Maybe if by left back you mean Theo Hernandez who currently plays for Milan. But Lucas Hernandez does play a central defender at Bayern Munich and this is the player PSG brought in in the summer. FYI, Lucas and Theo are brothers, so it's only natural if you suspect the wrong thing about these two players. So yes, it is appropriate that Lucas Hernandez is a substitute for Sergio Ramos because both of them have the same position as center backs. He is a good player and his interest in PSG definitely wants to try new things after 3 seasons with Bayern Munich before.

Of course development will always be gradual, especially for the Saudi league which has only been exposed since last winter, of course it will become a new market for football players to determine their future career. Now the thing that needs to be considered for the Saudi league is to prove that local talent is no less than European star players.

Apart from that, I think the arrival of European players is certainly also to attract tourists who want to vacation in Arabia and that is also an important point of the agreement with European star players. For the condition of the Saudi league, it is still quite far from the condition of the top European leagues and as it should be, the top European league will always be an interesting one for everyone at this time.

It's true that the 22/23 season was the best season for Manchester City because it won the treble winner and that at the same time equaled the record previously held by its city rival team, namely Manchester United. The competition between the two Manchester teams will never end and at this time it must be admitted that Manchester City is the one that makes Manchester famous in all European competitions.

Manchester City's focus will definitely continue to repeat the success of last season but their main target is to defend the EPL and Champions League titles because that is an important trophy they have to get back. So far, Manchester City's squad depth is still good and Pep Guardiola will definitely develop his strategy in the next season so that other teams cannot read him.

It seems that he hasn't fully followed Serie A for a long time and for me, who have followed Serie A around 2004, I understand how football has developed in Italy from time to time. There have been so many significant changes from each team in Serie A, such as in Milan, Inter, Juventus, Rome, Lazio, Parma, Fiorentina, Udinese, Palermo and even Sampdoria used to be enough to make the competition very competitive.

But not all of these teams can maintain consistency and sometimes the club's financial problems are also a problem that makes the club experience a decline in performance. Napoli was one of the teams that bounced back last season and managed to win the scudetto after so long, it's a great achievement.

After going through a fairly tough negotiation process between Manchester United and Chelsea, both parties finally agreed to transfer Mason Mount for a total fee of £60 million with details of £55 million + £5 million add-ons. Red Devils fans must be quite happy to celebrate this transfer because it had been weeks since the negotiation process had not reached a resolution before finally the day had come for Mount to wear the Manchester United jersey starting next season. Now Manchester United are quite relieved after getting Mount in the summer and now maybe they are not satisfied because they still have positions to fill.

Pep Guardiola has been very enthusiastic about this beautiful and neat game since he coached Barcelona and he has applied that to Manchester City until now. It's no wonder that for many seasons Manchester City dominated the domestic league before finally last season they won the long-awaited title, namely the champions league. I

That's all thanks to the work ethic that Pep Guardiola has with his players, he is always firm and disciplined which ultimately shapes all the characters of the players in his squad. We are still curious whether in the Champions League next season Manchester City can continue its consistency or not when other teams will not remain silent and will try to win back the title from Manchester City.

The Saudi league has the arrival of a new star, Edouard Mendy, who has successfully joined Al-Ahli from Chelsea. An agreement has been reached between the two parties and Al-Ahli also officially announced it yesterday. The transfer fee is around £17 million and the salary per season is around $12 million plus add ons. I think that is a very good number for Mendy, especially since he is full of winning various titles in Europe with Chelsea.

It's not a new challenge because he came to make money and I think that's a pretty reasonable goal considering the number of European players that have come in the summer to saudi league teams. The duration of Mendy's contract is until 2026 and it is quite a long season for Mendy with Al-Ahli.

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I think everyone has understood about Dortmund's policy and even now they are still doing this business without fear of whether they can win the title or not. So far Dortmund fans are well aware of Dortmund's decision to sell the player and they continue to support their favorite team even though the final result remains beyond expectations.

Maybe if the fans of other clubs will definitely protest on a large scale if the club owner only continues to think about profits without thinking about the fate of the club to be able to win the league. I think something is definitely wrong and fans should roll up their ranks to occasionally protest against the club's policies or else fans will forever be a tool of business for the benefit of the club's owners.

I think even if Modric does get a contract extension for another season his role will not be as important as last season. Surely Modric understands exactly what the club needs and maybe we will see Modric come on as a substitute more often in the second half. For now the starter midfielder position will be completely filled by young players such as Valverde, Bellingham, Camavinga, Brahim Diaz, or Tchouameni and while Kroos or Modric will take turns to strengthen the midfield when needed.

Now we try to think rationally, if for the next season Ancelotti continues to install Modric and Kroos because they are considered experienced, then when will we see this new regeneration show its performance if it doesn't start now and therefore Modric or Kroos will have less minutes to play.

Even so, I think it was a pretty good season because since more than a decade ago, Serie A has been much more boring because it has always been dominated by Juventus. But now look at it since the 20/21 season, almost every season the Scudetto champions have always changed and are not dominated by one club anymore.

Maybe the 22/23 season belongs to Napoli but it's not certain that next season will still be theirs again because of course every team will make a major overhaul in terms of players. So I think Serie A is starting to get less boring because even Juventus can no longer dominate this league like they used to and who can be consistent to win then they have the right to win the Scudetto.

Chelsea are active in the summer transfer market, not because they brought in several players, but they are doing laundry by selling their players. Maybe this was done because Chelsea wanted to get funds for club operations or it could be to buy players needed by the club. We know Pochettino definitely wants new players to suit him and he won't bring in players he feels aren't part of his strategy.

Now Chelsea have managed to sell some of these players, but so far only Nkunku has managed to join but that too because of the agreement that was made last winter with Leipzig. So for now Chelsea hasn't brought in any more players for the summer.

