NICO WILLIAMS will be a BARCELONA' player - BELLINGHAM will be a BALLON D'OR winner!? Football News

NICO WILLIAMS will be a BARCELONA' player - BELLINGHAM will be a BALLON D'OR winner!?

England's squad, which was considered by many as the main pre-tournament favourite to win the whole thing, was actually one step away from elimination! Ivan Schrantz opened the scoring in the 23rd minute, and from that moment, the Three Lions could not create anything in the attacking third. Eventually, only in the 90+5 minute, Jude Bellingham managed to equalize with an absolutely magical bicycle kick! Then, Harry Kane’s header found the net in the first minute of extra time and England held on for the victory.

Now we can assume that Jude is ahead of Kylian Mbappe in the Ballon d'Or race! Earlier on, bookmakers put him in third place, but that wondergoal puts Bellingham higher. His contribution to the England team is massive, that’s for sure!

The Spanish national team was the first to concede a sensational goal during its encounter against Georgia. After a cross from the right, Robin Le Normand deflected the ball into his own goal. However, before the break, Rodri leveled the score with a superb long shot. During the second half, Furia Roja went on to literally destroy its modest opponent. Fabian Ruiz put his team into the lead with a header from a brilliant cross provided by Lamine Yamal, while Nico Williams and Dani Olmo simply finished off Willy Sagnol's side.

In the quarter-finals, England will face Switzerland, and Spain will play a blockbuster match against Germany.

Yoro gets closer to Real Madrid move
Ramon Álvarez
Reliability: 4

Real Madrid have finally submitted an offer for Lille centre-back Leny Yoro. On Thursday, the Spanish club held the last round of talks with the 18-year-old defender and the Mastiffs, in which the parties made significant progress. There is no plan B for Los Blancos though. They chose Yoro last winter and are working hard to get the deal done. Yoro himself has made it clear to Lille that he wants to move to the Santiago Bernabeu, despite interest from PSG and big Premier League clubs. The Merengues, in turn, want to complete this transfer before the start of pre-season training.

Barça working on Philogene’s transfer!
Florian Plettenberg
Reliability: 4

The transfer of Jaden Philogene from Hull City to Barcelona is becoming more and more likely to happen! The Catalans have started to take huge steps in order to reach an agreement on the move of the England youth winger. Yesterday, Barça sent a loan offer to the Tigers with an option to buy at the end of the season for €20-23 million. Hansi Flick gave the green light to this deal as he sees the potential in the mentioned performer. Last season, Philogene netted 12 goals and delivered 6 assists in 32 Championship appearances.

Arsenal interested in Bologna star
Fabrizio Romano
Reliability: 5

At the beginning of the summer, it seemed that Riccardo Calafiori’s departure from Bologna to Juventus was a done deal. But over some time, the probability of the young centre-back moving to the White and Blacks’ camp has been decreasing. Calafiori showed himself well at the Euros and thus attracted the attention of English Premier League clubs, with Arsenal being among the said clubs. The Gunners are satisfied with the Saliba-Gabriel centre-back pair, but they also realize that they do not have a high-quality competitor in the fight for a place in the lineup. Needless to say, the relationship between Bologna and Juve has hugely deteriorated since Thiago Motta's transfer. This is the main obstacle to Calafiori’s arrival to Turin.


Spain and Yamal violate German law
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Reliability: 4

According to German law, Lamine Yamal had no right to play against Georgia! The matter is that teenagers are not allowed to work after 23:00/11 pm in Germany. The clash against Georgia ended at 23:00/11 pm local time, while in Germany, the time Yamal spent in the dressing room and at post-match events is also counted. The Spanish Football Federation could face a fine of 30,000 euros. However, Luis de la Fuente commented on this information as follows:

"We are all responsible for his [Yamal's] well-being. We're going to do our job and let him play. Nothing more. I don't know the German legislation. Does Lamine have to be removed by 23:00? I don't think so."

Barça not giving up on Nico's move
Achraf Ben Ayad
Reliability: 4

Nico Williams stands out as Barcelona's main target in the transfer market. Blaugrana realizes that they cannot miss this opportunity. No doubt, this summer, the club’s board will make every effort to land him. The club is especially impressed with his link-up with Lamine Yamal, which they want to bring from the international to the club level. But, according to Ferran Correas, there are people in Barça’s management who are angry with Nico going for his contract renewal with Athletic instead of joining the Catalans as a free agent.