Football News: Review Of The Day 30th August 2022

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Review of the Day

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Contracts

Huddersfield Town have given defender Tom Lees a new 3-year deal.

Lukas Hradecky has agreed a 4 year contract with Bayer Leverkusen.

Liverpool have given Sepp van den Berg a new deal.

Hamza Sakhi has signed a 3-year contract with AJ Auxerre.

Bayern Munich have handed their sporting director, Hasan Salihamidzic, a new contract which will run until 2026.

Transfers

West Ham United have completed the club record signing of Brazil midfielder Lucas Paqueta from Olympique Lyonnais for an initial fee of £38.66m.

Former Chelsea and Arsenal star Willian is in talks with Fulham after being released by Corinthians following his family receiving death threats.

Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte has said he needs more signings to compete for the title. Conte said: "If you compare to last season, we are more complete. But to reach other teams at the top level, we need time, patience and transfer markets, at least two transfer markets to reach the same level."

Martin Dubravka is close to switching Newcastle United's bench for Manchester United's.

Valencia have agreed to sign former Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani on a free transfer.

Como have signed Patrick Cutrone from Wolverhampton Wanderers. Joining Wolves will be VfB Stuttgart striker Sasa Kalajdzic after they agreed a deal for the giant Austrian.

Chelsea have released former Everton midfielder Ross Barkley.

Harry Winks is set to join Sampdoria on loan from Spurs.

Birmingham City have signed Manchester United teenager Hannibal Mejbri on a season-long loan move.

Nottingham Forest have completed their 18th signing of the summer as Renan Lodi has joined on loan from Atletico Madrid for a loan fee of £4.5m with an option to make the deal permanent in the summer.

Manchester United have agreed a deal to sign winger Antony from Ajax for £85.5m.

Manchester City are in talks to sign Manuel Akanji from Borussia Dortmund.

Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi has signed on loan for Bayer Leverkusen for the season. The deal includes an option to recall him in January.

Tottenham Hotspur full-back Sergio Reguilon has signed on loan for Atletico Madrid for the season.

Barcelona have finally been able to register Jules Kounde after he signed from Sevilla last month.

Teenage Ghana forward Felix Afena-Gyan has joined Cremonese for an undisclosed fee of £5.4m from AS Roma.

Motherwell have signed Rolando Aarons on loan again, this time for the season from Huddersfield Town. The 26-year-old spent time on loan at Motherwell previously while on the books of Newcastle United.

West Ham United have loaned former Celtic winger Armstrong Oko-Flex to Swansea City for the season.

Swansea City have signed Luke Cundle on a season-long loan deal from Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Blackpool have agreed a deal with Shamrock Rovers to pay them an undisclosed fee to sign Andy Lyons in January.

Coventry City have received an undisclosed fee for defender Dom Hyam from Blackburn Rovers.

Rotherham United forward Joshua Kayode has joined MK Dons on loan for the season.

Alex Mighten has joined Sheffield Wednesday on loan from Nottingham Forest for the season.

Lincoln City have taken Jack Diamond on loan from Sunderland for the rest of the season.

Blackpool winger Bez Lubala has signed for Colchester United on loan for the season.

Sutton United have signed Aaron Pierre on a free transfer from Shrewsbury Town.

Tottenham Hotspur have turned Cristian Romero's loan move from Atalanta into a permanent deal for £45m.

Brazilian forward Felipe Vizeu has joined FC Sheriff from Udinese.

Espanyol have sent Landry Dimata on loan to NEC Nijmegen.

Liverpool defender Sepp van den Berg has joined Schalke 04 on loan.

Burnley have paid £3.6m for Anass Zaroury from RSC Charleroi.

Bologna have loaned teenage defender Matteo Angeli to Renate and then paid £7.65m to sign Joshua Zirkzee from Bayern Munich.

Marseille midfielder Franco Tongya has joined Odense BK.

Borussia Moenchengladback have paid £7.2m for Nathan Ngoumou from Toulouse.

Saint-Etienne have paid £450,000 for Lorient defender Leo Petrot.

Rangers full-back Mateusz Zukowski has joined Lech Poznan on loan.

Teenage forward Gabriel Vidovic has joined Vitesse Arnhem on loan from Bayern Munich.

Werder Bremen have sent young forward Nick Woltemade to SV Elversberg on loan.

Trabzonspor have paid a £135,000 loan fee to borrow Naci Unuvar from Ajax.

FC Lugano have signed experienced Swiss winger Renato Steffen from VfL Wolfsburg.

AC Ajaccio have taken Youssouf Kone on loan from Lyon.

Henan Songshan Longmen have signed Guido Carrillo on a free transfer from Elche.

FC Andorra have signed Mika Marmol on a free transfer from Barcelona.

Blendi Idrizi has joined Jahn Regensburg on loan from FC Schalke 04.

Jairo Quinteros has left Major League Soccer's Inter Miami to sign for Real Zaragoza on a free transfer.

AS Monaco winger Anthony Musaba has signed for Metz on loan.

Udinese have spent £900,000 on Kingsley Ehizibue from 1.FC Koln.

OGC Nice have spent £19.8m on AS Monaco winger Sofiane Diop.

Bodo/Glimt have signed Patrick Berg from Lens.

Racing Santander have taken Sekou Gassama on loan from Real Valladolid.

FC Schalke 04 have sold Malick Thiaw to AC Milan for £4.5m.

Bartosz Bialek has joined Vitesse Arnhem on loan from VfL Wolfsburg.

