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      AC Milan ‘offered Arsenal star on free transfer’ with no new Emirates contract agreed yet

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      AC MILAN could snap up Arsenal winger Reiss Nelson on a free transfer this summer, according to reports.The 23-year-old’s Gunners contract is set to expire at the end of the season.
      Reiss Nelson is out of contract in the summerCredit: AFP
      And the club are yet to reach an agreement when it comes to a new deal despite reports he would “love” to stay.
      According to Football Italia, AC Milan are interested in acquiring him if he becomes a free agent.
      The Italian giants are prioritising the signing of a striker in the summer window as they look to replace Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Divock Origi.
      But with the futures of trio Ante Rebic, Charles De Ketelaere and Rafael Leao all uncertain, a wide forward is also being targeted.
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      And Nelson could fit the mould as he has shown flashes of brilliance this season, despite limited game time.
      He has made six substitute appearances in the Premier League – but not managed a single start.
      Nelson’s standout moment in the 2022/23 campaign came when he struck a sensational last-minute winner against Bournemouth last month.
      However, he has been a bit-part player due to the form of Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka.
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      And Leandro Trossard’s arrival in January pushed him even further down the pecking order.
      All in all, Nelson has contributed seven goals and seven assists in 61 games for Arsenal.
      But he has shown promise during loan spells with Feyenoord and Hoffenheim.
      And AC Milan could obtain his services if Arsenal fail to tie Nelson down to a new contract.
      The seven-time European champions sit fourth in Serie A as they fight for a Champions League place.
      But they could still qualify for Europe’s elite competition even if they miss out on the top four.
      That is because they are in with a chance of winning it this year as they prepare for a mouthwatering semi-final clash against bitter rivals Inter Milan. More

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      Chelsea ‘to meet Inter Milan chiefs over Andre Onana transfer’ as Blues look to replace Mendy and Kepa

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      CHELSEA are ready to meet Inter Milan chiefs over a transfer for Andre Onana.And Romelu Lukaku’s future will be high on the agenda too.
      Andre Onana is wanted by ChelseaCredit: Getty
      Romelu Lukaku’s future will be talked about when Chelsea and Inter Milan meetCredit: Getty
      Officials are set to fly to Italy as the Blues begin planning for a summer overhaul.
      The Evening Standard say Chelsea want Onana to replace Kepa Arrizabalaga and Edouard Mendy in goal.
      Owner Todd Boehly is looking to trim his inflated squad and it’s claimed a swap deal involving Lukaku could be on the cards.
      And that would allow Kepa and Mendy – who have each failed to assert themselves a No 1 – to depart.
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      £97.5million flop Lukaku has spend the season on loan at Inter but has struggled for fitness.
      Lukaku wants to stay in Italy after an unhappy time at Chelsea, but he faces a battle to get them to make the transfer permanent.
      And the Italians could elect to send the Belgian back to Stamford Bridge and demand a fee for Onana.
      The Cameroonian stopper has impressed in Serie A this season, conceding only 18 goals in 20 matches.
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      But sixth-placed Inter’s woes have been at the other end, with Lukaku missing 18 games through injury.
      Lukaku can reportedly stay next year on loan again for the same £7million loan fee and £165,000-a-week wages, roughly half his Chelsea contract, but Boehly may prefer to sell him for good.
      Brentford’s David Raya, Borussia Dortmund’s Gregor Kobel and Valencia’s Giorgi Mamardashvili are other keepers being monitored by Chelsea.
      Edouard Mendy or Kepa Arrizabalaga could leave Chelsea this summerCredit: AFP More

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      Jose Mourinho kicked me off the team bus after a blazing row – he’s not an easy guy to deal with, says Balotelli

