According to SPORT, FC Barcelona do not consider Ferran Torres' future to be an immediate issue. The club have already outlined their strategy regarding the forward and have no intention of changing course.
Ferran's current contract expires on 30 June, and Barcelona have informed his representatives that they are willing to offer him a new deal.
However, formal negotiations are expected to begin in September in order to avoid complications linked to the club's salary cap.
It is an approach the club has followed before and one that will also apply to Marc Bernal, who is awaiting an improved contract extension.
If Ferran wishes to leave, whether because of reported interest from PSG or any other club, Barça believe the initiative must come from the player. He would need to request a meeting with the club to discuss his future and reach a decision.

#future #contract #according #torres

LOS ANGELES -- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers could be on the verge of losing another cornerstone player after star defensive tackle Vita Vea officially requested a trade, creating one of the biggest storylines of the NFL offseason and immediately sparking speculation that the two-time Pro Bowler could be headed back to the West Coast.
Vea, 31, is seeking a new long-term contract after negotiations with the Buccaneers stalled. His agent confirmed the trade request just before veterans were scheduled to report for training camp. Although Vea is expected to report to camp, his future in Tampa Bay has become increasingly uncertain as he enters the final season of his current contract, which carries a non-guaranteed base salary for 2026.
The request comes during a period of significant change for the Buccaneers. Tampa Bay has already seen longtime linebacker Lavonte David retire while franchise icon Mike Evans departed in free agency to sign with the San Francisco 49ers, leaving the organization facing one of its biggest roster transitions in years.
One of the league's most dominant interior defensive linemen since entering the NFL as the 12th overall pick in the 2018 draft, Vea has been the anchor of Tampa Bay's run defense and helped lead the franchise to a Super Bowl LV championship. Over eight seasons, he has totaled 256 tackles and 35 sacks while earning two Pro Bowl selections. Last season, he started all 17 games, recording 34 tackles, 4.5 sacks and 13 quarterback hits.
With Vea now on the trade market, oddsmakers at BetOnline Sports & Casino believe Southern California is the most likely destination.

#contract

Every NFL franchise eventually faces the same dilemma. A homegrown star develops into one of the league's best players. That, in turn, births conversations about a lucrative second contract. Few teams know more about difficult salary cap decisions than the Philadelphia Eagles.
Some teams respond by overspending to keep everyone together. Others watch key contributors leave and scramble to replace them. Howie Roseman and his staff have adopted a different approach.
Rather than reacting to expensive departures, Howie Roseman has built a roster with the expectation that they will happen. That's why the Eagles continue drafting premium talent even when there doesn't appear to be an immediate need. More often than not, they're preparing for tomorrow's roster before today's begins to change. It's a philosophy that has helped keep Philadelphia among the NFL's perennial contenders.
To outside observers, some of Philadelphia's draft selections have initially seemed puzzling. Why invest another premium pick on the defensive line when the position already appears loaded? Why draft a defensive back early with established veterans still in place? Why select an offensive lineman who may not start immediately?
The Eagles aren't drafting solely for the upcoming season. They're drafting for the seasons that follow.

#Eagles #drafting #roseman #teams

Max Verstappen is already firmly locked into a long-term contract with Red Bull Racing that runs through the end of 2028. However, amid a chaotic 2026 silly season fueled by internal team politics and public flirtations from Mercedes, rumors of a potential performance-based exit clause have loomed over the Milton Keynes garage all year.
Now, it appears Red Bull's upper management is ready to throw a massive amount of cash at the problem to ensure their star driver has no legal avenues to jump ship.
According to a recent report originating from the German outlet BILD, Red Bull and Verstappen's management are actively engaged in contract extension talks.
The rumored deal on the table would extend Verstappen's tenure with the team through the 2029 season. To sweeten the pot, Red Bull is reportedly offering a significant pay **** p on top of his current base salary, which already sits at a staggering €65 million (roughly $71 million) per year.
But the massive financial upgrade comes with one major condition: the new contract would completely eliminate any existing exit clauses.

