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      Man Utd fans go wild for cheeky dig at Chelsea as Red Devils announce £60m Mason Mount transfer

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      MANCHESTER UNITED fans went wild for a cheeky dig at Chelsea after the signing of Mason Mount was confirmed. The boyhood Blue has finally completed his move to Manchester in a deal worth £60million.
      Mason Mount seen in Manchester United colours for the first timeCredit: Getty
      United confirmed the news and released pictures of Mount in red for the first time.
      And in one post, they appeared to aim a little swipe at Chelsea with the caption: “Red is the colour.”
      Fans are convinced it was a nod to Chelsea’s popular “Blue is the colour” chant which is often sang around Stamford Bridge.
      One said: “United taking their best player and then trolling them. Top banter haha.”
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      Another agreed: “Football is the game … top s***housery that is.”
      One added: “Mason is the name!”
      Another commented: “Christ. Going in for the kill on Chelsea there.”
      Mount leaves Chelsea after 18 years with the club, graduating from their academy and breaking into the first team in 2019.
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      The 24-year-old leaves with a Champions League winners medal to his name and opened up on the tough call to leave the club.
      He said: “It’s never easy leaving the club where you grew up, but Manchester United will provide an exciting new challenge for the next phase of my career.

      “Having competed against them, I know just how strong a squad it is that I’m joining, and I can’t wait to be part of this group’s drive to win major trophies.
      “Everyone can see that the club has made big steps forward under Erik ten Hag.
      “Having met with the manager and discussed his plans, I couldn’t be more excited for the seasons ahead, and am ready for the hard work expected here.
      “I am hugely ambitious; I know how amazing it feels to win major trophies and what it takes to do it.
      “I will be giving everything to experience that again at Manchester United.”
      Mason Mount leaves Chelsea as a Champions League winnerCredit: Reuters
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      Most embarrassing transfers of all time ranked as FOUR Man Utd stars make top ten

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      WITH the summer transfer window in full swing, it is safe to say clubs have already made some big-money moves.Real Madrid have splashed the cash to bring Borussia Dortmund and England midfielder Jude Bellingham to the Bernabeu in a £115million deal.
      Harry Maguire has struggled since switching from Leicester to Manchester UnitedCredit: Getty
      Andy Carroll flopped at Liverpool after signing for huge money from NewcastleCredit: PA:Press Association
      Kai Havertz has moved across London in a £65m switch, leaving Chelsea for Arsenal.
      Liverpool have invested £60m to bring RB Leipzig midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai to Anfield, while Newcastle have spent £55m on AC Milan man Sandro Tonali.
      But will any of them end up major flops? Well, CopyBet have created a quiz about the worst transfers of all-time following a poll carried out on 2,000 football fans – and it includes FOUR Manchester United deals.
      So here is how the top 10 looks ahead of the 2023/24 season.
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      Harry Maguire’s switch from Leicester to Man Utd in 2019 for £80m was voted the most humiliating.
      Paul Pogba’s return to Man Utd from Juventus for £89.3m in 2016 came second, with Liverpool’s signing of Andy Carroll from Newcastle in 2011 for £35m in third.

      Other notable disaster moves include Ali Dia who joined Southampton in 1996 after someone claiming to be former World Player of the Year, George Weah, convinced manager Graeme Souness to sign him.
      Eden Hazard’s £150m move to Real Madrid in 2019 and Chelsea’s £15m signing of Adrian Mutu in 2003 – who was later sacked due to a failed drug test – also made the list.
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      The top 10 most embarrassing signings of all-time
      Fernando Torres’ move to Chelsea, Angel di Maria’s switch to Man Utd, and Joey Barton’s transfer to Rangers propped up the top 10.
      Football fans also voted for the most successful transfers – with Erling Haaland’s £51.2m move to Manchester City from Borussia Dortmund deemed the best.
      Others include Thierry Henry (Juventus to Arsenal for £14.5m in 1999), Mo Salah (Roma to Liverpool for £34m in 2017) and Diego Maradona (Barcelona to Napoli for £7m in 1984).
      Out of the 20 Premier League clubs, those polled believe Chelsea tend to make the worst signings, while Man City tend to get it right.
      North of the border, Celtic are considered to make the best signings in the Scottish top flight, while Rangers tend to make the worst ones.
      With the summer transfer window open, the study carried out through OnePoll, found Harry Kane is the player fans want to move this summer – more than any other.
      As many as 32 per cent think he should leave Tottenham, while 28 per believe Maguire should quit Old Trafford.
      Of those who support a Premier League side, 71 per cent believe their team needs to invest in more players in the window – to the tune of £91m on average.
      And they believe a centre forward (37 per cent) should be a priority, followed by an attacking midfielder (33 per cent), and a central defender (29 per cent).
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      It also emerged 83 per cent of everyone polled are of the opinion the amount of money being spent on football players has gotten out of hand.
      While 76 per cent think the FA should do more to regulate spending in the transfer market. More

