Transfer news live: Cristiano Ronaldo to leave Real Madrid as Liverpool close to first summer signing
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Manchester United have money to spend - and have already signed Victor Lindelof for £35m - but may be forced to shell out as much as £70m for both Alvaro Morata, while Andrea Belotti looks like he will stay at Torinio.
Chelsea's main man, Diego Costa, looks like he will be on his way after being told he is surplus to requirements by manager Antonio Conte.
Manchester City already have two players with Monaco's Bernardo Silva and Benfica goalkeeper Ederson in through the door, while Arsenal have snapped up Schalke's Sead Kolasinac on a free.
Liverpool are closing in on a deal for Mohamed Salah as they continue to negotiate with Roma over a fee but won't be adding Virgil van Dijk after being forced to apologise to Southampton for an illegal approach.
Everton are the big spenders so far in the window, signing Jordan Pickford from Sunderland for £30m while Ajax's Davy Klaassen for £23.6m.
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↵Cristiano Ronaldo is "motivated" and not letting talk of him forcing a move away from Real Madrid get to him, according to Portugal team-mate Andre Silva.
The 32-year-old, who is in Russia as Portugal prepare for their Confederations Cup opener against Mexico, is said to be very angry after prosecutors accused him of defrauding the authorities of £12.8million.
According to Portuguese daily A Bola, the 32-year-old, who is currently on international duty with Portugal for the Confederations Cup, has been left angered at his treatment by Spanish tax authorities and now wishes to leave the country.
But Silva, who completed a big-money switch to AC Milan from Porto earlier this month, insists the four-time Champions League winner remains focused on his country's upcoming matches.
"Regarding Ronaldo, he is motivated, and what I can see is that he is taking the competition very seriously and is totally dedicated to training and thinking about the next game against Mexico," Silva told reporters ahead of the European champions' opening game.
"As for my partnership with Ronaldo, it's a dream. Since I began playing on big stages I always imagined playing alongside him or playing on the same level as him. I'm happy to play with my captain."
Ronaldo latest
Yet more developments on the Ronaldo story. This time the AC Milan club director has said THAT the club would be prepared to discuss a possible swap deal involving the Portuguese and goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.
It seemed like a joke, but you never know with these things...
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