#contract #year #management #million

Editor's note: This article is part of our WNBA Trade Deadline coverage, which follows the moves reshaping the league.
The WNBA trade deadline has a history of being relatively uneventful, but is that about to change?
There are several reasons for that history, starting with the league's hard salary cap, which limits teams' ability to absorb contracts.
However, some of the WNBA's biggest power players believe that the influx of money and the new roster construction tools in the collective bargaining agreement — including the minimum salary cap exception and the ability to carry seven protected veteran contracts compared to six in previous years — could make teams more likely to take chances before the Aug. 2 deadline.
Franchises that have made bold moves in the past have been rewarded for it.

#salary #teams

Vinicius Junior has emerged as a leading transfer target for **** nal as uncertainty continues to surround his future at Real Madrid. The Brazilian has reportedly struggled to agree a new contract with the Spanish club over the past several months and has now entered the final year of his current deal.
Vinicius is widely regarded as one of the best players in world football and has continued to demonstrate his quality with consistent performances. Real Madrid are understood to be keen to keep him at the club, but they are reportedly unwilling to meet his current contract demands, leaving his long-term future unresolved.
According to The Telegraph, **** nal are interested in signing the Brazilian attacker and are prepared to offer him a salary of at least £400,000 per week. If such a move were to be completed, he would become the highest-paid player at the Emirates.
Although Real Madrid already pay higher wages than **** nal, the proposed deal would still represent a significant financial commitment from the Gunners. The club have already secured new contracts for several key members of the squad, yet Vinicius would reportedly earn more than all of them if he joined this summer.
The size of the proposed salary underlines **** nal's determination to strengthen their attacking options with one of the game's most highly regarded players. It would also highlight the club's willingness to invest heavily in a player they believe could make a major impact.

#future

What's clear in Cleveland: Even after the signing of Mario Hezonja, sources with knowledge of the Cavaliers' thinking insisted Monday that they continue to maintain ****** inga interest. The problem: Cleveland's lack of available salary-cap ****** e means it would require a sign-and-trade to add ****** inga. And sources say that the Cavaliers, because they are already hard-capped at the first apron, have found it challenging to ****** emble a trade construction that Atlanta would find suitable.
This article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: Even after the signing of Mario Hezonja, sources with …

#trade

Former women's basketball coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton says she has reached a settlement with the University of Virginia after her sudden firing on April 5, a week after leading the Cavaliers to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2000.
Details of the settlement were not made public. Agugua-Hamilton shared a statement about it on her Instagram account after the ****** ociated Press published a story about the settlement.
Agugua-Hamilton and her representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A spokesperson for Virginia declined to comment.
USA TODAY Sports previously reported that Agugua-Hamilton — widely known in and outside the program as "Coach Mox" — had been the subject of an internal investigation and there were allegations of staff mistreatment within the program, according to four people with knowledge of the situation.
According to a copy of Agugua-Hamilton's contract obtained by USA TODAY Sports, Virginia owed her a sizable buyout if she was terminated without cause. The contract stipulates that Virginia would have to pay her the remaining amount of her base salary, 80% of supplemental compensation, 80% of royalties and any bonuses earned, but not yet received. According to the figures outlined in her contract — which ran through the 2027-28 season — Agugua-Hamilton would have been owed about $1.3 million.

#virginia #coach

Vita Vea's trade request should put the San Francisco 49ers on the phone with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
NFL Network reported that Vea asked to be moved after extension talks stalled. The two-time Pro Bowler is entering the final year of his contract with a $17 million base salary, giving San Francisco a rare chance to address one of its most uncertain position groups with a proven difference-maker.
The 49ers may also fit Vea's preferred destination. Football **** yst Ted Nguyen reported on X, citing a source, that Vea "wants to go to a California team or the Raiders." A return to the Bay Area would carry obvious appeal for Vea, who attended Milpitas High School before becoming the No. 12 pick in the 2018 NFL Draft.
Vita Vea could give the 49ers needed durability and interior pressure while forming a dominant front with Nick Bosa and Osa Odighizuwa. Getty Images
The strongest argument for pursuing him is also the simplest: Vea nearly matched the entire 49ers interior defensive line's pressure production by himself last season.