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      Former Arsenal transfer chief says why club made infamous £40m+£1 bid for Suarez, when there was NO release clause

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      ARSENAL’S former transfer chief Dick Law revealed why the club made their infamous £40million and £1 bid for Luis Suarez.The Uruguay international looked set to move to the Emirates Stadium in the summer of 2013 after Liverpool failed to qualify for the Champions League.
      Luis Suarez was heavily linked with a switch from Liverpool to Arsenal in summer 2013Credit: PA:Press Association
      The now 36-year-old had a clause in his contract with the Reds that they had to inform him of any transfer bid if it was more than £40m.
      And Law insisted that Arsenal were always aware the figure was not a buy-out clause and they simply added the extra pound to kick-start negotiations.
      But Liverpool owner John W. Henry took offence to the offer and, after it was publicised, he tweeted: “What do you think they’re smoking over there?”
      Suarez ended up remaining at Anfield for another season where he was named PFA Player of the Year before sealing a £75m move to Barcelona.
      Several years later and the striker was available for a nominal fee, leaving Barcelona for Atletico Madrid in 2020, where he won the LaLiga title.
      The Gunners’ then-transfer guru Law would later explain that the North London side had never wanted to antagonise their Premier League rivals.
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      Speaking to Goal, he said: “That spring, news got round to us that Suarez wanted out of Liverpool.
      “We knew that we had to exceed a certain threshold and so we decided to throw another pound on it.
      “We could have thrown £50 or £500,000, but it wasn’t going to make any difference to the final negotiation.
      “The offer was just a trigger. Liverpool wanted to make a big deal out of it and that’s fine. When they received our offer they immediately publicised it.
      “I think John Henry wanted to know what we were smoking, which I thought was a bit disrespectful.
      “It was him having a bit of a go because he was getting ready to lose his star player. It was a good way to deflect attention.
      “I always thought that the move to publicise it was counter-productive.
      “One of the things we were always very proud of at Arsenal was working quietly behind the scenes. Ivan [Gazidis], Arsene [Wenger] and I always worked very hard on being discreet in all transfers.
      “And I thought Liverpool shot themselves in the foot by basically saying they were now forced to entertain offers because of this clause, by publicising it they just made everyone aware and eventually they lost the player.”
      Liverpool wanted to make a big deal out of it. I think John Henry wanted to know what we were smoking, which I thought was a bit disrespectful.Dick Law
      Arsenal’s transfer fixer at the time Dick Law has lifted the lid on the Gunners pursuitCredit: Rex Features
      Liverpool owner John W Henry infamously asked ‘what do you think they’re smoking at the Emirates’Credit: PA:Press Association More

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      David Beckham reveals wife Victoria ‘burst into tears’ when he told her he was making stunning transfer move

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      DAVID BECKHAM revealed wife Victoria “burst into tears” when he told her about one of his transfers. The couple met when Beckham was playing for Manchester United and in 2003 they moved to Spain when he joined Real Madrid.
      David Beckham revealed wife Victoria ‘burst into tears’ over one of his transfersCredit: AFP
      Victoria Beckham at a PSG match in 2013Credit: Getty – Contributor
      Beckham’s career took his family to America with LA Galaxy and Italy with AC Milan after that.
      But in 2013, the England legend’s future was at a standstill, paving the way for them to move back home.
      That was until PSG came knocking.
      Beckham, 48, revealed at the launch of a friend’s charity: “It was the first time Victoria could choose where we moved to, because before that the family had to move with me. 
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      “So she decided to move back to London, where her business is. On the way back to London my phone rang and it was the PSG president.
      “When I had to explain to Victoria she burst into tears because she’d obviously felt that, after all of this time, she had me back.

