Transfer: Man Utd to offer Pogba £500,000-a-week deal to snub Real Madrid move

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Transfer: Man Utd to offer Pogba £500,000-a-week deal to snub Real Madrid move

 

Manchester United are willing to offer Paul Pogba a stunning £500,000-a-week contract, to stop him from moving to Real Madrid this summer, SportsMail reports.

Pogba admitted his intention to leave, after saying “it could be time for a new challenge” last weekend.

Real Madrid and Juventus have shown an interest in him, but United are determined to keep their record signing next season.

Senior officials at Old Trafford, are also set to address the issue by offering Pogba a pay rise, that will up his current £290,000-a-week pay to nearer the £500,000 being picked up by United’s top earner Alexis Sanchez.

Pogba has two years left on his deal, which United have the option to extend by 12 months.

Real Madrid are believed to have made an opening offer of £90m, but know that it will take considerably more than that to test United’s resolve.

 

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Transfer: What Sarri said about bringing Pogba back to Juventus

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Transfer: What Sarri said about bringing Pogba back to Juventus

 

Maurizio Sarri has said he can “succeed” with Paul Pogba at Juventus, if the Italian champions re-signed him from Manchester United, according to Calciomercato.

Sarri was confirmed as Juventus’ new manager on Sunday, following his exit from Chelsea after just one season.

The Italian has reportedly already been in touch with Juventus sporting director Fabio Paratici via his agent and has chatted about the many transfer targets on the club’s wishlist.

It is reported that one name that has caught Sarri’s attention more than any other is Pogba’s.

The France international used to play for Juventus and while Sarri has never worked with him, he knows of him from his time in the Premier League.

Upon learning of Juve’s interest in the Manchester United midfielder, he reportedly said: “I succeeded with [Eden] Hazard, I can also do it with a phenomenon like Pogba.”

Pogba is keen to leave Manchester United this summer as he publicly confirmed this to reporters in Japan on Sunday. 

 

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Transfer: Sarri tells Juventus to sign two Chelsea players

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Transfer: Sarri tells Juventus to sign two Chelsea players

 

New Juventus manager, Maurizio Sarri, is urging the club to sign Jorginho and Emerson Palmieri from Chelsea, The Times reports.

The 60-year-old had left Stamford Bridge to return to Serie A, signing a three-year contract with the Italian champions.

Sarri guided the Blues to a third-place finish in the Premier League and won the Europa League, beating Arsenal in the final.

But Chelsea supporters were not fully satisfied with his style of management and failed to warm up to the Italian’s style of play.

One key change Sarri insisted upon was to remove N’Golo Kante from his role at the heart of midfield and replace him with Jorginho, who followed Sarri from Napoli to Stamford Bridge in a £57 million deal.

He now wants to bring Jorginho with him to Juventus to help implement his playing style.

Sarri also wants Emerson, who struggled for playing time at the start of the season under him, but as the campaign progressed, was preferred over Marcos Alonso.

 

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Chelsea: What Sarri’s move to Juventus will do to Napoli – Insigne

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Chelsea: What Sarri’s move to Juventus will do to Napoli – Insigne

 

Napoli and Italy striker, Lorenzo Insigne, has branded Chelsea manager, Maurizio Sarri as a ‘betrayer’.

Insigne, who played under Sarri during the 60-year-old manager’s time at Napoli, stated this while speaking on Sarri’s potential move to Juventus from Chelsea this summer.

The 28-yeaar-old also said that it would hurt Napoli to see Sarri join their Serie A rivals.

Asked about the prospect of his former coach joining Juventus at a press conference at Coverciano ahead of Italy’s UEFA European Championship Qualifying fixture against Greece, Insigne was quoted by Calciomercato as saying: “For us Neapolitans, it would be a betrayal, it would hurt to see him there. The voices on the coach create displeasure, he did so much for the Neapolitan people.

“He gave us everything. At Chelsea, he did very well. I’m sorry and it’s hard to see him on that bench, but it will be his choice. For me, he did so much, he changed me a lot. I can’t express myself because I’m Neapolitan and I know how the Neapolitans are living it”.

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Sarri’s salary at Juventus revealed after agreeing to join Serie A champions from Chelsea

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Sarri’s salary at Juventus revealed after agreeing to join Serie A champions from Chelsea

 

What Chelsea manager, Maurizio Sarri, will be earning as salary at Juventus has been revealed, after the Italian finally agreed on a deal to join the Serie A champions this summer.

