As reported by Fabrice Hawkins, the saga surrounding PSG midfielder Idrissa Gueye’s possible departure from Paris rumbles on with both Sporting Lisbon and Porto both also now interested in the Senegalese international.

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The player’s former club, Everton, had been the front runner to sign the 32-year-old this summer, who was included on a list of 11 players the Paris club’s new management wanted to sell this off-season. However, despite personal terms being agreed between Everton and Gueye, a fee agreement has not been forthcoming with Everton halting talks last week in order to put pressure on PSG.

Interestingly, however, PSG director Antero Henrique, who has been tasked with selling unwanted players, would allow Gueye to leave for Portugal on a free transfer but, should the player join Everton, Henrique would still demand a fee from the Premier League club – a by product of English football’s financial largesse.

Gueye has already turned down moves to Nottingham Forest and Galatasaray this summer.

Speaking to Canal Plus following RC Lens’ 2-1 victory against Stade Rennais, a match during which he scored, Seko Fofana (27) revealed that he has offers to leave the club. 

The Ivory Coast international said, “There are five days left to think and see what decision to make. As long as I’m on the pitch, I am happy because I know I will be able to express myself and give the maximum. I don’t know what tomorrow will bring. We will see. Everything is possible in these last five days.”

Fofana has garnered interest from Ligue 1 champions PSG this summer, and Fofana revealed, “There are offers, some possibilities. I need to think about them with my entourage. The club knows what I expect. Today I’m just enjoying the moment.”

Foot Mercato revealed earlier this summer that Lens were expecting to receive a fee of around €35-40m for their prized asset. Fofana also recently changed agent and joined Sport Cover, who also represent Wissam Ben Yedder and Nordi Mukiele, amongst others. 

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Wallaroos legend Iliseva Batibasaga has confirmed her International retirement, bringing an end to a near-two decade career in the gold jersey.Batibasaga made her Wallaroos debut at the 2006 World Cup in Canada against South Africa as Wallaroo #87, becoming an essential figure within Women's Rugby as she represented Australia on 27 occasions and at three World Cups.CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR EARLY BIRD AND HOSPITALITY TICKETS FOR THE HSBC SYDNEY SEVENSWhilst Batibasaga made her career largely in the sky blue, her Rugby journey began at the Norths Eagles in Brisbane, eventually representing Queensland at the National Championships before getting the Wallaroo call-up.The 37-year-old had always targeted the 2021 World Cup to step down, guiding the Wallaroos to the quarter-finals with an inspirational performance against Wales.“I originally planned to step down in 2021 – after the World Cup – but the pandemic foiled those timelines,” she explained.“The World Cup was moved to 2022, and I had a choice to make: should I push for another year, or retire now? With the help of family, coaches, friends, a sports psychologist and some time away from rugby, I decided to give my all for one last year.”“I was only 21 years old when I first sang the national anthem as a Wallaroo – I think I made it through two words before I started crying“Being able to relive my experiences at the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand this year, and seeing the various stages of my career reflected in my teammates and their journeys has been so special.”Batibasaga leaves a lasting legacy behind in a youthful Wallaroos team, stepping up as a key leader since they have returned to action over the past 12 months.This includes mentoring fellow Waratahs teammate Layne Morgan, knowing she is leaving the jersey in a great place."To have a legacy seems so stately…over the years, I’ve learnt through hard work comes much reward, refining my craft and putting in the extras when no one is watching; a mere stitch in the Wallaroos jersey," she explained."The integrity of the Wallaroos jersey lies within its players, the task falls upon us to challenge each other to become better players and all-round good people. It’s often been said that a jersey is never owned, only borrowed until it’s time to pass it on."I tasked myself the responsibility of sharing my knowledge of game, skills and experience, and establishing a healthy competitive culture with my team mates, specifically halfbacks so they’re prepared to take responsibility of the jersey when my time is up. "In the change rooms, after our game against England at the World Cup I remember saying to Layne, “You make it easier to step away.” I’m extremely proud of her and the player she’s becoming; the jersey is in safe hands."In classic Batibasaga fashion, the departure from Rugby was never going to be sudden, remarking "I don’t think I can never not be involved in rugby."She is set to run out for the NSW Waratahs in next year's Super W whilst continuing her work as an Educational Leader at a Camperdown Sunshine Kids Childcare Centre in the Inner West suburbs of Sydney.RA CEO Andy Marinos led the tributes, praising her contribution to the game.“Iliseva has created an inimitable legacy for future generations of players – both on and off the field," Marinos reiterated“Her kindness, gentle spirit and true passion for the game have culminated in an impressive career – she has played an important role in leaving the Wallaroos jersey better off than when she started. Her departure will be felt keenly by current Wallaroos players, who have looked to Ili as a leader, mentor and friend for many years.“We here at Rugby Australia congratulate Ili. We wish her all the best in her future endeavours, and hope for her continued involvement within rugby for years to come.”“People see ‘professional Rugby players’ as people who are paid a full-time wage to play the game we all love,” added Wallaroos coach Jay Tregonning.“To me, a ‘professional’ is someone who leaves no stone unturned in their search to improve their on-field and off-field skills, who goes about their work with integrity, humility, and calmness, making the people around them better in the process.“Ili epitomises professionalism – she was an outstanding leader for the team throughout 2022 and has redefined what it means to be a Wallaroo. Although she will be greatly missed, Ili has set the standard for continual improvement and future success – our up-and-coming players owe her a great debt."Click Here: shopskm

