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      Andre Silva ‘wants LaLiga transfer over Man Utd move’ with Real Madrid to offer Jovic plus cash to Eintracht Frankfurt

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      REAL MADRID could be about to move ahead of Manchester United in the race for Andre Silva.Reports in Germany indicate the LaLiga giants are willing to allow Luka Jovic to sign for Eintracht Frankfurt permanently in a player-plus-cash deal.
      Andre Silva is reportedly attracting the interest of Real MadridCredit: AFP
      Luka Jovic could make his Eintracht Frankfurt loan permanent as part of the dealCredit: EPA
      Silva, 25, has smashed 26 goals for the Bundesliga club this season after signing from AC Milan.
      Long tipped to become one of Europe’s top forwards, he has earned the attention of several prospective buyers.
      United are said to be among them along with Borussia Dortmund, who could become particularly keen if Erling Haaland leaves.
      SunSport revealed in February that the Red Devils are pondering a £30m offer if Edinson Cavani leaves for free.
      But Madrid have entered the race with a unique offer, according to Bild, and are the preferred destination for Silva.
      Serbian striker Jovic, 23, made his name with Eintracht before a £52m move to Real in 2019.

      After a poor season which saw him net just two goals, the player was loaned back to Frankfurt and could remain with the club as part of this deal.
      It is said Madrid are willing to pay around £17m plus Jovic to land Silva’s signature.
      The transfer may require the Serb to take a large pay cut from his rumoured £170,000-a-week wage.
      And Eintracht may yet seek a bigger fee for Silva if the side, currently fourth in the table, qualify for the Champions League.
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      It has been mooted that the Portugal international is available through a release clause for just £26m, something the player’s camp has denied.
      Agent Hendrik Schauerte told Bild last week: “Of course, at the current time of the season, the speculation will not decrease, we are not guided by that.
      “Andre is totally focused and wants to secure the Champions League places with Eintracht.”
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      Xabi Alonso on Liverpool’s ’embarrassing’ first-half in Istanbul vs AC Milan and Barcelona inflicting his ‘worst’ defeat

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      XABI ALONSO opened up on Liverpool’s ‘painful’ and ’embarrassing’ first-half in the 2005 Champions League final against AC Milan in Istanbul.The Spaniard revealed he was ‘angry with himself’ at half-time before the Reds’ iconic comeback.
      Xabi Alonso labelled Liverpool ’embarrassing’ in the first-half of the 2005 Champions League finalCredit: Getty
      Liverpool were 3-0 down to the Italian giants and seemed doomed at the break.
      But in one of the most historic comebacks in football, Steven Gerrard, Vladimir Smicer and Alonso himself scored in six second-half minutes to nick a 3-3 draw.
      The Merseysiders eventually won the penalty shootout but the 39-year-old admitted he couldn’t see it coming at half-time.
      He told team-mate on the night Jamie Carragher’s Greatest Game podcast: “I was angry at myself, thinking ‘we can’t throw it away so easily, this is a beautiful chance’.
      “I was kind of embarrassed with what we were doing.
      “More than thinking about the others it was painful, that was first (how I felt). Later, Rafa (Benitez) changed. I thought ‘let’s see how this works’.
      “To hear the boos from the fans was important because they didn’t want to kill us but we thought ‘let’s try and give them something to believe’, try to have some hope.”
      Alonso eventually left Anfield after five years with the club and joined Real Madrid in 2009.
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      The Spaniard also opened up on his worst defeat ever – a 5-0 drubbing by Barcelona when he was at Real MadridCredit: Getty

      And during his Los Blancos career he faced Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona team which is widely considered one of the greatest sides ever assembled.
      And one particular Clasico stuck in his mind for all the wrong reasons after Barca thrashed Jose Mourinho’s Real 5-0 in 2010-11.
      Having started the game alongside Sami Khedira, Alonso said: “We knew in that moment if we were too nice they were going to kill us.
      “The league game in the Nou Camp we lost 5-0 and that was the worst night I’ve ever lived on a football pitch.
      “After 20 minutes I wanted to leave, to go home, shower and to go home.
      “It was so painful. It gave us a big determination. We couldn’t be too nice or we wouldn’t have beaten them (the next season).”
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      David Alaba to sign £200k-a-week Real Madrid contract after snubbing Chelsea free transfer and making verbal agreement

