Chelsea have already got the ball rolling ahead of the summer window and may now pounce for one of Europe’s most eye-catching stars who is open to a new challenge next season, per a report.

Chelsea kickstart movement ahead of the summer transfer window

By now, most with their finger on the transfer pulse will know that Chelsea have agreed deals to sign Dario Essugo and Geovany Quenda from Sporting for around the £62 million mark.

With that subject already well-covered, supporters will be excited to see what comes next in another inevitably busy window. According to reports, the Blues have a number nine on the agenda and could sell Joao Felix and Raheem Sterling to fund their pursuit of a clinical competitor for Nicolas Jackson.

While finishing in the Premier League top four and claiming Europa Conference League glory are on the agenda for now, forward planning to satisfy PSR regulations would be a wise move for Chelsea. There are plenty of spare parts that could be moved on to clear the path for new assets to help shape the future of life at Stamford Bridge.

Operating quite a large turnover of players is a strategy that is bound to draw differing opinions. Still, football would be a relatively boring sport if everyone had the same business model.

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Chelsea have the financial means to look after their own interests as they see fit, so it won’t come as a surprise to hear they are willing to go all out for an exciting attacker who could be the perfect foil for Jackson.

Chelsea willing to facilitate £60m+ offer for Ademola Lookman

Per reports in Spain, Chelsea are willing to offer around £63 million to sign Ademola Lookman from Atalanta and may gain hope in their pursuit due to his recent troubled relations with manager Gian Piero Gasperini

Stemming from his missed penalty during the Serie A outfit’s Champions League exit at the hands of Club Brugge, the Nigeria international is now open to a new challenge and is also courting attention from Liverpool.

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Making a marked impact this campaign, the former Everton star has registered 18 goals and seven assists in 32 appearances this campaign across all competitions.

Late last year, Gasperini did label Lookman as a “truly extraordinary” player, so it is perhaps a surprise that rapport between the pair seems to have taken a nosedive.

Away from the politics of his situation, the London-born man has statistically been Atalanta’s third-most consistent performer in the Italian top flight, earning a WhoScored average match rating of 7.37/10 for his displays.

Chelsea are set to engineer transfer movement across their front four this summer, and it will be intriguing to see if they can entice Lookman with the prospect of a return to England at the peak of his powers.

