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• Aston Villa braced for fresh Arsenal bid for Ezri Konsa, Mikey Moore set for Cologne loan... and Mo Salah jets in to Turkey: WINDOW WATCH5 August 2026, 4:05 pm
  The transfer window is now open until September 1 and it's sure to be a busy period with clubs looking to make big signings ahead of next season. Here are today's latest developments...
  
• Gianni Infantino prepares to fight for his presidency in crunch Morocco summit just hours after Luis Figo called for under fire boss to quit - and even FIFA 'legends' are refusing to back him5 August 2026, 3:38 pm
  FIFA president Gianni Infantino arrived at a crunch meeting in Morocco amid mounting pressure, after football legend Luis Figo called for him to resign.
  
• What we learned from Mykhailo Mudryk's first Chelsea appearance in two years, the 'devastating' new combination that will terrorise defences and why Xabi Alonso was left frustrated in defeat by Juventus5 August 2026, 3:37 pm
  It was in the 74th minute of this friendly loss to Juventus when Mudryk was sent to warm-up on his own. A little loneliness was nothing new for the Ukrainian.
  
• The clues Enzo Maresca gave away in Man City's K-League cruise: The new ways he wants this team to play, who's ready to start... and who isn't5 August 2026, 3:26 pm
  JACK GAUGHAN AT THE SEOUL WORLD CUP STADIUM: Question marks do loom over key areas as Daily Mail Sport looks at how the first proper week of the post-Pep Guardiola era is shaping up.
  
• Chelsea vs Juventus - friendly RECAP: All the reaction as Xabi Alonso's Blues suffer defeat in Hong Kong and Mykhailo Mudryk plays first game since doping ban was dropped5 August 2026, 2:57 pm
  Relive Daily Mail Sport's coverage of Chelsea's defeat to Serie A side Juventus in a pre-season friendly in Hong Kong.
  
• Cristiano Ronaldo shows off his incredible supercar collection: Footballer, 41, flaunts his 'toys' after admitting he's lost count of how many he owns after developing obsession5 August 2026, 2:52 pm
  Cristiano Ronaldo showed off his jaw-dropping car collection on Instagram after previously admitting he has lost count of the number of exclusive motors he has purchased for his garage.
  
• Fulham come in with £25m bid for Southampton's Shea Charles - after pulling off £46m double swoop from Real Madrid5 August 2026, 1:02 pm
  The Championship side rejected Fulham's first bid for the Northern Ireland international but the Cottagers have improved their proposal with add-ons on top.
  
• Hull City owner shares ANOTHER cryptic transfer update with fans on social media after hitting out at 'fake' reports - teasing more signings as goalkeeper arrives for club-record fee5 August 2026, 12:49 pm
  Ilicali - known as a somewhat maverick owner - raised plenty of eyebrows last month when he took to social media to list 14 transfers the club were working on to bolster Sergej Jakirovic's squad.
  
• Football legend LUIS FIGO: Infantino's behaviour is the lowest, most deceitful and cravenly self-interested I've ever seen. Nothing gets in the way of pleasing his friends and he must go NOW5 August 2026, 12:02 pm
  LUIS FIGO: I could write 10,000 words on the problems at FIFA. But the solution needs only three: Infantino must go.
  
• Roberto De Zerbi reveals the boozy dinner that saved Tottenham's season, why he's revelling in this transfer window... and his unorthodox, foul-mouthed pitch to persuade Jan Paul van Hecke to sign!5 August 2026, 11:00 am
  KIERAN GILL IN SYDNEY: Spend some time with De Zerbi and you soon understand why big names are agreeing to sign up to the Spurs reboot.
  
• Mohamed Salah closes on Turkey move: Former Liverpool star pictured in Trabzonspor kit and sends message to fans - as supporters gather at the airport ahead of his arrival5 August 2026, 10:58 am
  Salah was pictured on the jet wearing a Trabzonspor shirt, featuring his name and the number 61 - which is regularly used as a symbol of the city and the club.
  
• Manchester United goalkeeper Altay Bayindir set for loan move away after 17 games in three years - as Red Devils agree £14m Radek Vitek sale5 August 2026, 9:06 am
  SIMON JONES: As Daily Mail Sport reported on Saturday, the Turkey international is joining on an initial loan with an option to buy around £3.5million.
  
• Arsenal set to complete £75m move for Bruno Guimaraes: Gunners close to ending transfer saga as Newcastle captain awaits green light to leave La Manga training camp for switch to North London5 August 2026, 8:44 am
  SIMON JONES: Guimaraes is waiting for permission to leave Newcastle's training base in La Manga, in Spain, to finalise the formalities of his move to Emirates Stadium.
  
• Furious Neymar explodes in fiery tunnel row with rival team after Santos' Brazilian Cup victory - days after icon dropped huge retirement hint5 August 2026, 8:31 am
  Neymar was involved in a furious altercation with Remo officials after his Santos side qualified for the quarter-finals of the Brazilian Cup on Tuesday night.
  
• Inside Jadon Sancho's fall from grace to 10th-tier Flixton: Who wants Man United exile and why he's still a free agent, how his career in England really unravelled and what United sources say about his 'bad boy' reputation5 August 2026, 7:56 am
  The sadness in the Jadon Sancho story is that he has succumbed to the very thing he warned against, writes NATHAN SALT.