In a summer of big sporting headlines, Blackburn Rovers forward Ben Brereton facing Lionel Messi in the Copa America for Chile has to be one of the strangest.
And that’s not even mentioning the Pepsi commercial the 22-year-old Stoke-born player appeared in to introduce himself to his new-found supporters.
Wrapping up the Arsenal transfer news, rumours and gossip in the 2021 summer window.
Arsenal agree £50m deal to sign White
Arsenal have agreed a deal to sign Brighton
Olivier Giroud has completed a permanent transfer to AC Milan from Chelsea for an undisclosed fee.
The France international, 34, underwent a medical on Friday, before thanking Chelsea for the “special memories” during his three-and-a-half-year stay at Stamford Bridge.
The fee for Giroud is understood to be around €1m (£855,000),
Germany’s men’s Olympics football team left the pitch five minutes before the end of a warm-up match against Honduras after one of their players was allegedly racially abused.
The team faced Honduras in preparation for the 2020 Olympics, which begin next week, taking part in shorter matches to test their fitness in Japan.
Wrapping up the Manchester United transfer news, rumours and gossip in the 2021 summer window.
Who have Man Utd been linked with?
Kieran Trippier – Manchester United are close to completing a double defensive swoop for Raphael Varane and Trippier worth £68m (The Sun, July 16); The England and Atletico Madrid defender is desperate for a return to the Premier League and is waiting eagerly for
All the latest Manchester City transfer news, rumours and gossip in the 2021 summer window.
Who have Man City been linked with?
Robert Lewandowski – Premier League champions Man City are monitoring the striker’s status at Bayern Munich amid concerns Harry Kane may prove too difficult to lure away from Tottenham (Daily Mail, July 15).
Olivier Giroud is undergoing a medical with AC Milan before signing a two-year deal with the Serie A club.
The France striker arrived at Milan’s La Madonnina clinic at approximately 7am on Friday morning ahead of finalising his move from Chelsea.
Celtic have completed the signing of Israel international winger Liel Abada on a five-year deal from Maccabi Petah Tikva, subject to international clearance.
The 19-year-old becomes new boss Ange Postecoglou’s third summer signing following the earlier arrivals of Liam Shaw and Osaze Urhoghide from Sheffield Wednesday.
Jadon Sancho has insisted “hate will never win” after detailing his emotions following the penalty miss against Italy in the Euro 2020 final and subsequent racist abuse aimed at the forward and fellow England team-mates Marcus Rashford and Bukayo Saka.
England’s penalty shootout defeat to Italy on Sunday
Paris Saint-Germain have announced the signing of Italy’s Euro 2020 hero Gianluigi Donnarumma on a five-year deal.
The 22-year-old joins on a free transfer from AC Milan after he was unable to agree terms over an extension to his deal which ran out on June 30.
