The Sporting Portugal Wants to Retain Fabio Coentrao
Despite having a rather discreet season, the board of Sporting Portugal has already contacted Real Madrid to request a new loan for Fabio Coentrao for the 2018-2019 season. According to A Bola, the Portuguese full-back does not want to return to the Madrid squad and would be happy to continue defending the green and white shirt for the remaining year of his contract with Chamartín's team (ends in 2019). In principle, and considering that the player is not part of Real Madrid's plans, the Lisbon team's proposition could be a good solution to resolve the full-back's future.
Arsenal's Dressing Room Filled with Rats
The atmosphere in Arsenal's dressing room has become unbearable. According to The Sun, after the defeat against Brighton last weekend, the fourth consecutive loss, the players of the London team have started blaming each other for the team's bad moment. Apparently, among those who have already stabbed each other in the back are Mesut Ozil, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, and Shkodran Mustafi. In addition, the newspaper adds that the Spanish full-back Héctor Bellerín is not at all happy with Arsene Wenger's decision to leave him out of the starting eleven in the match against the seagulls.
Summer Transfer Market Changes Dates in Italy
The Italian Football Federation has decided to follow the example of the Premier League and determine the end of the summer transfer market before the start of the Serie A competition. According to Corriere dello Sport, since the ball will start rolling in Calcio on the weekend of August 18-19, clubs will have until the 17th to close new signings. Similarly, the organization has determined that there will be matches on December 22, 26, and 29 (emulating the English Boxing Day) and then there will be a break until January 18.