Kick Off: Casillas to 'retire due to heart attack'; Madrid 'contact with Salah'

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TOP HEADLINES

Porto president confirms Casillas will retire due to heart attack (O Jogo)

According to Portuguese newspaper O Jogo, Porto president confirms Casillas will retire due to heart attack.

Real Madrid conduct initial talks with Salah to make summer transfer (Canal +)

Real Madrid have apparently established initial contact with Liverpool superstar Mohamed Salah with a view to making a summer transfer happen.

ANTOINE GRIEZMISTERY

Griezmann meets with PSG representatives as they bid to trump Barca (L'Equipe)

Antoine Grizmann's move away from Atletico Madrid is nearing after he met with Paris Saint-Germain representatives last week.

'No Barca agreement' as Griezmann could head to PSG or PL clubs

Antoine Griezmann still hasn't reached an agreement with Barcelona, according to RAC1.

Griezmann's imminent move to Barcelona 'pushes Coutinho towards Chelsea'

Antoine Griezmann’s move to Barcelona would edge Philippe Coutinho closer to Chelsea providing they are granted a period of grace to sign players by the Court of Arbitration in Sport CAS.

TRANSFER RUMOURS

Barcelona 'plot whopping £130m bid' for Pogba

Barcelona are planning to table a £130million bid for Manchester United's record signing Paul Pogba.

Dybala's brother says 'there is a strong chance Paulo will leave Juventus'

Paulo Dybala’s brother Gustavo announced there is “a good chance he’ll leave Juventus, as he needs a change. Many players are uncomfortable there.”

€60m-rated Jovic to sign for Real Madrid at Bernabeu next week (AS)

The agreement to sign the Eintracht Frankfurt striker is in place but the Bundesliga club want the Serbian to remain focused ahead of Bayern Munich.

Barcelona urgently in search of €265m ahead of summer market

Frenkie de Jong, Matthijs de Ligt and Antoine Griezmann are Barcelona's main transfer targets this season and the club will seek 265 million euros to invest in the aforementioned players.

Chelsea ready to sack Sarri as he could return to Serie A (GdS)

Gazzetta dello Sport claims Chelsea are ready to sack Maurizio Sarri, who could be destined for Roma, Milan or even Juventus.

How Arsenal's Lacazette ended up in Barcelona's first team

On Wednesday, an image of Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette's profile on the Barcelona website did the rounds, leading to a number of rumours.

What Mourinho said about Nicolas Pepe as Man Utd eye £45m transfer

Manchester United are keeping abreast of Nicolas Pepe's situation at Lille, ahead of a potential summer transfer.

THESE THINGS HAPPEN

De Graafschap 1-4 Ajax: Ajax secure 34th Eredivisie title to complete double

Erik ten Hag's side have put their Champions League disappointment behind them to bring the title back to Amsterdam for the first time since 2014

New England 0-3 Chelsea: Loftus-Cheek injured in friendly win ahead of UEL final

Barkley hits a brace in Chelsea's 3-0 friendly win over New England Revolution in Boston, but Loftus-Cheek suffers an injury ahead of UEL final.

Aguero & Icardi in Argentina's 32-man provisional squad for Copa America (TyC)

Argentina head coach Lionel Scaloni will release the Albiceleste's squad preliminary list of 32 players for this summer's Copa America.

De Jong will wear Barca shirt with 'De Jong' instead of 'Frenkie' next season

Barca new signing Frenkie de Jong announces that he will wear Barca kit with 'De Jong' instead of 'Frenkie'.

Why Man Utd could still qualify for the Champions League

Manchester United could still qualify for Champions League, but it depends on Premier League rivals Man City and Arsenal.

Ramsey's flick to Hazard's solo.. PL reveal Goal of the Season nominations

The Premier League has announced a 10-goal shortlist for its annual Goal of the Season award. You can click here to see and vote for your favourite on EPL official website

WHAT THEY SAY

Agent: It’s untrue that Griezmann is going to to replace Coutinho at Barcelona

Philippe Coutinho's agent spoke to AS to quash talk that the Barcelona striker's situation would be affected by Antoine Griezmann's touted arrival.

Griezmann: Pogba has the potential to win Ballon d'Or one day

Antoine Griezmann has no doubt that his close pal Paul Pogba will one day win the Ballon d'Or award despite his current woes at Manchester United .

Ribery: Madrid, Barca, Chelsea, Man Utd, Juve, Inter & Milan all wanted me

Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery has claimed that seven top European clubs were interested in signing him in 2009, yet he decided to stay at the German giants.

AF COLUMNS & IN-DEPTH

Follow All Football! Transfer windows for EPL & other top leagues set to open

Here we go again! Just five days after the end of the 2018/19 Premier League season, their transfer window is about to open! All Football have all the details of the transfer windows of top Europen Leagues and all you need to know.

WEEK IN PIC: The Blue Moon rises again; High-flying Lucas takes Cockerel fly

Hi AFers! Welcome to our column - Week in Pic. In this column, let's review what happened in the football world last week in pictures.

What if every EPL club could make one signing using their 18/19 prize money? 

The drama of the 2018/19 season finally came to a close on Sunday, with Manchester City crowned champions.

Hazard, Bale, Pogba... 10 moves that could cost over €1 BILLION this summer

With several top clubs preparing to overhaul their squads after disappointing seasons (Real Madrid, Manchester United, Bayern Munich...), plenty of major movement is in the offing in the summer window. Indeed, a number of sides are expected to break their transfer records during a close season that may witness a good few fees in excess of 100 million euros.

OPINION: Liverpool force Real Madrid to change plans for Hazard transfer

Liverpool have inadvertently forced Real Madrid to change their plans to announce the signing of Eden Hazard from Chelsea, according to reports

VIDEO OF THE DAY

This guy may have won the Puskas... if the award is set for OWN goals ?