Former Brazil forward Leonardo has returned to AC Milan as general manager.
The 48-year-old, who won 55 caps for Brazil, played for the Italian Serie A side from 1997 to 2001, winning the league title and Coppa Italia.He returned to the club in 2009 as manager, replacing Carlo Ancelotti, but lasted only one season.
AC Milan said Leonardo's appointment will help achieve "greater success on the field".
Leonardo (front row, second left) played in a legendary AC Milan team which also featured Andriy Shevchenko, Paolo Maldini, Alessandro Costacurta, Demetrio Albertini and Gennaro Gattuso
Under current manager Gennaro Gattuso, they finished sixth in the league last season to qualify for the Europa League and had their one-year ban from European football overturned on appeal.
They were recently taken over by hedge fund Elliot Management, after former owner Li Yonghong failed to repay a debt to the American company.
Metro back page on ThursdayManchester Unitedmanager Jose Mourinho is considering a bid forStoke midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri. The 26-year-old Switzerland international can leave the relegated Potters for £12m.(Sun)
The Red Devils are also keen on a swap deal to bring Croatian striker Mario Mandzukic, 32, to Old Trafford from Juventus with Italian full-back Matteo Darmian, 28, moving in the opposite direction. (Mirror)
Chelsea have reached an agreement with Juventus to sign Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain for £53m, (Sport Mediaset - via Metro)
Argentina want Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola to become their new manager following their early exit from the World Cup. (AS, via Manchester Evening News)
New Liverpool midfielder Fabinho says he was "never close" to joining Manchester United. The 24-year-old Brazilian moved to Anfield from Monaco in May. (FourFourTwo)
Juventus left-back Alex Sandro has agreed terms with Manchester United before a £53m move. (Star)
Chelsea will make a move for Inter Milan's Uruguay midfielder Matias Vecino, 26, when Maurizio Sarri becomes manager. (Sport Witness)
Liverpool are looking to sign Ajax's Dutch defender Ki-Jana Hoever. The 16-year-old has been training on Merseyside this week. (Liverpool Echo)
Jack Wilshere has held face-to-face talks with West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini over a possible move to London Stadium. The 26-year-old English midfielder is a free agent after leaving Arsenal last month. (Mail)
New Arsenal manager Unai Emery is willing to sell players in order to sign Barcelona's Portuguese midfielder Andre Gomes, 24. (Independent)
Arsenal will miss out on Ever Banega, 30, as the Argentina midfielder has decided to stay at Sevilla. (Marca - via Metro)
Manchester City are monitoring Melbourne City'sAustralian midfielder Daniel Arzani. The 19-year-old was voted Australia's Young Player of the Year last season and has been described as the next Harry Kewell. (Manchester Evening News)
Everton have made contact with Barcelona over a potential deal for Colombian defender Yerry Mina, 23. (Liverpool Echo)
West Brom's English defender Craig Dawson, 28, has handed in a transfer request after the Baggies rejected a bid from Burnley. (Sky Sports)
West Brom's English goalkeeper Ben Foster, 35, is set to complete a £2.5m move to Watford. (Mirror)
Newcastle and Scotland winger Matt Ritchie, 28, has been offered a £4m-a-year contract to join Stoke. (Sun)
Newcastle have been told they must break their transfer record if they are to sign Nice's French striker Alassane Plea, 25, with West Ham also interested. (Northern Echo)
However, Newcastle are not in talks to sign Juventus and Italy midfielder Stefano Sturaro, 25. (Shields Gazette)
Wolves managing director Laurie Dalrymple says the club's transfer business is almost done for the summer. (Express & Star)
Manchester United's Ivorian defender Eric Bailly, 24, wants his role in the club's plans clarified before the new season. (Sun)
Rangers manager Steven Gerrard is pursuing Millwall defender Jake Cooper, 23. (Express)
Ronaldo won his fifth Champions League title in May
Real Madrid are considering an offer of about 100m euros (£88m) from Juventus for Cristiano Ronaldo.
The 33-year-old Portugal forward is Real's all-time top scorer with 451 goals. However his age, and Real's need to reshape a squad that finished 17 points behind La Liga champions Barcelona last season, has encouraged the Italian champions to make their move.
Ronaldo won his fifth Champions League title with Madrid in May.Since that victory over Liverpool in Kiev, Real boss Zinedine Zidane has left the club and been replaced by former Spain coach Julen Lopetegui.The five-time Ballon d'Or winner's future has been the subject of intense debate over the past few years, and his relationship with Real president Florentino Perez has also been questioned.
Any move would eclipse Juventus' record transfer fee of 90m euros (£79m), which they paid for Argentina forward Gonzalo Higuain in 2016.It would also be more than the £80m Real paid Manchester United for Ronaldo in 2009.
Is it time to leave Bernabeu ?
Reports of Cristiano Ronaldo's unhappiness at Real Madrid have become an all-too-predictable annual occurrence, and in the past they have always resulted in the Portuguese having his ego stroked, his pay packet boosted and the problem solved.
So when Ronaldo once again revealed his disenchantment with the club in the immediate aftermath of the Champions League final victory over Liverpool, at first nobody took him seriously.But this is starting to look a little bit different, and there's a growing sense within Spain that this might actually be the summer when Ronaldo leaves Real Madrid.
