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On the eve of the Champions League final match against Borussia Dortmund, Real Madrid midfielder and leader Vinicius Junior spoke about the legendary Ronaldo's mark on his career.

- Ronaldo was a star of the Brazilian national team and played for Real Madrid. He teaches me a lot and calls me whenever he can to give me some advice. He once said that he was best at scoring after going one-on-one with the goalkeeper. I paid attention to this component and made progress. Now every time I go one-on-one, I'm as calm as I can be," Vinicius told UEFA.com.

Girona sporting director Kike Carcelle is hoping to find a balance this summer between earning money on transfers and maintaining a strong team for the Champions League.

- Our goal is to keep as many players as possible, but we are open to offers. And I'm not sure that many players want to leave our team. They are happy at Girona, and money does not always solve all issues. We will play in the Champions League, but we want to make sure that the results in La Liga do not suffer. If we play badly in the league, there will be no European competitions," said Carcelle As.

It is known that other clubs are interested in Ukrainians Viktor Tsygankov and Artem Dovbyk.

Ukrainian forward Roman Yaremchuk of Belgian side Brugge is one step away from a move to Turkish side Trabzonspor.

Initially, the club from Trabzon tried to get on a full-time basis Nigerian forward Paul Onuacha from English Southampton, who spent the season on loan at Trabzonspor. But the transfer could not be finalised - the €15m Southampton asked for the player was unaffordable for the Turks.

Yaremchuk in this situation was an alternative option for Trabzonspor, and as soon as negotiations on Onuach finished without results, the Turkish club immediately switched to the implementation of the transfer of the Ukrainian striker.

According to Sporx, Trabzonspor held intensive negotiations with Yaremchuk for several weeks and eventually managed to agree all the terms of a personal contract with him. After that, according to the source, Trabzonspor representative Ahmet Bulut travelled to Belgium, where he is currently negotiating with Brugge on Yaremchuk's transfer. The Turkish club intends to formalise such a transfer by the end of this week.

Last season Yaremchuk spent on loan at Spanish Valencia (29 games, 4 goals).

If Spanish side Girona sell their Ukrainian striker Artem Dovbik, his previous club Dnipro 1 will no longer own any part of the rights to the player. However, the contract between the Ukrainian and Spanish club stipulates a certain percentage, which Dnipro-1 will receive in case of resale of the player.

And we are talking about impressive funds. The final percentage will directly depend on the actual amount of the transfer. Taking into account the estimated transfer value of Dovbik, as well as the order of the sums that Girona want to get for the forward (according to the media it is 40 million euros), the commission intended for Dnipro-1 in the current realities of Ukrainian football will provide the annual budget of the club for several years.

Recall, Dovbik moved to Girona from Dnipro-1 in early August 2023. Now the main contenders for the striker are Atletico Madrid and Italian Napoli.

Barcelona's new head coach Hans-Dieter Flick has spoken about his appointment as the Catalan team's head coach.

"My team and I will do everything we can to make the fans happy and celebrate many titles in the near future. This is our goal. We need good football, that's what I want," AS quoted Flick as saying.

Betis midfielder Guido Rodriguez is at risk of not joining Catalan side Barcelona, AS reports.

According to the source, the Catalan club's relaxed agreement with the 30-year-old footballer expires on 31 May 2024. From that date, Rodriguez can accept any of the other offers he has now. Another problem with Rodriguez's signing is Barcelona's financial fair play.

Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke shared his expectations for the Champions League final against Real Madrid.

"Who bet on Borussia in the match against PSG? Nobody. And we have never beaten them, but we managed to win twice. If we can do that, we can win the final if our plan works.

The fact that we recognise Real Madrid as favourites is not a strategy, but a historical fact. It is worth remembering that they have never lost in the Champions League final. But there is a first time for everything," Watzke was quoted as saying by AS.

Girona forward Artem Dovbik is likely to change clubs in the summer transfer window.

According to TaToTake, if Girona sells Dovbik - 5% of the full transfer fee will be received by football clubs and schools that brought up the player from 12 to 23 years of age inclusive.

It is noteworthy that Dnipro, where Dovbik played, is now in bankruptcy status and, according to the rules, in such cases, in such cases, associations receive payments instead of clubs.

Recall, in the last season of the Spanish championship Dovbik scored 24 goals for Girona, becoming the top scorer in La Liga. The agreement of the Ukrainian with the Spanish club is calculated until the summer of 2028.

Well-known journalist Serhiy Tyshchenko shared his vision of the possible development of the situation with the future career of Ukrainian midfielder Viktor Tsygankov of Spanish club Girona, who is currently being shown interest by Bayern Munich, Spanish club Barcelona and several Premier League clubs.

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Barcelona defender Sergi Roberto may leave the club this summer, according to the online publication Relevo.

According to the source, the club cannot guarantee him a place in the squad next season. "Barcelona does not yet know exactly how many players can be declared. It is reported that the team's priority is defenders Inigo Martinez and Alex Balde, midfielder Xavi and striker Vitor Roque. It is also believed that the decision to continue cooperation with Barcelona is up to Roberto himself.

Earlier, the media reported that the player would stay at the club only if Xavi continues his work, as the Spanish specialist highly appreciates the midfielder's playing qualities.

Real Madrid striker Rodrigo Goes may become a Manchester City player, according to the online publication Mundo Deportivo.

According to the source, the 23-year-old Brazilian sees the likely arrival of PSG player Kylian Mbappe to Real Madrid as a threat and believes that the English Premier League would be the perfect place to realise his talent to the fullest. The player is believed to be attracted to Manchester City head coach Josep Guardiola's style of play.

But it is reported that the creamy ones will ask for at least €170 million for their player, which is an extremely large sum even for the Citizens.

Real Madrid defender Daniel Carvajal explained what the Champions League means to the Royal Club.

"The Champions League means a lot to Real Madrid, to our fans. When the tournament anthem is played, we instil fear in our opponents.

I don't know how to explain it, but we always fight. In the Champions League, we are very focused and we fight to the end when we wear this shirt," Marca quoted Carvajal as saying.