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Sunday, May 27
3am: Manchester Cityy star Fabian Delph is set to sign a new deal at the Etihad.
The former Aston Villa midfielder has starred for the Premier League champions this year in an unfamiliar role.
After the injury to Benjamin Mendy which ruled him out for the season, Delph operated as a makeshift left-back.
But the 28-year-old has impressed since swapping roles, and has landed himself a spot in Gareth Southgate’s England squad.
12am: Manchester United are poised to sign Fred after Manchester City pulled out of the race, Starsport have exclusively revealed.
The Shakhtar midfielder has been the subject of intense speculation after it was revealed he would join a club in Manchester.
Both clubs are looking for a new central midfielder after Michael Carrick and Yaya Toure left their respesctive teams.
But it appers the Brazilian is free to join the Old Trafford outfit as Pep Guardiola looks at other targets.
Napoli ace Jorginho is still linked with a move to the Etihad.
Saturday, May 26
11pm: Gareth Bale issued a come and get me plea after firing Real Madrid to Champions League glory in stunning style.
He said: “I need to be playing week in, week out and that has not happened this season.
“I had an injury five, six weeks in but fit ever since. I have to sit down with my agent in the summer and discuss it.”
Bale added: “Obviously I was very disappointed not to start the game, I felt I deserved it but the manager makes the decisions.
“The best I have been doing is to come on and make an impact, I certainly did.
“It has to be the best goal in a Champions League final, there is no bigger stage. I am just happy to get the win.
“It is a team game but when you are a substitute, it is a game of more than 11 players. I made an impact.
“We know what we have achieved and how good we have been. The league was disappointing but we won the Champions League. It turns out to be a great season.
“We let everyone else speak. We know how hungry we are in the changing room, how prepared and motivated we are.”
8.30pm: Neymar has again declared his admiration for Pep Guardiola and is hopeful of one day playing under the Manchester City boss.
“I have always wanted to work with Guardiola,” he told ESPN Brasil.
“It’s different, I arrived [at Barca] after he left.
“I really want to work with him.”
7pm: Arsenal expect to make Borussia Dortmund star Sokratis Papastathopoulos their first signing of the summer.
The Daily Mail claim a deal could be done for around £15m this summer.
Emery has also been linked with a host of other names including Stephan Lichtsteiner, Jean Michael Seri, Jonny Evans and Ousmane Dembele.
But reports have claimed Arsenal will only have a total of £50m to spend this summer which could mean the Gunners have to sell before they buy.
6pm: Man Utd appear to be closing in on Shakhtar Donetsk star Fred, according to bookies Coral who have suspended betting on his next club.
It happened after a surge of bets were placed on the Brazilian moving to Old Trafford.
Odds were as short as 1-6 before they suspended their market.
Fred appeared destined to join Manchester City in January as a long-term replacement for Fernandinho.
However, City bosses did not want to be lured into a bidding war so they cooled their interest and turned their attention to Napoli ace Jorginho.
5.15pm: Real Madrid will not only be watching Liverpool star Mohamed Salah in the Champions League final tonight.
Los Blancos are also interested in bringing Roberto Firmino to the Bernabeu this summer.
And Real haven’t completely ruled out replacing Zinedine Zidane with Jurgen Klopp either.
Spanish outlet Don Balon, known for their outlandish transfer claims, say Real could even make a sensational triple swoop this summer.
4.45pm: Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is reportedly plotting moves for three La Liga stars this summer.
Reports in Spain suggest that Liverpool have been knocked back in an approach for Los Blancos ace Marco Asensio.
But according to Don Balon, a Spanish outlet famous for it outlandish transfer claims, Klopp has identified three alternatives.
The first is Real winger Lucas Vazquez, who has struggled for regular game time at the Bernabeu this season.
The report also suggests that Liverpool are keen on Real Betis ace Fabian Ruiz, who has been dubbed the ‘new Kaka’, as well as Espanyol defender Aaron Martin.
It is thought the trio will cost €110m (£96m) in total.
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4pm: Manchester United have an agreement in place for Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, according to Italian football agent Matteo Materazzi.
But the Red Devils have not completed the transfer as they are waiting to ship out Paul Pogba.
“In my opinion, he has already been sold for a few months to a team, Manchester United, which is waiting to sell a big [name], Pogba, to formalise the Serbian [’s arrival],” Materazzi told French outlet RMC Sport, when asked if there is a risk Milinkovic-Savic will leave Lazio.
“Lazio is the team that worked better with the human material that was available: hats off to [Igli] Tare and [Simone] Inzaghi.”
2.40pm: Ramiro Funes Mori could be heading out of Everton.
Mexican outlet La Aficion claim the Argentine is in talks over a move to Liga MX side Monterrey in a deal worth around £10m.
2pm: Manchester United might be yet to complete a deal for Fred, but they do have one DONE DEAL to report today.
Youngster Dion McGhee, 17, has signed a new contract with the club.
“It’s a proud moment for me and my family. I’m really happy to get the contract signed. I’ve worked hard and listened to my coaches, listening to the advice and just enjoying what I do,” the midfielder said.
1.10pm: Has Alfredo Morelos hinted he’s heading out of Rangers this summer?
Besiktas have been linked with a move for the striker, and he’s now retweeted a story from his native Colombia about a potential switch to Turkey.
12.35pm: Manchester United are closing in on the signature of Shakhtar Donestsk star Fred.
The Daily Mail report the midfielder is now ‘on standby’ to have a medical with the club.
11.40am: Shkodran Mustafi could be bombed out of Arsenal this summer by new manager Unai Emery.
The German had a tough time of it this season, and CalcioMercato claim Juventus could make a move for the centre-back should he pushed out the exit door.
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Real Madrid ace Lucas Vazquez is wanted by Champions League final opponents Liverpool
11.05am: Arsenal are keen on Chelsea winger Kenedy, but face big competition to get him.
Kenedy impressed on loan at Newcastle since joining in January, and Goal.com report some of Europe’s big guns have been paying attention.
Arsenal, RB Leipzig and Paris St-Germain are all said to be interested in a deal.
10.25am: Marco Asensio could be one of the standout stars for Real Madrid tonight – and queue of clubs are already keen on his signature.
Manchester United and Chelsea have been linked with the 23-year-old.
And his agent says his club have turned down mega offers worth £130m for the Spaniard.
9.35am: Arsenal and Chelsea like Nice midfielder Jean Michael Seri – but they could face a scrap to get a deal done.
The Premier League duo want the Ivory Coast star on board to add some steel in the middle of the park.
But The Sun report Napoli and Borussia Dortmund also like him.
That could spell the end of the two London sides’ hopes of signing the player, with Dortmund and Napoli both able to offer the 26-year-old Champions League football next season.
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