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Charlotte FC have sold Riley McGree to Middlesbrough before the midfielder ever played a game for the club.

The club confirmed the deal on Friday as the Australian midfielder returns to the Championship after shining for Birmingham City while on loan.

“We knew Riley was being tracked by a lot of clubs across Europe after his successful spell at Birmingham, and we finally fielded an offer that was too good to turn down," said Charlotte's Sporting Director Zoran Krneta. "To sell a player for profit that has never played a game for your Club is a testament to our incredible scouting department who identified Riley as a player with a bright future.

“We will invest this transfer fee back into our inaugural roster as we continue to build towards the start of 2022. Everyone at the Club wishes Riley the best of luck at Middlesbrough and throughout the rest of his career.”

Flamengo's negotiations to sign Andreas Perieira from Manchester United have reached an impasse, GOAL can confirm.

The Brazilian side want to buy Pereira but their limit for the potential deal is €10 million.

Their most recent offer is under that amount, and they'd have to increase the fee for Man Utd to even consider it. offered under that at the min.

Former Manchester United star Nani has completed a return to Italy with Venezia, the club has confirmed.

Nani most recently featured for Orlando City, but left the club in December following the expiration of his contract.

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Colorado Rapids midfielder Cole Bassett is set to join Feyenoord on an 18-month loan deal with a purchase option, reports VI.

The 20-year-old is seen as a rising star in the American game and has already made his senior national team debut with the U.S.

Tottenham have offered four players to Wolves in a bid to get a deal for Adama Traore over the line, claims TEAMtalk.

Spurs are determined to land the jet-heeled Spain international winger and are prepared to use the likes of Joe Rodon, Jack Clarke, Ryan Sessegnon or Japhet Tanganga as sweeteners in talks with a Premier League rival.

ESPN reports that Sergino Dest is facing an uncertain future at Barcelona after being left out of their Super Cup clash with Real Madrid.

The USMNT defender is eager to remain at Camp Nou, but interest from afar is building as questions are asked of whether he has a role to play in Xavi’s long-term plans.

Newcastle have, according to The Sun, been informed that any deal for Nikola Milenkovic will cost them £37.5 million ($51m).

Fiorentina are reluctant to part with a prized asset and have made it clear that any January deal will come at a price.

In other news at Inter, El Nacional reports that the Italian champions are ready to rekindle their long-standing interest in Luka Modric.

The veteran Real Madrid midfielder may become a free agent this summer, with Manchester City also said to be keen on acquiring his services, but a new 12-month contract for the classy Croatian at Santiago Bernabeu has been mooted.

Manchester United and Atletico Madrid have both asked questions about Simone Inzaghi’s potential availability in the summer, claims Corriere dello Sport.

Inter, though, are determined to retain the services of a coach that has them in another Serie A title hunt and a new contract is being drawn up for the man in charge at San Siro.

Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri has batted away suggestions that Juventus could sanction a January move to Arsenal for Brazil international midfielder Arthur.

He has said of the intense speculation surrounding a South American playmaker: "I already said it, this is our team and we need to complete the season with the current squad."

Arsenal are, according to 90min, back on the case of Rangers star Glen Kamara.

The Gunners are said to have been monitoring him for 18 months, but Premier League rivals Aston Villa are also ready to join any transfer scramble – with Steven Gerrard having worked with the Finnish midfielder at Ibrox.

Memphis Depay and Frenkie de Jong have both seen moves away from Barcelona speculated on, and Mundo Deportivo claims La Liga giants would prefer to keep the latter.

A Netherlands international may well head out of Camp Nou in the current window, or over the summer, with the Blaugrana open to offers for those that have failed to live up to expectations.