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      West Ham transfer blow as Filip Kostic signs for Juventus for £14.5m fee from Eintracht Frankfurt

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      JUVENTUS have completed the signing of Filip Kostic from Eintracht Frankfurt.The Serie A giants struck a £14.5million agreement with The Eagles earlier this week.
      Kostic arrived for his Juventus medical on ThursdayCredit: Getty
      He was greeted by a large crowd of supportersCredit: Getty
      Kostic, 29, landed in Turin on Thursday to undergo medical tests before signing a three-year deal.
      He was greeted by a crowd of excited Juventus fans upon his arrival and took the time to take pictures with each person before entering the club’s medical centre.
      Juventus had been plotting a move for Kostic for a number of weeks.
      Massimiliano Allegri was understood to be very impressed with the wing-back’s form over the past few seasons.
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      The Serbia international scored seven goals and assisted 15 for Frankfurt last season, making him one of the most sought-after players in Germany.
      West Ham were also known to be fighting for his signature.
      The Hammers bid £12.5m for Kostic last month, but the offer fell short of Frankfurt’s asking price.
      It would’ve been tough to tempt him to the London Stadium anyway, as Kostic previously made it clear that Juventus was his preferred destination.
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      David Moyes is now considering other potential candidates for the position, with Stuttgart’s Borna Sosa at the top of the transfer wishlist.
      Sosa, who has been dubbed the ‘assist machine’, is expected to cost £17m, but West Ham are claimed to be closing in on a deal. More

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      I thought I would be a hero at Chelsea… now I’m angry and ready to prove everyone wrong with Inter, says Romelu Lukaku

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      ROMELU LUKAKU is ready to use “anger” as motivation to return to top form.The Belgian ditched Chelsea to return to Inter Milan on loan earlier this summer after flopping at Stamford Bridge following his £97.5m switch.
      Romelu Lukaku is thrilled to be back at Inter MilanCredit: Getty
      Lukaku, 29, grew determined to return to San Siro as last season wore on, and is now ready to remind people what he can do after being granted his wish.
      He said: “The season at Chelsea gave me extra motivation to do even better than before.
      “I think in one year everyone has forgotten about the things I am capable of doing on the pitch.
      “That is a kind of anger that I have inside me. That now the team has it too, which didn’t win last year, all together we hope to do better and bring something home.”
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      In Lukaku’s last campaign at Inter he scored 24 Serie A goals on the way to winning the title.
      While he slumped to just eight Prem goals last term, Inter missed out on defending their crown to rivals AC Milan.
      On what went wrong for him at Stamford Bridge, Lukaku told DAZN: “So many things. I think before, when I left, I wanted to take revenge at Chelsea because when I was young it was my team for 11 years.
      “I had the opportunity to go back there and thought I would be a hero, but that wasn’t the case.
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      “In March, when I heard there was an opportunity to come back here, slowly I didn’t say anything, but toward the end of the season we did a very good job with the club and I was able to come back here.
      “I make reflections only at the end of the season, so after the last game I put myself to think what my situation was.
      “I saw that as a player with Inter I did well, the season at Chelsea for me was difficult. I had no doubts, that’s why I made the decision to come back here.”
      It was what I imagined, Inter and Anderlecht and Everton gave me the opportunity to become the player I amRomelu Lukaku
      Lukaku then added: “It was destiny to play for Inter, like for Anderlecht and Chelsea.
      “It was what I imagined, Inter and Anderlecht and Everton gave me the opportunity to become the player I am.
      “The love of the people and the fans, for me and for my family, I thank them and I still apologise for how I left, but I have to speak on the pitch.”
      On the need to get back to his best, he concluded: “The pressure is there in training.
      “There is always someone always provoking in training, this is the biggest pressure, the rest doesn’t matter.
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      “I am focused on the pitch, I don’t read newspapers, I work hard and in the end Inter has to win, the rest doesn’t matter.”
      Lukaku is likely to make his second Inter debut on Saturday when they travel to Lecce in their Serie A curtain raiser. More

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      Super League could be held without Premier League clubs in ‘football Brexit’ to end England’s superiority

