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Barcelona’s busy summer has begun as the club announced the signing of former AC Milan midfielder Franck Kessie. He joins the Catalan side as a free agent and signed deal until 2026 with a €500 million release clause. According to Goal , Kessie is set to earn €6.5 million and could potentially earn more off incentives. His signing has been all but confirmed for a while now with the only thing left was for the club to issue an official statement. It will be interesting to see where he is deployed by manager Xavi Hernandez. He is not considered to be the replacement or the back-up to Sergio Busquets. The 25-year-old is at his best going forward and he demonstrated that during his time with AC Milan where he played an important part in helping the Italian side win Serie A for the first time in 11 years. In his five seasons with the Rossoneri, he scored 36 goals and contributed eight assists. His performances made him one of the top midfielders in Europe and was heavily sought after onc...

Mikel Arteta has come out and announced just how delighted he is to see that Gabriel Jesus is now an Arsenal player The moment that Jesus came onto the transfer market just a few weeks ago allowed Arsenal to make their move for the player and agree a transfer deal that would take him to the club After weeks and weeks of speculation – the Gunners agreed to pay the Brazilian £280,000-a-week and pay Man City £43 million and be the biggest signing of the summer for Mikel Arteta He has been brought to the club to add a bit more top-level experience and to help Arteta get back into the habit of playing Champions League football with this Gunners side on a regular basis And after seeing a deal get officially announced – Mikel Arteta has admitted just how excited he is to see that Jesus has become a Gunner – he told Arsenal.com: “I’m very excited. The club has done a tremendous job to recruit a player of this stature. “I know Gabriel personally very well, and we all know him well from his ti...

Manchester United’s summer exodus is underway after the club confirmed that Paul Pogba and Jesse Lingard will leave the club as free agents this summer. After what has been a truly atrocious season for Manchester United , this summer always looked set to be one of widespread change at Old Trafford, with there having already been a number of changes within the club’s hierarchy.   The Red Devils have already confirmed at Nemanja Matic and Edinson Cavani would be leaving the club at the end of the season, and they have today confirmed the news that has been suspected for some time that academy products Pogba and Lingard would also be heading out of the exit door. Pogba joined the club as a teenager from Le Havre, but left on a free transfer to join Juventus in search of first-team opportunities, where, alongside the magical Andrea Pirlo, he established himself as one of the most promising midfielders in world football. He returned to Old Trafford to much fanfare as the World’s most e...

Manchester City's pursuit of Erling Haaland has advanced significantly, with the club reaching an agreement with the player's representatives.     Sportsmail understands that a suitable financial package has been approved, making Haaland the Premier League's highest-paid player on more than £500,000 per week. City are now expected to activate the 21-year-old striker's £63 million release clause at Borussia Dortmund, and if all goes well, a five-year agreement could be completed within the next week or two. Dortmund stated last week that nothing had been agreed upon and that they were seeking a resolution with others in the hunt, notably Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain. There was a chance the player's contract might be extended for another year. City, on the other hand, has stayed quietly confident throughout the process and is now closing in on the prolific forward manager Pep Guardiola desires. The Spaniard lost out on signing Harry Kane last summer, and despi...

The Gunners boss has taken the men's side back into Premier League top-four contention; women's boss Jonas Eidevall also agrees fresh terms Arsenal men's manager Mikel Arteta has signed a new contract, agreeing terms with the club until the end of the 2024-25 season. Arteta took over as Gunners boss at the end of 2019 and has helped the club return into contention to finish in the Premier League top four and qualify for the Champions League. Arsenal announced a double managerial deal on Friday morning, with women's boss Jonas Eidevall also agreeing a new contract. Arteta told the Arsenal club website: “I’m excited, grateful and really, really happy today. "When I spoke to Josh [Kroenke] he could see the club at the same point and he wanted to take the club the way I wanted to do it. So everything that he’s said, and that Stan [Kroenke] has said when I’ve been together with both of them, they’ve always delivered. “We want to take the club to the next level and to c...

Real Madrid secured their 35th La Liga title after beating Espanyol 4-0 on Saturday. Rodrygo scored twice, with Marco Asensio and Karim Benzema adding the gloss to ensure they wrapped things up with four games to spare. Needing only a draw to guarantee glory once more, it took 33 minutes for Rodrygo to open the scoring. The Brazilian added a second 10 minutes later with a fine finish in a dominant display at the Bernabéu.     Asensio’s strike allowed Carlo Ancelotti to rest players as they prepare for their Champions League semi-final second leg against Manchester City on Wednesday, before Benzema finished things off to leave Madrid uncatchable at the top. The league title is Madrid's second trophy of the 2021-22 season after winning the Spanish Supercopa in January. They will look to keep hopes of more silverware alive on Wednesday in their Champions League semifinal second leg with Manchester City , trailing 4-3 . Manager Carlo Ancelotti -- who returned to the club last sum...

"There are so many words I could use to describe how I am feeling about this news... delighted, humbled, blessed, privileged and excited would be a start," Klopp told LiverpoolFC.com . "There is just so much to love about this place. I knew that before I came here, I got to know it even better after I arrived and now I know it more than ever before. "Like any healthy relationship, it always has to be a two-way street; you have to be right for each other. The feeling we were absolutely right for each other is what brought me here in the first place and it's why I've extended previously. "This one is different because of the length of time we have been together. I had to ask myself the question: Is it right for Liverpool that I stay longer? "Along with my two assistant managers, Pep Lijnders and Pete Krawietz, we came to the conclusion it was a 'Yes!' "There is a freshness about us as a club still and this energises me. For as long as I...