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Nicolas Jackson wants to stay at Chelsea despite the club placing him up for sale amid interest from Manchester United and Newcastle.

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Per, Chelsea are open to selling Jackson this summer as they pursue moves to sign Alejandro Garnacho and Xavi Simons from Manchester United and RB Leipzig respectively. The Blues have signed Liam Delap, Jamie Gittens, and Joao Pedro already this summer, but Jackson is said to prefer staying at the club despite the fact he is likely to fall down Enzo Maresca's pecking order.

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Newcastle have emerged as a suitor for Jackson as they run the risk of missing out on Benjamin Sesko, who appears set to move to the Red Devils instead. Ruben Amorim's side have also been linked with Jackson, as have AC Milan, but United are unlikely to compete for his signature. The Blues have placed an £80 million ($107m) asking price on the Senegal international but Newcastle would be able to fund that if they agree to sell Alexander Isak to Liverpool amid reports of a £150m ($200m) bid. 

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Jackson has made a total of 81 appearances for the club, scoring 30 goals, and netted 10 Premier League strikes last season. He has a contract that runs until 2033 and it is unclear if the west London club will be able to convince him to walk away from a deal that still has eight years left to run.

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Numerous dominoes need to fall if Newcastle are to fund their move for Jackson, not least the Chelsea striker being willing to move. Given that they have been repeatedly snubbed this summer, the Magpies will likely tread carefully. 

Glamorgan lead by 58 overnight, with potential to set final-day run-chase

ECB Reporters Network26-May-2024Glamorgan take a lead of 58 with nine wickets in hand into the final day of their Vitality County Championship match against Leicestershire after the home side declared in arrears on a rain-restricted third day at the Uptonsteel County Ground.Having been 280 for five from 85 overs overnight, Leicestershire lost not out centurion Peter Handscomb in the second over after a delayed start, and then puzzled spectators by showing little inclination to chase more than one extra batting bonus point before declaring at 343 for nine in reply to Glamorgan’s 387 all out.Handscomb made 103, his second hundred of the season. Nightwatchman Scott Currie was out five short of following last week’s career-best 72 against Gloucestershire with the second first-class fifty of his career.Timm van der Gugten, in his first match of the season after injury, finished with five for 65.Glamorgan lost opener Billy Root for one and were 14 for one when a very heavy shower at around 4.30pm left parts of the playing area underwater, forcing the umpires to abandon play for the day.The morning session was limited to just eight overs after rain delayed the start until noon and then forced an early lunch, with a 10-minute stoppage along the way for some extra mopping up in parts of the field still wet from the earlier downpour.Australian Test batter Handscomb could add only one to his unbeaten 102 overnight before he was leg before to a ball from Van der Gugten that kept more than a touch low from the Bennett End.New batter Ben Cox picked up three boundaries off Zain-ul-Hassan and Leicestershire emerged from the interval needing exactly 50 to claim a third batting point and, with 17 overs left of the 110, the possibility even of going for a fourth, mindful of the value of a high-scoring draw in this summer’s points structure.Yet those 17 overs yielded just 26 runs, with scarcely a shot struck in anger by either Cox or the nightwatchman, Currie, who had proved on the second evening that he is no mug with bat in hand. Glamorgan’s bowling remained tight and tidy but the absence of aggression in Leicestershire’s approach was difficult to fathom.To make matters worse, Leicestershire then lost two wickets in the space of five deliveries as Van der Gugten executed a brilliant caught-and-bowled to remove Cox and followed it up by bowling Ben Mike off an inside-edge on to pad, the Australian-born Netherlands international celebrating the 14th first-class five-for of his career.The general sense of bafflement with what was happening then only increased.Currie, who had been joined by the injured Tom Scriven and his runner, was leg before to James Harris, and when Matt Salisbury walked out at No.11, one assumed his role was to give Scriven the chance to swing the bat, even on one leg.Yet after just eight more deliveries, only one of which Scriven actually faced, Leicestershire declared, conceding a lead of 44.Glamorgan lost Root early in the sixth over of their second innings when he was bowled by Matt Salisbury, another ball that kept low, before the heavens opened.

