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Ribery questions Ronaldo’s Ballon d’Or comments after 2013 snub

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Former France winger, Franck Ribery, appeared to hit out at Cristiano Ronaldo’s latest comments on the Ballon d’Or award, seemingly expressing his bitterness at missing out in 2013.

Ribery took to social media on Saturday, to question Ronaldo’s comments on what the criteria to win the award should be.

Speaking to reporters, Ronaldo suggested that Ousmane Dembele should win this year’s Ballon d’Or, as he has won the Champions League with Paris Saint-Germain.

“The individual awards have lost some consensus; I can’t say anything about who should win. In my opinion, those who stand out and win the Champions League should win,” Ronaldo said.

Despite winning the Champions League in the 2012-13 season with Bayern, Ribery finished third in the 2013 Ballon d’Or rankings behind Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

Now, following Ronaldo’s latest comments, Ribery took to social media and posted: “So you NEED to win the Champions League to win the Ballon d’Or?”

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Transfer: Arsenal target one final high-profile signing after securing Gyokeres, Mosquera, Madueke deals

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Arsenal are ready to make one final high-profile signing after securing deals for Cristhian Mosquera, Viktor Gyokeres, and Noni Madueke.

Arsenal’s summer spending is set to surpass the £200m mark, but their manager Mikel Arteta isn’t finished yet.

The Gunners have already confirmed the signings of Christian Norgaard, Martin Zubimendi, and Kepa Arrizabalaga.

But the Premier League North London club are set to announce three more deals this week, with Madueke, Mosquera, and Gyokeres set to join Arteta’s side.

However, according to The Athletic, Arsenal could yet make one more X-Factor signing, with Real Madrid’s Rodrygo and Crystal Palace’s Eberechi Eze both on their radar.

Meanwhile, in order to finance either of those deals, it is likely that some of the players will need to leave the Emirates Stadium in order to raise funds.

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Osimhen: Final paperwork underway as Napoli greenlights transfer

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The final paperwork is now being worked on regarding Napoli striker Victor Osimhen’s permanent transfer move to Galatasaray.

This was disclosed by Galatasaray reporter Burhan Can Terzi while providing information about Galatasaray’s move for Osimhen.

According to him, Napoli have accepted Galatasaray’s written offer, adding that the Turkish giants will place the €40 million down payment on Napoli’s table within six days.

“I can say that the probability of Osimhen coming is 90%. There is no need to despair,” Can Terzi said (via habersarikirmizi).

“Galatasaray requested the official text from Napoli regarding the guarantee.

“There’s been a lot of traffic going on at the club today. I even know some of Galatasaray’s guests from Italy have been coming and going.

“The final paperwork is now being worked on. After Napoli accepts Galatasaray’s written offer, I believe Galatasaray will place the €40 million down payment on Napoli’s table within 5-6 days.

“We also expect the fans to be patient. But please don’t get carried away by negativity.”

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Transfer: Mourinho in shock move to sign Rashford

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Fenerbahce manager, Jose Mourinho, is ready to wait on Marcus Rashford despite the Manchester United forward preferring a move to Barcelona.

According to Turkish outlet Hurriyet, Mourinho is keen on a reunion with Rashford.

However, the 27-year-old’s £40million price tag might prove to be the stumbling block.

Despite that, Fenerbahce will “patiently wait until August” to try to get a better deal.

Rashford spent half of last season on loan at Aston Villa, but is expected to leave United on a permanent basis this summer.

The England international has been lef out of the Red Devils’ preseason squad by manager Ruben Amorim.

Rashford played under Mourinho at United between 2016-2018. During that period, he scored 28 goals and provided 20 assists in 125 appearances.

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