Ten Hag refuses players’ request
In England, the news of Manchester United is still causing a lot of ink to flow! This morning, the Daily Mail announces that “Manchester United stars ask Ten Hag for more days off.», But the daily also indicates that the Dutch manager has “denied» this request! “Erik ten Hag refuses to comply with demands from Manchester United stars for more days off», announces the newspaper! In recent weeks, the Red Devils coach has received several complaints from members of the professional group regarding their workload, and more particularly the limited number of rest days granted to them. As a result, the request for additional days of rest annoyed Ten Hag. The complainants include Luke Shaw, Marcus Rashford, Raphaël Varane, Casemiro, Lisandro Martinez and replacement goalkeeper Tom Heaton, although not all have complained and the vast majority of the squad support the manager. But all the same… For his part, the Manchester Evening News reports that “Erik ten Hag’s entourage advised him against accepting the United job!» In any case, Ten Hag doesn’t give up despite the criticism…
Barça wants heavy for its midfielder
In Spain, FC Barcelona’s next summer transfer window is making headlines! And the Catalan club wants reinforcement in midfield. According to Mundo Deportivo“Barça is looking for its new Yaya Touré» ! And three players tick the criteria sought by the Blaugrana leaders. “Youssouf Fofana, Amadou Onana and Bruno Guimarães, whose profiles are similar to that of Yaya Touré, are wanted» by the Catalan club. In any case, Barça will have to put their hands in their wallets to snatch one of their players, because they have a hell of a rating on the transfer market. To be continued…
City and Chelsea are going after a 17-year-old nugget!
This morning the newspaper Sport announces that two European big names are competing for a player who caused a sensation during the last U17 World Cup with Argentina! Indeed, the Catalan daily reports that “Chelsea and Manchester City are competing to sign Claudio Echeverri. Pep Guardiola’s side have taken the lead on the ‘little devil’, but the Blues are ready to do everything they can to sign him.» The young 17-year-old Argentinian, who plays for River Plate, is attracting interest from all over Europe, like clubs like AS Roma, AC Milan, Feyenoord, Genk, Real Madrid, PSG and FC Barcelona. Under contract until December 2024 and with a release clause of €25 million, which can rise to €30 million depending on the date of the transfer, the man who is often compared to Lionel Messi will have to make his choice among many suitors. Except that Manchester City could beat all the competition to enlist him. The Cityzens would have an advantage due to their proximity to River Plate, after the transfer of Julián Álvarez in particular. Case to be continued, but the next destination of this phenomenon will be particularly scrutinized…
