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BARCELONA face missing out on signing Mason Greenwood this summer.The on-loan Getafe winger has emerged as a transfer target for fierce rivals Atletico Madrid.
Mason Greenwood is on Atletico Madrid’s shortlist of summer striker targetsCredit: Rex
Greenwood has caught the eye in Spain since joining Getafe on loan from Manchester United back in September.
He has been strongly linked with joining Barcelona, who have been monitoring him all season.
However, the Telegraph now report that the 22-year-old is on Atletico’s shortlist of summer striker targets.
Greenwood is expected to secure a permanent transfer in the summer once his Getafe loan expires.
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Atletico remain in the market for a forward after missing out on Moise Kean in January, the report adds.
Barca are said to remain interested in Greenwood, but are at a disadvantage compared to Atletico due to their reduced spending power.
The Spanish champions had hoped to tie up a deal prior to Atletico reportedly stepping up their interest.
Greenwood, who sees joining Barcelona as a “dream move”, would have linked up with the club in June as part of the proposal.
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However, his summer destination now remains up in the air, with Valencia and Real Sociedad both previously linked.
Since joining Getafe, Greenwood has scored seven goals and provided four assists in 22 appearances.
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JUDE BELLINGHAM’S alleged slur towards Mason Greenwood has been reported to the Spanish FA.The England midfielder was accused by fans of calling Greenwood a “rapist” after landing a tackle on the Getafe winger.
Jude Bellingham’s alleged slur towards Mason Greenwood has been reported to the Spanish FACredit: Rex

Supporters were convinced they spotted him mouth the insult during Real Madrid’s 2-0 win on Thursday.
A section of Getafe fans were also accused of racially abusing Vinicius Jr. during the match.
Marca report that LaLiga have reported both incidents to the Spanish FA.
On Bellingham’s alleged comment, the league explained: “It must also be reported that after the end of the match, messages were detected through social media regarding a possible incident in which visiting player Jude Bellingham allegedly insulted local player Mason Greenwood in English after an action in the game.
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“Numerous media outlets have reported on this incident, as confirmed in the attached incident report.”
Racist chants of “Vinicius, monkey” from the home fans were also included in the report.
The report adds that LaLiga have reported the chants to the Spanish hate prosecutor’s office.
A lip reader had been called in after the match to investigate Getafe’s complaint against Bellingham.
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Greenwood joined the club on loan from Manchester United in the summer, seven months after charges of attempted rape assault and coercive control were dropped.
Meanwhile, Bellingham signed for Real Madrid from Borussia Dortmund in a £115million deal back in July.
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He has since scored 18 goals and added eight assists in 28 appearances.
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LEGENDARY Real Madrid goalkeeper Miguel Angel has died at the age of 76.The former Spain international passed away after a 14-month battle with ALS.
Legendary Real Madrid goalkeeper Miguel Angel has died aged 76Credit: Alamy
He passed away after a 14-month battle with ALSCredit: Getty
He was diagnosed with the rare disease in December 2022, with Real Madrid supporting his fight against the illness.
The club confirmed his passing on Tuesday morning in an official statement.
In the statement, the club extended their condolences to Angel’s wife Maria del Pilar and their family.
Angel spent 18 seasons with Los Blancos between 1968 and 1986.
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During that time, he won 16 major trophies, including two Uefa Cups and eight La Liga titles.
He was also the winner of the Zamora Trophy in 1975/76, an award given to the goalkeeper with the lowest goals conceded-to-games ratio.
As well as his time with the Spanish giants, Angel also featured for hometown club Atletico Orense and Castellon during his career.
At international level, Angel was capped 18 times by Spain and was a member of two World Cups squads in 1978 and 1982.
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Angle spent 18 seasons with Real Madrid, winning 16 major trophiesCredit: Getty
He kept a connection with Real Madrid after leaving the club in 1986.
Angel later held roles as both a first team delegate and a goalkeeping coach.
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LUCAS OCAMPOS has called on LaLiga chiefs to take action after a fan appeared to poke his bum during Sevilla’s clash at Rayo Vallecano.The “obscene” incident occurred in the 33rd minute of the game as the Sevilla star prepared to take a throw-in.
