Messi sets conditions for Argentina; Real Madrid lets Bale take over Ronaldo's position?

Messi sets conditions to continue contributing to Argentina

Lionel Messi is resting to prepare for the new season with Barcelona. Regarding his future in the Argentina national team, the newspaperClarinsaid, Messi had a conversation with the Federation officials. Accordingly, Messi will continue to contribute to the national team if AFA meets the conditions he set.

Firstly, Argentina needs a talented coach to lead the team. Secondly, Messi wants to clarify his role in the team. Messi wants to be a part of the team, not their savior. Thirdly, Messi wants the internal AFA issues to be resolved properly so as not to affect the team's spirit before major tournaments.

Real Madrid upgrades Bale to replace Ronaldo

Can Bale take the number 1 spot at Bernabeu after Ronaldo leaves?

Bale, who has been hinting at a move away after being a hero with a brace in the Champions League final to help Real Madrid beat Liverpool 3-1 in Kiev to win the prestigious title for the third time, now has a bright future at the Bernabeu.

Zidane left, then Ronaldo left, leaving fans disappointed, but for Bale it was a chance to "change his life" since joining the Vultures in 2013.

He was expected by boss Perez to take Ronaldo's number 1 position over time but in the end he couldn't and had to wait until the legendary number 7 went to Juventus, after a conversation with new captain Lopetegui as well as the club's leadership.

According to Marca, Real's leadership believes that Bale will be their star player in the 2018/19 season, both on the pitch and commercially, even though he cannot compete with the appeal of Ronaldo.

Lopetegui's plan is to play with Benzema up front, effectively taking over Ronaldo's position and taking on the responsibility of being Real Madrid's main scorer.

Difficult to buy Hazard, Real turns to Cavani

Real Madrid have turned their attention to Edinson Cavani. The Uruguayan striker is now the Bernabeu's top transfer target.

The performance at the 2018 World Cup in Russia showed that Cavani is still at the peak of his form. Age has not affected the Uruguayan striker's running much. In the short term, Cavani can completely help Real Madrid solve the problem of scoring goals. The most important thing is that recruiting Cavani is not as impossible as the case of Hazard.

PSG are not keeping Cavani at all costs. The French capital team already has Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, so they can completely let the Uruguayan striker go if they receive a reasonable price. Selling Cavani does not affect PSG's attacking power much.

According to multiple sources, Real Madrid have already made contact with Cavani's representatives. The defending champions want to speed up negotiations so they can soon have the striker in their squad.

Prodigy Vinicius Junior is only registered in Real's youth team

Real Madrid reached an agreement to sign Brazilian prodigy Vinicius last season, with a transfer fee of up to 45 million euros. However, Los Blancos had to loan him back to his former team Flamengo for 1 year because international transfer regulations do not allow players under the age of 17.

Therefore, it was not until he turned 18 on July 12 that Vinicius was able to officially join Real. Vinicius' initial performances on the training ground were quite good, leaving a positive signal and receiving high praise from the team's coaching staff as well as his new teammates.

However, according to the player registration list that Real Club sent to the Spanish Football Federation and the organizers of professional tournaments, Vinicius is a member of the "Juvenil A" youth team along with another notable name, Miguel Gutierrez Ortega, a player who grew up from Real's football academy.

According to information from Real, the club did so simply as an administrative procedure and not with the intention of pushing Vinicius down to the youth team. The Brazilian talent is still guaranteed to play for all 3 Real teams (first team, reserve team, U18 team) next season when necessary.

Aleksandr Golovin joins Monaco

Aleksandr Golovin was a target that Chelsea pursued last summer, but in the end, he decided to join Monaco. Monaco's homepage has just officially announced the successful recruitment of the 22-year-old midfielder from CSKA Moscow for 27 million pounds. Golovin signed a 5-year contract with Monaco, valid until June 2023. At Monaco, Golovin will wear shirt number 17, his number in the Russian national team.

Matteo Darmian confirms leaving MU

The arrival of new signing Diogo Dalot pushed Matteo Darmian to become the third choice right-back at MU. Therefore, the Italian defender decided to leave Old Trafford.

Darmian himself confirmed this to the press. “That’s what I want and I’ll see what happens. I want to leave to play more. That’s my goal and that’s why I spoke to the coach and the club about my future. It’s an honour to play for a great club like Manchester United. But we have to make decisions in our lives and that was my decision.”