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      Chelsea fans issue hands-off warning and ‘demand £150m’ for young star as Liverpool and Man City circle

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      CHELSEA fans have issued a hands-off warning to Manchester City and Liverpool after reports emerged suggesting they were set to bid for Levi Colwill. Colwill has impressed on loan under Roberto de Zerbi at Brighton this season.
      Levi Colwill has impressed at Brighton this seasonCredit: Getty
      His performances have given rise to interest from both Man City and Liverpool, who are poised to pounce this summer, according to the Evening Standard.
      Chelsea’s struggles this season mean the club could face financial difficulty due to missing out on the Champions League and a massive loss in Premier League prize money.
      This could consequently lead to a fire sale of stars to ensure the Blues do not breach Financial Fair Play rules.
      And 20-year-old Colwill could be the perfect sale to solve this issue as City and the Reds look to freshen up their back line.
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      Guardiola in particular seems to have taken a liking to him, suggesting Brighton are the best team in the world at building up from the back, something left-footed Colwill is a key component of.
      Chelsea fans rushed to social media to share their thoughts on the report.
      Many fans were adamant the club would be mad to sell.
      One said: “DO NOT SELL THIS GUY AND GIVE HIM A NEW CONTRACT TILL 2030. We should’ve renewed his contract last year before sending him on loan.”
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      The Standard’s report did also suggest fresh terms were set to be discussed between himself and Chelsea, with his current deal set to expire in 2025.
      A second fan added: “Levi Colwill is the best young centre-back in world football. There is always going to be interest for him.
      “Let’s just hope that Chelsea are able to keep him, because losing him would be a massive loss.”
      While a third commented: “This club have made a lot of mistakes over the last few years but this would undoubtedly be the worst mistake it’s ever made if we allow him to go to Liverpool or Man City. Need to keep Colwill at all costs.”
      Others set their eye-watering asking prices for Colwill.
      One said: “£150m easy money,” before a second declared: “75m for Liverpool [and] 45m + Foden and Chilwell swap for Man City🤙.”
      Another typed: “[£]300m. Only for you my friend @LFC 🤝.” More

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      Man Utd icon Paul Scholes predicts Jude Bellingham’s transfer and says ‘I don’t know why, I’ve just got that feeling’

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      MANCHESTER UNITED legend Paul Scholes has made a prediction about Jude Bellingham’s future.The Borussia Dortmund and England midfielder, 19, is being heavily linked with a big-money move in the summer.
      Jude Bellingham is expected to leave Borussia Dortmund in the summerCredit: Getty
      Paul Scholes hopes Bellingham will join Man Utd but feels another club have the edgeCredit: Alamy
      A host of Europe’s top clubs are thought to be interested in signing him including Man Utd, Manchester City, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain.
      Liverpool reportedly pulled out of the race earlier this week as they do not intend to spend such a hefty fee – thought to be around £130million – on one player.
      And Scholes feels Man Utd are in the running to secure the teenage superstar’s signature.
      Speaking on BT Sport, he said: “I think they [Man Utd] are contenders [to sign him].
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      “If you went back a couple of years you’d have said no chance. Even back to the start of this season.
      “But now I think they have to be. He would look at this team and think this is up and coming for the next few years.”

      Yet despite Scholes’ hope that Bellingham will move to Old Trafford, he feels 14-time European champions Real Madrid will ultimately come out on top.
      He added: “I do think he’ll sign for Real Madrid – I don’t know why. I’ve just got that feeling.
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      “But I do hope he comes here [Old Trafford]. He could make United a proper team.”
      Bellingham has contributed 20 goals and 25 assists in 127 games for Dortmund.
      That includes a superb 17 goal contributions for the club this season.
      He has also already racked up 24 caps for his country and was one of England’s standout players at the Qatar World Cup.
      Despite a huge amount of interest in Bellingham, Dortmund are still hoping to keep hold of him for one more season.
      The club are planning to offer the midfielder a new deal that would see his annual salary increase by 150 per cent to £13million.
      It is also claimed his contract would include a £131m release clause. More

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      How Tottenham could line up under Vincent Kompany with Burnley manager raiding Man City for former team-mate

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      TOTTENHAM could turn to Vincent Kompany in their search for a replacement for Antonio Conte. Conte parted ways with Spurs in March after publicly slamming his squad with Cristian Stellini taking temporary charge.

