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  The summer transfer window is open for some leagues in Europe, and there's plenty of gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! West Ham United midfielder, Declan Rice, is the most wanted player in the 2023 summer transfer market. In total, three Premier League clubs are reportedly interested in Declan Rice's services. Arsenal, Manchester United and Manchester City are ready to fight at the negotiating table. Rice's hunt was led by Arsenal who stole the start for this transfer. Mikel Arteta's team has submitted an offer of 90 million euros (around Rp. 1.71 trillion). The offer was still rejected by West Ham United because Rice's transfer price was only £ 75 million (around IDR 1.43 trillion). https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/guarda-indiana-jones-e-il-quadrante-del-destino-1da3d12d21e74b358a1a75c3627f6a61 https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/cb01-indiana-jones-e-il-quadrante-del-destino-345...

  The summer transfer window is open for some leagues in Europe, and there's plenty of gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! OP STORY: Man United turn to Rabiot Manchester United are looking to sign Juventus midfielder Adrien Rabiot on a free transfer once his contract expires, says The Athletic. Rabiot, 28, has been locked in talks for weeks over a new deal as his current terms expire at the end of the month. The France international made 32 Serie A appearances last season, scoring eight goals, and has spoken in the past about his desire to play in the Premier League. United have been chasing a £55 million deal for Chelsea's Mason Mount, but sources have told ESPN the club are considering other options including Brighton midfielder Moises Caicedo, Ajax's Mohammed Kudus and Taylor Booth at FC Utrecht. Meanwhile, United will reportedly listen to offers for up to 13 players as they hope to ...

  Senegal defender Kalidou Koulibaly has joined Saudi Arabian side Al Hilal from Premier League side Chelsea, the two clubs announced on Sunday. "We'll continue to make history together," Al Hilal said on Twitter, alongside a short video featuring Koulibaly. The four-time Asian Champions League winners said Koulibaly's contract would run until 2026 without giving any financial details. British media reported that the Saudi club would pay around £17 million ($21.61m) for the centre-back. "I'm here with those who make the glory in the present and the future," the Africa Cup of Nations winner said. Koulibaly, 32, scored two goals in 32 appearances in all competitions for Chelsea after joining them from Napoli last July. He is the second player moving to Al Hilal from the Premier League after Portugal midfielder Ruben Neves signed from Wolverhampton Wanderers on Friday. The Saudi Pro League has become attractive to Europe-based players since Cristiano Ronald...

 While the English Premier League started on June 14 (read our preview here), the transfer window opens on July 1 across the rest of Europe and clubs have been planning their business after a long season interrupted by the 2022 World Cup in November and December. ESPN writers have everything you need to know about the top teams' hopes and delve into deals that might be in the cards. Who will come in? Who will depart? Budget? Barca start with a budget of zero and will only be able to spend 40% of any savings they make through reducing the wage bill or raising in transfer fees. LaLiga's updated financial fair play regulations mean there can be no palancas -- selling off more club assets to generate spending room -- pulled this summer. What does the team need? Xavi Hernandez's team are coming off the back of a first league title since 2019 but the coach has been clear improvements are needed if they are to compete in the Champions League. A replacement for midfielder Sergio Bu...

 LaLiga's fixtures for the 2023-24 season (stream all games live on ESPN+) were released on Thursday and the new campaign is already bubbling with promise after some busy transfer market activity. As Real Madrid look to reclaim the title from rivals Barcelona, they have spent €103 million to sign England midfielder Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund and might not be done yet, with a possible €120m-plus move for either Paris Saint-Germain's Kylian Mbappe or Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane after star striker Karim Benzema left for Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile financially stricken Barca, who won the league for the first time since 2019 last season, are closing in on the free transfer signing of Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan as they attempt to build on that success while balancing their books. Atletico Madrid, who were perhaps the best team in Spain in the second half of the campaign, led by the impressive Antoine Griezmann, will be hoping to break up the Barca-Madrid...

  French World Cup winner N'Golo Kante has agreed to join Saudi Pro League champions Al Ittihad on a three-year contract when his Chelsea deal expires this summer, the club announced on Tuesday. Kante, whose Chelsea deal officially expires June 30, will join Karim Benzema at the Jeddah-based club and becomes the latest big name to move to Saudi Arabia following Cristiano Ronaldo's transfer to Al Nassr in January. French World Cup winner N'Golo Kante has agreed to join Saudi Pro League champions Al Ittihad on a three-year contract when his Chelsea deal expires this summer, the club announced on Tuesday. Kante, whose Chelsea deal officially expires June 30, will join Karim Benzema at the Jeddah-based club and becomes the latest big name to move to Saudi Arabia following Cristiano Ronaldo's transfer to Al Nassr in January. "Kante's addition to Al-Ittihad is considered one of the most high-profile and impactful signings in the club's history. It is part of the ...

