Oh, I have clarified this issue once again and I admit my mistake that this is really not a clause that is spelled out in a specific Lewandowski contract. But still, we are not talking about UEFA, but about paragraph 17 of the FIFA charter, according to which players can terminate a long-term contract upon reaching the age of 28. I will not argue about the contract of Lewandowski and specifically with regard to the player himself, because it is unlikely that Bayern Munich and representatives of the player himself will allow the open publication of this document in the press. In any case, I still think that the dialogue between Barcelona and Bayern Munich about this transfer will still continue, despite the recent bellicose statements of the leadership of Bayern.

Oh, that's interesting already. I would like to know your opinion, how, for example, a performance at the European Football Championship can affect a performance at the World Cup?! For your information, the UEFA Nations League is a completely official independent tournament that is held by UEFA, and the FIFA World Cup is another independent tournament that is already held by FIFA. Also regarding the supposedly friendly status of this tournament, I would like to remind you that a successful performance in the UEFA Nations League can help later if the national team failed to qualify in the qualifying tournaments for the European Championship and the World Cup.

I'm just not sure that the new owners of Chelsea have time to prepare for the transfer market, because due to the situation with the change of ownership and the sale of the club and all sorts of moratoriums, Chelsea has already lost some players and a lot of time, so we need to act quickly and decisively. Moreover, after Marina Granovskaya's departure from the post of Chelsea sports director, one of the owners of the club Todd Boeli temporarily took this post, and therefore transfers can be made as quickly as possible without any intermediate links in the management chain. This, of course, increases Tuchel's role in the upcoming strengthening of the team, especially since the new management promised substantial assistance in this when making a deal.

Maybe it's just that Chelsea wasn't his team, and Tuchel wasn't his coach. If the rumors are true, Lukaku could not hold back tears when he learned that Inter had agreed to return the player back to the team, albeit on loan. At the same time, Lukaku had to sacrifice a third of his salary and now, instead of 12 million, players will receive eight million a year. Lukaku undoubtedly needs to strengthen Inter and let's hope that the situation with Chelsea will not repeat, when after a brisk start, an injury, a goal drought and a misunderstanding with the coach followed, which was only aggravated by a careless interview. Inter can now completely switch their attention to signing Paulo Dybala.

I think the clubs will come to an agreement and Lewandowski will leave the club. Another question is that it is not a fact that Barcelona will be the player's next place of work. I am ambivalent about Barcelona signing a contract with Lewandowski in the presence of big financial problems. Yes, it is quite expensive and not forcibly long-term, given the age of the player. But on the other hand, Barcelona will get a proven quality player who is immediately able to produce results. Also, let's not forget about the media component. Barcelona is a big club not only in terms of sports, but also in terms of media, so signing a contract with such an iconic famous player, on the contrary, can help in attracting new sponsors and bring new money for the club.

It seems that Lewandowski has the right to such impudence. I want to repeat once again that if the information is correct, then since the last year of the contract has gone, then Lewandowski, under the terms of the contract, has the right to redeem his contract by paying Bayern Munich a certain amount. By the way, let's also not forget that Bayern Munich did not seem to be going to renew the contract, which is critical at the age of Lewandowski and the player would like certainty for several years, because it's one thing to search for a new team now, and another thing for next year. Therefore, I think that Lewandowski will stay at Bayern Munich only if he cannot reach an agreement with other clubs. Nevertheless, the player asks for a large salary and not all clubs are able to pay it, and of those clubs that are able to pay, not all of them will want to pay such money for a sufficiently aged player. By the way, it has now been reported that Bayern Munich is interested in Ronaldo in case Lewandowski still leaves the club.