#tampa

Turkish club Fenerbahçe insist they are not planning to send an offer for Milan star Rafael Leão: 'Not on our agenda.'
Fenerbahçe officially confirm they are unwilling to make an offer for Milan star Leão.
Reports indicated that the Turkish giants were prepared to invest approximately €100m in transfer fees and salaries, but they denied the speculation with a statement released on Saturday morning.
"Claims that we made an offer of approximately 100 million Euros for Rafael Leão, including transfer fee and salary, are untrue," the club said.
"No such offer has been made to the player or his club.

#offer #turkish #Milan

According to a report from Sport Bild journalist Christian Falk, Michael Olise is not leaving Bayern Munich this summer — which tracks with much the recent reporting on the matter.
If, however, transfer armageddon happens and Olise goes nuclear to force his way out of Bavaria (an extremely unlikely — nut not impossible — scenario), Bayern Munich would make a beeline to pursue Paris Saint-Germain winger Bradley Barcola:
✅ It is TRUE: Bradley Barcola is one of the names on the shortlist at Bayern Munich if they have to replace Michael Olise. I reported last summer that there was an idea to sign the France international anyway. Even the summer before, the 23-year-old was considered a very interesting player for FC Bayern. He's on the shortlist, but at the moment there is no chance of getting this player for the club. That's because PSG want to give the winger a new contract, and amounts in the region of €150m have been floated if the Ligue 1 champions were to sell the player. However, when you look at the situation – and, as we say, Bayern don't want to sell Olise this summer – the club has to think about the Frenchman's situation if he doesn't sign a contract with Bayern.
When you look at Bradley Barcola's contract, you see he's got a year less left on his terms compared to his international teammate (running out in 2028). So, if he isn't sold this summer to Liverpool, who are clearly interested, or to another club that can afford the asking price, and he's still on the market – and ******* uming that Bayern are forced to sell Michael Olise – with one year left on his contract next summer, then PSG have a decision to make. I personally think he's a player who would fit in perfectly at Bayern Munich. That's also partly due to his affordable salary demands (currently earning €7m-8m gross in Paris, which is half of what Olise earns at Bayern). So, he's one to keep an eye out for as a potential replacement in case Michael Olise leaves.
Barcola is highly coveted by Liverpool and could pursue that destination in the coming weeks. There is a significant chance that if PSG thinks it should cash out on Barcola, it will look to sell him this summer. In that case, Liverpool would have a clear advantage over Bayern Munich as it will likely have a better chance to work out a deal before any type of aggressive move by Olise — which, again, is not likely to happen.

#michael #barcola #player

Linda Cohn leaving ESPN feels like a generation ago after seeing the number of prominent on-air personalities who were laid off this week.
Cohn mutually agreed to part ways with ESPN last month after a tenure that lasted more than three decades. And as the longest-tenured SportsCenter anchor in ESPN history, Cohn received a proper sendoff that was both deserved and earned. Three weeks later, however, ESPN reminded everyone how coldblooded the industry is when they executed their latest round of layoffs. And while everyone understands layoffs are part of the business, ESPN has been condemned for the manner in which they handled those cuts.
"The ESPN layoffs were awful. You hate to see anybody lose their job," Cohn said on her recently launched YouTube show. "It's all bad. When you're laid off, when you're fired, when your salary is cut, when you have to think, 'what do I do now?' Well, the ESPN layoffs, that was awful. What made it even worse, if that could be possible, was the way ESPN PR handled it, or mishandled it, because they treated everyone on this latest firing list with zero respect. Zero. Beginning with Ryan Clark."
"That whole PR nightmare could have been avoided if Ryan Clark was alerted, how about the night before? And how about before he took the set for NFL Live?" Cohn continued. "If you knew there were media outlets going to break the news and you were concerned about Ryan finding out by looking at his phone during the show, then why didn't you just tell him before the show? That is **** bling and fumbling. That buffoonery electrified this story in a negative way even more."
Clark was arguably the most prominent personality laid off by ESPN this week, but it was the fact that he learned his fate during a commercial break on NFL Live that garnered the most headlines. ESPN learned Outkick was set to report the news on Clark's looming layoff while he was on NFL Live Monday afternoon. Not wanting to risk Clark's phone blowing up with news of the layoff while he was on-camera, ESPN decided to let him go during a commercial break.

