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      Shock Crystal Palace star lined up by PSG to replace Lionel Messi in dream transfer… and it’s not Zaha

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      PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN are preparing a bid for Crystal Palace winger Michael Olise, according to reports.The Ligue 1 giants are on the verge of losing both Lionel Messi and Neymar this summer.
      PSG are interested in signing OliseCredit: Getty
      Messi was suspended by the club this week after travelling to Saudi Arabia without permission and he is now expected to join former rival Cristiano Ronaldo in the Saudi Super League.
      Meanwhile, Neymar has been linked with a move to the Premier League, with Manchester United and Chelsea understood to be interested.
      PSG chiefs are now on the hunt for potential replacements and according to the Daily Mail, Olise is at the top of their transfer wishlist.
      The 21-year-old, who has three years remaining on his contract, has been on the club’s radar since January.
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      Crystal Palace are reluctant to let him go, especially with Wilfried Zaha expected to depart.
      But club chiefs have been working on a deal for Flamengo wonderkid Matheus Franca, who could act as a replacement should either player leave.
      The 19-year-old is expected to cost around £25million, but Palace will likely attempt to bring the price down.
      Olise joined Crystal Palace from Reading in July 2021 and has since made 68 appearances for the club.
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      He was called up to the France U21’s squad in March 2022 following a successful first campaign with the Eagles.
      The winger has registered two goals and seven assists in 34 Premier League games so far this season. More

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      West Ham identify former Arsenal star to replace Declan Rice who is Gunners’ top transfer target in the summer

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      WEST HAM are reportedly interested in signing Marseille midfielder Matteo Guendouzi.The Hammers are set to lose Declan Rice this summer, with Arsenal understood to be leading the race for the 24-year-old.
      Rice is expected to leave West Ham in the summerCredit: AFP
      The Hammers reportedly want to sign Guendouzi as his replacementCredit: Getty
      And according to The Athletic, David Moyes and his team have set their sights on former Gunner Guendouzi as the midfielder’s potential replacement.
      The Frenchman spent four years with Arsenal after joining from FC Lorient in 2018.
      He scored once in 82 appearances before leaving North London to join Marseille on a permanent transfer last summer.
      Guendouzi has registered five goals and five assists in 40 appearances for the Ligue 1 giants so far this season.
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      And his fine form has attracted interest from multiple Premier League clubs.
      Aston Villa are also understood to be considering a swoop for Guendouzi.
      Villa boss Unai Emery, who signed Guendouzi when he became manager of Arsenal in 2018, is eager to reunite with the midfielder.
      Marseille have already lined up a replacement for the Frenchman, who is expected to leave when the summer transfer window opens.
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      The Olympians want to sign Chelsea loanee Denis Zakaria from Juventus.
      The Swiss international joined the Blues from Juve in the summer on a temporary deal with an option to buy, but the club is unlikely to trigger the purchase option. More

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      Arsenal want transfer for ANOTHER former Man City ace after taking Jesus and Zinchenko from title rivals

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      ARSENAL want to sign Ferran Torres from Barcelona, according to reports.Torres, 23, joined the La Liga giants in a £55million transfer from Manchester City in December 2021.
      Arsenal are interested in signing TorresCredit: Getty
      Upon his arrival at the Nou Camp, a huge £842m release clause was inserted into his five-and-a-half-year contract.
      However, Barcelona are expected to put the striker up for sale when the summer transfer window opens in order to raise funds for the potential return of club legend Lionel Messi.
      And they will accept far less than his release clause.
      According to TalkSPORT, Arsenal are considering a swoop for Torres.
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      Mikel Arteta is said to be a long-standing admirer of the Spaniard and he is keen to add him to his ranks this summer.
      But the Gunners will face competition from Aston Villa for his signature.
      Torres spent 16 months with City before joining Barcelona.
      During his time at the Etihad he scored 16 goals in 43 appearances and won a Premier League title.
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      Arsenal raided the Cityzens last summer, signing both Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko.
      Both players have significantly bolstered the squad this season, with the Gunners battling for the Premier League title. More

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      Aubameyang ‘keen to terminate Chelsea deal’ a year early after disaster transfer and take big pay-cut with former club

