Football News: Review Of The Day 11th August 2022

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Review of the Day

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Contracts

Swindon Town left-back Ellis Iandolo has signed a 2-year deal.

Juventus have given Nicolo Fagioli a 4-year contract. Juve have also given young winger Mattia Compagnon a contract which will expire in 2026.

Elche goalkeeper Edgar Badia has agreed to stay until 2025.

Teenage Liverpool midfielder Stefan Bajcetic has signed a new, improved contract with the Reds after impressing the club during pre-season.

Transfers

Manchester United have pulled out of a move for Bologna's former West Ham United forward Marko Arnautovic due to a backlash from fans opposed to the proposed signing.

Tottenham Hotspur have agreed a deal to sign Italy U-21 international left-back Destiny Udogie from Udinese with an agreement to loan him back for the rest of this season.

RB Leipzig have re-signed Timo Werner from Chelsea for £18m.

Manchester City have set their sights on another former Barcelona left-back after being beaten to the signature of Marc Cucurella by Chelsea. The reigning Premier League champions are in talks with Anderlecht over Sergio Gomez.

Cardiff City have paid Rangers an undisclosed fee to sign defender Jack Simpson.

Watford completed the signing of midfielder Hamza Choudhury from Leicester City on a season-long loan deal.

Veteran former Derby County defender Richard Keogh has returned to his first club Ipswich Town after they paid an undisclosed fee to Blackpool.

Burnley have received an undisclosed fee for defender Jacob Bedeau from Morecambe.

Cheltenham Town have signed Will Ferry from Southampton.

Getafe have signed former Real Madrid goalkeeper Kiko Casilla from Leeds United on a free transfer.

Athletic Bilbao have loaned Alex Petxa to FC Andorra.

Cadiz forward Milutin Osmajic has signed for Vizela on loan.

Spezia have paid £1.8m to Fiorentina for Polish goalkeeper Bartlomiej Dragowski.

Cremonese have sent Cedric Gondo to Ascoli on loan.

Olympique Marseille have completed the signing of Alexis Sanchez following the Chilean winger mutally terminating his Inter Milan contract.

Jakub Jankto has moved to Sparta Prague on loan from Getafe.

Cremonese have paid a £5.85m fee to Austrian side Wolfsberger AC for Luka Lochoshvili.

Young Augsburg winger Lasse Gunther has moved to Jahn Regensburg on loan.

Levante have signed Rober Ibanez from Osasuna on a free transfer.

SK Beveren have taken Taofeek Ismaheel on loan from Lorient.

Former Manchester City and Everton forward Jo has moved to Ceara SC on a free transfer from Corinthians.

Loris Mouyokolo has moved to Rodez AF on loan from Lorient.

Salernitana have received a loan fee of £90,000 from Ternana to borrow Mamadou Coulibaly.

Pisa have signed Asturo Calabresi from Lecce.

Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer have sent Alexandru Matan to Rapid Bucharest on loan.

Real Oviedo have released Erik Jirka.

Cremonese have signed Gonzalo Escalante on loan from Lazio.

Granada have paid £900,000 to MLS side Charlotte for Sergio Ruiz.

Troyes have signed Thierno Balde from Paris Saint-Germain.

Celta Vigo have paid £900,000 to sign Carles Perez on loan from AS Roma.

Everton have paid £32.4m for Amadou Onana from LOSC Lille.

Chelsea have received a £900,000 loan fee for Malang Sarr from AS Monaco, who also have an option to buy.

New England Revolution have released Arnor Ingvi Traustason.

Barcelona fans gave Frenkie de Jong abuse as he arrived at the club. The midfielder has refused to leave or take a pay cut to help the team sign big money transfers for the new season and was told, among other things, to, "lower your salary bitch!"

Fulham have signed Issa Diop from West Ham United for an undisclosed fee.

Brentford have signed Mikkel Damsgaard from Sampdoria.

Brentford have signed promising teen duo Tony Yogane and Issac Holland from Sheffield Wednesday.

Fiorentina sporting director Daniele Prade has dismissed as "fake news" reports that Nottingham Forest were in talks to sign club captain Cristiano Biraghi.

Newcastle United goalkeeper Jude Smith is set to sign for East Fife after a trial spell on Tyneside.

St Johnstone have signed former Chelsea youngster Daniel Phillips on a free transfer from Watford.

Espanyol have loaned Tonny Vilhena to Salernitana with an option to buy.

Middlesbrough have signed US forward Matthew Hoppe from Mallorca.

