Football News: Review Of The Day 2nd August 2019

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Review of the Day

Contracts

Spanish midfielder Roberto Torres has agreed a 2 year contract with Osasuna.

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim's Austrian midfielder Christoph Baumgartner has a new 4 year deal.

Transfers

Brentford midfielder Canice Carroll has signed for Carlisle United on a season-long loan deal.

Macclesfield Town have signed experienced midfielder Jay Harris on a free following his release from Tranmere Rovers.

Leyton Orient have paid an undisclosed fee for forward Louis Dennis from Portsmouth.

Oldham Athletic have signed three players. Bolton Wanderers captain David Wheater, former Burton Albion defender Tomas Egert and former Manchester United youngster Callum Dolan.

Stevenage have signed Afghanistan international midfielder Noor Husin following his release from Notts County. Also joining Stevenage is Paul Taylor on a free transfer from Doncaster Rovers.

Charlton Athletic midfielder Taylor Maloney has joined Newport County on loan for the season.

Joining Cheltenham Town on loan are Gavin Reilly and Jake Doyle-Hales. Scottish striker Reilly has arrived on a 6 month loan, while young midfielder Doyle-Hales arrives from Aston Villa.

South Korean midfielder Ja-cheol Koo has moved on a free transfer to Qatari Stars League side Al Gharafa from Augsburg.

Getafe have signed Moroccan midfielder Faycal Fajr from SM Caen.

Another young Aston Villa player has been sent on loan. Andre Green will play for Preston North End next season. And, if he is half as good as his name, Villa fans are in for a treat with the signing of £11m midfielder Marvelous Nakamba from Club Brugge. Also joining the Villans is England keeper Tom Heaton from Burnley for just under £8m.

Leicester City defender Elliott Moore has moved to Oxford United on loan.

Ivory Coast midfielder Jean-Eudes Aholou has moved to Saint-Etienne on loan from Monaco.

Inter Milan's teenage Italian defender Marco Pompetti has joined Sampdoria on loan.

Former Swansea City defender Jordi Amat has moved from Rayo Vallecano to KAS Eupen of the Belgian Jupiler Pro League on loan.

Austrian centre back Martin Hinteregger has moved to Eintracht Frankfurt for nearly £11m from Augsburg.

Bristol City have paid over £3m for Chelsea youngster Kasey Palmer from Chelsea.

Turkish winger Emre Mor has made a loan move to Galatasaray from Celta de Vigo.

Arsenal have spent a club record £72m on Ivory Coast winger Nicolas Pepe from LOSC Lille.

Teenage Italian goalkeeper Alessandro Plizzari has moved on loan to Livorno from AC Milan.

Fiorentina have paid a loan fee of around £900,000 for Sassuolo's Spanish right-back Pol Lirola.

Watford have sold young Belgian winger Dodi Lukebakio to Hertha Berlin for around £18m.

Malian midfielder Samba Sow has joined Nottingham Forest on a free transfer from Dinamo Moscow.

Lille have lost another young starlet, as Portugese forward Rafael Leao has joined AC Milan for around £27m. Coming in to Lille is Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen from RSG Charleroi for around £11m.

Levante have taken Costa Rican defender Oscar Duarte on a free transfer from Espanyol.

Elio Capradossi have moved to Spezia from AS Roma.

Parma have paid over £2m to sign Uruguayan midfielder Gaston Brugman from Pescara. Parma have also sent Dutch winger Alessio Da Cruz to Ascoli on loan.

Bournemouth have signed winger Arnaut Danjuma from Club Brugge for a fee of around £13.5m.

Perth Glory have released former Wolverhampton Wanderers forward Andy Keogh.

Saudi Professional League team Al Ahli have signed Bosnia-Herzogovina defender Ervin Zukanovic from Genoa.

Former Arsenal target Jackson Martinez has moved on a free transfer from Guangzhou Evergrande to Portugese side Portimonense. Also joining Portimonense is Colombian winger Marlos Moreno on loan from Manchester City.

Ghana left-back Lumor has joined Mallorca on loan from Sporting Clube de Portugal.

Leeds United's Montenegrin striker Oliver Sarkic has moved to Burton Albion.

Veteran duo Peter Clarke and Matt Gilks have joined Fleetwood Town. The pair, who are both 37 year old, have signed on 1 year deals.

Josh Parker has signed for Wycombe Wanderers on a free transfer from Charlton Athletic.

Tranmere Rovers have paid an undisclosed fee for striker Morgan Ferrier from Walsall.

