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      How Chelsea could line up this season after stealing Frenkie de Jong from Barcelona under Man Utd’s noses

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      FRENKIE DE JONG could transform Chelsea from top four candidates to possible Premier League title challengers.The Blues are reportedly close to agreeing a £67.6million deal with Barcelona for the Dutch midfielder.
      Here is how Chelsea could start if they sign Frenkie de Jong and Wesley Fofana
      Manchester United had made landing the 25-year-old their No1 target, but the West London outfit are now in pole position to secure his services.
      Having laboured to a 1-0 win away at Everton on Saturday, Thomas Tuchel is desperate for more reinforcements.
      A new centre-back remains a priority for the German gaffer, with Leicester’s Wesley Fofana eyed up.
      Chelsea have already had two bids rejected for the 21-year-old as they line up a third offer in excess of £80m.
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      It remains to be seen whether the club bring in a centre-forward after allowing Romelu Lukaku to return to Inter Milan on loan.
      Meanwhile they have also sold Timo Werner to RB Leipzig in a £23.5m deal.
      Barca star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been linked with a shock switch back to England after six months following his spell at Arsenal.
      However Barcelona have just given the Gabon international a new number in a sign they will not be selling the 33-year-old.
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      Here SunSport takes a look at how Chelsea could line-up once the transfer window shuts on September 1.
      Edouard Mendy will surely retain his place between the sticks having established himself as the club’s No1 following his arrival from Rennes in 2020.
      Should Fofana be brought in, he would likely partner Thiago Silva and new recruit Kalidou Koulibaly in the heart of defence.
      Reece James would then be deployed as a right wing-back, with Marc Cucurella to potentially start ahead of Ben Chilwell on the opposite side.
      And if De Jong is snapped up, he could play alongside N’Golo Kante in the middle of the pitch at the expense of Jorginho and Mateo Kovacic.
      Raheem Sterling, who joined from Manchester City for £50m last month, could then feature next to English compatriot Mason Mount in an advanced role.
      Should Aubameyang fail to be brought in, Kai Havertz could be trusted to lead the line, with Armando Broja having to settle for a place on the bench.
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      Arsenal continue to offload flops as Pablo Mari seals Monza loan transfer with obligation to buy if club stay in Serie A

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      ARSENAL outcast Pablo Mari is reportedly set to return to Italy on loan with the defender reaching a full agreement with Monza.Having spent the second half of last season on loan at Udinese, the 28-year-old has decided to link up with the newly-promoted Serie A side.
      Pablo Mari is set to depart Arsenal to join newly-promoted Serie A side Monza on loanCredit: Getty
      Mari, who was one of seven Gunners up for sale this summer, was deemed surplus to requirements by Mikel Arteta.
      The likes of Gabriel, William Saliba, Ben White and Rob Holding are all ahead of Mari in the pecking order at the Emirates.
      But having failed to offload him on a permanent transfer, the North London outfit have agreed to ship out the Spaniard on another temporary deal.
      However transfer guru Fabrizio Romano has stated that the move will become permanent should Monza survive relegation this campaign.
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      He tweeted: “Arsenal are set to complete another outgoing after Lucas Torreira.
      “Pablo Mari leaves the club and joins Italian Serie A side Monza, full agreement now reached – it’s done.
      “Pablo Marì leaves on loan deal with obligation to buy if Monza will remain in Serie A.”
      Mari follows midfielder Lucas Torreira out the Emirates door after the Uruguayan joined Galatasaray in a £5.5million deal.
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      Goalkeeper Bernd Leno also recently departed the club to link up with Fulham for £8m in his quest to play first team football.
      Meanwhile left-back Nuno Tavares was allowed to leave on loan to Marseille to continue his development following the arrival of Oleksandr Zinchenko.
      The Portuguese defender, 22, is one of a number of youngsters who have left on loan recently, with striker Folarin Balgoun snapped up by Reims.
      Both Tavares and Balogun found the back of the net when they played against each other on Sunday, with Marseille winning 4-1.
      Meanwhile teenage midfielder Charlie Patino has joined Championship side Blackpool until the end of the term.
      Mexico international Marcelo Flores will be plying his trade in Spain this season with Segunda Division outfit Real Oviedo.
      And shot-stopper Arthur Okonkwo has signed for League Two club Crewe, where he has already featured three times. More

