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Transfer rumors, news: Real Madrid keep asking about Yamal

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 Real Madrid are regularly contacting Barcelona star Lamine Yamal 's agent, while Manchester City are plotting a summer move for Bruno Guimarães. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumours and gossip from around the globe. TRENDING RUMORS - Real Madrid are among the teams constantly asking about Barcelona star Lamine Yamal's situation, according to Mundo Deportivo. The Catalonia-based sports daily reports that Madrid are in regular contact with Yamal's agent, Jorge Mendes, but are told each time that they have no chance of signing him. Paris Saint-Germain, who Barça have suggested offered €250 million for Yamal last summer, are another side said to be waiting to see how the 17-year-old's contract renewal develops, along with several Premier League sides. Yamal's current terms expire in 2026, but ESPN has previously revealed there is a verbal agreement to extend his deal until 2030 when he turns 18, although there are claims it may have to be slightly renegotiate...

AC Milan star sends 'clear signal' to Barcelona and Man City amid Kevin de Bruyne uncertainty

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 Tijjani Reijnders and AC Milan have reached a full agreement on a contract extension. The 26-year-old midfielder is currently contracted until 2028 but will extend his contract until 2030, according to De Telegraaf. AC Milan's lawyers must now complete all the paperwork. The official signing date is pencilled in for early March. Milan initially took their time with an extension because Reijnders still had more than three years to run on his deal. However, his inspired form this term convinced the Rossoneri to sit down and negotiate with his father Martin. After Reijnders junior was able to produce even better statistics in his second - the current - season (38 matches, 12 goals, three assists), AC Milan increasingly sought a quick agreement. That was found last week," journalist Mike Verweij explains. Reijnders sends message to suitors Club and player have had several conversations, exchanged many e-mails and eventually Reijnders senior shook hands with sporting director Ant...

Hungarians will decide whether Ukraine can join the European Union, Orbán says

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  Hungary will be the one to decide whether Ukraine is able to achieve its hopes of joining the European Union in the future, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Saturday in an escalation of his adversarial posture toward Hungary's war-ravaged neighbor. Speaking at an annual State of the Nation address in Budapest to a closed circle of party members and supporters, Orbán described Ukraine as a buffer zone between Russia and NATO countries, and predicted that, following a cessation of Moscow's war, it would resume that role despite its ambitions to join the Western military alliance. He added that whether Ukraine can one day join the 27-member EU “will be decided by the Hungarians.” “Against the will of Hungary and the Hungarians, Ukraine will never be a member of the European Union,” Orbán said. "Ukraine’s accession would destroy Hungarian farmers, and not only them, but the entire Hungarian national economy.” Unanimity is required among leaders of all EU countries ...

Putin Seems To Be On The Brink Of Victory. How Did We Get Here?

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 Monday marks exactly three years since Vladimir Putin ordered his troops into Ukraine. He expected his so-called “special military operation” to last a matter of days, but Ukrainian forces, backed by the west, have been able to slow down his attempt to seize huge parts of their territory. Even so, Russia now illegally occupies around a fifth of Ukrainian land.  The war has now been pushed to the forefront of the international agenda, after Donald Trump returned to office and made ending the war in Ukraine one of his core foreign policy objectives. But, rather than forcing Putin to withdraw from Ukraine’s sovereign land, the US president is already suggesting the beleaguered country should cede territory to Russia and forgo all of its Nato ambitions – while also falsely blaming Kyiv for starting the war in the first place.   While it would not be a victory over the whole country, it certainly seems like success has never been closer for Putin, despite Kyiv’s best ef...

Man Utd's three man shortlist to replace Ruben Amorim

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 Manchester United are considering sacking Ruben Amorim and have drawn up a three man shortlist to replace him. That is according to Fichajes, who report that Amorim is very much at risk of the sack at Old Trafford While Fichajes report that INEOS still plan to keep the 40-year-old until the end of the season, they could pull the trigger before then if the disastrous results continue. “If a disaster occurs that forces drastic measures to be taken before time”, United could sack Amorim before the end of May, report Fichajes. Either way, Fichajes claims that United have drawn up a three-man shortlist to replace Amorim. Man Utd shortlist to replace Amorim They are Zinedine Zidane, Thomas Tuchel, and Mauricio Pochettino. The first two managers would appear to be difficult to obtain. Zidane has long stated that he does not intend to manage in England and he is believed to be waiting for Didier Deschamps to leave his France position in order to take that job after the 2026 World Cup. Tu...