Hefty total backed up by four-fors for D’Oliveira, Brown

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Worcestershire 226 for 5 (Bracewell 55, Hose 51*) beat Nottinghamshire 170 (Hales 71, D’Oliveira 4-11 Brown 4-25) by 56 runsWorcestershire Rapids made it four wins from four matches in the Vitality Blast after their 226 for five – the second highest total in their history in the T20 format – proved way too many for North Group rivals Notts Outlaws at Trent Bridge, who lost by 56 runs.Michael Bracewell (55), Adam Hose (51 not out), Brett D’Oliveira (44) and Jack Haynes (42) were the chief beneficiaries as a depleted Outlaws attack were largely taken apart after opting to bowl first on a good pitch, only skipper Steven Mullaney (two for 28) emerging with credit as injured trio Jake Ball, Olly Stone and Luke Fletcher were badly missed.Nott coach Peter Moores admitted: “We are struggling without three frontline bowlers and that hurt us tonight. Having said that we didn’t play well, which is frustrating because we lost control of the game right from the start. Steven Mullaney and Matt Carter bowled well on a really good pitch but the other lads didn’t quite get it right.”Alex Hales led a positive powerplay on the way to 71 from 35 balls and Shaheen Afridi provided some late excitement with four sixes in the same over but with D’Oliveira claiming a career-best four for 11 from his two overs of leg spin and Pat Brown four for 25 the Outlaws, who would have needed to make their biggest score chasing, were never really contenders.Rapids piled up a massive 87 without loss in the six powerplay overs, D’Oliveira setting the pace with 44 from 20 balls, Bracewell not far behind with 38 from 17. Both cleared the ropes twice.The pair put on 98 in 41 balls for the first wicket, although Bracewell had a let-off on six when chipping Afridi to short midwicket, where Colin Munro stretched an arm above his head but could only push the ball behind him. That came during an eventful over that saw the Pakistan star visibly aggrieved over a no-ball call for having too many fielders outside the ring, his mood not helped when the extra ball flew off the edge of Bracewell’s bat for four.A breakthrough for the Outlaws arrived when D’Oliveira holed out to deep square leg off Samit Patel in the seventh over, after which two wickets in consecutive overs hinted at a fightback as Bracewell was bowled making room to cut and Mitchell Santner, back from the IPL to start a third stint with the Rapids, gave Mullaney an easy caught-and-bowled.But at 125 for three in the 11th, Jack Haynes was joined by Adam Hose to add another 53 from 22 balls, the former cracking a couple of slog-swept maximums before Matt Montgomery completed a fine catch on the run at deep extra cover to end his progress on 42 from 25 balls.Mullaney, easily the pick of the Outlaws bowlers, conceded only two from the 17th but the last three overs saw Afridi and Conor McKerr surrender another 41 for the solitary wicket of Kashif Ali as Hose finished 51 not out from 27 balls with three fours and four sixes, two off McKerr in the penultimate over and an audacious scoop for another off Afridi in the last.Needing more than 11 runs per over to go close to the Rapids’ total, the Outlaws were comfortably ahead of that with 76 on the board from the powerplay, although they lost one of their key weapons when Joe Clarke, after an escape on 17, was caught at short fine leg for 25 off 16 balls.Hales was finding the gaps in the field with ominous regularity, reaching his third fifty of this season’s Blast in 21 balls with two sixes, carved over extra cover off Adam Finch and off-spinner Bracewell, as well as seven fours, but a couple of tight overs from Bracewell and Santner’s left-arm spin brought the first element of scoreboard pressure and yielded a dividend for the Rapids when their former team-mate Colin Munro, another who might have done some serious damage, skied one off Brown to be caught at long on.Two more wickets lost in the next over, as new Montgomery and Tom Moores both found fielders in their efforts to put the pressure back on the visiting side against D’Oliveira’s leg spin, left the Outlaws 99 for four after 10 overs with Hales seemingly now their only hope of making a game of it.But he lost more partners when Bracewell bowled Lyndon James and Mullaney was caught on the extra cover boundary by a diving Hose off D’Oliveira, Hales departing in the same over, throwing everything into a similar shot but falling to a superb catch, again by Hose, who parried the ball above the rope and caught it as it dropped.Afridi’s four sixes off one Bracewell over provided a flurry of late entertainment but he, Samit Patel and Matt Carter predictably perished in their desperate pursuit of runs as the Outlaws were bowled out for 170 in the 19th over.

Marc-Andre ter Stegen is fuming with Barcelona's pursuit of Joan Garcia and is keen to clarify his future with Hansi Flick.

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Garcia, the promising 24-year-old Espanyol shot-stopper, is expected to join the Catalan giants imminently. Though the transfer has not yet been formally announced, the club is preparing to activate the €25 million (£21m/$28m) release clause that will bring Garcia to Camp Nou for the next five years. In addition to the expected arrival of Garcia, Barcelona have also moved to extend the contract of Szczesny. Now, the repercussions are being felt by Ter Stegen.

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According to Ter Stegen has not been informed of any plans that would see him demoted or moved on. Nevertheless, there is a growing sense of betrayal and frustration at the silence from the club's hierarchy. Sources close to the goalkeeper have described the situation as a "campaign" aimed at marginalising him without direct communication. Despite remaining calm publicly and focusing on international duty with Germany, the veteran keeper is reportedly determined to demand clarity.

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Before facing Portugal in the Nations League, Ter Stegen brushed aside all reports of discontent and told : "No one has told me about this, but I'm not worried. I know I'm going to be in Barcelona next year."