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      DAVID ALABA will reportedly sign a £200,000-a-week contract with Real Madrid after snubbing Chelsea.Fabrizio Romano claims the Bayern Munich star, 28, has struck a verbal agreement to join Real on a free transfer this summer.
      David Alaba will sign a lucrative contract to join Real Madrid on a free transferCredit: EPA
      And he will put pen to paper on a lucrative deal once the season comes to an end.
      It’s believed Alaba rejected offers from Chelsea, Liverpool, Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain in order to move to the Bernabeu.
      He told Real they were his top destination in January, with the Austrian eager to test himself in Spain.
      And an official announcement could be made as soon as next month.
      The report also adds that Alaba is set to feature alongside Real stalwart Luka Modric, who has agreed an extension until 2022.
      But there is no news about captain Sergio Ramos, who is out of contract this summer and could be the man Alaba is set to replace in defence.
      Alaba has been with Bayern his entire career, playing an incredible 428 times.
      The Austria international has won nine Bundesliga titles and two Champions Leagues.
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      But he will not be around when incoming new boss Julian Nagelsmann replaces Hansi Flick in the Bayern dugout.
      Indeed, the German champions have already landed a replacement in Dayot Upamecano.
      The Frenchman will join from RB Leipzig at the end of the season – just like new gaffer Nagelsmann.
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      Man Utd and Chelsea joined by Real Madrid in Jules Kounde transfer as they consider offering Sevilla £52m PLUS a player

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      REAL MADRID are reportedly looking to fend off competition from Manchester United and Chelsea in the race to sign Sevilla centre-back Jules Kounde.The 22-year-old has been heavily linked with a move in the summer after two impressive years in Spain since joining from Bordeaux in 2019.

      Sevilla centre-back Jules Kounde could be on the move at the end of the seasonCredit: Getty
      Thomas Tuchel’s side have been credited with an interest, where it has been claimed that the Blues would be willing to offer Sevilla Hakim Ziyech in any deal.
      The Red Devils are also known to be admires of the France youth international, who helped the Andalusian outfit win the Europa League last term.
      SunSport exclusively revealed last month that Manchester United were weighing up a move for Kounde to pair him alongside Harry Maguire.
      But according to AS, Madrid are looking to keep Kounde in Spain as Zinedine Zidane eyes up a summer swoop.
      With Sergio Ramos and Raphael Varane facing an uncertain future in Madrid, Real are desperate to bolster their backline.
      The news outlet states that Los Blancos are also keen on Villarreal’s Pau Torres, however Kounde is their No1 target after agreeing to sign David Alaba.
      Like United and Chelsea, Real are unwilling to activate his £78million release clause.
      Though it has been reported that Real would be open to forking out £52million plus a player in order to secure Kounde’s services.
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      Gareth Bale, Eden Hazard and Sergio Ramos are Real Madrid’s top earners
      Kounde has been ever-present for Julen Lopetegui’s side this campaign – featuring in 44 games in all competitions.
      He was heavily linked with a switch to Manchester City last year with the Citizens having a £46million offer rejected, leading them to sign Ruben Dias from Benfica.
      Speaking at the time, Sevilla chief Monchi said: “An offer from English football has arrived, we have assessed it and rejected it.
      “Although it is more than double the investment we made 12 months ago, we consider it to be insufficient. If more offers arrive, we will assess it and decide, as we always do.
      “We are not afraid to sell, because that is what we have done over the last two decades and that is what has allowed us to grow.
      “It is our model, selling in order to grow. But we want to sell for a significant amount so that we can reinvest those amounts in new players who in turn improve the squad.”
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      Atletico Madrid offer Alvaro Morata for Paulo Dybala in Juventus swap transfer as alternative to £39m permanent fee