Joe Shaughnessy has signed for Southend United after a trial spell with the club following his release from St Johnstone.

Norwich City defender Rocky Bushiri has signed for Blackpool on a season loan loan. Also joining the Tangerines is striker Joe Nuttall from Blackburn Rovers for an undisclosed fee.

Ben Reeves has returned to MK Dons following his release from Charlton Athletic after joining them from the Dons in 2017.

Wigan Athletic have added three players to their ranks. Jamal Lowe has arrived from Portsmouth for an undisclosed fee. Dujon Sterling is on a season-long loan from Chelsea. Daniel Gyollai was a free agent after being released by Stoke City.

Heart of Midlothian have signed Steven Naismith after his release from Norwich City.

St Mirren have signed midfielder Sam Foley on a free transfer from Northampton Town.

Swansea City have taken goalkeeper Freddie Woodman on loan from Newcastle United.

Reading keeper Luke Southwood has signed for Hamilton Academicals on loan until January.

Injury Round-Up

St Mirren striker Cody Cooke will be out for most of the season after being ruled out for 9 months as he ruptured knee ligaments during a League Cup draw with Albion Rovers. Manager Jim Goodwin said: "Cody's unfortunately picked up a really bad injury. We're looking at surgery, then probably six-to-nine-months rehab. We're all disappointed for him as he's a great boy. I don't think I've had terrible luck. Of course the League Cup could have gone better but we just haven't been able to score enough goals. These things happen and it just emphasised the need for players. However, I've got great confidence in the boys here. It's not doom and gloom and there is no need for anyone to stress."

Kicker Makes Sane Claim

German football magazine Kicker has claimed that Bayern Munich are set to sign Leroy Sane from Manchester City. According to them Bayern will pay a fee of around £90m to sign the 23 year old, a club, and Bundesliga, record fee.

Millwall Fined Over Racists Chants

South London side Millwall have once again found themselves in trouble over racist chants, as fans could be heard chanting a derogatory word for Asians during their FA Cup 4th round win over Everton in January. The Football Association found that the club had "failed to use all due diligence" to ensure their supporters refrained from the use of racist language. Millwall have said they disagree with the FA's findings but will not be appealing: "Anyone found guilty of discrimination of any sort at The Den is not just issued with an immediate ban, but also offered the opportunity to attend Millwall For All's 'Fan Diversity Scheme', which aims to educate rather than simply just exclude. Education is key when it comes to dealing with people with unpalatable views and football clubs should be at the forefront of efforts to do so."

FIFA's Best Shortlist Announced

The shortlist for FIFA's best player of the year has been announced and includes three players from European Champions League winners Liverpool but no one from the team which beat them to the Premier League title, Manchester City.
Full men's player shortlist
Virgil van Dijk, Netherlands
Sadio Mane, Senegal
Mohamed Salah, Egypt
Harry Kane, England
Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal
Lionel Messi, Argentina
Matthijs de Ligt, Netherlands
Frenkie de Jong, Netherlands
Kylian Mbappe, France
Eden Hazard, Belgium
The shortlist for the best coach of the year does include both Manchester City and Liverpool, also River Plate's most successful ever manager Marcelo Gallardo.
Full men's coaches shortlist
Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool
Pep Guardiola, Manchester City
Mauricio Pochettino, Tottenham
Djamel Belmadi, Algeria
Didier Deschamps, France
Marcelo Gallardo, River Plate
Ricardo Gareca, Peru
Fernando Santos, Portugal
Erik Ten Hag, Ajax
Tite, Brazil

Liverpool Sell Melwood

Liverpool have completed a deal to sell their Melwood training ground to not-for-profit trust Torus for an undisclosed fee. The Liverpool first team will be moving to the specially built new site in Kirkby that also house the academy. Melwood was revolutionised after the arrival of Bill Shankly as Liverpool manager, who found little more than a wasteland when he arrived to take charge of the then-struggling second tier club.

Ref Hit By Object Thrown From Crowd

Hungarian side Honved have said that their Europa League qualifying match against Romanian team Universitatea Craiova should have been called off after the referee was hit by an object thrown from the crowd. The game ended in farce as a brawl broke out between the two sets of players in the last minute of extra time and a smoke bomb was thrown from the stands. Northern Irish referee Arnold Hunter was then hit by the thrown object and required treatment and the game was held up for over half an hour before the assistant referee took charge. The game eventually resumed and Craiova won 3-1 on penalties to reach the next qualifying round.

Written by Tris Burke August 02 2019 06:41:25