Spanish press reports revealed a tense relationship between the Barcelona administration and Dutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong, in light of the club's insistence on convincing the need to leave the team during the current summer transfer market, as the midfielder edges closer to a move to Manchester United. A report in Spanish media has described De Jong as feeling ‘disgusted’ by Barcelona’s treatment of him, having been told of the situation in a phone call with club officials. According to the Spanish "Mundo Deportivo" newspaper, De Jong is very angry with the Barcelona administration and believes that he is the victim of a planned media defamation campaign, as his lawyers contacted the International Federation of Professional Footballers "FIFpro" and the League of La Liga, to denounce the club's mistreatment of the Dutch player. The newspaper added that the continuous talk on the part of club officials about the necessity of selling the player during the current summer Mercato, in order to reduce salaries to record the new deals concluded by the club, the player was psychologically injured despite his desire to stay. Barcelona signed De Jong from Ajax for £86million (75 million euros) in 2019 and he has since made almost 100 league appearances for the Catalan club.

Press reports revealed that the French left-back, Benjamin Mendy, the Manchester City team, will start his trial today, Wednesday, after he was accused by 7 women of committing 8 crimes of rape. Mendy, 28, is due at Chester Crown Court in northwest England to face eight counts of rape, one count of sexual assault, and one count of attempted rape, relating to seven young women. L'Equipe, the French newspaper reported that Mendy's trial will last 15 days, and that the charges facing the Manchester City defender, her sentence range from 4 to 19 years in prison. He pleaded not guilty in May, to nine of the 10 charges, but was then hit with the further rape count which has not yet been put to him in court. All the alleged offenses are said to have taken place at Mendy’s home address in Prestbury near Macclesfield, also in northwest England, between October 2018 and August last year. Benjamin Mendy joined Manchester City in the summer of 2017 from Monaco for 49.2 million pounds, and he last played last August against Tottenham.

Press reports revealed that the International Football Association) FIFA( is set to change the start date of the World Cup so that the host nation Qatar can kick off the tournament.  FIFA is considering bringing this year's World Cup FORWARD one day to allow hosts Qatar to play in the traditional curtain-raiser (and so that Qatar National day can have its fireworks) The 2022 edition was initially due to start on Monday, November 21 with Senegal playing the Netherlands. However, after pleas from the hosts, the

Real Madrid will look to start the 2022-23 campaign with a win when it faces Europa League champion Eintracht Frankfurt at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium in Finland on Wednesday. Real Madrid will meet Eintracht Frankfurt for the first time in 62 years. Real Madrid became European champions for a record-extending 14th time after beating Liverpool 1-0 in a Champions League final that started 37 minutes late because of disturbing crowd issues outside the Stade de France near Paris. While Eintracht Frankfurt won the European League title. Real Madrid is chasing its fifth UEFA Super Cup, not having won it since 2017 – one that will equal it with AC Milan and Barcelona.

  AC Milan fans received happy news about the veteran Swedish star Zlatan Ibrahimovic after he was injured in the recent period. Zlatan Ibrahimovic underwent knee surgery two months ago and was scheduled to miss 6 or 7 months. "Sky Sports Italia" reported that the veteran Swedish star has returned to Milan's training stronghold, where he is expected to return to the stadiums in 2023. The veteran Swede recently extended his contract with the Italian champions, and returned to training at Milan's training ground also during the next few days, after continuing the qualifying exercises. Although his second stint at the Italian side has been riddled with injuries, Ibrahimovic has made 74 appearances and scored 36 goals in all competitions since his return, helping Milan win their first Serie A title in 11 years the last term.

French Ligue 1 club Marseille has confirmed the signing of the free agent, the former Inter Milan star,  Alexis Sanchez, after rescinding his contract at Inter during the current summer transfer period. The club did not disclose the term of the contract, but the Italian newspaper "Toto Sport", said that Alexis Sanchez signed a one-year contract with the option to extend until June 2024. The source added that the player will receive an annual salary of 2.5 million euros, 4.5 million euros less than the salary he was receiving with the Nerazzurri. The Chilean international is interested in a move to Marseille but the deal is hinged on the 33-year-old coming to an agreement with Inter on severance pay. Chilean international Alexis Sanchez participated in 39 games with Inter Milan, scored 9 goals, and provided 5 assists last season. Alexis Sanchez played with Inter Milan in 109 matches in various competitions, scoring 20 goals and providing 23 assists. After weeks of negotiations between the forward and Nerazzurri, the two parties finally came to an agreement to terminate the player's contract on Monday. Marseille has moved quickly to sign Sanchez and has now confirmed that they have an agreement with the player subject to a medical. The club's official statement on the signing reads: "Olympique de Marseille and Alexis Sánchez have agreed on a transfer on principle.

Spanish reports revealed that Barcelona had reached an agreement with the English giants over the potential move of the Portuguese star Bernardo Silvas to the Camp Nou during the current summer transfer period. According to the famous Spanish journalist Gerard Romero, there has been a recent development over Barcelona’s pursuit of Silva, with the club apparently reaching an agreement with Manchester City over the Portuguese international, in a deal less than 80 million euros, which is the amount set by City to agree to the departure of his player. Romero added that the Catalan club will pay an amount ranging from 55 to 60 million euros to include the City star during the current summer Mercato. Barcelona had succeeded in completing 5 deals during the current summer Mercato, and they are the Polish star Robert Lewandowski, the Brazilian Rafinha, the French Jules Conde, the Ivorian Frank Kessie, and the Danish Andreas Christensen.

Real Madrid's head coach Carlo Ancelotti confirmed that the Royal and Eintracht Frankfurt deserve to qualify for the European Super Cup, scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday in Finland.

Italian Juventus is now expected to close their agreement with Eintracht Frankfurt for Filip Kostic after the two parties reached a final agreement to complete the deal during the current summer transfer period. "Sky Sports" Italy has reported about transfers around Juventus, claiming that while Adrien Rabiot’s move to Manchester United is an ongoing negotiation, Federico Cherubini and Maurizio Arrivabene were constantly at work throughout the day for Kostic.