While plenty of young football fans grow up idolising Real Madrid, there are just as many who prefer Barcelona and some of them even end up playing for them. Professional footballers often change their allegiances as they grow older,

Leeds United are close to an agreement with Udinese for defender Jaka Bijol. A deal for the 26-year-old Slovenia international is expected to be worth around £17million ($23.1m) in addition to add-ons. Bijol has spent three seasons with Udinese, playing 95 times. David Ornstein