Football News: Review Of The Day 27th August 2021
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Review of the Day
Contracts
Transfers
Elliott Lee has signed for Charlton Athletic on loan for the season from Luton Town.
Stevenage have signed Bruno Andrade from Salford City.
Accrington Stanley have signed Mitch Clark from Leicester City.
Brandon Hanlan has signed for Wycombe Wanderers from Bristol Rovers.
French defender Maxime Le Marchand has joined Racing Strasbourg on a free transfer from Fulham.
Former Norwich City full-back Ivo Pinto has joined Fortuna Sittard on loan from Dinamo Zagreb.
Brighton & Hove Albion's South African forward Percy Tau has joined El Ahly of the Egyptian Premier League.
Leganes have signed Jon Bautista on loan from Real Sociedad.
Watford's Nigerian forward Isaac Success has joined sister club Udinese.
Stade Rennais have paid £10.8m to sign Lovro Majer from Dinamo Zagreb.
Bologna have paid a £900,000 loan fee to take Arthur Theate on loan from KV Oostende.
Spezia have signed Emil Holm from SonderjyskE.
Sampdoria have loaned Manuel De Luca to Perugia.
Hertha Berlin have signed Danish goalkeeper Oliver Christensen from Odense BK.
Bayer Leverkusen have paid £13.5m for French forward Amine Adli from Toulouse.
Norwich have released Tom Trybull.
Inter Milan have paid a £4.5m loan fee to take Joaquin Correa on loan from Lazio.
Emre Mor has moved to Karagumruk on loan from Celta de Vigo.
Willian Jose, who spent last season on loan at Wolverhampton Wanderers, has joined Real Betis on loan from Real Sociedad.
Cagliari have received a £1.35m loan fee for Giovanni Simeone from Hellas Verona.
Manchester City have paid £9m to Fluminese for Brazilian teenager Kayky.
Injury Round-Up
Fleetwood Town defender Brad Halliday has been ruled out for the season with an anterior cruciate ligament injury.
Former Tottenham Hotspur youngster Grant Ward is out for a "lengthy spell". The 26-year-old was injured playing for Blackpool at Bournemouth and had to be taken off on a stretcher. He will now have surgery on an Achilles tendon injury.
Southampton midfielder Stuart Armstrong is out of the Scotland squad due to a calf injury.
Managerial Changes
Disciplinary Charges
Manchester City's French international left-back Benjamin Mendy has been charged with 4 counts of rape and one of sexual assault. City have suspended the player.
Villa Donate Gate
Aston Villa have donated their 45% of gate receipts to Barrow. The two teams played in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday and Villa have allowed the League Two side to keep 100% of the gate money.
Pep Moving On
In an online media event organised by a Brazilian company, Pep Guardiola revealed that he intends to leave Manchester City at the end of his contract in 2023 and move into international management. Guardiola said: "I think I'm going to have a stop. I'm going to have to take a break, see what we've done. Next step will be a national team, if there is a possibility."
England Squad
England squad:
Goalkeepers: Sam Johnstone (West Brom), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Nick Pope (Burnley)
Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Conor Coady (Wolves), Reece James (Chelsea), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), Luke Shaw (Manchester United), John Stones (Manchester City), Kieran Tripper (Atletico Madrid), Kyle Walker (Manchester City)
Midfielders: Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Jesse Lingard (Manchester United), Mason Mount (Chelsea), Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United), Declan Rice (West Ham)
Forwards: Patrick Bamford (Leeds United), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton), Jack Grealish (Manchester City), Harry Kane (Tottenham), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Jadon Sancho (Manchester United), Raheem Sterling (Manchester City)
UEFA Awards
Men's Uefa awards
Player of the year - Jorginho (Chelsea)
Coach of the year - Thomas Tuchel (Chelsea)
Goalkeeper of the year - Edouard Mendy (Chelsea)
Defender of the year - Ruben Dias (Manchester City)
Midfielder of the year - N'Golo Kante (Chelsea)
Forward of the year - Erling Braut Haaland (Borussia Dortmund)
President's award - Denmark captain Simon Kjaer and medical team
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Written by Tris Burke August 27 2021 05:01:47
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