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		<title>Kingsley Coman agrees to join Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 20:49:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Bayern Munich winger Kingsley Coman is poised to join Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mané and João Félix in the Saudi league. The 29-year-old French international (58 caps, 8 goals) has agreed in principle to join Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr, per Fabrizio Romano. Negotiations between Bayern and Al-Nassr are progressing, with an offer estimated at around [...]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bayern Munich winger Kingsley Coman is poised to join Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mané and João Félix in the Saudi league.</p>
<p>The 29-year-old French international (58 caps, 8 goals) has agreed in principle to join Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr, per Fabrizio Romano.</p>
<p>Negotiations between Bayern and Al-Nassr are progressing, with an offer estimated at around €30 million on the table.</p>
<p>Al Nassr have offered Coman an annual net salary of between €20 million and €25 million (he receives approximately €1.40 gross per month at Bayern), with a contract running until 2028.</p>
<p>Coman joined Bayern in 2015 from Juventus, and has racked up several titles including nine German league titles, three domestic cups, and a 2020 Champions League.</p>
<p>Competition has intensified at Bayern, notably with the arrival of Luis Díaz for €70 million and the presence of Serge Gnabry.</p>
<p>However, signing in Saudi Arabia less than a year before the World Cup obviously carries a risk. Competition in attack for Les Bleus remains fierce, and a move away from Europe could weigh on the coach&#8217;s decisions.</p>
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		<title>PSG announce Lucas Chevalier arrival</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 20:43:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>PSG have made official the signing of Lille goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier, a day after the 23-year-old penned a five-year contract with the French capital club. Chevalier passed his medical and signed the deal on Friday, August 9, making him the third most expensive goalkeeper of all time. According to Le Parisien, the reigning European champions [...]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>PSG have made official the signing of Lille goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier, a day after the 23-year-old penned a five-year contract with the French capital club.</p>
<p>Chevalier passed his medical and signed the deal on Friday, August 9, making him the third most expensive goalkeeper of all time.</p>
<p>According to <em>Le Parisien</em>, the reigning European champions paid €40 million to snatch the goalkeeper from Lille. That amount could reach €55 million if bonuses are included.</p>
<p>That also makes the Calais native the most expensive French goalkeeper in history.</p>
<p>It is unclear if he will take the role of number one goalkeeper from Italy international, Gianluigi Donnarumma, who is yet to renew his contract with PSG.</p>
<p>Donnarumma is under the radar of top Premier League sides, including Manchester United and Manchester City.</p>
<p>With a fee of €55 million, Lucas Chevalier is now the third most expensive transfer for a goalkeeper, behind Kepa Arrizabalaga&#8217;s €80 million move from Athletic Bilbao to Chelsea in 2018 and Alisson Becker&#8217;s €72 million deal from Roma to Liverpool also in 2018.</p>
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		<title>PSG reach agreement with Bournemouth for Illya Zabarnyi</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2025 21:58:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Paris Saint-Germain have reached an agreement with Premier League side Bournemouth to sign central defender Illya Zabarnyi, per Le Parisien. The transfer fee for the Ukraine international (47 caps) is around €66 million for a five-year contract, including bonuses. The 22-year-old is purported to have the qualities needed to strengthen PSG&#8217;s defence and relieve Marquinhos [...]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Paris Saint-Germain have reached an agreement with Premier League side Bournemouth to sign central defender Illya Zabarnyi, per <em>Le Parisien</em>.</p>
<p>The transfer fee for the Ukraine international (47 caps) is around €66 million for a five-year contract, including bonuses.</p>
<p>The 22-year-old is purported to have the qualities needed to strengthen PSG&#8217;s defence and relieve Marquinhos at right-back.</p>
<p>Zabarnyi is expected to fly to Paris once the final details are finalised between the two clubs.</p>
<p>The Ligue 1 champions are also on the verge of formalising the signing of their new goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier from fellow French club, Lille.</p>
<p>Both deals will cost PSG over €100 million, according to <em>L</em><em>&#8216;</em><em>Equipe</em>.</p>
<p>PSG will face off against Tottenham in the European Super Cup in Udine, Italy, on August 13.</p>