La Liga referees will now be known by their first and last names after over 55 years, in a symbolic move to bring match officials closer to fans.

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According to , the Spanish Technical Committee of Referees (CTA), under new president Fran Soto, has announced that La Liga referees will now be addressed by their first and last names rather than their two surnames. Until now, officials were referred to by both surnames, such as Soto Grado, Hernandez Hernandez and Sanchez Martínez, but will now revert to using their first name and surname. This change reverses a naming style that began in 1969, during Francisco Franco’s dictatorship, when concerns arose that referee criticism could be mistaken for political statements against the leader.

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Before the 1970s, referees in Spain were introduced by their first and last names, just like players. However, after the debut of referee Angel Franco Martínez in 1969, political sensitivity led the regime to enforce a two-surname format. The CTA’s decision to revert to the old style is part of a broader initiative to make referees more relatable to the public and to modernise the profession. This change also coincides with new transparency measures, such as revealing match referee appointments 24 hours before kick-off, and welcoming three debutants for the 2025-26 season.

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The 20 referees confirmed for the upcoming La Liga campaign are: Jesus Gil (Gil Manzano), Cesar Soto (Soto Grado), Mateo Busquets (Busquets Ferrer), Javier Alberola (Alberola Rojas), Ricardo de Burgos (de Burgos Bengoetxea), Alejandro Jose Hernandez (Hernandez Hernandez), Alejandro Muniz (Muniz Ruiz), Jose Luis Munuera (Munuera Montero), Jose Maria Sanchez (Sanchez Martinez), Adrian Cordero (Cordero Vega), Guillermo Cuadra (Cuadra Fernandez), Isidro Díaz de Mera (Diaz de Mera Escuderos), Iosu Galech (Galech Apezteguía), Victor Garcia (Garcia Verdura), Jose Luis Guzman (Guzman Mansilla), Francisco Hernandez (Hernandez Maeso), Juan Martinez (Martinez Munuera), Miguel Angel Ortiz (Ortiz Arias), Alejandro Quintero (Quintero Gonzalez), and Miguel Sesma (Sesma Espinosa).

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The change will come into effect from the start of the 2025-26 La Liga season, kicking off this weekend with the opener between Girona and Rayo Vallecano, officiated by Javier Alberola. 

Ajax look set to lose homegrown striker Brian Brobbey after on the verge of reaching a €25 million agreement with Ligue 1 side Rennes.

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According to , Ajax are demanding €25m (£21 m/$27m) from Rennes for Brobbey, with the deal including bonuses and a resale percentage. An agreement between the two clubs is said to be close. However, the ball is now in the striker’s court, as he must decide if he wants to move to France. The 23-year-old forward has also attracted interest from Bundesliga and Serie A clubs and may wait until later in the transfer window before making a decision.

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Ajax re-signed Brobbey from RB Leipzig in 2022 for €16m after a short and unsuccessful spell in Germany. He is under contract with the Amsterdam club until 2027 and last season made 44 appearances across all competitions, scoring seven goals and adding six assists. Selling Brobbey would give Ajax some much-needed breathing space in the market. The club had been chasing a holding midfielder and looked at options like Chema Andres and Mario Martin from Real Madrid and Tyler Morton from Liverpool. But with money tight earlier in the window, Ajax couldn’t move fast enough, and all three players have already gone elsewhere. There was even a brief discussion about a possible return for Edson Alvarez, who is now at West Ham, but his Premier League salary made such a move impossible. 

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Ajax’s plan is still to buy a replacement if Brobbey leaves, though a loan move has not been ruled out with the transfer deadline approaching. The club’s preference has always been a permanent signing, but the club's desperation might force them to reconsider. 