Hansi Flick delivers verdict on £83m Barcelona star amid Chelsea transfer links

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  Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick has thrown his support behind Marc Casado amid speculation linking the out-of-favour midfielder with a move to Chelsea. Casado established himself as a regular at the base of Flick’s midfield in the first half of the season and received his first Spain call-up thanks to a string of eye-catching displays, perhaps most notably against Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. But Casado has seen his minutes diminish significantly on the back of a costly mistake in Barcelona’s 2-1 defeat at home to Atletico Madrid in December, with Flick opting to take the 21-year-old out of the firing line. Since Barca’s Spanish Super Cup triumph over Madrid, Casado has played the full 90 minutes on just one occasion and the youngster has not been handed a start in any of the club’s last five matches in La Liga. It has led to inevitable questions over Casado’s future and recent reports emanating out of Spain claimed Chelsea had made an approach to lure the Spain international...

Southwest Papua to roll out free health checks in all areas

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 The Southwest Papua provincial government has assured that the Free Health Check-up (CKG) program, a strategic initiative of the central government, will be implemented in all six districts/cities in the region. Head of the Southwest Papua Provincial Health Office, Naomi Netty Howay, said here on Wednesday that CKG is President Prabowo Subianto's flagship program. It has been designed as a special gift for residents, who can avail the program on their birthdays, she added. "The provincial government will ensure that the community benefits from the program," she affirmed. She informed that residents whose birthdays fall between January 1 and February 9 this year can still participate in the CKG program until April 30, 2025. The Southwest Papua provincial government unveiled the CKG program in two areas, Sorong city and Sorong district, on Monday, hoping that the remaining four districts/cities will quickly prepare and implement the program. "In the near future, we w...

Police, NU emphasize tolerance amid diversity

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  The National Police (Polri) Chief, General Listyo Sigit Prabowo , and the Chairperson of the Executive Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) for People's Welfare, Alissa Wahid, emphasized the importance of tolerance for diversity during a meeting  Listyo reaffirmed the police's commitment to upholding tolerance in Indonesia. "We remain committed to promoting diversity and maintaining tolerance. Indonesia is a country with diverse populations and ethnic groups. This diversity is our strength, and we must preserve it," he said after the meeting at the Polri headquarters in Jakarta. He also expressed the police's readiness to collaborate with NU, the country's largest Islamic organization, on this matter. "We will take further steps to strengthen our cooperation on these issues," Listyo said. Meanwhile, Alissa Wahid stated that the meeting also addressed radicalism, which contradicts the values of tolerance. She pointed out that radical ideas persist in the c...

Carlo Ancelotti says Real deserved more after Kylian Mbappe rescues point

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  Kylian Mbappe fired Real Madrid to a 1-1 draw against city rivals Atletico to keep Los Blancos top of La Liga. Julian Alvarez dinked home a controversial first half penalty for Atletico on Saturday, but Mbappe was in the right place at the right time to bundle home in his first appearance in the tense derby clash. Reigning champions Real Madrid lead second-place Atletico by a single point with El Classico rivals Barcelona in third. Atletico shaded a tight first half but were left holding on in the second period as the hosts stepped up a gear at the Santiago Bernabeu. Jude Bellingham came close to sealing a comeback win as he twice went close with headed chances. "The team is disappointed because they think they deserved more... but we're happy because we're still leaders," Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said afterwards. "In the second half we had total control, we had a lot of chances." Ancelotti opted to deploy his four key attackers in Mbappe, Vinici...

Here’s why the improved Porsche Taycan is the best EV for every occasion

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 Picture this: you’ve just won the lottery and you’ve bought your dream house . But wait, it’s in the city and there’s only space for one car outside. What car do you buy? Well, you want it to be electric because you’re environmentally conscious and love technology. You want it to have a good range so you can go on long journeys worry free – and add fast charging to that list too. You want it to be fun to drive, but still practical and comfortable. Plus, you want it to look and feel special. With this criteria in mind, we think the best EV for every occasion is the Porsche Taycan, and it’s not even as expensive as you might think. Brilliant all-electric range The first thing many EV buyers look for, is a strong electric range. Which gives those who travel long distances, and those who don’t have an EV charger at home, greater flexibility as to when they need to find time to plug-in (although, as we’ll see, the Taycan doesn’t actually need much time plugged in). Luckily, with the re...