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Man City reject initial bid from Barcelona for Rodri

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Manchester City have knocked back an initial offer from Barcelona for Rodri that is considered far too low. Barcelona’s initial offer – which Manchester City rejected – was worth in the region of £40m. City are seeking upwards of £60m for the 30-year-old midfielder, who has entered the final year of his deal. Barcelona are not giving up on Rodri by any means. Plans are in motion for another offer to go in at some point in coming days.

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James Trafford joins Leeds from Man City in deal worth up to £45m

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Leeds United have signed goalkeeper James Trafford from Manchester City in a club-record deal. The deal is worth an initial £40m plus add-ons, surpassing the £35.5m paid for Georginio Rutter Hoffenheim in January 2023. Trafford has joined Leeds on a five-year contract and becomes the third permanent signing of the summer at Elland Road after Harry Wilson and Tarik Muharemovic.

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Newcastle appoint Matthias Jaissle as new manager

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Newcastle United have confirmed the appointment of Matthias Jaissle as the club’s new head coach following the departure of Eddie Howe. The 38-year-old former Al Ahli boss, who met up with the players at their preseason training camp in Spain’s La Manga over the weekend, has started work after the relevant paperwork was finally completed. Newcastle are reported to have paid significant compensation to Al Ahli, in excess of £9 million to secure Jaissle’s services on a four-year deal.

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Gianni Infantino calls crisis meeting as criticism mounts

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Under-pressure FIFA president Gianni Infantino will hold a crisis meeting with senior staff in Morocco on Wednesday. Senior staff have been asked to attend the meeting in Rabat after the pressure on the Swiss ramped up on Tuesday. Infantino is now set for crunch talks on Wednesday with senior FIFA staff after he was forced to withdraw his plan to create FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), a company to run the commercial and operational aspects of FIFA’s tournaments.

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Chelsea confirm signing of Jordan Henderson

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Henderson. The 36-year-old joins on a free transfer having left Brentford by mutual consent, and has signed a two-year deal at Stamford Bridge. The Blues were keen to add experience to Xabi Alonso’s squad this summer and have now brought in Henderson and Danny Welbeck, 35, in the same window.

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