ROME (ITALPRESS) – Tammy Abraham on his way to Besiktas. According to the Turkish press, Roma and the Turkish club have reached an agreement for the transfer of the English stricker (returning from a loan at Milan), who already has an agreement with the black and white club for a four-year contract.

The total amount for the operation is estimated at around 15 and 20 million. A significant capital gain for Roma that must stay within the limits of the settlement agreement signed with UEFA.

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VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – Malta is grappling with a sharp increase in HIV cases, with 754 people currently known to be living with the virus—a 65% rise over the past five years. The figures, presented in Parliament by Health Minister Jo Etienne Abela, show a steady annual increase since 2020.

In 2020, there were 457 known cases. The numbers rose to 539 in 2021, 612 in 2022, 650 in 2023, and 696 in 2024, reaching 754 this year. These are cumulative figures, including all individuals diagnosed with HIV in Malta, not just new cases.

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VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – Three individuals were arrested in Malta last year in connection with terrorist activities, according to a new report issued by Europol. The arrests—of two Syrian men aged 20 and 22, and a 32-year-old man from Côte d’Ivoire—were part of a broader increase in terrorism-related incidents across the European Union in 2024.

Europol revealed that a total of 58 terrorist attacks were either carried out or thwarted in 20 EU member states, a dramatic rise from the 14 attacks reported in 2023. Of the 58 incidents, 34 were successfully carried out, five failed, and 19 were prevented by police. Throughout the year, authorities arrested 449 people in connection with these attacks.

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ROME (ITALPRESS) – Italy will host the first-ever Italy-Balkans Tourism Forum in Rome on July 17 and 18, announced Tourism Minister Daniela Santanchè. The initiative, launched by the Italian government, aims to enhance cooperation between Italy and the countries of the Balkan and Adriatic-Ionian regions through tourism.

“In line with the Meloni government’s commitment to supporting the European integration process of the Western Balkans, the forum will serve as a platform to develop a strategy that strengthens our ties through tourism,” Santanchè stated.

The event will focus on promoting the potential and complementary aspects of the participating destinations. Organizers plan to build on existing regional initiatives while identifying new joint actions involving institutions, businesses, and industry stakeholders.

“The forum will provide a space for dialogue on experiences, promotional strategies, and investment opportunities, reaffirming tourism’s role as a bridge for mutual understanding, economic and social development, and a vehicle for peace,” the minister added.

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ROME (ITALPRESS) – “The club thanks Paiva and his assistants for the work done in recent months, in particular for the historic victory against PSG at the Club World Cup and for the qualification for the knockout stages of the Copa Libertadores and the Copa do Brasil”.  Renato Paiva is no longer the coach of Botafogo and the club announced in this way the dismissal of the 55-year-old Portuguese manager, sacked after the elimination from the Club World Cup in the round of 16 against Palmeiras. Paiva was the 10° coach since John Textor arrived at Botafogo.

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PARIS (FRANCE) (ITALPRESS) – Olympique Lyon, awaiting the outcome of the appeal against the decision of the DNCG (National Directorate of Control and Management) regarding the club’s automatic relegation to Ligue 2, is reorganizing. After John Textor’s resignation from the club and the board of directors, OL announced the appointment of Michele Kang – owner of the club – as its new president. She is the first woman to hold this role in the history of Lyon. Michael Gerlinger, former general manager, was promoted to CEO.

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LISBON (PORTUGAL) (ITALPRESS) – “Sporting does not need to sell Gyokeres, we have now overcome that phase in which we had to sell our best players. On the other hand, we are not insensitive to Viktor’s dreams: we have a pact, we will not ask for the clause but a reasonable figure in relation to his performances in the last season”.

Frederico Varandas, president of Sporting, takes stock of the Swedish striker, making it clear that the Leoes are ready to sell him for a figure lower than the termination clause (100 million euros) but not at the sale price.

“If you ask me today, there is a high probability that he will leave. But I have seen a player like Zubimendi, who is six months younger than Viktor, go to Arsenal for 65 million. In the Premier two strikers like Matheus Cunha and Mbeumo, who in my opinion don’t have the quality of Viktor, are being negotiated for 75 million euros. We are talking about 26-year-old players. For this reason, given our requests, I believe that in the end he could leave unless he has the worst agent in the world”. Varandas does not go into details of the figures.

“I won’t say how much we’re asking for, his agent knows, but I can guarantee that he won’t leave for 60 million plus 10 – the reference to the words of the player’s agent – There are two possibilities: either those who are interested pay what Viktor is worth on the market or they don’t really want him and Viktor, who still has three years of his contract, stays here”.

However, the Swede threatens not to show up for training. “I’ve been in football for 20 years and I’ve experienced many market dramas – Varandas replies – Closing the market is the cure for all evils. Unhappy players are not a problem. If Viktor stays, it won’t be a problem for us, it will be a problem for the opponents”.

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PARIS (FRANCE) (ITALPRESS) – Paris Saint Germain could save Lyon from relegation. In August 2023, OL sold Bradley Barcola to PSG for 45 million euros plus 5 million in bonuses, agreeing to pay in several installments. According to the French press, the European champion club has anticipated the completion of the payment, thus helping Lyon to improve their accounts: a gesture that could change the fate of rivals who have appealed against the decision of the DNCG (National Directorate of Control and Management) to relegate the team to Ligue 2 given their financial situation.

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BARCELONA (SPAIN) (ITALPRESS) – Barcelona and Lionel Messi split in the summer of 2021 but in reality they have always remained linked, even if for off-field issues. Issues that will be resolved tomorrow: the Blaugrana club, in fact, will pay out 16 million euros on Monday to definitively settle the debts with the players and coaches who in December 2020 agreed to defer the payment of wages to meet the needs of the club. Among these is Messi, who had agreed to defer the 47.6 million euros of his salary: the eighth and final installment of 5.95 million will be paid into his account tomorrow.

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LONDON (ENGLAND) (ITALPRESS) – Darwin Nunez is ready to embrace the Napoli project but if Liverpool do not lower their requests it will be tough. According to the “Mirror“, the Neapolitans have put the operation on hold in front of the evaluation of the Reds, who are asking for 70 million pounds, over 80 million euros.

And yet the 26-year-old Uruguayan striker has never been a first choice of Arne Slot, who in the season that ended with the conquest of the Premier League fielded him as a starter in the league just 8 times. This is also why Napoli are trying to play it low, considering a proposal of 50 million pounds (58 million euros) more appropriate.

Among other things, Liverpool, without the sale of Nunez, would not be able to go for players like Isak or Ekitike, who Slot would prefer to have in the squad rather than the former Benfica, while on the Neapolitan side they are waiting to resolve the future of Osimhen, who has returned from his loan at Galatasaray and from whose sale the funds would come to perhaps raise the offer to Liverpool.

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