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WHAT HAPPENED? According to Fabrizio Romano, the north London outfit are currently negotiating a deal for Fati with Barca which would see the Spanish forward ply his trade in the Premier League on loan until the summer of 2024. Although Barcelona remain open to loaning out the forward, they want Tottenham to pay the Spaniard's full salary for the year as they continue to try and reduce their overall wage bill.

THE BIGGER PICTURE: Chelsea have also been offered the opportunity to sign Fati, but the Blues have not yet made a formal approach. Fati's agent, Jorge Mendes has offered him to both clubs and it is Tottenham who have taken the initiative to sign the player as of now.

Rubiales has faced a severe backlash after he was seen grabbing and kissing Jennifer Hermoso after Spain's 2023 World Cup final win over England.

A number of figures from within the game have come forward to condemn Rubiales' behaviour, including the Lionesses, the beaten finalists.

The Spanish government have also launched an investigation into Rubiales' behaviour, and La Liga's president has now come forward in a scathing attack on his Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) counterpart.

Real Madrid, through an official statement on their website, have confirmed that winger Vinicus Junior has suffered an injury to his right hamstring.

The Brazilian went down in the recent game against Celta de Vigo in LaLiga EA Sports, where the player was forced off in the first half, being replaced by Spanish striker, Joselu, after just 18 minutes. The game was won 0-1 by the side from the capital thanks to a late goal from new signing, Jude Bellingham.

ANSU FATI set to join Tottenham! 🔜 RUBIALES WILL NOT RESIGN ❌ VINI JR OUR FOR 6 WEEKS 🚨

Real Madrid have announced that goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has suffered an ACL tear.

Ousmane Dembele decided to leave FC Barcelona when his camp learned that the Catalans had offered him to Paris Saint-Germain alongside Gavi as part of a potential swap deal for Kylian Mbappe, according to L'Equipe.

As part of the same Sunday evening report, the French outlet explained the winger's move to the Ligue 1 champions is "imminent" and that agreeing personal terms with the winger is the only thing preventing the deal from being completed.

If Dembele can return from Barca's preseason tour of the United States immediately, he should be able to deliver his €50 million ($55 million) release clause to La Liga headquarters immediately before midnight on Monday.

Paris

It has been busy start to the transfer window for Real Madrid, with four players having already been signed for Carlo Ancelotti’s squad: Fran Garcia, Brahim Diaz, Jude Bellingham and Joselu Mato.

Conversely, four have departed the club as free agents: Karim Benzema, Marco Asensio, Eden Hazard and Mariano Diaz, meaning that Ancelotti will have a similar squad size for next season compared to last.

Real Madrid’s outgoings exceed their income in the current transfer window. So far, the club has splashed out 103 million euros for Jude Bellingham, five million for Fran García and 500,000 euros for Joselu (on loan) - a total of 108.5 million euros, while Benzema, Asensio, Mariano and Hazard all left without the club being able to pick up a fee. The general consensus in the Bernabéu back offices is that the squad is closed for the new season. The club has completed all of its transfer dealings and there will be no more new arrivals unless there is an unforeseen setback during the pre-season - or an interesting, or future target (such as Arda Güler?) suddenly comes on the market.

The big target, Bellingham, is already on board. However, there is still a possibility that someone could leave. One player who Madrid could cash in on is Férland Mendy.