      “But she knew I’d been offered an opportunity to win another trophy. She’s an incredible woman.
      “I don’t think I’ve met anyone that works as hard as her. She is committed to not just our family but her business as well, and she’s having so much success that has come through hard work over the years.”
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      The move paid off as Beckham went on to win the French league title in the capital, making 14 PSG appearances.
      He retired afterwards but has stayed in the game, buying MLS club Inter Miami in 2019.
      And this summer Beckham got his biggest breakthrough as club boss following the announcement Lionel Messi will sign for him.
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      Roberto Firmino completes free transfer move to Al-Ahli after Liverpool contract expired as Saudi splurge continues

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      LIVERPOOL legend Roberto Firmino has officially joined Saudi outfit Al-Ahli.Firmino left the Reds at the end of last season after it was confirmed his contract wouldn’t be renewed.

      Liverpool legend Roberto Firmino has joined Saudi Arabian outfit Al-Ahli
      Firmino has signed a three-year deal that will see him bag €20million (£17m) per season
      Firmino joins a raft of star players that have opted for Saudi riches this summer
      And the striker has followed a number of other star players, who have opted for Saudi Arabia’s riches.
      The Brazil international has put pen to paper on a three-year deal with Al-Ahli.
      And the 31-year-old is expected to bag a whopping €20million (£17m) per season.
      The Middle Eastern club issued a video on social media showing him wearing the club jersey as they announced his arrival to Jeddah.
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      Firmino is heard saying: “I always played for big teams, now I am in Al-Ahli.”
      The Brazilian will be teaming up with former Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy at his new club.
      The ex-Hoffenheim star joins the likes of N’Golo Kante, Kalidou Koulibaly, Karim Benzema, Ruben Neves and Marcelo Brozovic who also moved to Saudi Arabia.
      This comes after the Saudi Public Investment Fund, which owns Newcastle, bought four leading teams in the country hoping to attract an audience to the league.
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      Firmino joined Liverpool in 2015 and quickly rose to stardom at the Kop.
      The centre-forward amassed a total of 111 goals and 79 assists in 362 appearances with the Reds.
      He formed a devastating attacking trio with Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah, which led to a Champions League triumph in 2019.
      Firmino and co also helped Jurgen Klopp’s side win their first Premier League title in 30 years back in 2020. More

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      Arsenal ‘already preparing transfer for £50m Premier League midfielder’ after landing Declan Rice

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      ARSENAL could take their summer spending to upwards of £200million with a move for another Premier League midfielder.Last season’s Premier League runners-up are on the verge of signing West Ham skipper Declan Rice for a club-record fee of £105million.
      Arsenal are on the verge of signing Declan Rice from West HamCredit: REUTERS
      The Gunners recently completed the £65million signing of Kai Havertz from ChelseaCredit: GETTY
      Mikel Arteta is reportedly eyeing a swoop for Southampton ace Romeo LaviaCredit: GETTY
      Rice’s imminent Emirates arrival will take the Gunners’ summer spending to a staggering £170m, which was kicked off with the £65m signing of Kai Havertz.
      But they’re reportedly set to take their splurge well over the £200m mark with a move for Southampton midfielder Romeo Lavia.
      That’s according to The Times, who claim the North Londoners are weighing up a bid for the 19-year-old.
      But the Gunners will have to delve deep into their pockets to sign the Belgium international – who caught the eye of several clubs last season.
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      Southampton – despite being in desperate need of cash following their relegation to the Championship – are demanding a minimum of £50m for Lavia’s services.
      Arsenal will reportedly face competition from Prem rivals Chelsea and Liverpool, the latter of whom are said to be preparing to table a bid in the region of £40m.

