Italian media outlet football-italia reports that Jesus has approved Napoli as a potential next destination, but Napoli must first sell Lukaku, and also offload Lorenzo-Luca or Noah-Lang, before they can make an official offer to Arsenal and the Brazilian striker.

Napoli currently has three senior center-forwards, but as it stands, only Højlund is confirmed to remain until the end of the summer window.

Lukaku is close to leaving, with Fenerbahçe and MLS teams interested in him. La Gazzetta dello Sport reports that Napoli has lowered their initial €12 million asking price for the 33-year-old, and may accept offers between €7 million and €8 million. Lukaku is Belgium’s all-time leading scorer.

On the other hand, Lorenzo-Luca failed to prove himself after joining from Udinese last summer, and his loan spell at Nottingham Forest in the second half of the 2025-26 season was a disaster – he was dropped from the first team after only 4 Premier League appearances. His future at the Maradona Stadium is also bleak.

This has led Napoli to search for a new center-forward to rotate with and compete for Højlund’s starting spot.

With his contract with Arsenal entering its final year, and his pecking order at the Emirates Stadium falling further each summer, Jesus has become a hot target for Napoli.

Jesus shares agent Giovanni Branchini with Napoli coach Allegri, who recently appeared at Napoli’s pre-season training camp.

According to the latest news from La Gazzetta dello Sport, Jesus has approved Napoli as a potential next destination, but has not yet received an official offer from the club. Napoli still needs to first offload Lukaku, and also clear out Luca or Noah-Lang, to free up the necessary budget and squad space.

Messi’s mother, Celia Cuccittini, broke her silence for the first time after the death of her husband, Jorge Messi, sharing a message filled with grief through a journalist.

According to La Capital, the message was read by journalist Marina Calabró on the Argentine América TV program with Celia’s permission. In the message sent to the journalist, Celia wrote: “I only pray to God to help me face all this as best I can.”

Sky News understands a consortium including the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is closing in on a deal to buy a roughly one-third stake in Liverpool.

It was gathered that Fenway Sports Group (FSG), the Anfield club’s controlling shareholder since 2010, is preparing to make an announcement about a transaction as soon as this week.

The deal will see Mr Bezos participate in an investor group alongside Eduardo Saverin, one of the co-founders of the social network Facebook.

The syndicate is led by Amit Bhatia, the son-in-law of steel billionaire Lakshmi Mittal and until recently a shareholder in Championship club Queens Park Rangers.

One source indicated that an announcement was expected in the coming days, although they cautioned that it could slip into next week.

If completed, the deal would install a trio of the world’s wealthiest individuals as co-owners of the Reds, one of the most successful teams in the history of English football.

Mr Bezos alone has a fortune estimated by Forbes at over £207bn ($280bn), while Mr Saverin is said to be worth over £23.7bn ($32bn).

Their investment in Liverpool will reportedly value the club at £4.4bn ($6bn), making it one of the sport’s richest-ever deals.

While Mr Bezos has not previously been linked to deals in football, his prospective involvement in the Liverpool FC consortium underlines the extent to which sport is now viewed by wealthy investors as an asset class in its own right.

Mr Saverin, who is 44 years old, was part of a consortium which assembled an unsuccessful takeover bid for Chelsea FC during the 2022 auction triggered by Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

One insider said the deal was now expected to be slightly larger than previously thought, potentially involving a stake of over 30 per cent.

Nevertheless, if its valuation hits £4.4bn ($6bn), the deal will reinforce the huge financial success that FSG has enjoyed during its 16 years as the club’s owner.

The Boston Red Sox owner acquired Liverpool for just £300m with the club in a troubled state financially.

The arrival of such a powerful consortium will fuel expectations that its members will ultimately seek outright control of the Reds.

A spokesperson for FSG said last month: “An investment consortium led, managed, and represented by Amit Bhatia has expressed interest in making a strategic minority investment in Liverpool Football Club.”

The last time a stake in Liverpool changed hands was in 2023, when Dynasty Equity bought a small interest valuing it at more than £3.3bn ($4.5bn).