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      Where Jude Bellingham will sit in Real Madrid’s wage bill with star set for massive pay packet after transfer

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      JUDE BELLINGHAM could become one of Real Madrid’s highest earners if he moves to the Bernabeu. Reports yesterday strongly claimed that the English teenager will be heading to Spain from Borussia Dortmund this summer.
      The wheels are in motion for Bellingham to make his move to Real MadridCredit: Getty
      Karim Benzema is set to be one of a handful of players who will make more than 19-year-old BellinghamCredit: Rex
      He has been being chased by some of the world’s biggest clubs, including Manchester United and Manchester City.
      If he does make the switch to Madrid, Bellingham could be offered eye-watering wages that will leave him as the seventh-highest paid player at the club.
      Marca report that the star will pocket £12million-a-year if the move is completed.
      This means the 19-year-old will make £1m-a-month, and £250,000-a-week.
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      This marks a huge pay bump from the reported £1.1m-a-year he currently makes at Dortmund.
      It would also mean he would make more than first team stars like Vinicius Jr and Rodrygo, according to wages reported by AS.
      Eden Hazard is incredibly Los Blancos’ highest earner on £400,000-a-week, despite the star struggling to make any impact in his four years at the club.
      Injuries and fitness issues has left the star limited to just five league appearances this season, and without a La Liga goal since the 2020-21 season.
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      Senior players David Alaba and Toni Kroos follow next on the highest wage list, while important stars like Luka Modric, Karim Benzema and Thibaut Courtois come next.
      Bellingham is set to be the best paid player after these six in a signal of how highly rated he is by the club.
      An “agreement in principle” is believed to be in place after Madrid spent a year planning the transfer.
      Bellingham could sign a contract until 2029, but Real Madrid and Dortmund have yet to strike a deal on a transfer fee.
      Jude Bellingham is set to enjoy a huge pay bounce if a rumoured move to Real Madrid goes through
      Real Madrid’s highest earner Eden Hazard has struggled since leaving Chelsea in 2019Credit: Getty More

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      Female journalist reports sick threats to police after she is targeted by vile trolls over question to Real Madrid boss

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      A FEMALE journalist reported sick threats to the police after she asked Carlo Ancelotti a question.Maria Moran, who has a child with footballer Jasper Cillessen, covers Real Madrid for beIN Sports and Gol TV.
      Spanish journalist Maria Moran has shared vile abusive tweets and threats to the policeCredit: https://www.instagram.com/p/CiXyAoeMdDQ/
      Moran reports on Real Madrid for Gol TV and beIN SportsCredit: Instagram / @mariamoranh6
      And in a recent press conference, she quizzed the Los Blancos boss on Vinicius Junior’s disciplinary record.
      The Brazilian winger picked up his tenth yellow card of the LaLiga season – and 15th overall in 2022-23 – in the 4-2 win over Almeria on April 29.
      That saw him suspended for Tuesday’s defeat at Real Sociedad.
      Moran asked: “Do you think that Vinicius could use a red card as a lesson for these continuous protests to the referees?”
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      Ancelotti replied: “No, you don’t need a red one. With all the yellow cards that he has had, I think that is enough.”
      A video clip of the exchange circulated on social media and led to vile trolls sending horrible abuse towards the reporter and her baby.
      Moran took screenshots of the messages and shared them to the police.
      She also tweeted: “These are some of the many comments that I am receiving for carrying out my work as a journalist.
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      “My daughter is 18 months old.
      “That they rape me, that my daughter is a b******, insults towards a baby…
      “EVERYTHING is reported to the national police.”
      Moran has received lots of messages from her colleagues in the media and thanked them for their public show of support.
      Earlier this year, Moran accused ex-Barcelona goalkeeper Cillessen of blackmail.
      The Spanish journalist claimed he threatened to leak private pictures of her if she did not have an abortion and sued him for allegedly not paying their young daughter’s hospital costs.
      Moran told Story: “He scared me very much. He made me have an abortion. If I didn’t, he would publish private photos and videos of me.
      “He blackmailed me almost daily. I was also not allowed to talk to the media.
      “I don’t care about that man’s life. I only care about my daughter, I have to make sure she has food.
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      “A man who never asked about his daughter, even when she was in hospital with breathing problems, does not deserve respect.
      “He knew his daughter was very sick and in hospital. But apparently he didn’t care.”
      Moran asked Carlo Ancelotti about Vinicius Junior’s disciplinary recordCredit: Reuters
      Moran has a baby daughter who is 18 months oldCredit: Instagram / @mariamoranh6 More

