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"Chelsea announced the transfer of another young talent on its official website.

Brazilian Palmeiras winger Estevan Villian has signed a contract with the London club, the terms of which were not disclosed. The estimated transfer fee is 32 million euros plus bonuses. According to the agreement between the clubs, the 17-year-old will stay in Brazil for another year and join the Blues in the summer of 2025.

Willian has been playing for the Palmeiras first team since the beginning of the year. In 23 matches, he scored four goals and provided three assists.

Napoli right-back Giovanni Di Lorenzo plans to change clubs this summer, journalist Nicolo Scira reports on Twitter.

At the end of this season, the 30-year-old surprised the Napoli management with his desire to leave the team. The player has already agreed on the terms of a personal contract with Juventus.

However, the potential amount of the transfer could be an obstacle. "The Old Lady planned to allocate about 15 million euros for the player's transfer, but Naples said they would not enter into negotiations if the offer did not reach 20 million euros.

Head coach of the Netherlands Ronald Koeman commented on Javi Simons' goal against France (0-0) in the Euro 2024 group stage match, which was canceled due to Denzel Dumfries' offside.

"Dumfries is offside, it's true. But he does not interfere with the goalkeeper. And when this does not happen, then, in my opinion, it is a legitimate goal," ESPN quoted Koeman as saying.

On Saturday, June 22, Germany hosted the next matches of Euro 2024, which ended the 2nd round of the group stage of the tournament.

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Real Madrid captain Nacho Fernandez is preparing for a transfer to the Saudi Arabian club Al Qadisiyah.

According to Fabrizio Romano on Twitter, the 34-year-old has already undergone a medical examination for the Saudi Arabian representative. The parties are expected to sign a two-year contract.

It should be noted that Real Madrid offered Nacho a new contract, but gave him until the end of June to make a final decision. However, the defender is currently focused on playing for the Spanish national team at Euro 2024.

Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo has set a record for European Championships.

In the match of the 2nd round of the Euro 2024 group stage against Turkey (3: 0), Ronaldo scored an assist for Bruno Fernandes. The 39-year-old forward scored his seventh assist in the history of Euro performances, which is a tournament record.

Before that, Cristiano shared the first place in assists at the Euros with former Czech Republic midfielder Karel Poborsky.

Famous Ukrainian coach and expert Anatoliy Chantsev shared his impressions of the match of the 2nd round of the group stage of Euro-2024 Slovakia - Ukraine (1:2), which took place yesterday in Düsseldorf.

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France midfielder N'Golo Kante spoke about the draw of the 2nd round of Euro 2024 match against the Netherlands (0: 0).

"Overall, we had a good match. Unfortunately, we failed to score. At the same time, we are moving in the right direction. We played better than in the last match.

We have to prepare well for the next game and continue in the same vein," RMC Sport quoted the 33-year-old as saying.

It is interesting to note that Kante is recognized as the best player of the match for the second time in a row at Euro 2024.

Chelsea of London is showing great interest in Atletico Madrid striker Samuel Omorodion, according to football insider Mateo Moretto.

According to the source, Chelsea representatives have already made three offers to transfer the talented striker, but each time Madrid rejected these offers. It is reported that the bosses of the London club offered 50 million euros for Omorodion, but Atletico will let go of their talent for at least 80 million euros. Chelsea is currently developing another plan to sign Samuel Omorodion.

Famous coach and football expert Oleh Fedorchuk analyzed the performance of each Ukrainian player in the 2-1 match with the Slovak national team for theSbirnawebsite.

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Werder Bremen's new defender Ivan Yermachkov shared with Legioners.UA his expectations from joining the Bremen club.

- I would like to adapt as quickly as possible in the double, and in the shortest possible time to get to training with the first team. I will prove to the coaching staff and the Werder club in general that I am worthy of playing for this team, worthy of wearing their shirt and playing in the Bundesliga.

As for the youth team, I think it's a very good impetus for me. I will start training with the first team - this will help me prepare better, and I will be able to come in excellent condition for the youth Euro 2024," said the Ukrainian.

Former Shakhtar Donetsk striker Andriy Vorobey commented on the Euro 2024 match, in which the Ukrainian national team beat Slovakia 2-1 and significantly improved its chances of reaching the last 16.

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