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      CHELSEA striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is keen to terminate his contract prematurely so that he can return to Barcelona, according to reports.The 33-year-old joined Chelsea in a £10million transfer from the La Liga giants in September, but he has struggled to establish himself as a regular first team starter.
      Aubameyang wants to terminate his Chelsea contractCredit: EPA
      He has been limited to just 21 appearances across all competitions this season having fallen out of favour at Stamford Bridge.
      And according to Spanish outlet Sport, he is subsequently eager to terminate his contract.
      Aubameyang wants leave Chelsea so that he can return to Barcelona when the summer transfer window opens.
      However, the La Liga leaders will have to manage their financial issues before facilitating another move for the striker.
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      Barcelona need to make up a financial deficit by selling several players, meaning they will struggle to buy new players unless the adequate funds are found.
      Should Aubameyang become a free agent he will be able to join for nothing, although he will likely have to accept a huge pay cut.
      The striker joined Barcelona at the beginning of 2022 after his Arsenal contract was terminated due to a series of disciplinary issues.
      He scored 13 goals in 24 appearances in Spain, but he fell down the pecking order after Robert Lewandowski joined the club.
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      Aubameyang is not the only Chelsea player that has been linked with a move to Barcelona ahead of the summer transfer window.
      Xavi is also said to be plotting a move for N’Golo Kante.
      The Frenchman’s contract expires next month, so as things stand he will become a free agent in July. More

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      Eden Hazard breaks silence on summer transfer as Real Madrid contract expires… and fans are all saying same thing

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      EDEN HAZARD has broken his silence on a summer transfer.And fans all said the same thing in response.
      Eden Hazard appears to have made a decision on his futureCredit: Getty
      The Belgian winger, 32, sees his Real Madrid contract expire at the end of next season, five years on from joining the Spanish giants from Chelsea.
      But with no possibility of an extension following a torrid time with Los Blancos, he looks almost certain to leave the Bernabeu in 2024 with Fenerbahce reportedly keen.
      However, rather than leave at the end of this season to try and resurrect his career, Hazard has every intention of making the most of another 12 months on his club-record £400,000-per-week-plus deal.
      As reported by Fabrizio Romano, he said: “Honestly, I’m planning to stay at Real Madrid next season.
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      “I expect to stay as I want to celebrate the last year of the contract I have left.”
      But fans piled in on Hazard and accused him of being a money-grabber – especially after playing just 331 minutes of football across all competitions this season, including just 35 in LaLiga since September 11.
      That has yielded one goal and two assists – one of each coming against Celtic on September 6 – and he has been an unused sub in 24 of Real’s 33 league matches in 2022-23.
      One fan replied: “I want to stay for one more year to collect my big salary, whilst collecting silverware on the bench.”
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      Another said: “This one is so unserious. I don’t even pity him anymore. He prefer that sweet money.”
      A third added: “This guy, I’m disappointed tbh. Thought he was more serious a footballer than all of this. Such a shame and waste of talent.”
      And one user brutally commented: “He gets to keep eating, getting fat, winning trophies and still getting paid. Who would say no to such life?”
      Injury-plagued Hazard has managed just seven goals and 75 matches since arriving from Stamford Bridge for an initial £88million.
      However, despite his limited input, in that time the 126-cap ex-Belgium captain has collected six trophies – including two LaLigas and the Champions League. More

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      Pep Guardiola wanted me to be the new Pique, but now I don’t even say I played for Barcelona

