7M Weekly - Man City and Barca move to sign Bellerin
Posted Friday, September 23, 2016 by 7M Sport
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There are two tight clashes on the pitch last week. Klopp's Liverpool condemned Chelsea their first loss in new season, while Barcelona were held to a draw by Atletico Madrid. What was worse, Messi got a groin injury and had to be out for three weeks. How to lead his team without Messi remains a question to Enrique.
But firstly let's take a glance over the transfer market last week. Many clubs have already been doing preparations for the winter transfer window.
* Dele Alli signs new Spurs deal
Dele Alli put pen to paper over a new six-year deal, with this new Tottenham Spur contract tying the England international to the club until 2022.
Alli joined Spurs from MK Dons in February 2015, and he has been a surprise package in north London since making his Spurs debut in August last year, helping the club challenge for the Premier League title and being selected for England's Euro 2016 squad, albeit in a somewhat tragic way both times. Back in England, the 20-year-old has bagged 11 goals and 9 assists in his 38 Premier League appearances for Mauricio Pochettino's side so far.
He follows teammates Christian Eriksen, Eric Dier, Tom Carroll and Harry Winks, who have all extended their contracts in the last month.
* Phil Jones could be on the way out at Manchester United
According to the Sun, Manchester United are ready to axe Phil Jones and have already decided to sell the defender in January.
There was some talk that Jones would leave the club during the summer window but that never happened. However, with the 24-year-old yet to take the field in a competitive game due to knee injury, he has been unable to convince Jose Mourinho that he should be in United's first team.
His impending exit appears to have alerted the attention of two of the Red Devils' rivals: Liverpool and Arsenal. But their interests are still up in the air.
The centre-back's priority now is trying to get back to action sooner rather than later.
* Manchester City and Barcelona will move to sign Hector Bellerin in January transfer window
Manchester City and Barcelona are determined in their pursuit of Arsenal full back Hector Bellerin. They asked about him in the summer transfer window and will return in January.
Barca need a new right back after Dani Alves's departure to Juventus and Bellerin began his career in Camp Nou. City also have strong appeal in the form of former Barcelona midfielder Pep Guardiola who was an idol for Bellerin growing up but more significant is the presence of Mikel Arteta at the Etihad.
Bellerin has been in talks with Gunners for months but has yet to extend the four-year deal he signed in 2015.
He has made huge progress since breaking into Arsene Wenger's first team when £12 million signing Mathieu Debuchy was injured.
In May, he made his debut for Spain and was selected in the squad for Euro 2016.
* Jose Mourinho wants to sign Lucas Moura
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho wants to sign Paris Saint-Germain playmaker Lucas Moura, according to his agent.
After an inconsistent start at the Parc des Princes, the 24-year-old has been a regular in Unai Emery's side this season, scoring 5 goals in 7 appearances for the defending Ligue 1 champions.
Lucas moved to PSG for around €45 million from Brazilian giants Sao Paulo in January 2013 amid interest from other clubs, including Real Madrid, where Mourinho was the manager.
Lucas has scored 31 goals in 177 appearances since Joining PSG, and has been capped 35 times by his country, scoring 4 goals.
* EPL Matchday 5
Chelsea 1-2 Liverpool：Only after 17 minutes, Philippe Coutinho set up Dejan Lovren to score the first goal of the game for Liverpool. And Henderson curled home a superb strike to help Reds extend their lead 19 minutes later. Diego Costa fired in a goal in the second half, though. Klopp's side hung on till the end to condemn Chelsea the first loss in new season.
Hull City 1-4 Arsenal：The first goal came after 17 minutes, too. Alexis Sanchez put Arsenal ahead before missing the penalty in the 41st minute. After the break, the lead was doubled by Theo Walcott. Sanchez then added a third, his second in this game to make up for that missed opportunity after Snodgrass scored a consolation from the spot for Hull City in the 79th minute. And Granit Xhaka wrapped up the victory for the Gunners with a late stunner.
Manchester City 4-0 Bournemouth AFC：Manchester City extend their victorious run to eight games after a resounding victory over Bournemouth. Raheem Sterling and De Bruyne were definitely in the zone, with both of them scoring goals in the 48th minute and 15th minute respectively, providing assists for Iheanacho and Gundogan to add a second and fourth goal for City.
Watford FC 3-1 Manchester United：Red Devils suffered further disappointment following their Manchester derby defeat, and so did Jose Mourinho. It was the first time that he had lost three straight games in a season since 2006. Even when he reached rock bottom at Chelsea last season, the Portuguese tactician didn't lose three games in a row.