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South Africa's 2019 Rugby World Cup-winning captain Siya Kolisi signed for Top 14 side Racing 92 on Tuesday and will join them after the Springbok defence of their title later this year.The 31-year-old Sharks flanker — the first black player to captain South Africa — will be the three-time European Champions Cup finalists' marquee player, replacing Scottish fly-half Finn Russell, who is leaving for English Premiership side Bath.CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR EARLY BIRD AND HOSPITALITY TICKETS FOR THE HSBC SYDNEY SEVENS"I am really enthusiastic at the idea of joining Racing 92 after the World Cup," said Kolisi in a club statement."It is a club with a vision which I have always admired."Racing 92 has big ambitions on the pitch and equally very encouraging social affair projects which correspond to my values and personal goals."He will join Racing after the completion of the September 8-October 28 Rugby World Cup in France and team up with several other Springboks at the Parisian club.Two fellow 2019 World Cup winners, utility back Warrick Gelant and prop Trevor Nyakane, play for Racing.Jacky Lorenzetti, the Racing owner, said Kolisi's inspiring leadership would bring added value to the team."Siya Kolisi's signing confirms Racing's ambition," he said."His record of winning and his natural leadership makes him a superb player as well as an outstanding human being."Kolisi has been granted an early release from his Sharks contract."His move to France is a new and exciting opportunity, and we could not be happier for him," said Sharks' chief executive Eduard Coetzee."We are blessed to have him don the black and white jersey, and we know that over the next few months, he will continue to give back to the team and our fans."Siya has been an instrumental and much-loved member of the Sharks family since his arrival two years ago. "His well-documented and commendable leadership qualities extend far beyond the playing field… as well as his commitment in the expansion of the Sharks brand to a global market."Kolisi, who joined the Sharks from the Stormers in Cape Town, said he was "immensely appreciative that the Sharks have given me their blessing to make this move".- 'Tireless toil' -Kolisi become the first black Test skipper of the Springboks — a team reserved for whites during apartheid — when he led them against England in a 2018 Test.  A match that began disastrously for the home team, as they fell 24-3 behind, ended joyously as they triumphed 42-39 at Ellis Park in Johannesburg.South Africa faced England again one year later in the World Cup final and Kolisi led the men in green and gold to a 32-12 victory in Yokohama.He had an outstanding 2022 season for the reigning world champions, playing in 12 of 13 Tests, raising his international appearances to 75.Reviewing 2022 for South African sportsmen, the Johannesburg Sunday Times listed the loose forward among the top 20 for his "tireless toil"."Kolisi has delivered a rugged edge at the breakdown. He creates chaos in the collisions, which has helped make the Springboks a more potent force," noted the weekly.Lorenzetti will hope Kolisi's leadership propels Racing to their first trophy since winning the sixth of their league titles in 2016.Racing currently lie fourth in the French Top 14 table, 12 points behind leaders Toulouse, after eight victories, a draw and five losses this season.They have struggled in the European Champions Cup, however, losing heavily at home to Leinster, and narrowly away to Harlequins last month.In the same competition, the Sharks beat Harlequins at home and then achieved a significant away victory over Bordeaux-Begles, who they host next weekend.Click Here: Cardiff Blues Store

