Football News: Review Of The Day 5th August 2021

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Review of the Day

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Contracts

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson has signed a new contract which runs until 2027.

Transfers

Newport County have signed free agent striker Jordan Greenidge after the 21-year-old impressed while on a pre-season trial with the Exiles.

Sylvester Jasper has joined Colchester United on loan from Fulham until January.

Swindon Town have signed Mohammad Dabre from Port Vale and Harry McKirdy from Aston Villa, both on free transfers.

Free agent former Manchester United youngster Matty Willock has signed for Salford City.

Oldham Athletic have signed Jack Stobbs on a free transfer from Grantham Town.

Celtic goalkeeper Ross Doohan has moved to Tranmere Rovers on a season-long loan deal.

Peterborough United have paid a "seven-figure" sum for winger Joel Randall from Exeter City.

Gibraltar international Tjay de Barr has signed for Wycombe Wanderers on a free transfer from Lincoln Red Imps.

Rotherham United have picked up Ollie Rathbone on a free transfer from Rochdale and Rarmani Edmonds-Green on loan from Huddersfield Town for the season.

AFC Wimbledon have signed former Rangers youngster Dapo Mebude from Watford on loan for the season, with a recall option for January.

Wigan Athletic have paid Rangers an undisclosed fee for winger Jordan Jones.

Another undisclosed fee has paid for Sam Surridge to leave Bournemouth and sign for Stoke City.

Leicester City have sent goalkeeper Daniel Iversen on loan to Preston North End for the season.

Aston Villa have signed Jamaican winger Leon Bailey for £28.8m from Bayer Leverkusen.

Danny Ings has signed for Aston Villa in a move that is costing £31.68m, from Southampton. Liverpool will receive 20% due to a sell-on clause.

Omonia Nikosia have signed Fouad Bachirou from Nottingham Forest on a free transfer.

Mariusz Stepinski is moving to Aris Limassol on loan from Hellas Verona.

Eintracht Frankfurt have loaned teenage Turkish forward Ali Akman to NEC Nijmegen.

Inter Milan goalkeeper Filip Stankovic has joined Volendam on loan.

Monaco have paid £15.3m for young forward Myron Boadu from AZ Almaar.

Stade Brest 29 have spent £4.5m to sign Dutch goalkeeper Marco Bizot from AZ Alkmaar.

Rodrigo Salazar has signed for Schalke 04 on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt.

Injury Round-Up

After a reckless, and needless, challenge by Villareal's Fer Nino in a friendly match, Leicester City defender Wesley Fofana had to be carried off the pitch. The 20 year old centre-back will now need a scan to assess the scale of the damage, though he revealed on social media that he has suffered a fracture to his fibula (calf bone).

Managerial Changes

Former Manchester United and Barcelona manager Louis van Gaal has once again been appointed as manager of the Netherlands national team. This will be his third spell in charge of the Dutch and his first job since being sacked by United in 2016.

Disciplinary Charges

Brighton & Hove Albion have been charged by the Football Association over "several breaches" of their regulations surrounding agents. They have been charged with concealing or misrepresenting "the reality and/or substance of any matters in relation to a transaction" between January 2015 and January 2018. Brighton stated that they "identified and self-reported to the FA a limited number of historical administrative errors" and are "openly co-operating" with the FA over the problem.

La Liga Sells Shares

Spain's La Liga has reached an agreement to sell 10% of itself to international investment company CVC for 2.7bn euros. A league statement read: "The transaction is expected to further drive the global growth of LaLiga and its clubs, continuing the league's transformation into a global digital entertainment corporation." It also revealed that 90% of the money, around 2.3bn euros, will go directly to the clubs. It is expected that La Liga's clubs, such as financially stricken Real Madrid and Barcelona, will receive over 250m euros each from the deal, though the final distribution model has yet to be agreed.

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Written by Tris Burke August 05 2021 06:33:57