* Bundesliga Matchday 3 & 4
Bayern Munich：Ancelotti's side claimed victories on both Matchday 3 & 4 as they got a 3-1 win over FC Ingolstadt 04 first and then a 3-0 win over Hertha BSC Berlin. Bayern's six goals in these 2 games are from six players. The first three are from Rafinha, Xabi Alonso and Lewandowski, and the next three are from Robben, Thiago and Ribery.
Borussia Dortmund：Dortmund scored 11 goals in total on Matchday 3 and 4. Gonzalo Castro scored a brace in his side's 6-0 victory over Darmstadt at home, and Aubameyang completed the same action on Tuesday when Dortmund crushed Wolfsburg 5-1 away.
* La Liga Matchday 4 & 5
Barcelona：A fascinating game between FC Barcelona and Atletico Madrid kicked off on Matchday 5 when they shared the spoils. Rakitic opened the scoring in the 41st minute and Atletico Madrid hit back through Andel Correa in the 61st minute. Before this encounter, both sides scored 5 goals against their rivals on Matchday 4——Four goals from "MSN" helped Barcelona trash Leganes 5-1, and Torres and Griezmann both netting twice in Los Colchoneros' 5-0 win over Sporting Gijon.
Real Madrid：Real Madrid overcame RCD Espanyol 2-0 on Matchday 4 before they were held to a 1-1 draw by Villarreal. However, a win and a draw are enough for the Whites to stay atop the league after 5 games.
* Serie A Matchday 4 & 5
Juventus：A frustrated Juventus demolished Cagliari 4-0 on Matchday 5 following their 1-2 defeat to Inter. The clash on Matchday 4 only burst into life in the final 30 minutes as Napoli's top target this summer Icardi levelled the score in the 68th minute after Lichtsteiner's goal gave Juventus the lead. But Inter's Perisic scored the winner later on. Only after a few days, the old lady got back on track with a comprehensive victory. Rugani, Higuain, Alves and Ceppitelli all scored a goal.
* Antoine Griezmann barbecued with girlfriend after scoring a resounding victory for Atletico Madrid
Having earned two goals for Atletico Madrid in their 5-0 win over Sporting Gijon, Antoine Griezmann enjoyed barbecue with girlfriend, Erika Choperena, on Sunday afternoon to relax. The France striker put the picture with this Spanish beautiful girl on Instagram, and wrote: 'First barbecue at home. Successful!'
* Whoops! Rio Ferdinand's tweet about his lunch causes a debate in South East Asia
Former Manchester United star Rio Ferdinand made a small mistake as he just wanted to tweet about his lunch. The football legend was visiting Singapore and eating some Nasi goreng, an Indonesian dish. However, Ferdinand wrote it a Singaporean one, causing a debate in South East Asia. In the end, England ace Ferdinand had to post another message asking everyone to chill out as the debate dragged on for such a long time. He said, "Was there really uproar with my Nasi goreng tweet??!! Relax guys...'local' in SE Asia...look back at my Indonesia trip...case closed!"
* Can you find any differences? Mauricio Pochettino presents in the same style for every contract renewal
In these pictures, we can easily find that Tottenham boss wears same suit, hair and strikes friendly pose for every new contract. Dele Alli signed a new six-year deal at Tottenham on Monday. A number of supporters quickly spot that manager Mauricio Pochettino was in the same suit from previous contract renewals. One wrote: 'I think they just have a green screen of Poch in that suit with that exact expression for them all to sit in front of.' Aha…will he be in the same style next time?
* FIFA Ballon d'Or comes to an end
FIFA have ended their six-year cooperation with Football France over the FIFA Ballon d'Or, which was introduced in 2010 as a combination of the FIFA World Player of the Year award and the Football France's annual Ballon d'Or prize. Football France have also announced the rule changes for Ballon d'Or. This coveted award will have a 30-man shortlist, with no advanced announcement of the final 3 candidates before the votes cast solely by the journalists. Over the past 6 years, the FIFA Ballon d'Or is monopolized by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. But under the new rules, such aces as Gareth Bale, Antoine Griezmann and Neymar may have a chance to get their hands on this award.
* Thiago Silva recalled to the Brazilian national team
Brazil coach Tite announced his squad for the next 2018 World Cup qualifiers. After more than a year out of the Selecao side, PSG defender Thiago Silva was recalled to the national team for the first time since Copa America 2015. Tite also revealed that when he was invited to take over the Selecao, one of the first things he did was to call Marcelo and Thiago Silva. Brazil will take on Bolivia and Venezuela in October's World Cup qualifying campaign.
* UEFA revealed Euro 2020 logo
The logo for the 2020 European Championship has been released by the new UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin. In honor of its 60th anniversary, the Euro 2020 will take place in 13 host cities from all over Europe, with the final being held in Wembley Stadium. Ceferin said "UEFA wanted the 2020 tournament to be a true celebration of the game we all love and cherish."
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