Even if Zlatan Ibrahimovic stays in football for more than one season and most likely in Milan, having extended his contract with the team, in any case, we should not forget that the player will miss about half of the season. Therefore, in any case, the management of Milan needs to keep this in mind and rely on other players, at least for the time of the player's recovery, and after, too, because with all due respect to Zlatan and his excellent physical condition, it is still worth recognizing that he is not getting younger and in any case will not be able to spend all Milan matches and even more complete matches. This also applies to Olivier Giroud, but he is still younger in age and this should be taken into account when planning the squad for next season.

The whole point is that it's one thing to train a club like Nice with players of the local French level and achieve relative success with it, and it's quite another thing to train such a big club as Paris Saint Germain, where stars play not just French, but international level. In any case, of course, I would like to wish Galtya success and he really deserved this chance, it is also perfectly clear to everyone that it is not a fact that such a chance will be given to him again. Another question is that the club's management will demand from him not titles at the French level, but at least the semi-finals of the Champions League, and this is a completely different level of responsibility and resistance.

Here, not everything is so clear and not everything is in favor of Bayern Munich. As far as I remember, there was information that in the contract Lewandowski had an option that the player has the right to buy out the last year of the contract and leave the club, paying the club the amount due for this last year. Also, I wouldn't be surprised if his future club helps him with this by compensating this amount later when signing a contract, because it turns out that the player will come as a free agent. Specifically, this to some extent reminds me of the situation when Neymar moved to Paris Saint-Germain. Also, let's not forget that despite the fact that for Lewandowski, the priority option is to move to Barcelona, but if this does not work out, then there seems to be another option with Chelsea.

In any case, this season will be decisive for Mikel Arteta's fate at Arsenal as head coach. I do not think that the club's management will continue to cooperate with him if Arsenal does not get at least into the coveted number of the first four Premier League clubs that take part in the Champions League this season. Last season showed that the specialist has the potential for this and the club was very close to it until the very last rounds of the championship. Now you just need to realize this potential and achieve the desired result. Arsenal cannot afford such expenses as Manchester City or Chelsea, so the main bet on Arteta's coaching skill is to use those players that are available and strengthening the face of Jesus would be very useful.

In any case, for me personally, signing Galtier as head coach is a temporary option for Paris Saint-Germain, because there is no certainty that he will be able to cope better with this disparate group of star players and rally them to get a result. And the result is clear that winning the Champions League, because with such a composition, the club should easily solve the task of winning the domestic championship with any coach. Nevertheless, I believe that the club hastened with the dismissal of Mauricio Pochettino and since the option with Zinedine Zidane has not yet turned out, then it would be necessary to give the Argentine specialist more work, because he continues to gain experience with his work. In the case of Galtier, everything will have to start anew without any clear guarantees of success, especially since, according to rumors, Mbappe is not enthusiastic about his candidacy.

I still hope that it won't come to that and Lewandowski will be able to leave the club safely. As for the Spanish championship specifically, I think that with regard to this particular tournament, Lewandowski should not have any special problems with adaptation and reaching his own high level. At least, I would have much more doubts about Lewandowski's chances in the English championship than in the Spanish one, although I think that in England Lewandowski would have a good chance to succeed. I just think that La Liga is much more suitable for Lewandowski than the Premier League.

I also have some questions about Barcelona's transfer campaign, but we will still believe that sensible people who know what they are doing are at the head of the club now. In any case, financial fair play is a deterrent and should to a certain extent sober the club's management. The club has certain reserves for improving the financial situation, such as selling players and reducing their wages. Barcelona cannot cut costs too sharply without sacrificing its competitiveness, and therefore attempts with potentially high-profile transfers, as in the case of Lewandowski, are not surprising. The club does not want to lose a few years by a sharp financial recovery, but good tournament results are needed for this. Well, let's see if it can be done with the least losses.

And more recently, in mid-March, Goetze stated that he wanted to play at the highest level in Europe and the most preferred options for him are Italy and Spain, as well as in England, where there is a balanced league. That he still wants to win the Champions League. That he played in the German championship for ten years and moved to PSV to try something new. And in the end he returned to Germany anyway. I understand perfectly well that Eintracht, thanks to its victory in the Europa League, will now take part in the Champions League, but still, with all due respect to it, this is not the level of top clubs with normal chances of winning the tournament. Unfortunately, this golden boy was never able to fully realize his enormous potential and the huge advances that were given to him at the time.

