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Liverpool are on the verge of… Spanish winger Víctor Munoz to attract. The 22-year-old winger (a right winger who can play on both flanks) was also in the interest of Newcastle United, but Liverpool has already been found willing to transfer his lump sum payment of 40 million euros to put down. Muñoz will therefore have the tough task of making Mohamed Salah forget at Anfield.

The two-time international of Spain, who is in the World Cup selection, was born in Barcelona and trained at Real Madrid. Last year he went from Real Madrid Castilla to Osasuna for 5 million euros. At the Pamplona club he scored 7 goals and 5 assists in 36 games last season.

Rangers have announced the signing of Derek McInnes. The 54-year-old Scot was at the helm last season Heart of Midlothian. With the club from Edinburgh he was at the top of Scotland for almost the entire season, but things went wrong on the last matchday with a 3-1 defeat at Celtic on May 16.

McInnes previously coached at Aberdeen (eight seasons) and Kilmarnock (three seasons). Now he returns to Rangers, the club where he played from 1995 to 2000.. As a midfielder he made four appearances in 52 games.

Former PEC Zwolle assistant Tim Bakens (43) becomes the new head coach of SK Beveren in Belgium. That club was promoted to the highest level undefeated earlier this year.

Bakens was last season assistant to head coach Henry van der Vegt at PEC Zwollebut decided not to renew his contract because he would like to work as ultimately responsible. He gets that opportunity in Belgium, where Bob Peeters is technical director. Bakens previously worked as Peeters’ assistant at Helmond Sport for a year and a half between 2022 and 2024.

The trainer from Duiven obtained his highest trainer’s diploma in 2024. As a player, he was active for De Graafschap for many years and he also played for RKC Waalwijk, FC Volendam, Sparta, the Swiss FC St. Gallen and SC Cambuur.

RB Leipzig has fired coach Ole Werner. The Bundesliga club makes that decision, even though Werner managed to guide the club to the Champions League last season.

“We have carried out a thorough evaluation of the past season in recent days and have decided that a change of manager is necessary,” Leipzig sporting director Marcel Schäfer said on the club’s website. He acknowledges that Werner and his assistants “played an important role in our successful rebuilding and in qualifying for the Champions League”.

Werner took office on July 1, 2025 and coached 38 games. The German led RB Leipzig to the third place in the Bundesliga and the quarter-finals of the German Cup.

Jesse van de Haar has signed a contract that gives him to RKC Waalwijk until mid-2029. The striker is thus following in his father’s footsteps Hans van de Haarwho played for RKC between 2005 and 2007.

The 21-year-old striker continued his football training FC Utrecht and previously had a successful rental period at De Graafschap. However, he was never able to make the step to the first team of the Domstedelingen. Last six months he was loaned out to SK Beveren, but he played little there. Then RKC came into the picture.

NEC has appointed Teun Jacobs as successor to the departed football director Rini Coolen. The former manager of Almere City and technical director of Willem II and recently VVV-Venlo football development manager of the Nijmegen club.

With the arrival of Jacobs, who was previously head of youth training in Nijmegen, Carlos Aalbers will again become technical director. Nick Kersten remains the scouting and transfers manager.

“We have adjusted the structure slightly, whereby everyone is responsible for their area, with a coordinating role and final responsibility for me,” Aalbers reports via the club. “NEC has had fantastic years and I am happy that I can now do my part to continue that trend,” says Jacobs.

PSV has extended the contract of coach Stijn Schaars until mid-2029. The 42-year-old former international has been the coach of the promising team from PSV. He was previously assistant coach to Peter Bosz with the first team and succeeded Alfons Groenendijk.

“I am very happy with this contract extension,” Schaars responded via the club. “PSV has always been a good employer for me. never hesitated for a moment to continue here.”

Real Madrid have confirmed the arrival of Bernardo Silva. The Portuguese midfielder comes on a free transfer from Manchester City and has… a two-year contractt signed with the Royal. Silva, who is participating in the World Cup with Portugal, could also go to FC Barcelona.

Real Madrid is very decisive in the transfer market. It was earlier Marc Cucurella already signed, and José Mourinho returned as coach. Denzel Dumfries will also make the switch to the Spanish superpower.

Alex Kroes gets to work as vice-chairman of LASK. The reigning football champion of Austria is a partner club of Ajax, where Kroes left last season after the dismissal of John Heitinga.

“LASK has the potential to perform well not only in Austria,” Kroes said on the LASK website on Tuesday. “I want to use my experience and my contacts help the club in Europe to chart the course.”

The 51-year-old former owner of real estate agency SEG and Premier League player Go Ahead Eagles wants to help further improve the structure and culture of the club. He’ll probably take one too minority interest in the club, about which LASK does not make any announcements.

“We now need his expertise and network in Europe,” LASK president Christoph Königslehner responded to Kroes’ arrival.