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Bale helped Madrid win the Champions League and La Liga under Zinedine Zidane last season Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says he will "fight with other coaches" to sign Gareth Bale if Real Madrid are willing to sell the Wales forward. Bale, 28, joined the Spanish giants for a world record fee of £85m from Premier League side Tottenham in 2013. Europa League holders United meet Madrid, who won the Champions League, in the Uefa Super Cup on Tuesday. "If he plays, it is the clearest signal that he is staying there," said the former Real manager. Mourinho said Bale featuring in Skopje would mean "he is in the plans of the coach and the club, and it is in his own plans and ambitions to stay there". "Then I won't even think about it. If he is not in the club's plans and it is true that a player like Bale is at the departure gate, I will try to be there waiting for him at the other side." Bale commit

Vardy back in the goals - but how worried should Liverpool be?

Jamie Vardy of Leicester City celebrates after scoring his side's first goal during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 first leg match between Sevilla FC and Leicester City at Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on February 22, 2017 in Seville, Spain. ( We know what you’re thinking. We’re thinking it too. Liverpool’s trip to Leicester on Monday night has all the hallmarks of a very ‘Liverpool’ evening, doesn’t it? After ending the dismal recent run with a proper performance – and three points – against Tottenham last time out, Jurgen Klopp’s side visit a side that have lost their last five Premier League games in a row and is now embroiled in a relegation battle. What could possibly go wrong? Leicester's Jamie Vardy, left, celebrates after he scores a goal during the Champions League round of 16 soccer match between Sevilla and Leicester City at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan stadium in Seville, Spain, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Miguel

transfer window: Grading every big signing from Europe's top clubs

According to ESPN: Clubs spent nearly €1.5 billion less ($1.9bn) in summer 2020 than they did over the same period in 2019, according to FIFA , while Deloitte reported a 50% drop in activity across January 2021. However, there are still going to be plenty of loans, swaps, free transfers and even some permanent deals to keep an eye on. Here are grades for all the major summer deals, with each day listed in order of highest transfer fee. All fees are reported unless confirmed with an asterisk (*) July 19 ALBERT SAMBI LOKONGA €20m (£17.2m, $23.5m) Anderlecht grade: B Arsenal grade: B At 21, the midfielder established himself as a regular under manager Vincent Kompany last season, but when one of Europe's elite clubs comes calling it is hard to hold them off. For the Belgian side, €20m is a good amount and they will be able to do a lot with that. Not a player who has appeared on the radar of many fans in Europe, Arsenal had Lokonga in their sights for a long time. He should

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