Verratti near Madrid
According to brand Atlético de Madrid is on track to recruit Marco Verratti. As the newspaper has already announced, the club is interested in the owl of Paris, but now we learn that the Rojiblancos have already made good progress on this file. The transfer remains difficult, but far from impossible. The Madrid club wants to take advantage of the new course chosen by Paris, that of no longer making gifts to the whims of certain stars, to afford Verratti. The Italian midfielder should still cost nearly 70 million euros. Plan B for Atlético is Højbjerg. His desire to play in the Champions League this season pushes him to leave Tottenham.
Pogba will put Juve on the straw
We have the right to some news from Paul Pogba in The Gazzetta Dello Sport, who pulled out the calculator, you’ll see. According to the calculations of Italian journalists, the French would be the highest paid player in the world. Pogba has played a total of 161 minutes since returning to Serie A, which is starving. He earned 49,689 euros for every minute he spent on the pitch. By comparison, Hazard has earned 38,265 euros per minute this season, and Neymar 13,124 euros per minute. The leaders of Juve are aware that this situation cannot continue. The club must clean up its finances, and therefore plans more than ever to sell it, it is inevitable.
Guardiola is furious
In England, this summer transfer window infuriates Pep Guardiola as we can read in the Sunday Mirror. In today’s edition, the tabloid explains that Guardiola looked angry and frustrated ahead of the first match of City’s pre-season tour of Japan and South Korea today. The Spanish boss didn’t contemplate the prospect of losing five players who helped him win the Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup last season. In a press conference, he admitted he had no idea what his Manchester City side would look like when they started defending their hat-trick. Ilkay Gundogan and Riyad Mahrez have left the club and Bernardo Silva and Kyle Walker could also leave. Doubts remain over Bernardo Silva’s future. PSG, Al-Hilal and Barça are busy trying to convince City and the player. But according to the newspaper Sportthe Citizens are ready to offer a salary of 18 million euros per year to his executive if he agrees to extend his contract which ends in June 2025.