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With all the excitement surrounding Euro 2020, it's easy to let club traffic slide under the radar.Atletico Madrid recently secured the signing of Portuguese striker Marcos Paulo from Fluminense, where the 20-year-old penalized a five-year deal with La Liga champions after leaving his boy child on a free transfer.Any of you football boss boffins out there are probably desperate to upload your latest save after just mentioning a Brazilian prodigy, but before you go out with ten year old offers to a lighthouse you probably…

Leeds United have confirmed the signing of left-back Junior Firpo from Barcelona on a permanent deal.The 24-year-old was stuck behind Jordi Alba in the picking order last season, starting just three La Liga matches, and he was quickly identified as a possible accident in Barça's need to drastically reduce costs.Leeds wasted some time taking advantage of the situation, began talks with Barcelona about a deal for Firpo, and the English side went to their official website to confirm that the deal is now complete.They may have…

Barcelona's decision to sell Arthur to Juventus in exchange for Miralem Pjanic and £ 5 million was ridiculously ridiculous last summer, but things have reached a whole new level today.After an overwhelming debut season, Barcelona are now so desperate to get rid of Pjanic that they are prepared to let him leave the club for free. It can be difficult to find a suitor, but there are a handful of sites that have been tipped to launch bids, either permanent or borrowed, for the Bosnians.Let's take a look at which destination is…

Barcelona's economy is sad and they have to sell a number of players this transfer window.Wait, all this sounds very familiar ...Oh yes! That's right, Barca placed virtually the entire squad on the transfer list after their 8-2 humiliation defeat of Bayern Munich last summer. They managed to free Ivan Rakitic, Arturo Vidal, Luis Suarez, Nelson Semedo and Rafinha, but they are still in disarray.Due to La Liga's salary cap rules, Barcelona now have to release € 200 million (£ 170 million) from their salary costs to register…

Wolves goalkeeper Rui Patricio closes in on a summer transfer to Roma, where he will join compatriot and new Giallorossi coach Jose Mourinho at the Stadio Olimpico.The expected transfer will say goodbye to Molineux three years after arriving in England after a controversial exit from the first club Sporting CP 2018.AS Roma will sign Rui Patricio, the contract is now closed after the official offer to Wolves for about 10 million euros + 3 million euros supplement. ?There is nothing with Marcelo as a replacement for…

Olympique Marseille have confirmed that Arsenal midfielder Matteo Guendouzi has loaned out and secured the Frenchman's future from the Gunners for at least another year.It was previously rumored that the deal would include an obligation for Marseille to make it a permanent transfer next summer, but the Ligue 1 side has confirmed that it is only an option.Guendouzi spent most of last season on loan in Germany with Hertha BSC, after falling in favor with Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta.Now 22, the Frenchman originally joined…

Brazil has booked its place in the final of the Copa America 2021 with a view to a 1-0 victory against Peru on Tuesday.Lucas Paqueta scored the only goal of the match ten minutes before half time and took advantage of a fantastic play on the left wing from Neymar.Despite a lot of effort from Peru, the result never really looked in doubt when Selecao had taken the lead. Inca's best chance of the game fell for Benevento's forward Gianluca Lapadula, but after hacking inwards, his effort was certainly removed from danger by…

Sergio Ramos' move to Paris Saint-Germain is nearing completion with the Spaniard to undergo a doctor's deal before signing a two-year deal.It was recently confirmed that Ramos would not extend his stay at Real Madrid and end a trophy-laden 16-year stint at the club.The former Real captain claimed that he intended to sign new terms at the Santiago Bernabeu - a move that would have seen him stay in Madrid until 2022 - but the offer from the club had been removed from the table when he decided to accept the deal.Since the news…

None of the remaining teams at UEFA EURO 2020 have been in the last four more than Italy - we look back at their four bands.Italy have reached the semi-finals of a EURO four times in their history - the same number as the last four opponents Spain - and the results have generally been favorable. We pore over the previous meetings.1968: Italy 0-0 Soviet Union (Italy won on coin toss)Piero Prati went closest to the Azzurri in normal time and Angelo Domenghini hit a post in extra time, while Dino Zoff saved from Albert…

Barcelona have agreed that they must sell Antoine Griezmann if they succeed in getting Lionel Messi to sign a new contract.The Spanish side are facing the need to cut a full 170 million pounds from their annual salary budget this summer before they can write about Messi and register new players Memphis Depay, Sergio Aguero, Eric Garcia and Emerson.While smaller departures such as those of Jean-Clair Todibo, Junior Firpo and Francisco Trincao have made a minor buck, there is an acceptance that Barcelona need to do so much…