In Real Madrid, Ibrahima Konate, Eder Militao, and Raul Asencio got injured consecutively, Dean Huijsen became suspended, and only Antonio Rudiger remained in the center-back position before the Villarreal match.
Read More arrow_right_altSpanish La Liga giant Barcelona established the first contact to reward the massive rise of the 24-year-old successful defender Gerard Martin, even though his current professional deal continues until the year 2028 now.
Football
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, the Besiktas team took a very serious and giant step to transfer the 28-year-old Dutch star Teun Koopmeiners from Juventus for exactly 16 million euros in the January window now.
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According to Oguz Oruc, the chances of Rodrigo Mora leaving Porto are rising after he failed to feature in the latest Super Cup match, with Galatasaray — seen as the most serious suitor — potentially looking to sign him on loan with an option worth €45-50 million.
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Top seed Alexander Zverev, playing his first match since the Wimbledon final, was eliminated in the second round of the National Bank Open in Montreal, losing 6-7, 6-2, 6-4 to the Netherlands' Tallon Griekspoor.
Football
According to Florian Plettenberg, Real Madrid have completed the transfer of Yan Diomande, with the total package worth up to €140 million, comprising a €125 million guaranteed fee and €15 million in bonuses, on a deal running until 2031.
Football
According to Ben Jacobs, Barcelona have overtaken Real Madrid in the race to sign Manchester City's Rodri.
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According to Mail Sport, Bayern Munich are considering stepping up their interest in Nottingham Forest's Morgan Gibbs-White should Michael Olise complete a move to Real Madrid, while Chelsea's absence from the Champions League is ruling them out of the running.
According to ESPN's Shams Charania, the Phoenix Suns have agreed a three-year, $73 million contract extension with Dillon Brooks that runs through the 2029-30 season.
Football
According to Diario AS, six players have emerged as guaranteed starters in Real Madrid head coach Jose Mourinho's plans for the new season barring injury or loss of form: Thibaut Courtois, Marc Cucurella, Federico Valverde, Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Jr and Kylian Mbappe.
Football
According to Yagiz Sabuncuoglu, Galatasaray are maintaining official contact with Milan over Rafael Leao's transfer, with the Italian club demanding a fee of around €50 million.
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Real Madrid have raised their contract offer to Vinicius Junior to around €22 million annually, with talks reportedly progressing and the player's camp said to be optimistic.
