Your European Morning is a daily morning report that monitors for the dear visitors of Yalla Koura the most prominent headlines that appeared in the major European newspapers, whether English, Italian, Spanish, French or German.
English press
English champion at Euro 2024
Newspapers praised England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford for saving a penalty kick from Swiss defender Manuel Akanji.
The English team qualified on Saturday evening at the expense of its Swiss counterpart, winning (5-3) on penalties after the match ended in regular and extra time with a score of (1-1).
The Sun
Arnold’s Competition
Liverpool are looking to strengthen their backline with a deal from the German league, specifically from Bayer Leverkusen (the league champion).
The Reds are targeting right-back Jeremy Frimpong to compete with Trent Alexander-Arnold, who could feature in midfield next season.
The newspaper reported that Liverpool’s management is ready to pay 34 million pounds to buy the Dutch full-back.
Ulysses and the last step
Crystal Palace’s Michael Olise is undergoing a medical ahead of a move to Bayern Munich this summer.
The newspaper reported that the French winger will sign a contract to move to Bayern until the summer of 2029.
Spanish Press
Marka
Laporta’s quietest summer
Joan Laporta is in his fourth summer of transfers as Barcelona president since taking over for his second term.
Unlike the previous summer transfer periods, this summer seems to be the quietest, as Barcelona fans have not received any official announcement of any deal yet.
Apart from the new coach (Hansi Flick), Barcelona did not sign any new faces for the new season, and next week the team will actually start summer preparations for the new season.
Mundo Deportivo
Toni Kroos Apology
Toni Kroos stated after the Spain-Germany match (2-1) in Euro 2024 that he could not apologise to Pedri personally after the match for the harsh tackle that injured the Barcelona player.
He wrote: “I apologize to Pedri, and I wish you a speedy recovery. It was not my intention to hurt you. I hope you recover quickly and all the best for the future. You are a great player.”
Madrid’s sextet in the Euro semi-finals
6 Real Madrid players appear in the semi-finals of the European Championship (Euro 2024).
Carvajal with Spain, there’s Mbappe, Tchouameni, Camavinga and Mendy in France, and Bellingham with England.
It is noteworthy that the Spanish duo Nacho and Joselu do not currently belong to Real Madrid after their departure this summer.
Italian press
Football Italy
Chelsea trick
Chelsea are considering a swap deal with Napoli for Nigerian Victor Osimhen.
Chelsea are keen to offer the services of Belgian Romelu Lukaku and Italian Cesare Casadei to Napoli, in order to reduce the cost of signing Osimhen.
Napoli have included a €130m release clause in Osimhen’s contract, which is a very high amount for interested clubs, most notably Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United.
Calciomercato
Zelensky’s salary
Inter Milan have officially announced the signing of Polish player Piotr Zielinski from Napoli on a free transfer.
The player, who signed a 3-year contract, will receive a salary of 4.5 million euros per season.
“I am very happy to be here. See you soon, and I am very happy to have joined one of the strongest teams in the world,” Zelensky said in his first statement.
French Press
L’Equipe
Mbappe’s position against Spain
The newspaper talked about Kylian Mbappe’s position on maintaining his place in France’s starting lineup against Spain in the Euro 2024 semi-finals.
The newspaper said that despite Mbappe’s nose injury and the poor physical condition he is going through, he must continue in the starting lineup, to increase the attacking effectiveness of the Roosters.
Le Parisien
France-Spain summit on giant screens
The mayor of Lyon announced that the Euro 2024 semi-final match between France and Spain will be broadcast on giant screens, with an expected attendance of about 10,000 people.
Similar events will be organised in Nantes, Le Mans and several other cities to watch the highly anticipated match against Spain, in the Euro semi-finals.
German Press
Kicker
Netherlands turned the game around
The Netherlands’ 3-0 win over Romania in the round of 16 gave Ronald Koeman confidence in his players to continue with the same line-up in the Euro quarter-final against Turkey.
Turkey fans dominated the match in the stands, but on the pitch the Netherlands had the upper hand and managed to turn the match around in the end.
Turkey’s players collapsed on the pitch in disappointment after the exit despite their strong performance against the Dutch windmills.
Build
Türkiye player takes center stage
Turkey’s Ferdi Kadioglu received great praise after the end of the match against the Netherlands, and the exit from the quarter-finals of the Euro 2024 Championship.
The Fenerbahce defender showed strong performance during his participation in the tournament, and it is likely that the player will leave his Turkish team in the coming period, in light of the presence of many offers to include the player.
Borussia Dortmund have expressed interest in the player, as have Bayer Leverkusen.