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      MARIO BALOTELLI has revealed that Jose Mourinho once kicked him off the team bus.The pair worked together during their respective stints at Inter Milan, prior to Super Mario’s Manchester City switch.
      Mario Balotelli played under Jose Mourinho at Inter MilanCredit: AFP
      Mourinho and Balotelli didn’t always see eye to eye – resulting in some heated rows.
      Recounting his experiences with his Portuguese former boss, Balotelli told the Muschio Selvaggio podcast: “Mou is not an easy guy to deal with, much like me.
      “One time before a trip to Catania, we had an argument on the bus taking us to the airport.
      “He made me get off the bus and I had to return home with a car.”
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      Balotelli, now 32, is the first to admit that he made mistakes during his younger years.
      But he feels that at times he has been unfairly singled out.
      He continued: “I know that I made mistakes, but it is also true that the spotlight was always on me.
      “Aside from my own character and the label of being a prodigy as a teenager, I think the status of being the first black player in the Italy squad also contributed to people always talking about what I did off the field.
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      Balotelli, 32, signed for FC Sion last yearCredit: EPA
      “I saw colleagues do some things, if it had been me…”
      Balotelli is still going strong, plying his trade in Switzerland for FC Sion – recently captaining them to a 3-1 win at Grasshoppers, ending his own personal goal drought in the process.
      He reckons there’s still plenty of life in his career yet, concluding: “I think I can play at least another four years at a good level.
      “When I do retire, I’ll be happy with the path I have taken. I could’ve done more, but in any case I won everything.”
      Mourinho, 60, once recounted overseeing a Champions League clash between Inter and Rubin Kazan – in which Balotelli was playing.
      He said in 2014: “I remember one time when we went to play Kazan in the Champions League.
      “In that match I had all my strikers injured. No Diego Milito, no Samuel Eto’o, I was really in trouble and Mario was the only one.
      “Mario got a yellow card in the 42nd minute, so when I got to the dressing room at half-time I spend about 14 minutes of the 15 available speaking only to Mario.
      “I said to him: ‘Mario, I cannot change you, I have no strikers on the bench, so don’t touch anybody and play only with the ball.
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      “If we lose the ball no reaction. If someone provokes you, no reaction, if the referee makes a mistake, no reaction.’
      “The 46th minute – red card!”
      Balotelli played for Inter between 2007 and 2010Credit: Reuters More

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      I played alongside Cristiano Ronaldo at Juventus… I told him I HATED him during long plane journey

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      A FORMER team-mate of Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed that he told the superstar “he hated” him.Roma forward Paulo Dybala, 29, spent three years alongside the Portugal legend at Juventus between 2018 and 2021.
      A former team-mate of Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed how he told him he ‘hated him’Credit: AFP
      The pair helped the Old Lady to win two Serie A titles, two Italian Super Cups and the Italian Cup during that period.
      Various reports claimed during that time that the duo did not get on despite the success on the pitch.
      But the Argentine international has now denied those rumours – even though he admitted that he did tell the now Al-Nassr ace he “hated” him.
      Speaking to DAZN, Dybala said: “I spent three nice years with Cristiano, the team was very strong and he added something more.
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      “There’s a big rivalry between [Lionel] Messi and Ronaldo in Argentina.
      “Once, we were flying out for a game, I was sitting at the back of the plane and he was slightly ahead. 
      “At some point, he came to me, we spoke about life in general for a while, and I told him: ‘As a kid, I practically hated you.’
      “We laughed about it and we’ve always been on good terms.”
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      Ronaldo left Juventus in 2021 to make his return to Manchester United.
      He was at Old Trafford for just one-and-a-half seasons before his explosive interview with Piers Morgan led to his contract being terminated and leading to his move to Saudi Arabia.
      Dybala departed Juventus last summer as a free agent to sign for Roma.
      He has scored 16 goals in 34 appearances for Jose Mourinho’s side, who are battling to secure a top four finish to secure Champions League football next season. More

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      Italian FA trialling major change to offside rule…and it’s proven to lead to more goals

