Inter are reportedly one of the teams interested in signing Nicolás Otamendi of Benfica.
Nicolás Otamendi is not expected to renew his contract with Benfica and will be joining a new club on a free. According to both JorgeCPicon and Matteo Moretto, Inter are one of the teams interested in signing him and have already started contacts to try and sign him this summer.
Otamendi joined Benfica in 2020 where he would go on to captain the club and win the Primeira Liga this season.
Leandro Paredes and Ángel Di María will reportedly both not be remaining at Juventus.
Paredes and Di María have played their final matches for the Old Lady. According to Fabrizio Romano, Paredes will be returning to PSG and be sold. His new destination remains to be seen.
He joined Juventus on loan from PSG at the start of the season with Juventus having an option to buy.
Ángel Di María will be looking at other options soon. Di María joined Juventus as a free agent at the start of the season, signing a one year contract with the club. As we have reported, Benfica were interested in bringing back the Argentine.
Jorge Messi, Lionel Messi’s father and agent, has stated that they are confident in Lionel’s return to Barcelona.
Lionel Messi’s return to FC Barcelona could be happening. According to Matteo Moretto, Barcelona’s viability plan has been given the OK and Messi’s return to the club is feasible.
Messi’s father, Jorge, had a meeting with FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta on Monday and according to Toni Juanmartí, Jorge had this to say:
“Leo wants to return to Barcelona and I’d love to see him back to Barça. Barça move is an option for sure.”
💣💣EXCLUSIVA💣💣
Ahora mismo, reunión en casa de JOAN LAPORTA entre el presidente del Barça y JORGE MESSI para tratar el posible regreso del jugador argentino. pic.twitter.com/dYVu16QTz8
— Toni Juanmartí (@tjuanmarti) June 5, 2023
A full contractual agreement has been reached between Alexis Mac Allister and Liverpool.
Alexis Mac Allister is set to join Liverpool from Brighton. According to Fabrizio Romano, a medical will be completed this week and Liverpool will sign him on a contract until June 2028.
The transfer is going to be way less than £60 million, in the region of £45 to 50 million.
Ángel Correa scored twice for Atletico Madrid in their 2-2 draw vs. Villarreal.
Correa got both goals for Atletico Madrid in their last match of the season. With Villarreal leading 1-0, Atletico were awarded a free kick and Antoine Griezmann would play a pass in to an unmarked Correa who would score from inside the penalty area.
The Argentine would get Atletico’s second goal of the match. A counter attack by Atletico Madrid and Griezmann would play a pass in to Correa who would dribble around the goalkeeper and score to give them the 2-1 lead.
The World Cup winner finishes the season with eight league goals.
