Paris Saint Germain were beaten 1-2 by Italian outfit Inter Milan in a pre-season friendly. The two teams locked horns at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo.
Although Fulham improved in the second half, the Blues went on to score three more goals. Chelsea are next in action against Arsenal in Beijing on Saturday in a re-run of last season's FA Cup final, which the Gunners won 2-1.
Sotona and Hoogewerf have both put pen to paper on two-year scholarships with the Old Trafford outfit and the agreement comes into effect on Monday, July 1. They will be drafted into the U-18 squad for the upcoming season.
The French outfit were beaten 2-1 by Atletico Madrid at Stade Louis II on match-day 1 and they will be guests to Borussia Dortmund at the Signa Iguna Park on match-day 2.
It will the 27th consecutive time the Old Trafford outfit will be named the wealthiest side in England after they made a revenue of £627.1million last season.
Ligue 1 club, Olympic Lyon have announced the signing of Gift Orban for €12m, TORIZONE reports. The Nigerian joined the former Ligue 1 champions from Belgian Pro League outfit, KAA Gent. Orban signed a contract until June 30, 2028.
The France international who made a big summer money move from Lyon to join the Emirates outfit in 2017 does not rate English fans highly. He told Le Progres: "I miss Ligue 1's atmosphere.
The 24-year-old who is owned by Levante, will be spending the remainder of the 2019/2020 campaign on loan at the French outfit, with a purchase option inserted into the deal.
However, the seven-time Ballon d' Or winner is now prepared to stay with the Parisian outfit for another season. Messi had signed a two-year contract with the option of extending it by another year at the end of the 2022-23 season.
The former AC Milan star revealed to a Brazilian media outfit SporTV Brazil, how the Portuguese superstar bought 15 phones for club staff during Madrid's pre-season tour of the United States.
But there was no first start for Saliba, who signed for Arsenal from Saint Etienne last summer, before returning on loan to the Ligue 1outfit for theseason.
The Qatar-owned outfit will then jet off to the United States for a pre-season tour. According to Le Parisien, Alves passed a medical in the French capital on Tuesday and will sign a two-year deal with last season's Ligue 1 runners-up.