Fabrizio Romano

🚨🟣🔵 EXCLUSIVE: Axel Disasi has agreed on personal terms with Aston Villa. Disasi wants to join Villa despite interest from more clubs around Europe after direct talk with Unai Emery, crucial to get the green light. Deal now up to Chelsea and Villa to reach full agreement.

🚨🇪🇸 Spanish national team head coach Luis de la Fuente has signed new deal until Euro 2028.

⚪️🟢🔙 Official, story confirmed. Celtic bring Jota back to the club from Rennes for €10m transfer fee. Back. 🍀

🟡🔵✈️ Anderson Talisca, on his way to Istanbul as he will sign for Fenerbahçe… …and Al Nassr have opened talks for Victor Boniface to replace him 👀🇸🇦

🚨🟡🔵 Understand Al Nassr have started official talks for Victor Boniface as new striker! Negotiations on with Bayer Leverkusen for the Nigerian striker to replace Talisca. 👀🇸🇦 The other candidate is Jhon Durán… but Aston Villa still insist on keeping him at the club.

🔴👀 Manchester United are in direct contact with Lecce for Patrick Dorgu again today, as planned. Deal on. Terms agreed player side. 🔛

🔴🇦🇷 Tomás Palacios leaves Inter to join Monza on loan deal with no buy option clause, verbal agreement done. Monza will cover Palacios’ salary until June.

🟡🔴🇵🇹 After Danilo Veiga, Lecce have also agreed on deal to sign defender Tiago Gabriel from Estrela Amadora. €2m also for this deal, total €4m package for both Veiga and Gabriel. He’s set to travel to Italy soon. ✈️

🚨⚪️🟢 EXCL: Al Ahli reach verbal agreement to sign Matteo Dams from PSV Eindhoven. Documents to be checked then time to travel for medical tests in Saudi. 🇸🇦🤝🏻

🟡🔴🛬 Danilo Veiga has arrived in Italy to sign in as new Lecce fullback from Estrela Amadora. €2m deal plus 10% sell-on clause for Portugal U21 fullback, as revealed last week. Exclusive story, confirmed. ⤵️🇵🇹

⚪️⚫️🇧🇷 Santos and Al Hilal will be in direct talks this week for formal steps of Neymar deal. It’s all verbally agreed and Ney’s planning for his travel back to Brazil in the upcoming days.

🇧🇷🤝🏻 Danilo will not receive any severance pay from Juventus, as he’s left his salary until the end of the season and will only receive January’s payment. Former Real Madrid and City defender will fly to Brazil on Tuesday to become new Flamengo player 🔴⚫️✈️

🚨⚫️🔴 EXCL: Bayer Leverkusen have approached Man City to sign James McAtee. Loan + option offered to City; Xabi Alonso, huge fan as he’s 1st choice to replace injured Terrier. ❗️ Man City and Pep Guardiola are reluctant to let him go as feel he can become a regular starter.

🔴⚫️🇧🇷 Danilo’s contract at Juventus has been terminated with immediate effect. Former Real Madrid and Man City defender signs in as Flamengo player on free transfer today, agreement done. Two year deal confirmed. Here we go. 🤝🏻

🔴⚪️🤝 Mainz have agreed deal to sign Arnaut Nordin from Montpellier, all set to complete the move in the next 24h. He’s due to travel for medical, as Le Parisien reported.

🚨🟡⚫️ Al Ittihad have sent formal bid to Barça for Unai Hernández worth €4/5m. Negotiations underway with more steps to follow for Barça B captain to join Saudi Pro League side. Deal on and advanced. 🔛🇸🇦

🔴⚫️🇺🇸 Miguel Almiron leaves Newcastle to join Atlanta United, confirmed and here we go! Verbal agreement sealed between all parties, also player side on four year and half contract. Fee around $12m for Almiron set to travel for medical tests.

🚨 Rúben Amorim: “Rashford out? The reason is the training, the way I see what footballers should do in training, in life” “It’s every day, every detail. Even if we missed something upfront against Fulham, I prefer like this”.

🔵🔴 Frenkie de Jong on his future with deal due to expire in June 2026: “I feel very good at Barcelona”. “I'm just focused on the present, and then there will be time for everything”.

🚨 Manchester United are set to approach Lecce again early this week for Patrick Dorgu. Add-ons will be key part of the final proposal to get closer to Lecce’s request (€40m price tag). Dorgu has already agreed terms with Manchester United, Napoli are keen on summer move.