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“You will be the star that guides our family." Luis Enrique's daughter Xana died in 2019 at the age of nine from a rare form of bone cancer. In 2015, she had been on the pitch with him in Berlin celebrating Barcelona's Champions League victory. On Saturday, when his PSG side

🚨 BREAKING: Real Madrid reach agreement with Liverpool to sign Trent Alexander-Arnold in time for Club World Cup. #RMFC to pay €10m (guaranteed + 1 payment - up from original indication of £850,000. #LFC also save wages & bonuses. 6yr deal The Athletic | Football nytimes.com/athletic/63343…

🚨 Liverpool submit offer to sign Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen worth up to €130m in total. This is an improved second bid + figure a top-end amount - comprising fixed fee & potential add-ons. 22yo #Bayer04 playmaker keen to join #LFC The Athletic | Football nytimes.com/athletic/63794…

🚨 Nottingham Forest close to agreeing deal with Botafogo for signing of Brazilian trio Igor Jesus, Cuiabano + Jair Cunha. Not done but #NFFC aiming to secure #Botafogo striker Jesus (24), left-back Cuiabano (22) & central defender Jair (20) The Athletic | Football nytimes.com/athletic/63960…

🚨 Agreement reached between Chelsea & Liam Delap over personal terms. 22yo Ipswich striker to sign contract running until 2031 subject to completing medical (Monday). Club-to-club deal already in place; #CFC to pay #ITFC £30m release clause The Athletic | Football nytimes.com/athletic/63963…

🚨 Manchester City pursuing deal to sign Rayan Ait Nouri from Wolverhampton Wanderers. Agreements still need to be reached with #WWFC & Algeria international - but all parties now expect move to happen. 23yo #MCFC’s main target for left-back The Athletic | Football nytimes.com/athletic/63970…

🚨 EXCL: Bryan Mbuemo decides he wants to join Man Utd & #MUFC now expected to open talks with Brentford in bid to sign 25yo forward this summer. Likes of #AFC #NUFC #THFC all interested but Cameroon int’l favours Old Trafford if deal agreed The Athletic | Football nytimes.com/athletic/63325…

🚨 Liverpool boss Arne Slot flew to south of France last week for talks with Rayan Cherki - honouring meeting scheduled before Florian Wirtz chase accelerated. Wirtz top target + only offer made as #LFC seek agreement & #MCFC push for Cherki The Athletic | Football nytimes.com/athletic/63901…

🚨 EXCL: Jadon Sancho leaving Chelsea when contract ends June 30 after agreement could not be reached over personal terms for loan to turn permanent. #CFC will pay £5m penalty to #MUFC. 25yo to explore options in England/Europe for next move The Athletic | Football nytimes.com/athletic/63901…

🚨 Manchester City reach agreement with AC Milan to sign Tijjani Reijnders. €55m fixed fee + bonuses. 26yo midfielder to sign 5yr contract. Dutch international will still need to undergo medical before completing move from #ACMilan to #MCFC The Athletic | Football nytimes.com/athletic/63873…

🚨 BREAKING: Chelsea complete signing of Liam Delap from Ipswich Town. 22yo England U21 international signs contract until 2031. #CFC activated £30m release clause - £20m of which #ITFC receive up front & Championship club also get sell-on % The Athletic | Football nytimes.com/athletic/63913…

🚨 Man Utd submit opening offer to sign Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford. £45m + £10m add-ons; some way below level of fee needed for #BrentfordFC to consider sale. Talks ongoing as #MUFC work to agree deal. 25yo Cameroon forward keen on transfer The Athletic | Football nytimes.com/athletic/63986…

🚨 EXCL: Liverpool rebuff Barcelona approach to discuss signing Luis Diaz. #FCBarcelona made contact yesterday but #LFC clear not for sale. New contract unlikely so unless bids land to change stance 28yo stays even if it leads to free agency The Athletic | Football nytimes.com/athletic/64047…

🚨 Ange Postecoglou to be sacked as Tottenham Hotspur head coach The Athletic | Football after Matt Law nytimes.com/athletic/59386…

🚨 Tottenham Hotspur expected to make decision on new head coach next week after Ange Postecoglou departure. Brentford boss Thomas Frank leading contender to succeed Australian. No contact yet between #THFC & #BrentfordFC over Danish manager The Athletic | Football nytimes.com/athletic/59386…

🚨 Arsenal to sign Kepa Arrizabalaga from Chelsea. Deal in process of being finalised after 30yo Spanish goalkeeper agreed to join #AFC & fight for place. £5m release clause in #CFC contract will need activating. W/ gunnerblog Jordan Campbell The Athletic | Football nytimes.com/athletic/64083…

🚨 Robert Vilahamn to be sacked as Tottenham Hotspur women’s team head coach. Decision on 42yo Swedish boss follows side finishing 1 place above relegation + comes day after Ange Postecoglou dismissed from #THFC men’s set-up. W/ Jay Harris The Athletic | Football nytimes.com/athletic/64102…

🚨 Chelsea make official bid to sign Jamie Gittens from Borussia Dortmund. No club-to-club agreement but talks ongoing + deal in place with England youth int’l; 7yr contract. 20yo #BVB winger keen to join #CFC. W/ Seb Stafford-Bloor post Fabrice Hawkins The Athletic | Football nytimes.com/athletic/60776…

Brighton have bid €40million (£34m; $45.6m) for Olympiacos striker Charalampos Kostoulas. More from Andy Naylor & David Ornstein