#espn #live #break

Following four-time MVP LeBron James' historic decision to shock the world by joining the Philadelphia 76ers, the news was met with elation by those in the City of Brotherly Love, including Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro, who already officially declared July 24 to be known as LeBron James Day in the state.
And the elation in Philadelphia is more than justified, as the 76ers now have as good a chance as anyone of taking home the 2026-27 NBA championship, with James set to be signed to one of the best value contracts in league history. Lest we forget, although James is now 41, he still put up a 21/7/6 stat line last season while having to share the ball with the likes of Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves.
James will now be signed to a deal that will pay him just $3.9 million next campaign, so we're having a hard time figuring out a player who might give their team a better bang for their buck than James will for Philadelphia next season at that salary.
And that was without even discussing the fact that Philadelphia also managed to get rid of Paul George this offseason, while adding Jaylen Brown and Anfernee Simons. Simply put, the Sixers are going to be an absolute force, at least on the offensive end, next season, and should be seen by everyone as a top ****** le contender.
However, there is some business the team still has to take care of.

#philadelphia #season #next

League sources, who spoke on the condition anonymity to discuss ongoing negotiations, said what the Lakers are prepared to offer Atlanta in a trade is underwhelming, whereas Cleveland has potentially more appealing trade pieces. The Cavs have been linked to possible trades of veteran forward Max Strus ($16 million) and point guard Dennis Schröder ($14 million). To execute a sign-and-trade transaction, Cleveland must remain under the NBA's first salary apron of roughly $209 million, which is why James Harden remains unsigned.
This article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: To execute a sign-and-trade transaction, Cleveland …

#trade #cleveland

Like most college sports administrators, TCU athletic director Mike Buddie thinks there should be an enforceable salary cap for players in college sports.
But he doesn't think they should be the only ones.
"I think athletic directors should make a capped salary. I think coaches should make a capped salary," Buddie said during an interview with Front Office Sports. "And I think student-athletes should be in the room helping make these decisions."
In college football, coaching salaries—as well as coaching buyouts—have ballooned.
Currently, the highest-paid coaches are Indiana's Curt Cignetti, Georgia's Kirby Smart, and LSU's Lane Kiffin, whose annual salaries all exceed $13 million per year. Athletic directors don't make nearly as much, but—particularly in the power conferences—they can take home more than $1 million per year.

#make

Andrea Pirlo is likely to be announced as the new coach of Italy on Monday or Tuesday, although the details have been agreed for a four-year contract with salary of €1.5m.
Multiple sources have had no doubts since this afternoon that Pirlo will be the new Azzurri boss, as he was next on the list after Carlo Ancelotti and Pep Guardiola turned down the proposal.
This was because Ancelotti had only recently signed a new deal with Brazil, and Guardiola is eager for more time with his family after 10 years at Manchester City.
ISTANBUL, TURKEY – APRIL 23: Head Coach Andrea Pirlo of Fatih Karagumruk looks on during the Super Lig match between Galatasaray and Fatih Karagumruk SK at NEF Stadyumu on April 23, 2023 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Ahmad Mora/Getty Images)
Pirlo accepted immediately when contacted by technical director Paolo Maldini and special advisor Leonardo, who all know each other well from their time at Milan.

#fatih #coach

Bayern Munich is facing a difficult situation with moving several players who are no longer in the first team plans under Vincent Kompany. Bild lays out the report, as captured by iMiaSanMia:
The situation of Bayern's out-of-favor players: João Palhinha, Sacha Boey and Bryan Zaragoza
– Palhinha has recently rejected lucrative offers from top clubs in Saudi Arabia and Turkey. Both are out of the question for the player. Palhinha is divorced and wants to see his 3 and 1 year old kids, who live in Portugal, as often as possible. Therefore Benfica and Sporting are options for him, but neither club can currently afford the high transfer fee. Aston Villa are also showing interest, but are only considering a loan with an option to buy.
-For Sacha Boey, mid-table Premier League clubs have shown interest. But Bayern are insisting on a €15m asking price
-Bryan Zaragoza is keen to return to Spain. Espanyol and Sevilla are monitoring his situation. However, there haven't been any serious talks yet, partly due to his salary of around €4m/year at Bayern

