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      Man Utd transfer boost with Bayern Munich NOT in Kalidou Koulibaly transfer race as Napoli ‘slash fee to just £39m’

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      BAYERN MUNICH have cleared the way for Manchester United to sign Kalidou Koulibaly by reportedly pulling out of the transfer race.
      The Napoli star has long been linked with the two teams, as well as Manchester City and other top clubs.

      Kalidou Koulibaly is reportedly not heading to Bayern MunichCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      In previous years, the Serie A outfit have demanded a fee in the region of £90million, successfully deterring a sale of the star player.
      However, earlier this month reports in Italy suggested a deal could be cut at around £39m.
      Interest could be sparked by Napoli’s apparent desire to cash in and cut their wage bill, with Bayern once again linked initially.
      Yet, according to transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano, the Bundesliga giants are not working on a deal.

      Munich have already signed up RB Leipzig centre-back Dayot Upamecano for next season.
      But Premier League side United remain on the hunt for defensive reinforcements.
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      Koulibaly is among those to have been linked and was recently said to favour a move to Old Trafford.

      MEN yesterday named Pau Torres as another talent being eyed, with Manchester City providing competition for the Villarreal ace.
      Raphael Varane remains a frequent fixture in gossip columns, ahead of a crucial summer of contract discussions with Real Madrid.
      And Sevilla’s Jules Kounde is reportedly wanted by the Red Devils, as well as Paris Saint-Germain, for a fee of around £60m.
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      Ex-Man City star Angelino targeting Trent Alexander-Arnold with Liverpool star ‘too offensive and we have to exploit it’

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      RB LEIPZIG full-back Angelino revealed he will target opposite number Trent Alexander-Arnold, who is ‘too offensive’.
      The German side trail the Premier League champions 2-0 as they travel to Anfield in the Champions League last 16 second leg.

      Angelino revealed he will target opposite number Trent Alexander-ArnoldCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      Angelino said Trent Alexander-Arnold is ‘too offensive’Credit: Rex Features

      Angelino laid out the game plan as he lifted the lid on having to ‘exploit the weakness’ – which he believes is Alexander-Arnold’s positioning.
      He said: “It was tough because I thought we played a really good match. We were a few times behind their full-backs.
      “Alexander-Arnold on the ball is unbelievable but he is too offensive.
      “But that is his best [quality] so we have to exploit the weakness and hopefully we can get a few more chances like we did in the first game.

      “That was our mistake that we did not put them away.
      “We could have put some pressure on them [by] scoring some of the chances we got.
      “We felt we gave them two mistakes and a team like Liverpool, with the quality they have got, they kill you if you give them just a little bit.
      “But we are positive because we played a strong match. If we don’t make mistakes and we put our chances away, it can turn around, the situation.

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      “There is still 90 minutes to go and we will be focused and ready to go again.
      “The pressure, I would say, is more on them than us. We are the underdog so we go from behind.”
      Despite being armed with two away goals, Liverpool are currently in the midst of dismal form at home.
      They have lost their last SIX home games in the league – a club record – are trail league leaders Manchester City – Angelino’s old side – by 22 points.
      RB Leipzig on the other hand are second in the Bundeliga, two points off champions Bayern Munich, and full of confidence.
      Angelino said: “We are in a good situation in the league and in the cup and we have our chance in the Champions League, so we are still alive. 
      ‘The vibes are good, we are positive and we are in a good position.”

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      World’s best youngsters ranked with Jadon Sancho, Arsenal starlet Saka and Man Utd teen Greenwood leading the way

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      A NEW study has named Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka as top of their class following a fantastic breakout into senior football.
      The England pair are establishing themselves as household names and could play a big role at the upcoming Euros.

      Jadon Sancho has led a surge of youth talent emerging at Borussia DortmundCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      Bukayo Saka was named top of his age category in the studyCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      Key to any young player’s progression is game time at an elite level and an analysis of hot prospects has revealed the pair to be head and shoulders above their contemporaries.
      Renowned football research group CIES Observatory created a formula to rank starlets born after the millennium, weighing their game time in domestic action against the quality of the team they play for.
      The players were then divided into four groups, based on the year of their birth.
      Coming out on top in the class of 2000 was Borussia Dortmund star Sancho, who has racked up almost 100 Bundesliga appearances.

      Erling Haaland was ranked third in this group with Bayern Munich’s Alphonso Davies separating the Dortmund team-mates on the podium.
      Wolves star Pedro Neto took fifth, ahead of Manchester City pair Phil Foden and Ferran Torres.

