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Chelsea are seeking to finalise a loan move for Romelu Lukaku to Inter Milan but the impending deal is currently being held up by Inter Milan president Steven Zhang, sources in Italy have told The Athletic.

Officials at the Serie A club are believed to be in favour of the proposal but Zhang is said to have baulked at the requested loan fee and wages.

Chelsea want a guaranteed €10 million and expect Inter to cover the full salary Lukaku agrees with the side that the 29-year-old Belgium international left for £97.5 million last summer.

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The right-back signed from Aberdeen this weekend.

Jack Cork is to remain at Burnley under new manager Vincent Kompany after agreeing a new contract with the Championship club, The Athletic understands.

Cork’s current contract had been set to expire this summer. The club and player have been in talks for a number of weeks.

The midfielder had the option of a one-year extension built into his previous contract, but Burnley’s relegation meant this clause was no longer active.

Sources say the player was always open to staying at Burnley, however, and his new contract is now set to be announced by the club this week.

New Real Madrid defender Antonio Rudiger has revealed rivals Barcelona were among the clubs interested in signing him this summer.

Rudiger, 29, was highly sought-after due to his availability as a free agent following his decision to leave Chelsea at the end of last season.

Real Madrid won the race to sign the Germany international with the reigning European champions tying him down to a four-year deal at the start of June.

However, Rudiger said during his official Real Madrid unveiling that there was also interest from his new side’s main La Liga rivals.

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Gareth Prosser has been appointed as Everton’s new academy director.

The Athletic revealed last week that Prosser was in line to take up the role and his appointment has now been confirmed.

Prosser previously worked with current Everton director of football Kevin Thelwell in a similar role at Wolves.

Everton were on the lookout for a new academy director and new under-23 head coach after the departure of David Unsworth in April. Where Unsworth previously held both positions, the decision had been taken by Thelwell to split the roles, something that has been welcomed in academy circles.

Leighton Baines has taken up a new role with the former Everton left-back named as the club’s under-18s head coach.

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Marcelo Bielsa’s return to Athletic Bilbao may have moved a step closer after one of the club’s presidential candidates promised to hire the Argentine should he win this week’s elections.

Athletic will hold elections on June 24 and Inaki Arechabaleta, one of those running to replace Aitor Elizegi as the Spanish club’s president, has said he will bring Bielsa back to the club if successful.

Bielsa, 66, previously managed the Spanish side between 2011 and 2013.

At a press conference on Monday, Arechabaleta said: “(Bielsa) is the most respected coach in the world. He is also a coach for the future, although in the past he gave us the best season of this century.

“(Bielsa) has evolved since then and his ambition, quality and abilities are going to take us to the Athletic that we must become.”

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Inter Milan’s CEO has said the club are working on deals to sign Paulo Dybala and Chelsea’s Romelu Lukaku — and want to keep Lautaro Martinez at the San Siro.

Inter have been one of the transfer window’s busiest clubs. The Athletic revealed last week that they were attempting to bring Lukaku back to Milan, while they have also been in negotiations with Dybala, who left Juventus at the end of last season.

A number of their players have meanwhile been linked with moves away, with Milan Skriniar a target for Paris Saint-Germain and Lautaro admired by a host of European sides.

But on Monday Giuseppe Marotta said Lautaro was “indispensable” to the club, despite their attempts to bolster their front line with the signings of Lukaku and Dybala.

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West Ham United have announced the signing of centre-back Nayef Aguerd from Rennes on a five-year deal.

The Athletic understand he has joined on a €31 million fee, which could rise to €35 million.

Aguerd, 26, is a Morocco international who has played in Ligue 1 since 2018.

It is understood that West Ham tried to sign the defender last summer, but Aguerd eventually negotiated a new contract with Rennes until 2025 on improved terms.

However, West Ham have managed to close the deal one year later.

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Drew Spence has joined Tottenham Hotspur Women on a free transfer after 14 years at Chelsea.

She has signed a two-year contract, with an option to trigger one further season.

The 29-year-old midfielder has won the Women’s Super League five times, along with three FA Cup trophies, and was Chelsea’s longest serving player.

However, the club announced in May that they would not be renewing her contract.

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To celebrate 30 years of the Premier League, The Athletic is paying tribute to the 50 greatest individual performances in its history, as voted for by our writers. You can read Oliver Kay’s introduction to our Golden Games series (and the selection rules) here – as well as the full list of all the articles as they unfold.

Picking 50 from 309,949 options is an impossible task. You might not agree with their choices, you won’t agree with the order. They didn’t. It’s not intended as a definitive list. It’s a bit of fun, but hopefully a bit of fun you’ll enjoy between now and August.

Today, it’s Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Drew Spence has joined Tottenham Hotspur Women on a free transfer after 14 years at Chelsea.

The 29-year-old midfielder has won the Women’s Super League five times, along with three FA Cup trophies, and was Chelsea’s longest serving player.

However, the club announced in May that they would not be renewing her contract.

Spence made two appearances for England in 2015 before switching her international allegiance to Jamaica, who she will represent in World Cup qualifiers next month.

Tottenham finished fifth in the WSL last season.

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For all the uncertainty swirling around Everton, one thing is clear: the days of lavish spending are over.

A squad that was nearly relegated, though, is not overflowing with assets that other clubs prize.

It is why the future of their two star players — strikers Richarlison and Dominic Calvert-Lewin — continue to be the subject of heavy speculation and a sense that one, or both, could leave this summer.

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Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck is stepping down as chairman of the Premier League club, having served in the role since 2003.

The 76-year-old will continue in the role of senior advisor.

Buck said it was the “right time to step down”, and was thanked by Todd Boehly, who completed his takeover of the club last month.

Buck had been chairman since Roman Abramovich bought the club in 2003.

Paris Saint-Germain are aiming to appoint Christophe Galtier as head coach within the next week.

The 55-year-old Frenchman will replace Mauricio Pochettino, who leaves having mutually agreed his departure with the PSG hierarchy earlier this month.

The Athletic understands talks were held with former Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane, but his preference is to take over from Didier Deschamps as France manager after this winter’s World Cup, should the job become available.

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Liverpool have completed the signing of right-back Calvin Ramsay from Aberdeen.

The Athletic understands that the deal is worth an initial fee of around £5 million, with a potential £3 million of add-ons.

“I’m just buzzing and it’s a dream come true really to be here,” said Ramsay, who has signed a long-term contract at Anfield.

“It was a dream come true to play for Aberdeen, and now to be at one of the biggest, if not the biggest club in the world, it’s a massive achievement and I’m looking forward to trying to show the fans what I’ve got.

“Hopefully I can come in in pre-season, show everyone at the club, the staff, players what I’ve got and then we’ll see what happens from there.”

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Arsenal prospects Omar Rekik and Mika Biereth are close to securing loan moves to the Eredivisie next season, The Athletic understands.

Rekik, a 20-year-old centre-back, is expected to join Sparta Rotterdam, with the expectation that regular football will help him ahead of the World Cup with Tunisia.

Biereth, a 19-year-old Danish youth international, is set for RKC Waalwijk. The plan is for the striker to spend a year in the Netherlands ahead of a potential loan in England in 2023-24.

Both players were regular starters for Arsenal Under-23 last season. Biereth scored 11 goals in 21 appearances in Premier League 2, while Rekik made 14 starts in the same competition — also making his Tunisia debut.

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