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Atletico Madrid bosses are ready to pay a release clause for Girona striker Artem Dovbyk, according to authoritative journalist Nicolo Scira.

According to the source, Atletico Madrid is ready to offer the Ukrainian striker a five-year contract and pay 40 million euros for him, which is stipulated in the player's contract.

Earlier it was reported that Atletico Madrid is ready to sell Alvaro Morata and Memphis Depay to acquire Artem Dovbyk.

Ukraine and Real Madrid goalkeeper Andriy Lunin may leave the Madrid club this summer. This is reported by Cope.es portal.

According to the source, Lunin does not feel the trust of the team's head coach Carlo Ancelotti after the Italian coach's decision to release Courtois in the Champions League final. The Ukrainian does not want to be just an understudy to the Belgian goalkeeper.

Now Lunin doubts whether he should sign a new deal with Real Madrid, which will run until 2029.

It is known that Arsenal wants to take advantage of this situation. The Londoners plan to make an offer to Real Madrid for Lunin's transfer in the near future.

Last season, Lunin played in 31 matches for Real Madrid in all competitions.

Ukrainian forward of Girona Artem Dovbyk has been named the Catalan club's Player of the Season.

According to Girona's press service, Dovbyk was recognized as the team's best player in the 2023/2024 season.

It will be recalled that Dovbyk scored 24 goals and 10 assists in the last season of the Spanish championship. The striker became the top scorer in La Liga, as well as the best player in the league in terms of goal + assist.

Atletico Madrid have managed to reach an agreement in principle on a transfer with Ukrainian striker Artem Dovbik of Girona, said in his tweet journalist Patrick Berger.

According to the source, Italian Napoli is also negotiating the transfer of the 26-year-old player, but the favorite here is Atletico, as Dovbik himself would like to continue his career in Spain.

The journalist also specifies that the amount of payoff for the Ukrainian, fixed in his contract with Girona, is 40 million euros.

Earlier, it was reported that Italian side AC Milan also have views on Dovbik, but in this case, the Ukrainian striker is not a priority transfer target for the club.

Real Madrid's key center back Antonio Rudiger may continue his career in Saudi Arabia.

According to El Chiringuito, Al Nasr is offering the German footballer an impressive four-year contract worth 100 million euros. However, at the moment, Rüdiger does not plan to accept this offer. To convince the player, Al Nasr is ready to improve the conditions further.

Rüdiger will be called upon to replace Emery Laporte, who wants to leave Saudi Arabia at the end of the season.

There is a high probability that forward Rodrigo will leave Real Madrid during the summer transfer window.

According to Diario Sport, the "royal club" is open to selling the Brazilian, which contrasts with their previous position when they rejected offers from Liverpool and Manchester City.

The source indicates that Real Madrid is ready to part ways with Rodrigo if an offer of at least €120 million is made. The striker himself is concerned about losing his place in the Real Madrid starting lineup after the arrival of Kylian Mbappe and 17-year-old super talent Andrick.

Last season, Rodrigo scored 17 goals and provided nine assists in 51 matches for the "cream".

The Netherlands midfielder Frankie de Jong did not have time to heal his injury and will miss Euro 2024, according to the official resources of the national team.

The 27-year-old footballer came to the national team with an ankle injury, but still will not have time to fully recover.

"Unfortunately, he will not be ready in three weeks. Frankie has a long history with this injury, so we have to think about his health. His club decided to take a risk, and now we will have to pay the price for it," said the national team's head coach Ronald Koeman.

Ukraine and Real Madrid goalkeeper Andriy Lunin told us about the positions he played as a child.

"Until I was 11, I was a striker until I was accepted to Metalist's academy. In my city, I was a striker, and once a week I played goalkeeper for Kharkiv's Arsenal. That is, five days a week I was a striker, and one day I was a goalkeeper. And one day was a day off," Lunin was quoted as saying by the Vzbirna telegram channel.

Dynamo Kyiv midfielder Kyrylo Pashko has attracted the interest of several European clubs. This is reported by TMW.

According to the source, three teams of the Italian championship - Fiorentina, Atalanta, Bologna, as well as the representative of the Spanish championship Girona - are interested in signing Pashko and are ready to start negotiations with Dynamo.

It is known that the clubs are in contact with the player's entourage to try to formalize Pashko's transfer this summer.

Recall, Pashko's agreement with Dynamo is valid until the summer of 2025.

Atletico Madrid forward João Feliz, who spent last season on loan at Barcelona, spoke about the coaches of both teams.

"The difference between Xavi and Diego Simeone? Xavi communicates more with people, he cares more about the players. This aspect is very important, I think Xavi is better at it," Feliz told The Nude Project.

Girona's Ukrainian midfielder Viktor Tsygankov will spend the next season with the Catalan club.

According to the Spanish edition of Más Fichajes, despite the great interest in Tsygankov from the top clubs in Europe, it is expected that the Ukrainian will continue his career in Girona.

The main reason for this decision is the excellent relationship between Tsygankov and the team's head coach Sanchez, who managed to integrate the player into the team.

The Girona coach is counting on Tsygankov for the next season, in which the Catalan club will play in the Champions League for the first time in its history. All these circumstances suggest that Tsygankov will decide to continue playing for his current team.

Last season, Tsygankov played in 34 matches for Girona, scoring 8 goals and 7 assists.

Manchester City head coach Josep Guardiola has said that his return to Barcelona is not possible.

"Is the door closed to my possible return to Barcelona in the future? Yes, the door is closed," journalist Fabrizio Romano quoted Guardiola as saying on his Twitter page.

It will be recalled that Guardiola's current agreement with Manchester City expires at the end of the upcoming season.