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If Brobbey agrees on personal terms, the deal with Rennes will go through, and Ajax will have fresh resources to strengthen their midfield. The French club is confident of completing the signing, but Bundesliga and Serie A clubs could still come in late to swoop the striker. 

Ruben Amorim hinted that Rasmus Hojlund might feature for Manchester United against Grimsby Town in the Carabao Cup in midweek, despite being linked with a move back to Italy. Hojlund, who fell out of favour at Old Trafford, has attracted interest from Serie A champions Napoli, who are willing to sign the Danish forward on loan with an option to buy.

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Hojlund, who is part of Amorim's 'bomb squad' at United, was left out of their matchday squads for their first two Premier League matches of the new season against Arsenal and Fulham, respectively. The Danish forward fell out of favour at Old Trafford this summer, which prompted him to consider a move away from the Red Devils.   

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Napoli are closing in on signing Hojlund for an initial season-long deal with a mandatory option to buy for £39 million ($52m). Despite uncertainty over his future, Amorim dropped a hint that the 22-year-old could feature in the starting lineup against Grimsby Town.  

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Speaking to reporters, the United boss said: "All the players are available. Then we will make the choice to try to get the best starting XI to win the game. We have three games this week. We have quality players and we have to rotate to try to win every game."  

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After travelling to Grimsby in midweek, United will then host Burnley in a Premier League clash at Old Trafford on August 30.  

John Terry has admitted he was "gutted" by Rio Ngumoha's move from Chelsea to Liverpool following the teenager's winner against Newcastle.

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Ngumoha joined Chelsea's academy at the age of eight and was with the Blues until 2024, when he decided to switch Stamford Bridge for Anfield. The transfer angered Chelsea so much that scouts from the Reds are no longer allowed to visit the Blues' academy centre in Cobham. 

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Ngumoha made the first professional appearance of his career in January earlier this year in an FA Cup victory over Accrington Stanley and, after impressing over the summer during pre-season, he was thrown into the action as Liverpool chased a winner against Newcastle at St James' Park on Monday night. He came up with the goods in the 100th minute to earn Arne Slot's side the victory and Terry has now admitted Ngumoha's departure from Chelsea's academy remains a painful one.

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Terry told The Sun: “He is a very ambitious boy who wanted to play first-team football and believed that was his pathway into Liverpool's first team. I’m still in contact with him, but he's just a fantastic player.

“We had a really good Under-14 team and he was a big part of that. You don't see too many players that are exciting like him anymore. There's going to be many more over the years that as an academy you lose, but there's always one that you think, 'I'm a bit gutted we missed out on that one'.

“He was a very confident player, taking the ball on the back foot, lots of personality, very confident in himself.

“Since the likes of [Eden] Hazard and Joe Cole and those types of players that are very confident and get the fans off their seat as well…I think football's become a little bit stale and a little bit kind of tactical over the last four or five years."

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Ngumoha will hope for more minutes with the Liverpool first-team after his heroics at Newcastle. The next match is a huge one, however, with the Reds set to battle fellow Premier League title hopefuls Arsenal at Anfield on Sunday.

The USMNT's attacking midfielder came off the bench to seal a 2-0 win and secure Max Allegri's first Serie A victory as Rossonieri manager

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Christian Pulisic is off the mark in Serie A for the 2025-26 season after scoring Milan's second goal in what was ultimately a routine 2-0 win over Lecce on Friday.

Milan were firmly in control in the 84th minute, but held an admittedly narrow 1-0 lead. Pulisic changed that, capitalizing on a defensive collapse to ghost in behind and finish at the near post past a sprawling goalkeeper. It is his second strike of the campaign.

The goal marked a successful night for Milan's American contingent. Yunus Musah was handed a rare start, and impressed at right wing back, playing all 90 minutes and serving as a crucial creative outlet for the Italian giants. Milan were entirely in control throughout, winning the possession battle, and outshooting the home side, 14-7. They had two goals ruled out on the night. 

