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Report: Bayern's Mane joining Ronaldo's Al-Nassr for close to €40M

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr are adding Sadio Mane to their arsenal after reaching an agreement with Bayern Munich, according to transfer insider Fabrizio Romano.

Al-Nassr struck the deal Friday after offering a reported €37 million for the Senegalese forward.

Bayern left Mane out of their squad for a friendly in Japan on Saturday, confirming that the former Liverpool star is in “contract talks ahead of a possible transfer.” Bayern did not name the club in question.

Mane recorded 12 goals and six assists in a short and disappointing spell at Bayern. All but two of those goals came before he suffered a leg injury that ruled him out of the World Cup last November. He was then accused of slapping teammate Leroy Sane in a locker-room dispute following Bayern’s Champions League defeat to Manchester City in April.

He signed a three-year contract with the Bundesliga champions upon joining from Liverpool in June 2022 for a reported €32 million.

He’s now set to form an interesting duo with Ronaldo, whose move to Al-Nassr in December sparked a mass exodus to Saudi Arabia. Al-Nassr have also signed Seko Fofana from RC Lens, Alex Telles from Manchester United, and Marcelo Brozovic from Champions League finalists Inter Milan during the summer window.

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Report: Man United signing Danish prodigy Hojlund for potential €85M

Manchester United reached an agreement with Atalanta on Saturday to sign 20-year-old forward Rasmus Hojlund, according to transfer insider Fabrizio Romano.

The Red Devils will pay around €75 million up front and another €10 million in add-ons, reports Gianluca Di Marzio of Sky Sport Italia. The deal will represent a record-breaking sale for Atalanta.

United reportedly made bids worth €50 million and €60 million before agreeing to meet the Italian club’s asking price.

Paris Saint-Germain reportedly attempted to hijack United’s move for the player last week with a take-it-or-leave-it offer of €50 million. It’s unclear if PSG’s interest forced the English giants to raise their bid or if they had intended to do it anyway. Romano reported this week that United wanted to get a deal done as soon as possible.

Atalanta stand to make a sizeable profit on Hojlund, who joined the Italian club for just €17 million last summer. The Danish hotshot displaced oft-injured striker Duvan Zapata in Gian Piero Gasperini’s lineup in his breakout season, scoring nine goals in 33 Serie A matches.

Hojlund will now complement Marcus Rashford and Antony in United’s attack. Rashford carried much of the Red Devils’ scoring burden last season, leading the team with 17 goals in the Premier League. None of his teammates reached double digits in Premier League scoring.

Hojlund will be United’s fourth major summer signing following the arrivals of goalkeeper Andre Onana, defender Jonny Evans, and midfielder Mason Mount.

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Juve kicked out of Europe for 2023-24 due to FFP breaches; Chelsea fined €10M

UEFA banned Juventus from playing in European competition for the 2023-24 season and fined the club up to €20 million on Friday for violating a previous settlement agreement and breaching Financial Fair Play rules.

Juve had qualified for the Europa Conference League courtesy of a seventh-place finish in Serie A last season. A 10-point deduction for false accounting, which the Italian football federation issued in May, dropped the Bianconeri from fourth to seventh place.

Chelsea also received a €10-million fine for “submitting incomplete financial information.” UEFA said the club’s new ownership group “proactively reported” the financial anomalies to the governing body and determined they had occurred under previous owner Roman Abramovich between 2012 and 2019.

The Italian football federation previously ruled that Juventus inflated the value of player sales to remain compliant. The scandal, prompted by public prosecutors in Turin, forced former president Andrea Agnelli, vice president and former Ballon d’Or winner Pavel Nedved, CEO Maurizio Arrivabene, and the entire board of directors to resign.

Despite reiterating the club’s innocence, Agnelli’s successor, Gianluca Ferrero, said Juventus wouldn’t appeal UEFA’s decision.

“This decision is in line with the one taken last May in the context of the disputes with the (federation),” Ferrero said in a statement. “As in that case, we prefer to put an end to the period of uncertainty and ensure full visibility and certainty.

“Lodging an appeal, possibly to other levels of judgment, with uncertain outcomes and timing, would increase the uncertainty with respect to our eventual participation in the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League.”

UEFA ordered Juventus to pay €10 million in penalties and another €10 million if they fail to comply with FFP regulations in the next three financial years.

Fiorentina, who finished behind Juventus in eighth place, will likely take their rivals’ place in the Europa Conference League.

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Report: PSG's Mbappe refuses to negotiate with Al-Hilal despite mega offer

Kylian Mbappe has refused to meet with representatives from Al-Hilal despite being offered a base salary of €200 million to play for the Saudi Pro League team, according to transfer insider Fabrizio Romano.

A delegation from the Saudi club arrived in Paris hoping to speak with the striker after getting permission from Paris Saint-Germain, who accepted a world-record €300-million transfer bid.

Mbappe, whose contract at PSG expires next year, has no intention of joining Al-Hilal, Romano adds.

Along with a €200-million salary for a one-year deal, Al-Hilal reportedly promised to give Mbappe up to €700 million in revenue generated from their use of his image and likeness.

PSG believe that Mbappe has an agreement to join Real Madrid on a free transfer when his contract ends in June 2024, Romano reports.

Mbappe declared in June that he intends to fulfill the final year of his contract and play for PSG during the 2023-24 season.

After he refused to commit his future to PSG and trigger the one-year extension in his current deal, the Ligue 1 side dropped Mbappe from its preseason tour of Asia and forced him to train with the reserves.

The 12-month clause in Mbappe contract expires at the end of July.

PSG are reportedly prepared to bench Mbappe for the entire season if he isn’t sold this summer. A loan move away from the French capital is another possibility, with several clubs believed to be interested in signing Mbappe to a temporary deal.

After PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi’s ultimatum to Mbappe over his future at the club, French footballers’ union UNFP came to the World Cup winner’s defense, describing the club’s treatment of him as “moral harassment.”

The 24-year-old scored 41 goals in all competitions for PSG last season. He has 397 goal involvements for club and country during his illustrious career.

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