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"Chelsea will refuse to participate in the Conference League due to financial problems. It is reported by Football Insider.

According to available information, Chelsea is selling hotels and other club facilities owned by Chelsea's owners to comply with the EPL's financial stability rules. Due to UEFA's strict attitude to real estate sales, Chelsea may be excluded from participation in the Conference League.

Manchester United head coach Eric ten Hag has spoken about the Red Devils' transfer policy.

"The sums paid for the players are indeed very high, but I am not responsible for that. The club held negotiations, including with quality players who ultimately did not move.

It's much more subtle than people make it out to be when they say that the club's transfer policy is disastrous. Despite all the negative things, the team's foundation has been strengthened. Maybe it's not visible to the outside world now, but everyone inside the club can see it," the Mirror quotes ten Hag as saying.

English club Brighton, which lost its head coach Roberto De Zerbi at the end of the season, is leading the race for former Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cooper, the Daily Mail reports.

According to the source, Brighton are looking for a manager and Steve Cooper is one of the main candidates. Burnley and Sheffield United are actively interested in the 44-year-old coach, but the prospect of working in the Premier League again prevails for Steve Cooper. So far, Brighton and Steve Cooper have held superficial talks.

As a reminder, Nottingham Forest sacked Steve Cooper in December 2023.

Andriy Lunin had a breakthrough season in 2023/2024. He won a place in Real Madrid's first team after Thibaut Courtois was injured, demonstrating his quality to the world.

"Real Madrid is not ready to let the 25-year-old goalkeeper go as a free agent, so they offered two options - an extension of the agreement or a transfer, with the first of them being a priority for Madrid. Andriy Lunin has been thinking about the future for a long time and has decided on the option that is best for his career.

It is reported that the cream of the crop are already aware of the goalkeeper's decision to continue his career elsewhere. The Ukrainian's agent, Jorge Mendes, has now started working on the transfer of Andriy Lunin.

It is noted that the goalkeeper can continue his career at Manchester United. The English club has already contacted Real Madrid, and both the Red Devils and Andriy Lunin are interested in such cooperation.

The parties have agreed to start concrete negotiations on the Ukrainian's transfer after the Champions League final on 1 June.

It will be recalled that in the current campaign, Andriy Lunin played 31 matches for Real Madrid in all competitions, in which he conceded 32 goals and scored 12 goals.

British journalist Ben Jacobs has named the English Premier League club that is most interested in the services of Shakhtar midfielder Georgy Sudakov and is currently considered the main contender for his signature.

According to the journalist, Sudakov is keen to continue his career in the Premier League, and it is in one of the London clubs that actively offered him some time ago.

Today, Tottenham is the main contender for Sudakov, where they are actively studying the possibility of signing the Ukrainian. But the interest from Chelsea and Arsenal, which was also reported by the media earlier, seems to Jacobs to be overly exaggerated.

"Georgii Sudakov can be one example of a player who is sent to London clubs. At the moment, I've been told that only Spurs have a specific interest in Sudakov. The Chelsea rumours are mostly coming from Mudryk, Arsenal are not involved in this conversation at the moment," Jacobs said.

Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes may leave the club this summer.

According to journalist Fabrizio Romano, the player's agent Miguel Pinho is exploring other options for his client to continue his career.

"Bruno Fernandes' agent Miguel Pinho met with several top clubs in Europe this week. Bruno is fully focused on United, but a final decision on his future is yet to be made," Romano wrote on his Twitter page.

As a reminder, Fernandes has 2 years left on his current deal with Manchester United.

English Everton and Belgium midfielder Amadou Onana makes no secret of the fact that he is counting on a major transfer at the expense of Euro 2024.

"At previous major national team tournaments, everyone has seen that players who have shown good results there invariably end up at top clubs. That's what I'm aiming for. I want to present myself in the best possible way at Euro 2024 and show what I can offer to potential challenger teams. So this European Championship is a separate stage in my professional career", - quotes Onana Het Laatste Nieuws.

We will remind, Belgium along with Romania and Slovakia is the rival of the national team of Ukraine in the group of Euro-2024.

Former Chelsea and Everton coach Frank Lampard may take over at Burnley, according to journalist Nicolo Scira.

According to the source, Burnley bosses are currently considering several candidates for the head coaching position. Earlier, Vincent Kompany left the club and was signed by Bayern Munich.

Frank Lampard's last job was at Chelsea in London, where the 45-year-old worked as a crisis manager. Prior to that, Lampard coached Everton for more than a year.

London's Tottenham are preparing a major squad clear-out in the summer transfer window, the Evening Standard reports.

According to a source, 11 players may leave Tottenham in the summer transfer window. One of the players on the "for sale" list is Brazilian Richarlison. The 27-year-old striker has recently turned down offers from Saudi Arabia, but Angelos Postecoglou is not counting on the Brazilian. "Tottenham wants £60 million for him.

Emerson Royal, who is negotiating with AC Milan, may leave the team. Pierre-Emile Heibjerg, Giovanni Lo Celso, Brian Heal, Joe Rodon, Jed Spence, Sergio Regilon, Tanguy Ndombele, Japheth Tanganga and Manor Solomon may also change their club registration.

Arsenal's Ukrainian defender Oleksandr Zinchenko could become Bayern's first new recruit in the summer off-season, reports Daily Mail.

According to the source, Bayern's new coach Vincent Kompany is set to invite Oleksandr Zinchenko, who rarely featured in the Londoners' starting line-up in the spring part of the season, to join his team. Thus, the 38-year-old hopes to get a player who can potentially replace Alfonso Davis. Real Madrid is now actively interested in the Canadian. Earlier, the media reported that the "Royal Club" managed to reach a compromise on the signing of Alfonso Davis.

We would like to add that Oleksandr Zinchenko joined Arsenal in the summer of 2022. During this time, he played 68 matches and scored 2 goals.

Chelsea will soon confirm the appointment of Italian specialist Enzo Mareschi as head coach, the Telegraph reports.

According to a source, the Blues reached a full agreement on the Italian with Leicester two days ago. Today, the parties have settled all the details of the deal, and lawyers are working on the final formalities. Chelsea are expected to officially announce the appointment in the coming days.

Enzo Mareschi's contract with the London giants runs until 2029. The agreement also includes an option to extend for another year.

Earlier it was reported that Leicester would receive compensation from Chelsea for the 44-year-old coach in the amount of about €10 million.

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.