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      Riyad Mahrez ‘offered stunning Man City transfer exit worth £40million a year’ just hours before Champions League final

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      RIYAD MAHREZ has reportedly been offered a stunning exit from Manchester City worth £40million a year – just hours before the Champions League final.Mahrez, 32, has two years remaining on his deal at the Etihad but has been linked with a move away from the Treble-chasers.
      Mahrez has been linked with a big money move to Saudi ArabiaCredit: Rex
      Mahrez has enjoyed another successful season with Pep Guardiola’s side, scoring 15 times and providing 13 assists.
      But the Algerian is set to miss out on the starting line up for the showpiece event with Guardiola preferring Jack Grealish and Bernardo Silva down the flanks.
      And now Saudi suitors are attempting to lure Mahrez to the Middle East with a mega offer.
      According to ESPN, Al-Ahli are hopeful of securing the services of Mahrez this summer.
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      The report adds that the Saudi side have offered the winger a two-year contract worth £40m a season plus bonuses, with the option of a third year.
      Mahrez has become frustrated at a lack of playing time this season and is understood to be open to a move.
      However, it remains unclear if City would allow the player to leave and what fee they would be expecting.
      After the 3-0 win against Sheffield United in the FA Cup semi final in April, Guardiola admitted that Mahrez was frustrated at his lack of playing time.
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      He said: “He’s grumpy with me when he doesn’t play, all the time. He makes me notice when he’s grumpy.
      “He is an exceptional player, his playing is exceptional on the biggest stages and he has the mentality to score a goal.
      “The composure for the penalty was important, and the second and third were brilliant.
      “So satisfied for Riyad because he loves to play football, he’s given many, many things in these years and hopefully more in the future.”
      The situation is likely to be resolved after the Champions League final.
      If Mahrez were to join he would be following in the footsteps of several high profile stars who have joined the Saudi Pro League.
      Karim Benzema signed for Al Ittihad, joining Cristiano Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia while N’Golo Kante is set to become another high-profile addition to the league.
      Since joining City from Leicester in a deal worth close to £60m in 2018 Mahrez has established himself as an important member of Guardiola’s squad.
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      During his five year spell at City, he has scored 78 goals in 236 appearances and scored a career-high 24 times last season.
      The former Leicester man has lifted the Premier League, FA Cup and Carabao Cup during his time at the Etihad. More

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      World’s sexiest Chelsea fan Astrid Wett strips down to lingerie to beat the heat as fans say ‘day just got even hotter’

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      ASTRID WETT left fellow Chelsea fans needing a huge Stamford Fridge to cool down after her lingerie pics made the day “even hotter”.The OnlyFans and Boxing Misfits star looked mellow in yellow but had the opposite effect on her followers.
      Astrid Wett’s fan reckon she’s already made it the ‘hottest summer’ everCredit: INSTAGRAM @WETTASTRID
      The Misfits Boxing ace has won both her contests inside the ringCredit: Instagram/@wettastrid
      Astrid’s followers can’t get enough of their greensCredit: Twitter / @AstridWett
      One said: “Hottest summer with you” while another wrote “Queen” and a third posted: “Wow you look so beautiful”.
      The social media influencer, 22, has 1.1million followers on TikTok and 442,000 on Instagram.
      Some call her the world’s sexiest Chelsea fan – but for now Astrid instead bigs up her fledgling boxing career.
      She labels herself the “first female influencer champion”.
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      That’s based on winning her first two bouts, against Keeley Colbran and ex-Love Islander AJ Bunker.
      But her followers were more interested in her frills under the sun than her thrills in the ring.
      She introduced her underwear shot from a garden with the words: “Hot girl summer inbound.”
      And there was little disagreement from online observers.
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      One called her “Sweet Bee Astrid” and another said: “Beautiful my Queen”
      Similar responses included: “My God” and “Wow you look so hot”.
      But there was also apparent encouragement for her career in the ring.
      An Instagram follower posted: “Didn’t like you until I watched your fights now I love you.”
      Astrid is more bunny than sunny in this snap but the outfit hasn’t been seen for a while so it could be a case of hare today, gone tomorrowCredit: Twitter / @AstridWett
      The OnlyFans model is full of frills for her online fansCredit: Twitter / @AstridWett

