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      Norwich reject two loan transfer offers for Max Aarons from Atalanta and Monza with Dean Smith’s side demanding £15m fee

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      NORWICH have turned down loan offers from Serie A duo Atalanta and Monza for Max Aarons.And ex-Canaries boss Daniel Farke, now the manager of German side Borussia Monchengladbach, has also made an approach to be reunited with the right-back.
      Max Aarons has played 170 games for Norwich since graduating through the academyCredit: Rex
      Highly-rated Aarons is valued at £15million by Dean Smith’s side.
      Aarons has started the opening four Championship matches of the season in fine form as European clubs circle for his services.
      The 22-year-old has been granted assurances that he can leave Carrow Road if a suitable bid comes in.
      Everton, Wolfsburg and Marseille all enquired about the England Under-21 star earlier this summer.
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      Aarons has less than two years left on his contract and Norwich are open to a sale on one of their prized assets following relegation from the Premier League.
      In the past, Euro giants Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Borussia Dortmund and Roma have all monitored his progress.
      Aarons graduated through The Canaries academy in 2018 and has gone on to make 170 appearances for the senior side.
      Former Manchester United and England star Rio Ferdinand claimed Aarons was the type of player United should try and sign.
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      Ferdinand said Aarons could “have an impact” similar to that of Chris Smalling at the club.
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      Tottenham close in on EIGHTH summer transfer after Atalanta midfielder Ruslan Malinovskyi ‘agrees to join Spurs’

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      TOTTENHAM are reportedly set to complete their EIGHTH signing of the transfer window with Ruslan Malinovskyi.Antonio Conte has been busy whipping Spurs into shape for another top four challenge this season, and has been backed with seven new players to make it happen.
      Ruslan Malinovskyi has made 129 appearances for Atalanta since joining in 2019Credit: Getty
      Malinovskyi was on the bench last weekendCredit: AFP
      However, the spending might not be done there, with reports from Italy suggesting Atalanta midfielder Malinovskyi could soon be on his way to North London.
      With one year left on his current contract, Atalanta are open to selling the 29-year-old and fresh interest from Spurs could see him leave Serie A.
      According to TuttoAtalanta, Spurs have overtaken newly promoted Nottingham Forest in the race to sign him, with the two parties understood to have agreed personal terms.
      But a sticking point in the deal remains what each club want from the deal.
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      Atalanta want to cash in on the Ukrainian this summer, but Spurs prefer a loan move with an option to buy next summer.
      Malinovskyi played just six minutes of his side’s 2-0 win against Sampdoria during last weekend’s Serie A curtain raiser, but provided an assist during his brief cameo.
      He has been at the Bergamo based club since joining from KRC Genk in 2019.
      The 129 appearances he has made for them has yielded a return of 29 goals and 27 assists, with all but 11 of his goal contributions coming in the league.
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      Earlier this week, Spurs sealed the £18m transfer of Udinese full-back Destiny Udogie.
      Spurs have splashed out roughly £110m on new signings this summer, with the majority of this being shelled out for former Everton attacker Richarlison.
      Spurs played out a dramatic and feisty affair at Stamford Bridge over the weekend, with Conte and Thomas Tuchel having a heated altercation at the end of the game resulting in both getting SENT OFF and consequently charged by the FA over their conduct. More

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      ‘Argumentative’ Rafa Benitez had problems with Man Utd star Cristiano Ronaldo and John Terry, says Italy icon Materazzi

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      MARCO MATERAZZI says “argumentative” Rafa Benitez had “problems” with him, John Terry at Chelsea and even Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid.The 48-year-old Italian World Cup-winning defender played under the Spaniard at Inter Milan in 2010.
      Former Inter defender Marco Materazzi has blasted old boss Rafa Benitez
      He alleges the Spaniard and John Terry had problems at ChelseaCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
      Benitez and Cristiano Ronaldo also endured a difficult relationship at MadridCredit: Action Images – Reuters
      Since then, the former Everton centre-half has publicly criticised Benitez on several occasions.
      Now he has reignited the row by saying: “It’s not that he started well or ended badly at Inter. It’s that he didn’t even finish.”
      Benitez, 62, signed a two-year deal at Inter after six years in charge of Liverpool.
      But he was sacked just months later in December after winning the Fifa Club World Cup, following disappointing results in Serie A and Champions League.
      Materazzi, who famously goaded Zinedine Zidane into headbutting him in the 2006 World Cup final to get the Frenchman sent off, said: “He erased everything that [Jose] Mourinho had done.
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      “A manager is good when he builds empathy with players. We all had a good relationship with Mou, he did something really important.”
      Mourinho lifted the Champions League, Serie A and Coppa Italia with Inter before taking over Real Madrid.
      Materazzi said his replacement Benitez “surely has the knowledge” after he “won the Champions League at Liverpool against Milan”.
      However, he says the ex-Newcastle chief did not like him – and has also enjoyed a rocky relationship with club icons like Terry and Ronaldo.
      He continued: “At Inter he had problems with me.
      “At Napoli he had problems with Cannavaro, at Chelsea he had problems with Terry and at Real Madrid he had problems with Cristiano or with somebody.
      “He doesn’t like being told things and he’s always argumentative.
      “Is it always the other people’s fault? In any case, I thanked him because I tried to take advantage of those mistakes and get some benefit from them.” More

