Kick Off: Azpilicueta waits contract termination; Barca add new aspect to badge

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Romano: Azpilicueta is waiting for Blues to agree the contract termination

According to Romano, César Azpilicueta is just waiting for Chelsea to give the green light to mutual termination of his contract and let him join Inter.

Barcelona add striking new aspect to club badge ahead of 2023-24 season

Barcelona’s kits for the 2023-24 season will certainly be different to their 2022-23 counterparts, not only in the design of the kits itself, but also in regards to the badge.

These Things Happen

Error! Ballon d'Or official messes up Messi's winning years

Today is Lionel Messi's 36th birthday, and Ballon d'Or official tweets to wish him a happy birthday. But they have made a huge mistake.

De Gea set to marry singer Garcia next weekend after his Utd contract expires

Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea is reportedly set to marry his singer girlfriend next weekend following the expiry of his current £375,000 contract with the club.

Ilkay Gundogan 'celebrating' his move to Barcelona

İlkay Gündoğan is enjoying a well-deserved holiday in Ibiza after winning the treble with Manchester City, and as can be seen in the photograph, he is in great company. In the snapshot are three players from the Premier League side, Gündogan, Kevin De Bruyne and Nathan Aké, on a boat sailing around the Spanish island, and smiling, which is not surprising after the great season they have had.

Chelsea already have their own Valverde to form perfect midfield after £80m deal

Chelsea news: The Blues had shown mild interest in Fede Valverde this summer but Mauricio Pochettino already has his own version of the Real Madrid star in west London

Breaking: Chelsea announce third summer transfer in blow to Newcastle

Chelsea transfer news: The Blues have announced the signing of Jamaican striker Dujuan 'Whisper' Richards

Footballers from Rashford to Mount and Ronaldo are enjoying a spot of summer sun

Football super-stars are soaking up the sun in Europe while some wait anxiously over their futures as many contracts are yet to be signed. Many are boozing up on a lads holiday while others pack on the PDA with their WAGS dressed in skimpy bikinis.

Arsenal's second summer transfer is announced as youngster completes loan deal

Catalin Cirjan becomes the second Arsenal youngster to depart this week as his season-long loan move to Rapid Bucharest has been confirmed by the Romanian outfit

Brighton take major step toward sanctioning huge Chelsea transfer after £40m decision

Chelsea transfer news: Moises Caicedo is wanted at Stamford Bridge by Mauricio Pochettino and Brighton look to have handed the Blues a huge boost

Manchester United 'DROP their pursuit of Mason Mount after third offer at £55m is rejected

Manchester United will hit pause on the pursuit of Mason Mount to focus on signing Brighton's Moises Caicedo, according to a report.

Havertz to rekindle world-class form with Arsenal as Arteta plans his dream XI

Kai Havertz can rekindle his world-class form after Arsenal switch thanks to Mikel Arteta's plan for dream attacking line-up

What They Say

Mbappe names terms for PSG exit THIS summer as he seeks to join Real Madrid

Kylian Mbappe has named his terms for an exit from Paris Saint-Germain this summer, according to reports in France.

Nkunku makes Drogba admission and Hazard claim on first day at Chelsea

Christopher Nkunku was finally unveiled as a Chelsea player earlier this week following months of speculation, and has wasted no time in making his priorities clear to the fans

Hakimi's agent reveals he COULD leave the French giants amid Man City links

The agent of Achraf Hakimi admitted his player could leave Paris Saint-Germain and insisted that they will need to evaluate the new sporting 'project' at the club before making any decisions.

In Depth

The free agents looking for new clubs this summer: Alba, Di Maria, Ramos...

A lot will happen over the coming weeks and we take a look at some of the top players and where their futures may lie.

Rating football's best brothers as Jude and Jobe Bellingham hit the headlines

It was an exciting 24 hours for the Bellingham family, seeing world-class star Jude seal a £113million switch to Real Madrid on the same day younger brother Jobe joined Sunderland for £1.5m.

How will Real Madrid line up for 2023/24 with Jude Bellingham?

Real Madrid will switch from the usual 4-3-3 to 4-3-1-2 with Bellingham playing in an advanced position behind the front two.

VIDEO

WATCH: Vinicius scored a stunner assisted by Ronaldinho in 'The Beautiful Game'

Ronaldinho teamed up with Paulo Dybala and Vinicius Junior as the trio combined brilliantly to score a sensational goal in The Beatiful Game.

WATCH: Leo Messi scored a first half hat-trick in Maxi Rodriguez's farewell game

Lionel Messi scored a first half hat-trick in a hometown appearance for an exhibition game paying tribute to his Argentina teammate Maxi Rodriguez.