The Spanish Barcelona FC sent a great shock to the Argentine star forward Paulo Dybala amid rumors Barcelona is interested in cutting a deal to sign him during the current summer transfer period, according to press reports revealed on Thursday. The Catalan newspaper, Sport, reported that Dybala offered himself to Barcelona this summer, explaining that the Argentine star hoped that there would be options to finally play for Barcelona and achieve his dream. The newspaper added that Dybala's dream and hope to play in the Barcelona shirt was strong, but Jordi Cruyff and Xavi Hernandez rejected him because they did not see in him a solution for the future and excluded him from their target options. Argentine Paulo Dybala is expected to join Inter Milan when his contract at Juventus expires this month.

In the latest FIFA monthly world rankings released on Thursday, Brazil has been back at the top of the world rankings released by global football governing body FIFA on Thursday obtaining 1837 points. Brazil, who dethroned Belgium in the FIFA ranking in March, consolidated her position as number one in the world in June, according to the new ranking published this Thursday, while the world champion France he fell off the podium and dropped to fourth place. Argentina advanced to third ranking with 1770 points, surpassing France in fourth place with 1764 points, and England ranked fifth with 1737 points. While Spain ranked sixth with 1716 points, then Italy seventh with 1713 points, followed by the Netherlands, which got 1679 points. Portugal came in ninth place with 1678 points, followed by Denmark, which broke into the top ten with 1665 points.

France forward Christopher Nkunku signed a new two-year contract extension that will keep him at the club until the summer of 2026, according to various German reports on Thursday. Leipzig technical director Christopher Vivell described Nkunku as “one of the best players in the world” after the extension of his contract, which had two more years to go. The 24-year-old Nkunku won the German Cup with Leipzig last season and scored 20 league goals as he was named Bundesliga player of the season. He also made his debut for France in March and has played all of his country’s six games since then. Nkunku showed strength in the Bundesliga since signing from Paris Saint-Germain for €13 million in 2019 and has seen his market value rise accordingly.

Spanish press reports revealed on Thursday that Barcelona has contacted Uruguayan Luis Suarez to return to the Catalan team during the current summer transfer window. The Catalan newspaper "Sport" reported that Barcelona considered the return of Suarez, as soon as his contract with Atletico Madrid expires, to play again at the Camp Nou next season. The newspaper added that Barcelona officials asked Suarez to wait until next August because the priority is to sign Polish striker Robert Lewandowski. The newspaper indicated that Suarez appreciated Barcelona's offer, but it was clear that he had other offers, most notably from Seville, Villarreal, and River Plate, and he could not wait that long. The Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez appeared in 83 matches with Atletico in all competitions, during which he scored 34 goals before the expiration of his contract this summer.

The Italian League (Lega Serie A) along with Global sports company PUMA revealed on Thursday the ball for the new season 2022-2023 in the Calcio competition. Puma has just unveiled the 'Orbita' 2022-23 Serie A official match ball. The draw for the next season of the Italian League fixtures will be held on Friday, the Lega Serie A has decided to start next season's campaign on Saturday the 13th of August. AC Milan clinched the Serie A title for the first time in 11 years on the final day of the league season surpassing its traditional rival Inter Milan.

Milan focus on their transfer strategy as having been affected by a lack of fresh money, RedBird Capital's takeover of the club after Elliott Management decided to sell the majority of there and still includes a loan from previous owners Elliott. When RedBird clinched a €1.3bn agreement to acquire Italian giants and Serie A champions AC Milan earlier last month from another US ownership group, fans were jubilant and dreaming of a massive swoop in the transfer market to rival Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester City, and Real Madrid. However, they have instead seen supposed deals with Lille's Sven Putman and Renato Sanchez in the wind, as there is no clearance to raise bids. La Gazzetta Dello Sport has tried to determine the situation, which resulted in part from signing a takeover deal, but the shutdown won't be until September. This report shows that the figure Milan can spend on the transfer market this summer is only about 50 million euros. Another problem is that Redbird received a loan from the seller from the previous owners of Milan Elliott in order to complete the acquisition .There are various reports about the size of this loan in fact, and the rate of interest being charged, but the newspaper claims that sponsor Jerry Cardinale is currently back in New York in an attempt to raise new money from investors.

UK media reports revealed that Chelsea FC has been linked with blockbuster transfers for Raheem Sterling and Ousmane Dembele this summer. Chelsea is keener on Raheem Sterling than Ousmane Dembele, according to reports from England press as Sterling claims the club is more focused on the Man City winger – who has one year of contract left – than on Dembele, who is without a club, albeit with a deal on the table to stay at Barcelona. Dembele recently hinted that he could stay with Barcelona, while Barca Manager Xavi allegedly urged the club's Board to make a last-ditch effort to keep Dembele. Chelsea alongside Paris Saint-Germain have been closely linked with the France international over the past few weeks, and it appears that the player is preparing to exit the Camp Nou as a free player. The report claims that Chelsea was "surprised by the French player's demands given his injury problems over the past few seasons. Dembele allegedly looking for a big salary and entry fee told the Blues during contract talks that he wanted guarantees over playing time at the club. Dembele has scored 32 goals and registered 34 assists in 149 appearances for Barcelona since joining the Catalan giants from Borussia Dortmund in August 2017.

German coach Jurgen Klopp has paid an emotional tribute to 'one of Liverpool's greatest players and a 'modern-day icon' of the club after Sadio Mane completed his move to Bayern Munich after the Teranga star signed a 3-year contract, to continue with the Bavarian team until 2025. Jurgen Klopp admits “our loss is Bayern’s gain” after Sadio Mane completed his £35.1 million exits, lauding him as “one of Liverpool’s greatest ever players.”“It’s a big moment. There is no point in anyone trying to pretend otherwise,” Klopp begins. One of Liverpool’s greatest ever players is leaving and we must acknowledge how significant this is.” “He leaves with our gratitude and our love,” he told the club’s official website. “He leaves with his status among the greats guaranteed. And, yes, he leaves in a moment where he is one of the best players in world football.“But we must not dwell on what we now lose, instead celebrate what we were privileged to have.“The goals he scored, the trophies he won; a legend, for sure, but also a modern-day Liverpool icon.”“We wish him nothing but success in every match he plays in, unless, of course, it’s against us. His star will continue to rise, I have no doubts.”

Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich have announced the signing of Senegalese forward Sadio Mane from Liverpool, during the current summer transfer market on a 3-year contract. The Teranga star will continue with the Bavarian team until 2025. German press reports revealed that Bayern is set to pay an initial £42.5m for the Senegal international. Sadio Mané: "I'm very happy to finally be with FC Bayern in Munich. We had a lot of talks and I felt a great interest in this big club from the start. So there was no doubt in my mind right from the start: This is the right time for this challenge. I want to achieve a lot with this club, and also internationally. During my time in Salzburg, I followed many FC Bayern games - I like this club very much!" Mane is the third signing for the German champions this summer after Dutch midfielder Ryan Gravenberg and Moroccan right-back Nassir Mazraoui, both from Ajax Amsterdam.