#bayern #palhinha #clubs

Patrick Kane is returning to the Chicago Blackhawks, the team announced Thursday.
The team said Kane signed to a two-year contract with an $8 million salary cap hit. Kane played 16 seasons with the Blackhawks, leading the team to three Stanley Cups.
Hawks legend and former broadcaster Eddie Olczyk spoke on the return of Patrick Kane Thursday.
The Blackhawks picked Kane with the first overall pick in the 2007 NHL Draft. Kane made his debut that season along with fellow rookie Jonathan Toews.
The Blackhawks traded Kane to the New York Rangers in the 2022-23 season. The winger played the past three seasons with the Detroit Red Wings.

#kane #team #thursday #three

A month after Brandon Aiyuk openly campaigned to join the Washington Commanders, the San Francisco 49ers wide receiver returned to social media to reveal he'd purchased a home near the Commanders' team facility.
Aiyuk, 28, posted on his Instagram story a picture of himself that included a caption with a misspelling of the location of his property: "Brandon Aiyuk acquires $10M Loudon County (VA) Estate." The Commanders' facility is in Ashburn, Va., which is in Loudoun County.
Last month, Aiyuk made it clear he wanted to join the Commanders, whose quarterback, Jayden Daniels, was Aiyuk's teammate at Arizona State. Said Aiyuk: "If I'm crazy or if I'm cappin', tell them boys (49ers) cut me today and I'll sign with the Commanders tomorrow."
The next day, Aiyuk posted a video in which he was wearing a Commanders hat: "I'm back in action and back on tour this fall. Go to www.commanders.com to get your tickets and watch us rock out," he said in a video.
However, Aiyuk is under contract with the 49ers and remains on the reserve/left squad list, where he was placed in December. He has three years left on his deal and he doesn't take up a roster spot, or count against the salary cap, while he is on the list. Aiyuk could try to force the 49ers to release him by filing for reinstatement and reporting to training camp, which begins Saturday when veterans report.

#aiyuk #county #facility #posted

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Jacoby Brissett is still angling for a new contract, but he won't be a holdout. Cardinals head coach Mike LaFleur confirmed in a press conference on Thursday that Brissett will be practicing with the rest of the team.
"Still ongoing. It's been productive between us and his team," LaFleur said of negotiations on a potential extension.
Brissett is set to be the team's starting quarterback this fall, but is reportedly aiming for an extension that will pay him like one. As a result, the veteran QB skipped the Cardinals' offseason workouts and optional practices while conversations were ongoing.
At the time, LaFleur downplayed Brissett's decision to miss OTAs. Brissett later made it to mandatory minicamp in June; skipping that camp or full-team training camp, which started on Thursday, would have made him a holdout.
Under Brissett's current deal, the veteran QB is set to make $4.88 million in base salary, with $1.5 million guaranteed and $2 million in potential incentives, per Spotrac. That makes him one of the lowest-paid starting quarterbacks in the league by far — below even rookie Los Angeles Rams backup Ty Simpson in annual salary, per Over the Cap.

#brissett #million #quarterback #ongoing

Goaltender Jet Greaves has returned for the Blue Jackets with a three-year contract extension, so the focus now shifts to unsigned forwards Adam Fantilli and Cole Sillinger.
More: What Jet Greaves' $15 million extension means for the Columbus Blue Jackets
Sillinger, 23, has an arbitration hearing July 27 in Toronto, where Blue Jackets president/general manager Don Waddell and Greaves finally reached a $15 million pact less than an hour before a July 23 hearing. Fantilli, 21, is vacationing in Italy while his agent, Pat Brisson, continues talks with Waddell during the star center's first dabble in restricted free agency.
Waddell, who has roughly $17 million left in salary-cap ****** e, is confident both deals will get done without too many snags, starting with Sillinger.
"We've made progress from both sides, so I'm pretty confident we'll get that resolved before [July 27]," Waddell said. "They want to make a deal. We want to make a deal."

