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Today&#8217;s Premier League transfer news includes PSG plotting to offload players to sign Paul Pogba, Manchester United trying to tempt Leon Goretzka away from Bayern Munich, and Tottenham bringing in Bryan Gil from Sevilla and sending Erik Lamela the other way…
[ MORE: <a href="https://www.flyingeze.com/news/transfer-news-arsenal-sign-lokonga-gabriel-jesus-to-juventus" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Transfer news: Arsenal sign Lokonga; Gabriel Jesus to Juventus</a> ]
<h4>PSG raising funds to sign Pogba (at a discount)</h4>
Pogba is <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/man-united-pogba-transfer-news-24579395" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">reportedly</a> the top target (once again) for PSG, as the Ligue 1 side prepares to sell a handful of players to raise the $70 million they believe will be required to sign him from Manchester United.
With just one year remaining on his current deal at Old Trafford, Pogba will effectively decide his long-term future over the next six weeks, from now until the end of the summer transfer window. If the 28-year-old accepts a new contract offer from Manchester United, obviously he stays.
But according to a fresh report from our partners in the <a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12362270/paul-pogba-unlikely-to-sign-new-man-utd-contract-as-raphael-varane-finalises-personal-terms" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">UK at Sky Sports</a>, Pogba is &#8216;increasingly unlikely&#8217; to sign a new contract at United, and that has given PSG hope of pulling off a deal for the French superstar.
If he rejects all offers from the Red Devils, he&#8217;s almost certain to leave the club. Ideally, Pogba and Manchester United will answer question no. 1 with plenty of time to spare before deadline day, so as to work out a deal for the club to net a still-significant transfer fee (lest he goes to PSG for nothing in 12 months) and for Pogba to secure the final mega-contract of his prime years, as he rightly should do.
Time&#8217;s ticking.
UPDATE: Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has revealed that the club is engaged in active negotiations with Pogba — <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/news/solskjaer-pogba-contract-update-man-utd/twpdm1jav8m0z9d0jo0timd0" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">quotes from Goal.com</a>:
<blockquote>&#8220;Talks are ongoing between Paul&#8217;s representative and the club representatives. All the dialogue I&#8217;ve had with Paul is that he&#8217;s looking forward to the season.&#8221;
…
&#8220;Always speculation about Paul and there&#8217;s always clubs being interested and of course we&#8217;ve seen Paul at his best and Paul knows what we feel about it and I&#8217;ve enjoyed my time working with him and hopefully we can work together.&#8221;</blockquote>

<h4>Manchester United make pre-&#8220;offer&#8221; to Goretzka</h4>
Speaking of Manchester United and midfielders with one year left on their contract, Bayern Munich star Leon Goretzka is <a href="https://talksport.com/football/914875/manchester-united-contract-leon-goretzka-bayern-munich/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">reportedly</a> one long-term answer to the question, &#8220;Who replaces Pogba if/when he leaves?&#8221;
Like Pogba, Goretzka has 12 months remaining on his contract, yet Manchester United are already said to be in contact with the 26-year-old&#8217;s representatives to make an unofficial &#8220;offer&#8221;-to-be. By allegedly putting a theoretical future offer on the metaphorical table, Manchester United are, effectively, bidding directly against Bayern Munich to win Goretzka&#8217;s next contract: either he re-signs and begins said deal now, or he declines and the five-year terms begins a year from now.
An interesting twist: If Manchester United are able to pre-agree a pre-agreement on a pre-contract deal with Goretzka, signing him for no transfer fee next summer would effectively offset the loss of fee if Pogba were to leave on a free transfer at the same time. Even with certain assurances, it&#8217;s a risky play that could go sideways on them at any point in the next six months, but signing Goretzka could be the kind of transformational move that helps put Manchester United back atop the Premier League hierarchy.
[ MORE: <a href="https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2021/07/18/ben-white-arsenal-varane-manchester-united-transfer-news-latest-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Transfer news: Ben White to Arsenal; Varane to Manchester United</a> ]

<h4>Bale has MLS offer, wants to stay at Real Madrid</h4>
Bale is said to have offers from multiple MLS sides to move stateside this summer, but the 32-year-old has instead <a href="https://talksport.com/football/914875/manchester-united-contract-leon-goretzka-bayern-munich/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">reportedly</a> decided to see out the final 12 months of his Real Madrid contract before moving on next summer, when virtually the same offers (heavily reduced from his $42-million-per-year contract in Madrid) will still be on the table.
Real Madrid agreed to pay Bale that much money for that long of a period, and he would like to collect it. All of it.

