Fabrizio Romano

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⚪️🔴🔐 RB Leipzig have activated the buy clause for Arthur Vermeeren, now 100% Leipzig player on permanent deal. €20m fee to Atlético Madrid. 🤝🏻

🚨⚠️ New injury for Eduardo Camavinga as Real Madrid midfielder has been diagnosed with a muscle problem in the femoral biceps of his left leg.

🔵✨ Understand 2006 born talent Yvan Sebai Senin from Abidjan City will soon start training at Manchester City for one week. Several clubs interested around Europe including from France and Germany but City now prepared to welcome him.

🚨🇸🇦 Al Ahli are prepared to seal the agreement for Massimiliano Allegri as new head coach for next season, final details being sealed today. Gabriele Cioffi can be Al Ahli’s caretaker manager until June.

🟡🔵🇹🇷 Fenerbahçe are closing in on Diego Carlos deal with Aston Villa, final round of talks still needed. Discussions underway.

🚨 Bayern director Max Eberl on Alphonso Davies new deal: “Patience is not one of my qualities. The talks are good and open, discussions are part of that. It's legitimate”. “We'll continue to try to make the best decision. The talks are still ongoing”.

🚨💣 OFFICIAL: Erling Haaland signs new 9.5 year deal at Man City until June 2034. “I am really happy to have signed my new contract and to be able to look forward to spending even more time at this great Club”. “Manchester City is a special Club, full of fantastic people with amazing supporters and it’s the type of environment that helps bring the best out of everybody”. “I also want to thank Pep, his coaching staff, my teammates and everyone at the Club as they have all helped me so much in the past couple of years. They have made this such a special place to be and now I am City no matter what”. “I want to keep developing, keep working to get better and look to do my best to try and help us achieve more success going forward”.

🚨🔵 Erling Haaland’s new deal at Man City until June 2034 will also include a record salary. The highest ever at City, one of highest ever in Premier League and football (!) history. The release clause (previous ones are removed) is only valid from 2024 but very high numbers.

🚨🔵 Erling Haaland has signed new deal at Manchester City valid until June 2034! The agreement is valid for 9.5 years, as revealed by David Ornstein — with record salary for City 🇳🇴🤝🏻 ℹ️ There will be release clause valid from 2029 but only available at very high numbers.

🚨🔴⚪️ EXCL — Benjamin Šeško agent Elvis Basanovic: “Even if we’re aware of interest from several top clubs for long time, if you ask me if Šeško will move in January… …I can only say, Šeško is RB Leipzig player and they can answer these questions”. 🇸🇮✨

⚪️⚫️🦅 Ole Gunnar Solksjær will be announced as new Besiktas manager with contract ready until June 2026.

🔴🔵🇬🇪 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is in Paris and will complete medical later today as new PSG player ahead of official statement.

🔵🩺 Medical tests day at Man City for both Vitor Reis and Khusanov as announcements will follow soon. Both centre backs join Man City with immediate effect.

🔵🇸🇦 Neymar: “Saudi Arabia surprised me. The possibility of me staying in Saudi after my contract exists”. “Let’s see, in 6 months a lot can change…”, told Romário.

🚨 Neymar tells Romário: “What went wrong at PSG? Ego. Ego”. “I think having an ego is good, thinking you’re the best… but, you have realize to don’t play by yourself”. “Nowadays if not everyone helps, it’s impossible to win something”.

👀 Neymar tells Romário: “Mbappé was not annoying! When Messi came, I think he became a little jealous…”. “I had my things with him, we had a little fight. He was a boy that in the beginning was key, I used to call him ‘Golden Boy’, I was spoke to him, played around with him, told him he’d be one of the best, I always help, always had conversations with him”. “When Leo arrived, he became a little jealous. He didn’t want to share me with anyone! [laughs] That’s how the fights started, the change in behaviour”.

🔵🔴 Neymar tells Romário: “I didn’t leave Barça to be the best in the world at PSG”. “Messi told me: why are you leaving? Do you want to be the best player in the world? I can make you the best player in the world”. “I told him no. It’s not that. It’s something personal. Obviously financially, it was better than what I had at Barcelona… and there were Brazilians there too”. “I wanted to play with the Brazilians. There was Thiago Silva, Dani Alves just signed, Marquinhos, Lucas Moura. They were all my friends”.

🔵🔴 Neymar tells Romário: “I spent the first 6 months at Barça with butterflies in my stomach. I was like… f*ck, I can’t dribble anyone, I can’t get by anyone, I’m doing everything all wrong!”. “There was a day I was so despaired. It was going half time. I remember it until this day, it was against Athletic Bilbao, I went into the dressing room pissed at myself. I was playing so bad. I went into the washroom crying by myself thinking “what am I doing?”. Then knocked on the door and it was Messi”. “He asked me: why are you crying? I said nah I’m good, I’m good”. “Then Dani Alves came and Messi said: Calm down, we’re here to help you. We want you to play your best football like you did at Santos, without any pressure. If you need anything you can count on me”. “After that I become more confident. More excited to play and everything started to go well!”.

🔵🔴✨ Neymar: “I don’t regret my choice to pick Barcelona over Real Madrid. I went with my heart there”. “I obviously wanted to play with Messi! Barça was the team I loved. I always watched, since the era of Ronaldinho I always said: I want to play there. It happened”. “Those were intense days. It was 2 or 3 days where I wasn’t even training, just going from my house to the office to resolve this. It was Real Madrid’s people calling me from one side & Barcelona’s people calling me from the other. Both presidents were talking to me. I couldn’t rationalize. I imagined myself playing for both… But then my heart spoke louder. I ended up choosing Barcelona”.