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“Valencia consider him key player for present and future so not something concrete at this stage. More than five top clubs are scouting him but nothing else yet. For sure, he’s an excellent talent with top potential, so one to watch for the future.”

It will be interesting to see how Guerra continues to develop, but one imagines it’s going to be harder and harder for Valencia to keep hold of such a talented young player, with big clubs clearly already monitoring his situation.

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Sporting director sends firm message over Man United & Newcastle transfer target

Mark Brus — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 10:38:51 +0000

Valencia sporting director Miguel Angel Corona has sent a clear message to any potential transfer suitors for wonderkid Javi Guerra, insisting they want to keep hold of him despite interest from the Premier League.

Manchester United and Newcastle United are reported to have taken a look at Guerra in recent times, according to the Daily Mail, with the 20-year-old midfielder clearly a top prospect with a big future in the game.

One imagines the likes of Man Utd and Newcastle would love the chance to get to work with a talent like Guerra, but it won’t be easy to negotiate with Valencia if Corona’s quotes to the Mail are anything to go by.

The piece states that Guerra has a release clause worth £86million, and that will surely be their asking price if they continue this strong stance of not looking to sell.

Javi Guerra celebrates a goal for Valencia

Discussing Guerra’s situation in the current transfer market, Valencia chief Corona said: “We are fully aware that we have a player with enormous potential for the future and the ability to perform at a good level now.

“That is why the club have decisively moved him up to the first team in recent months.

“It is not in our plans to sell him to any club.”

Valencia will no doubt be pleased to see such a top talent coming up through their academy, though they insist his emergence hasn’t taken them by surprise.

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“For us, the emergence of Javi Guerra has not been a surprise,” Corona added.

“We have been aware of what he is capable of for a long time, we have been helping him and demanding more from him every step of the way, from youth level to the elite.

“He has to continue working in this way. We have to be cautious when making assessments about his level or how far he will be able to go, as he is a young player and has a long way ahead of him, but only he, with his day-to-day work, will determine where his limit is.”

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Man United and Newcastle have scouts watching every game involving 20-year-old La Liga star

Darren Looney — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 17:10:38 +0000

The name of Javi Guerra is starting to become known across Spain and Europe as a result of the 20-year-old’s performance for Valencia and it has caught the attention of Premier League duo, Man United and Newcastle.

According to Marca via Football Espana, scouts from Man United and Newcastle are now present at every game of the midfielder, as they assess one of the rising stars in Spain. Guerra has a €100m release clause in his current contract and a deal until 2027, but the report states that Valencia are already considering giving him a wage rise.

There’s no certainty on whether either Premier League side have plans to move for Guerra, but if he continues this form, it will not be long before clubs across Europe start showing more interest.

The 20-year-old’s release clause will unlikely be met but the English clubs have the financial power to bring Valencia to the negotiation table with a strong offer.

Guerra is liked by Man United and Newcastle

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Guerra has started this season on fire, contributing three goals and an assist across six matches – four of which were starts. In Valencia’s first game of the season, a big moment involving the youngster came when he was sent on by manager Ruben Baraja and grabbed a late winner away to Sevilla.

The 20-year-old has a bright future in the sport and it is easy to see why both Premier League clubs are interested as he would be an upgrade on the likes of Scott McTominay and Sean Longstaff going forward.

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Shock news emerges as former Man United star David de Gea considers retiring from football

Darren Looney — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 14:49:42 +0000

Former Man United star David de Gea may retire from football if he does not receive an offer to be the first-choice goalkeeper at a major club soon.

The 32-year-old left the Manchester club at the end of last season upon the expiration of his contract after 12 years with the Premier League giants. It looked like the goalkeeper was going to stay in the build-up to the summer transfer window but in the end, discussions broke down and De Gea left without the chance to say goodbye to Man United fans.

According to the Guardian, the Spaniard would like his next club to be capable of competing for major honours and if he can’t find one, he will consider retiring from football.

David de Gea is considering retiring

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De Gea has rejected several approaches this summer from places such as Saudi Arabia as money is not a prime motivator, states the report.