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Pulisic's goal comes ahead of what might be a vital week in the scope of his season. USMNT manager Mauricio Pochettino recalled Pulisic to the U.S. squad after a summer of controversy in which the Milan star ruled himself out of the Gold Cup squad.

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The USMNT star's attention now turns to the national team, where he will be in contention to feature in friendlies against Japan ans South Korea next week. Milan's next game is a trip to Bologna on Sept. 14. 

Manchester United’s decision to splash £18.2m on Antwerp goalkeeper Senne Lammens on deadline day has been met with criticism, with former Red Devils keeper Ben Foster branding the move a 'panic buy'. United had been heavily linked with Aston Villa’s Emiliano Martinez but ultimately settled for the Belgian shot-stopper, sparking debate among fans and pundits alike.

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Manchester United finalised the signing of 23-year-old Lammens on transfer deadline day after concerns around Andre Onana and Altay Bayindir. However, many expected Martinez to arrive at Old Trafford instead, with the Argentine openly keen on a switch to Ruben Amorim's side. Foster has now heavily criticised the 20-time English champions' decision to move for the Belgian goalkeeper.

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Speaking on his Fozcast podcast, Foster said: “Being a goalkeeper for United is the hardest goalkeeping position to play in world football. You need someone with broad shoulders.

“I’ve watched a lot of videos of him [Lammens] on YouTube…and he looks on the eye test like he’s a competent goalkeeper. I’m yet to see what he’s like with the ball at his feet though and I think he’s a panic buy.

"United have probably always got some sort of list of goalkeepers that they look at and they keep tabs on. There will be scouts all over the world…but I don’t think they’ve done an in-depth analysis. A deadline day goalkeeper signing tells me that your club is desperate.”

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United’s move for Lammens comes at a time of mounting pressure on the club’s goalkeepers, with Onana and Bayindir both struggling for form and guilty of high-profile errors. The Belgian joined from Royal Antwerp following a strong season in the Pro League, keeping seven clean sheets and earning two Player of the Month awards, and will be hoping to make the No. 1 spot his own.

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Lammens will now compete with Onana and Bayindir for a place in Amorim’s starting side. United supporters will hope he can provide stability between the posts and grow into the role over time.

The BCCI and its critics argue over the pros and cons of the online auction which will be used for the first time to sell Indian cricket rights for the next five years’ cycle

