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Post by Webster on Aug 3, 2019 1:56:44 GMT
....20 teams, all fighting for soccer's top domestic league prize...but as it is said in Highlander,
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Post by Webster on Aug 6, 2019 1:44:44 GMT
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Post by Webster on Aug 7, 2019 1:40:00 GMT
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Post by Webster on Aug 7, 2019 20:03:43 GMT
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Post by Webster on Aug 8, 2019 15:12:02 GMT
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Post by Webster on Aug 9, 2019 15:54:36 GMT
(The Guardian) Ilkay Gundogan signs three-year contract extension at Manchester CityIlkay Gundogan has signed a new three-year contract extension with Manchester City, the Premier League champions have announced. The German midfielder, who had just entered the final year of his previous deal, is now committed to the club until 2023. The news ends speculation over the future of the 28-year-old, who joined City from Borussia Dortmund in 2016. Gundogan told the club’s website: “I am very happy to have signed the new contract. I have hugely enjoyed the last three years here at City and everyone at the club has helped make me feel at home from my very first day. It’s a privilege to be a part of this team, playing the style of football we do and winning trophies. It’s very difficult to do that and I’m delighted to be a part of it. I’m really excited about what we can go on to achieve in the next few seasons.” Gundogan’s first season at City was cut short by a serious knee injury but he has been a key part of the club’s back-to-back Premier League triumphs over the past two campaigns. Their drector of football, Txiki Begiristain, said: “Ilkay’s new deal is more excellent news for our club. He has shown how important he is to the team and has played a huge part in everything that we have achieved so far. We are thrilled he has committed his long-term future to Manchester City.”
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Post by Webster on Aug 9, 2019 15:55:37 GMT
(The Guardian) The transfer window closed yesterday afternoon, but Southampton had to wait until this morning before announcing their last deal, after their move for Augsberg’s Kevin Danso finally received international clearance. The 20-year-old Austrian international was trained in MK Dons’ academy before moving to Augsberg five years ago. Ralph Hasenhüttl says: He fits the profile of player that we want to bring here to Southampton. He is in the early part of his career, but he has good experience already, with a lot of existing qualities and the potential to develop even further. We have made some good additions in our attack during the transfer window, with Ché Adams and Moussa Djenepo, and, like them, Kevin is another signing that fits our model of being a talented, young player who adds quality to our first-team squad. He will improve our defensive options, so this is an excellent way for us to finish our business.
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Post by Webster on Aug 9, 2019 15:58:32 GMT
(The Guardian) Sheffield United’s Chris Wilder has talked about his club’s summer transfer activity. For what it’s worth I think they’ve recruited pretty well, making signings that could provide a basis for a long-term stay in the top flight or make them very serious promotion contenders if they fail to stay up this year: We at a different level to every Premier League club. We can’t go and buy somebody from Everton, or even if we did then we couldn’t afford his wages. You look at players in the Premier League, a lot of them started off in the Championship - or they started somewhere else. Harry Maguire, the world’s most expensive centre-half, started off with Sheffield United in League One. He’s an England international and played for England at the World Cup. So everyone has to start somewhere. Phil Jagielka is another who started off with us and played over a decade in the Premier League at Everton. Look at Jamie Vardy [alright point made - ed]
I’m quite happy buying players from the Championship. I looked at the market that we’re in, the attitude of the players and how that fits into how we want to play. We will try to do our best with them and try to make them into better players. They understand they’re not the finished article but have they got the desire and ambition, added to the quality, to go and make a name for themselves - to become a Harry Maguire? It’s up to them now really and we will give them as much help as we possibly can.
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Post by Webster on Aug 9, 2019 15:59:59 GMT
(The Guardian) Who is the most positive person in football? It’s hard to say, I think. Sometimes everybody just seems so vexed. You feel like reaching through the screen, slapping them around the chops and shouting, “Cheer up, it’s only a game! Look, thousands of people are here supporting/jeering at you, and when the final whistle blows you’ll have a shower, get dressed and go back to your bespoke mansion. Just relax, man!” Anyway, I digress. Here’s Mauricio Pochettino on Tottenham’s transfer business: I am very happy, like I told you before I was happy with my squad and now to add some more players. You are always thinking that players can bring good energy and help us achieve all that we want. We will see what happens, but I am so happy with the way the squad. I was happy before, I am happy plus. I am a happy man.So, there’s your answer.
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Post by Webster on Aug 10, 2019 1:57:42 GMT
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Post by Webster on Aug 10, 2019 2:06:55 GMT
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Post by Webster on Aug 11, 2019 2:41:16 GMT
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Post by Webster on Aug 12, 2019 1:26:02 GMT
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Post by Webster on Aug 12, 2019 14:45:22 GMT
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Post by Webster on Aug 16, 2019 14:11:37 GMT
(The Guardian) Some news from Newcastle, courtesy of PA Media. In brief: Shelvey fine, Saint-Maximin doubtful, Carroll a while off: Newcastle boss Steve Bruce has revealed new signing Allan Saint-Maximin is a doubt for Saturday’s Premier League trip to Norwich. The French summer signing, who was handed a debut as a substitute in last weekend’s 1-0 home defeat by Arsenal, has a hamstring problem and could miss out at Carrow Road, although fellow midfielder Jonjo Shelvey is expected to shake off an ankle injury.
Deadline day signing Andy Carroll remains several weeks away from making a second debut for the club, although Bruce is convinced he will have a significant role to play this season.
He said: “He’s doing a bit of running on the grass. We still think he is gong to be at least four, five weeks away. The big thing with Andy is not to put a timescale on him. He’ll be ready and fit when he is, and if you try to put timescales on it it disappoints him and disappoints everybody else. I’m sure he’s going to have a big part to play. The way I’ve seen him running in the week then hopefully - touch wood he stays OK - he’ll be in in the next few weeks.”
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