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Contrary to what is stated The Chiringuito this Wednesday, PSG has not contacted Federico Valverde to date to study the possibility of a transfer to Paris for the Uruguayan, involved in a bloody fight with his Real Madrid teammate Aurélien Tchouaméni.

The profile of the Celeste midfielder does not match what the European champions are looking for, and the price expected by Real Madrid would be too high anyway.

OM and Corinne Deacon, it’s already over! The club announced, this Wednesday, the end of the collaboration with the former coach of the France team, named on the bench of its women’s team in October 2025. “Olympique de Marseille and Corinne Diacre have decided, by mutual agreement, not to extend their collaboration at the end of the season”, indicates the press release. “Arriving at the head of the team with the ambition of supporting the club’s sporting project, Corinne Diacre contributed, with her staff, to achieving the objectives set this season, in particular the maintenance of the Marseillaises in the Arkema Premiere League. OM would like to sincerely thank Corinne Diacre for her investment, her professionalism and the work accomplished throughout his time with the club. The Marseillaises wish him every success for the rest of his professional career as well as in his future projects. The name of a new coach will be communicated soon in order to best prepare for the 2026-2027 season.

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Sergio Ramos and Five Eleven Capital have reached an agreement with the shareholders of Sevilla FC for the purchase of the club, reports the Spanish press. The amount is estimated at 450 million euros.

“All that remains is to obtain the approval of the Higher Sports Council (CSD) and the signing of all contracts”, specifies AS all the same.

At a press conference, the Barça coach confirmed having extended his contract until 2028, with an optional year.

“In recent days, I have had confirmation that I am in the right place. Now it is time to continue winning and try again to win the Champions League. I am very grateful to the club for their confidence,” he said.

It’s official. The young French defender Joane Gadou will not continue the adventure with RB Salzburg and joins Borussia Dortmund, where he has just signed a 5-year contract. PSG, which had a right of preference, chose not to activate it, leaving the way open to the German club which secured the services of the Frenchman in return for compensation of 20 million euros accompanied by 4 to 6 million euros in bonuses.

A nice added value for Salzburg since Joane Gadou, bought for 10 million euros from PSG in 2024. This is the biggest sale in the club’s history, ahead of that of French international Dayot Upamecano, sold in 2017 to Leipzig for 18.5 million euros.

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As announced by Fabrizio Romano and confirmed by RMC Sport, Medhi Benatia has been asked to become the new football director of Al Ittihad. The OM football director is the club’s priority. He could replace Ramon Planes, ready to leave and join a European project.

The Spanish media El Chiringuito announces that PSG has opened negotiations with Atlético de Madrid regarding the recruitment of Julian Alvarez, whose transfer would be negotiated well beyond 150 million euros. According to information from RMC Sport, the 26-year-old Argentinian striker is part of the Parisian club’s shortlist for this summer. But at present, no discussions have started between the two clubs.

After the dismissal of Liam Rosenior a few weeks ago, Chelsea are looking for a manager for this summer. According to The Athletic, the Blues would like to recruit Xabi Alonso, without a position since his departure from Real Madrid. The Spaniard would not be against it, but the recruitment process is only just beginning, and Chelsea have ticked off other names, such as Andoni Iraola and Marcos Silva.

This is what the Madrid daily AS said this Monday morning, the day after Real Madrid’s new defeat against FC Barcelona. “He is aware of everything. He has reports on each player. If the Portuguese technician accepts, the position will be his. He knows perfectly well the intention of the president of Real Madrid to entrust him with the reins again”, explains the Madrid newspaper, from the pen of its boss, José Felix Diaz.

Author of a superb free kick which gave Barça the advantage against Real, Marcus Rashford, on loan from Manchester United to Barcelona, makes no secret of his wishes for next season: “I don’t know if I’m going to stay… if I were a magician, I would stay. I came to Barcelona to win and I intend to continue to win. The team is incredible. They’re going to win a lot of titles in the future. We’ll see.

Substitute during the clasico and Barça’s victory against Real which offered the title to the Catalans, Robert Lewandowski, at the end of his contract, wonders about his future at soon to be 38 years old. One thing is certain, he is not going to hang up his crampons. “There may be a possibility in a lower division. I’m almost 38 years old, but I feel good physically, so I’m thinking about it,” the player explained to the press at the end of the match. “I have to keep in mind that maybe it’s time to play and enjoy life. This Maybe an opportunity will present itself, and I’m not ruling it out. I’ve just learned that I have 51 days left on my contract, so I still have time to listen to a few more offers and then I’ll decide. I’ll enjoy my current situation and we’ll see. As a reminder, Poland failed to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, which would have been Lewandowski’s last major competition.

Hello and welcome everyone to this new week of football and transfer window information.

OM flirting with Gregory Lorenzi as sporting director was in the previous live transfer window, to be found here.