That suspicion has arisen partly because the club has not done too much - publicly, at least - to fight to keep him, fuelling speculation that all-powerful president Florentino Perez believes this is the right time to cash in.IAf Real can command a fee of 100m euros from Juventus, Perez could well see that as great business for a player who will be 34 by the end of next season.
Lurking in the background is the figure of Neymar. For a long time it has appeared to be just a matter of time before the flamboyant Brazilian ends his Parisian sojourn and moves to Madrid, where his combination of prodigious footballing talent and enormous marketing power would make him a perfect signing.
If Neymar does come this summer, it's hard to see how both his and Ronaldo's egos could coexist happily on the pitch or in the dressing room, and the older man would need to make way.Even if Neymar isn't captured, Perez is also a big admirer of another PSG star, Kylian Mbappe, whose eye-catching World Cup performances have made him an even more appealing prospect.All things considered, it could well be time for a changing of the guard at the Bernabeu.
Or is His Wages the issue?
It's his wages which are the big problem because they are four times what Higuain, their current highest earner, is being paid.Juventus are interested, they have been talking to his agent, but it looks like this will be a very difficult transfer to pull off.
Emil Forsberg struck the decisive blow midway through the second half with a strike that deflected off the luckless Manuel Akanji and left Yann Sommer stranded in the Swiss goal.
Sommer had brilliantly clawed away a shot on the turn from Marcus Berg in the first half and denied Haris Seferovic late on but it was undoubtedly a game that was more about missed opportunities than good saves.
Both sides were guilty of squandering good openings - and Switzerland ended it with 10 men after Michael Lang was dismissed in injury time for a push on Martin Olsson, who was clean through on goal.
The referee initially gave a penalty but changed his decision to a free-kick after a review.That will not bother the Swedes, who have reached the last eight of this competition for the first time since 1994.
Too many misses and shots blocked
The bottom half of the draw at the World Cup offers a superb opportunity for a relatively unfancied team to reach the final.
Going into Tuesday's two remaining last-16 ties, one of Switzerland, Sweden, England, Colombia, Croatia and Russia was certain of reaching the final. Of these, only the Swiss are in the top 10 of Fifa's rankings.
And while the match in St Petersburg could not be said to lack passion or goalmouth incidents, the quality of finishing gave the impression that neither side was capable of taking the glorious opportunity in front of them.
The worst miss was by Sweden's Albin Ekdal, who was superbly picked out by Mikael Lustig's beautifully weighted cross but horribly ballooned his strike well wide. A header would have been a much better option.
Striker Marcus Berg snatched a shot off target too after Ola Toivonen's deft flick created the opening and had another effort blocked.But it was not just the Swedes who were guilty of profligacy in front of goal.
Steven Zuber was off target with a near-post header and later exchanged a series of passes with Blerim Dzemaili, who had a great opening from 16 yards but again showed a lack of composure that let the game down at key moments.
England face Colombia on Tuesday night so here's Harry Kane pointing on the back page of the Mirror
Juventushave opened talks with Real Madrid to take Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo,33, to Italy. (Marca - in Spanish)
Chelsea are ready to negotiate a swap deal to send Spanish striker Alvaro Morata, 25, back to former club Juventus in exchange for Argentina forward Gonzalo Higuain, 30. (La Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian)
Premier League clubs hoping to sign Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski, 29, are set to be disappointed as the Poland international will stay at the German champions. (Star)
Netherlands defender Daley Blind, 28, would have to take a pay cut to rejoin Ajax from Manchester United this summer. (Telegraph) Liverpool are expecting a £10m offer for England striker Daniel Sturridge from Turkish club Besiktas. (Star)
Sevilla and France midfielder Steven N'Zonzi, 29, has handed in a transfer request as he tries to push through a move to Arsenal. (Mail)
Huddersfield and Wolves are interested in 22-year-old Middlesbrough winger Adama Traore. The Spaniard has an £18m release clause. (Sun)
Leicester City and Denmark goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, 31, will be a target for Chelsea if they sell Belgian Thibaut Courtois, 26, and Roma if they offload Brazil's Alisson, 25. (Sky Sports)
Napoli have left Italy midfielder and Manchester City target Jorginho, 26, off their list for a pre-season training camp. (Manchester Evening News)
Former Juventus and Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, 40, is expected to sign a two-year deal with French champions Paris St-Germain this weekend. (L'Equipe - in French)
Spain have lined up former Watford boss Quique Sanchez Flores as their next manager after Julen Lopetegui was sacked on the eve of the World Cup for joining Real Madrid. (AS)
Huddersfield are targeting Leicester and Nigeria striker Ahmed Musa, 25, and Hertha Berlin and Germany left-back Marvin Plattenhardt, 26. (Mirror)
West Brom goalkeeper Ben Foster, 35, is on the verge of a £2.5m move to Watford. (Telegraph)
Chelsea want 80m euros (£70.8m) for Brazil forward Willian amid interest from Barcelona and Manchester United in the 29-year-old. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish)
RB Leipzig are hoping to beat Manchester United to the signing of Nottingham Forest's 16-year-old English left-back Matthew Bondswell. (Mail)
Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers and Rangers counterpart Steven Gerrard are both keen to sign Wales winger Harry Wilson, 21, from their former club Liverpool. (Sun)
Aston Villa owner Tony Xia has stunned club officials by claiming he does not want to sell to Americans. (Mirror)
Former Croatia striker Davor Suker says "it is not about how much you earn per week" for England's players any more and that they are "hungrier" than before. (Telegraph)