<h4>Gil to Tottenham, Lamela to Sevilla in swap deal</h4>
UPDATE: The deal is complete. Tottenham have confirmed Gil&#8217;s arrival to north London, just as <a href="https://twitter.com/SevillaFC_ENG/status/1419628926566084610" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Sevilla have done with Lamela</a>.
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The life of Bryan. <a href="https://t.co/Ds3IPhsH3A" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/Ds3IPhsH3A</a>
&mdash; Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpursOfficial/status/1419731494436802571?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 26, 2021</a></blockquote>

Erik Lamela is set to leave Tottenham Hotspur as part of a <a href="https://talksport.com/football/914875/manchester-united-contract-leon-goretzka-bayern-munich/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">reported</a> swap deal for Spanish midfielder Bryan Gil. Tottenham will also include close to $30 million along with with Lamela, who leaves with one year left on his contract and eight years after he arrived as part of the windfall of cash following — you guessed it — Bale&#8217;s move to Real Madrid.
Gil spent the 2020-21 season on loan to Eibar, who were relegated from La Liga, where he scored four goals and assisted three others.
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Transfer news: PSG back in for Pogba; Tottenham sign Gil, sell Lamela

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Today&#8217;s Premier League transfer news includes PSG plotting to offload players to sign Paul Pogba, Manchester United trying to tempt Leon Goretzka away from Bayern Munich and Gareth Bale deciding where he wants to play this season…
[ MORE: <a href="https://www.flyingeze.com/news/transfer-news-arsenal-sign-lokonga-gabriel-jesus-to-juventus" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Transfer news: Arsenal sign Lokonga; Gabriel Jesus to Juventus</a> ]
<h4>PSG raising funds to sign Pogba (at a discount)</h4>
Pogba is <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/man-united-pogba-transfer-news-24579395" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">reportedly</a> the top target (once again) for PSG, as the Ligue 1 side prepares to sell a handful of players to raise the $70 million they believe will be required to sign him from Manchester United.
With just one year remaining on his current deal at Old Trafford, Pogba will effectively decide his long-term future over the next six weeks, from now until the end of the summer transfer window. If the 28-year-old accepts a new contract offer from Manchester United, obviously he stays.
But according to a fresh report from our partners in the <a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12362270/paul-pogba-unlikely-to-sign-new-man-utd-contract-as-raphael-varane-finalises-personal-terms" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">UK at Sky Sports</a>, Pogba is &#8216;increasingly unlikely&#8217; to sign a new contract at United, and that has given PSG hope of pulling off a deal for the French superstar.
If he rejects all offers from the Red Devils, he&#8217;s almost certain to leave the club. Ideally, Pogba and Manchester United will answer question no. 1 with plenty of time to spare before deadline day, so as to work out a deal for the club to net a still-significant transfer fee (lest he goes to PSG for nothing in 12 months) and for Pogba to secure the final mega-contract of his prime years, as he rightly should do.
Time&#8217;s ticking.
UPDATE: Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has revealed that the club is engaged in active negotiations with Pogba — <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/news/solskjaer-pogba-contract-update-man-utd/twpdm1jav8m0z9d0jo0timd0" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">quotes from Goal.com</a>:
<blockquote>&#8220;Talks are ongoing between Paul&#8217;s representative and the club representatives. All the dialogue I&#8217;ve had with Paul is that he&#8217;s looking forward to the season.&#8221;
…
&#8220;Always speculation about Paul and there&#8217;s always clubs being interested and of course we&#8217;ve seen Paul at his best and Paul knows what we feel about it and I&#8217;ve enjoyed my time working with him and hopefully we can work together.&#8221;</blockquote>

