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      Swansea boss Michael Duff plots raid on Brighton for new goalkeeper and could also turn to Premier League rivals

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      BRIGHTON goalkeeper Carl Rushworth has joined the list of key loan targets for Championship side Swansea City.The 22-year-old was on duty with England U-21s when they won the European Championships last weekend.
      Carl Rushworth is wanted by Swansea CityCredit: Getty
      But he came home to the South Coast club to find that Dutchman Bart Verbruggen, 20, had joined.
      Swans are looking for a new keeper and have also shortlisted Bailey Peacock-Farrell at Burnley for a loan spell.
      But Rushworth is highly regarded in South Wales and viewed as a major alternative.
      He has been at Brighton since 2018 but has been loaned out for most of that time.
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      The keeper has had temporary spells at Worthing and Walsall in the past.
      Rushworth impressed in League One last term as well, starring on loan at Lincoln City.
      He made 46 appearances for the Imps, keeping 20 clean sheets during the campaign.
      Rushworth was also a member of England’s Under-21 Euros winning squad, although he did not feature during the tournament.
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      A Championship move now looks on the cards, with Rushworth still yet to make his senior Brighton debut.
      Swansea are currently without German keeper Steven Benda due to a ruptured cruciate ligament, leaving Andy Fisher as their only first-team stopper. More

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      Burnley will pay England U21 hero James Trafford FIVE TIMES his Man City salary after agreeing fee for keeper

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      BURNLEY will hand keeper James Trafford a stunning £40,000-a-week contract as they bid to buy him from Manchester City.Under-21s hero Trafford has shot to fame and Vincent Kompany has talked his money men into investing. The guaranteed fee is £13million plus extras.
      James Trafford is on the verge of joining BurnleyCredit: Getty
      Carlisle will qualify for a slice of the deal, which could go as high as £1m.
      Burnley have moved for the City goalkeeper after he helped England secure the Under-21 Euros earlier this month.
      Trafford did not concede a single goal during the tournament and saved a stoppage time penalty in the final against Spain.
      As a result, he is expected to seal a move to Turf Moor that will see him play Premier League football next season.
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      The 20-year-old goalkeeper has spent the last two seasons on loan at Bolton Wanderers in League One.
      During his time with the Trotters, Trafford won the EFL Trophy at Wembley Stadium.
      He will be managed by City legend Kompany at Burnley, with the Belgian having taken the Clarets up last term.
      Trafford will also have the chance to make his Premier League debut against his old club.
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      Burnley host City on the opening weekend of the season, with the match kicking off the season on August 11.
      The young keeper will be Burnley’s third signing of the summer, following the arrivals of Dara O’Shea and Lawrence Vigoroux. More

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      Wayne Rooney puts ex-Man Utd hero on ‘Discovery List’ – which could make DC United money even if he joins rival MLS side

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      WAYNE ROONEY has put a former Manchester United hero on DC United’s “Discovery List”.It means that the club could make money even if the player joins a rival MLS side.
      Wayne Rooney has put Jesse Lingard on his Discovery ListCredit: Getty
      Each club in the league can name up to seven players on their Discovery List.
      The list consists of players a club has scouted who are playing outside the MLS and are exempt from being drafted or assigned.
      If another club signs a player on a rival’s Discovery List, then they must also pay a fee to that team.
      Rooney has revealed that Jesse Lingard is on his DC United Discovery List in case he chooses to move to the USA.
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      The former England striker explained to The Times: “You don’t know about ‘discovery’ players? OK, take Erling Haaland.
      “We could put Haaland on our ‘Discovery List’ and it means that if he ever came to the MLS but let’s say wanted to play for one of the LA teams and not us, the LA team would have to pay Man City – and us. Because we’ve “discovered” him! It’s crazy.

      “But if you’re clever, you can make money. Last year when Jesse Lingard signed for a year with [Nottingham] Forest we put him on our Discovery List because you thought there’s every chance that after a year at Forest he’ll want to come to the US and that would mean we could sign him or get money for him.”
      Lingard is currently a free agent following the expiry of his one-year deal with Nottingham Forest.
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      The midfielder, who has previously been linked with DC United, made 20 appearances for the club last season but played just two minutes in the league after March.
      He previously played 46 times with Rooney for United and England before the DC United boss retired.
      Rooney is now into his first full season as an MLS manager, with DC United ninth in the Eastern Conference after 24 matches.
      Jesse Lingard is a free agent after leaving Nottingham ForestCredit: Alamy More

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      Tottenham ‘identify Harry Kane replacement’ with £77m-rated Serie A striker being eyed should talisman depart for Bayern

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      TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR have identified a replacement for Harry Kane if he joins Bayern Munich.The England striker has been strongly linked with the German giants this summer.
      Tottenham Hotspur have identified a replacement for Harry KaneCredit: The Mega Agency
      Dusan Vlahovic could join Tottenham Hotspur from JuventusCredit: Getty
      Spurs have so far rebuffed advances for their star man, but could be forced to sell him with just one year remaining on his contract.
      Kane has even told Bayern that he wants to join them, according to the club’s president Uli Hoeness.

