Anyway, I have some news regarding this transfer and it is almost certain that the deal with Ortega is almost certain to be over. It seems true that Pep Guardiola doesn't want to let go of Ortega and also doesn't want to bother looking for another goalkeeper. However, in terms of players, Ortega was actually quite interested in joining Bayern Munich, but reportedly Bayern Munich officials did not want to wait any longer.

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While waiting for this confirmation, Bayern Munich has started moving again to try to recruit another goalkeeper and this time their choice fell on Daniel Peretz who is currently in the negotiation process. Bayern Munich has also made a concrete offer and now it's only a matter of time. Daniel Peretz is a young goalkeeper from Maccabi Tel Aviv and we are actually quite unfamiliar with this goalkeeper's name. But as long as the Bayern Munich scouts recommend this goalkeeper, I think he is a goalkeeper with good potential.

Source: https://twitter.com/plettigoal/status/1692128019945582704

Especially when talking about Seville's defense which was incredibly strong in last night's game and that proves that Manchester City, which has a style of play with a total attack, can do nothing but one goal they scored in the second half. I had thought that Manchester City would win this match easily, I even thought the match would end with a score of 3-1 or 4-1, but in reality Sevilla can read Manchester City's strategic direction so that makes it difficult for them. However, even though Sevilla lost, we really appreciate Sevilla's performance and we can see that even an underdog team can sometimes force strong teams to try hard in this match.

That's right, I thought that way and besides it's impossible for Real Madrid to transfer a new goalkeeper if he's only used as a back-up. Especially at Chelsea, Kepa is the main goalkeeper, but since Chelsea have got a new goalkeeper, the loan negotiations are going quite smoothly with Real Madrid. Certainly Ancelotti was very hesitant to put Lunin as a starter for a full season and therefore the presence of Kepa could at least make Real Madrid's goal safer. Now it's just a matter of how Kepa shows his quality in the matches he will play with Real Madrid.

In fact, Luis Enrique regretted the internal problems of the club and players some time ago, but seeing the current developments which are on a positive track has made him have full hopes again for the PSG squad he is leading this season. Competition between other teams in Ligue 1 requires even squad depth and if there is one player who is considered the key to victory, it should be in the first team and Mbappe's return will certainly be welcomed enthusiastically by Enrique and the rest of the players. I think in this week's game they have to win and don't get another draw or lose. That will further widen the distance from the current leader of the standings, namely Rennes.

I was quite behind watching this match and seeing Sevilla winning 1 goal in the first half made me think maybe Manchester City would lose this match. However, if you look at the whole match, the two teams played very well from attack to defense and it's no wonder it was very difficult for each other to score or add more goals. Luckily, Manchester City were able to equalize in the 63rd minute through Cole Palmer's header which took advantage of an assist from Rodri.

In this match it was also clear that Haaland was heavily guarded and would not let him off the hook in the slightest. The absence of Kevin De Bruyne due to injury also hampered the flow of Manchester City balls. I think there are so many factors that made Manchester City in trouble in this match, but they were able to complete the task of winning the Super Cup properly through a penalty shootout.

I think Ortega is one of the underrated goalkeepers and even though his role in Manchester City is not that prominent because he is only a cover for Ederson, what is clear is that he is not a bad choice for Bayern Munich. But if there are other options I don't think Bayern Munich need to rush to get a new goalkeeper while the summer is not yet closed. There are still other good candidates that need to be considered again. On the other hand, I don't think Pep Guardiola wants his back-up goalkeeper to leave Manchester City because he often proves his capacity when the team needs him. But if there is a loan deal I don't think it's a bad idea for a season, while waiting for Manuel Neuer to fully recover from injury.

Yassine Bounou was on Real Madrid's radar as a replacement for Courtois who had been injured for one season. But Sevilla asked a fee of more than 30 million euros for Yassine Bounou to Real Madrid, so the deal fell through. Now it is reported that Yassine Bounou has reached an agreement with Al-Hilal at a cost of 21 million euros and will be contracted for 3 years.

It seems that Sevilla really needs this money to improve their finances and with Bounou joining the Saudi league team, it adds to the row of European players who are returning to enliven this league. It seems that Al-Hilal has not run out of funds to continue to bring in European players, even though yesterday they had just announced Neymar as their new signing. Now Al-Hilal's next target is Mitrovic from Fulham.

Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1692068744452018668

Looking at the schedule for the opening match of Serie A this week, there are no big matches in it. However, I am quite interested in multibeting on the matches of Frosinone vs Napoli, Lecce vs Lazio, and Bologna vs Milan. I think these are the safest 3 matches in the Serie A opener and the betting predictions are also 100% correct for the favorite team to win. Here it is clear that I will hold bets on the wins of Napoli, Lazio and Milan. If we look at the normal odds for the favorite team, it seems that they are good enough by getting a variety of odds from @1.39 to 2.09. Even though I have to wait up to 3 days to determine the result, I think it's okay while enjoying this opening match.

Looking at the latest interview during the introduction of Neymar with Al-Hilal, there Neymar said "Ronaldo started all of this and everyone called him crazy". We can see a star like Neymar admitting the effect of Ronaldo is very real. I think Ronaldo opened the door to the saudi league, other players came in, and benefited. But I understand that all European players want to come here, obviously to make a lot of money, but it must be admitted that if Ronaldo had not come here first, it would be impossible for all the players to want to come. There is always a role model for every player and Ronaldo proves that.

Lazio has received two additional new ammunition from Juventus to navigate Serie A this season. The two players are Luca Pellegrini and also Nicolo Rovella, it looks like Lazio wants to continue updating the depth of its squad for this season so as not to be left behind by other teams who have made quite a lot of transfers in the summer. Both are young players with defender and midfielder positions, with this making the strategy desired by coach Maurizio Sarri even stronger. It seems that Juventus have no plans to bring these players into the squad list so that this could be an opportunity for Lazio to make loans to these two players from Juventus.

Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1691782975568933107

For this season's top scorer, I'm still holding onto Benzema and that's not without reason even though he hasn't scored a single goal yet. Because after all, Benzema still really deserves it and in terms of finishing he is still very good. Maybe Firmino has won 3 goals in his first match but it could be that things like that don't last long and it's likely he will still have difficulty creating goal productivity. On the other hand, Ronaldo is still a big name to decorate the scoresheet this season and considering he has never won the individual title, he could just do it this season. Well, whatever it is as long as being the top scorer and fully contributing to the team's victory is much more important at the moment.

And that is if the saudi league remains as popular as it is now.

But no one knows during this period whether players will still stop by the saudi league or not, because what is clear now is the right time to go there.

On the other hand, it is likely that Bernardo Silva has no more views at this time regarding his future after ending with Manchester City later. Even if there is a possibility that at the age of 32, he can still have a few more seasons to strengthen other European teams. The Turkish League or the Portuguese League are also quite good, but we don't know that Barcelona will come to take him for free like Gundogan.

Apart from that, at least Pep Guardiola still has the players he needs in the Manchester City squad and the title targets they want must be achieved again together.

Kepa started training today with Real Madrid and it is still being looked at who will fill in for Real Madrid's main keeper this season. The competition between Lunin and Kepa for the first place is certainly very important and we can't wait to see who will fill in as the main goalkeeper in the next game against Almeria. In addition, during Kepa's self-introduction interview at the Santiago Bernabeu, he added "this is a legendary club, I hope they will keep me after the loan period". With a statement like that Kepa seems very confident about his performance and also he will continue to develop the potential that exists in him to become the top choice. But even that is true if Real Madrid want to make him permanent and also next season Courtois has confirmed he will recover from injury. Yes, let only time answer his dream.

I think Mohammed Kudus has reached an agreement with Brighton some time ago, but if we look at what is in place now it means there is still a chance for other EPL teams to sign him. From West Ham, Chelsea and Brighton, of course it will be very difficult to beat Chelsea in the hunt for talented young players like Mohammed Kudus.

We know that in the competition to bring in players, Chelsea always wins because they have a better offer and a very large salary per week. Therefore, if you see the potential for him to leave Ajax, it is likely that the only way he will join Chelsea, but does not rule out the possibility that Brighton will get it.

Lovro Majer is a fairly young player and of course he can become another potential player. It's no wonder that Wolfsburg are interested in recruiting him and indeed in terms of appearance or characteristics on the field he is quite similar to Luka Modric. But looking at the statistics last season with Rennes, the important thing for a midfielder is that one of them can provide assists to his partners and he did quite well with a total of 7 assists in all competitions. It seems that Wolfsburg's midfield is quite safe with the arrival of this player from Croatia and let's look forward to his initial debut as an official Wolfsburg player in the initial match of the bundesliga this week.

That's right, especially last year he also became one of the players who brought Argentina to win the world cup. Certainly his achievements cannot be taken lightly and he should have earned a place in one of the big European teams. Mourinho must have been eyeing Paredes for a long time when he was still at Juventus, so his performance has earned a pretty good mark from Mourinho's point of view.

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For Renato Sanches, today he was also announced as Roma's second new signing after Paredes. With this, it is complete for the midfield affairs that Mourinho wants and Renato Sanches is only on loan for Roma for one season.

Bernardo Silva is staying at Manchester City and he has reached a verbal agreement for a new contract with Manchester City. He will sign a contract extension until 2026 and it will make Manchester City's midfield as safe as last season. It seems that several clubs that were interested in him now have no more hope except to wait for Bernardo Silva to leave as a free agent in 2026 and at that time he will already be around 32 years old. So for any team will get the same opportunity to secure his services. But for now it is clear that Bernardo Silva will only focus on bringing Manchester City to win the EPL and other competitions because that is a target that must be achieved for all players in Manchester City.

Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1691766082392973488

The first week at the top of the La Liga table did not belong to Real Madrid or Barcelona, but it belonged to Atletico who beat Granada 3-1 at home. Since the early minutes of the match, it was very hot and we often saw the two teams commit fouls against each other which ended up getting a yellow card. However, at the end of the first half, Atletico were only able to score a goal through Alvaro Morata.

In the second half, Granada equalized the advantage through a goal scored by Omorodion, but this did not last long and that made Atletico continue to attack, resulting in two additional goals scored by Memphis Depay and Llorente. It seems that Diego Simione is very pleased with the performance of his players and this result has established them on a positive path in the next matches.

I had time to discuss these players and saw that his return to PSG was not greeted enthusiastically by the coach or his colleagues, making him want to return to Italy to defend a new team as his home. It's a shame that the decision taken by PSG did not include Paredes and Renato in its squad plans for this season, even though they are pretty good players with various previous experiences.

However, considering the possibility that they did not meet the criteria for the candidate players wanted by Luis Enrique, both of them were eliminated. With this, there is indeed an empty slot for the midfield position and I hope PSG can get a great midfielder because this position is very important for the team in launching the flow of the ball towards attack or in helping the defense in a short time.

It's a shame that the results achieved by Marseille in the Champions League qualifying round against Panathinaikos and they had to lose through the round that most teams hate, namely the penalty shootout. Even though Marseille won in 90 minutes but the aggregate showed a draw so that this match went to extra time and ended in penalties. 'The brace scored by Aubameyang in the first half also felt meaningless because in the second half Loannidis managed to score 1 goal back from the penalty spot. No one thought that Marseille would return home quicker via the qualifying route and they had to be patient to try another chance. Congratulations to Panathinaikos for advancing to the next round.