HEADLINES
Aubameyang scores twice but Araújo collapses in Barcelona’s win over Celta vigo
Fabinho limps off with hamstring injury against Aston Villa
Klopp on ‘beast’ Haaland: Unfortunately, a good signing
Borussia Dortmund confirm signing of Karim Adeyemi from RB Salzburg
Thomas Tuchel insists issue with Marcos Alonso is ‘solved’
UEFA confirms revised changes Champions League format from 2024
Jurgen Klopp: Fabinho feeling ‘positive’ after hamstring injury
Tuchel: I don’t care if Chelsea players hate me
FIFA announce plans for new games after split with EA Sports
Marcelo denies Lyon contract was terminated due to farting
Rumours: Yaya Toure targets Tottenham job
SPANISH PAPERS
Chelsea defender Antonio Rüdiger has completed his Real Madrid medical & will join the club until 2026. Madrid will announce the news after the Champions League final.
Antonio Rudiger and his brother/agent Sahr Senesie receive a 35 million euros signing on fee from Real Madrid.
Barcelona’s Ronaldo Araujo was loaded into an ambulance after a collision with Gavi.
Xavi: “Araujo? The doctors have told us he is conscious and that he will be spending the rest of the night in the hospital, although we were scared at first.”
Xavi: “I wish Haaland all the best at city. We couldn’t compete economically.”
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on Ronald Araújo’s collision: “It was a little scary but he’s in the hospital now and I hope he’s better.”
Thierry Henry: “All European clubs are afraid of Real Madrid and Madrid is afraid of Barcelona.”
Kylian Mbappé, Achraf Hakimi also had dinner reservations with Sergio Ramos and Keylor Navas yesterday in Madrid, but later changed location due to fans and press crowding near the restaurant.
Keylor Navas: “I wish Real Madrid the best of luck in #UCL final. I hope they do well and enjoy the game.”
La Liga has given Real Madrid the green light to pay for the signing bonus and wages of Kylian Mbappé.
Karim Benzema’s extremely high level at Real Madrid was a real factor in Erling Haaland’s decision to choose Man City instead.
Čeferin (UEFA President): “People think UEFA makes billions but the truth is that 93% of the income goes to clubs.”
PSG, Juventus and a top Premier League club are interested in Casemiro.
FRENCH PAPERS
Starting in 2024, UEFA will give two Champions League places to the nations with the best performing clubs in Europe that season. This ditches the plan of giving two spots to the clubs with good European pedigree who failed to qualify.
UEFA has approved the new format of the Champions League starting from 2024/25.
From 32 to 36 teams.
No more group stage.
Single league phase including all participating teams.
8 matches per team
9-24th teams play two-leg ties to qualify for R16.
Two spots for the two best performing nations from the previous season
GERMAN PAPERS
Manchester City have completed the transfer of Erling Haaland. The €60m Dortmund release clause has been triggered. The transfer remains subject to the club finalising terms with the player.
Borussia Dortmund announce the signing of Karim Adeyemi (20) from RB Salzburg for a reported €38m, 5-year contract until 2027.
Kingsley Coman has been given a three game ban for hitting Konstantinos Mavropanos (Stuttgart) in the face on Sunday – his first ever dismissal.
The EURO 2024 final will take place at Berlin’s Olympiastadion. Meanwhile, the opening game will be played at Allianz Arena, UEFA has announced yesterday.
ITALIAN PAPERS
Giorgio Chiellini will leave Juventus at the end of the season. He could join MLS club.
Massimiliano Allegri admits Cristiano Ronaldo’s exit made life difficult for Juventus at the beginning of the season.
This will be only the third time that Inter and Juventus have faced off in the Coppa Italia Final, as the Old Lady won in 1959 and 1965.
Lautaro Martinez prefers Barcelona over Atletico Madrid, Inter would need around €60 million -€70 million to sell him.
Napoli striker Victor Osimhen is targeted by both Manchester United and Newcastle United, but the asking price won’t drop below €100m.
Inter coach Simone Inzaghi admits he didn’t expect to be in the race for a domestic treble at this stage of the season and insists he has no regrets about this campaign.
Jose Mourinho ranted against referees and VAR, claiming they have cost Roma ‘many points’ this season.
BRITISH PRESS
MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS
Erik ten Hag has ordered the Man Utd squad to report back for pre-season training two weeks earlier than originally planned. Ten Hag has watched their last few games remotely and is said to have been unimpressed with the squad’s fitness levels.
Paul Pogba and PSG are expected to reach an agreement over a contract soon. The French club have been working in recent hours to finalise the deal.
Karna Solskaer, the daughter of Ole Gunnar Solskajer, has left Manchester United. She is set to join Norwegian third-tier side AaFK Fortuna because she wants to secure more first-team opportunities.
DAILY MIRROR
Barcelona have finalized a deal to make Philippe Coutinho’s loan at Aston Villa permanent for £18M.
Manchester United are close to agreeing a deal for Gonçalo Inácio. The Red Devils are ready to meet the defender’s £38m release clause at Sporting.
Real Madrid are about to finalise and formalise the contract renewal of Nacho Fernandez until June 2024.
AC Milan want to sign William Saliba from Arsenal this summer after he’s impressed on loan at Marseille in Ligue 1.
Raphinha has informed Barcelona that he wants to join them this summer if Leeds get relegated.
FIFA announces it will work with third-party studios to develop later titles after its split from EA Sports. EA holds licensing agreements with 19,000 athletes, 700 teams, 100 stadiums and over 30 leagues
DAILY MAIL
Antonio Rüdiger’s four-year deal at Real Madrid is worth £315,000-a-week and includes a €400m release clause.
Chelsea and Manchester United are interested in signing Christopher Nkunku this summer.
West Ham are in the market for a striker this summer and have shown an interest in Ollie Watkins. Aston Villa would demand at least £50m to sell the 26-year old Englishman.
Arsenal remain interested in signing Dominic Calvert-Lewin from Everton this summer, with Alexandre Lacazette expected to leave the club at the end of his contract.
LIVERPOOL ECHO
Liverpool suffer MASSIVE injury blow with influential midfielder Fabinho forced off against Aston Villa ahead of crucial run of four games in just 13 days, including FA Cup and Champions League finals
Divock Origi and AC Milan are expected to find an agreement over a four-year contract when the Champions League final is over.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has hailed Erling Haaland as a ‘real beast’ and has admitted he expects the Norwegian to make title rivals Manchester City much stronger next season.
FOOTBALL LONDON
Thomas Tuchel has played down talk of a bust-up with left-back Marcos Alonso, insisting the problem with the Spaniard is now ‘solved’.
Youri Tielemans is keen to join a Champions League club if he leaves Leicester with Arsenal watching the midfielder closely ahead of a possible summer move.
Notable free agents this summer:
– Paul Pogba
– Kylian Mbappé
– Antonio Rüdiger
– Ousmane Dembélé
– Luis Suárez
– Luka Modrić
– Paulo Dybala
– Franck Kessie
– Andrea Belotti
– Corentin Tolisso
– Alexandre Lacazette
– Nemanja Matić
– Juan Mata
– Jesse Lingard