      Rudy Galetti reports that Spurs have identified a replacement for Kane, though, in the form of Dusan Vlahovic.
      The Juventus striker is being targeted, with Spurs moving to understand his situation ahead of an official approach.
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      Both Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain are also interested in the Serbian forward, the report adds.
      Juventus value Vlahovic at £77million but are open to selling him this summer.
      Vlahovic scored 14 goals in 42 appearances last summer, including 10 in Serie A.
      He also scored for Serbia against Switzerland at the World Cup in Qatar.
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      Any Kane exit is likely to wait until after Spurs’ pre-season tour of Australia and East Asia.
      The striker has travelled Down Under with his team-mates ahead of their friendly against West Ham United.
      Ange Postecoglou’s side will then face Leicester City and Lion City Sailors in Thailand and Singapore, respectively. More

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      Man City, Man Utd and Chelsea pocketed millions for releasing World Cup stars – and even Boreham Wood got cash

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      MANCHESTER CITY earned more from Fifa than anyone else for releasing their players to star in the World Cup – but even National League Boreham Wood got a share of the cash.Fifa paid out £160million to 440 different clubs around the world for releasing their players for last year’s World Cup in Qatar.
      Clubs received a share of Fifa payouts for their players competing in the World Cup
      English clubs received a total of £29million in compensation, more than any other country, with City top of the table worldwide, earning £3.5million.
      While that payment will hardly be noticed in City’s huge accounts, the payments for clubs further down the pyramid can make a huge difference.
      Especially for the lowest ranked English club receiving cash, Boreham Wood.
      The non-league side didn’t have any current players in Qatar last winter, but Fifa rewards teams who played a role in the development of players during the qualification period for the World Cup.
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      Boreham Wood sold Wales international Sorba Thomas to Championship side Huddersfield Town in January 2021 and therefore benefited from the Fifa payments, earning £24,000.
      Huddersfield earned £118,000 for Thomas’ role at the World Cup, despite the 24-year-old only featuring late on in Wales’ 1-1 draw against the USA, coming on as an injury time replacement for Fulham winger Harry Wilson.
      The payments are calculated by how long each player spent at the World Cup, with clubs earning just over £9,000 for each day their man was participating in the Middle East.
      Announcing the figures, Fifa president Gianni Infantino has confirmed that the total compensation figure of £160million will almost double to £304million for the 2026 and 2030 editions of the World Cup.
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      Infantino said: “The Fifa Club Benefits Programme recognises the contribution that clubs make to the success of the Fifa World Cup, and this far reaching initiative ensures that Fifa redistributes a portion of the revenues from the competition to the clubs.”
      After Manchester City, the top English earners were Manchester United, who pocketed £2.5million and Chelsea who earned £2.4m. More

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      I’ve played in the Premier League & MLS… English fans are ignorant, I knew after first trip to US I’d never come home

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      BRADLEY WRIGHT-PHILLIPS believes English fans are ignorant of other leagues and he would encourage players to move to MLS.The former striker started his playing career at Manchester City and made 32 Premier League appearances for the club.
      Bradley Wright-Phillips is New York Red Bulls record goalscorerCredit: Getty
      The former striker played alongside Thierry Henry at the clubCredit: Getty
      Wright-Phillips also played for Southampton, Plymouth, Charlton and Brentford in the EFL with varying success, but proved he had an eye for goal when he struck more than 20 goals in successive League One seasons between 2010-2012.
      But his career really took off following a transfer to New York Red Bulls in 2013.
      Wright-Phillips played alongside the likes of Thierry Henry in the Big Apple and loved the club from the moment he touched down in the US.
      He became the club record goalscorer with 126 goals in all competitions and now works as assistant sporting director at New York Red Bulls.
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      In an exclusive interview with SunSport the 38-year-old reflected on his MLS move and revealed he was never going to return to England after his first visit to the Red Bulls.
      Wright-Phillips said: “I enjoyed my stint here. There was something about playing in England – it was my dream to play in the best league in the world.
      “It just wasn’t my story and I felt at a certain time when I went on loan to Brentford it just felt like I wasn’t supposed to be here. I was supposed to find a different path and adventure and it worked out well for me.
      “I went to New York on holiday. My agent had told me ‘listen they’re interested in you signing here but go over and train for a while’.
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      “I just wanted to go on holiday. It was New York and I get to train with Theirry Henry, but when I got there I saw the facilities, the standard of player, I was never coming back home.
      “It was eye-opening for me, us English folk are ignorant to every other league almost, and rightly so we grow up with the Premier League, EFL and we think that’s the only thing in the world. I was very surprised when I got to the MLS and New York, it was amazing.”
      Asked whether he would encourage young players to move to the US, Wright-Phillips added: “Yes 100 per cent. Without being disrespectful you can play in lots of places around England, but [in the US] you can play in Boston, New York, LA, Portland, St Louis.
      “All amazing cities to play football in, these are unbelievable places with great atmospheres.”
      Wright-Phillips has moved into punditry since hanging up his boots but it has proved to be more difficult than his first anticipated.
      Luckily his dad Ian Wright was on hand to point him in the right direction, and provided a key bit of advice to help him ease into the world of analysis.
      Wright-Phillips explained: “He told me to be myself, [and] as long as you can take that comment you made about a team or a player to bed with you, then I guess it’s okay.” More