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Once his national team obligations are concluded, he is expected to seek direct talks with Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick and the club's sporting director, Deco. Flick was in attendance during Germany's match in Munich and is likely to be the first person Ter Stegen addresses in his bid to understand his role at the club.

كشفت تقارير صحفية عالمية تطورات جديدة بشأن ارتباط آرسنال بالتعاقد مع أحد نجوم ريال مدريد خلال سوق الانتقالات الصيفية الحالية.

وتثار الشكوك حول مستقبل بعض اللاعبين مع نهاية موسم 2024 – 2025، وعلى الرغم من ذلك فإنه يبدو بأن وصول تشابي آلونسو لتدريب ريال مدريد قد غير الوضع.

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وبحسب صحيفة “مترو” البريطانية فإن آرسنال أوقف جميع اتصالاته مع رودريجو نجم ريال مدريد على الرغم من تزايد الشكوك حول مستقبله في العاصمة الإسبانية.

ويصر تشابي ألونسو على أن رودريجو لا يزال جزءًا من خططه في ريال مدريد، على الرغم من أن تراجع دوره مع الفريق في كأس العالم للأندية لم يخفف من التكهنات حول مستقبله.

ويعتبر ميكيل أرتيتا من أكثر المعجبين بالنجم البرازيلي الدولي، حيث يدرس آرسنال ضمه لملعب الإمارات، ويقدر ريال مدريد النجم البرازيلي بقيمة تبلغ 80 مليون يورو.

وكان ممثلو رودريجو قد تواصلوا مع عدد من أندية الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز في مايو الماضي، لمعرفة مدى اهتمامهم بالتعاقد معه.

ويعتبر آرسنال الوجهة الأبرز للاعب في حال رحيله عن ريال مدريد، لكنهم أوقفوا محادثات معه، ويرغب النادي الإنجليزي بمعرفة ما إذا كان ألونسو سيستمر في تجاهله وقد يخفض ذلك من السعر المطلوب في بيعه.

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O Corinthians anunciou duas importantes mudanças na numeração do elenco antes do Dérbi contra o Palmeiras, pelo Brasileirão. Róger Guedes herdou a camisa 10 de Willian, que rescindiu seu contrato com o clube na sexta-feira, e Yuri Alberto ficará com a camisa 9, que pertencia à Guedes.

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Dessa forma, o número 7 volta a ficar vago no Timão. Yuri havia recebido a numeração enquanto o Timão buscava uma solução no mercado para Luan, que não seria utilizado por Vítor Pereira.

O atacante que veio do Zenit, da Rússia, já usava a camisa 7 mesmo antes do Time do Povo concretizar o empréstimo de Luan ao Santos.

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Vale ressaltar que não é a primeira vez na temporada em que Róger Guedes tem o número alterado. Para a inscrição na Libertadores, o atleta deixou de usar o número 123 para ser o camisa 9 do time,já que a competição da Conmebol não permite que os jogadores usem números com três dígitos na camisa.

Com a saída de Willian,A diretoria alvinegra corre contra o tempo para achar um substituto no mercado, tendo em vista que o prazo final para inscrever novos atletas vai até segunda-feira (15). O Corinthians voltou a sonhar com a contratação do atacante Michael, ex-Flamengo, que deseja retornar ao Brasil, mas a negociação é vista como complicada pela diretoria corintiana.

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Segundo a programação divulgada pela assessoria de imprensa do clube alvinegro, após o Dérbi, o elenco do Timão se reapresenta no CT Joaquim Grava na manhã de domingo (14), onde os jogadores e comissão técnica iniciarão a preparação para o jogo de volta da Copa do Brasil, contra o Atlético-GO.

A partida será disputada na quarta-feira (17), às 21h30, na Neo Química Arena. O Corinthians perdeu a primeira partida por 2 a 0.

Amid an incredible run of form, Sky Sports reporter Florian Plettenberg has now delivered the latest update on Oliver Glasner’s Crystal Palace future with one move already made.