      But as revealed by SunSport, Manchester City legend Kompany is a leading name to take over permanently at Tottenham.
      The former Premier League winner helped guide Burnley to promotion in his first season in charge with the club.
      Kompany is increasingly seen as the manager who can give the club a new dimension.
      The move could see him bring in some familiar faces to Spurs, including goalkeeper Arijanet Muric.
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      Muric was signed for Burnley from City and the Kosovo international has kept 17 clean sheets this season.
      Spurs have been linked with several stoppers over the last season, with Hugo Lloris suffering a dip in form.
      Kompany has largely deployed 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 formations with Burnley, but under Conte Tottenham favoured a back-three.
      Eric Dier, Christian Romero and Clement Lenglet have been Spurs’ preferred centre-back trio.
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      But the North Londoners have been linked with a move for City’s Aymeric Laporte, who spent a year with Kompany at the Etihad.
      It could help in potential negotiations to bring the defender to the capital.
      Set to return to Spurs next season is left wing-back Destiny Udogie, who has made 26 appearances on loan with Udinese.
      On the other flank, Pedro Porro has enjoyed a good run of games for Spurs, with two goals and six assists.
      Going forward, with Tottenham in need of fire power, Kompany could turn to his star man Nathan Tella.
      The wideman has 17 goals in 37 games this season, making him primed for the Premier League.
      And it could leave Dejan Kulusevski and Son Heung-min fighting it out for a spot on the left, to support striker Harry Kane.
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      Woman spectacularly gatecrashes Kimmich interview by shaking her boobs at him after Bayern Munich lose to Man City

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      BAYERN MUNICH star Joshua Kimmich got some consolation for his side’s loss to Manchester City… with a woman shaking her boobs in his direction.Midfielder Kimmich was part of the Bayern side beaten 3-0 at the Etihad in Tuesday’s Champions League tie.
      A woman spectacularly gatecrashed Joshua Kimmich’s interview by shaking her boobs
      German media interviewed the 28-year-old in a corridor inside the main stand.
      And, as the 76-cap international tried to explain away Bayern’s humbling defeat, a brunette fan stole his limelight.
      Film showed the fun-loving beauty, in her 20s, watching the interview through a glass partition from an adjoining hospitality lounge.
      Wearing a big smile, she got up from a curved sofa to jiggle her breasts in Kimmich’s direction.
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      The cheeky fan then took a big gulp of red wine from a large glass before taking pictures of the player on her mobile phone.
      Her antics made her the toast of German media, earning headlines such as top-selling Bild’s “Bosom Shaker Crashes Kimmich Interview.”
      Despite the hilarious video, the result was no laughing matter for Kimmich’s side, who welcome City to Munich next Wednesday.
      Goals from Rodri, Bernardo Silva and Erling Haaland give the German champions a heavy deficit to come back from.
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      Kimmich said: “The first 60 minutes were very, very good.
      “Then, just like against Freiburg, we were hit by another long-range goal out of the blue.
      “Before that, we had a great chance to make it 1-0 through Jamal Musiala. After that we were more error-prone.
      “Until the 2-0 goal, it was an even match. The result is bitter, of course.”
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      Arsenal sent blunt warning as Rodri reveals Man City are out to clinch historic Treble as they close gap on title rivals

