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Ángel Di María expected to join Juventus from PSG on one year contract plus option

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Ángel Di María is expected to join Juventus for free from PSG on a one year contract with an option for another year.

Di María will not be renewing with PSG as the club have reportedly decided not to keep him. The Argentine will be leaving PSG and according to several reports, Juventus will be his destination.

Per Fabrizio Romano, Juventus are in direct talks with his agents but nothing is fully agreed just yet. And according to Goal, it would be a one year contract with an option for a second season.

The 34 year old join PSG in 2015 where he has won five league titles.

Argentina to train in Spain, not England, prior to Finalissima match against Italy

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The Argentina national team will train in Spain and not in England, prior to their Finalissima match against Italy.

Lionel Scaloni’s team were originally set to train at Watford’s training center and remain in England in May. However, according to TyC Sports, they will now remain in Bilbao, Spain.

The reason for the change of venue is because Argentina national team players will begin to join the training camp on Monday, May 23 and the hotel would only be able to welcome them on Friday, May 27.

Argentina national team players will be in Spain prior to the match and after the match will return to Spain. They will train there until their second match on June 6 against Israel, which still has not been confirmed.

Here is the preliminary list of players which have been called up for that match:

Goalkeepers:
Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa)
Juan Musso (Atalanta)
Geronimo Rulli (Villarreal)
Franco Armani (River Plate)

Defenders:
Gonzalo Montiel (Sevilla)
Nahuel Molina (Udinese)
Juan Foyth (Villarreal)
Lucas Martínez Quarta (Fiorentina)
Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur)
Germán Pezzella (Real Betis)
Marcos Senesi (Feyenoord)
Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica)
Lisandro Martínez (Ajax)
Nehuén Pérez (Udinese)
Nicolás Tagliafico (Ajax)
Marcos Acuña (Sevilla)

Midfielders:
Guido Rodríguez (Real Betis)
Leandro Paredes (Paris Saint-Germain)
Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna)
Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton)
Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid)
Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen)
Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal)

Forwards:
Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain)
Alejandro Papu Gómez (Sevilla)
Nicolás González (Fiorentina)
Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla)
Ángel Di María (Paris Saint-Germain)
Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa)
Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid)
Paulo Dybala (Juventus)
Joaquín Correa (Inter)
Julián Álvarez (River Plate)
Lucas Alario (Bayer Leverkusen)
Lautaro Martínez (Inter)

PSG register increase in merchandise sales, most are Lionel Messi shirts

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PSG registered an increase in their merchandise sales with most of them being Lionel Messi shirts.

The club registered a 40% increase compared to last season in its income from merchandising, with talks of it being about €60 million, most of those coming from shirt sales. And according to L’Equipe, 60% of those have been Lionel Messi shirts.

Lionel Messi signed for PSG last August and has won Ligue 1 with his team mates. He scored for PSG in their 4-0 win vs. Montpellier on Saturday.

Paulo Dybala plays last match for Juventus, leaves the pitch in tears

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Paulo Dybala played his last match for Juventus as he would leave the pitch in tears.

Dybala will not be wearing a Juventus shirt next season. The player confirmed it himself through his Instagram page and while he has not signed with a club, Inter appear to be one of the favorites.

The 28 year old started for Juventus and was substituted off against Lazio on Monday to a standing ovation. The Argentine scored 115 goals for the club and is the 9th highest scorer in the club’s history.

Having joined the club back in 2015, Dybala won five Serie A titles, four Coppa Italia titles and three Supercoppa titles.

Javier Mascherano implements new rules for Argentina U20 players

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Javier Mascherano has implemented new rules for the Argentina U20 players.

Mascherano became the coach of the Argentina U20 team in January and has began to add his own stamp to the team. According to Futbolistas AXEM, Mascherano has added these rules:

-Players must do their homework
-Players must learn English
-Players must read books when they have downtime at the airport
-Players must clean their own boots
-No one serves the players food, they must serve themselves
-Players must put the plates back after eating
-Players must clean their own rooms
-Players must attend communication workshops

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