Manchester City mourns loss of Rodri
Terrible news from Manchester City. During the clash against Arsenal, Rodri injured himself alone. And the worst has been confirmed: Pep Guardiola’s key player suffers a ruptured cruciate ligament in his right knee, “end of season” for the Spanish, as the placard says Manchester Evening News. A few days after denouncing a hellish schedule, the Spaniard saw his body give up on him.Oh my Rod“, regrets the Daily Star. The long-term absence of Pep Guardiola’s jack-of-all-trades is shaking up Manchester City, as the Daily Mirror in his insert. His absence for the rest of the season is not 100% confirmed, but we should not see him again for a while. Generally, it takes at least 9 months to recover from this type of injury. In Italy, The Gazzetta dello Sport also relays this bad news and deplores the many serious injuries over the past year. At Real Madrid, Courtois, Eder Militão and Alaba have been victims of this type of injury. The media also cites the cases of Neymar and Gavi. At the start of the season, it was the young Bernal of Barça who experienced a similar mishap. All these examples demonstrate that the accumulation of matches clearly threatens the physical condition of the players in our sport, it remains to be seen whether the latter will be listened to more by the authorities. Which is far from being won…
Real Madrid warned about Florian Wirtz
Voted best player in the Bundesliga last season, Florian Wirtz is confirming his form at the start of the season with Bayer Leverkusen. Announced as a departure, the German has chosen to stay one more season in Germany to discover the Champions League. But as with Xabi Alonso, Wirtz should not stay long at Leverkusen. Sport reveals the price his club has set. The media outlet reports that Bayer Leverkusen wants to make a historic sale for its player and has therefore set its price at no less than €150 million! Real Madrid, Liverpool and Manchester City and the other suitors have therefore been warned! Yesterday, Image had looked into the Ballon d’Or question in its edition of the day. And the newspaper considered that Florian Wirtz is a serious contender. Perhaps not for this season, since the big favorite is Vinicius Jr as the poster says Brandbut in the years to come, for sure!
Roberto de Zerbi is unanimous at OM!
Thanks to their stunning success at the Olympico, Roberto de Zerbi’s team confirmed their potential as candidates for the Ligue 1 title. The Team speaks of a “three cannon” to evoke the good understanding that exists between the three strong men of Marseille: the president Longoria, the sporting director Benatia and the coach of Zerbi. All pull in the same direction and for the moment, everything is going well and OM, to the point that some supporters are already starting to dream of the title. “As one OM“, jokes the sports daily in its inside pages. It is obviously far too early to get excited, but the football played by OM is seducing observers. This is the case in Italy, where the Corriere dello Sport praises the Italian coach. Provence is delighted to see the Olympians at the rendezvous and looks back at the behind the scenes of this great start to the season. We remind you that OM is not playing in any European Cup this season unlike PSG and AS Monaco who could leave points during the season.
