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To kick off Saturday, here are the five stories you can’t miss to start the day.

Ronald Araújo, on his way to Liverpool

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The Uruguayan center-back is set to free up wage space at Barcelona with his move to Liverpool. A deal that has been approved by Deco and by the player. He will leave on loan with an option to buy.

Manchester City reject the first offer for Rodri

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The Citizens have rejected the first offer for Rodri, worth 45 million euros. However, according to various sources, his move to Barcelona is not in danger. The midfielder, with the utmost respect, has told his club that he wants to join Barça.

'Ferran-mania' in Valencia and Foios

The Barcelona forward, for now, has been cheered in recent days both in Valencia and in Foios, his hometown, and has enjoyed a hero’s welcome.

After his trip to the United States for advertising campaigns, the striker is savoring the fact that he scored the goal that won Spain the World Cup.

Mourinho changes the rules and lays down his own

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With his arrival at Real Madrid, José Mourinho has decided to change the nutrition plan, prioritize team bonding, impose more discipline, and demand closer monitoring of injured players.

Tagliafico: "We reached the final exhausted"

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Several weeks after the World Cup final between Spain and Argentina, Nicolás Tagliafico spoke in an interview in which he revealed: "We reached the final physically and mentally exhausted. We have to be proud of the World Cup we had; it’s not easy to reach two finals in a row and win two medals. You have to know how to lose, and this shows that you made it all the way, that you gave everything... that means a lot, for all the work that was put in. And don’t think this work is done in just one month — it’s three and a half years in the making."

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