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      Chelsea set to complete £67.6m Frenkie de Jong transfer with Barcelona agreement close in huge Man Utd blow

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      CHELSEA have reportedly won the race to sign Frenkie de Jong with the club close to agreeing a £67.6million deal with Barcelona.The news will come as a huge blow to Manchester United who had made the midfielder their No1 target this summer.
      Barcelona and Chelsea are in advanced negotiations over midfielder Frenkie de JongCredit: Getty
      Despite the 25-year-old claimed to be unwilling to depart the Nou Camp, Barca are pushing for him to leave.
      According to Sport, Chelsea and Barca are in advanced negotiations over a £67.6m transfer.
      They state that the Blues only opened talks a few days ago to sign the Dutch midfielder, but they have acted quickly in trying to secure his services.
      The Red Devils are understood to have already agreed a deal with the LaLiga outfit for De Jong, but he is refusing to make the move to Old Trafford.
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      But in a boost for Chelsea, they can offer the ex-Ajax maestro Champions League football, whereas United will be competing in the Europa League this term.
      However Sport have insisted that the final decision will come down to De Jong.
      They state that the player is aware the Spanish giants are prepared to sell him to ease their financial situation.
      That is despite president Joan Laporta and boss Xavi keen for him to stay at the club.
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      De Jong was offered an ultimatum by Barca last month to either accept a pay cut or be sold.
      Barcelona already owe De Jong £17m in unpaid wages after the midfielder agreed to defer the payment of his salary during the pandemic.
      It has even been said that the Spanish giants are threatening legal action against De Jong in their quest to get him to slash his wages.
      Still, Sport have insisted that it remains to be seen whether he will depart Catalonia before the transfer window shuts.
      The next few hours are believed to be crucial with Chelsea in constant contact agent with De Jong’s team as they look to convince him to make the move to Stamford Bridge. More

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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…
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      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.
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      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.
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      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.
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      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.
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      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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      Dortmund sign ex-Blackburn striker Anthony Modeste as Sebastien Haller’s replacement after testicular tumour diagnosis

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      BORUSSIA DORTMUND have announced the signing of forward Anthony Modeste.Modeste joins after agreeing a one-year deal with the Black and Yellows.
      Modeste writes autographs for fans at Dortmund’s training groundCredit: Getty
      Modeste will get a taste of Champions League football for the first time in his careerCredit: Reuters
      The 34-year-old has been called in as an emergency replacement for Sebastien Haller, who was diagnosed with a testicular tumour earlier this summer.
      Haller joined the club from Ajax for a reported fee of £27million.
      But following his diagnosis, the German club needed to look for a replacement, landing on Cologne striker Modeste.
      In a statement on the club’s website, Dortmund said: “Borussia Dortmund has reacted to the long-term absence of the ill Haller and signed a centre forward in Modeste.
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      “The 34-year-old Frenchman, who is moving from FC Cologne, completed the medical check in Dortmund today and signed a one-year contract in the evening.”
      Dortmund’s sporting director Sebastian Kehl added: “We made a conscious decision after analysing the past season to sign a more classic striker who gives our offensive game a certain physicality, who’s good at heading the ball and a goal threat.
      “Against the background of Haller’s illness, we are happy that we were able to add such a striker to our squad at short notice with Modeste for the current season.
      “A seasoned professional who knows the Bundesliga very well, who scored 20 goals last season and who with his profile can take on exactly the role that our coach Edin Terzic envisions for BVB football.”
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      Modeste has 99 goal contributions in 189 games in the Bundesliga, and previously played for Blackburn Rovers in 2012 where he made nine appearances.
      Cologne are set to receive just over £4.2m from the transfer.
      But head coach Steffen Baumgart described the deal as making him “sick,” as he loses his side’s top goalscorer from last season – with Modeste scoring 20 times in 32 games. More