Rot-Weiss Essen have signed Felix Gotze on loan from Augsburg.

Salernitana have paid £4.5m for OGC Nice defender Flavius Daniliuc.

RCD Mallorca have paid a £360,000 loan fee for Tino Kadewere on loan from Olympique Lyonnais.

SK Beveren have paid £315,000 to MLS side DC United for Moses Nyeman.

Hertha Berlin have sent Fredrik Bjorkan to Feyenoord on loan.

Atromitos Athen have signed Wajdi Kechrida on a free transfer from Salernitana.

Spartak Moscow have loaned Maximiliano Caufriez to Clermont Foot.

Real Madrid have paid a £270,000 loan fee for teenage forward Iker Bravo on loan from Bayer Leverkusen.

Former Crystal Palace striker Alexander Sorloth has moved to Real Sociedad on loan from RB Leipzig for a loan fee of £1.35m.

Bologna have also paid a loan fee of £1.35m for Nikola Moro from Dynamo Moscow.

Experienced Spanish defender Alvaro Gonzalez has signed for Al-Nassr on a free transfer from Marseille.

Red Star Belgrade have signed Kalifa Coulibaly on a free transfer from Nantes.

AS Roma have taken Mady Camara on loan from Olympiakos.

Stade Rennais's teenage winger Loum Tchaouna has signed for Dijon on loan.

Saint-Etienne have paid £450,000 for Thomas Monconduit from Lorient.

Hamilton Academical have released Shaun Want.

Injury Round Up

Heart of Midlothian forward Liam Boyce is set to be sidelined for "a number of months" after rupturing his cruciate ligament in the win over St Johnstone in the SPFL. Hearts also lost defender Kye Rowles for 6 to 8 weeks in the same game due to a broken foot.

Bristol City centre-back Nathan Baker has had to hang up his boots on medical advice following a double concussion. The defender has been unable to play since November last year after suffering a second concussion within a month. The 31-year-old began his career with Aston Villa and made over 100 appearances for the Villans.

Job Changes

Jim Bentley has been appointed as the new manager of League Two Rochdale. Bentley has been appointed to replace Robbie Stockdale, who was sacked earlier in the month after they lost their first four games of the season. He has been out of work since being sacked by National League North side AFC Fylde back in March.

In the Premier League Bournemouth have already decided enough is enough with Scott Parker, despite him winning the first game of the season. Since then they have lost all three Premier League games, including a 9-0 hammering at the hands of Liverpool last time out. Bournemouth's owner, Maxim Denim, said: "In order for us to keep progressing as a team and a club as a whole, it is unconditional that we are aligned in our strategy to run the club sustainably. That is the approach that has brought this club so much success in recent history, and one that we will not veer from now. Our search for a new head coach will begin immediately." Gary O'Neil will take temporary charge of the team.

Como have unveiled Arsenal legend Thierry Henry as their new investor. The Serie B side already boasts his former teammate Cesc Fabregas as a shareholder and former Chelsea player Dennis Wise as CEO. Como have risen up from the fourth tier after bankruptcy under the ownership of Indonesian tobacco corporation Djarum.

Another manager sacked after a 9-0 loss is Jack Ross, who was sacked by Dundee United after they were smashed by Celtic. Ross had only been in the job 10 weeks. Liam Fox will take interim control.

Millwall have recruited their new Lead Physical Performance Coach from an unusual place. Ben Dixon has left his role as Lead Strength and Conditioning Coach with the English National Ballet to take over at Millwall. I am struggling to imagine a more different environment from Millwall to come in from than the ballet! I doubt any of the 'Wall fans will have seen his work in that role, that is for sure.

Disciplinary Charges

Newport County's training facility has been broken into by thieves who stole items including: "Computer equipment, TVs, medical equipment and playing shirts. In addition, personal items belonging to staff and players were also stolen."

Motherwell have been fined by UEFA for incidents during their Europa Conference League defeat to Sligo Rovers. £2,569 has been handed as one fine after assistant referee Petur Pauli Hojgaard was hit by a plastic bottle thrown from the crowd. They were also fined a further £1,712 for fireworks set off by their fans.

Fiorentina are likely to face censure after ugly scenes between their fans and Napoli head coach Luciano Spalletti. Spalletti, who is from Florence and used to watch the Viola as a child, had been receiving abuse throughout the Serie A fixture between Fiorentina and Napoli. At the end of the 0-0 draw, Spalletti went over to confront the man who was hurling insults at him for the entirety of the game. The fan attempted to slap Spalletti, just about missing, while another fan threw an empty bottle at his head.

Pointless List Of The Day

Milan To Be Hit By Drake Curse?

AC Milan may become the latest sports team to be hit by the 'Drake Curse'. The rapper has managed to show support for a number of teams that have ended up losing big games after he gave them support. Now AC Milan look likely to be cursed for the forseeable future as Drake and LeBron James, through their fund Main Street Advisors, are set to invest in the Milanese team alongside RedBird Capital Partners. James already owns a small stake of around 2% in Liverpool. Joining the consortium is Major League Baseball franchise New York Yankees, who already have a shareholding in MLS franchise New York City FC alongside Manchester City's owners, the City Football Group.

Bayern Helping Hand

Bayern Munich are to donate 50% of the gate receipts from their German FA Cup fixture with Viktoria Koln to the third tier side in order to help them through financial issues they have been facing due to the pandemic. With a likely 50,000 crowd, it is expected to be a huge help to the lower league side.

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Written by Tris Burke August 30 2022 20:37:43