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Argentina forward Lionel Messi has spoken about his former PSG teammate Sergio Ramos.

"We often had conflicts with Sergio Ramos. He was the player who pissed me off the most. Later we became teammates, but we always clashed in the classics. The Clasico was tense," AS quotes Messi as saying.

Manchester United winger Mason Greenwood will continue his career in the Spanish La Liga.

According to Nick Semerano, the English forward has already agreed on the terms of a personal contract with Valencia. Despite the interest from Juventus, Greenwood intends to return to the Spanish league, where he has already adapted and feels comfortable.

Greenwood successfully spent last season on loan at Getafe. In 36 matches in all competitions, he scored 10 goals and recorded six assists.

The newly minted Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe has spoken about whether the management of the Royal Club will allow him to take part in the 2024 Olympics.

"My club's position on the Olympics is very clear. I don't think I will play in the tournament, to be honest.

I want to wish France good luck. I will watch the games as a fan. I have already participated in them, but this time I will be a spectator. I hope the team will bring home gold medals," Mbappe told RMC Sport.

The football tournament at the Olympics will take place from July 24 to August 9 in France. The French Olympic team will play against the United States, Guinea and New Zealand in the group stage.

London Arsenal will have to pay a considerable sum if they want to complete the transfer of Ukrainian forward Artem Dovbyk to Girona Artem Dovbyk.

According to the Football London portal, Arsenal is very interested in acquiring Dovbyk, but the Londoners will have to pay a serious amount for the Ukrainian striker, which is spelled out in his agreement with Girona. We are talking about a clause in the amount of 40 to 50 million euros.

It is reported that Arsenal is ready to pay the required amount to the Spanish club.

Last season, Dovbyk became the top scorer in the Spanish league with Girona.

Former Real Madrid midfielder Kaka is confident that Jude Bellingham will be one of the main contenders for the Ballon d'Or this year.

"There are so many good players in England. And there have been incredible performers in the national team before. Wayne Rooney, in my opinion, is one of the best English players in history. Kane, of course, is one of the best, the national team will count on him for the Euros.

Bellingham is incredible, he's a great player. He is very young, but he looks very mature on the field. He reads the game perfectly. He doesn't seem to have the excitement that you would expect from a player his age. He has a great future ahead of him. He will definitely fight for the Ballon d'Or this year," Kaka was quoted as saying by the Daily Mail.

The wife of Real Madrid and Ukraine goalkeeper Andriy Lunin Anastasia said she would support her husband if he decides to continue his career in another country.

"We love Spain very much, the people here are very friendly and we feel very welcome and comfortable. But if Andrei has to leave this country, of course I will support him and we will go wherever it takes," Madrid Xtra quoted Anastasia as saying on Twitter.

Barcelona winger Lamin Yamal appeared in the starting lineup of the Spanish national team in the Euro 2024 group stage match against Croatia.

This game will definitely go down in the history of the tournament, as Yamal became the youngest player in the history of the European Championships. The young Spaniard was 16 years and 338 days old at the time of his appearance. The previous record belonged to Polish midfielder Kacper Kozlovski, who played at Euro 2020 at the age of 17 years and 246 days.

"Girona has signed Sparta Prague midfielder Ladislav Krejci, the club's official website reports.

The agreement of the Czech national team representative is valid until 2029. The transfer fee for the 25-year-old footballer amounted to 12 million euros.

Krejci has played most of his career as a supporting and central midfielder, but in recent years he has been playing in the center of defense.

Last season, Krejci played 35 matches for Sparta, scoring 10 goals and providing six assists.

London Arsenal interested in transferring Girona forward Artem Dovbyk. This was reported by journalist Rudi Galetti.

"Arsenal has made a transfer request for Dovbyk. He is among the names on the list of Londoners to strengthen the attack. "Napoli, which is already in contact with the player's entourage, is also interested in the Ukrainian. Also, several other clubs continue to claim Dovbyk, including Atletico," Galetti said.

Last season, Dovbyk became the top scorer in the Spanish league with Girona.

The fate of Real Madrid's Ukrainian goalkeeper Andriy Lunin, whose contract with his club expires in a year, remains uncertain.

"Royal Club" offered the 25-year-old goalkeeper a new agreement, but accept it Lunin is not in a hurry to accept it, because he does not want to be satisfied with the role of understudy Thibaut Courtois, who returned after a long pause due to a serious injury, and in which the main goalkeeper sees Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti.

According to PlanetaRealmadrid, now the Ukrainian, despite interest in him from Arsenal London, is leaning towards the option of continuing his career at Juventus Turin, but he will decide on his future only after the end of Euro 2024, when he will consider all the options available at that time, including the possibility of signing a new contract with Real Madrid.

Myron Markevych, the head coach of Lviv's Karpaty, shared his description of the Champions League winner Carlo Ancelotti.

- Carlo Ancelotti is a confident and charismatic coach. He doesn't have a star disease, he has a very warm relationship with the players, expresses high respect for them, but at the same time he doesn't let himself get in over his head and can be tough at times. In addition, Ancelotti has a phenomenal sense of touch, as he makes substitutions during matches that improve the game and change the outcome. And the selection of players at Real Madrid is incredibly good. And this is also his merit," Myron Markevych is sure.

Real Madrid has received an attractive offer for the transfer of goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.

According to Fichajes, an unnamed club from Saudi Arabia offered 70 million euros for the Belgian. However, the "creamy ones" do not plan to sell Thibaut. The Royal Club's management considers the 32-year-old to be the main player in the project.

It will be recalled that Courtois was not included in the Belgian national team's application for Euro 2024.