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      DMYTRO CHYGRYNSKYI was once set to become Gerard Pique’s partner at the Nou Camp but now he doesn’t even admit he played at Barcelona.Chygrynskyi joined Barca in 2009 after a stunning season with Shakhtar Donetsk as he helped the Ukrainian outfit shock Europe by winning the UEFA Cup.
      Pep Guardiola wanted Dmytro Chygrynskyi to partner up with Gerard Pique at BarcelonaCredit: AFP
      Then Blaugrana manager Pep Guardiola was so impressed with the former Ukraine international that he wanted him to be Pique’s long-term partner at centre-back.
      Chygrynskyi told Relevo: “In winter there were rumors in the press, but there was nothing.
      “Days after winning UEFA, I received a call: ‘Now it’s serious, Dmytro. They love you’. Wow! It was the first time I felt real pressure in my career.
      “But even so, the moment in which I really saw that the thing was serious was when Guardiola called me while I was in pre-season in Switzerland. That’s when I was ‘scared’.
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      “Pep told me: ‘I want you to be a couple with Pique for many years. Trust me, I like your way out of the ball, your first pass… I was in shock.”
      However, Chygrynskyi never managed to shine at Barcelona and only lasted a year before returning to Shakhtar.
      The 36-year-old, who is still active and plays in Greece for Ionikos after a successful spell at AEK Athens, admits his brief stint in Catalonia was unsuccessful.
      So much so that when asked about his time in the Catalan capital he says he “was” at Barcelona instead of stating he “played” for the Spanish giants.
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      The defender blames it on his poor mentality at the time but insists current Manchester City boss Guardiola always had faith in him.
      But after a sudden change in the club’s hierarchy, which saw Sandro Rosell replacing Joan Laporta at the top, the Ukrainian was let go in 2010.
      Chygrynskyi added: “I never say that I played for Barca. I say: ‘I was at Barca’. And that’s different, because to say that you played there you need to have been an important part of the team.
      “It was something more symbolic, something that shows that you can achieve your greatest dreams. I wanted to learn as quickly as possible. It was different football, a different country…
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      Chyhrynskyi now won’t admit he played for Barcelona after his brief stintCredit: AFP
      “Now I know that the main problem I had was my psychology. I was in too much of a hurry. I pushed myself too much.
      “Pep told me: ‘Just do what I ask you, don’t think too much’. But I knew I wasn’t the best in training, so the sessions ended and I stayed working. I was obsessed with progressing quickly. With the language, doing double sessions in the gym…
      “I put constant pressure on me to turn the situation around. And Pep saw it, because in several conversations he asked me to calm down. It’s Barca. You’re not going to have two, three or four chances. If you’re not good enough, a year is a lot. It’s not like in England.
      “On a general level I don’t think it would fail, but if we talk about some specific games, yes , I failed. And that is the price you pay at Barca.
      “I say it without qualms: In the Cup match against Sevilla I failed. And against Cadiz in the League I also failed, despite the fact that we won. I had mistakes that at Barca are not acceptable, because the bar is very high.
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      “It also did not help me that the following year Joan Laporta left and Sandro Rosell came in, since I had not played much and nobody could guarantee me anything.
      “Despite everything, Guardiola told me: ‘Don’t read anything, get ready. You didn’t have a pre-season, but this year will be different’. But what happened, happened and that’s how my story at Barca ended.” More

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      Jose Mourinho ‘to sign ex-£40m Arsenal target on free transfer’ as Roma build for potential Champions League campaign

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      JOSE MOURINHO is closing in on signing Houssem Aouar on a free transfer.The Lyon playmaker, 24, was a long-term target for Arsenal and Liverpool.
      Houssem Aouar looks set to be joining Roma from Lyon for freeCredit: Getty
      Both Premier League clubs were heavily linked with a £40million-plus move, especially to the Emirates way back in 2018.
      However, he stayed put with his boyhood French club – racking up 231 appearances – although just 16 of those have come this season as he was frozen out amid speculation over his future.
      But according to Sky Italia, Aouar has reached an agreement to join Roma when his Lyon contract expires this summer.
      The deal is said to just need signatures before being completed.

      That will come as a blow to Real Betis and even Manchester United, with both clubs said to be interested and monitoring the situation.
      But Aouar looks set to join the Giallorossi and work under Mourinho at the Stadio Olimpico.
      Roma – who still have hopes of rising up from seventh to qualify for the Champions League – were first interested in the midfielder last summer.
      Aouar joined the Lyon academy aged 11 in 2009 and made his senior first-team debut in February 2017.
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      He was handed the No8 jersey as a teenager ahead of the 2017-18 season and was nominated for the Golden Boy award the following year.
      Aouar forced his way into the 2019-20 Champions League Team of the Season as Lyon knocked Juventus and Manchester City out on the way to the semi-finals.
      He earned one senior cap for France in a friendly in October 2020 – after twice pulling out of the squad with injury and Covid.
      However, in March 2023 he switched international allegiance to Algeria, the homeland of his parents – and admitted he “regretted” playing for France.
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      Arsenal and Wales legend Aaron Ramsey wants new Nice deal after rebuilding career in France following Juventus hell