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      Newcastle ‘make transfer £70m offer for Barcelona star’ but fans say Toon are ‘getting scammed’

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      NEWCASTLE have reportedly approached Barcelona over a £70million move for Raphinha.The Brazilian winger has failed to live up to the hype following his £55m move from Leeds to the LaLiga giants in 2022.
      Newcastle have been linked with RaphinhaCredit: Getty
      But fans think Newcastle are getting ‘scammed’Credit: Reuters
      But during his time at Elland Road, Raphinha had become one of the best players outside of the ‘big six’.
      And it is thought that Newcastle would be interested in giving him a chance to revive his career in the Premier League.
      According to Gerard Romero on the Jijantes FC Twitch channel, the Magpies have suggested they would be willing to offer Barcelona a £70m fee to wrap up a deal.
      A tweet from the account read: “Barça has received a verbal proposal from Newcastle for Raphinha.
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      “The English club would be willing to offer a figure of around €80M [£70m] for the Brazilian player.”
      The 26-year-old has managed to score eight goals and assist seven in 40 appearances in all competitions.
      And many fans think that the Magpies would be paying well over the odds to sign him.
      One fan tweeted: “Newcastle getting scammed.”
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      A second wrote: “Raphinha would be a great signing but £70m seems very steep.
      “A lot less risk with him over [Moussa] Diaby as he’s played Premier League previously, but Diaby 5 years younger and probably a higher ceiling at a cheaper price.”
      A Barca supporter added: “For performance, he is our best winger this year, but let’s go, for 80 million I will take him on a piggyback to Newcastle if necessary.” More

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      Former LaLiga star accepts six-year prison sentence after confessing to leading drug trafficking ring

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      A former LaLiga footballer has accepted a six-year prison sentence after confessing to leading a drug trafficking ring.Sergio Contreras, better known as Koke, agreed to a plea bargain deal at a court in Malaga after being warned state prosecutors were seeking to have him imprisoned for 16 years ahead of his trial.
      Sergio Contreras played for the likes of Marseille, Malaga and Sporting LisbonCredit: AFP
      He has accepted a six-year prison sentenceCredit: AFP
      The ex-striker, whose clubs included Malaga, Marseille and Sporting Lisbon, was one of 17 defendants accused of buying large amounts of drugs that were smuggled in lorries into different European countries.
      Koke had been described in a pre-trial indictment as the gang leader.
      The drugs were mainly marijuana and cannabis resin, but also included cocaine.
      The gang Koke has now admitted he led was raided in November 2019 following a police operation codenamed Operation Vinculada that involved wiretaps and undercover follows.
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      One of the drug runs linked to the ex-footballer’s gang, consisting of vacuum-packed marijuana and cocaine hidden inside a cargo of garlic, was valued at £350,000.
      All 16 of the defendants who showed up for a trial at Malaga’s Provincial Court on March 27, which ended up being suspended following a no-show by a 17th female defendant police are still hunting, admitted their guilt at a brief hearing on Tuesday.
      As part of the plea bargain deals they struck following a subsequent period of negotiation between state prosecutors and their defence lawyers, they have agreed to accept prison sentences of between two and six years reflecting their different responsibilities in the gang.
      Jail sentences for first-time offenders in Spain normally end up being suspended.
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      Koke, 40, started his footballing career at hometown club Malaga.
      He went on to join Marseille before being loaned to Sporting Lisbon.
      He produced the best football of his career in years at Greek side Aris, where the first of his two spells there included a brief cameo in a 2011 3-0 Europa League defeat to Manchester City.
      The forward retired from football in 2016. More

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      Fans ‘think they’re in love’ as former Barcelona star’s Wag strips to barely-there bikini for stunning pics