As reported by Foot Mercato, Amine Gouiri is on the verge of joining Rennes and is expected to complete his move to the Breton side imminently. 

With an agreement almost complete, Gouiri was convinced to join SRFC after speaking with coach Bruno Genesio, the two men having overlapped at Lyon when Gouiri graduated from the youth system at OL, and he has told his teammates he will be leaving the club before being left out of the squad for tonight’s game with Lille. Juventus have also shown interest in Gouiri of late.

The outlet also report that Rennes striker Gaëtan Laborde is close to agreeing personal terms with Nice after a €20m fee deal was reached for the player to move in the opposite direction between the clubs, although the two deals will be officially separate rather than a straight trade as was initially discussed.

Marseille, however, are tracking Laborde too and could yet try and gazump Nice before the end of the window but they would struggle to match Nice’s fee offer.

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The 2022/23 United Rugby Championship season continues with Round 13’s action that includes the highly anticipated encounter between Benetton and Munster at Stadio Monigo on Saturday.

Check on the team news and see our predictions for the weekend, here.

Friday

Scarlets v Bulls

Prediction: Bulls by 5

The teams:

Scarlets: 15 Johnny McNicholl, 14 Steff Evans, 13 Joe Roberts, 12 Ioan Nicholas, 11 Ryan Conbeer, 10 Sam Costelow, 9 Gareth Davies, 8 Sione Kalamafoni, 7 Dan Davis, 6 Aaron Shingler (c), 5 Sam Lousi, 4 Vaea Fifita, 3 Sam Wainwright, 2 Daf Hughes, 1 Kemsley Mathias
Replacements: 16 Taylor Davies, 17 Steff Thomas, 18 Harri O’Connor, 19 Morgan Jones, 20 Carwyn Tuipulotu, 21 Dane Blacker, 22 Dan Jones, 23 Eddie James

Bulls: 15 Johan Goosen, 14 David Kriel, 13 Lionel Mapoe, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Stravino Jacobs, 10 Chris Smith, 9 Zak Burger, 8 Elrigh Louw, 7 Cyle Brink, 6 Marco van Staden, 5 Ruan Nortje (c), 4 Ruan Vermaak, 3 Mornay Smith, 2 Johann Grobbelaar, 1 Gerhard Steenekamp
Replacements: 16 Jan-Hendrick Wessels, 17 Simphiwe Matanzima, 18 Francois Klopper, 19 Janko Swanepoel, 20 Nizaam Carr, 21 Embrose Papier, 22 Cornal Hendricks, 23 Wandisile Simelane

Venue: Parc y Scarlets
Kick-off: 19:35 GMT
Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
Assistant Referees: Adam Jones (WRU), Ben Breakspear (WRU)
TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU)

Ulster v Stormers

Prediction: Ulster by 7

The teams:

Ulster: 15 Mike Lowry, 14 Rob Lyttle, 13 James Hume, 12 Stewart Moore, 11 Ben Moxham, 10 Billy Burns, 9 Nathan Doak, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Nick Timoney, 6 Harry Sheridan, 5 Sam Carter, 4 Alan O’Connor, 3 Jeff Toomaga-Allen, 2 Tom Stewart, 1 Eric O’Sullivan
Replacements: 16 John Andrew, 17 Rory Sutherland, 18 Andrew Warwick, 19 Kieran Treadwell, 20 Jordi Murphy, 21 John Cooney, 22 Ian Madigan, 23 Ethan McIlroy

Stormers: 15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 Suleiman Hartzenberg, 13 Ruhan Nel, 12 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 11 Cornel Smit, 10 Jean-Luc du Plessis, 9 Stefan Ungerer, 8 Evan Roos, 7 Willie Engelbrecht, 6 Junior Pokomela, 5 Marvin Orie (c), 4 Ben-Jason Dixon, 3 Brok Harris, 2 JJ Kotze, 1 Ali Vermaak
Replacements: 16 Scarra Ntubeni, 17 Kwenzo Blose, 18 Sazi Sandi, 19 Ruben van Heerden, 20 Marcel Theunissen, 21 Herschel Jantjies, 22 Kade Wolhuter, 23 Juan de Jongh

Venue: Kingspan Stadium
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Kick-off: 19:35 GMT
Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU)
Assistant Referees: Andrew Cole (IRFU), Paul Haycock (IRFU)
TMO: Andrew McMenemy (SRU)

Saturday

🗞️ TEAM NEWS | Niall Scannell will captain Munster against Benetton in Italy tomorrow afternoon.

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Benetton v Munster

Prediction: Munster by 2

The teams:

Benetton: 15 Rhyno Smith, 14 Ignacio Mendy, 13 Marco Zanon, 12 Filippo Drago, 11 Mattia Bellini, 10 Jacob Umaga, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage, 8 Henry Time-Stowers, 7 Alessandro Izekor, 6 Giovanni Pettinelli, 5 Riccardo Favretto, 4 Marco Lazzaroni, 3 Tiziano Pasquali, 2 Siua Maile, 1 Nahuel Tetaz
Replacements: 16 Bautista Bernasconi, 17 Thomas Gallo, 18 Filippo Alongi, 19 Nicola Piantella, 20 Carl Wegner, 21 Braam Steyn, 22 Manfredi Albanese, 23 Marcus Watson

Munster: 15 Shane Daly, 14 Calvin Nash, 13 Antoine Frisch, 12 Malakai Fekitoa, 11 Liam Coombes, 10 Joey Carbery, 9 Paddy Patterson, 8 Alex Kendellen, 7 John Hodnett, 6 Jack O’Sullivan, 5 Fineen Wycherley, 4 Jean Kleyn, 3 Roman Salanoa, 2 Niall Scannell (c), 1 Josh Wycherley
Replacements: 16 Diarmuid Barron, 17 Mark Donnelly, 18 Stephen Archer, 19 Cian Hurley, 20 Ruadhan Quinn, 21 Neil Cronin, 22 Ben Healy, 23 Rory Scannell

Venue: Stadio Monigo
Kick-off: 15:30 local (14:30 GMT)
Referee: Ben Blain (SRU)
Assistant Referees: Federico Vedovelli (FIR), Franco Rosella (FIR)
TMO: Sam Grove-White (SRU)

Dragons v Glasgow Warriors

Prediction: Glasgow by 6

The teams:

Dragons: 15 Jordan Williams, 14 Jared Rosser, 13 Sio Tomkinson, 12 Jack Dixon, 11 Ashton Hewitt, 10 JJ Hanrahan, 9 Rhodri Williams (c), 8 Taine Basham, 7 Sean Lonsdale, 6 George Nott, 5 Ben Carter, 4 Matthew Screech, 3 Lloyd Fairbrother, 2 Brodie Coghlan, 1 Rhodri Jones
Replacements: 16 James Benjamin, 17 Aki Seiuli, 18 Chris Coleman, 19 Huw Taylor, 20 Ben Fry, 21 Lewis Jones, 22 Sam Davies, 23 Steff Hughes