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      RODRI has warned ­Manchester City’s rivals that his team have the right mentality to win the Treble.Pep Guardiola’s hopes of landing the big three — Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup — have been boosted significantly over the last few days.
      Rodri has sent out an ominous warning to Arsenal ahead of Man City’s run-inCredit: Getty
      First, Prem leaders Arsenal dropped two vital points at Anfield on Sunday, meaning defending their domestic crown is now back in City’s own hands.
      Then on Tuesday evening, Rodri’s stunning opener set the ball rolling on a thrilling 3-0 win over Bayern Munich — which saw them plant one foot in the Champions League semi-finals.
      City’s next challenge comes against Premier League relegation strugglers Leicester on Saturday — and the Spanish midfielder claims their full focus must be on the Foxes.
      Rodri said: “We don’t value any competition over another. We are alive in all three — and will fight until the end for all of them.
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      “Our aim is to go game by game, we don’t think beyond that. We are now back to the Premier League and an intense battle for the title — but our mentality is to win everything.
      “Of course, it would be very special to win our first Champions League.
      “We are on the right path and, if we continue like this, we will have chances at the end of the season.”
      If they are to scoop the lot, City may have to win as many as 15 more matches over the next eight weeks.
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      In the next ten days they face Leicester in the Prem, Bayern in a quarter-final second leg and Championship outfit Sheffield United in an FA Cup semi-final.
      Boss Guardiola has always maintained that winning the three major trophies in one season is close to impossible for an English side.
      But defender John Stones, who almost played alongside Rodri in midfield against Bayern, says that is their target.
      He explained: “We always set high standards for ourselves and try to push for every competition we are in. That’s been happening the seven years I’ve been here.
      “We fight for everything. My goal is to win all three that we’re in.”
      Of all the three still open for City, it is no secret that they would love to win the Champions League for the first time.
      Stones added: “The dream is alive. We take it one game at a time and there’s a lot of steps to get to the final.
      “We have to take those small steps and do the job that is in front of us to eventually get there.”
      While City will take a three-goal lead to Germany next week, they plan to attack Bayern in the Allianz Arena rather than looking to hold what they have.
      Stones added: “It’s never over and that’s the mentality we come with.
      “It’s a great result and sets us up for the next leg but we know we need to go there and get a result again — because this competition throws curveballs.”
      Rodri was on the scoresheet was the Cityzens thumped Bayern Munich on TuesdayCredit: Getty
      Bernardo Silva — scorer of City’s second goal on Tuesday — said the heartbreaking defeat at Real Madrid in last year’s semi-final shows they can take nothing for granted.
      The English side had a 5-3 aggregate lead heading into injury time in the Bernabeu but crashed out in dramatic fashion, losing 6-5 over two legs after extra time.
      Bernardo says that is a major warning ahead of Wednesday’s second leg in Germany.
      The Portuguese ace said: “It’s not over because we’ve had a lot of experience in this competition that shows us what ­happens in the first game doesn’t matter.
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      “It’s a very good advantage for the second leg. But as an example, the game against Real Madrid last season — everybody said it was over and then in the last five minutes everything changed.
      “If you want to win this competition you have to be smart, you have to be ready for every type of occasion.” More

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      Man City icon Vincent Kompany is Tottenham’s No1 target to replace Antonio Conte after leading Burnley to Premier League

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      VINCENT KOMPANY is now Tottenham’s No 1 target to replace Antonio Conte.Chairman Daniel Levy has been blown away by the Belgian, 37, leading Burnley back into the Premier League in his first season.
      Vincent Kompany is Tottenham’s No1 choice to be there next managerCredit: PA
      Daniel Levy has been blown away by the Belgian’s job of transforming BurnleyCredit: Getty
      SunSport told you last month the Manchester City legend was a surprise name on Levy’s shortlist.
      But Spurs chiefs have received glowing reports after a stunning season saw the Clarets promoted in record time.
      And Kompany is increasingly seen as the manager who can give the club a new dimension.
      Spurs have watched how Mikel Arteta has transformed bitter rivals Arsenal into Premier League title contenders having spent three years working as Pep Guardiola’s No 2 at City.
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      Kompany spent the same amount of time as captain under Guardiola before becoming Anderlecht manager in 2019.
      He won two of his four Premier League crowns with Guardiola — who has tipped him as a future Etihad boss.
      Spurs are also considering Julian Nagelsmann, Luis Enrique, Brendan Rodgers, Arne Slot and their former chief Mauricio Pochettino.
      But, crucially for Levy, Kompany made Burnley the Championship’s most entertaining side after putting almost a whole new squad together.
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      And Kompany is believed to be ready to listen if Spurs make a move as he fears the Clarets may not have the funds to tackle the Prem.
      Levy wants to get a new boss lined up quickly with Harry Kane’s future again in doubt and the club facing a battle to finish in the top four.
      They are three points behind Newcastle and Manchester United but have played a game more.
      Conte was sacked in March after weeks of uncertainty.
      The final straw came when the Italian boss, 53, launched an astonishing attack on his ‘selfish’ Spurs flops after the 3-3 draw at Southampton.
      His assistant Cristian Stellini has become the acting head coach at Tottenham for the remainder of the season.
      Former Premier League midfielder Ryan Mason is the Italian’s assistant head coach as the pair look to rejuvenate Spurs and finish in this season’s Champions League spots.
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      Man Utd told exactly how much it’ll cost to secure Jude Bellingham transfer with Liverpool out of race for Dortmund star