Real Betis and Valencia are two clubs keen on the free agent, reports fichajes.net, but it remains to be seen if those clubs interest the veteran goalkeeper. This is a situation to keep an eye on as it would be sad to see De Gea retire at just 32.

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David de Gea close to football return after leaving Man United during the summer

Darren Looney — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 18:48:42 +0000

David de Gea’s return to football could be around the corner as two clubs in Spain consider moves for the former Man United shot-stopper.

The 32-year-old has been pursued by several clubs over the summer with teams from the Saudi Pro League and Major League Soccer having major interest in the Spanish star.

However, De Gea rejected those moves in favour of a return to Spain and an offer from his home country could be around the corner as Real Betis and Valencia are keen on the free agent, reports fichajes.net.

The veteran goalkeeper has been out of work since being released by Manchester United in June and has been training alone in order to keep in shape.

De Gea spent 12 years at Old Trafford but his decline over the last two seasons prompted Erik ten Hag to go into the market and sign Andre Onana from Inter Milan.

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Out of the two clubs, Real Betis would be the best option for De Gea as the Seville-based club have a crisis of sorts with Rui Silva injured and 40-year-old Claudio Bravo only just returning from a lay-off, meaning the former Man United star could prove far more reliable.

At Valencia, the 32-year-old would find high-profile competition from young Georgian keeper Giorgi Mamardashvili and is not guaranteed to be a starter every week.

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FIFA suspend Luis Rubiales from all football related activities for 90 days

Jason Pettigrove — Sat, 26 Aug 2023 17:26:20 +0000

It’s become one of the most unsavoury incidents in women’s football, but FIFA have taken matters into their own hands and suspended Spanish Football Federation president, Luis Rubiales, from all football duties for 90 days after his conduct in the immediate aftermath of Spain Women’s World Cup final win over England.

Seen by TV cameras grabbing his crotch in celebration, Rubiales also gave Spain player, Jenni Hermoso, a strong kiss on the lips whilst hugging her tightly as she collected her winner’s medal.

Though laughed off by the player at the time, she was eventually forced to issue a statement to deny that she had solicited the kiss.

Official Announcement. August 25th,2023. pic.twitter.com/lQb18IGsk2

— Jenn1 Hermos0 (@Jennihermoso) August 25, 2023

Such conduct should have no place in women’s football, let alone when it comes from high-ranking football officers that should know much, much better.

“FIFA reiterates its absolute commitment to respect the integrity of all persons and therefore condemns with the utmost vigour any behaviour to the contrary,” a FIFA statement read (h/t ABC News).

“The FIFA Disciplinary Committee will not provide any further information on these disciplinary proceedings until a final decision has been taken.”

It’s difficult to believe that there’s any coming back from this for Rubiales, given that he really should’ve resigned of his own accord in any event.

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Spain’s women’s team had subsequently refused to play under the president, so this first move by FIFA should be seen in a positive light.

More heads undoubtedly need to roll given that it’s believed there were also problems pre-World Cup between coach Jorge Vilda and many players, detailed by the Daily Mail, who also note that Vilda’s entire backroom team resigned on Saturday over the row.

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England’s Lionesses show strong support for Jenni Hermoso after Spain squad strike until Luis Rubiales is removed

Jason Pettigrove — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 21:36:57 +0000

Spanish football can consider itself in crisis on Friday night after Jenni Hermoso issued an unequivocal statement regarding the unsolicited kiss she received from Spanish Football Federation president, Luis Rubiales.

So strongly worded was her statement, that it really has left Rubiales nowhere to go, despite his protestations earlier in the day that he would not resign after a trial by social media.

Official Announcement. August 25th,2023. pic.twitter.com/lQb18IGsk2

— Jenn1 Hermos0 (@Jennihermoso) August 25, 2023

The entire Spain Women’s squad, less than a week after becoming World Cup winners, have now gone on strike in support of Hermoso, and the player has made it crystal clear that she did not instigate nor want to be kissed by Rubiales.

Furthermore, the statement speaks of a culture in Spanish women’s football that is manipulative and created by the president himself.

If that were not enough, the England Lionesses who were conquered by Spain in the final last weekend, have come out in support.

