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"Tottenham managed to retain striker Timo Werner for the next season. The German forward's loan has been extended until the 2024/25 season, according to the Spurs' official website.

The 28-year-old forward, who joined on loan from Leipzig in January, was the main player in Angelos Postecoglou's team in the second half of last season.

Werner played 13 matches in the English Premier League, scoring two goals and providing three assists. Timo's current contract with Leipzig runs until the summer of 2026.

"Bayern Munich has announced the appointment of Vincent Kompany as the new head coach of the first team.

According to the Munich press service, the 38-year-old Belgian signed a contract with the former German champions until 30 June 2027. Most recently, he worked for the English Premier League club Burnley.

Werder Bremen have announced the signing of Ukraine U-19 defender Ivan Yermachkov.

According to the Bremen press service, Yermachkov signed a full-fledged adult agreement with the club. The contract is for two years with an option to extend for another season.

It is also known that Yermachkov will play for Werder's second team, the U-23s, with the opportunity to train with the first team.

In Ukraine, Yermachkov played for Dinaz and Kolos Kovaliv. After the start of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine, the centre-back moved to Germany, where he played for Wuppertal.

Former Ukraine forward Andriy Voronin congratulated Bochum defender Ivan Ordets on winning the play-off round to retain their place in the Bundesliga.

"You did it," Voronin wrote on his Instagram page.

We would like to add that Ordets plays for Bochum on loan. His contract still belongs to Dynamo Moscow.

We would like to remind you that after the outbreak of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine, Ordets remained silent and continued to work there. It was only in early July last year that he took advantage of the FIFA rule that allows him to suspend his contract for a year and moved to German side Bochum. Voronin left Dynamo Moscow a few days after the invasion.

An incredible match took place yesterday, 27 May, in Düsseldorf, where local Fortuna and Bochum met in the return leg of the Bundesliga playoffs.

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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.