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Compiled by Miracle Ogunde

-Midfielders with the most successful passes ending in the final third in the Knockout rounds at EURO 2024
◉ 90 – Declan Rice
◎ 81 – Aurélien Tchouaméni
◎ 79 – N’Golo Kanté
◎ 71 – Jude Bellingham
◎ 68 – Fabián Ruiz
While no player at the tournament has made more tackles.

-John Stones is the only outfield player to reach the EURO 2024 final without being dribbled past once (3+ starts).

-Best pass success rates among defenders at EURO 2024 (200+ passes):
◎ 96.1% – William Saliba 🇫🇷
◎ 94.6% – John Stones 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
◎ 94.4% – Andreas Christensen 🇩🇰
◎ 94.3% – Jonathan Tah 🇩🇪
◎ 94.0% – Pepe 🇵🇹

LATEST TRANSFER RUMOURS

-Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag is weighing up a loan move for PSG’s Xavi Simons.

-Ipswich confirm striker Liam Delap has joined from Manchester City. £15m+£5m add-ons deal. Contract until 2029.

-Como have made an offer for former Manchester United striker Anthony Martial. Could be another huge signing for the Azzurri.

-Carlo Ancelotti has had positive talks with Endrick and let him know that he is counting on him for the coming season!

-Amadou Onana is seduced by the sporting project of Aston villa and the prospect of competing in the the Champions League.

-Aston Villa’s move for Amadou Onana all but guarantees that Everton won’t sell Jarrad Branthwaite this summer, unless they receive substantial bids similar to those for Maguire, Fofana or Gvardiol.

-Real Madrid don’t plan to pay more than £34m for Leny Yoro.

-Manchester United have offered him a contract until June 2029 with an option of a further year.

-West Ham and Marseille are showing interest in Steven Bergwijn. Ajax wants around €25-30m.

-Ipswich Town have agreed to sign goalkeeper Arijanet Muric from Burnley. They will pay an initial £8m rising to over £10m with add-ons. A medical is being arranged for the 25-year-old Kosovo international.

-Ipswich Town have agreed to sign goalkeeper Arijanet Muric from Burnley. They will pay an initial £8m rising to over £10m with add-ons. A medical is being arranged for the 25-year-old Kosovo international.

-Besiktas have signed Ciro Immobile on a two-year contract from Lazio.

-Laurent Blanc is the new coach of Al-Ittihad. Contract until June 2026 with an option for an additional year.

-Georges Mikautadze (23) is expected to arrive in Monaco today ahead of the completion of his move to the Principality club.

-Julian Alvarez wants to LEAVE Manchester City. The Argentinian apparently asked the English club to let him leave this summer.

-Barca will try to CLOSE the deal for Nico Williams next week.
Clubs currently interested in Désiré Doué: Bayern Munich, PSG, Tottenham, Chelsea and Arsenal.

-Aston Villa and Fenerbache are TWO possible options for Joao Félix. The Portugese attacker has asked his agent Jorge Mendes to find him a new club before July 27th.

-Tottenham really appreciate Eberechi Eze and Pedro Neto. Spurs will sign atleast one offensive player.

-Julian Nagelsmann will return to manage a club after the 2026 World Cup, when his contract with Germany ends! Regardless of whether he succeeds in the tournament or not, the 36-year-old will not remain in his role.

-Amadou Onana to Aston Villa is a DONE DEAL. Deal worth £50m and sell-on clause also included. 5 Year contract for Onana.

-Matias Soulé would prefer to join AS Roma rather than Leicester City.

-Rennes agree deal to sign Glen Kamara from Leeds United for €10m.


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