England international Raheem Sterling has announced his departure from Manchester City after seven years, having entered the final year of his contract with the Premier League champions earlier this summer, and contract discussions have not resulted in a positive solution. Raheem Sterling joined Manchester City seven years ago, specifically in 2015, for 63 million euros, from Liverpool. Raheem says he will leave Manchester City after his move to Chelsea edged closer as he announced the end of his seven-year stay at the Etihad Stadium. The 27-year-old posted a goodbye message on social media as an expected transfer to join Chelsea near Sterling announced his exit from the Etihad with a ‘thank you to those he was worked with at the club. “Seven seasons, 11 major trophies, a lifetime of memories,” he posted on Twitter.

Barcelona has officially announced the signing of Brazilian winger Rafinha from Leeds United, after a long period of negotiations between the two teams, to resolve the player's desire. The financially strapped Spanish club Barcelona announced that it had reached a preliminary agreement to sign the Brazilian international winger Rafinha from Leeds United, according to what was announced in a statement on Wednesday. Barcelona said on its official website: "Barcelona and Leeds United have reached an agreement in principle regarding the joining of Rafael (Ravenha) to our club, pending the player's passing the medical tests." Leeds has accepted Barcelona's official offer for the 25-year-old with an initial value of 58 million euros, which could rise to 68 million euros with additions. Rafinha has been an invaluable asset to Leeds since joining the club from Rennes in the summer of 2020, scoring 17 goals and assisting 12 in 67 games in all competitions, including 11 in the Premier League last season. This summer, Barcelona succeeded in signing Andreas Christensen after the end of his contract with Chelsea, and also signed free of charge with Frank Kessie from Milan.

Real Madrid, led by manager Carlo Ancelotti, has decided to offer Belgian star Eden Hazard has been put up for sale during the current period, because the club does not need his efforts, although the 31-year-old has a contract with the royal club that ends in June 2024.The Spanish journalist, Matteo Moreto, stated via “Twitter” that Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti had given his consent to the player’s departure if the appropriate offers arrived.While journalist Sergio Santos said: "Hazard is in the market, although he has improved in recent months, Real Madrid will make it easier for him to leave if any club shows interest in him."He added: "Ancelotti will try to restore his best copy if he stays, but he gave the approval to sell him if offers arrive. Hazard is the fourth option in attack behind Vinicius, Rodrygo and Asensio." He continued: "Hazard wants to stay even though he gives great importance to the World Cup, and there is a lot left on the summer transfer market and everything will be open until the last day."Hazard participated in 48 matches in the Spanish league and managed to score 4 goals and assisted 8 goals.

  Leeds United boss Jesse Marsh has confirmed that the club is in talks with Barcelona to sell their striker star Rafinha, and expects the deal to move in the next day or two. Leeds has accepted Barcelona's official offer for the 25-year-old with an initial value of 58 million euros, which could rise to 68 million euros with additions. Chelsea’s bid for the Brazil international was also accepted at the end of last month, but the striker, who was left out of Leeds' pre-season tour, is now ready to travel to Spain to fulfill his dream of wearing the Barcelona shirt. Marsh previously revealed that there was "urgency" from Rafinha to determine his future, and the American has since stated that the player is "committed" to a move from West Yorkshire to Catalonia. Rafinha has been an invaluable asset to Leeds since joining the club from Rennes in the summer of 2020, scoring 17 goals and assisting 12 in 67 appearances in all competitions, including 11 in the Premier League last season. The Catalan giants have long been linked with a summer swoop for the Whites forward, which is widely expected to head for the Elland Road exit door in the coming weeks.

