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Erling Haaland's record-breaking debut season in the Premier League was underpinned by a burning obsession for the sport. Pep Guardiola is hardly a relaxed individual and spoke in reverential tones when he gushed: "Haaland lives 24 hours for his profession, his work, his passion, what he loves." In the immediate aftermath of the Champions League final, the greatest success of Haaland's career, he was already plotting a route of improvement. "From when I signed from [Borussia] Dortmund to now there's such a big difference from so many things," he said. "From how I think after games, how I think before games, how I motivate myself, how I speak to others. "You get experience through people and on the pitch. I agree - I can develop so much more." After a record-breaking 52 goals across all competitions, including a Premier League-high 36, it's a frightening thought that Haaland could get even better in 2023/24. Yet, with that tunnel-vision...

Barcelona have been cleared by UEFA to take part in the 2023/24 Champions League, news that comes as a major relief to the La Liga side who still find themselves in serious financial difficulty despite winning the Spanish top flight in 2022/23. Having been charged with corruption in March 2023, there was a very real chance that Barcelona could be banned from the Champions League even though they qualified through the league - something that would have been a major sporting and financial blow. They were knocked out of their group last season and then swiftly knocked out of the Europa League, so there is a real focus on getting back into the latter stages of European football's premier club competition. Here's why Barcelona were under the microscope in the first place, and what has led to their guaranteed involvement in the competition in a few months' time. Why were Barcelona almost banned from the Champions League? Barcelona were investigated in connection to payments made ...

90min rounds up the latest  transfer news , rumours and gossip circulating around the world... Kylian Mbappe is prepared to sit on the sidelines without Game time for the entire 2023/24 season to leave on a free transfer next summer. Paris Saint-Germain are keen to sell and have left the France captain out of their pre-season touring party. (Sky Sports ) Bayern Munich will reach the €100m mark with their third bid for Harry Kane once Tottenham return from their pre-season trip to Thailand. (Bild) Atalanta 's valuation of €70m plus €10m in add-ons for striker Rasmus Hojlund is still deemed too high for suitors Manchester United . (Sky Sports ) READ MORE FROM 90MIN'S TALKING TRANSFERS TEAM feed Chelsea have expressed an interest in Ajax 's Mohammed Kudus and an agreement over personal terms is close. (Athletic) Newcastle have made a £30m offer for full back Tino Livramento but Southampton want £50m to part with the England youth international. (talkSPORT) Man...

For the first time in their G4OZdX C1 tPSW, Manchester City will go into a Champions League campaign as the holders. After a few years as the consistently defeated 'team to beat', the Cityzens finally got their hands on the trophy in 2022/23 alongside a Premier League title and the FA Cup, meaning they equalled Manchester United's treble achievement. Arguably the most impressive thing about Man City's journey to Champions League glory in 2022/23 is that they never really looked in any trouble. They had a slight wobble in the first leg against RB Leipzig in the last 16 before emphatically progressing. City then cruised past Bayern Munich and Real Madrid before beating Inter in a final which, while very tight, was only ever going to end in one result. Winning the Champions League is really hard, but defending it is even harder. Here are some of the teams City could be facing straight from the off. What 2023/24 Champions League pot are Man City in? Given they won the Prem...