We had reported that Chelsea have agreed to release Sarri after his agent, Fali Ramadani, had a lengthy meeting with Chelsea directors in London.

However, Goal is now reporting that Sarri’s salary at Juventus is expected to be £6millon-a-year.

The report claimed that Sarri agreed to move to Turin following Juventus’ shocking decision to part ways with Massimiliano Allegri last month.

The report added that the official announcement will be made in few days.

Sarri joined Chelsea from Serie A side, Napoli, in 2018.

The 60-year-old won his first piece of silverware on Wednesday night, beating Arsenal 4-1 in Baku to lift the Europa League.

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Allegri breaks silence after exit is confirmed, speaks on next Juventus manager

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Allegri breaks silence after exit is confirmed, speaks on next Juventus manager

 

Massimiliano Allegri has said he will take some time out of the game to rest, after his Juventus exit was confirmed.

The club announced on Friday that the manager would not be returning for next season. 

Allegri has taken Juve to two Champions League finals but, with the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo last summer, more was expected from the side in Europe this term.

The decision to move on does not come as a major shock, and while Allegri does not know who will replace him, he is confident that the club will be able to attract another top coach to carry on the legacy.

“The name of the next coach? That I don’t know, someone needs to be on the bench, but I don’t know who.

“In any case they will choose a great coach because Juve is a great club,” he told Italian TV programme, Striscia La Notizia.

Allegri has won five Scudetti, four Coppa Italia trophies and two Supercoppa Italiana titles during his time in Turin, winning the league in each of his seasons with the club.

The 51-year-old is proud of what he managed to accomplish in Turin and does not seem to be holding any regrets.

“They were five marvelous years, five years is a lot for me.

“Six months to build a team and then leave like this? What do you mean six months? Five years to build Juventus.

“Life is like this, things come and go,” he added.

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EPL: Chelsea finally decides on the future of Gonzalo Higuain in the club

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EPL: Chelsea finally decides on the future of Gonzalo Higuain in the club

 

Chelsea have finally decided not to extend the contract of on-loan striker, Gonzalo Higuain, during this summer’s transfer window.

Higuain joined Chelsea on loan from Juventus in January. His contract at Stamford Bridge is due to expire this summer.

Chelsea have the option of extending Higuain’s loan deal by a further season for £15.7million, or sign the striker for £31.6 million.

However, Daily Mail is now reporting that the West London club will not take either option.

The report claimed that the 31-year-old will return to Juventus after Chelsea’s UEFA Europa League final against Arsenal on May 29 in Baku.

Higuain has scored just four goals in 12 starts and two substitute appearances for Maurizio Sarri’s side this season.

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Ronaldo Reacts To Juventus Fans Applause To His Wonder Goal

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Ronaldo Reacts To Juventus Fans Applause To His Wonder Goal

Superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo has thanked Juventus supporters for applauding his overhead goal in the LaLiga Champions’ 3-0 victory in the Champions League quarter final first leg in Turin on Tuesday.

Two-time reigning champions, Madrid put one foot in the semi-finals thanks to Ronaldo’s two goals and one assist to Marcelo.

Having opened the scoring inside three minutes, the Portugal captain was at it again with an unforgettable bicycle kick in the second half.

The FIFA world best player earned a standing ovation from Juventus fans.

Reacting to the fans’ gesture, Ronaldo told reporters, “I have to say thank you, Grazie, to all the supporters of Juventus. What they did for me was amazing.

“This has never happened in my career so far but I’m so happy.”

Ronaldo had earlier admitted that he did not expect to score his bicycle kick.

He became the first player in Champions League history to score in 10 successive appearances as he took his tally to 39 goals across all competitions for Madrid this season.

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Champions League: Juventus Vs Real Madrid: Match Details

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Champions League: Juventus Vs Real Madrid: Match Details

Massimo Allegri’s Juventus will on Tuesday night clash with Real Madrid at home in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter final match.

Allegri’s men will no doubt have revenge on their minds as they come up against the Los Blancos that defeated them in last year’s final.

It is a repeat of the 2017 final and the home side will be hoping for an improved display against Zinedine Zidane’s men at the Allianz Stadium as they attempt to seize the advantage ahead of the second leg on April 11.

