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Anthony Elanga, a winger for Nottingham Forest, is moving to Newcastle, Benjamin Sesko is being pursued by Arsenal, and Bryan Mbeumo is being offered better by Manchester United.

Anthony Elanga, 23, from Sweden, has joined Newcastle United in an effort to sign him from Nottingham Forest. (Mail)

Florian Wirtz, a 22-year-old German international, has received a new bid of £100 million plus £13 million in add-ons, but the Bundesliga champion is clamoring for more. (Mail)

No bid has yet been made, but Arsenal has formally approached RB Leipzig to sign Slovenian international Benjamin Sesko. (Sky Sports)

After a first offer worth $55 million was rejected, Manchester United made a £60 million offer for Brentford and Cameroon winger Bryan Mbeumo, 25. (ESPN)

Rasmus Hojlund, 22, a fee at £40 million signing for Manchester United and Denmark, has been a subject of informal inquiries at Inter Milan. (Telegraph requires a subscription)

As negotiations between Manchester City and Lyon continue, Lyon have rejected Manchester City’s initial offer for France attacking midfielder Rayan Cherki, age 21. (Florian Plettenberg)

Tottenham will have to pay more than £10 million to replace Ange Postecoglou, who was fired by Spurs. (Mirror)

Trevoh Chalobah, an England international who helped Chelsea reach the Champions League and win the Uefa Conference League after returning from a loan spell at Crystal Palace in January, is on the radar of Serie A champions Napoli. (Telegraph requires a subscription)

Gianluigi Donnarumma, 26, is wanted by class=”ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3″>Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, and class=”ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3″> AC Milan if he doesn’t agree to a new deal with Paris St-Germain. class=”ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3″> Inter Milan and class=”ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3″>Juventus may hold off until his contract expires in 2026 before making a move. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian)

Arsenal is one of the clubs interested in Spain goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, who has a £5 million release clause in his Chelsea contract. (Evening Standard)

Angel Gomes, an England midfielder who will leave class=”ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3″>Lille at the end of his contract this summer, has a formal contract with class=”ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3″> Marseille, who have already signed him from class=”ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3″>Tottenham and class=”ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3″>West Ham. (RMC Sport – French)

West Ham and Morocco defender Nayef Aguerd, 29, has been offered a contract by Marseille. (Foot Mercato – in French)

Newcastle are becoming frustrated with being asked for exorbitant transfer fees, with Hugo Ekitike’s £80 million asking price making the Magpies turn their heads when they are offered such exorbitant fees. (Telegraph requires a subscription)

Ousmane Diomande, a player from Sporting and Ivory Coast, would cost around £45 million, according to Crystal Palace‘s investigation into an ambitious deal. (Telegraph requires a subscription)

Borussia Dortmund‘s offer for English midfielder Jobe Bellingham has been rejected by Sunderland, but the two clubs are still in talks to purchase the 19-year-old. (Sky Sports Germany)

Bayern Munich’s 32-year-old Granit Xhaka has attracted interest from AC Milan, while the Bundesliga team appears to be interested in signing Germany defender Malick Thiaw, 23. (German word for “Kicker”)

Belgium vs. Wales World Cup qualifier

Brussels’ King Baudouin Stadium Kickoff time: Monday, June 9:45 BST

After beating Liechtenstein to lead their World Cup qualifying group, head coach Craig Bellamy declared that Wales would launch an offensive in Belgium on Monday.

Wales’ nine-game unbeaten start under Bellamy was extended by Friday night’s 3-0 victory in Cardiff, which puts them two points clear of Group J at the top.

When they travel to Brussels to face the group’s top seeds on Monday, they will face their toughest challenge yet under their former captain.

Belgium only opened the campaign on Friday, conceding a late equalizer in North Macedonia to put them six points clear of Wales, despite having two games to play.

Bellamy responded, “No, I don’t,” when asked if he thought the outcome would put Belgium under pressure before facing Wales. These activities are possible. They still remain undef.

Did I anticipate that they would receive three points? I did . To give you a better understanding of what happened, how it happened, and even for myself, I need to see the game back. But yes, North Macedonia did a great job.

I’m not camping, but we go there. I don’t just sit back and relax. Not in my make-up, I suppose. I’m unable to do it and unwilling to do it.

Wales were utterly dominant in the battle of Liechtenstein, as they would have anticipated to be when they faced 205th-ranked, largely part-timers.

