Football News: Review Of The Day 31st May 2022
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Review of the Day
Contracts
Bambo Diamby has signed a new 2-year deal with Preston North End. The 24-year-old joined them in January as a free agent after serving a 2-year doping ban, which led to him being released by Barnsley in 2020.
Doncaster Rovers have given former Manchester United youngster Aidan Barlow a 1-year contract with an option for a further year.
Portsmouth defender Sean Raggett, the club's fans' player of the season, has been tied down for 2-more years.
Theo Vassell has agreed a 2-year contract with Salford City.
Brennan Dickenson has signed a new 1-year contract.
Noam Bonney has signed a 1-year deal with Olympique Lyonnais.
Napoli have given experienced Brazilian defender Juan Jesus a 1-year contract with club option for another year.
Transfers
Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak has said that the club will make "a couple more" signings this summer on top of the incomings of Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund and Julian Alvarez from River Plate.
Poland striker Robert Lewandowski has confirmed that he is looking to move on from Bayern Munich in the summer window. Lewandowski said: "One thing is certain today, my story with Bayern is over. After everything that has happened in recent months, I cannot imagine further good co-operation. I realise a transfer will be the best solution for both sides." Lewandowski, who is 33-years-old now, scored 50 times in 46 games for the German champions this season.
Blair Spittal has signed for Motherwell on a free transfer from Ross County.
Bristol City have signed Kal Naismith on a free transfer from Luton Town.
Rotherham United striker Freddie Ladapo will sign from Ipswich Town on a free transfer at the end of his contract this summer. Replacing him is Connor Washington, who has joined on a free transfer from Charlton Athletic.
Wigan Athletic have released Gavin Massey.
Peter Jameson has signed for Harrogate Town from York City on a free transfer.
Former Manchester United youngster Ben Hockenhull has joined Tranmere Rovers on a free transfer from Brentford.
Newport County have agreed to sign Will Evans after his contract expires with Bala Town.
Oisin McEntee will sign for Walsall on a free transfer from Newcastle United when his contract expires this summer.
Bradford City have signed Ryan East on a free transfer from Swindon Town.
Borussia Dortmund have signed Dutch forward Jayden Braaf from Manchester City despote the 19-year-old already suffering a couple of serious long-term injuries which have led to him missing almost two complete seasons of football in the 4 years since signing for Citeh from PSV Eindhoven.
Former West Ham United striker Mauro Zarate has moved to Platense on a free transfer from Juventude.
Injury Round Up
Ben White has withdrawn from the England squad due to injury.
Managerial Changes
Ralf Rangnick's stint at Manchester United is to end completely this summer, despite originally having been set for a role as a consultant in the next 2 years.
Newcastle United have finally confirmed the appointment of Dan Ashworth as their sporting director. Ashworth resigned his role as technical director at Brighton & Hove Albion in February to take up the job at Newcastle, but had been on gardening leave while the two clubs negotiated over his transfer.
Antonio Conte has confirmed his intention to stay on as head coach of Tottenham Hotspur next season.
Swindon Town's director of football Ben Chorley has resigned with immediate effect. Chorley was promoted from his role as a scout in July 2021.
Forest Green Rovers have brought in Ian Burchnall from Notts County to replace Rob Edwards as their new head coach. Edwards left to take charge of Watford after leading Rovers to promotion to League One.
Pete Wild has been appointed as new manager of Barrow, just days after quitting as Halifax Town boss. Wild's Halifax team were beaten in the National League play-offs by Chesterfield to miss out on promotion to the Football League. Wild quit the club on Thursday, two days after the defeat.
Disciplinary Charges
Players were forced to flee to safety as Saint-Etienne were relegated from Ligue 1 following a penalty shoot-out defeat in a play-off against AJ Auxerre. St Etienne fans charged onto the pitch at the end of the game, with flares being thrown at the main stand and towards the players' tunnel while riot police used tear gas to combat them. The former French champions have been sanctioned a number of times already over the course of the season due to crowd trouble as Ligue 1 faced a season to forget due to problems with supporters. This match even took place with one stand closed due to fan violence at the game against Monaco in April.
Port Vale head coach Darrell Clarke has been fined £500 by the FA for a touchline scuffle with Swindon Town defender Dion Conroy during Vale's League Two play-off semi-final win over the Robins.
Blues Takeover Complete
The takeover of Chelsea by the Todd Boehly-led consortium has been completed. Chelsea were put up for sale in March by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich before he was sanctioned by the British government for his links to Vladimir Putin, in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Since he was sanctioned, Chelsea have been forced to operate under a special government license which would have expired today. Boehly stated: "We are honoured to become the new custodians of Chelsea Football Club. We're all in - 100% - every minute of every match. Our vision as owners is clear: we want to make the fans proud. Along with our commitment to developing the youth squad and acquiring the best talent, our plan of action is to invest in the club for the long term and build on Chelsea's remarkable history of success. I personally want to thank ministers and officials in the British government, and the Premier League, for all their work in making this happen." It is believed to be the most expensive takeover in sports history and consequently makes Chelsea the most expensive sports organisation in the world.
Written by Tris Burke May 31 2022 01:28:54
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