A fan appeared to poke the backside of Lucas OcamposCredit: X
Ocampos turned around to confront the fan before calling the referee overCredit: X
The 29-year-old said he only kept his calm because he has two daughtersCredit: Getty
Cameras picked up the fan appearing to poke Ocampos’ bottom, prompting him to turn around to remonstrate with the fan before calling referee Hernández Maeso over.
Following the game, which Sevilla won 2-1 thanks to a brace from Youssef En-Nesyri, Ocampos was joined by his club and manager in blasting the fan’s behaviour and calling for action.
Ocampos, 29, told Dazn: “You can see what happened in the [video] images. I hope LaLiga takes it as seriously as it takes racism and these things.
“I don’t think all the Rayo people are like that because they have always treated us with respect, but there is always one fool.
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“I hope it doesn’t happen in other areas, because if this happens in a women’s football match, we know what can happen.”
The Argentine added: “I kept my calm because I have two daughters, I hope this doesn’t happen to them in the future.
“I hope that the action that has to be taken is taken, and I hope that a fool like this does not stain a set of fans who otherwise behaved very well.”
Former Watford manager Quique Sánchez Flores echoed this sentiment and questioned why fans felt they could perform such acts.
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He said: “You have to ask yourself what’s wrong with people’s minds, whether they’re young or old.
“We have to ask ourselves a giant question of what is happening and where is the security and who we let in and who we don’t. I’m very worried.
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“As an individual, it is dangerous for me that there are scattered minds going to football stadiums and damaging the image of what I have always known as football, which seems to me a thing, on the one hand wild, but on the other hand wonderful.
“Hopefully these things will not be repeated.”
A Sevilla statement said: “Sevilla FC deeply regrets the incident that occurred this Monday in the match against Rayo Vallecano, in which our player Lucas Ocampos suffered an obscene and totally inappropriate gesture by a local fan.
“Sevilla FC hopes that the appropriate measures will be taken which typifies the regulation so that such behaviour is not repeated on a football field, and this has been transferred to LaLiga.
“These gestures and behaviours should not be allowed in our competition if we aspire to be the best league in the world.”
Rayo Vallecano released a statement on their own condemning the act.
It said: “This isolated action is solely the individual responsibility of the fan who carried it out, and neither Rayo Vallecano nor any of the other almost 15 thousand spectators who filled the Vallecas Stadium in the match against Sevilla FC, who behaved in an exemplary manner, have no responsibility for it.”
The statement added the club were working to identify the fan and would take appropriate disciplinary action if they were found to be a season ticket holder.
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Ocampos has played 22 times in LaLiga this season, scoring three goals and adding one assist.
The win moves Sevilla three points clear of the relegation zone and ends a winless league run stretching back to December 19.
Former Watford manager Quique Sánchez Flores echoed Ocampos’ call for actionCredit: Alamy More

HANSI FLICK is reportedly learning Spanish to prepare for an offer to manage Barcelona.The former Bayern Munich manager is understood to be waiting for the chance to replace Xavi.
Hansi Flick is learning Spanish as he waits for an offer from BarcelonaCredit: Getty
Xavi is stepping down as Barcelona manager at the end of the seasonCredit: Getty
Flick is out of work after being sacked by Germany in September following just under two years in charge.
Meanwhile, Xavi announced last month he will step down as Barca boss at the end of the season.
According to Bild, Flick is currently learning Spanish in anticipation of an approach from Barcelona.
The report adds he is interested in starting a project in La Liga, with the Barca job appealing to him as a he looks for a new challenge from the start of next season.
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Prior to his spell with the national team, Flick was in charge of Bayern from 2019 to 2021.
During that time, he won seven major trophies, including the treble in 2020.
The 58-year-old was also the assistant manager to Joachim Low as Germany won the World Cup in 2014.
Flick faces competition from several candidates to replace Xavi, though.
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Jose Mourinho has been linked with the role, along with ex-defender Rafael Marquez.
Reports in Spain also claim Barca president Joan Laporta has been in contact with former manager Frank Rijkaard.
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