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KANTE COURT CALL IN FIGHT FOR £3.4M

DEAL OR NO DAEL

- BY IAN MURTAGH LET’S GO AGAIN

MIDDLESBRO­UGH face losing their top two defenders this summer with Dael Fry and Daniel Ayala set to leave the Riverside.

Former Liverpool centrehalf Ayala (right) is out of contract and expected to join Leeds. And highly-rated Fry has attracted interest from several clubs including Everton, Burnley and Southampto­n.

Boro knocked back a £10million offer from the Clarets for the England Under-21 starlet. But times are tough and they will find it

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IN a state famous for REM and Gone With The Wind, peaches and the Masters golf, Anton Walkes is an Englishman abroad, blazing a trail in Major League Soccer.

The 23-year-old Londoner upped sticks to Georgia and joined Atlanta United on a permanent basis ahead of their delayed season – due to start on June 8 – in what could become a trend for young English players.

Walkes grew up with Harry Winks and Kyle

N’GOLO KANTE has been summonsed to appear in court to settle a £3.4million legal battle with a former agent.

The Chelsea midfielder, back in training but working on his own after fears for his health during the coronaviru­s crisis, has been served a summons over a dispute stretching back to 2016.

The France World Cup winner’s former agent Nouari Khiari alleges Kante still owes him £3.4m from that year, when Kante signed a lucrative sponsorshi­p deal with adidas. Khiari’s lawyer Yassine Maharsi said: “This summons is a logical and legal result.”

 ??  ?? Tim Ream wants the Championsh­ip to restart hard to turn down another big bid for Fry, 22, who has made 81 appearance­s for his hometown club.
They could have a readymade replacemen­t in ex-captain
Ben Gibson, who was training at
Boro before lockdown after falling out with
Burnley.
Tim Ream wants the Championsh­ip to restart hard to turn down another big bid for Fry, 22, who has made 81 appearance­s for his hometown club. They could have a readymade replacemen­t in ex-captain Ben Gibson, who was training at Boro before lockdown after falling out with Burnley.
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