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      We live on the site of an iconic Premier League ground – it was once a much-loved stadium but now it’s hiding a secret

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      FAMILIES living on the site of an iconic Premier League ground say it hides a secret.Locals of the area around the once beloved stadium say it has become an “eyesore” and they want it to be redeveloped.
      Filbert Street was the home of Leicester City for over a centuryCredit: Getty
      But people living around the site of the old ground say it is now an ‘eyesore’ dominated by an ugly student housing blockCredit: Phil Shephard-Lewis – The Times
      One local said the once beloved stadium had been reduced to a ‘pile of rubble’Credit: Alamy
      Leicester City’s old home in Filbert Street was the site of some of the club’s greatest victories, but has been reduced to a “pile of rubble” according to residents.
      Paul Checkland, 17, whose home backs onto the ground, told The Sun Online that he hoped it would be turned into housing or a memorial for players and fans.
      Instead, it is now run-down graveyard of glories past.
      Paul said: “The site is a tip with ugly student blocks, which are now under repair and being re-cladded, and two unfinished new structures.
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      “No one has been informed of what’s going on but people have been complaining about the new student blocks going up because of lack of light and privacy,
      “For now work on the new buildings have ground to a halt and we don’t know why.
      “The place looks like a tip. It used to be a landmark, now it’s a pile of rubble.”
      He added that tourists and fans who come to get a glimpse of the old ground are left disappointed and feel that it has been “destroyed”.
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      Paul’s dad Steven, a former football steward who has worked at both the old and new Leicester stadiums, expressed his dismay that the place had been left to crumble while the “monstrosity” of a student block was repaired.
      It is now fenced off, with two new towers of flats scheduled but held up amid a planning row.
      Amanya Bangar, a student living in the current block, said: “It’s quite isolating living here, there’s nothing to do and not a lot happening around here.
      “It’s boring. The only thing we have is a Morrisons shop.
      “Our whole block is being re-cladded because of water leakages, the workmen are there now and it’s nosy and disruptive.”
      He pointed to an overgrown patch of land at the front of the site, which he feels could be turned into a park for locals.
      The Filbert Street ground opened in 1891 and served as Leicester’s home until 2002, when they moved into the nearby King Power Stadium.
      The old building was demolished and sold to developers for £3.75 million, though it is yet to be fully reconstructed.
      It comes after a far happier group of residents near a footie ground told The Sun about the crazy perks that come with it.
      Residents of the area want to see it redevelopedCredit: Alamy
      They said a park or memorial to the club’s golden years would be more fittingCredit: Google maps
      However, building work on another two blocks has been halted by a planning rowCredit: Griffiths Photographers More

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      Chelsea ‘agree personal terms with top goalkeeper target to replace Kepa & Mendy but have opening £34m bid REJECTED’

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      CHELSEA have reportedly agreed personal terms with Andre Onana as they prepare for him to become their new first-choice keeper.But an initial offer of £34million sent to Inter Milan has been rejected by the club.
      Andre Onana is preparing to play for Inter Milan in the Champions League finalCredit: Getty
      Kepa Arrizabalaga and Edouard Mendy have been battling for the No1 spot at Stamford Bridge over the past 12 months.
      But they could now both be unseated by highly-rated Cameroonian Onana, 27.
      The Inter Milan shot-stopper is set to face Manchester City in the Champions League final on Saturday.
      And while he only arrived in Italy at the beginning of the season, his sensational form has seen him already linked with a move elsewhere.
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      According to Tutto Mercato, Onana has agreed personal terms with Chelsea.
      But the Blues have seen an opening bid worth £34million rejected by the Italian giants.
      The keeper signed a five-year deal with Inter to keep him at the club until 2027.
      And the lengthy contract means he will likely set teams back a sizeable fee if they are to pluck him away from the San Siro this summer.
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      It is understood a fee in the region of £40m will be required to acquire the Cameroon international.
      And the Blues are desperately keen to offload players this summer.
      They are bidding to trim down their inflated squad following a £600m spending spree across the last two transfer windows.
      Mason Mount, Christian Pulisic, Kai Havertz, N’Golo Kante, Mateo Kovacic and Conor Gallagher could all be set to leave in the coming months. More

