Month: August 2021

3:00 PM ET Harry Kane insists his “conscience is clear” after attempting to force through a move from Tottenham to Manchester City and believes the saga has not damaged his reputation. The 28-year-old asked to leave Spurs before the start of Euro 2020 in the belief he had a gentleman’s agreement with chairman Daniel Levy
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3:11 PM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Real Madrid made a new offer worth €200 millon to Paris Saint-Germain for Kylian Mbappe but received no reply and are now resigned to putting their bid to land the star forward on hold, sources close to the LaLiga club have told ESPN. The transfer window in Spain
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12:57 PM ET Highly-rated Barcelona midfielder Ilaix Moriba has joined RB Leipzig in a deal worth an initial €16 million, the two clubs announced on Tuesday. The deal could be worth €22m in total if a series of add-ons are met, while Barca will also be due 10% of any future transfer. – Transfer Talk
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12:36 PM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Real Madrid have confirmed the signing of 18-year-old midfielder Eduardo Camavinga from Rennes. Camavinga — one of the most coveted young players in European football — had one year left on his deal at Renne, and sources told ESPN that Madrid paid €30 million for his signature, but
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3:22 AM ET Spending on men’s international transfer fees over the last decade increased from $2.66 billion in 2012 to a peak of $7.35bn in 2019 with $48.5bn spent overall, while players’ agents received $3.5bn in commissions, a study by world governing body FIFA said. The study said average transfer fees for players moving to
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2:43 AM ET Juventus said goodbye to Cristiano Ronaldo on Tuesday, ahead of official confirmation from Manchester United of his return to Old Trafford. The Serie A side also confirmed that the fee for Ronaldo would be a maximum €23 million, payable over five years. Ronaldo will be 41 by the time the final installment
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4:35 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Cristiano Ronaldo has signed for Manchester United for a second time, it was confirmed on Tuesday, after joining from Juventus. The deal is a two-year contract with the option to extend for a further year, subject to international clearance. Ronaldo said: “Manchester United is a club that has always had
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2:30 AM ET The summer transfer window is into Deadline Day for the major European leagues, which means the biggest clubs are looking to make a splash in the market while they still can. Check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. TOP STORY: Will Real Madrid land PSG star Mbappe?
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11:42 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens RB Leipzig have reached an agreement with Barcelona to sign midfielder Ilaix Moriba for a fee which could reach €20 million ($27.5m), sources have confirmed to ESPN. Ilaix, 18, will fly to Germany to complete a medical ahead of signing a five-year contract with the Bundesliga side before
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5:28 PM ET Turkish club Fenerbahce are in talks with Major League Soccer side LAFC to acquire forward Diego Rossi, sources have confirmed to ESPN. Turkish outlet A Spor was among those to report of Fenerbahce’s interest in Rossi. – ESPN+ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more (U.S.)– Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+
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6:36 PM ET LaLiga side Mallorca is in talks with Schalke 04 to acquire United States men’s international forward Matthew Hoppe on a permanent transfer, a source confirmed to ESPN. Diario de Mallorca was the first to report the news of the Spanish club’s pursuit of Hoppe, The potential transfer pricetag could reach €3 million
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7:05 PM ET Julien Laurens Rodrigo Faez Real Madrid are on the verge of signing 18-year old French prodigy Eduardo Camavinga from Rennes for €30 million, sources have told ESPN. The midfielder, who only has one year left on his contract with the Ligue 1 club, will undergo his medical on Tuesday and sign his
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3:47 PM ET Julien Laurens Rodrigo Faez Negotiations between Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid are at a standstill over the potential transfer of Kylian Mbappe, sources have told ESPN. Madrid had offered PSG €180 million — €170m plus €10m in variables — last Thursday for Mbappe’s transfer, an improvement on a initial €160m bid from
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12:42 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United are in talks with Leeds United over a deal for Daniel James, sources have told ESPN. There have been discussions about both a loan or permanent move for the Wales winger, who has spent the last two seasons at Old Trafford after arriving from Swansea City in 2019.
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9:50 AM ET Liverpool transfer guru Michael Edwards is to leave the club at the end of the season, sources have told ESPN, with the widely-respected sporting director due to be replaced by his deputy, Julian Ward. Edwards, who joined Liverpool from Tottenham to take up the role of head of analytics in 2011, is
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12:08 PM ET This weekend saw Lionel Messi play for a new club (weird), Manchester United flatter to deceive (not weird), Juventus struggle without the United-bound Cristiano Ronaldo (not his fault) and Arsenal learn more humbling lessons, this time against Manchester City. (We expected that, right?) There were big wins for Barcelona, Real Madrid and
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