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After the controversy surrounding Jorginho’s failed move to the Etihad, City no longer have a straight line of communication with Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis, making any deal this summer almost impossible.

Brighton are known for being tough negotiators and the fact that Cucurella only moved to the Amex last summer means he also has a fair length of time remaining on his contract.

However, with the France international choosing to remain at Parc des Princes, Real must now look to sign at least one alternative in the final third of the pitch.

Premier League champions Man City will now lock horns with FA Cup winners Liverpool at the 32,000-seater stadium for the 100th edition of the Community Shield on the weekend before the top-flight season begins.

The centre-back has now been deemed unfit to carry on this month, allowing Konate to earn his maiden call-up for Les Bleus after he was initially snubbed by Deschamps.

Benjamin Mendy remains suspended by the club, while the long-term future of Oleksandr Zinchenko is uncertain amid interest from Arsenal and West Ham United.

Salah was named the Football Writers’ Association’s Footballer of the Year in April, although he lost out in the Premier League Player of the Year vote to Kevin De Bruyne.

The club captain has missed just Premier League fixtures during the current campaign and is now...