Jess Carter posted the following on her Twitter account, as football’s very own ‘me too’ movement gathers pace and puts incredible pressure back on Rubiales to do the decent thing:

pic.twitter.com/m7LwfLSvFK

— Jess Carter (@_JessCarter) August 25, 2023

The incredibly bad publicity around the world for the federation surely can’t be allowed to continue, and if Rubiales insists that he won’t resign, it may well fall upon his bosses to remove him from the position.

It isn’t only this one issue that will need to be resolved now either, because it has opened a can of worms that appears to have long been kept quiet.

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Video: Spain’s World Cup winners refuse to play unless Luis Rubiales resigns

Jason Pettigrove — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 18:16:02 +0000

Things have got much, much worse for Spanish Football Federation president, Luis Rubiales, on Saturday night.

Rubiales has been under fire since the Women’s World Cup final after he was pictured holding his groin in celebration at Spain’s win and then kissed Spain player, Jenni Hermoso, full on the lips as she went up to collect her medal.

His actions have been widely condemned by the football fraternity but he has, so far, refused to resign.

That could all change after news broke that the Spain women’s team have all refused to play until he is relieved of his duties.

BREAKING: The Spain women's football squad say in a joint statement they will not play any matches until Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales has resigned ?? pic.twitter.com/Yp7jKdqf6I

— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) August 25, 2023

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Transfer news: Man United and PSG pushing for talented striker, key day for Kane/Bayern Munich saga, good chance Arsenal star will now stay and more

CaughtOffside Team — Fri, 28 Jul 2023 09:49:51 +0000

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AC Milan

Samuel Chukwueze has joined AC Milan as part of a €20m deal plus €8m in add-ons from Villarreal.
Yunus Musah still wants to join AC Milan as soon as possible and hopes Valencia reach an agreement with the club. Valencia want €25m for the player, AC Milan offered €18m fixed fee.

Ajax

Calvin Bassey will join Fulham from Ajax as part of a €21m deal.

Atalanta

Paris Saint-Germain have submitted a €50m bid for Rasmus Højlund, but Atalanta have always wanted at least €70m plus add-ons for the player. Man United still lead the race for the striker with a higher €60m package with new round of talks scheduled for this week.
Atalanta have reached an agreement with Almería for El Bilal Touré. €28m fee with €3m in add- ons, 15% sell-on clause also included in the contract. The player will undergo his medical on Friday.

Al Ettifaq

Al Ettifaq have completed the signing of Jordan Henderson from Liverpool for £12m plus add-ons.

Al Hilal

Marco Verratti has reached an agreement with Al Hilal on a three-year deal. The player wants to move but the transfer depends on PSG president Nasser Al Khelaifi. He has no intention of accepting the €30m proposal but that will be improved soon by Al Hilal.

Al Nassr

Al Nassr are set to offer around €37m to Bayern Munich for Sadio Mane and are confident of getting the deal done. Talks are in an advanced stage as Mane’s agent is negotiating the terms of the contract with Al Nassr.

Arsenal

Thomas Partey has a good chance of staying with Arsenal ahead of the new season. Saudi clubs approached the Gunners days ago, whilst Juventus called in June, but no club close to €40/45m package requested by Arsenal. A huge bid needs to arrive for Partey to leave as Mikel Arteta is happy to keep him.

Barcelona

Nico González is ready to join Porto from Barcelona with just documents left to be signed. Barca will receive €8m for the player with a 40% sell-on clause in the contract and a buy-back clause.
Chadi Riad has joined Real Betis from Barcelona with Barca receiving a €2.5m fee in June 2024. There is a 50% sell-on clause in the contract and also a buy-back option.
Ferran Torres has said about his Barcelona future: “I’m going to stay at Barça, no doubts. I will stay, I have a contract — no plans to leave at all.”