Although Wales’ determined, defensive visitors initially stung their side, Joe Rodon, Harry Wilson, and Kieffer Moore scored the winning goal. The eventual margin would have been much greater.

There are many things I liked. We should definitely make this number of seven and eight. That is what Bellamy referred to as.

Our country has never had a good time playing these games. We have a strong track record for that, and with the opportunities we created, we can improve.

“We’ll get to that, but I liked how people responded, “We get it back as soon as we lose.” The players had a really good attitude. Were we anticipating victory? We did, of course.

Did we anticipate a game that was this slow? Our ball boys could have gotten a little quicker, in my opinion.

Conor Benn was mocked by Sunderland star Josh Kelly after Flavius Biea was made to look bad at Newcastle Arena.

In one of their light-middleweight matches, Kelly, 31, bulldozed Biea and dropped the Romanian with a left hook.

With only a few minutes left, the official waved the contest off with a 35-year-old Romanian Biea slow rising to beat the referee’s count.

When asked who he wanted to fight next, Kelly criticized Benn, his domestic partner.

Kelly responded, “If it’s a significant domestic conflict, I want Benn.”

It will be a significant world title fight if it isn’t Benn, or if he doesn’t want to take that fight.

In some governing bodies, I’m ranked at either number four or number three, or number two.

“I’m there. I’ve been knocking on the door for some time. I’m currently at my best. Let me run, let me run.

After Chris Eubank Jr.’s first defeat of his career in April, Benn is still considering his next move.

The Englishman typically squares off against welters, but he has since moved up to middleweight to face Eubank.

Kelly won just his ninth stoppage victory, bringing his total to 17 victories, one loss, and one draw.

French Open 2025

Location: Roland Garros, May 25 – June

Novak Djokovic said a heartfelt goodbye to the Paris crowd before leaving the court following his semifinal defeat in the French Open.

Before waving to the crowd, he bent to the clay on Court Philippe Chatrier’s plate and held his heart in his direction.

It was a player’s final goodbye, which turned 38 last month.

Or will it be “au revoir” until their next meeting is held next year?

Djokovic, the three-time champion, is unsure if he will make a comeback after losing to Jannik Sinner, the current world no. 1.

“I don’t know if this was the last game I ever played here.” That’s why the final scene was a little more emotional, Djokovic said.

As Djokovic attempted to advance one step further than the 25th major title, he received a lot of vocal support.

The Serb wanted to break the record for the most consecutive victories, as winning the Sunday final would have made him the oldest Grand Slam men’s singles champion.

However, he was unable to overthrow Sinner’s tenacious resistance, which he won 6-4, 7-5, 7-6, 7-3 to advance to the final against second seed Carlos Alcaraz.

Djokovic said, “I don’t know right now,” when asked about his potential future. Twelve months is a long time at this point in my career.

Do you want more of me to play? Yes, I do. But will I be able to return to this area for 12 months? I’m not sure.

Questions over Djokovic’s endurance and motivation entering Roland Garros came after a patchy season by his high standards.

Even though rival-turned-coach Andy Murray did well after claiming his 100th ATP title at the Geneva Open, he did so in part because things weren’t working as expected.

Djokovic’s performance in the match against Sinner demonstrated his readiness to transition into retirement and highlighted his prioritization of the four majors in the latter stages of his career.

According to Djokovic, “Those tournaments are the top priorities on my schedule.”

Yes, there are plans for both the US Open and Wimbledon. All I can say at this moment is that.

“I want to play those two, undoubtedly,” she said. I’m not so sure about the rest.

After losing his previous two finals to Alcaraz, Djokovic will be competing for a record-equalling eighth men’s singles title at Wimbledon.

My childhood favorite tennis match was at Wimbledon. He continued, “I’m going to do everything I can to prepare.”

Djokovic, who turned professional in 2004, has already played 1, 375 matches.

But his signature fighting and physical condition kept him from trailblazer Sinner, 23, who has dominated the ATP Tour for the past 18 months.

Given that I wasn’t in great form at Roland Garros, he said, “I was proud of my effort tonight.”

Jannik “was just too good for me.”

In a three-hour long, entertaining contest, the two men pushed each other to their limits while competing head-to-head against one another.

After that, Sinner, who has won his previous 20 Grand Slam matches, called Djokovic’s level “amazing”.

The Italian continued, “I had to step up and play the best tennis I could.”

It confirms what a role model we all serve, especially for young players.