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      William Saliba contract details revealed as he agrees new four-year deal despite Arsenal being left in shock by demands

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      ARSENAL have given in to William Saliba’s demands to agree a new long-term contract with the French international defender.The final details of the deal are still being worked out but the club are now confident of the 22-year-old centre-half putting pen to paper in the next few weeks.
      Saliba has agreed terms on a new four year contract at ArsenalCredit: Getty
      And that comes as a massive relief to manager Mikel Arteta, who was desperate to avoid any uncertainty dragging into the new season.
      It is understood that the contract, which will run to 2027 with the possibility of an option for a further 12 months, will be worth around £200,000-per-week.
      That is considerably more than Arsenal were hoping to pay Saliba, whose current salary is only £40,000-a-week.
      SunSport exclusively reported last month how Arsenal were in shock at his demands.
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      But with only 12 months remaining on his current contract and French Champions Paris St. Germain closely monitoring the situation, Saliba’s advisors always had the upper hand in negotiations.
      Arteta made it absolutely clear that the player was central to all of his long-term plans and must be kept at any cost.
      And that has resulted in the club more or less agreeing to pay the player whatever he wanted to secure his long-term future.
      Saliba is currently recovering from the back injury which ruled him out of Arsenal’s final 11 games of the season and has not been included in the French squad for their forthcoming Euro qualifiers against Gibraltar and Greece.
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      But it is hoped he will be fit enough to take part in next month’s pre-season tour of the USA and the aim is to have the contract signed before they cross the Atlantic.
      Saliba, a £27million signing from St.Etienne in 2017, becomes the fourth key Arsenal player this year to agree a new long-term contract, following on from Gabriel Martinelli, Aaron Ramsdale and Bukayo Saka.
      The club are also putting the final touches to a new deal for Reiss Nelson, who is out of contract at the end of this month but is now set to stay at the Emirates.
      Arteta wants to get his squad sorted as quickly as possible this summer ahead of the club’s long-awaited return to the Champions League.
      They are ready to open the bidding for West Ham skipper Declan Rice with an offer in the region of a club record £90million and are also looking to further strengthen in midfield and in defence.
      Fans have taken to social media to express their delight at the news.
      One said: ” We are cooking!!”
      Another replied: “Great deal. He will dominate the league for years to come.”
      A third added: ” Best news I’ve heard this week.” More

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      What is Pep Guardiola’s net worth?

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      PEP Guardiola is a former football player smashing records and titles as a manager.He currently heads up of one of the best Premier League clubs, Manchester City.
      Pep Guardiola is the manager for Manchester City and is considered one of the greatest coaches of all timeCredit: Getty

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      Who is Pep Guardiola?
      Pep was born on January 18, 1971 in Santpedor, Spain.
      He spent the majority of his early football career playing as a defensive midfielder with Barcelona.
      His career saw the young Pep win a number of Spanish league titles and went on to play for both Roma and Brescia in Italy.
      He also played for Qatar, Al-Ahli and Dorados de Sinoloa in Mexico before retiring from being a player and moving into management.
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      Pep became the manager for Barcelona in 2008 which saw him help the team to dominate both domestically and internationally in his four years in charge.
      He took his management skills to Bayer Munich in 2013 before making his move to Manchester City in 2016.
      What is Pep Guardiola’s net worth?
      Being one of the greatest football managers ever certainly has its perks.
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      Pep is rumoured to have a net worth of around £47.7 million ($60 million).
      He is among the best paid head coaches in Europe earning around £29.8 million a year.
      How much does Pep Guardiola earn at Manchester City?
      According to L’Equipe, Man City pay Pep around £19.7 million a year.
      A notable jump from Man City’s previous manager, Manuel Pellegrini, who received a salary of around £4 million.
      The vast increase in salary can be attested to Pep being the only manager who has helped Man City be crowned champions every year since 2016 except for their 2020 against Liverpool.
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      Pep coached for Barcelona and became the youngest manager to win two Champions League titles in his debut season both against Manchester United in 2011.
      He led the the club to a La Liga and a Champions League double and was awarded the Catalan Parliament’s Gold Medal – their highest honour
      That same year, Pep was named the FIFA World Coach of the Year.
      Pep then moved to Bayern Munich in 2013 and later Manchester City in 2016.
      Since becoming Man City’s manager, Pep has guided the club to a Premier League title during their 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons.
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      He also broke a number of domestic records while managing the club including becoming the first to attain 100 points in a single season.
      Pep is considered to be one of the greatest managers of all time holding the records for the most consecutive league games won in La Liga, the Bundesliga and the Premier League. More