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      Chelsea ‘closing in on £12m transfer of Inter Milan wonderkid Cesare Casadei after having two bids rejected’

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      CHELSEA are closing in on the £12million transfer of Inter Milan wonderkid Cesare Casadei, according to reports.The Blues have had two offers rejected for the 19-year-old midfielder.
      Cesare Casadei could make a £12m move to Chelsea this weekCredit: Getty
      But the Guardian report they will go back in with a third bid they feel confident should be enough for a player who is still yet to make a senior appearance for cash-strapped Inter.
      And a deal may well get completed as early as this week.
      However, Chelsea face competition from Nice for the rising star’s signature.
      Thomas Tuchel has plenty of options in midfield plus is still chasing Frenkie de Jong.
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      So Casadei could be placed into the development squad or sent back to Serie A on loan.
      The 6ft 1in ace was recently talked up by Italian national team coach Maurizio Viscidi as one to keep an eye on.
      The 62-year-old told Gazzetta dello Sport he was particularly impressed by his attacking qualities in the box – which he rates better than current Italy international Nicola Barella and Davide Frattesi.
      The goalscoring talent notched 16 goals for the Inter youth team from the middle of the park – and was crowned their young player of the year.
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      However, the Italy Under-19 international – who has three goals in ten caps – is yet to make the breakthrough into the senior side at the San Siro under Simone Inzaghi.
      Casadei would be the latest teenager to make the move to Stamford Bridge this summer.
      Highly-rated Aston Villa midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka signed for £20m while goalkeeper Gabriel Slonina, 18, joined from Chicago Fire.
      And the Guardian report adds they still hope to add Palmeiras’ Endrick before the end of the transfer window on September 1. More

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      Juventus star Adrien Rabiot appears to CONFIRM transfer to Man Utd in cryptic video with football fan

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      ADRIEN RABIOT appears to have confirmed he will be joining Manchester United. The French star was filmed by a fan with the video seemingly confirming his move to Old Trafford.

      Adrien Rabiot could soon be announced as a Man United playerCredit: Getty
      In the video, the man who was with Rabiot said: “I am here with the great player Rabiot, of Juventus, now in England. So I wish you the best brother. Bye bye.”
      To which Rabiot responded: “Thank you. Bye.”
      Rabiot, 27, has been linked with a £15million move to Man United from Serie A side Juventus.
      And following United football director John Murtough’s visit to Turin to finalise the deal, it now appears to be all but complete.
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      Murtough jetted off to Italy last week to negotiate Rabiot’s contract details with his agent and mum Veronique.
      The talks reportedly went well, and now the video which has emerged today appears to show the fruits of that labour from the two parties.
      Man United were plunged deeper into crisis this week following the 4-0 humiliation against Brentford.
      The Red Devils were 4-0 down inside 35 minutes, the quickest they have ever conceded four goals in the Premier League era.
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      United’s goal this window has been to try and recruit Frenkie De Jong, but this has thus far proved fruitless and instead United have opted to try and sign Rabiot.
      The deal for him has met backlash from fans and pundits alike, with ex-player Lou Macari openly questioning the transfer on United’s in-house channel MUTV.
      SunSport revealed Rabiot’s stats were worse than midfield counterparts Fred and Scott McTominay, so it’s clear to see why some might be disillusioned with the transfer. More

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      Monza chief and Serie A legend Silvio Berlusconi takes cheeky pop at Man Utd when asked about Cristiano Ronaldo transfer

