Good morning football fans
Pep Guardiola insists that rumours linking Erling Haaland with a move to Real Madrid are wide of the mark.
Speculation has raged that Manchester City’s goalscoring machine has a clause in his contract allowing him to join that LaLiga giants in 2024, but the Sky Blues insist it is not true.
However, it has been revealed that Haaland is earning close to an eye-watering £900,000 per week at City.
The mammoth wages make the Premier League’s top scorer the best-paid player in England by some distance.
Meanwhile, Wolves are expected to begin negotiations with former Sevilla and Real Madrid boss – and client of Jorge Mendes – Julen Lopetegui this weekend.
The Spanish coach is the favourite to replace Bruno Lage in the Molineux hot-seat.
But while one manager looks set to join the Premier League, another appears on his way out.
Southampton’s Ralph Hasenhuttl is rumoured to be on the verge of the sack.
If the Austrian manages to make it to the weekend, he faces the unenviable task of a trip to Man City to save his job.
In injury news, Chelsea’s Wesley Fofana is expected to miss between four and six weeks after he was discovered to have only sprained his knee in the win against AC Milan.
But Kyle Walker faces a race to be fit for the World Cup after undergoing surgery on a groin problem.
Finally, Spurs are mourning the loss of their fitness coach Gian Piero Ventrone, who has passed away at the age of 61.
The Italian was a significant part of Antonio Conte’s backroom team, having enjoyed a successful career in the game.
England captain Harry Kane led the tributes, mourning the loss of a “truly remarkable man”.