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		<title>Thomas Partey signs with Villarreal amid supporters’ outrage</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2025 19:56:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Ghana international Thomas Partey has joined Spanish La Liga side, Villarreal, who finished fifth last season and qualified for the UEFA Champions League. The former Arsenal midfielder seems not to have received a warm welcome at Estadio de la Cerámica due to his legal issues back in England. Partey, 32, faces five counts of rape [...]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ghana international Thomas Partey has joined Spanish La Liga side, Villarreal, who finished fifth last season and qualified for the UEFA Champions League.</p>
<p>The former Arsenal midfielder seems not to have received a warm welcome at Estadio de la Cerámica due to his legal issues back in England.</p>
<p>Partey, 32, faces five counts of rape against two women, and one count of sexual assault against a third woman. The alleged acts allegedly took place between 2021 and 2022, while the player was playing at Emirates Stadium.</p>
<p>He has been released on bail by the British courts but is due to appear before the Old Bailey Criminal Court in London on September 2.</p>
<p>Villarreal claimed the deal was carried out based on &#8220;the fundamental principle of the presumption of innocence.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;The player loudly proclaims his innocence and denies all the accusations against him. The club awaits the decision of the courts, which will be responsible for shedding light on the facts with which he is accused,&#8221; Villarreal said in a statement on Thursday.</p>
<p>Many Villarreal fans have expressed their anger and disapproval of Partey’s arrival at the club, by posting numerous comments on social media, some even referring to campaigns against harassment and sexist violence in which the club had participated in the past.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="es">El Villarreal CF y <a href="https://twitter.com/Thomaspartey22?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Thomaspartey22</a> han alcanzado un acuerdo para que el futbolista ghanés se vincule al conjunto groguet de cara a la presente temporada 2025-26.</p>
<p>El jugador se sumará a la dinámica del equipo a partir de mañana en la Ciudad Deportiva. <a href="https://t.co/q7XVRHUXvR">pic.twitter.com/q7XVRHUXvR</a></p>
<p>— Villarreal CF (@VillarrealCF) <a href="https://twitter.com/VillarrealCF/status/1953479423774056625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 7, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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		<title>Former PSG star Timothy Weah joins Olympique Marseille</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2025 21:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Juventus winger Timothy Weah has signed with Olympique Marseille, the French club announced on social media on Wednesday. The United States international (44 caps), 25, signed a €1 million loan contract with a €14 million mandatory purchase option and €3 million in bonuses, the post said. He is leaving Juventus after two seasons and 73 [...]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Juventus winger Timothy Weah has signed with Olympique Marseille, the French club announced on social media on Wednesday.</p>
<p>The United States international (44 caps), 25, signed a €1 million loan contract with a €14 million mandatory purchase option and €3 million in bonuses, the post said.</p>
<p>He is leaving Juventus after two seasons and 73 matches played in all competitions.</p>
<p>In addition to his early career with PSG (6 matches, 2 goals), Weah mainly played in France at Lille, with four seasons played between 2019 and 2023 and a French championship title won in 2021.</p>
<p>Weah joins Marseille 25 years after his father George Weah, former Liberia president, played for club in the 2000-2001 season.</p>
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		<title>Ademola Lookman confirms departure request from Atalanta</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2025 01:23:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Atalanta striker Ademola Lookman has officially announced that he had submitted a request to depart the Italian team. In a post on his X account, Ademola says he hopes to find an amicable solution with his club, who finished third in the Serie A last season. The Nigerian international, 27, had earlier deleted all mentions [...]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Atalanta striker Ademola Lookman has officially announced that he had submitted a request to depart the Italian team.</p>
<p>In a post on his X account, Ademola says he hopes to find an amicable solution with his club, who finished third in the Serie A last season.</p>
<p>The Nigerian international, 27, had earlier deleted all mentions of Atalanta Bergamo on his social media, before posting his latest announcement, thanking the club and their supporters, reflecting in particular on their Europa League victory in 2024. &#8220;Celebrating this victory with my teammates and the fans that night in Dublin remains one of the most emotional moments of my career.&#8221;</p>
<p>According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Atalanta rejected a second offer from Inter Milan of €45 million, including bonuses, after Ademola had reached an agreement with the Nerazzurri to join them this summer.</p>