Chelsea FC becomes close to agreeing on a deal with Napoli to sign Senegal center-back Kalidou Koulibaly as they look to rebuild their defense for next season, according to Sky in Italy. The deal is expected to be closed on Wednesday for a fee of between £32m (€38m) and £33.7m (€40m), as the Blues are expected to end the deal today, after the Italian club south of Italy agreed to the Blues' offer. The Senegal captain is about to move to Stamford Bridge for €40 million, and according to Sky Sports, the two clubs will finalize the deal today. On Tuesday, Coulibaly confirmed that negotiations with the Premier League giants had reached their final stages, while Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti refused to rule out the possibility of the defender and captain leaving. Club director Cristiano Giuntoli said last weekend that the club was ready to offer Koulibaly a new contract worth €6 million a year as his current contract is set to expire next summer. Spalletti was planning to award the veteran defender the captaincy for 2022-23 following the departure of Lorenzo Insigne. Koulibaly was Juventus' targeted goal to bolster their defense, but the old lady should look elsewhere now that the player is close to Chelsea. The 31-year-old joined Napoli in a €7.7 million deal from Genk in the summer of 2014 and has made 317 appearances for the Partenobi.

English press reports revealed that Manchester City attacker Raheem Sterling is reportedly set to join Chelsea on their pre-season tour of the United States ahead of his big-money move. Thomas Tuchel's side are understood to have struck an agreement to sign Sterling for an initial fee of £47.5m, and the 27-year-old has already given the green light to personal terms. Sterling entered the final year of his contract with the Premier League champions earlier this summer, and contract discussions did not yield a positive solution. According to The Mirror, Chelsea will announce Sterling's arrival from Man City within the next 24 hours, and he will link up with his new teammates in the States later this week. Chelsea's pre-season begins with a Florida Cup clash against Mexican outfit America on Saturday, but Sterling is not expected to make his debut for the club in that game.

Press reports revealed that Chelsea has put Manchester United's midfielder Frenkie de Jong's pursuit under serious threat during the current summer Mercato. According to Gerard Romero, who first broke United's interest in De Jong, Chelsea is doing 'everything' to sign the 25-year-old this summer. New owner Todd Boehly wants to start his reign at Stamford Bridge with a statement by bolstering Thomas Tuchel's squad by reuniting De Jong and former Ajax teammate Matthijs de Ligt. The Spanish outlet added that after Chelsea ' burst' into the picture for the

Press reports revealed that Chelsea has put Manchester United's midfielder Frenkie de Jong's pursuit under serious threat during the current summer Mercato. According to Gerard Romero, who first broke United's interest in De Jong, Chelsea is doing 'everything' to sign the 25-year-old this summer. New owner Todd Boehly wants to start his reign at Stamford Bridge with a statement by bolstering Thomas Tuchel's squad by reuniting De Jong and former Ajax teammate Matthijs de Ligt. The Spanish outlet added that after Chelsea ' burst' into the picture for the Netherlands international, two players Barcelona are interested in are 'on the table'. The La Liga giants want to return Blues captain Cesar Azpilicueta and Marcos Alonso to their homeland ahead of the 2022/23 season. Romero added that Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel wants to strengthen the team's midfield, especially since the duo, N'Golo Kante and Jorginho, have only one year on their contract with the club. Barcelona is seeking to sell its Dutch player this summer, despite the player's insistence on staying, but the club's management stipulated that he should reduce his salary in order to allow him to stay with the team next season.

Andreas Christensen is officially unveiled as a Barcelona player after completing his move from Chelsea on a free transfer after he signed a 4-year contract, in the presence of club president Joan Laporta. Speaking at the unveiling, Christensen said: 'I am very proud. It has been a dream for a very long time since I was a kid.'' I'm really thankful to the President and the Vice President for doing a good job and making this possible. It’s a dream come true and I can't wait to get started.'  For his part, Joan Laporta, president of the Catalan club, said: "Welcome Andreas Christensen, it is a very special day. Thank you for your efforts and for the simple things you have in your life, Christensen wrote when he was eight years old that he wanted to be a player in Barcelona. Here we want The players who dream of playing for Barcelona and we are very grateful." He added, "I take this opportunity to congratulate everyone who has worked to make this deal a reality. Matteo, Jordi, and his agent. It is a process that resulted from their desire to come. We are very satisfied." Barcelona presented its first summer deal on Wednesday, with Ivorian star Frank Kessie, who signed a 4-year contract with the club.