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      ATLETICO MADRID have offered Alvaro Morata to Juventus in a swap deal for Paulo Dybala, according to reports in Italy.The Serie A giants are facing huge uncertainty ahead of the summer as Andrea Pirlo’s side struggles to qualify for the Champions League.
      Paulo Dybala could be sold this summer ahead of his contract expiringCredit: Getty
      Juventus have reportedly been offered loanee Alvaro Morata for the ArgentineCredit: Rex
      And the futures of both loanee Morata and Dybala, out of contract in 2022, must be sorted against this backdrop.
      Juve have the option to permanently sign the Spanish striker for £39million or extend his loan deal for another year, at a cost of £8.7m.
      Tuttosport detail an Atletico bid to replace that fee with a straight swap for Dybala.
      The report suggests an exchange could be negotiated to allow Juventus an additional fee as part of the deal.
      The Italians may be forced to consider cashing in on 27-year-old Dybala if they cannot agree on a new contract.
      Talks are set to begin next month despite his paltry tally of four goals for the season, with Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United among the clubs reportedly interested in him.
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      Losing Dybala for free would be unpalatable and the player has already spoken openly of a possible move to Spain.
      He said last week: “I have received calls from Atletico.
      “Not directly for myself, they have called my agent.
      “[They] call the player or those around him to find out his situation or how he is at the club. These discussions sometimes last three days or six months.
      “Alvaro comes from there and has spoken very highly of the club, the city, the people, the fans… Atletico are a big club today.”
      Morata, 28, joined the Old Lady from Atletico last year and recently admitted to wanting to remain in Turin ‘for life’.

      He stated: “Everyone knows that I would stay here for life, but football is a business and sometimes footballers don’t have the choice.
      “I am a professional and I will give it my all until I am here, where I am very happy.”
      Juve may attempt an alternative route in the player-exchange market with PSG’s Mauro Icardi said to be another swap option.
      Likewise, the Ligue 1 side’s Everton loanee Moise Kean is named as a favourite for another stint at the club, with Adrien Rabiot or Merih Demiral potentially heading in the opposite direction.
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      Lionel Messi thanked Samuel Eto’o for career-saving advice which fixed ‘two or three’ issues he had as Barcelona youth

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      FORMER Barcelona striker Samuel Eto’o has revealed Lionel Messi thanked him for a piece of career-changing advice in his early days at the Nou Camp.The pair played together at the LaLiga giants for six years between the Argentine’s 2003 debut and Eto’o’s 2009 departure for Inter Milan.
      Samuel Eto’o helped Lionel Messi with ‘career-changing’ adviceCredit: AP:Associated Press
      And while many tipped the diminutive, fleet-footed young Messi for greatness from an early stage, Eto’o has revealed that his former team-mate felt indebted to his crucial advice.
      The 40-year-old told DAZN: “[Messi] confessed to me that, thanks to my advice, which I am not going to reveal, his career had changed.
      “One day he said: ‘Thanks to Samuel, my career changed’.
      “He had to fix two or three things but he has always had the talent.
      “I am proud and happy to see that he has written history which has yet to be finished, and it will be very difficult to beat what he has written.”
      It was a poorly kept secret of the early-noughties at La Masia that they had quite the special talent on their hands, with Eto’o admitting all of Frank Rijkaard’s first-team stars knew that Messi, now 33, would be special.
      Eto’o continued: “He was going up and down from La Masia to the first team.
      “We already knew that one day Messi was going to be what he is.
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      The duo enjoyed a wildly successful stint as team-mates before Eto’o’s 2009 Camp Nou departureCredit: EPA

      “I am happy because he has made it in the end, thanks to himself.
      “He showed me that nothing has changed. He is still the good person I met.”
      The pair won two Champions Leagues as team-mates, with Eto’o man-of-the-match in their 2006 final triumph over Arsenal – and both getting on the scoresheet in the 2-0 victory over Manchester United in Rome three years later.
      Eto’o enjoyed more success with Inter after leaving the Nou Camp, before later representing Anzhi Makhachkala, Chelsea and Everton among others, before finally hanging up his boots last year.
      Messi, meanwhile, is still going strong at Barcelona – having won an astonishing ten LaLiga titles, four Champions Leagues and six Ballons d’Or.
      However, there is speculation Messi could finally end his relationship with Barcelona – with Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain targeting him ahead of a free summer move.
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      Barcelona vs Granada: Live stream, TV channel, kick-off time and team news for huge La Liga clash

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      BARCELONA welcome Granada to the Nou Camp for a huge game in the La Liga title race.The Catalan giants are fighting it out with Real Madrid, Sevilla and Atletico Madrid to land the Spanish championship.