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      MANCHESTER UNITED and Manchester City will have to pay as much as £130million to land Jude Bellingham.Liverpool have pulled out of the race to sign Borussia Dortmund’s 19-year-old superstar, but Real Madrid remain in the hunt.
      Man Utd and City are tipped to be the main Prem contenders for Jude Bellingham, with Liverpool baulking at the asking price for the England aceCredit: Getty
      Old Trafford chief Erik ten Hag could target major summer signings in midfield and attack for what he hopes will be a Champions League campaignCredit: EPA
      City are interested and United could also move if their takeover is completed in time for the summer window.
      Dortmund have not given up hope of keeping Bellingham for another season.
      But if he does decide to go, the Germans believe the £138m deal they did with Barcelona for Ousmane Dembele in 2017 is a yardstick for how much they should get for the young Englishman.
      French forward Dembele was just 20 — a few months older than Bellingham is now — when he moved to the Nou Camp for the enormous fee.
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      Any price in that region would smash the current British record, Chelsea’s £106m splurge on Enzo Fernandez in January.
      The numbers involved in the deal have forced Liverpool to back away, particularly as they are almost certain to miss out on the Champions League riches next term.
      What money they do have needs to be spent on several areas rather than blowing it all on one signing.
      City’s transfer funds will be focused on strengthening the midfield this summer, with Ilkay Gundogan expected to join Barcelona on a free transfer.
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      There is also a question mark over Bernardo Silva while talisman Kevin De Bruyne turns 32 this summer.
      City have shown in the past they are not afraid to break transfer records — splashing out what was then a British high of £100m on Jack Grealish in the summer of 2021.
      Their hopes of signing Bellingham have been boosted by Liverpool walking away but they are wary of Madrid.
      City do have a good working relationship with Dortmund, though, having signed Erling Haaland and Manuel Akanji from them last summer. More

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      Fuming Germany boss Hansi Flick denied access to Man City press box by stubborn Uefa as former club Bayern lose 3-0

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      BEMUSED Germany boss Hansi Flick was denied access to Manchester City’s media room – despite covering the Bayern Munich tie for TV.Flick was reportedly stopped from entering the press box at half-time during City’s 3-0 Champions League win due to petty Uefa regulations.
      Hansi Flick was said to have been prevented from entering the Etihad media room despite covering the tie against Bayern Munich for foreign TVCredit: Getty
      European football’s ruling body are “entitled to control media access” and can keep out “any unauthorised member of the media” – even if that person’s organisation has been granted the right to cover the game.
      The Mail say Flick had a “bewildered look” after not being let in the room.
      The German, 58, guided Bayern to two successive Bundesliga titles and Champions League glory in 2019-20.
      He then took over the national team on a three-year deal in May 2021.
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      And despite coming under heavy fire following Germany’s elimination at the group stages in last year’s World Cup, he is still in charge.
      Flick was said to have been working for foreign TV at the Etihad for Tuesday’s quarter-final first leg.
      He saw Bayern outgunned, with Rodri’s stunning curler, Bernardo Silva’s header and a typical poacher’s finish from Erling Haaland clinching one of City’s greatest ever European nights.
      But Pep Guardiola insists his side had to battle for a victory margin that Bayern boss Thomas Tuchel felt was flattering.
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      Guardiola said: “I have aged 10 more years. It was so demanding a game. It was not comfortable.”
      But the Spaniard’s change in tactics in recent months have cost Kyle Walker his regular place.
      And fellow defender Aymeric Laporte seemingly hinted he might consider a move after also struggling for game time.
      The Spain ace, 28, posted on his Instagram story: “After the rain, a rainbow; after a storm, the calm; and after an end, a new beginning.” More