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      Aaron Ramsey rejoins Cardiff – and his eldest boy Sonny, 7, also signs for the Welsh club’s academy

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      AARON RAMSEY has sealed his ‘perfect’ homecoming to boyhood club Cardiff on a free transfer.And the Wales skipper, who had his Nice contract terminated by mutual consent on Saturday, was joined by eldest boy Sonny, 7, after he signed for the Bluebirds’ academy.
      Aaron Ramsey is joined by his eldest boy Sonny in the Cardiff dressing room after the duo sign for the Welsh club
      Wales captain Ramsey rejoins Cardiff after leaving for Arsenal in 2008
      Caerphilly-born Ramsey then signed a two-year deal after turningdown a lucrative offer from Saudi Arabia.
      The star midfielder, 32, was beaming as he was pictured signing a contract alongside his boy.
      The pair also sported No10 shirts as they walked out at their new home of the Cardiff City Stadium.
      Ramsey tweeted: “It’s an unbelievable feeling to be back at home.
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      “Although I feel as if I never really left. Wherever I went it was always a part of me and now I can’t wait to go out there in the blue shirt again.
      “What makes it even better was my boy also signed for Cardiff academy the same day which was a special moment for us both.”
      Ramsey had already agreed personal terms – which included a pay-cut – with Cardiff and passed a medical on Thursday.
      But he was waiting for the green light from Nice to complete the move.
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      The ex-Arsenal and Juventus star triggered a 12-month contract extension after playing 34 games in Ligue 1.
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      But talks between Ramsey’s representatives and the French club finally reached a positive solution which allowed him to resign for Cardiff.
      Ramsey started his career with the Bluebirds and became the Welsh side’s youngest ever player in April 2007 at the age of 16 years and 123 days – a record that stands to this day.
      He left for Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal over Manchester United after the FA Cup final 1-0 loss to Portsmouth in 2008.
      Ramsey added: “It feels unbelievable to be back here.
      “I always thought one day I’d come back and now it’s the perfect time.
      “To be back with my family and around familiar faces is just brilliant so I’m delighted to be back here now.
      “I’ve missed that a lot in the last year or so, it was important for me to be back around them.
      “I’m a Cardiff fan, and watching them over the years since I’ve been away, we’ve had some low points but some big highs as well, being in the Premier League and representing Cardiff on the big stage.
      “That’s a target of mine – to try and help my teammates and this club to get back to the top.
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      “I’ve said it many times in the past – I owe so much to Cardiff, to the fans, to everybody who has been at the club when I was here as a young boy coming through.
      “For me now to come full circle, to be part of this team now, and hopefully achieve the goals we want, there’s no better feeling than that.” More

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      Man Utd slammed for charging fans ‘outrageous’ fee for pics with the Carabao Cup — while City show off treble for free

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      MAN United have been slammed for charging fans up to £35 for pictures with the Carabao Cup — while rivals City show off their treble for free.The Old Trafford club demands £36 for a stadium tour, plus £35 for four images with the cup — a total of £71.
      Manchester United won the 2023 Carabao cup after beating Newcastle United 2-0 in the final back in FebruaryCredit: Getty
      Man U are charging £25 for two photos with the trophy, and £15 for oneCredit: Getty
      It costs £25 for only two photos, and £15 for one.
      City stadium tours cost between £25 and £28 per adult.
      Snaps with the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League trophies which they won last year are free.
      There is a £10 option for a photo taken against a green-screen so City fans can add CGI displays of them next to their idols.
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      Consumer champion Martyn James said: “These charges for simply having your photo taken next to a trophy are outrageous.
      “Supporting your team is becoming the equivalent of throwing a bunch of tenners in the air.”
      Marc Gander of the Consumer Action Group added: “Obviously City realise that their fans are part of the team. United seem to have forgotten that.”
      City say they make the trophies available in the club shop for free photos.
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      The club is taking its treble haul to Japan, Korea, Australia, America and India where fans will again see the trophies for free.
      Liverpool did not charge fans for photos with the Community Shield which they won in July 2022.
      Their stadium tour costs £25.
      City banked £170million Premier League money last year.
      United got £166million for finishing third.
      United declined to give a formal comment but said: “The price is part of a package which includes professional photography.”
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