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      Barca are chasing a first title since the 2018/19 seasonCredit: AFP
      Messi and Co currently sit third but can go top if they win this game in hand over their rivals.
      When is Barcelona vs Granada?

      This huge match will be held on Thursday, April 29.
      Kick-off is at 6pm BST.
      When the sides met earlier in the campaign, Messi and Antoine Griezmann got the goals in a 4-0 Barca win.

      Which TV channel and live stream can I watch it on?
      You can catch this game live on LaLiga TV here in the UK.
      The channel is included in Premier Sports subscriptions and can be found on Sky 435 and Virgin Media 554.
      To stream, head to the Premier Player where you can watch the remainder of the La Liga campaign for £6.99.

      What is the team news?
      Barcelona will be hoping to welcome back Ousmane Dembele from his recent lay-off.
      Ansu Fati and Philippe Coutinho remain out, while Martin Braithwaite is also injured.
      The visitors will be without trio Neyder Lozano, Domingos Duarte, and Luis Milla for their visit to the Nou Camp.
      Alberto Soro is suffering from a knock but will be a gametime decision.

      Match odds

      Barca to win – 1/9
      Draw – 15/2
      Granada victory – 16/1

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      Watch as Rayo Vallecano fans wear protective suits and clean stadium after visit from far right-wing political party

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      RAYO VALLECANO fans donned protective suits and scrubbed down their stadium after a visit from far-right political party figures.The stunt was triggered when Vox party leaders Santiago Abascal and Rocio Monasterio attended the Segunda Division clash between Rayo and Albacete on Monday.
      Rayo Vallecano fans arranged a protest at their Estadio de VallecasCredit: Twitter / @josedpalacio
      The fan group were furious the club had allowed far right party leaders into the groundCredit: Twitter / @josedpalacio
      The game finished 2-2, with Esteban Ariel Saveljich putting the hosts ahead before Rayo’s Mario Suarez was sent off.
      Alvaro Jimenez and Manuel Fuster then made it 2-1 to Albacete, only for former Manchester United man Bebe to equalise for the home side in the 87th minute.
      But focus was on goings on in the stand after the game.
      Rayo are famous for being a politically aware club whose fanbase are majority left-wing.
      And their views clash severely with the ideologies of Vox.
      As a result, Rayo’s Bukaneros supporters’ group arranged Tuesday’s protest.
      They accused the club’s owner Raul Martin Presa of tarnishing their history by inviting the far-right leaders to the Estadio de Vallecas.
      Their message was that they believed in a Vallecas free of facism, and had to disinfect the stadium, hence the hazmat suits and the collective clean-up.
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      These days, you’re not allowed to publicly voice support of the Ukrainian neo-Nazi group Azov Battalion or post neo-Nazi ideology without being accused of being a neo-Nazi sympathiser. It’s “political correctness gone mad”, Jeff. https://t.co/WN85tZOd6Z— Colin Millar (@Millar_Colin) April 26, 2021

      When images of the protest surfaced online, many praised the protesters while other joked that they were ‘finally doing some work’.
      And all this came after fans expressed surprise at Rayo’s willingness to let the far-right figures in.
      One wrote: “Aren’t Vallecano the most left wing club in Spain?”
      And another added: “Surprised Rayo would let them in, aren’t they one of the most left wing clubs around?”
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      Aren’t real vallecano the most left wing club in Spain? 🤔— Red Mist Adored (@thebigredup) April 26, 2021

      Surprised Rayo would let them in, aren’t they one of the most left wing clubs around?— Criss-Cross (@Criss_Crossss) April 26, 2021

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