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Mason Greenwood is staying put in Europe, at least for now. The twenty-four-year-old has knocked back advances from Saudi Arabia this summer, but that doesn't mean he's staying at Marseille either. Reports indicate he's already handed back the keys to his house, and a departure from OM looks increasingly certain.
Meanwhile up in Newcastle, the Bruno Guimaraes situation is reaching a boiling point. The Magpies are drawing a hard line, insisting their captain is simply not for sale, and Arsenal have yet to formally test that resolve. But Guimaraes turns twenty-nine in November, and the cold-blooded business argument for cashing in is one Newcastle's hierarchy is actively choosing to ignore.
And then there's Erling Haaland, who at this point seems to be running out of mountains to climb. Norway knocked out Ivory Coast two-one in Dallas for their first ever World Cup knockout win, with Haaland right at the center of it all, Viking helmet on, grin wide, soaking in every second of a moment that feels genuinely historic for Norwegian football.
That's your play-by-play. Sports Desk, back to the booth.
