Real Madrid eye RB Leipzig star as Michael Olise alternativeThere is no doubt that the French forward Michael Olise could be the perfect signing for Real Madrid this summer. The Merengues already have two superstars playing in their attacking line, i.e., Vinicius Junior and Kylian Mbappe, and the arrival of Olise would make the forward line one of the most fearsome in Europe, at least on paper.However, it is very unlikely that Los Blancos will get the Frenchman this summer. This is mainly because his club, Bayern Munich, have no plans to part with him, and will do everything to ensure he stays in their ranks.In such a context, Real Madrid have apparently set their sights on another intruiging target. SPORT cites the German outlet Bild to claim that the Merengues are seeing Yan Diomande as an alternative to Olise, and are willing to pay 100 million for his signing.The 19-year-old Ivorian player has attracted the interest of several big clubs across Europe after having impressed in his first season in Bundesliga, during which he scored 13 goals and provided 9 assists across 36 appearances. He also impressed with Ivory Coast during the World Cup 2026.Premier League sides like Liverpool, Arsenal, and Manchester City are all ready to pay a similar amount for him, but for the moment, it is the Ligue 1 side Paris Saint-Germain that are leading the race for his signature. The Parisians have already reached an agreement with the player, but still need to negotiate with RB Leipzig, who are unwilling to let the player leave for less than 120 million. A 100 million offer from Liverpool was rejected by the German side immediately.Yan Diomande has already played in La Liga, with Leganes, and made his debut against Real Madrid on March 29, 2025. For now, he is still on vacation after the World Cup, and Real Madrid, along with a host of other clubs, remain attentive to how his potential transfer to PSG unfolds.

Black, purple and a Kobe quote on Bara's new away shirtFC Barcelona have unveiled their away kit for the 2026/27 season, developed together with Nike and the Kobe Bryant brand. The shirt combines black as the base with a gradient fading into purple at the bottom, along with gold details and graphic elements linked to the identity of the Kobe Bryant brand. Inside the collar, it also features a quote from Kobe Bryant: "Leave the game better than you found it".The launch campaign stars footballers such as Pedri, Gavi, Frenkie de Jong, Alejandro Balde, Ewa Pajor and Patri Guijarro, among others.For now, the garment has only been presented as a commercial product; its official debut on the pitch still has no confirmed date. It will arrive during pre-season, coinciding with the first fixtures of the first team.The away kit will be available from this Friday, 24 July, on the clubs e-commerce store, in Bara Stores and at Nike retail outlets.This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in here.

Katie said she handled away ticket applications for the group of 19 - who all sit in the same row at Old Trafford - because deadlines were tight and she worked from home [Family photo]A mother has said her six-year-old son has had restrictions put on his Manchester United season ticket as part of the club's anti-touting crackdown. Katie, 39, from Urmston, Trafford, said she had been left unable to apply for an away game ticket for her "football daft" son Ruari - who had once been a match mascot - ahead of the Premier League opener against Hull. In an email seen by the BBC, the club said repeated access to Ruairi's account, alongside an "extremely high" number of other ticketing accounts, indicated they had been centrally controlled.But Katie - who said her appeal to the club had been turned down - said she had just helped other family members to use their accounts and had done nothing wrong. Ruari is among "thousands" of fans who have had their accounts restricted by the club in a wider operation aimed at identifying potential ticket touts.Man Utd previously said it was confident the "vast majority" of accounts identified for misuse had been correctly flagged, but acknowledged some supporters who were doing nothing wrong might also have been affected.Katie said she had lodged a further appeal with the club's appeals panel, but Ruari's account remains restricted.Katie's son Ruari has had his season ticket restricted as part of a touting crackdown [Family photo]Katie said Ruairi had held a season ticket since birth and regularly attended home, away and European matches with his family.Supporting Man Utd was "all we do", she said, adding that she met her husband at Old Trafford and had held her own season ticket for nearly 20 years, along with her late mother and siblings."Since [Ruari] could walk, he's had a ball at his feet," she said. "He's just football daft."Katie said Ruairi had been a United mascot at Crystal Palace last season and had travelled to watch the team in Seville, Istanbul and Bilbao.A post on X, in which Katie said the restriction would "break [Ruari's] heart", has been viewed more than 1.3 million times.She said she had not told him about the restriction because "you can't put that on a six-year-old"."The first game of the season, we're definitely going to miss," she said."I looked at his dad and said, 'How can you take that away from him?'"Katie said Ruairi has held a season ticket since birth [Family photo]Family accountsKatie said 19 relatives and friends had formed a group so they could sit together in a singing section at Old Trafford.She said she handled much of their ticket administration, including away applications, while family members helped one another manage accounts using shared devices and internet connections.Some relatives were less confident using online ticketing systems, she said.Katie's appeal challenges restrictions on six family accounts.In it, she said no tickets had been sold for profit, advertised or supplied to unauthorised third parties, and no automated software, bots or scripts had been used.She said that when family members had been unable to attend one or two matches, their tickets had been forwarded through Man Utd's official system.The club's decision email said applying with other supporters and using its official forwarding process had not, by itself, been treated as evidence of wrongdoing.However, it said the "scale, frequency and pattern" of the wider activity had not been satisfactorily explained.The club concluded that Ruairi's account and its associated tickets had been put under another person's control and used or managed outside its authorised processes.The email did not expressly accuse the family of reselling tickets or using bots.Man Utd told Katie on the afternoon of 21 July that the restriction would remain, about four hours after she first sent her explanation.The email said the decision followed a "detailed review" of the information she provided and the club's investigation.Katie said she believed it was an "AI automated rejection" because it arrived so quickly and appeared to use the same wording as responses received by other supporters.Man Utd declined to comment on Ruari's case.But the club said similar anti-touting work last season recovered more than 14,000 tickets worth more than 1m and returned them to supporters through official channels.Listen to the best of BBC Radio Manchester on Sounds and follow BBC Manchester on Facebook, X, and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230. More on this story 'They want us gone' - Man Utd fans' fury over ticket ultimatumLiverpool issue 432 lifetime bans amid ticket touting crackdown

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