Nagraj Gollapudi02-Apr-2018ESPNcricinfo LtdIs the e-auction better than the closed-bid process?What critics say: At a meeting in late March, called by former BCCI president N Srinivasan, several BCCI members vehemently objected to the decision to sell the Indian cricket rights via an online auction. That decision was taken by the Supreme-Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) in synergy with the board’s management team led by its chief executive officer Rahul Johri.Srinivasan and board members including acting president CK Khanna and treasurer Anirudh Chaudhry, with formal support from acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary, felt that the Supreme Court, which has appointed the CoA, had not given the panel and the CEO such “sweeping powers to act opaquely and independently on a matter of such great financial magnitude.”The bitterness spilled over outside the BCCI, too. One of the six bidders in fray said the move to conduct an e-auction was borne out of “ignorance”. According to him, an e-auction works when there are multiple categories and multiple bidders, where there is complexity in bidding. “What is the point of doing e-auction when it would be most probably be only Star and Sony vying for the television rights?”This bidder, who has participated in previous sealed-bid auctions, said the “fear” of being left behind would force potential bidders to put up the highest value upfront. In an e-auction he said bidders would be more conservative. “Earlier when I went in to the closed-bid auction, I knew I would only get one bite at the apple, so I put my top value assuming the next guy might be putting, say, 30% less. Now I am able to calibrate because I am seeing how aggressively the other guy is bidding.”What the BCCI says: Johri said he understood the advantage of the price discovery via the close-bid auction where a desperate company could pay a big price. As an example he cited the IPL title sponsorship deal, which was won by Chinese mobile handset manufacturer Vivo, which last June paid nearly USD 341 million for the five-year deal. Vivo had paid significantly more than its rival Oppo Mobiles India, which had won the India team sponsorship deal last March.The BCCI had been apprehensive last year when it invited bids for the IPL media rights auction. Subramanian Swamy, an Indian economist and politician, had even filed a petition in the Supreme Court urging for an e-auction for the IPL rights. The court allowed the BCCI to carry on with the closed-bid auction subject to the process being transparent.According to Johri, although there were suggestions that supported the e-auction to be introduced for the IPL rights bidding, he and the CoA resisted the move because of the complexity of issues. “The IPL was much more complex in terms of territories (for the rights to be sold) and so we didn’t want to try the e-auction for the first time.”Once the BCCI noted the strong interest in the digital segment during the IPL auction it felt it was not ready to try out the onine auction. “The purpose of this new auction is to provide a free, fair, transparent process which is future proof. In an organization you want to keep evolving. It is more about where we are going as an organisation. I’m quite confident it will redeem the best result.”AFPNo five-minute delayed feed for digital consumersWhat critics say: In the previous rights cycle (2012-18) the BCCI had packaged both television and digital rights as one bid. So the choice of telecasting feeds was with the rights holder. That was different to the IPL where the BCCI had decided that if the rights holders for television and digital were different, the digital feed would be delayed by five minutes. But if the if same bidder owned both rights, then the choice was theirs again. The delayed feed was solely brought in to protect the television-rights owner.In the next cycle (2018-23) the BCCI has decided to allow both feeds to play simultaneously. One of the bidders called the move “bizarre”, saying such a decision would “benefit” a couple of rivals. This bidder also said that while the television broadcaster would pay INR 40 crore as a minimum bidding price or per-match value (PMV), the digital rival would only pay INR 7 crore as PMV. “This is totally bizarre so the guy who is paying just 7 crore is going to ambush you,” the bidder said.The bidder was also worried about digital giants like Google and Facebook and Reliance Jio, who are among six bidders, have a “massive appetite” as they had shown during the IPL auction. He feared that these companies could easily stream the matches live for free, consequently having an impact on the bottom line of the television broadcaster. “So this is very short-sighted behavior and is bound to impact the TV rights in the long run.”According to this bidder if the same content is live on say a platform like Facebook or Google’s YouTube, advertisers had less of an incentive to play a premium to buy space on TV. “That is a big corrosion of value.”What the BCCI says: The exponential growth in the digital industry especially on the mobile platform was instrumental in the BCCI taking the call. “Television today shows a stable graph whereas digital experienced a sharp growth spur,” Johri said. “So how do you leverage this growth? You leverage it by trying to get the highest value. That was our focus.”Johri said it was not a “restrictive” move to run both feeds simultaneously. He said the BCCI decision was based on feedback received from bidders. “One of the bidders said that the lag should not be there in the live feed on both television and digital in case the same company won the global rights. But even if there were two different parties that won the bids separately and they reached an understanding mutually and applied to saying they would not want any lag, we would have agreed.”According to Johri the delayed feed works in the IPL, which is a fast-paced environment. However in a Test or ODI that gets “diluted.”Johri also did not agree with the argument that advertisers would shy away from TV. “40% of the revenue for a broadcaster comes from cable and satellite distribution. So it makes no difference. Also there are less matches for a couple of years. So if you are a broadcaster you are bound to benefit more considering the digital content provider will charge the same fee regardless of the number of matches per year.”Sajjad Hussain/AFP’The quality of FTP is really bad’What the critics say: The BCCI has listed a total of 102 matches that will form part of the ICC’s Future Tours Programme (FTP) between June 2018 and March 2023. During this period India will host 22 Tests, 45 ODIs and 35 T20Is against nine opponents barring Pakistan and Ireland. This includes the new ICC FTP for the next cycle (2019-23) which will be finalised at the governing body’s annual conference this June.The marquee series in this period will be the five-Test series against England in late 2021 and the four-Test series against Australia in early 2023. Still critics are not convinced. “The quality of the FTP is really bad because West Indies are playing some three series in five years,” the bidder said.The first match the new rights holder(s) will broadcast will be Afghanistan’s inaugural Test in Bangalore from June 14 to 18. Incidentally several of India’s Test regulars including captain Virat Kohli are likely to miss the Test and instead play county cricket to prepare for the England tour that follows. So the bidder said it would be tough to lure advertisers for the one-off Test: “The BCCI has become a paralysed body and is being run without any imagination and concern for cricket.”What the BCCI says: Johri disagrees with that argument. “We are giving a quality FTP till 2023. Majority of the matches are against quality opposition. There is minimal risk of things changing because all teams are committed to the global FTP. So you cannot disrupt the global calendar.”Another big advantage that Johri feels was not part of the previous cycle is the inclusion of women’s cricket. “One of the biggest upsides is women’s cricket, which is growing . So anybody who wins the rights will be able to broadcast women’s matches too. Add to that domestic cricket, for which we want to increase the number of days that are being broadcast going forward. Also the potential to show domestic cricket on the digital platform is increasing so that is another added benefit.”