<h4>Manchester United make pre-&#8220;offer&#8221; to Goretzka</h4>
Speaking of Manchester United and midfielders with one year left on their contract, Bayern Munich star Leon Goretzka is <a href="https://talksport.com/football/914875/manchester-united-contract-leon-goretzka-bayern-munich/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">reportedly</a> one long-term answer to the question, &#8220;Who replaces Pogba if/when he leaves?&#8221;
Like Pogba, Goretzka has 12 months remaining on his contract, yet Manchester United are already said to be in contact with the 26-year-old&#8217;s representatives to make an unofficial &#8220;offer&#8221;-to-be. By allegedly putting a theoretical future offer on the metaphorical table, Manchester United are, effectively, bidding directly against Bayern Munich to win Goretzka&#8217;s next contract: either he re-signs and begins said deal now, or he declines and the five-year terms begins a year from now.
An interesting twist: If Manchester United are able to pre-agree a pre-agreement on a pre-contract deal with Goretzka, signing him for no transfer fee next summer would effectively offset the loss of fee if Pogba were to leave on a free transfer at the same time. Even with certain assurances, it&#8217;s a risky play that could go sideways on them at any point in the next six months, but signing Goretzka could be the kind of transformational move that helps put Manchester United back atop the Premier League hierarchy.
[ MORE: <a href="https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2021/07/18/ben-white-arsenal-varane-manchester-united-transfer-news-latest-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Transfer news: Ben White to Arsenal; Varane to Manchester United</a> ]

<h4>Bale has MLS offer, wants to stay at Real Madrid</h4>
Bale is said to have offers from multiple MLS sides to move stateside this summer, but the 32-year-old has instead <a href="https://talksport.com/football/914875/manchester-united-contract-leon-goretzka-bayern-munich/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">reportedly</a> decided to see out the final 12 months of his Real Madrid contract before moving on next summer, when virtually the same offers (heavily reduced from his $42-million-per-year contract in Madrid) will still be on the table.
Real Madrid agreed to pay Bale that much money for that long of a period, and he would like to collect it. All of it.

<h4>Gil to Tottenham, Lamela to Sevilla in swap deal</h4>
Erik Lamela is set to leave Tottenham Hotspur as part of a <a href="https://talksport.com/football/914875/manchester-united-contract-leon-goretzka-bayern-munich/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">reported</a> swap deal for Spanish midfielder Bryan Gil. Tottenham will also include close to $30 million along with with Lamela, who leaves with one year left on his contract and eight years after he arrived as part of the windfall of cash following — you guessed it — Bale&#8217;s move to Real Madrid.
Gil spent the 2020-21 season on loan to Eibar, who were relegated from La Liga, where he scored four goals and assisted three others.
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Transfer news: PSG back in for Pogba; Man United make big ‘offer’ to Goretzka

Today&#8217;s Premier League transfer news includes PSG plotting to offload players to sign Paul Pogba, Manchester United trying to tempt Leon Goretzka away from Bayern Munich and Gareth Bale deciding where he wants to play this season…
[ MORE: <a href="https://www.flyingeze.com/news/transfer-news-arsenal-sign-lokonga-gabriel-jesus-to-juventus" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Transfer news: Arsenal sign Lokonga; Gabriel Jesus to Juventus</a> ]
<h4>PSG raising funds to sign Pogba (at a discount)</h4>
Pogba is <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/man-united-pogba-transfer-news-24579395" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">reportedly</a> the top target (once again) for PSG, as the Ligue 1 side prepares to sell a handful of players to raise the $70 million they believe will be required to sign him from Manchester United.
With just one year remaining on his current deal at Old Trafford, Pogba will effectively decide his long-term future over the next six weeks, from now until the end of the summer transfer window. If the 28-year-old accepts a new contract offer from Manchester United, obviously he stays.
But according to a fresh report from our partners in the <a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12362270/paul-pogba-unlikely-to-sign-new-man-utd-contract-as-raphael-varane-finalises-personal-terms" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">UK at Sky Sports</a>, Pogba is &#8216;increasingly unlikely&#8217; to sign a new contract at United, and that has given PSG hope of pulling off a deal for the French superstar.
If he rejects all offers from the Red Devils, he&#8217;s almost certain to leave the club. Ideally, Pogba and Manchester United will answer question no. 1 with plenty of time to spare before deadline day, so as to work out a deal for the club to net a still-significant transfer fee (lest he goes to PSG for nothing in 12 months) and for Pogba to secure the final mega-contract of his prime years, as he rightly should do.
Time&#8217;s ticking.

