Ronaldo accepts the award
On May 5, the Premier League announced eight nominations for the April Awards, including Ronaldo, Kevin De Bruyne, Gabriel Jesus, Son Heung-min, Thiago Alcantara, Bruno Gui. Maraance, Leandro Trossard and Nathan Collins.

In April, Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick to help Manchester United beat bottom team Norwich 3-2, including a decisive free-kick. He has also scored against Arsenal and Chelsea, although the Red Devils have only picked up one point in those two games. The Portuguese striker went without a goal in just one game, when Manchester United lost 1-0 to Everton. His form has also been impressive, scoring nine goals in his last six Premier League games.

MU calls out Rashford price, shocks Arsenal and Newcastle

Page 90min said the MU board had considered letting Marcus Rashford go and the minimum they hoped for in the deal was around £60m. The contract between the parties is valid until June 2023 (with a 1-year extension clause).

There has been a lot of talk lately that Arsenal and Newcastle are both looking to bring in Rashford in the summer. But the price MU wants makes it difficult for both teams to want Rashford this summer.

Messi surprised by Real Madrid
Real Madrid beat Manchester City 3-1 thanks to Rodrigo’s goal (90′, 90’+1)
and K. Benzema (95′). Sergio Aguero has revealed the text messages he received from Messi after Real Madrid scored his third goal from the penalty spot.

“Messi told me it was a joke and it couldn’t happen,” Sergio Aguero said in an online exchange, which also involved Carlos Tevez. Former Manchester City player Sergio Aguero himself was also unhappy to see the team he played for most of his career collapse in the final minutes.

Barcelona agree to sell De Jong
FC Barcelona have agreed to sell midfielder Frenkie de Jong, according to Goal. Despite being sought after by many of Europe’s biggest clubs, Manchester United are the smartest candidates to sign the Dutch striker. This happened because new coach Eric Ten Haag appeared as Mou de Jong’s “old teacher”.

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