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      THE Italian FA are trialling a major change to the offside rule which is proven to lead to more goals. The changes, developed by former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger, would only see an offside given if there is a clear space between the attacker and the defender.
      The Italian FA is set to trial a major change to the offside ruleCredit: Rex
      There have been a lot of contentious VAR decisions this seasonCredit: Getty
      Wenger has previously spoken of his desire to make changes to the offside rule and has been a long time advocate of this but was aware of the difficulties in implementing any changes.
      Back in 2020 he said: “My objective, as well as Fifa’s, is to continuously think about ways to improve our game.
      “We shouldn’t be afraid to debate them in public.
      “But I am well aware any rule changes are subject to a standard approval process.
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      “That includes discussions with stakeholders and potential test phases, within the scope of the established IFAB framework.”
      The proposal was explained back in February before its first trial in the Italian u18’s championship by Christos Kanellas, Fifa’s high performance manager.
      He said: “The idea was born to favour a more offensive game, increase the chances of scoring goals and make the game more exciting.”
      The Italian Football Federation president Gabriele Gravina said: The Italian Football Federation is at the forefront of the development of the game.
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      “We have made ourselves available to continue testing in the Under 18 championship because innovation is in our DNA.
      “We are not afraid of change both on and off the pitch and, in close synergy with Fifa, we will continue to study the effects of a change to the offside rule.”

      Matteo Trefoloni, head of the technical sector, explained the way the law will change.
      He said: “The experiment states that a player is no longer considered punishable if any part of the body with which he can score a goal is in line with the penultimate defender. 
      “Therefore, in order for an offside to be sanctioned between the attacker in the most advanced position and the defender, there must be the so-called light, i.e. they must be visually separated.”
      The rule change was first trialled back in April 2022 in 35 matches.
      The players, coaches and referees who participated in the survey gave a positive overall opinion.
      They indicated a reduced impact of the proposed change on the game and an overall increase in scoring opportunities.
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      Italian Football has been at the forefront of trialling new technology with the first VAR test having taken place in the friendly between Italy and France in September 2016 in Bari.
      Last December the use of semi-automatic offside was approved and was then bought into use from 27 January in Serie A. More

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      Newcastle ‘set to meet Inter Milan’s £31m fee for Marcelo Brozovic transfer but Toon face competition from Barcelona’

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      NEWCASTLE are reportedly preparing to pay £31million for Inter Milan and Croatia midfielder Marcelo Brozovic.Eddie Howe is keen to add reinforcements to his squad in the summer as they prepare for European football.
      Marcelo Brozovic is being linked with a move away from Inter Milan this summerCredit: Getty
      A stunning 6-1 victory over Tottenham on Sunday moved the Magpies up to third place in the Premier League table.
      And failing a late collapse, they will be in the Champions League next season.
      According to Croatian outlet Sportske Novosti, Newcastle are eyeing up Brozovic as a potential transfer at the end of the season.
      It is understood his arrival would free up Bruno Guimaraes to move into a more attacking role.
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      Barcelona are also interested in the Croatian international – who has 85 caps for his country.
      And Liverpool are known to be monitoring his situation.
      But Saudi-backed Newcastle have the financial power to facilitate a deal for Brozovic – who has started just 13 league games this season.
      And they are expected to offer him a substantial salary package to sweeten the deal.
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      Brozovic, who joined Inter Milan from Dinamo Zagreb in 2015, has a contract until 2026.
      He has played more than 300 games for the Serie A giants, contributing 30 goals and 38 assists.
      He has claimed a Serie A title and Coppa Italia during his eight-year spell at the club.
      The midfield engine also reached the World Cup final with Croatia in 2018 and the semi-finals last year. More

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      Watch Man Utd and Chelsea transfer target Victor Osimhen celebrate on top of BUS after Napoli’s stunning win at Juventus

