Real Madrid currently have one free spot in the 25-man squad permitted in La Liga, which explains why Franco Mastantuono was registered with the reserves. The Spanish capital club have until 1

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And now Indykaila on X, who broke the news that Man Utd are interested in Brighton midfielder Carlos Baleba, are back to claim that Man City have held ‘secret talks’ with Vinicius Junior as he looks for a move to the Premier League.

Manchester City are looking to add big names this summer, but things don’t look so easy. According to a report by Pete O’Rourke, of Football Insider, the club are targeting two key players –

Endrick gives the news of the day from a sports city of Valdebebas where Real Madrid is already working after the narrow victory over Osasuna. Xabi Alonso

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With Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham considered as the main ‘Galacticos’ at Real Madrid, Rodrygo has been linked with an exit from throughout this summer and has been tipped to make a move to the Premier League amid reported interest from the likes of Man City, Liverpool and Arsenal.