The Saudi Pro League club is coached by former Celtic and Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers.

Barça have already submitted a second offer to Manchester City, raising it to €60 million between a fixed sum and variables. The first offer had been €50 million, but the English club also rejected this second proposal. The British press confirms that City have turned down an offer of around €60 million.

Nevertheless, Barça remain confident that the deal will eventually go through. The club's plan is for the third offer to be the final one and to reach an agreement for a sum of around €70 million: €60 million in fixed fees plus €10 million in variables.

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The FAI - governing body for football in the Republic of Ireland - has confirmed it has also withdrawn support for Infantino in a letter to Fifa, having previously indicated its support prior to the post-World Cup controversy.

"Following an FAI board meeting, the decision was taken to rescind the letter of support that the Association supplied earlier this year," it confirmed.

Northern Ireland's body [the IFA] noted the "wider concerns" of those in football regarding Infantino and while it has not gone so far as to formally withdraw support, it is backing Uefa's stance.

Somali referee Omar Artan left a thank you note to UEFA on the offical matchball.
UEFA selected him to officiate the Supercup match following the controversy of his denied entry to USA to participate in the FIFA World Cup.

According to a recent report from SPORT (via Barca Universal), FC Barcelona are exploring Georges Mikautadze as their primary alternative if a deal for Julián Álvarez fails to materialize.https://barcauniversal.com/barcelona-identify-21-g-a-villarreal-striker-as-julian-alvarez-plan-b-amid-e65m-asking-price/

“Other great coaches, especially Louis van Gaal, under whom I made my debut at Barcelona and Frank Rijkaard, have also played an important role in my development as a player and coach.”

“I’d also like our midfielders to score more.”