LAPORTA CONFIRMED NICO' TRANSFER - DE BRUYNE WILL LEAVE MAN CITY - BARCELONA WANTS TO SIGN KANTE!

LAPORTA CONFIRMED NICO' TRANSFER - DE BRUYNE WILL LEAVE MAN CITY - BARCELONA WANTS TO SIGN KANTE! Moving on to the main news of the release! Mbappé shocks Real Madrid players during first meeting AS Reliability: 4 Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe made a hugely positive impression on Los Blancos' players on a flying visit to Madrid for his official unveiling, the Spanish newspaper AS reports. While staying in Madrid before the presentation, Mbappe was able to greet his new teammates, put on the club's kit for the first time and take a few photos. Before leaving, he made a pretty great impression on other performers. Kylian met with the coaching staff, as well as seven first-team players who have already returned for the pre-season phase. “He seems to be a straightforward guy, who speaks good Spanish, he’s honest...I think he’s going to be well-liked here,” said the Merengues’ honorary president José Martínez Pirri. Barcelona accelerate Cancelo talks Sport.es Reliability; 4.5 Barcelona are in talks to loan Manchester City defender Joao Cancelo. The 30-year-old Portuguese can be taken by the Catalans for 1 year with a mandatory purchase clause if certain objectives are met. Last season, Cancelo was a part of the Barcelona squad on a loan basis. Barcelona to renew Frenkie de Jong's contract? Sport.es Reliability: 4.5 Barcelona are set to ink a new contract with midfielder Frenkie de Jong. The club sees the 27-year-old Dutchman as a key player, and the deal, which will restructure the player's salary, is supposed to help free up money needed to register new names. It is noted that Barcelona's negotiations with the player have not progressed. De Jong and the club do not want the player to leave the squad. De Jong's current agreement with the Catalans expires in the summer of 2026. At the time of the signing, it provided for a deferral of salary payments, as the club lost some revenue from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Now, the Blaugrana are trying to find a formula that could spread these payments over several years. Laporta “will try” to sign Nico Williams Mundo Deportivo Reliability: 5 Barcelona president Joan Laporta has stated that the club will try to sign Athletic Bilbao winger Nico Williams. One of the Catalan club's supporters posted a video with Laporta, asking him if Barcelona were going to land the 21-year-old Spanish player. “We will try,” Laporta replied. Earlier on, insider Fabrizio Romano noted that Nico Williams' agent had met with Barcelona sporting director Deco. Among other things, the release clause in Williams' contract with Athletic is worth €58 million. The player's current agreement with the Lions runs until the summer of 2027. Barcelona could surprise us with N'Golo Kanté transfer? Sport.es Reliability: 4.5 Al Ittihad defensive midfielder N'Golo Kante is once again on Barcelona's radar. The Catalan side intends to loan the player, though they realize that such a transfer is unlikely to happen. This is due to the Saudi team's clear stance - they have no intention to let Kante go this summer. A few days earlier, West Ham United attempted to buy N'Golo for about £20 million, but their bid was rejected. Kante joined Al Ittihad in the summer of 2023. Last season, he scored 4 goals and delivered 6 assists in 43 appearances. RB Leipzig allow Olmo to leave! Fabrizio Romano Reliability: 5 RB Leipzig midfielder Dani Olmo has been allowed to leave the club in the summer if an offer of around €60 million is submitted, insider Fabrizio Romano has informed. This is the exact amount spelled out in the player's contract with the Red Bulls. Moreover, Barcelona offered Leipzig about 60 million euros for Olmo's services, marking their first official offer. Bayern Munich also contacted the Spaniard's agents, but so far Die Roten are considering him as an alternative in case the transfer of Désiré Doué and Xavi Simons fails. Multiple unnamed Premier League clubs are still in the race for Olmo's signature, but there have been no talks with Manchester City. De Bruyne could move to Saudi Pro League this summer! Daily Mail; Fabrizio Romano Reliability: 4.5 Yesterday, the world of football was shocked by the news of Kevin De Bruyne's departure from Manchester City. According to the Daily Mail, Kevin agreed on personal terms with Al Ittihad. Manchester City are ready to sell him as his contract expires in 2025. However, Fabrizio Romano then got involved in the matter and said the following: “Saudi sources are playing down reports about Kevin de Bruyne reaching an agreement with Al Ittihad — told it's NOT true. Al Ittihad are focused on the deal with Moussa Diaby, which should be concluded in the near future. The next step for the Saudi club will be to acquire a new goalkeeper, talks with Ederson are ongoing, but not easy.”