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Latest transfer rumours in global football

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By Timothy Akintola

All round news on De Bruyne, Manchester United, Veiga, Chiesa and Euro 2024.

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Al Ittihad reportedly agrees a deal to sign Kevin De Bruyne.

Manchester City midfielder, Kevin De Bruyne could be the next to bid farewell to the club this summer. According to reports, the Belgian has reached a verbal agreement with the Saudi Pro League side. The 2-time PL player of the year has suffered a lot of injuries over the last two seasons and due to his fitness’ due to his physicality, City is willing to let him go, assuming the right offer comes. Although it is unclear, what De Bruyne’s valuation is, Al Ittihad is prepared to commence negotiations with Manchester City.

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Manchester United set to hire Jelle ten Rouwelaar as new goalkeeping coach.

There have been visible executive changes in the top shelf of Manchester United’s management since INEOS’ partial takeover. The club is again set to sign a new goalkeeping coach, Jelle ten Rouwelaar. He has been described as the perfect goalkeeping coach for Erik ten Hag’s style of play. Rouwelaar, who spent last season at Burnley, agreed to join Ajax two months ago but is now all set to work with Erik ten Hag. With the deal being finalized, Manchester United are planning a compensation package with the Eredivisie giants.

Chelsea to sign versatile Portuguese defender, Renato Veiga.

Basel’s talented defender, Renato Veiga caught the attention of many clubs in his first full season in top flight football for his ability to play the defensive and midfield roles. Scoring 2 goals and providing 1 assist in 26 games last season, he was ranked as one of the players to look out for. He is now set to join Chelsea this summer, with The Blues reaching a £12 million agreement for the versatile defender. He will sign a long-term contract, keeping him at the club until 2032 with no sell-on clause included in the deal. Veiga has been regarded as a perfect fit for Enzo Maresca’s style of play and has been tipped to have a big season with Chelsea.

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Juventus places €25 million price tag on star forward, Federico Chiesa.

There has been ongoing speculation about Federico Chiesa’s future with Juventus since the appointment of Thiago Motta. According to sources, the Serie A giant has decided against offering him a new contract and will be looking to cash in on him this summer rather than losing him on a free next season. Earlier, Juventus offered Chiesa to Manchester United for a swap deal involving Mason Greenwood. They have now placed a €25 million price tag on the talented winger, with hopes that this attracts buyers. While his talent is undoubted, Chiesa had a lackluster Euro 2024 tournament and many clubs will be careful about investing in him this summer.

Heartbreak for Portugal as France advance to the semi-finals.

Portugal’s hopes of winning a second Euro tournament ended in shambles on Friday night. In a tight game against France which ended 0-0 and proceeded to a penalty shootout, Portugal were unable to advance as João Felix hit the bar. Ronaldo and Pepe’s dream of winning their last international tournament came to a heartbreaking end. Spain also eliminated Germany after an extra time win over the host country. Dani Olmo had opened the scoring for Spain in the 51st minute but Florain Wirtz resurrected Germany’s hopes with an important goal in the 89th minute. At the crux of the game, Spain’s midfielder, Mikel Merino slotted home a winner in the 119th minute, throwing all of Germany’s hopes. Spain will now face France for the semifinal on July 9.

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