      WORLD’S TOP YOUNGSTERS

      CLASS OF 2000
      Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund)
      Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich)
      Erling Haaland (Dortmund)
      Sven Botman (Lille)
      Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid)
      Pedro Neto (Wolves)
      Phil Foden (Man City)
      Ferran Torres (Man City)
      Dejan Kulusevski (Juventus)
      Jonathan David (Lille)
      CLASS OF 2001
      Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)
      Mason Greenwood (Man Utd)
      Benoit Badiashile (Monaco)
      Myron Boadu (AZ Alkmaar)
      Ersin Destanoglu (Besiktas)
      Charles De Ketelaere (Club Brugge)
      Jason Knight (Derby)
      Anatoliy Trubin (Shakhtar Donetsk)
      Curtis Jones (Liverpool)
      Michael Olise (Reading)

      The competition for places in this class was incredibly high with Barcelona’s Sergino Dest, Wesley Fofana of Leicester and Moise Kean all just outside the top ten.
      In the class of 2001, Arsenal winger Saka took first place comfortably.

      Having just made his 50th Premier League appearance, the 19-year-old beat Manchester United’s Mason Greenwood to the number one spot.
      Fellow English football prospects Jason Knight of Derby, Liverpool’s Curtis Jones and Reading playmaker Michael Olise also made the top ten.
      But there were no Premier League players in the class of 2002, where 18-year-old Barcelona midfielder Pedri took first place.
      Ansu Fati was left in ninth, having missed much of the season through injury, with Gio Reyna and Eduardo Camavinga in the top five based on the experience formula.
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      Very few players born in 2003 or later have accumulated substantial game time at high levels, with this category topped by Florian Wirtz.
      The Bayer Leverkusen talent, 17, has stepped into Kai Havertz’s old position to bag four goals in 20 league games this season.
      Jude Bellingham, Liverpool’s Harvey Elliott, on loan at Blackburn, and Bayern Munich breakout star Jamal Musiala also featured high up in this class.
      In total, 12 players produced in English football made the four 25-man lists across the different age groups.
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      WORLD’S TOP YOUNGSTERS

      CLASS OF 2002
      Pedri (Barcelona)
      Leonidas Stergiou (St Gallen)
      Jeremy Doku (Rennes)
      Gio Reyna (Borussia Dortmund)
      Eduardo Camavinga (Rennes)
      Nuno Mendes (Sporting CP)
      Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax)
      Ansu Fati (Barcelona)
      Kaio Jorge (Santos)
      Talles Magno (Vasco da Gama)
      CLASS OF 2003 AND LATER
      Florian Wirtz (Leverkusen)
      Jude Bellingham (Dortmund)
      Isak Johannesson (Norrkoping)
      Harvey Elliott (Liverpool)
      Fabricio Diaz (Liverpool Montevideo)
      Jamal Musiala (Bayern)
      Youri Regeer (Ajax)
      Wahid Faghir (Vejle BK)
      Lucas Gourna-Douath (Saint-Etienne)
      Loizos Loizou (Omonia)

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      Bayern Munich wages revealed with Lewandowski earning less than two Prem stars and Alphonso Davies on just £82k a week

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      BAYERN MUNICH pay top star Robert Lewandowski a hefty £325,000 weekly wage, reports in Germany have revealed.
      Despite the Polish striker being named Fifa’s Player of the Year in 2020 and leading Bayern to a stunning treble, he is some way off being Europe’s best-paid player.

      Lewandowski signed his latest Bayern deal 18 months ago and takes home a pretty £16.75m-a-year.
      That makes him the club’s top earner, ahead of Manuel Neuer (£300,000-a-week), Leroy Sane (£275,000) and Thomas Muller (£250,000).
      In numbers released by German outlet Vermogen Magazin, Die Roten were shown to be paying seven stars at least £200,000-a-week.
      Lucas Hernandez, Jerome Boateng and Juventus loanee Douglas Costa also pocket at least that.

      Completing the top ten are the £160,000-a-week trio of Joshua Kimmich, Leon Goretzka and David Alaba.
      The Austrian defender is set to leave Munich at the end of the season when his contract expires, amid rumours of him demanding £400,000-a-week to sign a new contract with the Bavarians.

      David Alaba could earn more than any of his current team-mates when he leaves this summerCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      Jamal Musiala has moved up several places in the Bayern Munich wage rankings after signing a first pro dealCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Other notable figures on the club’s books are Jamal Musiala and Alphonso Davies.
      Young winger Musiala signed a first professional deal with Bayern last week, elevating him from a weekly wage of £6,500 to £100,000.

