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One week of training, and the coach is convinced Seven days. That was all it took. Mika Godts could make his Paris Saint-Germain debut on Sunday night against Rennes (8:45pm), in the opening round of Ligue 1. The 21-year-old Belgian arrived from Ajax this summer in a deal worth €55m with add-ons. A week later,…

Aston Villa have their man in midfield Free. That is the part Aston Villa like most about Leon Goretzka. The German is on the verge of joining, with the club close to wrapping up a deal that costs them nothing in transfer fee, according to Fabrizio Romano. Goretzka is 31 and arrives off several seasons…

Bournemouth, not Marseille Michele Di Gregorio is not going to OM. The Italian goalkeeper is expected on the south coast of England within hours. Bournemouth moved quicker than the Marseille club and struck their agreement with Juventus. On paper the structure is plain enough. A free loan, with an option to buy at 15 million…

Instagram first, the club statement second He had already given it away on Instagram. Al-Hilal made it official a few hours later. The Riyadh club confirmed on Friday night that Malcom’s contract had been terminated by mutual agreement. Two and a half seasons in Saudi Arabia, and both sides decided they had had enough of…

Eight goals, eight assists, and suddenly the leverage flips Liverpool need a striker. Alexander Isak fell short of expectations last season and Hugo Ekitike is still in the treatment room. So the Reds sounded out Endrick, according to English reports relayed by Foot Mercato. The answer came back flat. No. The context explains it. Endrick…

Forty million euros, and the eyebrows are already coming down Forty million euros paid to Club Bruges for a 24-year-old winger last summer was always going to raise a few eyebrows in England. On Friday night against Coventry, Christos Tzolis started paying it back. An assist, a constant presence down the left, and a 3-0…

Three games gone before the season even settles The disciplinary panel didn’t hang about. Nuno Mendes has been handed a straight three-match ban. The Portuguese full-back was sent off at the death in the Champions Trophy after an elbow on Michal Skoras. PSG lost 1-0 to RC Lens that night. The timing could hardly be…

Chelsea locks down its No. 9 Chelsea announced this morning that Joao Pedro has signed a new deal. The Brazilian is now tied to the Blues until 2034. Eight years on the contract. That length says plenty about where the London club sees its striker in the pecking order. Barcelona had been tracking the situation…

An agreement has been reached with Frankfurt Nice are closing in on a deal to bring Elye Wahi back. According to RMC Sport, the Riviera club and Eintracht Frankfurt struck an agreement on Friday for a new season-long loan. The news broke around midday, just hours before Ligue 1 resumes, with Nice heading into it…