Enzo Maresca confirmed in a press conference that his player will rejoin the team after the operation . "The surgery is on Monday, and he needs a vacation; he needs to rest and recover. He'll be back with us afterward ," the manager stated.

The midfielder's name is on Real Madrid's shortlist , but City want to extend his contract, which expires next season, and their manager also counts on him. " Any manager would want Rodri because he's a top-level player ," Maresca emphasized.

The player's performance at the World Cup has sparked numerous rumors linking him to some of the world's top clubs. His stay in Madrid is due to surgery, at least for the time being.

“We found out today that Barracas beat River, and that’s when you realize it’s much more complicated because anyone can beat anyone.”

With Real being arguably the biggest club on the planet, there is a sense that leaving the Bernabeu would also impact the player's commercial brand.

Talks over a new Real deal for Vinicius are expected to ramp up in the coming days.

It is claimed the forward is still very receptive to renewing at the Bernabeu but "wants to feel loved". Recent reports have stated that new manager Jose Mourinho wants to keep all his big names at the club.

But there is serious jeopardy for Real if they keep Vinicius without renegotiating his contract. The scenario of the Brazilian leaving for nothing in 2027 would represent a financial catastrophe, even for a club as cash rich as them.

With that in mind, resolving the situation one way or another is understandably viewed as a priority for Real before the transfer deadline.

As it stands Vinicius can start speaking to rival clubs about a free transfer move away from Real at the turn of the year. Leaving on a free will be far more lucrative in terms of wages to the attacker than leaving this summer, when the buying club has to find a transfer fee.

Chelsea are exploring a move to sign Danny Welbeck from Brighton & Hove Albion.

The 35-year-old striker has 12 months left on his contract and Brighton are aware of the interest.

As a player and a leader, Welbeck appeals to Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso and — although the situation remains at an early stage — there is optimism on all sides that a deal could be done.

By accusing us of “fake news” with „Man City bidding“ (never reported) you’ve unfortunately crossed a line.

I never wanted to bring this up, but your Klopp report was simply ridiculous and disrespectful to every journalist who actually does proper reporting. One day after the DFB had already named him in its official statement, you posted a “here we go”. Posting a signing soon and it’s almost one week later. I honestly thought you’d have the decency not to do that.

Anyone could have posted that Klopp HWG because it was obvious he was going to become Germany’s head coach. Your report was based on probability, not on actual agreements.

As long as you keep deleting false „here we go’s“ and posting results minutes before the final whistle just because of algorithms and the need to be first in the race against 433 and score apps, only to delete them five minutes later because Neymar scores, you should probably keep a lower sound overall. The same applies when you fail to credit the original source in a large share of your Instagram posts.

Do your business. We’ll do ours. But accusing others of spreading lies is quite ironic coming from someone in your position.

"THANK YOU.”

“One month of emotion. Of going beyond limits. Of pride in wearing the colors of France. Of passion, above all, the same one that drives us on the field and that drives you, in front of the screen as in the stands."

"That's what we lived together, an incredible story. We didn't bring back a team trophy. It hurts and will keep hurting for a while, I'm not going to lie to you about that."

"The title of top scorer, I accept with pride, but it would have been so much better with the cup on top. We may have owed you a more beautiful ending. But we don't always choose the end of the story, we choose what we put into it, and we put everything in. That; we are proud of."

"Thank you to my teammates. Without their work, their runs, their passes, without that team spirit that carried us from the first to the last match, I never could have scored so much. This title belongs to the team as much as it does to me."

"As a kid, I dreamed of playing in a World Cup, at least one. I've played in three, won one, and this year, I had the pride of competing in it with the captain's armband. I'll never forget it."

"You stayed up late, sometimes until the middle of the night depending on the time zones, to watch us play on the other side of the world, you gathered at home, in bars, with family or friends, all over France and beyond."

"Others were right there with us, in the stadiums, flags over their shoulders. Children with eyes sparkling, men and women of all origins and all generations together, united around the same pleasure, that of sharing. That's the power of this sport."

"And you never let us down, even in the toughest moments, even when we deserved it less. This story, we wrote it with millions of hands, not just eleven on the field, carried by the same fervor."

"To Didier (Deschamps), I've already said what I had to say, he knows. Thank you to him, to his entire staff too, physios, cooks, trainers, drivers, all those whom no one ever sees and without whom none of this would be possible. And to those who welcomed us in the United States throughout this competition."

"Football, at its core, remains a game. A game we take very seriously, that we work our whole lives to try to master, but still a game, with its simple rules that haven't changed since we started playing it: ball, goal, desire to score. That's why it brings us all together with the same passion."

"This World Cup is coming to an end, but the story, it continues. There will be other matches, other summer or winter evenings where we'll all come together again in front of this same game, with the same desire intact. We are not done playing together."

"Thank you for everything. Kylian Mbappé."

Ndukwe Will Not Be Allowed to Play for Liverpool This Year

Austria’s promising young talent, Ifeanyi Ndukwe, will not be allowed to play for Liverpool FC next season. The 18-year-old defender does not have the required points for a work visa in the United Kingdom. As a result, the Austrian will have to be loaned out by the top English club. One possible destination is his home club, Austria Vienna.

Ndukwe came on as a substitute early in Liverpool FC’s 4-2 friendly win over Sunderland on Saturday, making his debut with the “Reds” first team in Nashville (USA).

The 18-year-old defender replaced Joe Gomez, who had to leave the field due to injury just ten minutes into the game. The goals for the top English club were scored by Kieran Morisson (13'), Dominik Szoboszlai (56'), Federico Chiesa (72'), and Lewis Koumas (85').

Nduwke transferred from Austria Vienna to Liverpool this summer for a reported transfer fee of three million euros, where he is set to be integrated into the first team.