Torrent is expected to arrive in Nuevo León this Saturday and will be officially presented to the media on Sunday.

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are scheduled to report back for preseason on May 26

Their CWC debut set for June 17 against Inter Milan

They’ll face River Plate on June 21 and Urawa on the 25th.

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Monterrey have moved quickly and decisively, officially announcing Spanish manager Domènec Torrent as their new head coach this Wednesday – just as Chivas continue to search for a replacement. Torrent will take charge of in the coming days, ahead of a busy stretch that includes the upcoming Liga MX season and a high-stakes appearance at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.

In a statement shared on their official social media channels, the club introduced their new manager with enthusiasm:
"The club has reached an agreement with Domènec Torrent to take over as head coach of Rayados. The Catalan coach brings experience developed alongside the world’s best, a balanced, dynamic, and competitive style of play, and familiarity with Mexican football. This city beats for Monterrey—now we beat together, mister!"

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At 62, Torrent brings a unique blend of elite experience and familiarity with Mexican football. This will be his second stint in Liga MX, following a notable run with Atlético de San Luis. In his debut tournament with during the Apertura 2024, he led them to a club-record 30 points and an impressive playoff campaign, knocking out Tigres in the quarterfinals before falling to in the semis. However, his second season was less successful, finishing with 18 points and missing out on the Play-In, which led to his recent departure from the club.

Torrent’s managerial résumé includes stops in MLS, Brazil, Turkey, and, most famously, a long-term collaboration with Pep Guardiola. He served as Guardiola’s assistant from the Barcelona B era all the way through the historic treble-winning years at Barça, then followed him to Bayern Munich and Manchester City. He eventually stepped into a head coaching role in 2018 with New York City FC, where he set a franchise record with 68 points and captured the Supporters' Shield.

He later took the reins at Flamengo in 2020, where he earned 15 wins in 26 matches across all competitions. However, a four-match winless streak brought that chapter to a close. A brief stint with Galatasaray followed, but after eight losses in 20 matches, he parted ways with the Turkish giants.

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Now back in Mexico, Torrent begins a new chapter with one of the country’s most ambitious clubs. Monterrey’s last league title came in the Apertura 2019 under Antonio Mohamed, and expectations are high for Torrent to bring silverware back to the trophy cabinet—both domestically and on the global stage.

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Torrent is expected to arrive in Nuevo León this Saturday and will be officially presented to the media on Sunday. He will begin working with the squad on Monday as the team ramps up preparations for its World Cup campaign. are scheduled to report back for preseason on May 26, with their international tournament debut set for June 17 against Inter Milan. They’ll then face River Plate on June 21 before wrapping up the group stage on June 25 against Japan’s Urawa Red Diamonds.