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      Abandoned Premier League stadium demolished for housing estate with tiny sliver of original ground still standing

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      IT’S a stadium that saw some of the greatest top flight moments.Two titles were won there with over forty thousand people in attendance in its heyday.
      This wall marks a spot where Premier League football used to be playedCredit: DCFC FANS
      The stadium which saw two top flight titles won is now commemorated by a sculptureCredit: DCFC FANS
      And it even hosted a European semi-final, with the mighty Juventus coming to visit.
      But what it is most known for is being the making of one of English football’s all-time great managers.
      Now, however, it is all gone apart from a statue commemorating the golden moments.
      In 1997, the club that played at the ground moved to a 33,000-seater new stadium.
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      And despite the new venue being state of the art, it cannot be said to have enjoyed as much success as the old one, as it saw the record low Premier League points total set and now hosts a League One club.
      If that clue didn’t give the answer away, the club in question is Derby County.
      The Rams first moved into the Baseball Ground in 1890, when it had a capacity of just four thousand.
      But at the height of Brian Clough’s success as boss, 42,000 people could be accommodated at the ground.
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      How the Baseball Ground looked when Derby played thereCredit: DCFC FANS
      At its height, the stadium held 42,000 peopleCredit: DCFC FANS
      An aerial view of the Baseball Ground
      Derby took on Juventus in the 1973 European Cup semi-finalCredit: Rex
      Derby now play at Pride ParkCredit: Getty
      This dropped to just 18,300 when the 1989 Hillsborough disaster and the Taylor Report which followed mandated all-seater stadia across England’s top two divisions.
      Once the new ground at Pride Park was completed in 1997, the Baseball Ground was retained for six further years and hosted Derby reserves until it was demolished to make way for housing.
      A Baseball Ground sculpture was then built on the site of the old stadium to commemorate the 107 years it hosted Derby County. More

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      Luton Town ‘hold talks with ex-Chelsea star in stunning transfer’ to bolster squad for first ever Premier League season

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      LUTON TOWN have held talks with former Chelsea goalkeeper Asmir Begovic over a free transfer, according to reports.Luton sealed promotion to the Premier League for the first time in their history with Ethan Horvath as their No1 – but he is set to return to Nottingham Forest following his loan.
      Asmir Begovic could be playing for Luton Town next seasonCredit: Getty
      The American kept 20 clean sheets in his 51 matches during his spell at Kenilworth Road.
      The Hatters will need to assess their goalkeeping options as they prepare for Premier League football.
      And, according to The Telegraph Luton have held talks with veteran shot stopper Begovic.
      The 35 year old is available on a free having rejected a new contract at Everton following spells with Chelsea and Bournemouth before moving to Merseyside.
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      The Bosnia and Herzegovina international made just three appearances last season, with his only Premier League start coming in a 1-0 over West Ham in September.
      In fact, since joining the Toffees in July 2021, Begovic has only made ten appearances for the club.
      The report adds that Rob Edward’s side are also looking at Bournemouth goalkeeper Mark Travers.
      Travers, came through the ranks with the Cherries and has played for the club 70 times.
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      He played 15 times last season, 12 of them in the Premier League before losing his place to Brazilian team-mate Neto.
      The 24 year old is a Republic of Ireland international having won three caps since his debut in September 2019.
      Luton currently have three goalkeepers on their books – Jack Walton and ex-Arsenal duo James Shea and Matt Macey. More