      While Canadian left-back Davies takes home around £82,500-a-week, the same as World Cup winner Benjamin Pavard.
      Lewandowski’s position as the club’s best-paid star leaves him behind the Premier League’s two top earners.
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      Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea takes home £350,000-a-week with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on at least the same amount.
      Across Europe, Gareth Bale banks £650,000-a-week, split between Real Madrid and loan club Tottenham, with Eden Hazard on £400,000.
      Neymar earns around £620,000-a-week at Paris Saint-Germain with Juventus paying Cristiano Ronaldo a tidy £540,000.
      Barcelona blow those numbers out of the water however, to pay Lionel Messi a package worth £2.4m-a-week – comfortably the biggest contract in sport.
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      RB Leipzig forced to pay Liverpool £1.3m compensation after Reds’ Champions League clash moved from Anfield

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      RB LEIPZIG will have to fork out £1.3million after German law forced Liverpool to move their Champions League match to Budapest.
      A 2-0 win for the Reds in the ‘away’ leg last month has put them on course for a spot in the quarter-finals.

      Liverpool and RB Leipzig will play both of their last-16 games in BudapestCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      Anfield was due to host Wednesday’s second leg of the clubs’ last-16 tie.
      However, a Saxony ruling which demands all returnees from the UK quarantine for 14 days upon arrival means the game must be played at a neutral venue.
      Like the first leg of the tie, the return game will take place at Puskas Arena in the Hungarian capital.
      Bild report on this change triggering a Uefa clause that will earn Liverpool compensation for being unable to play their home tie at Anfield.

      This will amount to ten per cent of the £13m match fee, or £1.3m.
      Uefa guidelines stipulate that, as the visiting club are responsible for the venue change, they must pay up.
      It is not expected that Liverpool had to pay compensation for the reverse fixture being taken out of Leipzig, as UK law enabled them to travel to and from Germany.
      A Government red list has been drawn up whereby returnees from 33 countries must undergo a hotel quarantine for ten days upon arrival.

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      Elite sports people are not exempt from this regulation but, in any case, Germany is not currently on the list.
      The same cannot be said for Portugal, which forced both legs of Arsenal’s Europa League tie with Benfica to be moved.
      Because the two nations are on each other’s banned lists, Uefa compensation was exchanged between the clubs for both games, reported by the Mail to amount to £44,000.
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      Arsenal missed out on Jadon Sancho, Christian Pulisic AND Jude Bellingham transfers, reveals ex-head of recruitment

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      ARSENAL could have signed Jadon Sancho, Jude Bellingham and Christian Pulisic, a former club scout has revealed.
      Steve Morrow headed the Gunners’ youth recruitment for almost a decade, during which a number of near misses passed by the club.

      Jude Bellingham and Jadon Sancho ultimately ended up at Borussia DortmundCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      Chelsea star Christian Pulisic was rejected by Arsenal before also heading to DortmundCredit: PA

      Among them was Borussia Dortmund star Sancho, who interested Arsenal before he signed for Manchester City in 2015 and again two years later.
      Morrow, 50, told Goal: “Every top club will say there were near misses.
      “Jadon Sancho was certainly one of those.
      “We missed out on him once when he moved from Watford and went up to Manchester City, and then again when he reached that age at City when young players have a choice to make.

      “Jadon felt that his future was away from Manchester and we were very, very close to signing him, but the family felt at the time that the best opportunity for him was at Dortmund and off he went.”
      Bundesliga giants Borussia have become famous for scouting out young talent but Morrow noted every top team’s extensive knowledge.
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      Jude Bellingham signed for the German side last year amid huge competition for the Birmingham youngster.

      Arsenal tracked the midfielder for some time and Morrow left in 2019 having attempted a deal with Bellingham before he broke out.
      And Chelsea star Christian Pulisic is another who ended up at Dortmund, having arguably come even closer to signing for the club while on trial.
      Former defender Morrow added: “There have been others. Jude Bellingham was another one that was very similar to that.
      “When he came to the end of his contract at Birmingham City and was debating whether to stay there and sign a scholarship or move somewhere else, we were very close to that one as well.
      “But sometimes it just doesn’t happen and you have to accept it.

