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Manchester City have begun talks with Ruben Dias about a new long-term contract, just a year after the Portuguese midfielder joined the Premier League champions. The 24-year-old was crucial to the citizens' title fee last season, which revolutionized a backline that ended the campaign with only 32 goals conceded in 38 matches. Dias will get a new contract in Manchester / Visionhaus / Getty ImagesDia's contribution was recognized in the form of the season's award for the 2020/21 campaign, but Man City want to reward him…

Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski is keen to seek a new challenge and wants to join another "top" European club in the next few years.The productive Poland has scored 297 goals in just 331 games for Bayern since joining as a free agent from Borussia Dortmund in 2014 and rising his numbers to another level in the last two years - he has scored 103 goals in just 87 games since the start of 2019/20 alone.But with this now his eighth season in Munich, Lewandowski is considering his next move and what he still wants to…

Premier League newcomers Watford have completed the signing of Turkish international Ozan Tufan from Fenerbahce on a first-season loan option. The 26-year-old has spent the last six seasons with Fenerbahce and his performances in recent years have attracted interest from all over Europe. It is Watford who have won the race for Tufan's signature and announce that he will be on a season loan on Thursday morning. The Hornets also have the right to make their move permanent at the end of the season, after introducing a call…

Leicester winger Harvey Barnes has signed a new four-year contract at King Power Stadium.The 23-year-old was in glittering form during the 2020/21 season and was undoubtedly in a good position to be called up to England's Euro 2020 team, if he had not suffered an injury towards the end of the season.Now that he was in shape again, Barnes started Leicester's first victory against Wolves and has been rewarded for his performances with a new and improved contract."I've been here for so many years now, it feels like home. For me…

Juventus have launched their new striking yellow and blue third kit for the 2021/22 season, which is intended as a tribute to the club's golden era in the 1990s.The new third shirt from adidas has large blocks of yellow, blue and white, with yellow and blue especially considered as symbolic colors in the city of Turin.Juve have long known worn yellow or blue shirts when they can not get to the pitch in their iconic black and white stripes, but the 90s stand out in particular.Bianconeri had both yellow and later blue gears…

Barcelona's away star Miralem Pjanic is pushing to return to Serie A giants Juventus in the summer transfer window, while another former club AS Roma is also interested in taking the Bosnians back to Italy. The 31-year-old's career in Catalonia has been a disaster since he switched last summer - after being limited to a small role under Ronald Koeman - and Blaugrana has told the midfielder that he is free to find a new club when they look set to decline. their inflated salary.Pjanic himself is also keen to leave Camp Nou as…

Kylian Mbappe's future continues to grab the headlines. The Paris Saint-Germain striker is at the end of his contract at the end of 2021-22 and is not about to re-sign in the French capital. Real Madrid would remain hopeful of securing their services before the end of the transfer window. TOP STORY - MADRID ALWAYS DREAMS OF MBAPPE Real Madrid have not given up on signing Kylian Mbappe from Paris Saint-Germain, according to the Diario AS front page on Thursday. Mbappe is in the final year of his contract with PSG and…

Timo Werner thanked Chelsea fans for rallying to him after being ordered to 'leave the club' by a fan during an open training session. Chelsea players were put to the test at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday, with those present also having their first glimpse of striker Romelu Lukaku since joining the club last week. But the event was somewhat overshadowed in a question-and-answer session with fans when one urged Werner to leave the club. The comment was made over the public address system and elicited an angry reaction from…

Kenedy extended his contract with Chelsea and agreed to return to Brazil to join Flamengo on a one-season loan. The 25-year-old previously had a deal in place to stay at Stamford Bridge until 2022, although a new, longer-term contract will keep him with the Champions League winners until 2023. The all-rounder, who joined Fluminense in August 2015, has been on loan four times in the past five seasons, making just 27 first-team appearances for the Blues and scoring three goals. He has spent the last two seasons playing in…

Many Arsenal fans who made the short trip to Brentford on Friday night left long before the final.Their team's 2-0 loss to the newly defeated Bees represented a terrible start to the season. What was even more worrying than the defeat itself was the depressing predictability of the outcome.A deal for Odegaard has finally been agreed - some good news for Arsenal fans! ?- 90min (@ 90min_Football) August 18, 2021Brentford's routine win was a reminder - as if we needed one more - of how far Arsenal's star has fallen in recent…