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Giovanni Reyna could be set for a move to the Premier League. As reported by David Ornstein of The Athletic , Nottingham Forest are in talks with Borussia Dortmund to sign Reyna before the end of the January transfer window. 🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Nottingham Forest in talks with Borussia Dortmund to sign midfielder Giovanni Reyna. Proposed deal for 21yo USA international would be loan + buy option. Still elements to sort but #NFFC pushing hard to get it done @TheAthleticFC #BVB #USMNT https://t.co/80xAm9FUZo — David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) January 23, 2024 Ornstein adds that a move for the USA international would be a loan deal with an option to buy included for Forest. Dortmund deal Reyna’s Dortmund contract expires in June 2025 and in 2023-24, he has yet to score a goal or provide an assist for the club, with head coach Edin Terzic only handing the Sunderland-born player two starts in the entire campaign. The arrival of Jadon Sancho on loan from Manchester United means that R...

 OpenAI is in early talks to raise a fresh round of funding at a valuation at or above $100 billion , Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. The terms, valuation and timing of the funding round have not yet been finalized and could still change, the report said. OpenAI has also held discussions to raise funding for a new chip venture with Abu Dhabi-based G42, according to the report. It is unclear if the chip venture and wider company funding were related, the report said, adding that OpenAI has discussed raising between $8 billion and $10 billion from G42. OpenAI is set to complete a separate tender offer led by Thrive Capital in early January, which would allow employees to sell shares at a valuation of $86 billion, according to the report. Microsoft has committed to invest over $10 billion in OpenAI, which kicked off the generative artificial intelligence craze in November 2022 by releasing ChatGPT. Microsoft said it had no...

Arsenal have opened talks with defenders Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu over new contract s, 90min understands. The Gunners have been hard at work tying their top talents down to new deals in the past 12 months, securing the futures of Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, William Saliba and Gabriel Martinelli among others. Next in line for extensions are defensive duo White and Tomiyasu and sources have confirmed to 90min that Arsenal are hoping to have new contract s for the pair lined up by January. White's current deal does not expire until 2026 but Arsenal are keen to reward the 26-year-old, who has spent most of his time under Mikel Arteta at right-back, with a bumper new contract as a sign of their continued commitment to him. Similarly, Tomiyasu's contract runs until 2025 but Arsenal do have the option to extend his current terms by a further 12 months. However, like White, they want to reward him with an improved deal in the coming weeks. 90min understands there is con...

The Portland Timbers are in advanced talks to appoint Phil Neville as their next head coach , report The Athletic on Friday. Neville was previously in charge of fellow MLS side Inter Miami, with a record of 31-41-11 in two-and-a-half seasons at David Beckham’s club before losing his job in June. The English coach was eventually replaced by Tata Martino, who has seen LaLiga legends Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba all join the Florida club in a period of transformation. A scary good goal, with an even better celebration 👻 Throwing it back to this Blanco classic 🎭 pic.twitter.com/ux5e2hlPKn — Portland Timbers (@TimbersFC) October 31, 2023 The former Manchester United and England player took over in January 2021 before leading Miami to the playoffs in 2022. He also had a spell as coach of Spanish club Valencia, alongside his brother Gary Neville, and was in charge of England women’s national team. Timbers miss out on playoffs The Timbers missed out on the playof...

2023 Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi has taken to social media to reject claims that he has agreed to hold talks with Barcelona president Joan Laporta over a farewell Game with the Catalan club. The Inter Miami playmaker spent 17 seasons with La Blaugrana before leaving under something of a cloud for Paris Saint-German in 2021. The 36-year-old, who is both Barça’s record goalscorer and appearance-maker, was full of praise for his former club as he took part in a media press conference at the Châtelet Theatre in Paris on Monday. « All my Ballon d'Or are special, they all have a different meaning » 💬 Leo Messi, our 2023 Ballon d’Or. #ballondor pic.twitter.com/xSPgbG5rhI — Ballon d'Or #ballondor (@ballondor) October 31, 2023 Messi: “Barcelona is the club I will love all my life” “I follow Barcelona, as I always said and I will continue to do so, it’s the club I will love for my entire life, ” was perhaps the stand-out phrase from Messi’s tribute to Barça, with whom...

After a day of stalled negotiations, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said that negotiators will be "back in the room tonight" to continue working on a debt deal. After a day of stalled negotiations, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Friday evening that negotiators will be "back in the room tonight" to continue working on a solution to the impending debt limit crisis. The White House confirmed to ABC News that the negotiating parties are reconvening shortly for talks . McCarthy told Fox Business said that negotiators "took a pause" this afternoon because of the "frustration" over the White House's negotiating position. Rep. Garret Graves at the Capitol in Washington, April 26, 2023. J. Scott Applewhite/AP, FILE The back and forth between the two parties comes as time is quickly running out for lawmakers to find a debt ceiling compromise or risk default for the first time in History . Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned the U.S. could ...

Arsenal are planning to sit down with Norway midfielder Martin Odegaard to discuss a new contract, 90min can confirm. Odegaard joined Arsenal permanently in the summer of 2021 after an impressive six-month loan spell, and has since gone on to establish himself as one of the Gunners' most important players. The 24-year-old is already club captain, highlighting his influence behind the scenes, but he has been just as important on the pitch with a return of 15 goals and eight assists in 35 Premier League games this year. Such is Odegaard's importance to Arsenal that the Gunners are keen to hand out a bumper new contract to reflect his emergence as one of the leading midfielders in the Premier League . Sources have confirmed to 90min that Odegaard's representatives are more than happy to sit down with Arsenal in the coming weeks with a view to an extension which will include a significant pay rise. READ MORE FROM THE 90MIN TALKING TRANSFERS TEAM feed Odegaard's current...