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      FANS think they’re in love with former Barcelona Wag Jessica Goicoechea after she posted stunning bikini pics.The beautiful influencer was out at sea as she dazzled her followers with gorgeous snaps.
      Jessica Goicoechea looked at ease as she enjoyed a drink by the seaCredit: INSTAGRAM
      The model and influencer is currently dating Trabzonspor defender Marc BartraCredit: INSTAGRAM
      Jessica has attracted a big online fanbase for her glamorous picsCredit: Instagram / @goicoechea
      Jessica is the girlfriend of ex-Barca defender Marc Bartra and has become a social media sensation.
      Her 1.8 million followers were left open-mouthed by the 29-year-old’s latest pics as she posed in a tiny green bikini.
      Jessica clutches a drink as she sits on a white sofa by the sea.
      She looks cool and composed as she stares alluringly down the camera.
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      The model also posts a short video as she allows fans to see her incredibly toned physique as she sips on her beverage.
      Fans were left overwhelmed by the Jessica’s beauty.

      One admirer said: “I think I’m in love.”
      Another fan added: “Can there be too much of a good thing? Damn.
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      Jessica has posted some jaw-dropping photos on Instagram over the last monthCredit: Instagram / @goicoechea
      Jessica has 1.8 million Instagram followersCredit: Getty
      While another said: “Oh my God wow.”
      Jessica has had fans entranced for some time now and stunned with her see-through black top last month.
      The Spanish model has also recently stunned with hot beach pics.
      Her boyfriend Bartra is currently at Turkish club Trabzonspor after joining last year.
      The 32-year-old went to Borussia Dortmund and then Real Betis after leaving the Nou Camp.
      Jessica and Marc Bartra confirmed their relationship earlier this yearCredit: Instagram / @goicoechea
      Fans have often flocked to Jessica’s photos and left admiring commentsCredit: Instagram More

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      I won the World Cup and then the lottery – but my jackpot was less than two weeks’ wages at Barcelona

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      BARCELONA legend Xavi won a Qatari lottery during the final years of his playing career.The Spanish icon’s 17-year stint in the Catalan giants’ first team came to an end in 2015 when he joined Middle Eastern outfit Al Sadd.
      Xavi spent nearly two decades in the Barcelona first team before moving to QatarCredit: Getty
      He won the Doha Bank lottery back in 2017
      He spent four years playing and coaching for the Qatari side – in the middle of which he won £250,000 in the Doha Bank lottery.
      Now Barcelona’s head coach, Xavi, 43, who won the World Cup with Spain in 2010, earned more in a fortnight with the Catalan side – around £170,000-a-week – than he received in lottery winnings.
      But he was still left stunned and over the moon at his incredibly fortunate windfall.
      Speaking after the lottery result, he said: “Winning the QR1m cash prize was an unexpected but welcome surprise.
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      “I had opened my account at Doha Bank on December 5, 2016, as I had taken interest in the Al Dana programme after hearing about how Doha Bank encourages their customers to save money, and get a chance to become millionaires, as well as the opportunity to win other cash prizes.
      “I started to invest with the Al Dana Savings programme, aiming to win the QR1m.
      “Today, I can say that I’m happy that I opened an Al Dana Savings account and invested my savings.
      “I would like to thank Doha Bank for this opportunity and I wish the same luck unto the other Al Dana customers in the future.”
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      Xavi was presented with a huge novelty cheque after claiming the lottery sum.
      But money is no issue for the former Spanish midfielder – who is now the manager of his boyhood club.
      And he is set to lead Barcelona to the LaLiga title this season.
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      Aston Villa star Alex Moreno reveals key advice Pep Guardiola gave him as Barcelona youth as he prepares to face Man Utd

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      ALEX MORENO knows all about ending a club’s long wait for silverware.The Spanish left-back, 29, helped win the Copa del Rey for Manuel Pellegrini’s Real Betis last season.
      Alex Moreno has impressed since joining Aston Villa in JanuaryCredit: Getty
      Pep Guardiola was manager of Barcelona when Alex Moreno was at the club as a youngsterCredit: Reuters
      It came after 17 years without top honours for Betis and Moreno owns a green bracelet that commemorates the win.
      Villa’s last major win came in the 1996 League Cup final success against Leeds.
      But their boss Unai Emery convinced Moreno to leave Betis for Villa in a £14million January deal with a plan to have them competing for titles again.
      Moreno said: “This is the ambition and to fulfil this we have to be focused on the biggest prizes together as one club, not as individuals.
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      “It is an historical club. Unai explained it, what he envisions and his ambition, and what he aspires to do. That is why I was so keen to join.
      “It is a club that’s been away from the highest level for a while and Unai believes we can do big things with this team.”