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      ENGLISH clubs could be banned from a Super League in a controversial “football Brexit” move.Chelsea and Liverpool have both won the Champions League in the last three years while four of the last five runners-up have come from the Premier League.
      Liverpool won the Champions League in 2019 before Chelsea lifted the trophy two years laterCredit: Getty
      And now a Serie A club chief has suggested a “solution” to end English superiority with the exclusive competition.
      It comes just 16 months after the proposed breakaway European Super League.
      That plan – featuring the English ‘Big Six’ plus Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Inter Milan, AC Milan and Juventus – was thwarted within days as British football fans wrecked the rebels’ plans.
      All 12 teams have so far been allowed to continue in Uefa’s club tournaments – the Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League.
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      But now there are suggestions of another Super League with the notable absentees.
      Adriano Galliani, former CEO and vice-president of AC Milan and now general manager at Monza, told Tuttosport: “It could be a solution – but without the English.
      “There should also be a ‘Brexit’ in football.
      “It would then be a real European championship, without the British.
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      “On the other hand, what do you think, that in April 2021 the English fled from the Super League because the fans didn’t want it?”
      English teams have benefited from massive TV broadcast deals and mammoth sponsorships, elevating the Premier League to the richest division in Europe.
      And Galliani is keen to help level out the playing field for the rest of the continent, especially after overseeing his hometown club’s promotion to the top flight in May for the first time in their 109-year history.
      But Monza simply cannot compete financially with the equivalent teams in England.
      He added: “The 20 clubs in the English Premier League make almost four times more than the 20 in the Italian Serie A.
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      “Monza gets 33million euros (£28m) in television rights, three of which must go as a donation to Serie B so a total of 30m (£25m).
      “A newly-promoted Premier League team earns 160m (£135m). How can I compete with Nottingham Forest?”
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      Man Utd set to sign one of football’s bad boys with Adrien Rabiot’s colourful career revealed including bust-ups

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      ADRIEN RABIOT is closing in on his £15million transfer to Manchester United with talks ongoing.The Juventus midfielder, 27, looks set to sign his contract at Old Trafford in the coming days.
      Adrien Rabiot has a long list of previous misdemeanours throughout his careerCredit: Getty
      But Erik ten Hag should know he may well have his hands full trying to keep the French bad-boy on the right path – just weeks after another talented-but-high-maintenance midfielder, Paul Pogba, went the opposite way from United to Juve.
      Because Rabiot certainly has a colourful career including his fair share of bust-ups with team-mates, managers, sporting directors and fans alike…
      ZLAT WAS SILLY
      Brave or stupid? You decide.
      Rabiot decided to get into two heated clashes with none other than Zlatan Ibrahimovic – his own team-mate.
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      And he did it during a FRIENDLY match against Chelsea in 2015 – then later admitted it was “not cool of me”.
      The pair then tussled in PSG training a year later with verbal insults fired at each other before captain Thiago Silva stepped in to break it up.
      Rabiot revealed: “The first encounter with Ibrahimovic took place during a friendly match in the United States.
      “Zlatan got p***ed at me because I played stupidly. But he had lost the ball and I had to take a card to compensate for his mistake.
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      “I became angry and insulted Zlatan. It was not smart.
      “The other incident was in training. We were close to fighting.
      “But Zlatan was annoyed that day. He likes guys like me, who have character, and we are friends now.”
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      After missing out on France’s 2018 World Cup squad, Rabiot was absolutely fuming with manager Didier Deschamps.
      So much so that he refused to be included in Les Bleus’ standby list in case of injuries.
      Rabiot refused to be part of the standby list for the 2018 World CupCredit: AFP or licensors
      Deschamps probably didn’t mind the “huge mistake” too much, though, as he guided his country to glory in Russia.
      Rabiot finally returned to the team in 2020.
      AD ENOUGH
      Thomas Tuchel is a stickler for timings.
      So when Kylian Mbappe and Rabiot turned up late to a pre-match team meeting in October 2018, the then-PSG boss dropped them to the bench.
      RESERVE JUDGEMENT
      Rabiot could not agree a new PSG contract due to a row over wages in December of the same year as his future appeared to be away from the Parc des Princes.
      As a result, he was banished from Tuchel’s team and forced to train with the reserves.
      Rabiot and Kylian Mbappe were dropped for their poor time-keepingCredit: AFP or licensors
      The midfielder appealed to the French FA to get him reinstated back among the first team.
      His mother Veronique said: “My son is a hostage of the club, he will soon live in prison on bread and water.”
      ONE-CLUB MAN
      There was only one club in Rabiot’s heart as Manchester United knocked his PSG side out of the Champions League three months later.
      Unfortunately for grieving PSG players and fans, that was the nightclub.
      Rabiot was filmed partying just hours after the European exit – and made things worse by liking Patrice Evra’s post about the United win.
      The midfielder had a long list of dramatic episodes with PSGCredit: The Mega Agency
      He was banned for two weeks as sporting director Antero Henrique blasted: “I find unacceptable the attitude and lack of professionalism of a player like Adrien Rabiot towards the club, his team-mates and his supporters.”
      Ouch.
      Rabiot eventually left PSG after nine years that summer to join Juventus, where things calmed down a fair bit.
      VER-Y UNHAPPY
      Before a transfer gets over the line, United will have to successfully navigate negotiations with Rabiot’s mum Veronique.
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      It is safe to say she is a fiery character, and one you don’t want to get on the wrong side of.
      Just ask Mbappe’s dad Wilfried who was confronted by Veronique after his son missed the crucial penalty against Switzerland that knocked France out of Euro 2020.
      Veronique Rabiot let rip at Wilfried Mbappe after Kylian’s costly missed penalty at Euro 2020Credit: AFP More