#waddell #sillinger

Cincinnati Bengals fans feel reasonable hype about their team in 2026.
No wonder. The front office left its comfort zone and decided to go all-in through the Dexter Lawrence trade, big cash spending in free agency and even in smaller things, such as how they structured contracts and managed the salary cap.
But as fans surely understand, local hype doesn't mean national hype.
So much so, it seems, that The Athletic’s Mike Jones just wrote that the Bengals are one of the most underrated teams in the entire NFL.
“Thanks to those moves, plus others along the defense, the Bengals just might have better depth than they did when they reached the Super Bowl during the 2021 season,” Jones wrote. “The Baltimore Ravens draw much attention in the AFC North, and rightfully so, and Mike McCarthy’s reunion with Aaron Rodgers in Pittsburgh has the Steelers in the spotlight, but the Bengals seem primed for a bounce-back season and could cause trouble for divisional foes.”

#hype #season #cincinnati #dexter

Serie A side Roma have now definitively missed out on Crysencio Summerville but are now ready to push forward for Leipzig’s Antonio Nusa.
La Gazzetta dello Sport that Gian Piero Gasperini is desperate for an attacking signing and Nusa is now the chosen target. An emergency meeting has been held at the club during which initial contact has been made for the Norway international.
They have spoken directly with Leipzig and haven’t used too many intermediaries. The German side made it clear that they want €60 million and would go down to only €55 million. That’s their take it or leave it response.
Roma believe Nusa’s salary is well within their reach. Newcastle United and ****** nal are interested but luckily for Roma, they haven’t made any moves yet. As a result, sporting director TOny D’Amico is expected to speak to the Friedkin ownership about making a formal offer as soon possible. If things don’t work out Benfica’s Andreas Schjelderup and Cologne’s Said El Mala are alternative options.
It feels like any move from Roma would have to see them make an extra financial effort. Leipzig have always been very expensive sellers and the Giallorossi would have to meet the standards set by the sales of Benjamin Sesko and the incoming exit of Yan Diomande.

#side #serie

Bild report Jadon Sancho is still hopeful of joining Borussia Dortmund as a free agent. According to the report, the former England international is open to the possibility of joining BVB for the third time in his career.
However, he has to accept a significant salary decrease if he wants to return to Signal Iduna Park (Westfalenstadion). It’s still unclear whether the Bundesliga side are planning to proceed with the signing.
Sancho joined Manchester United for a reported €85 million fee from Dortmund five years ago. However, he has now left the club as a free agent after a disappointing spell with the English giants. He last played regularly for Manchester United during the 2022/23 campaign.
Since then, he reached all three European finals with Borussia Dortmund, Chelsea and Aston Villa on loan deals. Unai Emery’s side are closing on signing Sancho’s former teammate Alejandro Garnacho, which ended any hopes of a permanent transfer to Aston Villa for the player who featured in 39 games last season.

#sancho #borussia #however #report

Pep Guardiola is reportedly seeking a €20m-a-year salary to take over as head coach of the Italy national team, and the latest updates indicate that the former Manchester City boss will give a definitive answer by the early stages of next week.
Guardiola left City after 10 trophy-laden seasons earlier this summer and has emerged as one of the dream candidates to take over as the new head coach of the Italy national side. Antonio Conte, Roberto Mancini and Andrea Pirlo are the other names currently being linked with the vacant CT role.
Recently-appointed FIGC technical director Paolo Maldini and advisor Leonardo travelled to Barcelona to hold direct talks with Guardiola last weekend. Thursday’s reports from La Gazzetta dello Sport claim that the Spaniard wants €20m-per-year to take over as Italy head coach.
FIGC President Giovanni Malagò has recently admitted that the federation would be willing to ‘make exceptions’ for candidates at a certain level, even name-checking the former City and Barcelona tactician, but the Italy national team are unlikely to be able to offer a potential new head coach any more than €10m per season.
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – MAY 24: Pep Guardiola, Manager of Manchester City, reacts as a montage of his time at Manchester City is played on the LED screen inside the stadium following the Premier League match between Manchester City and Aston Villa at the Etihad Stadium on May 24, 2026 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)

