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Egypt winger Ramadan Sobhi's transfer to Stoke City is "99 per cent" agreed, according to the Premier League club's chief executive Tony Scholes.

The 19-year-old is travelling to the Potteries to finalise his move from Cairo club Al Ahly and will become Stoke's first signing of the summer.

"He's regarded as a special talent in Egypt," Scholes told BBC Radio Stoke.

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Tottenham have been left with a £1m bill after a trespasser staged a 10-hour protest on a crane at White Hart Lane.

A scaled the crane which had been installed as part of the redevelopment of the ground and has been remanded in custody until sentencing on 3 August, report Sky Sports News., external

Michael O'Neill: Points and penalties 0-0 = one point and pens if 0-0 AET. Score draw = two points, with first team to score declared the winner after extra time.

Simon Tilbury: Didn't the MLS have penalties in drawn games when it first started?

Iain Wilson: To encourage better play you’d be better off offering a single point if you win the penalties and nothing if you lose.

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Everton have made an approach for Leicester's head of recruitment Steve Walsh and want him as their new directo‎r of football, according to the Telegraph., external

Stoke midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri has dismissed talk of a move away from the club.

Switzerland international Shaqiri, 24, has been linked with a move to Borussia Dortmund to replace Henrikh Mkhitaryan who joined Manchester United.

"Well, nobody has told me so for the moment this is cheese. I am now on holiday," he told Blick., external "A move to the Bundesliga is actually ruled out at the moment. On 24 July, I start back at Stoke with training and I'm looking forward to the Premier League."

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Did you see the video of Ramires' reaction to when he was sent off in the Chinese League? If not, search it up, he goes absolutely crazy.

Well, that has earned the player a four-game ban for Jiangsu Suning, who he joined from Chelsea for £25m in January.

Should Northern Irish champions Crusaders somehow overturn a 3-0 first-leg deficit against FC Copenhagen when they travel to Denmark next week, they would face Astra Giurgiu of Romania.

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Should Celtic overturn their embarrassing 1-0 deficit in the second leg against Gibraltar's Lincoln Red Imps, they will play either Astana of Kazakhstan or Zalgiris Vilnius of Lithuania. The first leg was goalless.

If The New Saints are able to edge past Apoel Nicosia of Cyprus after a goalless first leg in Wales, they will play either Rosenborg of Norway or IFK Norrkoping of Sweden. The Norwegians are 3-1 up after the first leg.

Celtic, The New Saints and Crusaders are in the draw for the third qualifying round of the Champions League, which is beginning right now. We'll tell you who they could face imminently...

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Newcastle want £27m for Georginio Wijnaldum but are yet to receive a single bid for the player, according to Sky Sports., external

Wijnaldum is a summer target for Everton, while Tottenham have been linked with a move for the Dutch midfielder, who cost Newcastle £14.5m a year ago.

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Arsenal and Chelsea have both offered to double the wages of Roma defender Kostas Manolas.

Manolas, 25, is currently on a £1.24m a year deal, but the two Premier League sides are willing to pay him £3.3m a year, according to Gazzetta dello Sport., external

Chris Burn: How on earth does a bonus point for a win via penalties act an incentive? It encourages draws, if anything.

Bristol Bell: Talking of revamps. How about a 0-0 draw means neither team is awarded a league point. A score draw would then get one point.

Decent shout, Bristol. Anyone got any other ideas?

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Swansea City's French international striker Bafetimbi Gomis could complete his move to Marseille "within days", according to Swans coach Alan Curtis.

Discussions have begun on what would be an initial loan deal for the 30-year old, who has not travelled to the USA for Swansea's pre-season tour.

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With defender Martin Skrtel joining Fenerbahce and Jordon Ibe going to Bournemouth, Spanish midfielder Luis Alberto seems like the next Liverpool player out of the door.

The 23-year-old has not played for the club since 2014 and spent last season on-loan at La Liga side Deportivo La Coruna.

His impressive spell there sees Europa League champions Sevilla lead the chase for his signature, report the Liverpool Echo., external

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Rangers are close to completing their ninth transfer of the summer by bringing in Leicester striker Joe Dodoo.

The 21-year-old will cost £250,000 and will sign a four-year deal with the Scottish Premiership side, according to the Daily Mail., external

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2005: Jack Nicklaus, the winner of 18 majors, completed the last competitive round of his career at the Open at St Andrews.

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Liverpool may enter the transfer market to sign a new centre-back after Joe Gomez suffered an injury setback.  

The 19-year-old  was close to returning to full training after nine months out due to surgery on a ruptured cruciate ligament but has damaged his Achilles tendon, report the Liverpool Echo., external