      After a bad start to the term under ex-boss Steven Gerrard, Villa are now sixth with five games left and six points behind today’s hosts Manchester United in fourth.
      Moreno’s career has taught him achieving your dreams requires patience.
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      He signed for Barcelona’s youth set-up aged 17, learning from Pep Guardiola and training with the likes of Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta and Xavi.
      Moreno said: “The only words from Guardiola I remember were to listen, enjoy the moment and don’t get too carried away. Feel it, enjoy it and act normal.”
      After Barca, he had to forge a career in Spain’s third and second divisions with Mallorca, Rayo Vallecano and Elche before “fighting his way” to La Liga with Betis in 2019.
      Moreno said: “To Betis, I owe a lot. They trusted me and I grew there. I played at a high level, Pellegrini made me better.
      “I still have a lot of friends there and keep receiving nice messages from them.”
      Moreno makes connections with Villa fans through streaming videos and online gaming.
      And it has helped that his fine attacking play, which has led to three assists, has become key to Emery’s winning tactics.
      The Catalonia-born star is also enjoying his personal life as, just before his arrival at Villa Park, he proposed to his girlfriend at the famous Trevi Fountain in Rome.
      But he is missing his two puppies who are back home in Seville and awaiting approved paperwork before they can make the trip to England.
      The prospect of a European spot is keeping Villa focused, though and he added: “Five months ago the situation was very different.

      “This is a result of the work that has been done together in order to change the situation.
      “There is now a possibility for us to finish in Europe but it is about focusing on the next five games, which for us are five finals — and that starts on Sunday.” More

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      Erling Haaland miles ahead in Europe’s Golden Boot race but current and former Arsenal stars make top 10

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      ERLING HAALAND is miles ahead in this season’s hunt for the European Golden Boot.But Arsenal have two horses in the race – despite neither actually playing for the club this season.
      Man City ace Erling Haaland is leading the charge for the European Golden BootCredit: Getty
      Spurs star Harry Kane is number two on the listCredit: Getty
      The continent’s top strikers have been in top form this term.
      Their goals are contributing to several big title races, with some even proving to be decisive in recent matches.
      And no one else has been more prolific in front of goal than Manchester City star Haaland.
      The Norwegian only made the move to the Etihad last summer.
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      But he has already smashed the record for most goals in a Premier League campaign after bagging his 33rd in the 4-1 win over Arsenal.
      Haaland’s stunning feat means he is also nine goals clear in the Golden Boot race, handed to the player with the most league goals in Europe.
      However, he’s not alone in having a fine season in England’s top flight.
      Step forward Tottenham star Harry Kane, who has still managed to bag 24 goals despite his club’s torrid downturn in form.
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      PSG star Kylian Mbappe is third on the listCredit: Getty

      The England captain is on his third manager of the season, yet his haul is still the fourth-best of his career – with five games still to play.
      Meanwhile, Kylian Mbappe is currently in third place with 22 goals for Paris Saint-Germain.
      The Frenchman started the term slowly, but seven goals in his last five matches has seen him storm up the charts.
      Mbappe is one clear of Napoli’s Victor Osimhen and Lille’s Jonathan David, who are both being tipped for big transfer this summer.
      Surprisingly, the next in line is ex-Arsenal star Alexandre Lacazette.
      He has smashed in 20 goals for Lyon, a feat he never achieved in five years at the Emirates.
      Lacazette is followed by Brentford star Ivan Toney, who has 19 goals ahead of an impending ban for betting.
      Robert Lewandowski, who has won the award the past two seasons, is next after hitting 18 goals during his first season at Barcelona.
      And he is level-pegging with Folarin Balogun, on loan at Reims from Arsenal.
      The final spot in the list goes to Monaco’s Wissam Ben Yedder, who has 17 goals this term.
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      It means three of the top 10 – including the top two – are made up of players from the Premier League.
      But Ligue 1 takes the crown for the most amount of stars, boasting no less than six. More