  Cristiano Ronaldo has once again reached a big milestone as the veteran Portugal captain made the 200th cap of his long and distinguished senior international career. Heading into the June international break, Ronaldo had accumulated 198 caps since his senior debut in 2003, meaning he had already played more times for his country than any other man. But after featuring against both Bosnia-Herzegovina on Saturday and Iceland on Tuesday in Portugal's Euro 2024 qualifiers over the past week, he now has a double-century of caps to go with his scoring record in men's internationals (at 122 goals and counting.) While few can doubt the grandeur of his achievements in the men's game, the 38-year-old forward is still way, way off matching the outright records in either of those categories. In fact, he'd have to play on for another decade or more and score at least another 70 goals if he wanted to claim them. That is because while Ronaldo might comfortably preside over both rec...

  England's Bukayo Saka scored a hat trick in a 7-0 rout of North Macedonia as they tightened their grip atop Group C in Euro 2024 qualifying on Monday with a fourth consecutive victory. Captain Harry Kane, with his 57th and 58th goals for his country, Marcus Rashford and Kalvin Phillips all scored at Old Trafford in a game the hosts dominated as predicted. "This is a feeling I can't really put into words. There's nothing I can say to describe it. I'm just so happy," Saka said after the match. Manager Gareth Southgate revealed that Saka's tremendous performance had come despite a nagging Achilles injury. "He's had it for a few weeks," Southgate told a news conference. "It is an injury that just needs managing. When you've had one of the best nights of your life, it's a reminder that it's worth going through these things." England look set for next year's finals after amassing a perfect 12 points having also beaten Uk...

  The Hard Tackle lists three players who can singlehandedly influence the tie when Croatia and Spain clash in the UEFA Nations League final. The third edition of the UEFA Nations League is nearing its climactic end. The Netherlands and Italy will meet in the third-place playoff on Sunday evening before the curtains fall on the 2022/23 version with the clash between Croatia and Spain at De Kuip. Croatia can be the unlikely success story if they win the UEFA Nations League on Sunday. Success has often eluded the generation of match-winners, although they have come close at the World Cup. Vatreni finished runners-up in 2018 before claiming third place in 2022. And Zlatko Dalic’s men have the chance to script history on Sunday. Spain will be standing in Croatia’s way, with Luis de la Fuente looking to change the team’s fortunes. La Roja promised much under Luis Enrique but failed to deliver the goods at the 2022 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2020. And winning the UEFA Nations League mi...

  After finishing the season with three titles — the European Super Cup, the Club World Cup and the Copa del Rey — Real Madrid have already embarked on a summer of change. Senior figures at the club have concluded they need to accelerate the famous “transition” that manager Carlo Ancelotti has referred to on many occasions. Yes, Madrid won three trophies, but they finished 10 points behind La Liga winners Barcelona and were totally outclassed by Manchester City in the Champions League semi-finals. In an event at the club's Real Madrid City training complex, club president Florentino Perez called Bellingham "one of the best players in the world" as the former Birmingham City and Borussia Dortmund player posed for photos, before taking questions from the media. "I can't really comment, I don't know his situation," Bellingham said when asked about Madrid's links with Mbappe. "If anything, my whole saga has taught me that not everything you see is t...

 At least 78 people have died and more than 100 have been rescued after their fishing boat sank off southern Greece. But survivors have suggested as many as 750 people may have been packed on to the boat, with reports of 100 children in the hold. Greece says it is one of its biggest ever migrant tragedies, and has declared three days of mourning. Authorities say their offers of aid were refused but they are facing claims of not doing enough to help. The boat went down about 80 km (50 miles) south-west of Pylos after 02:04 on Wednesday morning local time, according to the Greek coastguard, which lowered an earlier confirmed death toll of 79 to 78. The EU's border agency Frontex said it had spotted the boat early on Tuesday afternoon and immediately told Greek and Italian authorities. The coastguard said later that no-one on board was wearing life jackets. In a timeline provided by the coastguard, it said that initial contact was made with the fishing boat at 14:00 (11:00 GMT) and no...

 Real Madrid are ready to bid for Kylian Mbappe this summer rather than waiting to sign him as a free agent when his Paris Saint-Germain contract expires next season, sources have told ESPN. Mbappe's future is uncertain once again after the France captain released a statement via AFP on Tuesday to confirm he would not exercise his option to extend his deal by another year, meaning his contract will be up in June 2024. "The board has been informed since July 15, 2022 of my decision not to extend beyond 2024, and the letter sent was only meant to confirm what I already told them," Mbappe said. Sources have told ESPN that PSG would be willing to listen to offers of around €150 million ($161.5 million) for Mbappe this summer to avoid losing him for free a year later. Mbappe also dismissed the links to Madrid as "lies" in response to a report from Le Parisien. "LIES...At the same time, the bigger it is, the more it passes," he posted on Twitter. "I...