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      Man Utd suffer another transfer blow as teen target Benjamin Sesko joins RB Leipzig from Salzburg in £55m deal

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      MANCHESTER UNITED have suffered yet another transfer blow as Benjamin Sesko joined RB Leipzig for £55million.The teenage striker, 19, had attracted plenty of interest from Old Trafford as well as Chelsea and Newcastle.
      Benjamin Sesko has signed a five-year deal with RB Leipzig and will join his new club next summerCredit: Getty

      But the Red Bull Salzburg star has instead completed a switch to sister-club RB Leipzig.
      The 6ft 4ins Slovenian signed a five-year contract with the German club which takes effect from July 1 2023 and runs until 2028.
      He will spend this season with Salzburg and then make the switch to the Bundesliga at the end of the campaign.
      Sesko – who managed 11 goals and six assists in 12 matches last term – said: “RB Leipzig is one of the top clubs in Germany and is gradually establishing itself among the best teams in Europe.
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      “A special success story was written here in just a few years – and I would like to help shape it in the future.
      “The club’s focus on young players and playing attractive, attacking football suits me perfectly. 
      “The city, the stadium and the entire infrastructure at RB Leipzig have convinced me – in addition to the many good discussions with the club officials – that the step to Leipzig is absolutely the right one. 
      “But now my focus is entirely on the season in Salzburg, in which I want to develop further and be as successful as possible.”
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      The Sesko deal comes in the week RB Leipzig are expected to complete the transfer return of Timo Werner back to the Red Bull Arena.
      But it comes as another bitter blow to Erik ten Hag and his summer transfer overhaul plans.
      United have signed Christian Eriksen, Lisandro Martinez and Tyrell Malacia in the current window.
      However, their list of failed transfer attempts is far longer.
      The club missed out on Frenkie de Jong and Antony despite long pursuits.
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      They were also linked with Darwin Nunez, Robert Lewandowski, Jurrien Timber, Leroy Sane, Kalvin Phillips and Malcolm Ebiowei but all of them snubbed the chance to move to Old Trafford.
      They’ve even failed with an attempt to sign former Stoke and West Ham striker Marko Arnautovic after Bologna rejected their opening bid. 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.
      Rabiot reportedly thinks he is guaranteed a starting spot due to United’s “weak” midfield. More

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      Man Utd turn transfer attention to Ismaila Sarr with Watford winger targeted after scoring wondergoal at West Brom

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      MANCHESTER UNITED have reportedly turned their attention to Watford winger Ismaila Sarr.90min claims the Senegal star has forced his way on to Erik ten Hag’s shortlist after last night’s wonder goal against West Brom.
      Man Utd have turned their attention to Watford star Ismaila SarrCredit: Gareth Evans/News Images
      Sarr, 24, has previously been linked with an Old Trafford switch.
      And United could step up their hunt after pulling out of a controversial move for Bologna’s Marko Arnautovic.
      Sarr is starting his fourth season at Watford following last term’s relegation to the Championship.
      He has 25 goals in 94 games for his club, as well as ten strikes for Senegal.
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      And Sarr could be the solution to Ten Hag’s attacking crisis.
      Cristiano Ronaldo wants to quit Old Trafford, while Anthony Martial is out injured.
      United were hoping to land versatile Arnautovic to provide cover.
      But they have now ended their interest after having a bid rejected by Bologna.
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      It means Sarr may be the man Ten Hag turns to before deadline day.
      And the wide-forward is sure to welcome a return to England’s top flight.
      United also remain fully in the hunt for Juventus midfielder Adrien Rabiot.
      A transfer fee has been struck with his club.
      And personal terms are thought to be close, with the Frenchman keen on the switch. More