Glasgow: 15 Josh McKay, 14 Sebastian Cancelliere, 13 Stafford McDowall (c), 12 Sam Johnson, 11 Cole Forbes, 10 Duncan Weir, 9 Ali Price, 8 Jack Dempsey, 7 Sione Vailanu, 6 Thomas Gordon, 5 JP du Preez, 4 Lewis Bean, 3 Simon Berghan, 2 Fraser Brown, 1 Jamie Bhatti
Replacements: 16 Johnny Matthews, 17 Nathan McBeth, 18 Lucio Sordoni, 19 Alex Samuel, 20 Euan Ferrie, 21 Cameron Neild, 22 Jamie Dobie, 23 Tom Jordan

Venue: Rodney Parade
Kick-off: 15:00 GMT
Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU)
Assistant Referees: Dewi Phillips (WRU), Elliot Mayor (WRU)
TMO: Olly Hodges (IRFU)

Leinster v Cardiff

Prediction: Leinster by 10

The teams:

Leinster: 15 Chris Cosgrave, 14 Max O’Reilly, 13 Liam Turner, 12 Ben Brownlee, 11 Dave Kearney, 10 Harry Byrne, 9 Luke McGrath, 8 Max Deegan, 7 Scott Penny, 6 Rhys Ruddock (c), 5 Brian Deeny, 4 Ross Molony, 3 Michael Ala’alatoa, 2 John McKee, 1 Michael Milne
Replacements: 16 Tadgh McElroy, 17 Marcus Hanan, 18 Thomas Clarkson, 19 James Culhane, 20 Will Connors, 21 Nick McCarthy, 22 Charlie Tector, 23 Aitzol King

Cardiff: 15 Rhys Priestland, 14 Owen Lane, 13 Rey Lee-Lo, 12 Ben Thomas, 11 Jason Harries, 10 Jarrod Evans, 9 Lloyd Williams, 8 James Ratti, 7 James Botham, 6 Josh Turnbull (c), 5 Seb Davies, 4 Lopeti Timani, 3 Keiron Assiratti, 2 Kirby Myhill, 1 Brad Thyer
Replacements: 16 Kristian Dacey, 17 Corey Domachowski, 18 Will Davies-King, 19 Rory Thornton, 20 Shane Lewis-Hughes, 21 Ellis Bevan, 22 Aled Summerhill, 23 Matthew Morgan

Venue: RDS Arena
Kick-off: 17:05 GMT
Referee: Jaco Peyper (SARU)
Assistant Referees: Joy Neville (IRFU), Andrew Fogarty (IRFU)
TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU)

Edinburgh v Sharks

Prediction: Sharks by 7

The teams:

Edinburgh: 15 Henry Immelman, 14 Wes Goosen, 13 Mark Bennett (c), 12 James Lang, 11 Jack Blain, 10 Charlie Savala, 9 Ben Vellacott, 8 Viliame Mata, 7 Hamish Watson, 6 Nick Haining, 5 Glen Young, 4 Marshall Sykes, 3 Murray McCallum, 2 Adam McBurney, 1 Boan Venter
Replacements: 16 Dave Cherry, 17 Luan de Bruin, 18 Lee-Roy Atalifo, 19 Jamie Hodgson, 20 Ben Muncaster, 21 Charlie Shiel, 22 Jaco van der Walt, 23 Cammy Hutchison

Sharks: 15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Marnus Potgieter, 13 Francois Venter, 12 Ben Tapuai, 11 Thaakir Abrahams, 10 Curwin Bosch, 9 Grant Williams, 8 Phepsi Buthelezi (c), 7 Henco Venter, 6 James Venter, 5 Gerbrandt Grobler, 4 Hyron Andrews, 3 Thomas du Toit, 2 Kerron van Vuuren, 1 Ox Nche
Replacements: 16 Dan Jooste, 17 Ntuthuko Mchunu, 18 Carlü Sadie, 19 Reniel Hugo, 20 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 21 Cameron Wright, 22 Lionel Cronje, 23 Yaw Penxe