<p>The striker laments that after &#8220;months of broken promises and unfair treatment and the rejection of an offer I consider in line with the board&#8217;s expectations, it was time for me to speak out.”</p>
<p>Ademola joined <em>Gli Orobici</em> in 2022 and has scored 52 goals so far for the team.</p>
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		<title>Real Madrid &#038; Vinicius Junior pause contract talks</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 01:44:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Contract extension negotiations between Real Madrid and Vinicius Junior are on hold, with less than two years remaining on his current deal. Representatives of the Brazil star have stepped away from the negotiating table, after Los Blancos chiefs declined to review their position. Per El Larguero, Vinicius is seeking to earn over $29 million net [...]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Contract extension negotiations between Real Madrid and Vinicius Junior are on hold, with less than two years remaining on his current deal.</p>
<p>Representatives of the Brazil star have stepped away from the negotiating table, after Los Blancos chiefs declined to review their position.</p>
<p>Per <em>El Larguero</em>, Vinicius is seeking to earn over $29 million net per season, as he believes it would be in line with his market value.</p>
<p>Vinicius’ camp turned down a $23 million annual salary offer from Real Madrid during the talks, according to the cited media.</p>
<p>The 25-year-old is the third highest paid player at Real Madrid, behind Kylian Mbappe and David Alaba.</p>
<p>Vinicius currently pockets $17 million per year at Real, with a release clause of $1,2 billion.</p>
<p>He rejected a €1billion contract offer from Saudi Pro League side, Al-Ahli, last April.</p>
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		<title>Manchester United table $70m bid for Barcelona star Fermin Lopez</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 01:42:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Manchester United have made a $70 million proposal to sign FC Barcelona midfielder Fermin Lopez, according to Spanish media, Sport. The 21-year-old’s technical skill has caught the eye of United manager Ruben Amorim, who is seeking to add more creativity to his midfield ahead of the new season. Now, are Barca open to parting ways [...]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Manchester United have made a $70 million proposal to sign FC Barcelona midfielder Fermin Lopez, according to Spanish media, Sport.</p>
<p>The 21-year-old’s technical skill has caught the eye of United manager Ruben Amorim, who is seeking to add more creativity to his midfield ahead of the new season.</p>
<p>Now, are Barca open to parting ways with one of their most exciting La Masia graduates? Another Spanish media, Marca, claims $70 million could help ease Barcelona’s economic situation.</p>
<p>Barcelona are in quest of funds to fully comply with La Liga’s 1:1 financial rule, in order to register pending contract renewals and complete new signings ahead of the new season.</p>
<p>However, even if Barca accept the deal, the final word will rest with Lopez, who has vowed to remain at Camp Nou for many years.</p>
<p>If the €70 million deal goes through, it would represent one of the largest outward transfers in Barcelona’s history.</p>
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		<title>Former PSG star Serge Aurier joins Iranian side Persepolis</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 01:39:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Cote D’Ivoire international Serge Aurier has signed a one-year deal with Iranian club Persepolis FC, Tehran Times reported on Friday. The former Tottenham and Paris-Saint Germain defender, 32, has been without a club since his contract with Galatasaray expired in July 2024. The move to the Gulf state was highly unexpected, at a time when [...]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Cote D’Ivoire international Serge Aurier has signed a one-year deal with Iranian club Persepolis FC, Tehran Times reported on Friday.</p>
<p>The former Tottenham and Paris-Saint Germain defender, 32, has been without a club since his contract with Galatasaray expired in July 2024.</p>
<p>The move to the Gulf state was highly unexpected, at a time when fellow former French Ligue 1 stars Steven Nzonzi and Wissam Ben Yedder are leaving the Iranian league to ply their trade elsewhere.</p>
<p>It is unclear what motivated this move but Ivorian journalist, Jean Konan, believes the player is hoping to keep his place in the national team ahead of the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations set for Morocco in January 2026.</p>
<p>“Aurier waited for promises to join a club in Europe following his departure from Galatasaray in Turkey, but those promises never materialised. Time was running out in the transfer window and when this offer came, he grabbed it,” Konan told <em>PotoSports</em>.</p>
<p>“Although he has won two Afcon titles, he is yet to retire from the Elephants. I believe he still wants to prove himself. Although it is not a top league, as a defender, Aurier would be able to maintain his form in Iran.”</p>
<p>Persepolis FC finished third in the Persian Gulf Pro League last season, failing to defend the title they won in 2023–24.</p>
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