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Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham spoke about the Ballon d'Or.

"I'm not too worried about it. I have always believed that these awards belong to strikers and wingers, the best players. I know I can entertain the crowd, but no one can do it better than Vinny. When he's on form, he's the best player in the world," Marca quoted Jude as saying.

Real Madrid striker Rodrigo Goes recalled the quarter-final stage of this year's Champions League draw, in which the cream of the crop beat Manchester City in a penalty shootout (4-4, 4-3 penalties).

"For me, Manchester City is the best team in the world that plays the best football. So I think that if the strongest opponent is eliminated, it will be easier from here," Rodrigo said, as quoted by AS with reference to GQ.

Dnipro-1's commercial director, Vyacheslav Fridman, has frankly said that his club will not receive a single euro cent from Girona for the fact that the team's former striker Artem Dovbyk became the top scorer in the Spanish league.

"According to Friedman, Dnipro-1 will not receive anything extra from Girona for Dovbyk's fantastic season. We quote him verbatim: "There are no bonuses."

It will be recalled that Artem Dovbyk moved from Dnipro-1 to Girona in the summer of 2023 for €15 million. The player played 39 matches for the Catalan club in the 2023/2024 season: 24 goals, ten assists.

"Trabzonspor are in talks with Brugge regarding the transfer of Ukrainian forward Roman Yaremchuk. This is reported by portal A Spor.

According to the source, Trabzonspor and Brugge are trying to find a consensus on Yaremchuk's transfer to the Turkish club.

It is known that Trabzonspor consider Yaremchuk as a successor to striker Paul Onuachu, who returns to English Southampton.

Recall, last season Yaremchuk played on loan for Valencia, playing in 29 matches. He scored 4 goals.

The Spanish edition of Fichajes has published a material dedicated to the Ukrainian midfielder of Spanish Girona Viktor Tsygankov and his possible transfer during the summer off-season.

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Ukrainian striker Artem Dovbik is in the focus of attention of a number of European clubs, but there are two main contenders for him.

According to Mundo Deportivo, the most active regarding the transfer of the 26-year-old player are Atletico Madrid and Italian Napoli.

The source confirms that Atletico have already made an official offer of €30m to Girona for Dovbik, but were refused. According to the media, the Catalans are ready to sell their Ukrainian forward for 40 million euros, so the proposal of the "matrasniki" did not even consider.

As for Napoli, the club see Dovbik as a replacement for Viktor Osimhen, who is preparing to move to PSG.

The likelihood of Joshua Kimmich's move from Bayern Munich to Barcelona is decreasing with each passing day.

According to Diario Sport, Barcelona's sporting director Deco has prepared a detailed report for the management, advising against signing Kimmich. In the report, Decoux states that Kimmich has a rather problematic personality and can cause significant problems in the locker room.

The new Catalan head coach Hans-Dieter Flick will not insist on Kimmich's transfer, despite having previously worked with him at Bayern Munich.

Signing a new holding midfielder is a priority for Barcelona this summer. It is likely that the club will sign two players for this position, as they have already agreed to bring Guido Rodriguez from Betis on a free transfer.

German specialist Hans-Dieter Flick has become the new head coach of Barcelona, the Catalan club's press service reports.

It is reported that Flick has signed an agreement with Barcelona until 30 June 2026.

As a reminder, Flick's previous job was at Bayern Munich, with whom he won the Champions League, German league, German Cup and Super Cup, and the UEFA Super Cup.

Spanish side Girona are keen to keep their Ukrainian midfielder Viktor Tsygankov for next season.

The Catalan club are concerned about the 26-year-old player's modest clausula, fixed in his current contract, which will not be a problem for clubs from the APL. In this situation, Girona have already made an offer to Tsygankov on a new agreement, but there has been no response from him so far, reports Football 24. In all likelihood, the specifics will appear after the performance at Euro 2024.

It should be added that the current contract of Tsygankov with "Girona" is valid until the summer of 2027. According to Transfermarkt, now the transfer value of the Ukrainian midfielder is 28 million euros. According to media reports, the English West Ham, Wolverhampton and Aston Villa, as well as Bayern Munich and Barcelona are interested in the player.

Ukrainian midfielder of Spanish "Girona" Viktor Tsygankov in an interview with AS summarised the results of the season-2023/24.

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"Barcelona is on course to sign a new sponsorship deal with Nike, which is estimated to be worth more than €1 billion.

Negotiations between the two parties lasted for months, and eventually the Catalans will continue their partnership with the American giant. Over the weekend, Barcelona president Joan Laporta spoke with his Nike counterpart Nicolas Barthes in Bilbao when they both attended Barcelona's 2-0 win over Lyon in the Women's Champions League final.

A plane carrying Spanish footballers from Cadiz made an emergency landing in Seville due to an engine problem, Marca reports.

According to a source, the players and coaching staff of Cadiz were flying to El Salvador to take part in a friendly match. However, immediately after departure, the captain of the Boeing 767 aircraft made an emergency landing due to an engine problem. It is noted that there were no injuries, but the Cadiz players are shocked.

"We thought we were going to die," Marca quoted Cadiz player Alex Fernandez as saying.

It is worth reminding that at the end of the season, Cadiz finished 18th and went down to the Segunda.