Venue: DAM Health Stadium
Kick-off: 17:15 GMT
Referee: James Doleman (NZR)
Assistant Referees: Jonny Perriam (SRU), Ru Campbell (SRU)
TMO: Eric Gauzins (FFR)

Connacht v Lions

Prediction: Connacht by 4

The teams:

Connacht: 15 Tiernan O’Halloran, 14 Diarmuid Kilgallen, 13 Tom Farrell, 12 Cathal Forde, 11 John Porch, 10 Jack Carty (c), 9 Caolin Blade, 8 Jarrad Butler, 7 Conor Oliver, 6 Josh Murphy, 5 Niall Murray, 4 Darragh Murray, 3 Jack Aungier, 2 Shane Delahunt, 1 Peter Dooley
Replacements: 16 Dylan Tierney-Martin, 17 Jordan Duggan, 18 Dominic Robertson-McCoy, 19 Leva Fifita, 20 Shamus Hurley-Langton, 21 Kieran Marmion, 22 Tom Daly, 23 Oran McNulty

Lions: 15 Quan Horn, 14 Stean Pienaar, 13 Henco van Wyk, 12 Marius Louw (c), 11 Edwill van der Merwe, 10 Jordan Hendrikse, 9 André Warner, 8 Emmanuel Tshituka, 7 Emile van Heerden, 6 Sibusiso Sangweni, 5 Darrian Landsberg, 4 Willem Alberts, 3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2 PJ Botha, 1 JP Smith
Replacements: 16 Michael van Vuuren, 17 Morgan Naude, 18 Ruan Smith, 19 Pieter Jansen van Vuren, 20 Jaco Kriel, 21 Morné van den Berg, 22 Manuel Rass, 23 Andries Coetzee

Venue: The Sportsground
Kick-off: 19:35 GMT
Referee: Paul Williams (NZR)
Assistant Referees: Padraic Reidy (IRFU), Stuart Douglas (IRFU)
TMO: Brendan Pickerill (NZR)

Sunday

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Zebre Parma v Ospreys

Prediction: Ospreys by 8

The teams:

Zebre: 15 Lorenzo Pani, 14 Kobus van Wyk, 13 Franco Smith Jr, 12 Tommaso Boni (c), 11 Jacopo Trulla, 10 Tiff Eden, 9 Chris Cook, 8 Taina Fox-Matamua, 7 Matt Kvesic, 6 Luca Andreani, 5 Josh Furno, 4 Leonard Krumov, 3 Ion Neculai, 2 Giampietro Ribaldi, 1 Paolo Buonfiglio
Replacements: 16 Jacques Du Toit, 17 Alessio Sanavia, 18 Riccardo Genovese, 19 Jan Uys, 20 Giovanni Licata, 21 Ratko Jelic, 22 Damiano Mazza, 23 Geronimo Prisciantelli

Ospreys: 15 Max Nagy, 14 Luke Morgan, 13 Michael Collins, 12 Tiaan Thomas-Wheeler, 11 Keelan Giles, 10 Jack Walsh, 9 Reuben Morgan-Williams, 8 Morgan Morris, 7 Harri Deaves, 6 Jack Regan, 5 Huw Sutton, 4 Bradley Davies, 3 Tom Botha, 2 Elvis Taione, 1 Nicky Smith (c)
Replacements: 16 Tom Cowan-Dickie, 17 Garyn Phillips, 18 Rhys Henry, 19 James Fender, 20 Tristan Davies, 21 Matthew Aubrey, 22 Stephen Myler, 23 Iestyn Hopkins

Venue: Stadio Lanfranchi
Kick-off: 15:00 local (14:00 GMT)
Referee: Eoghan Cross (IRFU)
Assistant Referees: Clara Munarini (FIR), Riccardo Angelucci (FIR)
TMO: Leo Colgan (IRFU)

According to L’Équipe Paris Saint-Germain have renewed discussions with Inter Milan over defender Milan Škriniar – with Qatari club president Nasser Al-Khelaïfi now involved in negotiations, which are reportedly constructive with PSG confident in completing the deal before the transfer window closes.