Bayern Munich

Bayern Munich’s board are set to meet Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy to discuss Harry Kane deal on Friday. Bayern are prepared to improve their bid of €80m plus add-ons.
Inter Milan and Bayern Munich are getting closer to an agreement for goalkeeper Yann Sommer as talks are at an advanced stage.
Al Nassr are set to offer around €37m to Bayern Munich for Sadio Mane and are confident of getting the deal done. Talks are at an advanced stage as Mane’s agent is negotiating the terms of the contract with Al Nassr.
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Brighton

Chelsea have submitted a new bid for Brighton midfielder Moisés Caicedo. The offer was £80m and it was immediately rejected. Negotiations are still ongoing between the clubs but no agreement reached at this stage.

Chelsea

Chelsea have submitted a new bid for Moisés Caicedo. The offer was £80m and it was immediately rejected by Brighton. Negotiations are still ongoing but no agreement reached at this stage.
Fulham have made a verbal proposal of around €4m for Callum Hudson-Odoi. Chelsea want £8m for the player, negotiations are advanced.

Fulham

Calvin Bassey will join Fulham from Ajax as part of a €21m deal. Marco Silva wanted the player and Fulham hope to get the deal done by Saturday.
Fulham have made a verbal proposal of around €4m to Chelsea for Callum Hudson-Odoi. Chelsea want £8m for the player and Fulham are confident of getting the deal done in the coming days. Negotiations are advanced.

Inter Miami

Luis Suárez will not be joining Inter Miami this summer as the negotiations have collapsed. The player will stay with Gremio until December.

Inter Milan

Inter Milan are getting closer to reaching an agreement with Bayern Munich for goalkeeper Yann Sommer as talks are at an advanced stage.

Juventus

Juventus are the favourites to sign Facundo González from Valencia as an agreement in principle is now on the verge of being reached.

Leicester City

Stephy Mavididi is in England to complete his transfer to Leicester City from Montpellier. The deal between both clubs is €7.5m plus a sell-on clause.

Liverpool

Liverpool have confirmed the transfer of Jordan Henderson to Al Ettifaq for £12m plus add-ons.
Liverpool are waiting for Al Ittihad to send all the official documents for the Fabinho transfer so they can check it before giving it the final green light.
Liverpool continue to work on signing Romeo Lavia from Southampton with both clubs in contact over the transfer on Thursday. The new bid is expected to be around £42.5m plus £2.5m in add-ons but Southampton still want €50m to let the player leave.

Manchester City

Manchester City legend David Silva retires from professional football after his recent injury.

Manchester United

Manchester United are still leading the race for Atalanta’s Rasmus Højlund with a higher €60m package on the table. The player has also given priority to Man United since day one as new talks are scheduled for this week between United and Atalanta after Paris Saint-Germain submitted a €50m bid for the striker.

Newcastle United

Karl Darlow underwent his medical ahead of a transfer to Leeds United on Thursday. Agreement already sealed between the two clubs.

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest have never had any talks or conversations with Alexis Sánchez over a transfer. No negotiations taking place at this stage despite reports as Forest remain focused on Dean Henderson and Ismail Jakobs deals.

Paris Saint-Germain

Paris Saint-Germain have submitted a €50m bid for Atalanta’s Rasmus Højlund, who have always wanted at least €70m plus add-ons for the player. Man United still lead the race for the striker with a higher €60m package and the player has given priority to Man United since day one.
Marco Verratti has reached an agreement with Al Hilal on a three-year deal. The player wants to move but the transfer depends on PSG president Nasser Al Khelaifi. He has no intention of accepting the €30m proposal but that will be improved soon by Al Hilal.
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Roma want to sign Renato Sanches on loan for the season as Jose Mourinho likes the player. Negotiations will continue in the next few days but it’s up to PSG.
PSG keen on Harry Kane but only in the case where the Bayern deal collapses.
Mauro Icardi will be unveiled as a new Galatasaray player tonight. PSG will receive €10m for the transfer.
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Real Betis

Chadi Riad has joined Real Betis from Barcelona with Barca receiving a €2.5m fee in June 2024. There is a 50% sell-on clause in the contract and also a buy-back option.

Real Madrid

AS Roma are signing Julen Jon Guerrero from Real Madrid on loan with a free-buy option clause. Real will keep 50% of future sale.
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Real Sociedad

David Silva retires from professional football after his recent injury with Real Sociedad.

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