Since being left by Sergio Ramos at the end of last season, the PSG center back position has become vacant and therefore PSG is expected to be able to find a replacement for next season's competition. Today it is reported that PSG have reached an agreement with Lucas Hernandez from Bayern Munich and this has been confirmed by Fabrizio Romano. I think Lucas Fernandez is a tough defender and there is no doubt about his quality. For a transfer fee around 50 million euros and I think that price is still quite affordable for PSG. Now it's just a matter of waiting for the official announcement from PSG and I think this time PSG will try to start building a new squad for the coming season by bringing in a few more players.

Source: https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1674390405578735619

Finally, after a week ago the agreement between Arsenal and Chelsea was revealed through Fabrizio Romano and now Arsenal have officially introduced Kai Havertz at the Emirates Stadium. Of course, The Gooners are very pleased with his arrival and can't wait to see Havertz wearing the Arsenal jersey next season. With this transfer fee, it is actually quite reasonable and currently Arsenal really need an AMF figure like Havertz to help the attack line become more optimal. Now it's just the deal with Declan Rice from West Ham and it's a phenomenal transfer that would break the club's transfer record if it goes through.

But even though Mbappe has an important role like captain and is fully responsible on the field, of course there will always be pressure on him like when PSG loses, of course he will be the source of the problem. I think it's very good to be a pillar of the club, especially being the Ligue 1 champion every season is certain if Mbappe stays at PSG, it's just that now he must be jealous of some of his rivals who have won the Champions League title and maybe that will be one of the reasons Mbappe to leave PSG one day.

Apart from all that, of course Mbappe will try to hold back until his contract with PSG expires next season and if there are offers from other teams, of course he will start to consider them. But again his top priority is to join Real Madrid and that would definitely be Mbappe's dream.

Teams in Serie A are known for several players who are old enough to complete a team and it would not be surprising if Inter eventually continued to use the services of these aged players to be able to strengthen the team next season. I think there really needs to be regeneration because if you continue to rely on players who are old enough, of course that will be a weakness for Inter to be able to consistently win matches in every match. Regarding Lukaku, it is quite unexpected that Inter even want to make him permanent, even though so far he has not been consistent at Inter and sometimes also makes mistakes that are detrimental to the team, but surely Simione Inzaghi has other views on being able to use his services later to make them more useful.

I'm not underestimating the saudi league team, it's just that it's quite difficult to achieve in a few years, wasn't it clear from my previous statement?

Maybe it is true that there will be income in terms of selling TV rights and sponsorship deals, but still other star players will of course still choose the four teams from the Saudi league because of course the quality and standings competition in each season always involve several of these teams, so it will be easier too for European players if anyone targets to win the SPL title. On the other hand, so far European players are sure to prefer a team with other European players in one place rather than having to join a team with no European players.

It was the right decision for Manchester City to withdraw from the competition for Declan Rice. Now we know very well how exorbitant the transfer fee wanted by West Ham for a player whose contribution is only counted for one season. Arsenal are on track to land Declan Rice with their latest offer and are set to break a club record transfer if this is agreed by West Ham.

Actually, Manchester City was not too confused even though they failed to get Declan Rice because the squad is still quite capable for next season. The focus now is on establishing their next target for Gvardiol and that is much easier for Manchester City to land in the summer.

Finally we can see Maddison appear to defend the EPL club again and he is indeed a talented player who should not be allowed to play in the English 2nd division league, moreover his consistency will also be assessed later for his future with the England national team squad. Luckily when Spurs tried to contact Leicester and they immediately gave the green light for Maddison to join Spurs. The transfer fee also doesn't look too expensive at around £40 million and within the next 24 hours Maddison will start carrying out medical tests in preparation for becoming a Spurs player.

Gundogan's departure will certainly leave a hole that must be filled by Manchester City and because of that they have succeeded in bringing in a suitable replacement from Chelsea, namely Mateo Kovacic. We know that Kovacic has a lot of experience in the Champions League when he was with Real Madrid he managed to win the Champions League title with a hat trick and with Chelsea he also won 1 additional Champions League title which made him win a total of 4 trophies for this competition. There was no doubt for Pep Guardiola to put Kovacic as a replacement for Gundogan and even in Manchester City Kovacic received the number 8 jersey which was previously worn by Gundogan.

Pep began to determine his transfer steps by bringing in Gvardiol and this player was heavily targeted by several clubs last winter, but Gvardiol chose to stay until now before finally now he is starting to get closer to Manchester City after reaching an agreement. I think it's quite a good portion that Pep has added to the Manchester City squad in the Champions League next season and for sure they want to defend this title.

There were many unexpected events during the appointment to host the U20 world cup which ultimately made Indonesia fail to host, of course this was enough to make the Indonesian national team players very disappointed even though they had prepared everything before that day arrived. However, with Argentina being chosen as the new host for the U20 world cup, Indonesia will certainly get the advantage, one of which is being able to hold a friendly match against the 2022 world cup champions.

Apart from all that, now Indonesia has been re-elected as the host for the U17 world cup which makes Indonesia have full responsibility for the event this time. The enthusiasm of the Indonesian public is indeed extraordinary for football, especially this is an international competition involving various countries around the world. For stadiums in Indonesia, some of them have met FIFA standards and for sure it will be a suitable stadium for participants later.

Maybe there was a problem with the main stadium which is likely to be the venue for the U17 world cup final later, namely the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, which had previously been booked for concerts by foreign bands and maybe this would cause friction between the organizers and the football associations in Indonesia to determine who has the right to use the stadium. Considering that this is an international competition, Indonesia certainly wants the stadium to be the final of the U17 World Cup final.