There are few figures on the amount of PSG’s latest offer, but Inter Milan’s management are no longer so closed to selling the defender to PSG. In Paris, they have regained confidence. And the Italians are no longer privately hiding the fact that they may have to validate the deal by Thursday evening.

With more and more players leaving (Draxler to Benfica), PSG, if they manage to finalise Skriniar’s deal, could have a particularly lively finish to the window.

In his press conference before facing Toulouse on Wednesday evening, Paris Saint-Germain manager Christophe Galtier spoke about the club’s move for Milan  – and still believes it would be possible to bring the player to the club with only a few days until the transfer window closes, as transcribed by L’Équipe:

“I can’t tell you that it’s completely over. In a mercato, there are always surprises. Milan has been a target for a long time. The negotiations with Inter are very difficult. You have to respect their position. But with two days to go, anything is possible.”

The club’s long-running pursuit of Inter Milan man Milan Škriniar has stagnated for some weeks with Inter reportedly pulling the plug on talks after PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi’s intervention earlier this week. Inter have reiterated to PSG they won’t accept a €50m plus add-ons deal for Škriniar who is set to be offered a new contract in Italy. Paris also opened talks with Leipzig’s Mohamed Simakan (22) earlier this month but nothing came of the approach.

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Leinster eased past Cardiff in a 38-14 victory at the RDS to make it 13 successive wins in the United Rugby Championship this season.

Tries from Max Deegan, Luke McGrath (2), Brian Deeny, Max O’Reilly and Liam Turner were added to by conversions from Harry Byrne and Charlie Tector.

Rory Thornton and Kristian Dacey crossed for Cardiff during the latter stages of the match, with Jarrod Evans knocking over the extras on a dismal night.

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Despite the returning Rey Lee-Lo landing a thumping tackle on Byrne, Leinster took a sixth-minute lead through their industrious forwards.

Having been held up short moments later, number eight Deegan powered over for an unconverted try following John McKee’s tapped penalty and an inviting pass from Scott Penny.

McKee and Deegan again gained ground, midway through the first half, before a slick penalty move saw Byrne release McGrath to make it 12-0.

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An Evans spill spoiled a promising attack for Cardiff, while their pillar defence went missing when McGrath sniped over from a 29th-minute ruck. Byrne converted.

Turner’s barnstorming break – off a Ben Brownlee offload – kept Leinster on the front foot in the second half, and further pressure saw Cardiff winger Jason Harries binned for a deliberate knock-on.

Second-row Deeny then drove over with support from Deegan, Byrne’s conversion widening the margin to 26 points. James Botham was busy at the breakdown for Cardiff but for little reward.

Instead Leinster went further in front before the hour mark, Chris Cosgrave’s looping pass putting fellow Academy back O’Reilly over in the right corner.

Cardiff finally built momentum off a Harries run, and from a subsequent penalty, Botham was hauled down short before Thornton plunged over for Evans to convert.

Corey Domachowski’s eye-catching break led to a close-range seven-pointer from Dacey, yet a sidestepping Turner took Leinster’s try haul to six. Replacement Tector converted for his first points at this level.

Sharks hang on to beat Edinburgh

Elsewhere, Edinburgh slipped out of the United Rugby Championship play-off places after going down 22-19 to the Sharks – their first defeat of 2023.

Grant Williams and Marnus Potgieter scored tries with both converted by Curwin Bosch converting both to but the Sharks 14-0 up after 19 minutes before Edinburgh rallied.

Adam McBurney scored a pair of tries and Henry Immelman also crossed with Charlie Savala adding two conversions to send the hosts into the break 19-14 ahead.

But the South Africans had the better of the second half and Kerron van Vuuren’s try and a penalty from Bosch secured victory.