<h4>Manchester United make pre-&#8220;offer&#8221; to Goretzka</h4>
Speaking of Manchester United and midfielders with one year left on their contract, Bayern Munich star Leon Goretzka is <a href="https://talksport.com/football/914875/manchester-united-contract-leon-goretzka-bayern-munich/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">reportedly</a> one long-term answer to the question, &#8220;Who replaces Pogba if/when he leaves?&#8221;
Like Pogba, Goretzka has 12 months remaining on his contract, yet Manchester United are already said to be in contact with the 26-year-old&#8217;s representatives to make an unofficial &#8220;offer&#8221;-to-be. By allegedly putting a theoretical future offer on the metaphorical table, Manchester United are, effectively, bidding directly against Bayern Munich to win Goretzka&#8217;s next contract: either he re-signs and begins said deal now, or he declines and the five-year terms begins a year from now.
An interesting twist: If Manchester United are able to pre-agree a pre-agreement on a pre-contract deal with Goretzka, signing him for no transfer fee next summer would effectively offset the loss of fee if Pogba were to leave on a free transfer at the same time. Even with certain assurances, it&#8217;s a risky play that could go sideways on them at any point in the next six months, but signing Goretzka could be the kind of transformational move that helps put Manchester United back atop the Premier League hierarchy.
[ MORE: <a href="https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2021/07/18/ben-white-arsenal-varane-manchester-united-transfer-news-latest-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Transfer news: Ben White to Arsenal; Varane to Manchester United</a> ]

<h4>Bale has MLS offer, wants to stay at Real Madrid</h4>
Bale is said to have offers from multiple MLS sides to move stateside this summer, but the 32-year-old has instead <a href="https://talksport.com/football/914875/manchester-united-contract-leon-goretzka-bayern-munich/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">reportedly</a> decided to see out the final 12 months of his Real Madrid contract before moving on next summer, when virtually the same offers (heavily reduced from his $42-million-per-year contract in Madrid) will still be on the table.
Real Madrid agreed to pay Bale that much money for that long of a period, and he would like to collect it. All of it.

<h4>Gil to Tottenham, Lamela to Sevilla in swap deal</h4>
Erik Lamela is set to leave Tottenham Hotspur as part of a <a href="https://talksport.com/football/914875/manchester-united-contract-leon-goretzka-bayern-munich/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">reported</a> swap deal for Spanish midfielder Bryan Gil. Tottenham will also include close to $30 million along with with Lamela, who leaves with one year left on his contract and eight years after he arrived as part of the windfall of cash following — you guessed it — Bale&#8217;s move to Real Madrid.
Gil spent the 2020-21 season on loan to Eibar, who were relegated from La Liga, where he scored four goals and assisted three others.
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Today&#8217;s Premier League transfer news includes PSG plotting to offload players to sign Paul Pogba, Manchester United trying to tempt Leon Goretzka away from Bayern Munich and Gareth Bale deciding where he wants to play this season…
[ MORE: <a href="https://www.flyingeze.com/news/transfer-news-arsenal-sign-lokonga-gabriel-jesus-to-juventus" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Transfer news: Arsenal sign Lokonga; Gabriel Jesus to Juventus</a> ]
<h4>PSG raising funds to sign Pogba (at a discount)</h4>
Pogba is <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/man-united-pogba-transfer-news-24579395" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">reportedly</a> the top target (once again) for PSG, as the Ligue 1 side prepares to sell a handful of players to raise the $70 million they believe will be required to sign him from Manchester United.
With just one year remaining on his current deal at Old Trafford, Pogba will effectively decide his long-term future over the next six weeks, from now until the end of the summer transfer window. If the 28-year-old accepts a new contract offer from Manchester United, obviously he stays. If he rejects all offers from the Red Devils, he&#8217;s almost certain to leave the club. Ideally, Pogba and Manchester United will answer question no. 1 with plenty of time to spare before deadline day, so as to work out a deal for the club to net a still-significant transfer fee (lest he goes to PSG for nothing in 12 months) and for Pogba to secure the final mega-contract of his prime years, as he rightly should do.
Time&#8217;s ticking.

