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3 days ago
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Report – Inter Milan Prepared For Different Outcomes Amid Dutch Wingback Release Clause Fears
Inter Milan are ready for any scenario surrounding Denzel Dumfries and his €25 million release clause. According to Tuttosport via FCInterNews, the club is prepared for any outcome, though they'd ideally keep hold of the Dutchman. Advertisement Despite extending the 29-year-old's contract only last summer, Inter may have made a grave mistake. They included a bizarre exit clause in the agreement, exposing themselves to a massive risk. Indeed, the Nerazzurri could lose Denzel Dumfries for a fee well below his current market value. Inter Milan Ready for Various Scenarios Amid Denzel Dumfries Release Clause MILAN, ITALY – MARCH 08: Denzel Dumfries of FC Internazionale during the warm up prior to the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and AC Monza at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on March 08, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by) Dumfries' release clause is valid until the end of the month. Furthermore, his agent, Jorge Mendes, has already offered his client to Barcelona and Manchester City. Therefore, Inter's recklessness could now come back to haunt them. A €25m price tag is a bargain for a player of Dumfries' quality. Advertisement As such, Inter must be ready for serious interest in the coming weeks. While Luis Henrique could be a decent replacement, it's hard to exclude further reinforcements. Indeed, should foreign clubs seize this cut-price opportunity, Inter may need to respond swiftly in the transfer market.
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3 days ago
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Report – Portuguese Super Agent Offers Inter Milan Star Wingback To Barcelona & Manchester City
Super agent Jorge Mendes has reportedly offered Inter Milan wingback Denzel Dumfries to Barcelona and Man City. Per Gazzetta dello Sport via FCInterNews, Mendes is working on finding the Dutchman a new club away from Serie A. Advertisement Despite signing a new contract at San Siro last summer, Denzel Dumfries could be on his way out in the coming weeks. Indeed, his affordable €25 million release clause is valid until mid-July. Therefore, the Italian giants are at risk of losing their long-serving stalwart. Inter Milan Star Denzel Dumfries Offered to Barcelona & Man City SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – JUNE 25: Denzel Dumfries #2 of FC Internazionale Milano is challenged by Marcos Acuña #21 of CA River Plate during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group E match between FC Internazionale Milano and CA River Plate at Lumen Field on June 25, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by) Dumfries' deal at Inter expires in 2028. However, a summer exit is well on the cards. Furthermore, the 29-year-old enjoyed a superb season in 2024/25, becoming one of Europe's best wingbacks. Though Inter haven't received offers for the ex-PSV Eindhoven ace, Mendes has decided to take matters into his own hands. Indeed, he has pitched Barcelona and Man City with the possibility of signing Dumfries on favorable terms. Meanwhile, Inter must prepare for the worst.
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5 days ago
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Report – Man City Rival Barcelona To Trigger Inter Milan Star's €25M Release Clause
Man City are reportedly ready to rival Barcelona to trigger the €25 million release clause of Inter Milan wingback Denzel Dumfries. This according to today's print edition of Milan-based newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, via FCInterNews. Advertisement Inter Milan are considering the possibility that they could lose Denzel Dumfries this summer. The Nerazzurri will not lose the Dutchman for free. He signed a contract extension last year. However, that new deal includes a release clause of €25 million. Moreover, Inter are aware that Dumfries is not altogether happy with the harsh words from Inter captain Lautaro Martinez earlier this week. Then, there is the fact that Dumfries has changed his agent to Jorge Mendes. That could very well be a signal of intent to leave the club this summer. Man City Rival Barcelona To Trigger Denzel Dumfries Release Clause MILAN, ITALY – MARCH 08: Denzel Dumfries of FC Internazionale during the warm up prior to the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and AC Monza at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on March 08, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by) Inter Milan are waiting to see if any clubs move in for Dumfries. Advertisement The fact that the 29-year-old's release clause expires on the 15th of this month means that if anything is top happen, it has to happen soon. Barcelona have been at the centre of the most persistent transfer rumours concerning Dumfries. However, the Catalans are not the only club eyeing up a move for the Dutchman. The Gazzetta report that Barcelona's former coach Pep Guardiola could try to get his hands on Dumfries. Manchester City are still looking for a right-back. That is one position they have not touched amid some fairly extensive summer squad surgery. City had been linked with Juventus's Andrea Cambiaso in January. Meanwhile, this summer they are reportedly targeting Newcastle United and England defender Tino Livramento. However, the Gazzetta reports, City are also considering the opportunity to sign Dumfries without worry – no negotiations, just pay the release clause and go.
