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During the summer transfer window, Barcelona were supposed to carry out a significant restructuring of the squad, which would have resulted in four players leaving the Camp Nou. However, due to the Catalan club's recent decisions, this will not happen yet.

According to ESPN, Robert Lewandowski, João Feliz, João Cancelo and Vitor Roque could leave the Blaugrana in the summer, but the nuance is that it was the decision of former head coach Xavi. The coach planned to freshen up the squad, especially in the attacking line.

It is worth noting that Lewandowski himself intends to play at least two more years at Barcelona, and the Catalans are to be led by the Pole's old friend Hansi Flick, with whom they worked together at Bayern Munich.

Bayer head coach Xabi Alonso managed to win two trophies in one season. Prior to this campaign, the pharmacists had only two trophies.

Thus, in his first full season as head coach, Xabi Alonso has won as many trophies as in the previous 119 years of the club's existence - the German Cup in 1992/1993 and the UEFA Cup in 1987/1988.

It is worth reminding you that during Xabi Alonso's tenure, Bayer managed to win the German championship and the German Cup.

This week, Barcelona changed its decision on the future of head coach Javi Hernandez again.

The main candidate to replace Javi is Hans-Dieter Flick. It is already known that the German coach will take two assistants with him, but Barcelona wants to add one more person to the team.

According to Diario AS, the Blaugranas are exploring the possibility of hiring an assistant who could serve as a link between the German-speaking Flick and the predominantly Spanish-speaking team. One of the main candidates for this role is former Barca midfielder Thiago Alcantara, who played under Flick at Bayern Munich and is now at Liverpool.

Germany goalkeeper Kevin Trapp was not included in the preliminary national team squad for Euro 2024.

Eintracht Frankfurt, the club Trapp plays for, believes that the reason for the decline in their star goalkeeper Kevin Trapp's performance is his "sex-obsessed" fiancée Isabelle Gular.

According to the Daily Mail, citing Bild, Trapp, who played a key role in Eintracht's Europa League triumph in 2022, was accused in training of stopping "diving" for the ball every time he took a shot from close range.

Gular is allegedly having a negative impact on his career. According to insiders, the 39-year-old supermodel even tells her fiancé how he should get out of the car at public events so that they can take the best photos together.

Originally from Brazil, Goulard is best known for being one of the Victoria's Secret Angels from 2005 to 2008. She has also worked with Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and Armani Exchange. Trapp and Gular have been engaged since 2018 but have not yet tied the knot.

At the beginning of their relationship, when Trapp was playing for PSG, Goulard spoke about their sex life, saying that strict rules were set in case his team was defeated.

"Kevin and I make love a lot - four or five times a week. But if he loses an important game, I can put on make-up, wear my best lingerie, and we still won't have sex," she admitted.

A well-known journalist and insider Fabrizio Romano said that Bayern Munich has almost decided on the candidate for the new head coach.

According to the source, the Munich team is leaning towards the candidacy of Vincent Kompany, who will sign a three-year contract. At the same time, other clubs are still bidding for the Belgian. He will not be working for Burnley, which has been relegated from the Premier League, next season.

German coach Hans-Dieter Flick will sign a contract with Barcelona that will run until 2026, journalist Florian Plettenberg reports on social media site X.

According to the source, the appointment of the German specialist will be announced soon. The president of the Blue and Gold, Joan Laporta, and sporting director Deku are fully confident in their choice.

Flick served as Bayern's head coach from 2019 to 2021. During this period, under his leadership, the German giants won the Champions League, the European Super Cup, the German Cup, and twice the German Championship.

Stuttgart striker Sero Girassi may join Borussia Dortmund, according to a report by well-known journalist Fabrizio Romano on the social network X.

According to the source, the Guinean footballer is one of the Bumblebees' top targets in this transfer window. It is also reported that negotiations have already begun, but there are still clubs interested in the player's transfer. The player's clause is about 18 million euros.

Earlier it was reported that Atletico Madrid and West Ham are interested in the player.

Germany's sporting director Rudi Feller has expressed his support for Bayer Leverkusen after the 0-3 defeat in the Europa League final against Atalanta.

"This result doesn't change the fact that Bayer made a great history and impressed Germany and the whole of Europe. The players, coaches and team have made the country proud, and Bayer have won an incredible amount of sympathy and fans with their inspiring football, humble attitude and special spirit.

Simon Rolfes, Xabi Alonso and Fernando Carro have worked well together to form a team that plays perfectly together. A team that has almost forgotten how to lose," Feller was quoted as saying by Bulinews.

Bayern Munich has reached a verbal agreement with Vincent Kompany on cooperation.

According to Bild, the German giants are close to appointing the 38-year-old as their head coach. The deal has not yet been concluded, but Bayern are negotiating with Burnley over compensation.

It is worth noting that after leading Burnley to an impressive promotion to the English Premier League, Kompany was unable to save the club from relegation this season.

Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Granit Xhaka commented on the team's 0-3 defeat in the Europa League final against Atalanta, which broke Leverkusen's 51-game unbeaten run.

"To be honest, we are not interested in the record of unbeaten matches. We didn't care about it from the very beginning. It's about the game, and unfortunately we lost the final today. This is football. We said yesterday that it would be a tough game. Compliments to Atalanta.

It's a pity that it didn't work out in the final. We looked so good before this game, and the fact that we didn't manage to do what we usually do well in the final is part of the game. We have to accept it," Bulinews quoted Djaka as saying.

Former Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel may once again take charge of Chelsea in London, according to journalist Florian Plettenberg.

According to the source, the 50-year-old is ready to return to work with Chelsea, provided that the club's management has full confidence in the transfer market. The German specialist is inspired by the idea of returning to Todd Bowley's project and believes that he did not complete his mission during his first stint at the helm of the Blues.

As a reminder, on 21 May, Chelsea officially announced the resignation of Mauricio Pochettino.

Karl-Heinz Schnellinger, a former footballer of AC Milan and the German national team, a two-time FIFA World Cup winner, has died at the age of 86, the Daily Mail reports.

According to the source, Schnellinger died after a long illness in a hospital in Milan. In Germany, Karl-Heinz played for such teams as Cologne and Tennis-Borussia, while in Italy he represented AC Milan, Mantova and Roma. Together with the Rossoneri, Schnellinger won three Italian Cups and became the country's champion.