Football News: Review Of The Day 15th May 2022
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Review of the Day
Contracts
Sheffield United defender Jack Robinson has triggered a 1-year contract extension to stay for next season. Ben Osborn will also stay another season after the club took up the option for a further year.
Adam May has signed a new 3-year deal with Cambridge United.
Leyton Orient have given full-back Tom James a new two-year contract.
Former Liverpool youngster Shamal George has had a 1-year contract extension triggered by Colchester United.
Timo Baumgartl has signed a 1-year deal with Union Berlin.
Athletic Bilbao have given Unai Vencedor a contract which will end in 2027.
Fabian Klos has signed a 1-year deal with Arminia Bielefeld.
Portsmouth midfielder Louis Thompson has signed a 1-year contract.
Transfers
Poland international Robert Lewandowski has told Bayern Munich that he will not be signing a new contract and would like to leave the club in the summer. Bayern director Hasan Salihamidzic has confirmed that Lewandowski, the club and Bundesliga's second highest scorer ever behind the legendary Gerd Muller, wants to leave but that Bayern would like to keep him until his contract ends at the end of next season.
Both Tom Rogic and Nir Bitton will leave Celtic in the summer. The two midfielders have been with the new Scottish champions for 9-years and leave with 34 domestic honours between them.
Sheffield United have released David McGoldrick, Lys Mousset and Luke Freeman.
Bristol City have signed a pair of teenagers from Guernsey after a trial. 17-year-old Ben Acey and Tim Ap Sion, who is 16, have joined on free transfers.
Bradford City have released Callum Cooke, Caolan Lavery, Gareth Evans, Olivier Sukiennicki, Richard O'Donnell and Theo Robinson.
Cardiff City have signed Ebou Adams from Forest Green Rovers on a free transfer.
Scunthorpe United have let ten leave: Rory Watson, Anthony Grant, Tom Pugh, Harry Bunn, Aaron Jarvis, Lewis Thompson, Tom Collins, Harry Jessop, Harry Baker and Kenan Dunnwald-Turan.
Dean Gerken and Miles Welch-Hayes have been released by Colchester United.
Real Madrid's head coach Carlo Ancelotti has dismissed talk of selling Eden Hazard in the transfer window, despite the Belgian winger managing just 17 appearances, scoring no goals and registering just one assist last season.
Injury Round Up
Managerial Changes
Majed Al Sorour, the chief executive of the Saudi Golf Federation, has joined the board of Newcastle United. Al Sorour has been seen at a number of recent Newcastle matches and the club's listing on Companies House has now confirmed his appointment as a director.
Following Dundee's relegation from the SPFL the board have decided not to renew manager Mark McGhee's contract. The 64-year-old will leave the club at the end of the season.
Plymouth Argyle's assistant manager Keith Downing has left the club after a 5-month spell helping new manager Steven Schumacher.
Disciplinary Charges
Manchester City have been fine 14,000 euros by UEFA for the "improper conduct of the team" during their draw in the Champions League with Atletico Madrid.
Premier League POTS Shortlist
The Premier League has announced its 8-man shortlist for player of the season:
Kevin de Bruyne - Manchester City
Joao Cancelo - Manchester City
Mohamed Salah - Liverpool
Trent Alexander-Arnold - Liverpool
Jarrod Bowen - West Ham United
Bukayo Saka - Arsenal
Son Heung-Min - Tottenham Hotspur
James Ward-Prowse - Southampton
China Withdraws As Host Country
China has decided to relinquish hosting rights to the 2023 Asian Cup due to the situation in the country with Covid-19. China has locked down Shanghai recently, which was due to be one of 10 cities that would hold games and is currently dealing with an outbreak of the pandemic worse than any they faced before.
Written by Tris Burke May 15 2022 08:04:12
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