FC Porto are reportedly closing on on Alan Varela.

The 22 year old is is wanted by the Portuguese club. According to Fabrizio Romano, a new official bid has been sent to Boca Juniors for the midfielder.

It’s €10.5 million plus add-ons which bring it to €12 million and includes a 20% clause for Boca Juniors if Varela is sold.

Valentín Taty Castellanos is in Rome for his Lazio medical.

Taty Castellanos is in Italy as he is set to join Lazio. A video by TUTTOmercatoWEB shows the Argentine signing a Lazio shirt.

Castellanos was expected to fly to Italy on Tuesday but flew out on Monday. He is set to undergo his medical and will be joining the club for a reported €15 million plus bonuses.

The 24 year old scored 13 goals and in 35 La Liga matches with Girona last season.

🚨 Taty Castellanos signing Lazio shirts as he is in Rome for his medical. Via @TuttoMercatoWeb. pic.twitter.com/ld2jMV1mTj

— Mundo Albiceleste ⭐🌟⭐🇦🇷 (@MundoAlbicelest) July 17, 2023

Lionel Messi was presented as an Inter Miami player on Sunday and the best player in the world spoke about his move.

Messi was unveiled as an Inter Miami player on Sunday by David Beckham and the Inter Miami owners. He was presented after Sergio Busquets and spoke in Spanish. Here is a translation of what he had to say:

“I am very excited, very happy to be here, in Miami, with all of you. I am… I want to thank, obviously, Jorge, Jose, David, and their family, for the warm welcome and affection every day. For making us feel at home so quickly, making everything easy, the truth is that it has been spectacular for us since we arrived.

“I’m really looking forward to starting training, starting to compete. I come with the same eagerness I’ve always had to compete, to want to compete, to want to win, to want to help and to keep growing.

“I am very happy to have chosen to come to this city with my family. To have chosen this project. And I have no doubt that we will enjoy it a lot. We’ll have a good time and beautiful things will happen here. Thank you very much, thank you all for this day.”

Soak it in, Leo Messi.

The warmest of welcomes to @InterMiamiCF. pic.twitter.com/STzKSDrBGh

— Major League Soccer (@MLS) July 17, 2023