The visitors took the lead after five minutes when scrum-half Williams picked off a high pass in midfield by Edinburgh fly-half Savala and sprinted in from 40 metres, leaving an easy conversion for Bosch.

Edinburgh’s worries deepened after quarter of an hour when Wes Goosen was shown a yellow card for illegally halting an attack close to his own line.

The Sharks took advantage of the extra man within minutes, as a simple move down the line from a scrum ended in Potgieter scoring in the right corner. Bosch nailed the conversion from the touchline to put his team 14-0 up.

With nearly half an hour played, Edinburgh patiently made their way downfield, and after good work by Ben Vellacott and Savala, McBurney finished off after a one-two with Boan Venter. Savala converted.

Five minutes later, a brilliant 50-22 kick from Immelman turned defence into attack and gave the home side a lineout five metres from the Sharks line. McBurney grabbed his second from the maul, and Savala added the extras to level the scores.

They barely stayed that way for a minute. When a Sharks attack broke down, Goosen hacked ahead, Edinburgh seized hold of the ball, and eventually Immelman finished off in the corner. Savala’s kick was wide of the mark, but it was still a remarkable turnaround from 14-0 down to 19-14 down at the break.

The Sharks closed the gap to two points with a Bosch penalty a couple of minutes after the restart.

Then in the 60th minute, Bosch was just short with another penalty attempt from just inside his own 10-metre line.

Two minutes later, however, the visitors did regain the lead, with a close-range try by Van Vuuren after they had steadily exerted more and more pressure.

The conversion was missed, but in the end, and despite some frenzied Edinburgh pressure deep into time added on, that score was enough to give the South Africans the win.

Australia has all but secured their place in the knockout stages in Sydney with a 22-7 win over Canada.Once again, the World Series champions did it the hard way, trailing 7-5 at the break after an early Brock Webster try.HSBC SYDNEY SEVENS TICKET FINAL RELEASE: GET YOUR TICKETS TO RUGBY’S BIGGEST PARTY NOW!In the end, the Aussies took advantage of an ill-disciplined Canadian outfit, scoring three tries when Canada had a player in the bin."The character was good. They're really playing for each other which is all I can ask," coach John Manenti said."We just got to really respect our ball and I think we were trying a little too hard with the ball. I thought we were a lot better in the second half, we were a lot more composed and didn't try and make every play a million-dollar one."Once we got to that third or fourth phase, we were able to strike."The game followed a similar script to their opener, forced to chase the scoreboard after a yellow card to Henry Hutchison provided the space for Brock Webster to dive over.A dangerous tackle from Josiah Morra off the resulting kickoff provided the chance for the hosts to launch, with Dietrich Roache gifting James Turner a try after he was brought down well and truly over the goal line.Turner finished his second off after the break and when Matt Oworu was pinged for a deliberate knock down, it was all Australia as Darby Lancaster and Hutchison dived over for the victory."I think we just love defence at the moment. We haven't had a lot of ball where we're pretty deadly but I think we're working well without the ball," James Turner believes."We take a lot of pride in our defence and we just love each other so that's why we do it."It sets up a crucial clash with Argentina to decide the Pool, with the winner likely facing France whilst the loser faces a daunting Fijian challenge, who has been electric in their opening two pool games.The Pool remains wide open after the Hamilton champions were shock losses to Great Britain, with Manenti pushing for his side to lock up their spot with a win."I think it's important (Australia defeat Argentina). France can't be underestimated, they can knock Fiji off. There's no guarantee if you don't top the pool, you don't get Fiji," Manenti noted."Some of the top teams are still struggling for consistency. When they are hot, they're red hot but will still have a bad game. We need to focus on what we need to do against Argentina and then worry about who we play after that."Australia 22 (TRIES: James Turner 2, Hutchison, Lancaster; CONS: Longbottom) def Canada 7 (TRIES: Webster; CONS: Webster)Click Here: shopskm