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      MANCHESTER UNITED and Chelsea transfer target Victor Osimhen led the party on the bus after Napoli’s win at Juventus.Luciano Spalletti’s side are 17 points clear at the top of the Serie A table with only seven matches remaining.
      Victor Osimhen danced on top of the team bus after Napoli’s win at JuventusCredit: Reddit
      The star and his teammates were greeted by thousands of fans back in NaplesCredit: Reddit
      The party has already started in Naples as they close in on the titleCredit: Instgram: @victorosimhen9
      The star’s colleagues joined in with the celebrationsCredit: Instgram: @victorosimhen9
      They took a huge step towards ending their 33-year wait for the title with a 1-0 win at rivals Juventus on Sunday.
      And it seems that top scorer Osimhen is loving every single second of their title charge after footage emerged of him celebrating their latest triumph.
      Thousands of Napoli fans were waiting for the team upon their return from Turin, and the Nigerian striker joined them by singing along with them and waving flags as they threw shirts and scarves towards him.
      And he was not the only one getting involved, as Hirving Lozano joined him while  Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa donned a blue wig.
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      The Cameroon midfielder’s Instagram story showed the magnitude of the celebrations as they were followed by a huge cohort of motorbikes.
      Osimhen has scored 26 goals so far this season. 
      The Nigerian, 24, now has a host of Europe’s top clubs chasing his services this summer with Napoli likely to demand a transfer fee of over £100m.
      German giants Bayern Munich and big-spending French powerhouse Paris Saint-Germain both want Osimhen.
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      And, as well as Chelsea, there is plenty of interest from the Premier League with Manchester United and Arsenal circling.
      However, we reported how Chelsea “believe they can outbid their rivals”.
      An army of fans on motorbikes continued to follow the teamCredit: Instgram: @victorosimhen9 More

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      Footage emerges of what Mourinho shouted after ‘chasing rival manager down tunnel’ following criticism of Roma tactics

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      FOOTAGE has emerged of Jose Mourinho chasing Feyenoord’s Arne Slot and berating him in the tunnel after Roma’s midweek Europa League win.He led Roma to the continent’s third-tier crown, the Europa Conference League, in its inaugural season a year ago by beating Feyenoord 1-0 in the final.
      Footage has emerged of Jose Mourinho chasing Feyenoord’s boss down the tunnelCredit: KIJK via Twitter
      The Special One berated his rival following Arne Slot’s pre-match remarksCredit: KIJK via Twitter
      Mourinho continued with the verbals up the stairs and back into the changing-roomCredit: KIJK via Twitter
      “Their style of football achieves results, but prefer to watch Manchester City and Napoli. I’m very honest on that,” Arne Slot said of Roma last week.Mourinho chased Slot into the tunnel, shouting: “Respect” and “Go to watch Napoli, watch Napoli now.”pic.twitter.com/FkyqXrwHHM— Football Report (@FootballReprt) April 21, 2023

      The Dutch side thought they had got their own back by winning the first leg or their Europa quarter-final clash last week.
      But Mourinho warned a journalist they had won nothing yet before the second leg, and, after Roma turned the tie around with a 4-1 win at the Stadio Olimpico last night, the Special One made sure to celebrate in emphatic fashion.
      He high-fived his players and hugged staff before the final whistle and began to pump his fists, calling on the crowd to be vocal.
      He then, in his post-match press conference, he cheekily gifted the same journalist a key chain with the Europa Conference League trophy insignia on it before answering questions.
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      It was a fiery night in total, which was ignited by Slot’s pre-match comments about Mourinho and Roma’s style of play.
      He said: “Their style of football achieves results, but I prefer to watch Manchester City and Napoli. I’m very honest on that.”
      And those remarks appeared to have enraged Mourinho, who it has now been revealed chased after Slot shouting: “You watch Napoli but you should watch us. You should watch us, not Napoli, not Napoli.”
      One of Mourinho’s assistants is then heard adding: “If this is how you play, you should go home quickly.”
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      Mourinho then shouts: “Respect, respect.”
      The Special One commented on the incident afterwards, saying: “I was just telling him that instead of watching Napoli and Man City he should watch Roma because he didn’t study Roma well enough.”
      Roma assistant manager Salvatore Foti was sent off earlier in the night for HITTING Feyenoord player Santiago Gimenez in their Europa League quarter-final tie.
      Foti ended up striking the Mexican forward as he tried to stop him from getting the ball after it went out of play.
      The 34-year-old accidentally hit Gimenez with his left hand as he tried to pull him away from the ball.
      Gimenez went down in a heap and referee Anthony Taylor didn’t hesitate to give Foti his marching orders. More