When Juventus and Real Madrid met in Cardiff last June, the Spaniards inflicted a crushing defeat on the Italians to lift the Champions League trophy.

The game finished 4-1 as Cristiano and Co. wrote their names into the history books by becoming the first ever team to win back-to-back titles in the modern era.

Midfielder, Miralem Pjanic is serving a suspension and Federico Bernardeschi is definitely out with an injury, but Mario Mandzukic could feature.

Mehdi Benatia is suspended for the game, while Alex Sandro is a doubt as he recovers from injury, which means there will be some reshuffling in defence.

Meanwhile, Zinedine Zidane’s Real Madrid heads into the clash on form after defeating Las Palmas 3-0 in an away La Liga fixture at the weekend, thanks to Gareth Bale brace and Karim Benzema goal.

Zidane’s men are on the hunt for a third successive Champions League title and an away victory would set them up nicely for the tie’s decisive game at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Apart from defender, Nacho, who is the only real doubt, the Los Blancos has no injury worries ahead of the clash.

Juventus potential starting XI:

Buffon; De Sciglio, Chiellini, Barzagli, Lichtsteiner; Khedira, Matuidi, Marchisio, Dybala, Cuadrado, Higuain.

Real Madrid potential starting XI:

Navas; Carvajal, Ramos, Varane, Marcelo; Casemiro, Modric, Kroos; Ronaldo, Benzema, Isco.

The kick off time for the match is 7:45pm

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Champions League: Zidane Speaks On Real Madrid Drawn With Juventus In Quarter Final, Says He Wish To Avoid Juventus

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Champions League: Zidane Speaks On Real Madrid Drawn With Juventus In Quarter Final, Says He Wish To Avoid Juventus

Real Madrid manager, Zinedine Zidane, has said that he would have preferred to avoid Juventus in Friday’s Champions League draw because of his attachment to the Italian giant where he spent five happy years.

Real Madrid will lock horns with the Italians in April in what will look like a replay of last season’s Champions League final.

Zidane told reporters, “I spent five years over there and it was an important club in my career as a player, so obviously it always has an effect on me when we play Juve.

“I would have preferred to avoid Juventus for many reasons.

“But we drew Juve and now I have to concentrate on that and forget about everything that happened to me there as a player even if it’ll always be there in the back of my mind.

“They look as solid as they were last year.”

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Champions League: Mauricio Pochettino Explains Why Tottenham Loss To Juventus

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Champions League: Mauricio Pochettino Explains Why Tottenham Loss To Juventus

Tottenham manager, Mauricio Pochettino has revealed why his side fell to Juventus in the Champions League last-16 on Wednesday.

Spurs suffered heartbreak at Wembley as two goals in three minutes saw Italian giants Juventus progress with a 4-3 aggregate win.

Pochettino said Tottenham were the better side over the course of the two legs but conceded that “two big mistakes” cost his team a place in the last-eight.

The first leg ended 2-2 in Turin leaving the Premier League side on much more advantage to go through to the last-8.

Lamenting after the match, Pochettino told reporters, “In less than three minutes we conceded two goals – two big mistakes – and that is why we are out,’ he said. ‘In both legs we deserved more.

“I feel proud.

“We played fantastic football until that first goal and we dominated. Of course we are very disappointed but it is part of growing. We will keep going. But we are very disappointed.”

Premier League clubs Manchester United and Chelsea could join Real, Liverpool, Juventus and City in the quarter-final draw next week if they overcome challenges from Sevilla and Barcelona respectively.

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Champions League: Manchester City And Juventus Sail Through To Quarter Final

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Champions League: Manchester City And Juventus Sail Through To Quarter Final

Manchester City lost 2-1 to Basle on Wednesday night, but still qualified for the last eight of the Champions League.

Pep Guardiola’s men won the first leg in Switzerland 4-0 and took the lead at the Etihad thanks to Gabriel Jesus.

However, Basle struck back through Mohamed Elyounoussi and Michael Lang to win the reverse fixture.

City progressed with a 5-2 aggregate.

In the other match, Juventus produced a fine comeback to beat Tottenham 2-1 at Wembley Stadium and qualified on a 4-3 aggregate.

Both teams join Real Madrid and Liverpool as the four teams who have qualified for the quarter-final of the competition.

Madrid saw off Paris Saint-Germain on a 5-2 aggregate, while Liverpool went through ahead of FC Porto with a 5-0 aggregate scoreline.

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