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Borussia Dortmund are making a serious push for Barcelona's Héctor Fort, with Sport Bild reporting the Bundesliga club have entered direct talks with the Catalan giants over the twenty-year-old right-back. Fort sits at the top of BVB's shortlist as they continue building their squad, and this one is moving fast.
Shifting to Formula One, Mercedes technical director James Allison is sounding a clear warning heading into the back half of the season — reliability is everything. Kimi Antonelli leads the drivers' championship by fifty points, with Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton his closest threat and George Russell a further five back. Allison says mechanical consistency will swing this title more than raw pace, and with twelve rounds remaining, one retirement could rewrite the whole picture.
And in the transfer market, Tottenham Hotspur are in talks with Manchester City to sign both Savinho and Omar Marmoush in what would be a genuinely ambitious double attacking move. Landing that duo would signal real intent from Spurs heading into the new campaign, and City will be watching their rebuild closely before letting anyone walk.
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