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Barcelona midfielder Frankie de Jong has shared his expectations from the appointment of Hans-Dieter Flick as the team's head coach.

"Will I stay? Yes, I am very happy at Barcelona. My family is also happy with everything, that's for sure. Does Hansi Flick want me to be a key player? I spoke to him, everything was fine, after the Euros, we'll see what happens," Fabrizio Romano quoted the midfielder on Twitter.

It should be added that Barcelona want to extend de Jong's deal, which expires in 2026, but with a significant pay cut, which could also ease their financial problems.

Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham has spoken out about the future transfer of PSG striker Kylian Mbappe.

"If it happened, it would be amazing. I think that's the only piece of the puzzle that we're missing in terms of playing as a pure nine. If he came in and gave us the qualities we needed, we would be in a very good position. He would take us to another level," Bellingham told TNT Sports.

The new head coach of Fenerbahce, Jose Mourinho, has outlined his immediate goal in his new position.

"Qualifying for the Champions League will not be an easy task. We have three qualifying rounds ahead of us. 8 Fenerbahçe players will take part in the Euros. They will not be at the training camp. It will be difficult, but you know I love challenges. I will fight for the Champions League," Sports Digitale quoted the Portuguese as saying.

It will be recalled that according to the results of the 2023/24 season, Fenerbahçe took second place in the Turkish championship.

Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior scored the winning goal in the Champions League final match of the 2023/24 season against Borussia Dortmund (2-0).

At the time of the final, the Brazilian was 23 years and 325 days old. He previously scored in the Champions League final in the 2021/22 season against Liverpool (1-0). According to Opta, Vinicius became the youngest player to score in two Champions League finals.

The previous record was held by Lionel Messi, who scored in both finals against Manchester United in 2008/09 and 2010/11. At the time of the 2011 final in London, Messi was 23 years and 338 days old.

Germany head coach Julian Nagelsmann said what he expects from the friendly match with the national team of Ukraine.

"I'm sure you often read that the Ukraine national team is keen to use every opportunity to distract their country from the events that are happening in it. And that will be the most important thing in the upcoming match. They will do everything for that, and we will support them. Football is something that can help you think about other things, at least for 90 minutes.

We will try to do our part to make the game interesting and good. The result goes to the background here. We will do our best to make sure that these 90 minutes are not filled with misery but with beautiful moments," Nagelsmann said at the pre-match press conference.

The main intrigue of the Champions League final match died a few days before it started. I mean the place in the goal of Real Madrid, which, as we all hoped to the last, will go to Andriy Lunin. But the unexpected news about the flu, which caught the Ukrainian goalkeeper, left no other option but Courtois in the goal at Wembley....

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Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has spoken about midfielder Luka Modric.

"I think Luka Modric will stay with us. I think he will extend his contract for another season," Perez was quoted as saying by AS.

It will be recalled that the Croatian midfielder's current contract with the Gunners runs until 30 June.

"Chelsea will refuse to participate in the Conference League due to financial problems. It is reported by Football Insider.

According to available information, Chelsea is selling hotels and other club facilities owned by Chelsea's owners to comply with the EPL's financial stability rules. Due to UEFA's strict attitude to real estate sales, Chelsea may be excluded from participation in the Conference League.

The match of the 29th round of the Italian championship took place. The match was held on 2 June. Here are its results.

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Germany midfielder Toni Kroos believes that his team is not a favourite for the home Euro 2024.

- It would be wrong not to compete with the aim of winning the European Championship. I think we have managed to change the mood a little bit to positive. Nevertheless, in my opinion, we are far from being the favourites of the tournament. But that's the reality for me: when I play in a tournament, of course I want to win," said Kroos.

Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih has received two offers for left-back Ivan Nyabeye Dibango.

Basel and Brest have shown interest, according to TaToTake. According to the source, the French club made a specific offer of 3 million euros, but was rejected.

Kryvbas' management decided to keep Dibango to solve the problem of reaching the group stage of one of the European Cups.

Germany midfielder Joshua Kimmich spoke about the friendly match with the Ukrainian national team to be held on Monday.

- We are working in training and trying to bring all the processes to the field. In March, we won two games, and the mood in the team is positive. Accordingly, we really want to beat Ukraine to keep the momentum and this positive atmosphere," said the Bayern player.