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      SERIE A legend Silvio Berlusconi has taken a cheeky dig at Manchester United over Cristiano Ronaldo.Berlusconi, who is currently the president of Serie A side AC Monza, was asked about Ronaldo’s future amid reports he wants out at Man United.
      Silvio Berlusconi, left, was in attendance at AC Monza’s first ever Serie A game against TorinoCredit: EPA
      Cristiano Ronaldo was powerless to help United overcome BrentfordCredit: Getty
      As quoted by Alfredo Pedulla, he said: “Is Cristiano Ronaldo leaving United? Lucky him. 
      “We didn’t give him a thought, these great players don’t come in a newly promoted one (team).”
      Monza, a club in the Lombardy region of Italy, won promotion to Serie A for the first time in their history after winning the play-offs in Serie B last season.
      And despite humble origins it has not stopped them from aiming digs towards some of the most well-established clubs in world football.
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      Ronaldo was apart of the United team which fell to a crushing 4-0 defeat to Brentford on Saturday.
      An early error from the experienced David de Gea sucked all belief out of Erik ten Hag’s squad, before De Gea gifted another goal to The Bees when he passed the ball to an under pressure Christian Eriksen.
      Two more goals followed swiftly after, with the rout being completed within 35 minutes following a stunning counter-attack from Brentford.
      Dutch coach Ten Hag made three changes at half-time to try and engineer a comeback, to no avail, with the fallout after the game causing a HEATED debate between Gary Neville and Jamie Redknapp.
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      Fresh reports indicate Ronaldo has now been offered to Monza’s local rivals Inter and AC Milan.
      However, both clubs – who have won the Italian title once each in the last two seasons – are understood to have snubbed the former Juventus man. More

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      Cristiano Ronaldo ‘offered to Inter AND AC Milan’ but wantaway Man Utd star snubbed in fresh transfer blow

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      CRISTIANO RONALDO was reportedly offered to both Inter Milan and AC Milan.But both clubs are said to have snubbed the chance to sign the wantaway Manchester United star in a fresh blow.
      Cristiano Ronaldo is not wanted by either Inter or AC MilanCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      Inter Milan are happy with their strike force including Romelu LukakuCredit: Reuters
      Ronaldo, 37, continues to be linked with a transfer away from Old Trafford this summer.
      He sat down for showdown talks with new boss Erik ten Hag and agent Jorge Mendes when he returned to Carrington last month.
      Ronaldo wants to play Champions League football and compete for the top honours in the game – something not currently on offer with the shambles at United.
      According to reporter Tancredi Palmeri, the forward’s name was put to the two San Siro clubs.
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      However, he adds neither side were willing to explore the possibility of landing the five-time Ballon d’Or winner.
      Inter boast Romelu Lukaku, Lautaro Martinez and Edin Dzeko as strikers while Serie A champs AC have Ante Rebic, Olivier Giroud, Divock Origi and, when he returns from surgery, Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
      Moves to Chelsea, Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich, Sporting Lisbon and Corinthians have all been reported but not come to fruition for Ronaldo this summer.
      And so after being brought back in to start in the humiliation at Brentford on Saturday – with less than three weeks of the window remaining – it looks like he may be staying put after all.
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      The Portugal captain was visibly furious with goalkeeper David de Gea after his pair of calamitous howlers to gift Brentford an early 2-0 lead.
      And his mood was no better come full-time as he stormed down the tunnel, ignoring the away fans and Ten Hag.
      The manager this week claimed Ronaldo has not actually told the club he wants to quit – but the hammering in West London will not have helped the situation at all. More

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      Juventus closing in on Memphis Depay transfer with striker ‘set to have Barcelona contract terminated’

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      JUVENTUS are reportedly on the verge of signing Memphis Depay on a free transfer from Barcelona.Depay, 28, has been told by Barca chiefs that he is surplus to requirements.
      Depay is set to join Juventus after having his Barcelona contract terminatedCredit: Getty
      The La Liga giants have already stripped the striker of his No.9 shirt following the arrival of Robert Lewandowsi, who joined the club in a £42.5million transfer from Bayern Munich last month.
      And now they are attempting to force him out in order to reduce the wage bill.
      Depay’s representatives are currently attempting to negotiate a deal with club officials which would see his contract terminated.
      He would then have the chance to move elsewhere on a free transfer.
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      According to transfer guru Fabrizio Romano, the Dutchman could be on his way to Juventus.
      The Italian giants are currently in talks with Depay and his agent regarding a potential move.
      And the two parties are claimed to be close to reaching a verbal agreement.
      Tottenham were also interested in signing the forward, but Juventus are now clear frontrunners in the transfer race.
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      Depay joined Barcelona last summer and signed a two-year deal upon his arrival.
      He has since scored 13 goals and assisted two in 36 appearances for Xavi’s side.
      Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang could also be on his way out just eight months after joining the club.
      The former Arsenal striker is being targeted by Chelsea. More