Weren't there some rumors Madrid real would want to pay the release clause for Gimenez @ ~60m from Atletico, despite the fact he seemed to be their weak link in defense in the SFs and was dropped for the final?
Apparently he had the 2nd best defensive midfielder stats of anyone in Europe behind Kante. Which is surprising because I watched Villa a bit last season and they all looked awful. Hopefully he will turn out to be a bargain.
Roma is now one step closer to replacing injured defender Rudiger after Federico Fazio completed his medical. The defender is joining the Giallorossi after they agreed to a deal for a loan with option to buy set at €4 million. [Di Marzio]