Real Madrid president Florentino Perez says the release clauses they put in contracts are not there to be paid, but rather a tactic to fend off potential suitors. It’s also a symbol of how much they value their players. For example, Isco has a €700 million release clause and Luka Modric has a €750 million fee. But, there was also
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Hugo Boss has become Tottenham Hotspur’s official formalwear supplier. The Premier League club announced the new partnership after the fashion brand signed Spurs captain Harry Kane as a brand ambassador back in March 2018. As part of the deal, the first team squad and coaching staff will wear suits from Hugo Boss’ ‘Create Your Look’ line throughout the season.
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Barcelona have entered a new partnership with US fashion designer Thom Browne. The deal will see Barcelona wear Thom Browne suits for their away European matches and a number of matches in La Liga throughout the next three years.
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Mauricio Pochettino has revealed that Lionel Messi was close to joining Espanyol back in 2005. The current Spurs manager was a senior player at Espanyol at the time of the proposed loan move. Barcelona considered loaning Messi out after having filled their three-man quota of foreign players with Rafa Márquez, Ronaldinho and Samuel Eto’o. Of course they decided to keep
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West Ham United’s rent at their London Stadium home doesn’t even cover costs of staging matches, according to the ground owners. The club pays annual rent of about $3.3 million USD. Since their move in 2016, it was revealed that UK taxpayers are forced to foot the bill for certain running costs such as stewarding, goalposts, cleaners and turnstile operators.
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Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu insists that their doors are always open for Guardiola to return in any capacity he wants. Guardiola was in charge of Barcelona’s B team before guiding the first team through one of their most successful periods in history winning 3 LaLiga titles, 2 Copa del Rey’s and 2 Champions League trophies. Currently heading Manchester City Guardiola
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Chelsea players are reportedly fed up with Maurizio Sarri’s intensive training programme as a video surfaces of a Blues fan confronting the Italian. According to reports, Sarri makes his Chelsea players train on the mornings of evening games. That was the case before the Blues’ 4-0 defeat to Bournemouth– their heaviest in the Roman Abramovich era. However, reports suggest that despite the squad
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No European club spent more than Milan in the January transfer window, as they shelled out €70m for Krzysztof Piatek and Lucas Paquetá. Despite struggling with Financial Fair Play issues, the Rossoneri were very active on the market and brought in two top young players. Both Paquetá and Piatek cost €35m each, plus bonuses, from Flamengo and Genoa respectively. Milan are a long
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Juventus Coach Massimiliano Allegri has jokingly dismissed claims Paulo Dybala stormed off to the dressing room during the draw with Parma. The 25-year-old was left on the bench for the 3-3 thriller in Turin, with Federico Bernardeschi’s late injury forcing Allegri to change his approach in the latter stages. According to Tuttosport, Dybala returned to the dressing room before the full-time whistle
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Inter have reportedly told Coach Luciano Spalletti to win a trophy this season or face losing his job. Spalletti met Inter’s board for a meal on Monday evening, and Gazzetta dello Sport claims there was more than the transfer market on the agenda. The newspaper writes President Steven Zhang ‘made it clear’ he wanted the Nerazzurri to lift a trophy, with particular
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