      Gunners chief Arteta will be hoping the addition of Havertz and Rice will help Arsenal end their 20-year wait for Premier League glory.
      Arsenal surrendered the league to Manchester City by squandering a NINE POINT lead during a disastrous three-week period in April.
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      But Arteta is confident his troops can go one better next season, telling Marca: “That is our ambition.
      “We know the difficulty, it is the best league in the world and next season is going to be the most difficult league in history.
      “Why? Last year it already was. I’ve been here for 22 years and I’ve never seen a competitive level like that.
      “So much quality, so much organization, so many resources, such good coaches.
      “And now [Mauricio] Pochettino and [Andoni] Iraola have arrived.
      “The level is that and to win the Premier you must be the best. That is why we have to strengthen.” More

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      Chelsea ‘in shock talks to re-sign £38m-rated defender’ after selling him in £8m transfer two years ago

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      CHELSEA are looking to re-sign an exciting academy product from Southampton, reports suggest.The Blues’ new manager Mauricio Pochettino is in the middle of a major squad clearout as he looks to turn things around following a shambolic season that saw the club finishing 12th.
      Chelsea have held talks for Southampton star Tino LivramentoCredit: AP
      Chelsea, though, would loan Livramento back to SouthamptonCredit: Alamy
      But Pochettino is also working closely with the West Londoners’ owner Todd Boehly to make the proper additions heading to the new campaign.
      And, according to The Mail, Chelsea have held talks with Southampton about adding Tino Livramento to Pochettino’s backline.
      The club, though, would have to splash £38million for Livramento, just two years after selling him to Saints for a mere £8m.
      A potential deal, however, would likely entail loaning the England Under-21 international back to St Mary’s.
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      Chelsea will deal with competition as Newcastle are in advanced talks with the versatile defender.
      But the Magpies have yet to meet Southampton’s asking price for the player.

      The right-back started out at the club’s academy in 2009 at the age of seven years old.
      The 20-year-old played across Chelsea’s youth squads but never featured for the senior team.
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      Livramento got a massive break at Southampton as he stood out on his debut season with 32 appearances.
      The defender, though, couldn’t replicate the same success last term as he suffered an ACL injury that ruled him out for 13 months.
      Chelsea already have Reece James and Malo Gusto available at right-back.
      However, James has been reportedly eyed by some of Europe’s top bidders, such as Real Madrid.
      And Pochettino would like to have an alternative ready to take over if the England international decided to leave. More

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      David Beckham breaks silence on ‘massive moment’ that allowed him to sign Lionel Messi for Inter Miami

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      DAVID BECKHAM has broken his silence on the “massive moment” that allowed him to sign Lionel Messi for Inter Miami.The former England captain is the co-owner of the Florida-based MLS franchise.
      David Beckham has broken his silence on the signing of Lionel MessiCredit: Getty
      Lionel Messi has joined Inter Miami from Paris Saint-Germain on a free transferCredit: Getty
      Messi is set to officially become an Inter Miami player on Wednesday as he completes his free transfer from Paris Saint-Germain.
      The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner confirmed last month that he had agreed to move to the MLS.
      He reportedly turned down offers from former club Barcelona and Saudi Arabia to leave Europe for the USA.
      Ahead of the deal becoming official, Beckham has now lifted the lid on how he learned he had completed the signing.
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      Speaking to The Athletic, he recalled: “A couple of weeks ago, I woke up to about a million messages on my phone.
      “I was thinking, ‘What’s gone off? I don’t usually get this many messages’.
      “All of a sudden, I hear Leo has come out and announced he’s coming to Miami. Obviously, it wasn’t a surprise to me.
      “I have always said, from the word go, that if I had the opportunity to bring the best players in the game to Miami, at whatever time of their careers, I would do that. I have always made that commitment to our fans.
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      “So when I hear that one of the best players — if not the best player — who has won everything in the game, who is still a great player, still young and still doing what he’s doing, wants to play for my team, it’s a massive moment for us.”
      Messi will reunite with former Barcelona and Argentina boss Gerardo Martino in Miami, after his compatriot replaced Phil Neville as manager.
      Ex-Barca team-mate Sergio Busquets has also signed for the MLS’ bottom side following his exit from the Nou Camp.
      Fans will have to wait to see Messi make his debut for his new club, though.
      The Leagues Cup clash with Cruz Azul on July 21 is the first chance the 36-year-old will have to play for Inter Miami.
      Meanwhile, his league debut will not come until at least August 20, with the MLS taking a mid-season break for the Leagues Cup.
      Inter Miami will be looking to climb off the foot of the Eastern Conference when they host Inter Miami on their return to league action.
      David Beckham is the co-owner of MLS franchise Inter MiamiCredit: AP More