Month: January 2022

11:03 AM ET Newcastle United have completed the signing of midfielder Bruno Guimaraes from Lyon, the club announced on Sunday, their third signing since being taken over by a consortium led by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund in October. The move for Guimaraes follows the arrivals on defender Kieran Trippier from Atletico Madrid and striker
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6:59 AM ET Luiz Diaz has joined Liverpool from Porto. Jose Manuel Alvarez/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images Liverpool have completed the signing of winger Luis Diaz from Porto despite strong interest from Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur. The deal is subject to Diaz agreeing a work permit. Sources told ESPN that Diaz was Jurgen Klopp’s primary target
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5:04 AM ET Manchester United are working “to establish the facts” after allegations were made against striker Mason Greenwood. In a statement issued on Sunday morning, the club said they were aware of images posted on social media in relation to claims made against Greenwood, 20. The statement said: “We are aware of images and
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1:56 PM ET Adama Traore is joining Barcelona from Wolves on loan for the rest of the season. Jack Thomas – WWFC/Wolves via Getty Images Barcelona have completed the signing of Wolverhampton Wanderers winger Adama Traore on loan until the end of the season, the club have announced. Tottenham Hotspur had been in talks with Wolves
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3:26 PM ET A manager’s explanations for a striker who doesn’t score are well known by now. “His link-up play is excellent.” “He’s doing the dirty work.” “He’s getting in good positions. If he wasn’t doing that, then I’d be worried.” – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more– Stream ESPN FC Daily
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12:44 PM ET USMNT midfielder Tim Weah didn’t accompany the team to Hamilton, Ontario, and will miss Sunday’s World Cup qualifier against Canada due to his vaccination status not meeting the country’s entry requirements, manager Gregg Berhalter said on Saturday. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more– Stream ESPN FC Daily on
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9:15 AM ET Ivan Toney has said his language was unacceptable. Sebastian Frej/MB Media/Getty Images Brentford striker Ivan Toney has apologised after a video emerged on social media showing him saying “f— Brentford” while on holiday in Dubai during the Premier League’s winter break. Toney, who has scored six goals in 21 league games this season,
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8:23 PM ET Ed DoveSpecial to ESPN Close Ed Dove is a writer and scout who has a deep and enduring passion for African sport, politics and literature. Instagram: @EddyDove22, Facebook: @EddyDoveAfrica Everyone’s been talking about Achraf Hakimi‘s mesmerising free kicks, and Vincent Aboubakar‘s eye-watering haul of six goals in four matches, but beyond the
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2:13 PM ET Juventus have signed Dusan Vlahovic in a €70 million ($80 million) transfer from Fiorentina on Friday, with the Turin club giving the Serbian star the No. 7 shirt vacated by Cristiano Ronaldo. – Grades: Juve get A+ for Vlahovic deal– Don’t have ESPN? Get instant access “Today is really a special day
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12:49 PM ET Associated Press Wolfsburg signed American winger Kevin Paredes from D.C. United on Friday for what the Major League Soccer team said was a $7.35 million transfer fee. The German club said the 18-year-old Paredes signed a contract until the end of the 2025-26 season. 🔔 PAREDES ANNOUNCED 🔔 VfL Wolfsburg have completed
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8:55 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona are considering Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as a short-term solution at striker, sources have told ESPN. Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is one of the players Barcelona are considering as a short-term solution to their goal-scoring problems, as a deal for Juventus striker Alvaro
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10:08 AM ET Sources have told ESPN that Spurs are interested in Juventus winger Dejan Kulusevski. Massimo Insabato/Archivio Massimo Insabato/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images Tottenham Hotspur have turned their attentions to Juventus winger Dejan Kulusevski after missing out on Wolverhampton Wanderers‘ Adama Traore and Porto‘s Luis Diaz, sources have told ESPN. The 21-year-old is understood to
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4:47 AM ET Liverpool are attempting to beat Tottenham and Manchester United to the £37 million signing of Porto winger Luis Diaz after abandoning plans to wait until the summer to sign the Colombia international, sources have told ESPN. Diaz, who is in South America preparing for Friday’s World Cup qualifier against Peru in Barranquilla,
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