<h4>Manchester United make pre-&#8220;offer&#8221; to Goretzka</h4>
Speaking of Manchester United and midfielders with one year left on their contract, Bayern Munich star Leon Goretzka is <a href="https://talksport.com/football/914875/manchester-united-contract-leon-goretzka-bayern-munich/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">reportedly</a> one long-term answer to the question, &#8220;Who replaces Pogba if/when he leaves?&#8221;
Like Pogba, Goretzka has 12 months remaining on his contract, yet Manchester United are already said to be in contact with the 26-year-old&#8217;s representatives to make an unofficial &#8220;offer&#8221;-to-be. By allegedly putting a theoretical future offer on the metaphorical table, Manchester United are, effectively, bidding directly against Bayern Munich to win Goretzka&#8217;s next contract: either he re-signs and begins said deal now, or he declines and the five-year terms begins a year from now.
An interesting twist: If Manchester United are able to pre-agree a pre-agreement on a pre-contract deal with Goretzka, signing him for no transfer fee next summer would effectively offset the loss of fee if Pogba were to leave on a free transfer at the same time. Even with certain assurances, it&#8217;s a risky play that could go sideways on them at any point in the next six months, but signing Goretzka could be the kind of transformational move that helps put Manchester United back atop the Premier League hierarchy.
[ MORE: <a href="https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2021/07/18/ben-white-arsenal-varane-manchester-united-transfer-news-latest-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Transfer news: Ben White to Arsenal; Varane to Manchester United</a> ]

<h4>Bale has MLS offer, wants to stay at Real Madrid</h4>
Bale is said to have offers from multiple MLS sides to move stateside this summer, but the 32-year-old has instead <a href="https://talksport.com/football/914875/manchester-united-contract-leon-goretzka-bayern-munich/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">reportedly</a> decided to see out the final 12 months of his Real Madrid contract before moving on next summer, when virtually the same offers (heavily reduced from his $42-million-per-year contract in Madrid) will still be on the table.
Real Madrid agreed to pay Bale that much money for that long of a period, and he would like to collect it. All of it.

<h4>Gil to Tottenham, Lamela to Sevilla in swap deal</h4>
Erik Lamela is set to leave Tottenham Hotspur as part of a <a href="https://talksport.com/football/914875/manchester-united-contract-leon-goretzka-bayern-munich/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">reported</a> swap deal for Spanish midfielder Bryan Gil. Tottenham will also include close to $30 million along with with Lamela, who leaves with one year left on his contract and eight years after he arrived as part of the windfall of cash following — you guessed it — Bale&#8217;s move to Real Madrid.
Gil spent the 2020-21 season on loan to Eibar, who were relegated from La Liga, where he scored four goals and assisted three others.
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Lionel Messi is going nowhere after <a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11833/12355747/lionel-messi-barcelona-forward-agrees-contract-extension-with-50-per-cent-pay-cut" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">reportedly</a> agreeing a new five-year contract to remain at Barcelona while taking a 50 percent pay cut to assist the club with its ongoing financial crisis.
[ MORE: <a href="https://www.flyingeze.com/news/transfer-news-rumors-manchester-united-not-far-off-terms-varane-giroud-ac-milan" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Man United &#8220;not far off&#8221; terms for Varane; Giroud to AC Milan</a> ]
Messi is currently a free agent following the expiration of his contract on June 30, but the six-time Ballon d&#8217;Or winner and <a href="https://www.flyingeze.com/news/copa-america-messi-argentina-beat-brazil-win-first-trophy-career" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">newly crowned Copa America champion</a> is expected to sign his new deal upon returning to Spain later this month.
The new deal will tie Messi to Barcelona until he is 39 years old, at which point he will have spent 26 consecutive years of his life at the club.
[ MORE: <a href="https://www.flyingeze.com/news/usmnt-wcq-in-el-salvador-to-be-played-without-fans-due-to-covid" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">USMNT&#8217;s WCQ in El Salvador to be played without fans due to COVID</a> ]
The massive wage reduction was, according to many reports, the only feasible way for Barcelona to re-sign Messi as the club must shed close to $250 million in annual wages just to meet financial requirements set forth by La Liga&#8217;s salary rules. The books are so unbalanced that Sergio Aguero, Memphis Depay and Eric Garcia — the club&#8217;s first three summer signings, all as free agents — are yet to be registered to play as doing so at this time would put Barcelona in breach of La Liga&#8217;s financial regulations.
It was previously revealed that Messi&#8217;s last contract paid him $674 million over the four-year term ($168.5 million per year), thus the new deal is expected to pay him close to $85 million per year and just over $420 million should he remain at the club for the duration.
[ MORE: <a href="https://www.flyingeze.com/news/usmnt-gk-nations-league-hero-horvath-signs-for-nottingham-forest" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">USMNT GK, Nations League hero Horvath signs for Nottingham Forest</a> ]
Given Barcelona&#8217;s financial predicament, it&#8217;s difficult to see how Messi and Co., will improve upon last season&#8217;s 3rd-place finish in La Liga (7 points behind champions Atletico Madrid and 5 back of rivals Real Madrid). Without the ability to sign reinforcements — and the likelihood that a number of first-team regulars will have to be moved on just to comply with registration rules, it&#8217;s possible that Barcelona could actually be worse off in 2021-22.
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Report: Messi, Barcelona agree to new 5-year deal with massive pay cut

