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Guillermo Rai

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Real Madrid Reporter at The Athletic

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  • 1 week ago | nytimes.com | Guillermo Rai |Dan Sheldon

    Arsenal coach Carlos Cuesta is set to leave the club to become Parma’s new head coach. The 29-year-old is expected to depart after five years at the north London club under Mikel Arteta. Cuesta had been in talks with the Serie A side for several weeks and is expected to travel to Italy on Wednesday. If the deal is completed, he will replace Cristian Chivu as Parma head coach after the 44-year-old succeeded Simone Inzaghi at Inter earlier this month.

  • 2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Jacob Tanswell |Guillermo Rai

    Aston Villa have made an approach to sign Real Betis winger Jesus Rodriguez. The Athletic reported in the Transfer DealSheet on June 3 that Villa are looking increase their wide forward options this summer. Villa's main focus is to balance books before the June 30 profitability and sustainability deadline, but the club also want to sign a wide player and Rodriguez is among the options senior figures have contacted to outline parameters of a potential deal.

  • 2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Guillermo Rai |Matt Slater

    Burnley's owners are in talks over buying a stake in Spanish top flight club Espanyol. If a deal can be reached, Espanyol would be the second club linked to ALK Capital, the investment vehicle run by Burnley's owner Alan Pace. A source with knowledge of the situation, speaking on the condition of anonymity to protect relationships, confirmed that ALK had been exploring investment opportunities at clubs in Europe for some time.

  • 2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Guillermo Rai |Adam Crafton

    Serie A, the top division of Italian football, is in talks to play a game between Milan and Como in Australia. In what would be the first European league fixture to be played abroad, plans are being discussed for the fixture to be staged in the Western Australian city of Perth on the weekend of February 7-8, 2026.

  • 2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Mario Cortegana |Guillermo Rai

    Benfica are set to include full-back Alvaro Carreras in their Club World Cup squad despite transfer interest from Real Madrid. The Athletic reported in May that Madrid were in talks with the Lisbon club to re-sign their former academy graduate, and while no agreement is yet in place, further club-to-club talks are anticipated.

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5 Jun 25

🚩Deportivo La Coruña, among the teams interested in Davide Ancelotti. Juventus also studying the return of Antonio Pintus + Background of all the new members of Xabi Alonso's staff. @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/CfdeT0AQCd

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4 Jun 25

🚩 Real Madrid have held talks with the representatives of River Plate midfielder Franco Mastantuono. The player's priority is Madrid -despite talks with PSG. @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/xmEhEtGiJm

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3 Jun 25

🚩 Man U have a sell-on clause as part of the deal that took Álvaro Carreras to Benfica in 2024 -which is worth 20 per cent of any fee above the £5m the Portuguese club bought him for. @lauriewhitwell @TheAthleticFC #DealSheet https://t.co/tDU9ccWZQR