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      PSG demanding £17m transfer fee for Leandro Paredes ‘as midfielder agrees personal terms with Juventus over move’

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      PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN are demanding £17million to sell Leandro Paredes.With the imminent arrival of Napoli midfielder Fabian Ruiz to the PSG squad, Paredes is set to be pushed further down the pecking order.
      Leandro Paredes in action for PSGCredit: Getty
      Paredes reportedly has a good rapport with Lionel Messi and NeymarCredit: AP
      Paredes, 28, has reportedly agreed personal terms with Juventus, but an agreement over a fee is yet to be struck.
      Despite his low ranking in the squad in terms of minutes, Paredes is said to rank quite highly in the social popularity scale at the club.
      He is said to have a particular affinity with countryman Lionel Messi and Brazilian Neymar, as well as the Spanish-speaking members of the squad.
      According to Get Football French News, his departure could cause a fracture in the dressing room.
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      Paredes initially joined the French club from Zenit in 2019 for a reported £36m, but struggled to settle in to begin with.
      In his time there he has made 115 appearances, scoring three goals and registering 10 assists, including for Messi’s stunning overhead kick against Clermont.
      Juventus are looking at Paredes due to the expected departure of Adrien Rabiot.
      The Frenchman is reportedly on his way to Manchester United, who have opted to go for him after thus far failing to land Frenkie de Jong from Barcelona.
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      After being excluded from the last French World Cup squad, Rabiot believes joining United would provide him with a golden opportunity to muscle his way into Didier Deschamps’s plans for Qatar.
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      Ex-Arsenal and Man Utd star Alexis Sanchez has contract terminated by Inter Milan ahead of free transfer to Marseille

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      ALEXIS SANCHEZ has had his contract terminated at Inter Milan ahead of a free transfer to Marseille. The 33-year-old’s three year stay at the San Siro is over after he and the club ended his contract by mutual agreement.
      Alexis Sanchez was a big hit with Arsenal fans when he arrived at the Emirates in 2014Credit: AFP
      He is now free to pursue a move to France, despite proving to be useful part of Inter’s title-chasing squad last season.
      Inter confirmed online that they were ending the contract with Sanchez.
      They announced on their club website: “FC Internazionale Milano can confirm that an agreement has been reached to terminate Chilean forward Alexis Sanchez’s contract by mutual consent.
      “The Club would like to wholeheartedly thank Alexis for these last three seasons, in which the Nerazzurri won three major honours, and we wish him all the best for his future career.”
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      The attacker is now expected to join Marseille and their new, fiery boss Igor Tudor.
      Sanchez’s first season at Inter was on loan where he chipped in four goals and got eight assists in 22 games.
      In their title-winning 2020-21 campaign, he scored seven and assisted five as Inter finished 12 points clear of rivals AC Milan.
      Even last season he still contributed heavily and made 27 league appearances as Inter finished 2nd.
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      The move to Marseille is just the latest chapter of Sanchez’s long career.
      After five years at Udinese, he moved to Barcelona in 2011.
      He scored 39 goals in 88 games during his time at the Nou Camp.
      The Chilean then took the Premier League by storm after a 2014 move to Arsenal as he rumbled defences with his sharp, direct movement.
      He then joined Manchester United in 2018 but failed to make the same impact, scoring only 3 goals in his two years at Old Trafford.
      Sanchez is the latest high-profile star to have his contract terminated following on from Aaron Ramsey last month. More