Jurgen Klopp makes contact with Palace boss Glasner

The Eagles have been excellent since the turn of the year, putting the frustrations of the first-half of the campaign to one side and pushing on to secure a place in the FA Cup semi-finals and pushing for a top-half finish. If there were any questions over Glasner’s ability to take this current side to a new level then those have now been answered in emphatic fashion.

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Without a defeat to their name in their last five games in all competitions and with just one goal conceded in that time, the sky is the limit for Palace as the Premier League season nears its conclusion. Glasner, even after losing Michael Olise last summer, has found a way to turn his side into the best version that Selhurst Park has seen during his tenure.

That success could yet come with unfortunate consequences. Just as Olise’s form did last season, top European clubs will be keeping an eye on the Austrian manager as he continues to impress on all fronts.

According to Sky Sports’ Plettenberg, RB Leipzig and Red Bull chief Jurgen Klopp have now made contact with Glasner over a move to the German club after they sacked Marco Rose last week. With just over a year remaining until the Austrian’s Palace contract runs out, Leipzig will have to pay a fee but will at least have the chance to trigger an exit option – much to the Eagles’ frustration.

After such an impressive run, Palace will undoubtedly be desperate to keep hold of Glasner, who they’ll hope feels there’s still work to be done in South London.

Crystal Palace must do everything to keep Glasner

For some time, Crystal Palace were stuck in a Roy Hodgson cycle which may have kept them up – and he deserves great credit for that – but ultimately settled for mediocrity. Patrick Vieira threatened to disrupt that only for his reign to end in failure and the cycle to continue. Glasner, however, hasn’t just disrupted it, he’s torn the usual script apart.

With the chance to step into an FA Cup final with victory over Aston Villa this month, Glasner has it all to play for at Crystal Palace and should hand both Klopp and Leipzig a swift rejection.

Cruz Azul are exploring multiple scenarios, including a loan with a purchase option or a permanent transfer, depending on Milan’s stance

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Giorgios Giakoumakis could leave the team.

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Cruz Azul are reportedly eyeing a bold move in the Liga MX summer transfer window, setting their sights on Serbian striker Luka Jović, currently under contract with AC Milan. The club is looking to reinforce its attack ahead of the 2025 Apertura and views Jović – once a marquee signing at Real Madrid – as a high-impact addition.

According to , Initial talks have reportedly begun between Cruz Azul and Milan, with the Mexican side encouraged by the positive relationship between both clubs, especially after their recent dealings for Luka Romero. Sources close to the discussions suggest that Jović is open to a potential switch to Mexican football.

One of the possible departures for Cruz Azul is Giorgos Giakoumakis, who has lost playing time to forwards Ángel Sepúlveda and Mateusz Bogusz.

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While nothing has been finalized, Cruz Azul are exploring multiple scenarios, including a loan with a purchase option or a permanent transfer, depending on Milan’s stance. Jović’s current deal is set to expire at the end of June, though Milan holds the option to extend it by one more year.

Jović, 27, is known for his strength, aerial ability, and finishing inside the box. He began his professional journey at Red Star Belgrade, moved to Benfica in 2015, and later gained prominence at Eintracht Frankfurt, where his breakout performances earned him a big-money move to Real Madrid in 2019.

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Jovic's time in Spain was inconsistent, with only five goals and three assists across 51 appearances for . He later returned briefly to Frankfurt before playing for Fiorentina, where he scored 13 times in 50 matches. Since 2023, Jović has been part of Milan’s roster, netting 13 goals in 47 games, competing for minutes with players like Santiago Giménez and Tammy Abraham.

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It’s been several days since Cruz Azul lifted the Champions Cup title, yet the club has remained silent regarding the status of manager Vicente Sánchez, whose departure was widely expected following the final against the Vancouver Whitecaps – regardless of the result.