Report: Messi, Barcelona agree new 5-year deal with massive pay cut

There could be another USMNT player in Europa League action next season, as Konrad de la Fuente has left boyhood club Barcelona for a new club
De la Fuente, who turns 20 in mid-July and earned his first USMNT cap in November, has been sold to Ligue 1 side Marseille for just under $3.6 million after joining Barca&#8217;s famed La Masia academy at age 11.
Barca will hold onto a portion of his future sell-on rights, <a href="https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/news/2180134/agreement-for-konrad-de-la-fuente-to-join-olympique-de-marseille" target="_blank">the Catalan club announced on Tuesday</a>. The figure doesn&#8217;t quite hit <a href="https://www.flyingeze.com/news/usmnt-barcelona-prospect-konrad-de-la-fuente-targeted-by-marseille-transfer" target="_blank">the rumored fee of $6 million</a>, but Barca won&#8217;t mind the idea of making that up on the back end.
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De la Fuente had Ronald Koeman as his boss and a legion of legendary Barcelona attackers in front of him to playing under Jorge Sampaoli, one of the more celebrated tacticians in the game.
Primary a left winger, De la Fuente joins highly-rated Brazilian teen Luis Henrique as young players in a talented but veteran Marseille attack corps; Dimitri Payet, Florian Thauvin, Arkadiusz Milik, Dario Benedetto, and Valere Germain are under contract at OM, with only two under the age of Milik and Thauvin.
While he leaves a La Liga that boasts USMNT talent Sergino Dest and Yunus Musah, he&#8217;ll join a Ligue 1 with an American amongst the reigning champs in Lille&#8217;s Timothy Weah.
De la Fuente and Dest became the first American teammates to appear on a Champions League pitch for the same team when <a href="https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2020/11/24/dest-de-la-fuente-usmnt-barcelona-champions-league-history-video/" target="_blank">Dest scored in a 4-0 win over Dynamo Kiev in November</a>, but is yet to make his La Liga debut.
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Konrad de la Fuente will put on a different club shirt for the first time since the USMNT winger was 11 years old and joined Barcelona.

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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) Barcelona added star Netherlands striker Memphis Depay to its attack on Saturday as a free agent from Lyon.
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The Spanish club <a href="https://twitter.com/FCBarcelona/status/1406294071178674188" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">said</a> the 27-year-old Depay agreed to a two-year contract.
After a stint with Dutch club PSV Eindhoven and 18 forgettable months at Manchester United, Depay joined Lyon in January 2017. His last season with Lyon was his best, scoring 20 goals.
Depay is playing for the Netherlands at the European Championship. He scored a penalty kick in its 2-0 win over Austria on Thursday.
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He played for Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman on the Netherlands team before Koeman left to take over at Camp Nou at the start of the 2020-21 season.
Memphis Depay is Barcelona&#8217;s fourth signing of the offseason as it looks to improve on a season in which the only success was the Copa del Rey title. Facing $1.4 billion in debt, Barcelona is focusing on free agents to avoid paying transfer fees.
Striker Sergio Aguero and defender Eric Garcia have arrived after ending contracts with Manchester City, while Brazilian defender Emerson Royal was recalled from a loan to Real Betis.

