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Real Madrid are dealing with a tough blow before the transfer window even closes. Thiago Pitarch went down with a ligament injury in his left knee during his very first training session back with the squad, and he's looking at roughly two months on the sideline. The timing couldn't be worse — the coaching staff was set to evaluate him before deciding his future at the club.
On the other side of Real Madrid's midfield business, things are moving fast with Yan Diomande. The RB Leipzig winger has agreed personal terms with Los Blancos after Paris Saint-Germain pulled out of the race, reportedly unwilling to meet Leipzig's enormous asking price. Real Madrid look set to get their man, and this one could close quickly.
Meanwhile over at Chelsea, new manager Xabi Alonso is already setting the tone. He called Morgan Rogers a great signing at his first press conference, backing the England midfielder who arrived from Aston Villa for one hundred seventeen million pounds — a record fee for a British player. Alonso expects Rogers to link seamlessly with Cole Palmer and sharpen Chelsea's edge going forward.
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