager to appease star man Lionel Messi, 33, who is edging towards staying put after trying to leave last year.

One way to convince Messi to remain would be to sign 32-year-old Aguero – one of his best pals and an international teammate with Argentina.

And a principle deal has been reached with the City legend lowering his initial wage demands, according to Sport.

ROM RAID

Romelu Lukaku and Ashley Young have been fined for breaking coronavirus rules after armed police broke up the Belgian star’s birthday party.

The former Manchester United and Chelsea striker, 28, has just helped Inter Milan win the Serie A title.

Belgium international Lukaku scored his 22nd goal of the season as Inter beat Roma 3-1 on Wednesday.

But he landed in hot water when gun-toting Carabinieri cops raided a Milan city-centre hotel in the early hours of Thursday.

Lukaku was fined for flouting local Covid restrictions, together with three team-mates and 20 other guests.

Ex-England winger Ashley Young, 35, was one of the trio to cop a punishment.

Ivan Perisic and Achraf Hakimi were the other two disciplined for their role in the night’s event.

WHAT IS THE CONFERENCE LEAGUE?

Uefa’s new tertiary competition will run alongside the Champions League and Europa League.

It is designed to let even more clubs across the continent experience European football.

Whichever English team qualifies will enter at the Play-Off round before a familiar looking Group Stage.

The competition will be held on Thursday nights throughout the season, culminating in a final on May 25, 2022, in Albania.

EUROPEAN PERMUTATIONS

What does it mean for European qualification if Chelsea or Leicester win FA Cup?

At the time of writing, both Chelsea and Leicester are in the Premier League top four and will go into next season’s Champions League if things stay as they are.

Winning the FA Cup is a route into European football, with the winners rewarded with a spot in next season’s Europa League.

There are just two Europa League spots up for grabs this season, down from the usual three due to the formation of the Uefa Conference League.

Uefa and Prem rules dictate that the Europa League qualifying spot for winning the FA Cup will be passed to the next highest-ranked Premier League side which has NOT qualified for a Uefa competition.

Both Chelsea and Leicester are set to finish in a Europa League qualifying spot or better.

So in a nutshell, provided Chelsea and Leicester remain in the top five – or Tuchel’s side go on to lift the Champions League – fifth and sixth place will head into the EL, while seventh place goes into the Conference League.

RON WILL RETURN

Cristiano Ronaldo’s mum Dolores has vowed to persuade her son to make a spectacular return to Sporting Lisbon.

The superstar is being heavily linked with a move away from Juventus and his mum made the assurance as she celebrated Sporting’s first league title in 19 years.

She posted a video of herself on her Instagram story dancing and singing after Sporting’s triumph.

The singing died down and a voice was heard shouting up to the balcony before Dolores yelled back: “I’ll talk to him [Cristiano] to bring him back.”

DANIEL CUTTS EXCLUSIVE

Manchester United will land a huge cash windfall if West Ham join them in the top four this season.

The Hammers have had a stunning season and are only six points behind rivals Chelsea with a game in hand.

The England winger has been a big part of that success during a stunning loan spell at the London Stadium since January.

And SunSport understands there’s a clause in his deal which will net United a £500,000 bonus if they secure Champions League football.

The agreement could help West Ham seal a permanent transfer for the 28-year-old, who is valued at around £20m.

His £100,000-a-week wage demands are proving an issue for the Hammers, especially if they don’t get into Europe.

JUR GONNA LIKE THIS

Moaning Champions League managers have won their battle over Saturday lunchtime TV kick-offs.

Jurgen Klopp, Pep Guardiola and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer were united in their complaints over being forced to play at 12.30pm on Saturdays after they had played on Wednesday nights in Europe.

And as part of the newly-agreed “rollover” domestic TV deal that will earn Prem clubs around £1.7bn per year over the next four seasons, BT have now agreed to a slight tweak.

While the majority of the channel’s Saturday games will remain at 12.30pm, those matches featuring teams that have played Champions League football on the previous Wednesday will be switched to 7.45pm.

It comes on the same day Premier League chief confirmed agreement on a new £5.1billion TV deal.

SPL-ASH THE CASH

Ashley Cole has told Arsenal they MUST invest big in players this summer to take ‘the next step’.

The Gunners face a battle to bag a Europa League spot this season, but a 1-0 away win at Chelsea on Wednesday put themselves firmly back in the frame.

Speaking before the Chelsea victory, the 40-year-old said: “When Mikel Arteta came into the job he definitely shored up the defence, he really got that defensive shape and organisation.

“But now, in the middle third and the final third, I think they’ve been lacking that sharpness, that real quality and intensity to go and grab a game.

“I just think they’ve struggled. As I mentioned, big players have not turned up.

Next season will they invest? They need to invest if they want to go to the next step and play the Arsenal way, that quick, enjoyable football to watch.

“They need changes.”

MORE FROM UEFA

Discussing Uefa’s decision to move the Champions League final to Porto, president Aleksander Ceferin said: “After the year that fans have endured, it is not right that they don’t have the chance to watch their teams in the biggest game of the season.

“Fans have had to suffer more than twelve months without the ability to see their teams live and reaching a Champions League final is the pinnacle of club football.

“To deprive those supporters of the chance to see the match in person was not an option and I am delighted that this compromise has been found.