Memphis Depay joins former Man City duo Sergio Aguero and Eric Garcia as new arrivals at Barcelona.

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As Arsenal is linked with several players including <a href="https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2021/06/17/maddison-arsenal-white-arsenal-pellegrini-liverpool-transfer-news/" target="_blank">Leicester City&#8217;s James Maddison</a> and <a href="https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2021/06/16/transfer-news-adama-traore-to-leeds-white-to-arsenal/" target="_blank">Brighton&#8217;s Ben White</a>, there are plenty of other defenders and mayhem makers rumored to change clubs.
Sergio Ramos to Manchester United
Sergio Ramos hasn&#8217;t spoken to any clubs besides Real Madrid regarding his future, the legendary center back revealed on Thursday, including boyhood club Sevilla.
The 35-year-old center back is definitely not going to one club.
&#8220;As for Barcelona, it is a resounding no. You can be very calm,&#8221; Ramos said. &#8220;I don&#8217;t know if I will be returning to Spain or which team I will go to.&#8221;
There&#8217;s been plenty of speculation about a move to Manchester United, or perhaps a reunion somewhere with Cristiano Ronaldo. PSG could make some sense, with old running mates Angel Di Maria and Keylor Navas.
If he joins United, he&#8217;d be paired with Harry Maguire in a centerback duo capable of leading the Premier League in sneers (Ben Mee and James Tarkowski may consider that a challenge).
<h4>Spinazzola to Real Madrid</h4>
Real Madrid appreciates that AS Roma would like to exercise its option to buy Borja Mayoral, but would prefer a player in place of money.
Leonardo Spinazzola is the man in question, <a href="https://football-italia.net/real-madrid-open-talks-with-spinazzola/" target="_blank">according to Football-Italia.com</a>, as Carlo Ancelotti looks to a 28-year-old left back who was a serial loanee from Juventus before joining I Lupi in 2019.
The 24-year-old Mayoral scored 17 times with seven assists for Roma this season, his first in Serie A after loans from Real to Levante (twice) and Wolfsburg.
<h4>Palhinha to Wolves</h4>
Ruben Neves and Joao Moutinho have done good work in helping Wolves lock down the center of Premier League pitches this season.
Now, the two Portuguese pacesetters may have a new, combustible, and game-breaking countryman in the family (assuming they don&#8217;t leave).
<a href="https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2021/06/17/wolves-could-sign-30m-everton-target-via-swap-deal-for-euro-2020-ace/" target="_blank">Joao Palhinha, 25, led Portugal in tackles per game this season</a> at 3.3 and has become a part of Portugal&#8217;s set-up to the tune of four caps.
Currently with Sporting Lisbon after a standout season with Braga, he could cost well over $25 million.
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USMNT prospect Konrad de la Fuente could be on the move this summer, with Ligue 1 side Marseille reportedly holding talks with Barcelona over a transfer for the 19-year-old American winger.
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According to <a href="https://www.espn.com/soccer/soccer-transfers/story/4408309/marseille-in-talks-with-barcelona-over-usmnts-konrad-de-la-fuente-sources" target="_blank" rel="noopener" target="_blank">a report from ESPN</a>, Marseille are interested in an initial loan deal with an option to eventually make the transfer permanent. The permanent fee is expected to be in the neighborhood of $6 million for a player who made his Barcelona debut, in the UEFA Champions League, last season.
De la Fuente does, however, still await his first-team La Liga debut. He has been in the Barcelona system ever since joining the club in 2013. De la Fuente made his USMNT debut last November, when the Yanks played friendlies against Wales and Panama, both games in Europe.
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Marseille manager Jorge Sampaoli is said to have even spoken with De la Fuente directly as part of the club&#8217;s plan to woo him east across the Mediterranean Sea. Marseille is currently owned by American businessman Frank McCourt, paving the presumed path for the arrival(s) of American talent for last season&#8217;s 5th-place finishers in Ligue 1.
While De la Fuente appeared to be on the brink of breaking into the first team last season, the subsequent arrival of Sergio Aguero and the expected arrival of Memphis Depay would seem to indicate that playing time could be even more sparse next season, making De la Fuente&#8217;s desire for a transfer all the more urgent.
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