Real Madrid remain unhappy with LaLiga's refereeing, a club source has told ESPN, after a weekend which saw them have three goals disallowed. Meanwhile, rivals Barcelona and Atlético Madrid both benefitted -- according to Madrid -- from controversial decisions involving VAR. Madrid beat Mallorca 2-1 at the Bernabéu on Saturday, despite Kylian Mbappé having two goals ruled out for offside, and Arda Güler having an effort disallowed for handball.
Manchester City are reportedly preparing a staggering 150 million offer for Vinicius Jr in order to help them complete their 'dream attacking line-up.' The Brazilian is in somewhat of a contract stand-off right now, leaving the door to an exit slightly ajar, with Manchester City ready to pounce should a deal not be reached. Currently, Vinicius Jr. has a 1 billion release clause in his contract.
Liverpool are still active in the market to make more signings this summer. Arne Slot has made massive changes to the squad with several players arriving at the club and some key names leaving Anfield. While the likes of Hugo Ekitike, Florian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez have arrived, Darwin Nunez, Luis Diaz, Jarell Quansah, Caoimhin Kelleher and others have departed.
Record La Liga winners Real Madrid head to newly promoted Oviedo with a keen eye on new Los Blancos coach Xabi Alonso. Who: Oviedo vs Real Madrid What: Spanish La Liga Where: Estadio Carlos Tartiere in Oviedo, Spain When: Sunday, August 24, at 9:30pm (19:30 GMT) How to follow: We'll have all the updates on Al Jazeera Sport from 6:30pm (16:30 GMT) in advance of our live text commentary stream.
Liverpool remain heavily interested in Alexander Isak, prepared to pay 140m to get a deal done with Newcastle. Recent reports indicate they have made a second offer of 80m now and 60m next season.