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Barcelona 'lining up loan move for Renato Sanches'

Barcelona 'lining up loan move for Renato Sanches'
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Lille midfielder Renato Sanches could join Barcelona on loan this summer, according to a report.

Barcelona could reportedly sign Lille midfielder Renato Sanches on loan this summer.

The 23-year-old is widely expected to leave his Ligue 1 club in the current market, and a number of clubs, including Arsenal and Liverpool, have been credited with an interest in the Portugal international.

Sanches spent the 2017-18 campaign on loan with Swansea City in the Premier League but struggled to make his mark before returning to parent club Bayern Munich.

The midfielder has rediscovered his form at Lille, though, scoring five times and providing five assists in 59 appearances for the reigning French champions.

According to AS, Barcelona are lining up a loan move for the Portuguese, and the deal is likely to include the option of a permanent transfer next year.

The Catalan giants are said to be keen to sign Sanches on a long-term basis this summer but would not be able to afford Lille's €35m (£30m) asking price due to their financial issues.

The midfielder made four appearances for his country at this summer's European Championship.

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United StatesUnited States22251764
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Tuesday's key events


DIVING
· Team GB duo Jack Laugher - silver medallist in Rio - and James Heatly take part in the men's 3m springboard semi-final (2am), and will hope to qualify for the final later in the day (7am)

ATHLETICS
· Two Britons are involved in the women's long jump final, but Abigail Irozuru and Jazmin Sawyers have their work cut out to get a spot on the podium (2.50am)
· Norwegian Karsten Warholm, who broke the world record just last month, goes for gold in the men's 400m hurdles final. USA's Rai Benjamin is expected to be his main challenger (4.20am)
· Great Britain have three representatives in the final of the women's 800m, with Jemma Reekie having perhaps the best chance of a medal (1.25pm)
· A mouth-watering women's 200m final sees Elaine Thompson-Herah go for the prestigious sprint double after claiming the 100m crown. Compatriot Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Namibia's Christine Mboma and USA's Gabrielle Thomas are expected to be her main competitors (1.50pm)

SAILING
· The rescheduled women's skiff 49er FX (4.33am) and men's skiff 49er (5.33am) come to their conclusion, with Team GB involved in both medal races
· Defending champion Giles Scott bids for a second successive gold in the Finn class medal race (6.33am)
· There is another medal chance for Team GB in the mixed Nacra 17 medal race (7.33am)

ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS
· Team GB's Joe Fraser takes part in the parallel bars final, kicking off the final day of artistic gymnastics (9am)
· USA superstar Simone Biles, who has been forced to pull out of all of her finals so far, is on the starting list for the beam final as she bids for a fifth Olympic gold (9.50am)

FOOTBALL
· The men's semi-finals take place, with Mexico taking on Brazil first up (9am)
· The winner of that first semi-final will face either hosts Japan or Spain (2pm)

CYCLING
· Laura Kenny will look to win a third straight Olympic team pursuit gold medal. Team GB take on United States in their heat (7.44am), with the gold medal race later that day (9.26am)
· Laura's husband and fellow Olympic legend Jason Kenny will also look to continue his huge success in the men's team sprint - an event he has won gold in at every Games since 2008. Team GB will first need to get through the men's qualifying (7.58am), with the gold medal race ending the session (9.44am)

BOXING
· Pat McCormack will be looking to achieve his dream of Olympic gold when he faces Cuba's Roniel Iglesias (11.05am)

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