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Even though it's not official yet and it will only be announced after the Europa League's final, Eden Hazard will join Real Madrid for about 100 million Euros.

^ ^  Rakitic for 50m...?  Woodward is interested!  Lolol.  And he could get Gareth Bale too while he's at it. 

Even though he has had an amazing season it behoves me that there are still talks of selling him even though no replacements have been brought in so far and one must know that not all players are capable of playing the Barcelona style of football. A prime example is Coutinho who though is an exceptional player but is currently struggling at Barcelona.

50 millions ?
I missed that.
Sell the guy lol !

Yeah, but Barcelona will never be ready for the transition of the squad if they keep holding on to their ageing players, Getting 50 Million Euros for Rakitic is definitely not a bad deal for Barca, It's inevitable that if he's still here then De Jong might not get enough chances, and the competition to prove himself might be too huge for him, we've witnessed that a lot of times in Barca, it happened with Denis Suarez, Andre gomes even Yerry Mina and it's currently happening with Malcom when they came in as options it limited their time of play and they lose confidence, at the slightest chance they get the expectations is always enormous on them. Clement Lengelet also struggled a lot when he got here and If Umtiti wasn't out injured a long while, I'm quite certain he might have ended up like Mina too.

All I'm saying in essence is that, If Barcelona is going to transition to a new era of players, we've got to start now and gradually, It will take a big toll on Barcelona if they hope to replace Pique, Messi, Suarez, Busquets, Rakitic and Jordi Alba in a season or two, These are the core components of the Barcelona team and they all above 30, It's definitely certain that most these players have just a season more or two at most three season left in them to be able to compete at the highest level, Replacing just Neymar has been a problem yet to be solved, imagine losing 3 of these players in one season, They preparation really has to start now.

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I like Rakitic. I know he's not getting younger but I think he could still be a starter at Barcelona even with deJong's arrival.
I understand he wants to be sure of that but I don't think Inter is a good enough team for him.

Barcelona's midfielder Ivan Rakitic is said to be closing in on deal that'd see him join Inter Milan for about  €50 million. I think it's deal that should benefit Barça who have already secured De Jong from Ajax as this will provide the youngster the opportunity to slot directly into the team.

Zidane didn’t out bale on the squad against, I think Bale's time is up at Bernabeu.He will leave RMA on this summer, maybe He'll join to EPL again.OTOH, Hazard is getting closer to sign a deal with Real Madrid.Perez will get the deal for 100M+ and it will be more than 3 year's contract.Madrid badly needs a winger, Hazard can be a good replacement for Ronaldo.            

^  No idea who wants to go play for Man United at this point.  But they will have missed out on a good manager in Tuchel if rachman's rumor is true.  It was wrong for the United board to make Solksjaer's reign permanent imho.

Ander Herrera has announced that he'll leave Man Utd next summer. Tweet from the club: https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/1127136776114638848

Hard-working player who always displayed a fighting spirit on the pitch, although he is replacable. Rumours say that he'll be going to PSG.

If Pogba ends up leaving too, they'll have to sign two really good midfielders because the likes of McTominay, Pereira or Fred don't deserve a spot in the starting XI if Man Utd actually wants to compete at top level next season. Btw, does anyone have any rumours about midfielders Man Utd might want to sign? Can't find anything.

Juventus have just put out a tweet where Allegri says he has excellent ties with the president, so does this mean he’s staying and those are just rumours. Also in other news Pochettino is keen on taking the Juventus job should it be made available to him. I personally feel he is be the right candidate for Juventus, and he’ll help them win the champions league too what do you’ll think.

I'd like to see that, PSG needs a firm hand at coaching.
I believe Tuchel is a good tactician but he lacks what it takes to manage stars with huge egos. He's another coach who's shown his limits at PSG. Many others have failed in Paris because they were too soft (Blanc and Emery).

This has been reported by Italian media since last night. Not really sure what to think about it. The same sources are also reporting that Antonio Conte will be Allegri's successor which to me seems like a step in the wrong direction. Allegri improved the gameplay after initially replacing Conte 4 years ago. But this season and with the 4-3-3 system that Juventus is playing, they have been terrible to watch.
I think he needs to leave but I don't think Conte can bring European glory to Juventus. He is even more oriented towards defending than Allegri is and we can see that such a mentality has no place in the Champions League. 

I get information about Juventus coaches who will leave and dock at PSG. Massimiliano Allegri will leave Juventus over the next few hours, Allegri will continue his career at PSG. The French club have offered him a €15m/year salary. According to SportMediaset.

What is the opinion of Juventus Fans here 

Philippe Coutinho future is sealed in Camp New as he will be sold by Barcelona this summer after his poor performance in both legs of the Champions League semifinals against Liverpool made it clear decision for Barcelona's intent to sell him also it's a big chance to see Valverde the door as he had part for the blame for the surprise exit fom UCL

I am not a fan of Luis Enrique and I don't think that he is going to do a better work than Sarri.
But, I think that the team needs to be refreshed and calm down the dressing room and the players so I think that it is not the best option but it is something.

^  LOL.  So Mou was right all along in both getting a new CB (which Maguire was the target) and getting rid of Martial.  And here's the hilarious part...  United wants to have a sporting director now and get the transfer troubles away from Woodward...  And they're talking about giving it to...  Stop me.  RIO FERDINAND!  LOLOLOLOL.

So many rumours lately:

- De Light has said no to Manchester United. Their next target could be Harry Maguire (Leicester)

- Atletico Madrid are keen on Otamendi (Man City) to replace Godín.

- Bruno Fernandes (Sporting) close to signing with Man City. The citizens are also interested in Rodri (Atletico Madrid).

- Napoli are looking for a new striker. Diego Costa is the main priority.

- Anthony Martial might be on his way out of Man Utd.

That is the usual thing to say when media starts reporting about one of your players leaving. They still have important sporting goals to reach, like the Europa League Final and they will surely not announce that one of their best players is leaving soon.

Roma and Mourinho, I really doubt that. Roma doesn't have the capital to give Mourinho the team he wants and they will probably sell the likes of Manolas, Dzeko or Zaniolo next season so that they don't run into financial problems. I don't see them being a contender for the top of the table.

According to Frankfurt's sporting director, they haven't received any offers for Jovic from Real Madrid^[1]. As to whether he has the quality to play in RM or not, it's hard to say, for instance, we all know Hazard has the quality to play in Real because he's had a proven record with Chelsea, Jovic just had his first "good" season with Frankfurt, what if he's just a one-season wonder?

[1]. https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11835/11711251/no-real-madrid-contact-over-luka-jovic-says-eintracht-frankfurt-sporting-director-fredi-bobic

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In other news, rumours say that Conte might be the next Inter manager, while Roma are interested in getting Mourinho