Reports had suggested for weeks that Sánchez would leave his post after the tournament, and negotiations with Argentine manager Nicolás Larcamón are reportedly well underway. Now, the question is whether an official announcement is just hours away, or if the board is reconsidering and could opt to retain the Uruguayan coach after the recent success.

Meanwhile, Cruz Azul already know the date of their Apertura 2025 debut – July 12 at home against Mazatlán FC.

As Manchester United ready themselves for the defining game of the campaign thus far, it would be no surprise if the Red Devils’ fortunes once again fall on the shoulders of captain fantastic, Bruno Fernandes.

It hasn’t been vintage Fernandes this season, far from it, but in recent weeks, in particular, the Portuguese playmaker has hit his stride, notching up a goal or assist in each of his last three Premier League games.

Now with a return of 25 goal involvements in all competitions – nine more than Amad Diallo in second (16) – the question should not be where would United be without him, but instead, where would the 30-year-old be with better players around him?

The former Sporting CP man is certainly not perfect – a fact indicated by his three red cards this season – but his quality is worthy of a place in a title-winning side, with five years at Old Trafford having thus far yielded ‘just’ a League Cup and FA Cup triumph.

Whatever lies ahead for the £300k-per-week maestro in Manchester, his arrival from Lisbon back in January 2020 has certainly been an unequivocal success.

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Fernandes – who has 170 goals and assists for the club in 275 games – made the £46m switch from Sporting just over five years ago, following in the footsteps of his idol and compatriot, Cristiano Ronaldo.

The now-veteran striker had been plucked from the Liga Portugal side as a teenager back in 2003, developing from scrawny trickster into a chiselled machine over the next six years under Sir Alex Ferguson’s watch.

The second spell may have ended in sour fashion, but the early version of Ronaldo was a joy to behold, bewitching defenders with his breathtaking speed and skill, while powering the club to three Premier League titles on the trot, alongside a Champions League success.

Away from the five-time Ballon d’Or winner, Ferguson and co also raided Sporting to land Ronaldo 2.0 in the form of Nani, with the wing wizard contributing 105 goals and assists in 230 games for United, prior to joining Fenerbahce for just £4.3m in 2014.

The Euro 2016 champion arrived in the same summer as Anderson, with the Golden Boy winner signing from Porto and memorably scoring in the Moscow shootout triumph in the Champions League final.

As for more recent deals – ignoring the infamous 2011 signing of Bebe from Vitoria, and Marcos Rojo’s switch from Sporting – the Red Devils have been rewarded for their £19m investment in then-Porto teenager, Diogo Dalot, with the long-serving full-back notably ending the 2023/24 campaign as the club’s Players’ Player of the Year recipient.

Victor Lindelof – a £30m capture from Benfica – is approaching the end of an eight-year stay in Manchester, amid his expiring contract, although it looks like it is just the beginning of a fruitful journey for Manuel Ugarte.

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It hasn’t been a season to look back on positively, but the INEOS regime may be encouraged by the signings made over the summer, with Matthijs de Ligt beginning to come into his own at centre-back, while Noussair Mazraoui has arguably stood out as the club’s best signing since Fernandes, considering his minimal £13m fee.

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As for Ugarte, the midfield “warrior” – as hailed by talent scout Jacek Kulig – looks like he could be a staple of the side for years to come, having previously thrived under Ruben Amorim’s tutelage.

Signed from Paris Saint-Germain for a reported initial fee of around £42m, the Uruguayan – much like Fernandes and Ronaldo before him – first rose to real prominence in a Sporting shirt, after joining from another Portuguese side, Famalicao, in 2021.

Since arriving in Manchester, via his solitary season in Paris, the 23-year-old initially struggled to force his way into Erik ten Hag’s plans, although under Amorim, his role has become clearer, shown by the fact that he ranks in the top 6% of Premier League midfielders for tackles made, and in the top 15% for pass completion per 90.

Neat and tidy on the ball and a machine out of possession, Ugarte certainly lives up to his motto, having stated that “when we have the ball, it’s a game and when we don’t, it’s a fight”.

