Every summer transfer window is a hurdle for veterans approaching the twilight of their careers. Some can be like the magic flute to renew the contract to stay in the team to continue the legend, and some are ruthlessly swept away -
Bonucci was removed as captain and put up for sale
Serie A giants Juve's plans for the new season have been revealed, captain Leonardo Bonucci has been excluded from the first team, he will be put into the transfer market immediately, along with Artur, McKennie and Zakaria.
Gazzetta dello Sport pointed out that Bonucci has been revoked as captain by management and Danilo will captain Juve in the new season. When Bonucci returned to the training base from his vacation, he was shocked when the news was told by new director Jean Toli.
Di Marzio sources say that Bonucci is doing everything possible to change the minds of Allegri and the top, but it is almost impossible for Juve to keep Bonucci, and a big change is inevitable.
The 36-year-old has a year left on his contract with Juve, having previously confirmed his retirement in the summer of 2024, but is now facing being swept away early. If nothing else, Bonucci Juve's number of appearances will be fixed at 502.
Romano: Henderson agreed to move to Saudi Arabia
Romano news that 33-year-old Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson has accepted an offer from Saudi club Dammam Collaboration, and he has met with manager Jurgen Klopp, who has given the green light for a transfer.
According to British media reports, Gerrard's Dammam collaboration made an offer of nearly £700,000 a week for Henderson, and whether the transfer can be completed depends on Liverpool and Dammam working together to negotiate a transfer fee.
Henderson has two years left on his contract and has played for the Reds for 12 years, playing 492 games, leaving 33 goals and 61 assists and winning Grand Slam honours such as the Champions League, Premier League and Club World Cup.
Ali exposed childhood shadows: molested at the age of 6 and drug trafficking at the age of 8
Former Tottenham international star and Everton player Ali was interviewed by Gary Neville and spoke to the outside world for the first time about his unbearable childhood past.
Ali said he was abandoned by his father a week after he was born, raised by his alcoholic mother, and molested by one of his mother's friends when he was 6 years old. Ali learned to smoke at the age of 7, was fooled into selling drugs at the age of 8, and nearly hanged on a bridge by a bully at the age of 11. At the age of 12, he was adopted by a kind family ...
After Ali opened up to face his childhood encounters, Everton officially issued an announcement saying that it would help players respect privacy and Ali would not be interviewed further.
Former club Tottenham, former teammates Kane and Son Heung-min also expressed comfort to Ali through social media.
Sun Xingmin posted a message in support of Ali: "Your brave words will help so many people, proud of you my brother!" ”
Ali was a young adult, playing at Tottenham at the age of 19 and was selected for the Three Lions senior team, as a midfielder, Ali played 18 goals and 7 assists in the Premier League season at the age of 21, becoming England's hottest young generation star, rising to 100 million euros.
In the summer of 2017, Ali was selected by Real Madrid, Barcelona and Manchester City, and Tottenham chairman Levy Lions opened his mouth to offer 150 million pounds, saying that Ali was not for sale, scaring off a number of giants to buy.
But Ali's peak came and went quickly, and after the 2018 World Cup, Ali's form began to decline, slowly losing his absolute main force. Alli was reduced to a substitute in the 2020-21 season and was released by Tottenham in January 2022 to join Everton.
However, Ali did not establish himself in the Toffee, and was loaned to Besiktas in the Turkish Premier League last season, but his form still did not improve, scoring three goals in only 15 appearances and being repeatedly criticized by the manager. At the end of the season, Bays had no intention of buying it out and Ali returned to Everton. Ali, 27, is now worth only 8 million euros.
Official: Professor Young joins Everton at the age of 38
Everton officially announced that former Villa captain Ashley Young has joined on a one-year contract, the first signing for the Toffee summer window.
The 38-year-old Ashley Young has played for Watford, Villa, Manchester United and Inter, playing as a winger and full-back, and has 39 appearances for the Three Lions national team, contributing seven goals and 10 assists. Professor Young made 32 appearances for Villa last season, scoring one goal.
Romano: Manchester United are close to signing Onana
Romano followed up on the Onana deal, Manchester United and Inter reached a verbal agreement, Onana transfer fee of 50 million euros + 5 million floating bonus. Once the two parties have agreed on the floating bonus structure, they can sign the transfer documents.
Earlier, Italian journalist Pedula reported that Inter's asking price of 60 million euros was reduced to less than 55 million euros, including performance-related bonuses. Manchester United boss Ten Hag wants to close the deal as soon as possible, while Inter's sale of Onana will also quickly move forward with Romelu Lukaku's buyout and the transfer of new goalkeepers Trubin or Sommer.
Official: Milan sign Christian Pulisic
AC Milan signed US winger Christian Pulisic from Chelsea until 2027, plus a one-year extension option in which the player will wear the number 11 shirt.
According to Romano, Pulisic's transfer fee is 20 million euros + floating clause, and Chelsea have also set a higher secondary transfer share clause.
Chelsea spent €64 million when they signed Christian Pulisic from Borussia Dortmund in 2019, but his development at Bridge was not ideal and can only be sold at 3% off today.