Well, if Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi directly says in an interview that he likes Zidane as a coach and a player, but they have never negotiated with him and PSG chose another option that is best suited, then it is already clear that Zidane will not be at PSG in the near future. And I think that Al-Khelaifi is not lying and is not trying to deceive everyone. Paris Saint-Germain and Zidane really did not come to concrete negotiations, despite some interest of the club in this. I also have certain doubts about Galtier's candidacy, as a specialist with success only at the internal level, if the club really aimed at the title of the winner of the Champions League. Yet Pochettino, despite all the criticism against him, has already reached the Champions League final with Tottenham.

The situation looms ambivalent. On the one hand, Tuchel has already formed a clear and convenient game system in accordance with his interests and principles, which brings results and he has no desire to break everything and rebuild everything according to the needs of an individual player. On the other hand, a lot of money was paid for Lukaku's transfer and the player himself receives a considerable salary, so it is not in the interests of the club not to involve such a player, especially since I am sure that Tuchel was consulted about this transfer and he certainly expressed his consent since the transfer still took place. Therefore, I think that there was an unfavorable set of circumstances for Lukaku, where he could not prove himself properly in the team's game and which he further aggravated with his careless words to the press. As far as I understand, not the best relationship with Tuchel is the main reason for Lukaku that he wants to leave the club.

It's not only and not only that Neymar wants to leave Paris Saint-Germain, but that information has been leaking lately that the club's management is disappointed in Neymar and would like to get rid of him and try to sell him to another club. Another question is that Neymar himself did not show interest in this and was going to continue his career at the club, and there did not seem to be any working options with the transfer. In particular, because there are few clubs that are able to pay the salary that he receives at PSG. So personally, I won't be surprised if it does happen. I just have some doubts about the candidacy of Juventus for the role of the next point of continuation of Neymar's career.

This is a misconception, because it took Real Madrid three years to win the Champions League title again, especially at the cost of incredible luck, as it happened this season, when the teams that were stronger and higher class were passed. Therefore, for me personally, victories with the participation of Cristiano Ronaldo and victories are now victories of different classes and levels. Then the team that was higher class and stronger than its rivals won, and now we have seen the classic case of lucky loser. But lucky loser, of course, is of high class and in no way do I want to belittle the importance of this victory, but at the same time the fact remains. It is not for nothing that when Donnarumma was recently told that the scoring error in the national teams' match against Germany was not the first, he asked again that when it was before. When was he fouled in a Real Madrid match?

Regarding the transfer of Lewandowski, the initiative and opportunities are entirely on the side of Barcelona. On the one hand, Bayern seem to have hedged their bets and have practically already agreed with Liverpool on the transfer of Mane and therefore are not so categorical in their unwillingness to let Lewandowski go. On the other hand, Lewandowski himself is not so categorical and said recently that everyone needs to cool down and he wants to calmly conduct a dialogue not through the press. Therefore, although it is respected how Barcelona is vigorously trying to unload the squad and payroll, but all this may not be enough. However, before that, there was information that Chelsea was also interested in the footballer and this club is a reserve airfield in case the transfer to Barcelona still does not take place.

With all due respect to the Dutch championship and specifically to Ajax from Amsterdam, it still needs to be said that this is a different level, a new challenge and Eric ten Hag first has to adapt to new realities, which will take some time. Secondly, and this stems from the first point, it is absolutely not a fact that Ten Haga's coaching level is enough to cope with such a difficult team, which is a modern Manchester United. Personally, another much more titled coach from the Netherlands immediately comes to my mind, like Louis van Gaal, who also came to Manchester United as head coach and did not say that he achieved great success in the Premier League, winning the FA Cup at the same time.