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15:01ANCELOTTI TALKS ABOUT ASENSIO

Carlo Ancelotti addressed the media ahead of the match against Espanyol at the RCDE Stadium this Sunday (10:00 pm, Movistar LaLiga) and assured that Madrid will not be strengthened should Marco Asensio leave the team before the close of the transfer market. MORE INFORMATION HERE.

14:34XAVI PRIORITIZES THE ARRIVAL OF A RIGHT SIDE

Five days before the end of the summer market, Barça still need to shore up some positions, generally on the wings. On the left, the beautiful projection of Balde, who argued with Alba for ownership,
allows double position. On the other hand, on the right, Dest is not part of the plans and Sergi Roberto is not his natural position. In the press conference before the match in Valladolid,
Xavi He recognized that the priority was to strengthen the right wing.
MORE INFORMATION HERE.

13:45CHELSEA SIGNED FOFANA

Chelsea never stops. Sponsored by the billionaire Todd Boehly and encouraged by the irregular start of this season, the ‘blues’ continue to release more money in this market and will reach 288 million euros in spending. All should be said, the product obtained at this time is an urgent important need, because Tuchel’s team needs a central defender like the one they ate after the departure of Antonio Rüdiger to Real Madrid and Andreas Christensen to Barça. Koulibaly has just arrived from Naples, as Jules Koundé has chosen the Barça team. MORE INFORMATION HERE.

12:36 p.mSIGNING FOYTH WAS COMPLICATED FOR BARÇA

Juan Foyth (24 years old) is the priority objective to strengthen Barça’s right-back in the last part of the market, but his integration seems to be more complicated as the days go by. Villarreal remains steadfast in its will not to move the Argentine defender and is referring to his termination clause (42 million euros) to release him, but this amount could be even higher. MORE INFORMATION HERE.

11:14SEVILLA REFER LUCAS BOYÉ

Seville
try to close a reinforcement for the attack against the clock before the market closes and one of the options that has gained strength in recent days is Lucas Boyé, Elche striker who is interested in the Nervionense club in other seasons. With Rafa Mir and En-Nesyri as references in the squad, Julen Lopetegui
He has already warned of a lack of goals which means his side have added just one point in two Liga days against Osasuna and Valladolid.

10:24BARÇA’S OPERATIONS ON THE SIDES

Five days before the end of the summer market and after three months since the end of the championship, Barça has not resolved the composition of the sides. On the right, Dest does not count and does not enter calls, Sergi Roberto
is a substitute in a position that is not his and until now has been used by Xavi
Araujo, that center. On the left is
sunrise
and Balde, the first with doubts in this beginning and the second in the continuation. Sports management, with its economic limitations, is racing against the clock to find reinforcements. MORE INFORMATION HERE.

09:43THEY PUT MEMPHIS AS ISAK’S REPLACEMENT

The future of Memphis Depay (28 years old) is one of the open cases at FC Barcelona with less than a week before the transfer market closes and it is unclear what will happen to the Dutchman. His signing for Juventus was taken for granted, but the arrival of Arkadiusz Milik on loan complicates the operation, while the interest of Manchester United is also on the table. MORE INFORMATION HERE.

08:59GOOD LUCK, TO EVERTON

Brighton transferred 26-year-old French striker Neal Maupay to Everton on Friday for an undisclosed fee. Frank Lampard, coach of the ‘toffees’, strengthened his weak attack after Richarlison left for Tottenham and Calvert-Lewin was injured.

08:14TELLO, AT LOS ANGELES FC

After a few days where it was an open secret in the absence of official confirmation, Cristian Tello (31) became a new player of Los Angeles FC this Friday. He will be joined there by Gareth Bale, Carlos Vela and Chiellini, among others.