“We accept that the decision of the British Government to place Turkey on the red list for travel was taken in good faith and in the best interests of protecting its citizens from the spread of the virus.

“But it also presented us with a major challenge in staging a final featuring two English teams.

“The difficulties of moving the final are great and the FA and the authorities made every effort to try to stage the match in England and I would like to thank them for their work in trying to make it happen.”

BREAKING NEWS – CL FINAL IN PORTO

Chelsea and Manchester City will each have 6,000 fans at the Champions League Final after Uefa finally confirmed the match has been switched to Portugal.

And as a result of fierce lobbying by Uefa, the Portuguese Government have agreed to raise it’s initial 10 per cent stadium capacity cap to allow up to 20,000 inside the 50,000-capacity venue.

Uefa said: “Staging the final in Istanbul would have meant none of the clubs’ domestic fans would be able to travel to the game.

“After a year of fans being locked out of stadiums, Uefa thought that everything needed to be done to ensure the supporters of the two finalist teams could attend.

“Uefa discussed moving the match to England but, despite exhaustive efforts on the part of the Football Association and the authorities, it was not possible to achieve the necessary exemptions from UK quarantine arrangements.

“The Portuguese authorities and the FPF stepped in and worked quickly and seamlessly with Uefa to offer a fitting venue for the final.

“As Portugal is a green list destination for England, fans and players attending the final will not have to quarantine on their return home.”

SIMA SOON

Slavia Prague forward Abdallah Sima is keen on a move to the Premier League, according to the Evening Standard.

The 19-year-old, who’s scored 11 league goals this season, is believed to be a target for Arsenal and West Ham.

Reports suggest the Czech club want £50million for the player, although they are expected to accept a smaller bid.

Sima has one senior cap for Senegal.

HAALAND ‘WILL BE AT DORTMUND NEXT SEASON’

Borussia Dortmund boss Hans-Joachim Watzke believes Erling Haaland will remain at the club beyond the summer.

The 25-year-old, who’s scored 25 Bundesliga goals this season, is one of the most sought after strikers in European football.

Speaking to German newspaper Bild, Watzke said: “I have the clear expectation that Erling Haaland will play for us next year.

“And I don’t waste any thoughts on anything else.”

PRAY FOR CRIST

United have added Atalanta centre-back Cristian Romero to their transfer shortlist, according to reports.

The Red Devils are said to be keen on the 23-year-old along with Lille star Sven Botman and Sevilla ace Jules Kounde.

United are eager to sign a new partner for captain Harry Maguire and the trio are their most-wanted, according to Sky Sports.

Romero is on loan at Atalanta from Juventus.

And although they are expected to make the deal permanent in line with the £21.5million obligation to buy clause, Atalanta are said to be willing to sell this summer for £34m.

LIFE AFTER RON

Juventus are reportedly lining up a shock move for Everton hitman Moise Kean – to replace club talisman Cristiano Ronaldo.

Ronaldo’s future at the Allianz Stadium was thrown into doubt after it became mathematically impossible for Juve to win the Scudetto.

According to Tuttosport, the Juve top brass are preparing for life without the five-time Ballon d’Or winner by lining up a bid for Kean.

Juventus sold Italy international Kean to Everton two years ago for an initial fee of £25million.

The 21-year-old, however, is currently on a season-long loan with French champions Paris Saint-Germain – where he’s scored 16 goals in 39 appearances.

HOWE ABOUT THAT

Eddie Howe is set to be announced as the new Celtic manager, according to talkSPORT.

The 43-year-old has reportedly agreed to take charge of the team at the end of the season.

Howe has been out of work since leaving Bournemouth at the end of the 2019-20 campaign.

During his time on the south coast, the English manager guided them from League Two to the Premier League across two spells.

SWORN STATEMENT

Scott Brown hilariously dropped the f-bomb live on TV following his last ever Celtic appearance at Parkhead.

The 35-year-old star captained his team to a 4-0 victory over St Johnstone on Wednesday night.

After the match he was interviewed on the club’s official TV channel – and it was one for the record books.

Struggling to contain his laughter throughout, Brown dropped the f-bomb while overhearing his song being blared over the sound system at Celtic Park.

Brown said: “There’s that song on again. Just put Scooter on, f*** me.”

FINAL BLOW

Thousands of Chelsea and Manchester City fans could get the green light to see the Champions League Final – if Uefa gets the Portuguese authorities to back down.

Euro chiefs are ready to confirm the May 29 clash will be played at Porto’s Estadio do Dragao after failing to get agreement with the UK Government over guest and sponsor numbers being allowed into the country if the game was played at Wembley.

But while Portugal will lift its nationwide ban on crowds for the final weekend of the domestic season on May 19, numbers will be capped at 10 per cent of capacity.

With the Dragao holding a maximum of just over 50,000 fans, that would mean a mere 5,000 spectators for European football’s showpiece occasion.

In turn, it would likely result in barely 1,000 fans of each of the two Premier League clubs being sold tickets, with others going to local spectators and the “Uefa family”.

But Uefa is putting pressure on the Portuguese to allow up to 40 per cent of the Dragao capacity to be used.

That would mean around 20,000 in Porto, with the two clubs each receiving between between 4,000 and 6,000 tickets.

Such a number is far below the potential 9,000 per club allocation had the game been played at Wembley but still significantly better than if the cap remains at 10 per cent.