Brazilian star revealed to join MU, Andres Iniesta at risk of missing El Clasico

Koscielny bid farewell to the 2018 World Cup

Koscielny in pain after being injured. Photo: Reuters

Koscielny suffered an Achilles injury and had to be carried off on a stretcher despite not colliding with any players on the pitch in the 12th minute. Koscielny's absence will worry the French team because they do not have many good central defenders in the squad.

Brazilian star revealed to be arriving at MU

A few days ago, Mourinho hinted that a Brazilian star was about to join MU, not his old player Willian (because he was sure Chelsea would not sell). And according to MEN, that name is none other than Juventus' Alex Sandro.

According to this source, quoted by The Sun, the 27-year-old Samba player is the number 1 target of the Red Devils captain to replace Luke Shaw at left-back.

That means Shaw, who has a bad relationship with Mourinho, is the person Mourinho has criticized most publicly, on his way out of Old Trafford. News reports say, MU wants to get at least 28 million pounds from selling Luke Shaw.

The Red Devils want more budget to spend big on Alex Sandro - one of the most highly rated left-backs today. The price of the player from Serie A champions Juventus is around 70 million, clearly very expensive for a defender.

Virgil Van Dijk currently holds the record as the most expensive defender in the world, after Liverpool bought him for 75 million pounds.

Andres Iniesta risks missing El Clasico

Andres Iniesta was unable to attend Barca's recent training session due to a calf problem. According to Spanish media, it is likely that Andres Iniesta will not be able to participate in the El Clasico match against Real this weekend.

Andres Iniesta is at risk of missing this weekend's El Clasico. Photo: Getty

Gerrard agrees to lead Rangers

According to British media reports, Steven Gerrard has reached an agreement to lead Rangers for 3 years, the contract will be signed and announced in the next 24 hours. The Liverpool legend admitted that he held negotiations with representatives of the Scottish club on Thursday and quickly reached agreements in the contract.

Finally, both sides reached a consensus that Gerrard will lead Rangers to replace Graeme Murty from next season, with a 3-year contract. The contract is expected to be signed and announced today.

In fact, in recent weeks, there have been negotiations between Gerrard's representatives and Rangers' board of directors, represented by CEO Stewart Robinson and Sports Director Mark Allen.

As for Gerrard, the legend wants to be assured of transfer funds and Rangers chairman Dave King has confirmed he is ready to spend a decent amount of money to compete with rivals Celtic.

Courtois refuses to sign with Chelsea, joins Real in summer 2019

According to Calciomercato, goalkeeper Courtois will not sign a new contract with the Stamford Bridge team. That means he can leave in the summer of 2019 as a free transfer.

Courtois wants to join Real Madrid.

The Belgian goalkeeper's preferred destination is Real Madrid. The prospect of Courtois being available for free makes the Royal club's board of directors secretly happy. They are willing to offer Courtois a huge salary to replace Navas as the number 1 goalkeeper.

In the past, Courtois had a happy time in Madrid, with 3 successful years playing for Atletico on loan. Currently, his family (wife and 2 children) still live in the Spanish capital.

Therefore, Chelsea's board of directors will likely be forced to sell Courtois right after the 2018 World Cup to earn some money, if they do not want to lose him for free at the end of next season.