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6 days ago
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Report – Man City Sound Out Move For Inter Milan Star As Barcelona Put Talks On Backburner
Report – Man City Sound Out Move For Inter Milan Star As Barcelona Put Talks On Backburner Man City have reportedly sounded out a move for Inter Milan wingback Denzel Dumfries, with Barcelona having put talks on the backburner. This according to Spanish outlet Mundo Deportivo, via FCInterNews. Advertisement Inter Milan are considering the possibility that they could lose Denzel Dumfries this summer. The Nerazzurri will not lose the Dutchman for free. He signed a contract extension last year. However, that new deal includes a release clause of €25 million. Moreover, Inter are aware that Dumfries is not altogether happy with the harsh words from Inter captain Lautaro Martinez earlier this week. Then, there is the fact that Dumfries has changed his agent to Jorge Mendes. That could very well be a signal of intent to leave the club this summer. Report – Man City Sound Out Inter WIngback Denzel Dumfries MILAN, ITALY – MAY 18: Denzel Dumfries of FC Internazionale celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and SS Lazio at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on May 18, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by) Barcelona are the team who have been linked to Dumfries most strongly in the last few days. Advertisement However, according to Mundo Deportivo, the Catalans have not moved forward in talks for the Dutchman. On the other hand, the Spanish outlet report, another massive club have come forward with an interest. According to Mundo Deportivo, Premier League giants Manchester City are also targeting Dumfries. They have already begun inquiring about the 29-year-old.
News.com.au
05-07-2025
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Family and football unite to bid Diogo Jota farewell
Liverpool and Portugal forward Diogo Jota and his brother were laid to rest on Saturday in their hometown, just days after the pair died in a car crash that shocked the football world. Jota, 28, and Andre Silva, 25, were killed on Thursday after their vehicle veered off a motorway in northwestern Spain and became engulfed in flames, a week after the Portugal forward had got married. Just hours before the accident, Jota had posted a video of his June 22 wedding to partner Rute Cardoso, with whom he shared three children. Football stars joined family and friends at the funeral in his hometown of Gondomar, near Porto and conducted by the bishop of Porto. A number of teammates from the national side, including Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes, Danilo Pereira and Joao Felix, as well as coach Roberto Martinez attended, though national skipper Cristiano Ronaldo was not present. Liverpool Virgil van Dijk bore a garlanded wreath of red flowers in the form of a Liverpool shirt bearing Jota's number 20. Friday evening had seen Van Dijk, several players including Liverpool's Uruguay international Darwin Nunez and Liverpool coach Arne Slot meet with Jota's family and attend a wake for the deceased brothers. Among those who came to offer their condolences were a childhood friend, Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Prime Minister Luis Montenegro, Jota's agent Jorge Mendes and Porto club president Andre Villas-Boas. Jota formerly played with Porto. "Football is truly in mourning. Diogo was an icon of the talent Portuguese football represents," said football federation chief Pedro Proenca. Close family and friends including the parents paid their respects at Friday's wake first, with the grandfather aided by two others to help him enter the chapel. Friday night, British rock band Oasis played their song "Live Forever" in tribute to Jota at a concert in Cardiff marking a return to touring after 16 years. - 'Rest in peace' - Mourners arrived carrying wreaths of flowers, some sobbing audibly, before the wake was opened to members of the public. The death of the Portugal international and his brother has triggered an outpouring of emotion in football, and beyond. Liverpool opened a book of condolences and lowered flags to half-mast, with dozens of supporters laying a sea of flowers, balloons, Jota shirts, and scarves with the message "Rest in peace Diogo Jota", outside Anfield. At the Diogo Jota football academy, close to Gondomar SC where the ex-Porto and Atletico Madrid player took his first steps in the game, well-wishers created a memorial with flowers, scarves, candles and shirts. "Thank you, Diogo Jota," read a child's handwritten message. Pedro Neves, who was friends with Jota at school in Gondomar, said he "will remember him as someone who was very friendly, very courteous, who loved everyone, who always had a smile on his face". "He left us too young, it's not fair. But that's how life is sometimes," Neves, 31, told AFP. Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, who brought Jota to the Reds in 2020, has said he was "heartbroken" while the club spoke of an "unimaginable loss". Slot, who succeeded Klopp last year at Anfield, said everyone associated with the club owed it to Jota to "stand together and be there for one another". Jota was remembered at the Club World Cup in the United States on Friday, with a one-minute silence held at the quarter-final between Brazil's Fluminense and Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal in Orlando. A minute's silence was similarly held at women's Euro 25 matches. Portuguese and UK media reported Jota was driving to the northern Spanish port of Santander to take a ferry to England where Liverpool were due to start training on Friday, avoiding a flight on medical advice after a recent lung operation. Liverpool's Egyptian striker Mohamed Salah said the death of his teammate had left him "frightened" to return to the club as the Premier League champions postponed the return of some players for pre-season training.