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      AARON RAMSEY wants to extend his stay in Nice by signing a new contract.The Wales captain, 32, joined the French club on a 12-month deal last summer following a nightmare spell with Juventus.
      Aaron Ramsey has enjoyed his first season with Nice in Ligue 1Credit: Getty
      But injury-plagued Ramsey has managed to stay fit for the majority of the Ligue 1 season to make 34 appearances across all competitions for Nice. 
      The former Arsenal star said: “Things have panned out quite nicely this season.
      “We have worked hard, the coaches, medical staff and myself to make sure that I am in my best shape to go out and play.
      “That communication has been key. Managing my load throughout the week has been important. It’s been a real team effort.
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      “I feel good and that’s backed up by the amount of minutes and games I have played this year.”
      Ramsey added: “I feel very comfortable at the moment. Playing games, having opportunities and the coaches have been great to me.
      “They have given me a few days off here and there to go back and see my family. That’s been a challenge, there’s no doubt about that.
      “Football-wise, it’s a great club and it’s going in the right direction and this year we have taken a step forward so there’s no problems with that point of view.
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      “Of course, I’d like to be a part of that. I’m sure we will be in discussions at the end of the season.”
      A key factor in those talks for Ramsey will be whether his family join him on a permanent basis in the south of France.
      His wife Colleen and their three children have remained in Wales since he moved to Rangers in January 2022.
      When asked if his family would move to the Cote d’Azur, Ramsey added: “Of course, there’s a lot of decisions to make at the end of the season and what is best for me and my family. 
      “It’s not an easy thing to get that balance right. But that’s definitely something we will look into and is definitely an option.
      “We will see. Let’s finish off the season and then we can go from there.”
      While Ramsey is happy at Nice, Argentina superstar Lionel Messi is to leave the French top-flight and leaders Paris Saint-Germain when his contract expires at the end of the season.
      Ramsey said: “He’s still a Paris player at the moment.
      “I can’t comment on speculation. That’s their problem and his. That’s nothing to do with me.”
      Nice, who beat Rennes 2-1 on Saturday, are eighth in the table but caretaker boss Dider Digard’s side, owned by Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Ineos, reached the quarter-finals of the Europa Conference League.
      The Wales captain is keen to extend his stay in the south of FranceCredit: Getty
      Ramsey struggled at Juventus after a raft of injuriesCredit: Getty
      Ramsey added: “In spells this season we have seen what this team and club are capable of doing.
      “Now it’s about getting consistency over the course of a season and taking the next step of competing and fighting for Champions League places or the league. That’s the next step for this club to take.
      “The coach has come in with his staff and done a fantastic job. It’s not easy to come in mid-season and to go on the run we went on to arrive at a quarter-finals.
      “He’s been a player, he understands and he knows what is important to do and how to get the best out of the team. He’s been brilliant and there would be no arguments to see him there next season.”
      Ramsey has only scored once for Nice – back in August against Toulouse and knows his stats should be better.
      He said: “The way I play and the attacking opportunities that I like to get into, I would have liked to have scored more goals this season.
      “There’s still a few games left to get a few but on the whole I’ve had some opportunities.
      “Going forward, scoring more goals and killing the game when we have that opportunity is something we can improve on as a team. 
      “I know I have the capability of scoring goals and I want to score more.”
      Ramsey’s Wales are in talks to play South Korea in a Cardiff friendly in September before they travel to Latvia in a Euro 2024 qualifier.
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      Wales chief executive Noel Mooney said: “We’re really close to agreeing to playing in Cardiff in September against South Korea, which Jurgen Klinsmann manages.
      “We are hoping we can announce that quite soon. We’re close but it’s not done yet.”
      Ramsey stood out at Arsenal where he began his senior careerCredit: PA More