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By Tom Gott, Graeme Bailey4:00 PM GMT+1 Loftus-Cheek is on Milan's radar / Richard Sellers/Getty Images AC Milan are keen to strike a deal to sign Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek this summer, 90min understands.The 27-year-old, who joined Chelsea 19 years ago, has been a fringe player for the past few seasons and has now entered the final 18 months of his contract at Stamford Bridge.

AC Milan striker Rafael Leao has been linked with a move away from the club at the end of the season.The 23-year-old has a contract with the Italian club until the summer of 2024 and the Italian outfit could be forced to consider his sale if the player refuses to sign an extension with them.According to a report from Gazzetta dello Sport (h/t SportWitness), AC Milan are prepared to renew his contract and they have offered him wages of around 6.5 million per season.

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Kyle BonaguraESPN Staff Writer

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Covers the Pac-12.Joined ESPN in 2014.Attended Washington State University.While the United States' game at Grenada on Friday represented the team's return to competitive soccer for the first time since the World Cup, the match -- as expected -- was anything but.

The U.S. men's national team thumped Grenada 7-1 on the road in its first competitive game since the 2022 World Cup on Friday to move within touching distance of a place in the CONCACAF Nations League final four.Ricardo Pepi and Weston McKennie each scored twice while Christian Pulisic starred by playing a major role in five of the goals, including scoring one of his own.

Tim Weah will miss the United States' CONCACAF Nations League matches against Grenada and El Salvador after getting hurt while playing for Lille.The 23-year-old was injured in Lille's Ligue 1 match against Toulouse on Saturday.The U.S. Soccer Federation said Sunday that Weah had entered the concussion protocol.

The United States men's national team will play the March CONCACAF Nations League matches without injured Leeds United midfielder Tyler Adams, but with Borussia Dortmund winger Giovanni Reyna, along with 12 other players from European club rosters, U.S. Soccer said on Wednesday.The matches at Grenada on March 24 and against El Salvador three days later at Orlando, Florida, are the first in the FIFA international window for the USMNT post- World Cup.

Forward Gio Reyna, the player at the center of a three-month soap opera that has engulfed and embarrassed U.S. Soccer, was called up to the national team Wednesday for Nations League games with Grenada and El Salvador.The roster announcement comes two days after U.S. Soccer released a report detailing the friction between World Cup coach Gregg Berhalter and the Reyna family, one that began at last fall's tournament in Qatar and left both men's futures with the national team in doubt.

Fernandez was among the goals / Hernan Cortez/GettyImages The international break had a lot to take in for Chelsea.The Blues had plenty of players on show all across the globe, with many taking the chance to get away from their domestic struggles and strut their stuff on the international stage.Here are five takeaways for Chelsea from the March international break.

Chelsea are reportedly lining up a potential transfer swoop for highly-rated Barcelona youngster Abde Ezzalzouli.The 21-year-old has been on loan at Osasuna this season and looks an impressive talent, with Chelsea now seemingly monitoring his situation, according to Diario de Navarra.Ezzalzouli is surely one worth keeping for Barcelona, with the Catalan giants known to have a great record at promoting and developing youth players.

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Jeff CarlisleU.S. soccer correspondent

CloseJeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC.ORLANDO -- The United States men's national team progressed to the CONCACAF Nations League finals, though it made hard work of defeating El Salvador 1-0.Ricardo Pepi scored the all-important goal just moments after coming on as a second half substitute, and with the U.S. proving resolute in defense, that was enough to claim the top spot in Group D and move on to the CNL finals in June.

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Jeff CarlisleU.S. soccer correspondent

CloseJeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC.Dual national Alejandro Zendejas says he is committing to the United States national team over Mexico.The 25-year-old forward made his U.S. debut in a Jan. 25 exhibition against Serbia but remained eligible to ask FIFA for a one-time switch of affiliation to Mexico.

In the wake of the Soccer Mom Scandal that continues to be a major source of embarrassment, this was a victory U.S. Soccer desperately needed.Alejandro Zendejas was in camp with the men's national team this week in Los Angeles.Zendejas, 24, is a star.If he is not one of the best players in North America, he is certainly one of the most famous, a signature player on one of Mexico's signature teams, Club América.

By Tom Gott, Graeme BaileyFeb 14, 2023 Mount's future is unclear / Richard Sellers/GettyImages Chelsea are yet to find an agreement over an extension to Mason Mount's contract, 90min understands, but both parties remain keen to find a solution.Blues co-owner Todd Boehly has been working to secure Mount's future since last summer but, unlike the speedy agreement reached with right-back Reece James, talks with the midfielder have proven challenging.

Chelsea winger Christian Pulisic is closing in on a comeback to Premier League action as the American returned to training on Wednesday.The 24-year-old has been out of action for almost two months after suffering a knee injury in the early stages of Chelsea's defeat to Manchester City on 5 January but was back in training on Wednesday, reports the Evening Standard.