That was certainly on show in January’s 2-2 draw away at Anfield, with club legend Paul Scholes outlining that the midfielder is “really growing in confidence”, having looked at ease up against the soon-to-be champions.

The summer signing also enjoyed his subsequent return to Merseyside to face Everton, after volleying in a delightful equaliser in the 2-2 draw at Goodison Park, thus marking a fine way to open his account for the club.

Of course, injuries have hampered his involvement at times, yet Ugarte’s impact can be shown by the fact that he is now valued at around €60m (£51m), according to Football Transfers, the same value as another man with Sporting connections, Fernandes.

Not that Amorim or INEOS will be looking to cash in on the midfielder any time soon, considering his suitability to the 3-4-3 system, but it does show that perhaps things are beginning to change for the better on the recruitment front.

Hopefully, having returned to fitness, the £120k-per-week star can play his part in steering United past Real Sociedad this evening…

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Uncapped Musfik Hasan and Shahadat Hossain earn Test call-ups

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Litton Das will lead the Bangladesh side in the one-off Test against Afghanistan starting on June 14. He takes charge after Shakib Al Hasan’s finger injury ruled him out for at least six weeks during the ODI series in Chelmsford last month. Litton will lead a 15-man squad that includes uncapped players Shahadat Hossain and Musfik Hasan.The visitors are set to arrive on June 10. The home squad gathered for a training camp at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, the Test venue, on Sunday.Taskin Ahmed, who was ruled out of the Ireland Test due to a side strain, comes back to the squad. Zakir Hasan also makes his return after missing the Ireland Test in April. He suffered a thumb injury after being picked in the ODI squad for the first time in March. His return means no place for Shadman Islam, while Shakib and Rejaur Rahman Raja are also out from the previous squad.ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Shahadat was a member of the Bangladesh side that won the Under-19 World Cup in 2020, after which he sparkled in domestic competitions. A middle-order batter, he recently made two half-centuries in as many unofficial Tests against West Indies A.Fast bowler Musfik burst onto the scene with a 25-wicket season, averaging 15.92, in the 2022-23 National Cricket League. He took 8 for 73 against Dhaka Division, only the third eight-wicket haul in domestic first-class cricket in Bangladesh. He bowled steadily against India A and West Indies A this season and was also part of a bowling group that Allan Donald worked with earlier this year.Afghanistan will be in Bangladesh in two phases: the first involving the Test, the second involving three ODIs and two T20Is in July.Bangladesh squad: Litton Das (capt), Tamim Iqbal, Zakir Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Khaled Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Shahadat Hossain, Musfik Hasan.

Rafael Leao has told AC Milan he wants to leave the club this summer amid links with Bayern Munich.

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  's Florian Plettenberg notes that Leao has informed Milan of his desire to leave the club. The Rossoneri don't appear opposed to letting him go, but are said to be demanding at least €70 million (£59m/$80m) in guaranteed money before add-ons.

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  Leao may have reached what he sees as the end of the road at Milan, having spent the last six years at San Siro. They slipped backwards in 2024-25, dropping from a second place finish in Serie A the previous campaign, down to eighth – that means no Champions League football, or European football of any kind next season.

  Bayern would be an obvious upward move in that respect and Plettenberg adds that the Munich giants do have an interest. Phone calls are said to have taken place, although nothing formal or concrete as yet, with Bayern not actually preparing an offer at this time.

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  Leao spent a decade at Sporting CP from the age of nine. But his time at his boyhood team ended suddenly after just four first-team appearances in 2018. He was one of several players who unilaterally terminated their contracts with the club in the wake of an angry mob storming the training ground. Future Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes was another, but he was persuaded to reverse that decision.

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  Bayern need to make a decision on their recruitment plans. The left flank will be severely weakened when Leroy Sane's contract expires and Kingsley Coman moves on, as expected. But Leao is only one of several options under consideration, with Bayern also linked with Liverpool's Cody Gakpo.