Tottenham are reluctant to sanction a deal for Kane to finally leave this summer, particularly to a domestic rival. Spurs chairman Levy will want a minimum £100million (€113m) for the striker – a price that could inflate for a fellow Premier League side.

“I don’t think I’m exaggerating when I describe this transfer as significant and extraordinary. It certainly is for us,” said TSG managing director Alexander Rosen. “The fact that a striker with his track record and all the options available to him has chosen TSG Hoffenheim shows that the club are attractive even to big-named players,” Rosen continued. “We had specific profile in mind when we were looking for a new striker and have been working for several weeks on different levels with all the calmness, meticulousness and vigour required to find not the quickest, but the best possible solution. We believe we have found that in Wout and are sure he will give the whole team a boost with his mentality, experience and goalscoring prowess. I was impressed by what he had to say in conversation with him and we can look forward to seeing a strong character with a big heart in a TSG shirt.”

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His predecessor Hendrik Brösel had been leading the department since 2016 but will leave the club at the end of October.

One week after signing left-back Rogerio, VfL Wolfsburg have strengthened their defence once again by recruiting Joakim Maehle from Italian Serie A club Atalanta Bergamo. The full-back, who can play in a variety positions, signed a contract with the Wolves valid until 30 June 2027. The 26-year-old Denmark international will wear the number 21 jersey for the Green-and-Whites.

UEFA rules mean the opening 15 minutes of training on the eve of matches are open to the media and Jesus was seen working alongside his team-mates in preparation.

“For me, a good jersey has an identification with both the city and the club and reflects the values,” says the finalist. See in the video how the city map and skyline of Dortmund harmonise with the legendary neon yellow of the jerseys from the 90s and what the Cup jersey and special jersey have to do with his design.

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Malone, who was born in Augsburg and is a product of the FCA youth academy, spent the last three seasons on loan at Wehen Wiesbaden, 1. FC Heidenheim and most recently in Austria for Wolfsberger AC.

The Bavarians took care of business domestically and in Europe and might have gotten over the hump from being a really good team to a great team in the process.