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      Watch Paulo Dybala with the worst corner of all-time in Roma’s friendly thumping of Shakhtar Donetsk

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      PAULO DYBALA made his second appearance for Roma at the weekend… but, it didn’t go entirely to plan.The 28-year-old was named in the starting line-up for Roma’s final pre-season friendly against Shakhtar Donetsk on Sunday.
      Dybala made his second appearance for Roma on SundayCredit: Getty

      However, just three minutes into the game he made a huge blunder.
      Dybala stepped up to take a corner, but before he could make the kick he scuffed the floor with his boot.
      This sent the ball rolling straight back off the pitch and out for a goal kick, much to the disappointment of the Roma players waiting for the delivery.
      Fans took to Twitter to react to the awful error, with one person jokingly referencing his amazing unveiling: “So that’s why they were quite so excited he’d signed!”
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      Dybala scuffed the floor while taking the cornerCredit: Twitter.com / @MaxRushden
      Another added: “Dybala had the entire city of Rome greet him just to scuff one of the worst corners you’ve ever seen.”
      But, despite the early error, Roma went on to win the game 5-0.
      Dybala joined Roma in a free transfer last month after leaving Juventus in June.
      He made a huge impact upon his arrival, breaking a record number of shirt sales previously set by Cristiano Ronaldo when he joined Juventus in 2018.
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      He was also greeted by tens of thousands of supporters at a spine-tingly unveiling.
      After signing a three-year deal with the Europa Conference League champions, he said: “The days that led me to this signing were a combination of many emotions: the determination and the speed with which Roma showed they wanted me made the difference.
      “I am joining a growing team, with a club that continues to lay ever more solid foundations for the future and a coach, Jose Mourinho, with whom it is a privilege to be able to work.”
      Dybala is no stranger to Italian football, having scored 115 goals in 293 appearances for Juventus.
      He won five consecutive Serie A titles and helped the club to the 2017 Champions League Final, so he will be considered a crucial asset for the upcoming season.
      Dybala’s incredible unveiling saw thousands of fans come out to welcome himCredit: Getty More

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      Man Utd have £9m transfer bid for Marko Arnautovic rejected by Bologna after making shock swoop for ex-West Ham striker

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      MANCHESTER UNITED have reportedly had a £9million transfer offer rejected for Marko Arnautovic. The Red Devils kick off their season today against Brighton, but their pre-season has been marred by the gargantuan saga of Cristiano Ronaldo’s future.
      Arnautovic scored 14 league goals for Bologna last seasonCredit: Getty
      With the legendary forward wanting to leave, United have been shopping around for firepower this window, and landed on former West Ham star Arnautovic.
      Reports earlier this week indicated The Red Devils were lining up a shock bid for the 33-year-old.
      However, it has now been revealed by journalist Gianluca Di Marzio that United have submitted an offer for him.
      But current club Bologna have rejected a £9m bid.
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      The Austrian scored 14 Serie A goals for them last season, so it is understandable why they would be reluctant to let him go.
      Premier League fans will be all-to-familiar with Arnautovic, with him spending six years in English football at Stoke City and West Ham.
      The attacker scored just 22 times for Stoke in 145 games, with his creative side being more potent throughout his time at The Potters.
      His record at West Ham was far more impressive, contributing 40 goals in 65 games.
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      Arnautovic left West Ham in 2019 in favour of the Chinese Super League, before returning to Europe with Bologna last season.
      United boss Erik ten Hag, who has placed Ronaldo on the bench for his first-ever game against Brighton, knows Arnautovic well.
      The pair worked together at Dutch side FC Twente between 2006 and 2009. More