      I did see Pulisic’s potential but he was certainly behind physically in terms of the same age group with our boys.
      Steve Morrow

      “Through our connections in the States, Christian was one that I actually had over at London Colney as a 14-year-old.
      “He came in and did quite well, but he was small and underdeveloped physically when he came to us.
      “I did see his potential but he was certainly behind physically in terms of the same age group with our boys.
      “I wanted to bring him back again, but it just didn’t work out and he went to Germany unfortunately.”
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      Northern Irish scout Steve Morrow (centre) spent most of his time working under Arsene Wenger (right)Credit: Getty – Contributor

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      Erling Haaland well on way to matching Cristiano Ronaldo’s football exploits – and he even jumps as high as him too

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      ERLING HAALAND channelled his inner Cristiano Ronaldo on Saturday in Borussia Dortmund’s 4-2 defeat against Bayern Munich.
      The 20-year-old struck twice inside the opening nine minutes to fire BVB into an early 2-0 lead at the Allianz Arena.

      Borussia Dortmund ace Erling Haaland starred in the 4-2 defeat against Bayern MunichCredit: Reuters

      Haaland has been compared to Cristiano Ronaldo due to his jumping abilityCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      But the visitors left Bavaria without even a point, as Robert Lewandowski banged in a hat-trick, while Leon Goretzka also got on the score sheet.
      Haaland – who has scored 29 goals in 28 games in all competitions this term – continues to leave fans stunned by his goalscoring exploits.
      But supporters were left equally as taken aback when he was snapped leaping high into air, with BT Sport quipping: “Erling Haaland can now levitate.”
      His jump has been compared to Ronaldo’s astonishing 8ft 5in header he scored in Juventus’ win over Sampdoria in December, 2019.

      And the five-time Ballon d’Or winner also showed off his superhuman jumping capabilities in the Old Lady’s 3-1 victory against Sassuolo in January.
      Comparing Haaland’s leap against Bayern to Ronaldo, one Twitter user commented: “Haaland doing an Air CR7.”
      Another messaged: “Wow! Higher than CR7?”
      A third added: “Or as CR7 would say…ohh nice jump. If you practice you may become good at it.”

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      Erling Haaland’s incredible Champions League stats since the start of last campaign

      Haaland – who has incredibly scored more Champions League goals than Ronaldo and Lionel Messi combined since the start of last season – has been linked with a number of clubs in the summer.
      And Bayern boss Hansi Flick failed to rule out Haaland replacing Lewandowski at the club in the future.
      Asked about about the possibility of that happening prior to Saturday’s clash between the two teams, Flick told Sky Germany: “Very, very much is possible in life, nothing can be ruled out.
      “But that is a long way off. He has a long-term contract in Dortmund and is an option for many top clubs.”

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      Bayern Munich CONFIRM Erling Haaland transfer interest as Hansi Flick claims deal ‘very much possible’ for Dortmund star

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      BAYERN MUNICH confirmed their interest in Erling Haaland as manager Hansi Flick admitted a transfer is ‘very much possible’.
      Star striker Haaland has emerged as one of the hottest commodities in Europe, and put it on full display against the German champions.

      Bayern Munich confirmed their interest in Erling HaalandCredit: EPA

      Hansi Flick admitted a transfer for is Erling Haaland ‘very much possible’Credit: Reuters

      He scored twice in nine minutes to stun Bayern into an early deficit.
      But the match ended 4-2, thanks to a hat-trick from hitman Robert Lewandowski.
      His manager Flick was asked about Haaland one day replacing Lewandowski, with a deal far from out the picture.
      He told Sky Germany before the game: “Very, very much is possible in life, nothing can be ruled out.

      “But that is a long way off. He has a long-term contract in Dortmund and is an option for many top clubs.”
      Bayern prized Lewandowski away from their rivals in 2014, having also done the same with Mario Gotze and Mats Hummels.
      But Gotze and Hummels both ended up returning to Dortmund.
      Bayern are not the only ones interested in 20-year-old Haaland, who improved to 19 goals in as many Bundesliga games.

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      Manchester United last season failed in a move for the forward, despite Ole Gunnar Solskjaer meeting with the player.
      And now United are joined by City and Chelsea in the pursuit for the serial goalscorer.
      Real Madrid are also linked with Haaland, with the view of replacing frontman Karim Benzema, 34.
      Haaland’s contract expires in 2024, but a £65million release clause is understood to come into play two years beforehand.

      But any buyers looking to act fast in next summer’s window can be expected to front £150m for Dortmund’s prize possession.
      As a result, Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke does not expect any mega-money offers for Haaland or strike partner Jadon Sancho, 20.
      Watzke said: “Overall, I don’t think that crazy things will happen.”

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