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Conor Gallagher agrees £33.7m Atletico Madrid move after Diego Simeone talks

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Conor Gallagher agrees £33.7m Atletico Madrid move after Diego Simeone talks

Conor Gallagher has agreed to join Atletico Madrid from Chelsea for £33.7 million after Diego Simeone pushed hard to convince the midfielder to move to Spain.

England international Gallagher is poised to sign a five-year deal that could earn him as much as £200,000-a-week once bonuses are taken into consideration.

Gallagher was preparing to fly to Madrid on Monday to finalise the deal, having consulted Kieran Trippier about life at Atletico while on England duty during the Euros.

While the fee is significantly lower than the initial £55 million they banked for Mason Mount, who also had a year remaining on his contract, from Manchester United last summer, Chelsea favoured selling Gallagher overseas.

The west London club accepted a higher offer from Aston Villa in June, but Gallagher turned the move down, while Tottenham Hotspur have not followed up their long-standing interest with a firm offer.

Selling Gallagher to Villa, Spurs, or any other English club, could have piled pressure on Chelsea if the 24-year-old outperformed their midfielders during the forthcoming campaign.

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Chelsea twice offered Gallagher a new two-year contract, with the option of a further 12 months – once after accepting Villa’s offer and again after Atletico’s bid had been accepted.

Gallagher turned down each offer and, on Friday, was called in to Chelsea, cutting short his summer break, to be told that he risked being left out of the first-team squad if he stayed and did not sign a new contract.

That prompted a hectic weekend of talks, with verbal agreement between Gallagher and Atletico being found in the early hours of Monday morning.

Simeone has told Gallagher that he sees him as a key component of what has turned into a summer rebuild and believes the Chelsea academy graduate will fit perfectly into his system and style of play.

Gallagher played virtually every game under Simeone’s Argentine compatriot, Mauricio Pochettino, at Chelsea last season and captained the team for the majority of the season.

But Pochettino’s exit and the appointment of Enzo Maresca as head coach resulted in Chelsea believing that Gallagher would be more of a squad player, if he had signed a new deal, under the Italian.

Once he formally completes his move to Atletico, Gallagher will be the fifth first-team academy graduate to be sold by Chelsea’s Clearlake Capital-Todd Boehly owners, with Trevoh Chalobah and Armando Broja also set to depart this summer.

Gallagher follows Mount, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Ian Maatsen and Lewis Hall out of Stamford Bridge. Reece James and Levi Colwill are two academy graduates who have signed new long-term Chelsea contracts under the current owners.

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Man United thrash Barnsley 7-0 in EFL Cup game

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Manchester United enjoyed a dominant performance in the EFL Cup, securing their biggest victory under manager Erik ten Hag with a crushing win over League One side Barnsley.

United sailed into the last-16 of the competition, delivering an emphatic 7-0 win.

Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho, and veteran midfielder Christian Eriksen each scored twice, while Brazilian winger Antony converted a first-half penalty, contributing to the rout.

This win marked United’s most significant victory since their 9-0 demolition of Southampton in February 2021, when Covid-19 restrictions kept the stands empty.

For Ten Hag, this match was a milestone as it was the first time his team scored five or more goals since his appointment. Eriksen’s late brace further added to the celebratory mood, capping a night that the Dutch manager described as “perfect.”

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“For the team, this is the perfect night,” said Ten Hag. “We did everything we planned—winning to reach the next round, scoring some great goals, entertaining the fans, and working on our game model, so we are happy.”

Despite the vocal support from Barnsley’s traveling fans, Darrell Clarke’s side was thoroughly outmatched.

Their most notable moment came when Clarke himself showed a brilliant touch to control a ball that had gone out of play, earning applause from both sets of supporters.

United also handed a first start to their £50.5 million signing, Manuel Ugarte. The Uruguayan midfielder looked assured throughout the game, giving Ten Hag confidence that his team is nearing the complete squad he envisioned when he took over in 2022.

Despite the victory, Ten Hag remains grounded. “I wasn’t devastated after Liverpool, and I’m not celebrating now. We will see where we are in May because then we have to be good,” he said, emphasizing the long-term goals for the season.

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Liverpool fan killed while crossing highway in Italy

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A 51-year-old Irish Liverpool fan tragically lost his life on Monday night while attempting to cross the A4 highway near Orio al Serio Airport in Bergamo, Italy.

Reports from multiple Italian media outlets indicate that the unnamed fan had just arrived in Italy from Manchester when he was struck by a vehicle.

Local authorities found the man’s body near the airport, with no sign of the two individuals who had accompanied him on the trip.

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According to the Italian daily Il Corriere della Sera, the deceased was a devoted Liverpool supporter and held a ticket for the highly anticipated Champions League match between AC Milan and Liverpool at the San Siro stadium.

The unfortunate incident occurred as he was trying to reach the NH Hotel, where he was set to stay before the big match.

Investigations are currently underway, and the tragic death of this Liverpool fan has cast a shadow over what was meant to be an exciting European adventure for supporters.

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Ronaldo’s Al Nassr fires head coach

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Saudi Arabian outfit, Al Nassr on Tuesday sacked Luis Castro as coach of the club.

The Saudi Pro League club announced on Tuesday that Castro had been dismissed from his role following weeks of speculation over his future.

“Al Nassr can announce that Head Coach Luis Castro has left the Club,” read a club statement, posted on X.

“Everyone at Al Nassr would like to thank Luis and his staff for their dedicated work during the past 14 months, wishing them the best of luck for the future.”

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Castro, 63, leaves Al Nassr seventh in the Saudi Pro League, three games into the new season.

Meanwhile, former AC Milan head coach Stefano Pioli is set to take charge of the Saudi club instead, with a deal “on the verge” of being agreed.

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