#guardiola #coach

Belgian international forward Loïs Openda (26) is nearing a loan move to Lyon from Juventus, according to a report from Gazzetta dello Sport. The former Lens attacker looks set to join Les Gones on a season-long loan with an option to buy.
The 26-year-old has been deemed surplus to requirements in Turin and the Serie A club are looking to move the forward on before the end of the summer transfer window. That could be about to happen as Lyon progress in negotiations with Juventus over a potential deal.
As part of the potential deal, OL will pay €4m of the striker’s annual salary with his parent club paying the rest. This development may come as a blow to Coventry City and Lens who are also interested in signing Openda from Juventus this summer.
GFFN | Liam Wraith

#openda

It has been nearly two weeks since Jose Mourinho returned to train the available players at Real Madrid. The Merengues began their preseason on 13th July, and over the last few days, have also been joined by two players who participated in the World Cup, i.e., Arda Guler and Federico Valverde. The rest of the World Cup players are expected to return to the club in the coming few days.
Meanwhile, the new coach has also had time enough to ***** s the players that have been training under him so far, and he has already made his decisions about the futures of some of these players. For instance, he has given the green light for the departure of the young forward Franco Mastantuono on loan.
Another player about whom he has made his decision is the center-back Raul Asencio. According to SPORT, the Spaniard is not a part of the Portuguese coach’s plans, and the manager has already communicated this to the player.
The Merengues are ready to part ways with Asencio either or loan or through a permanent sale. The defender’s market value has decreased from €40 million to €20 million over the last year, and clubs like Galatasaray and Lazio have been linked with him recently.
However, a significant barrier to his departure could be his high wages. Last summer, they significantly increased his wages, which went up to €8 million including his salary and bonuses.

#merengues #coach #already

BALTIMORE (AP) — Right-hander Kyle Bradish will receive $23 million to cover his final two seasons of arbitration eligibility as part of his $90 million, five-year contract with the Baltimore Orioles that starts next year.
Bradish gets salaries of $10 million in 2027, $13 million in 2028, $17 million in 2029, $22 million in 2030 and $28 million in 2031 under the deal announced Saturday.
He would get a $1 million ***** ignment bonus if traded, payable by the acquiring team. He also receives a suite on road trips.
Bradish has a $3.55 million salary this year after beating the team in arbitration. The new deal covers what would have been Bradish's final two years of arbitration eligibility under the rules of the current labor contract.
The 29-year-old is 6-9 with a 3.61 ERA in 19 starts this year, his first full season back from Tommy John surgery in 2024. He finished fourth in AL Cy Young Award voting in 2023 and is 25-24 with a 3.50 ERA in five major league seasons, all with the Orioles.

#orioles

The Charlotte Hornets have been linked with interest in Schroder, league sources told HoopsHype. It's worth noting that Hornets executive Jeff Peterson is said to still be a fan of Schroder dating back to their time together in Atlanta.
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Since Cleveland's season ended in a Game 4 loss to the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference finals, sources say the team has had discussions about the possibility of trading Max Strus and Dennis Schroder. Strus is set to make $16.6 million in the final year of his contract. Schroder is still owed nearly $31 million over the next two seasons. Those moves would help Cleveland's salary cap situation. If the Cavs get below the punitive aprons, they could also theoretically orchestrate a sign-and-trade for James. — 6/30/2026 Cleveland Plain Dealer
Meanwhile, as the Cavaliers navigate James Harden's return and Wade's free agency, Cleveland's Max Strus and Dennis Schroeder have been mentioned in trade talks with the franchise currently projected over the second apron. — 6/28/2026 HoopsHype

#strus #hornets #sources

Apr 28, 2026; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Stars left wing Jason Robertson (21) skates against the Minnesota Wild during the second period in game five of the first round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
FRISCO, Texas — Jason Robertson and the Dallas Stars will avoid a salary arbitration hearing after the high-scoring forward signed a $12 million contract for next season.
The Stars announced the deal a day before Robertson's 27th birthday and 2 1/2 weeks after he had filed for arbitration.
"Jason has been a cornerstone of our franchise since he was drafted in 2017," Stars general manager Jim Nill said. "A dynamic and skilled player, he has been one of the league's top offensive threats since making his NHL debut."
Robertson, who has 490 points (213 goals and 277 ******* ists) in his 456 regular-season career games with the Stars, could become an unrestricted free agent for the first time next summer.

#stars #dallas #jason #since