Ronaldo plays despite rape allegations; Barca goes to Italy to “hunt” 65 million euro center back

Cristiano Ronaldo plays despite rape allegations

Despite Cristiano Ronaldo being in trouble over a rape allegation, coach Max Allegri confirmed that the Portuguese star will play when Juventus visits Udinese in round 8 of Serie A. This match will take place at 11:00 p.m. on October 6, Vietnam time.

Cristiano Ronaldo will play despite rape allegations. Photo: Getty

In a press conference before the match, the Juventus captain said: "After 3 months of working with Cristiano Ronaldo, I can confirm to you that he is a very professional and extremely serious person, both on and off the pitch. Certainly, Cristiano Ronaldo will play against Udinese."

MU solves defensive crisis with Mats Hummels?

German newspaper Bild reported that MU is planning to recruit Mats Hummels in the upcoming winter transfer window. Currently, Mats Hummels is having disagreements with coach Niko Kovac and no longer holds an "inviolable" role at Bayern Munich. Therefore, the Red Devils have a great chance to succeed in this deal.

Messi twice received the Outstanding Player award in the Champions League group stage

A brace against Tottenham helped the Barca superstar once again be honored. Not only did he help Barca win 4-2, Messi also reached the milestone of 65 goals in the Champions League group stages - the highest achievement in history. His scoring rate is 1 goal/game.

Paul Pogba receives bitter fruit from Barca

Mundo newspaper said that Barca gave up the plan to buy Paul Pogba from MU.

Barca is rumored to be eager to bring Paul Pogba to the Nou Camp. And the situation seems to be more favorable when the conflict between Paul Pogba and Mourinho cannot be resolved, and is escalating.

Barca give up on Paul Pogba

However, according to the above source, Barca has now withdrawn from the plan to bring the world champion to play football with Messi and Coutinho.

The reason is that, after doing budget calculations, Barca's financial team believes that the club does not have enough financial resources to sign Pogba.

The asking price for Paul Pogba, which MU can raise up to 200 million euros, still includes a large sum to meet the requirements of the 25-year-old midfielder. In addition, there is a not small commission for the agent - representative Mino Raiola,...

While Barca withdrew, PSG and his old team PSG are said to still be interested and ready to sign Paul Pogba.

Barca goes to Italy to "hunt" 65 million euro center back

According to Mundo Deportivo, Barca's sporting director Ariedo Braida was present in the stands at the San Paolo stadium during the Napoli - Liverpool Champions League match in midweek. His main purpose was to continue monitoring centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly.

Koulibaly is Barca's latest target in their plans to strengthen their central defender position, and has also been pursued by Chelsea in the last two seasons. Napoli have done everything they can to keep the 27-year-old Senegalese player, including asking for 65 million euros.Dortmund youngster called up to England squad

Winger Jadon Sancho has been called up to Gareth Southgate's England squad for next week's internationals after an impressive start to life with Dortmund, registering his eighth assist of the season in the Champions League win over Monaco.