Injury Round Up

Accrington Stanley defender Jay Rich-Baghuelou will miss the season with an ankle injury.

Ross County duo Connor Randall and William Akio will be out injured for a significant period. Akio was taken off in the closing stages of his debut with a knee problem, which has proven to be a knee cartilage injury. Former Liverpool right-back Randall has a broken leg.

AC Milan youngster Leonardo D'Alessio has suffered a "serious but rare" eye issue and is expected to need six months of rehabilitation before his return.

Job Changes

The president of the Confederation of African Football Patrice Motsepe has said that African football will support Gianni Infantino in his attempt to gain re-election as FIFA president. Infantino stood unopposed to begin his second term and is, as of now, unopposed ahead of the election process next year. Motsepe said: "We discussed at the executive committee meeting that in recognition of the huge contributions, commitment and the track record that you've built in terms of improving African football, all 54 member nations have taken a resolution to vote for you (Gianni Infantino) for re-election. He has shown so much commitment and love to football in Africa. I've been honoured whilst visiting about 30 nations over the last year, to hear the people who love football on the African continent as well as the presidents of football in all of the 54 African nations. They've said that the work Gianni Infantino has done, the visible improvements and the contribution to African football is greatly appreciated."

Disciplinary Charges

Manchester City left-back Benjamin Mendy has pleaded not guilty to eight (8) counts of rape, one of sexual assault and one of attempted rape. His trial is set to begin next week.

Shrewsbury Town defender Tom Flanagan has won an appeal against the red card he was shown on Saturday against Accrington Stanley. He was sent off for two yellow cards but one has been ruled as mistaken identity and instead switched to goalkeeper Marko Marosi by the FA panel.

A Newport County fan has been banned from attending matches at Rodeny Parade pending a police investigation into missiles thrown at former manager Michael Flynn at the weekend. A County statement explained: "A male has been identified as being responsible for the missile throwing. The CCTV has been viewed and the footage clearly captures the incident and the offender. This evidence will be handed over to Gwent Police. The male will be banned from attending matches at Rodney Parade pending the police investigation. Following the outcome of the police investigation, the length of this club ban will be determined. The pitch must remain safe for players, managers and match officials, just as the stands should be for supporters. The EFL is bringing in strong measures across the whole of football to tackle antisocial and criminal behaviours within grounds. The football club and stadium are committed to protecting the game and enforcing these measures." The only question is whether this is a punishment or a reward?

Arsenal have become the latest club to be reprimanded by the Advertising Standards Agency over "misleading" and "irresponsible" adverts promoting NFTs through fan token company Socios.

AS Monaco have made an official complaint to UEFA after their entire squad and staff were woken up at 4am before their Champions League qualifying defeat to PSV Eindhoven. Monaco have complained that Young Ultras Eindhoven let off a fireworks display so loud outside their hotel that it woke up everyone who travelled. The ultras group even posted the fireworks display on their social media page.

Former Real Madrid full-back Fabio Coentrao has been given a 1-match ban, just a year after retiring from playing. Coentrao was involved in an incident in a match between Boavista and Rio Ave after he scored an equaliser in the 94th minute. It took so long for the Portugese FA to investigate the incident that Coentrao has retired and become a fisherman since!

Frenkie de Jong's lawyers have contacted FIFpro, La Liga and the Spanish players' union AFE about Barcelona's actions. The Dutch midfielder believes he is the victim of a planned media slander campaign.

England's Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham has appeared in court over driving offences in Worcestershire.

Bayern Munich have turned Hyunju Lee's loan move from Pohang Steelers into a permanent transfer.

Pointless List Of The Day

Today's pointless list is Capology's highest paid players in Serie A, in euros per week:
1. Dusan Vlahovic - Juventus - 249,231
2. Wojciech Szczesny - Juventus - 231,538
3. Leonardo Bonucci - Juventus - 231,538
4. Alex Sandro - Juventus - 213,654
5. Lautaro Martinez - Inter Milan - 213,654
6. Marcelo Brozovic - Inter Milan - 213,654
7. Paul Pogba - Juventus - 197,308
8. Romelu Lukaku - Inter Milan - 197,308
9. Juan Cuadrado - Juventus - 178,077
10. Federico Chiesa - Juventus - 178,077
11. Hakan Calhanoglu - Inter Milan - 178,077
12. Edin Dzeko - Inter Milan - 178,077
13. Bremer - Juventus - 178,077
14. Nicolo Barella - Inter Milan - 178,077
15. Adrien Rabiot - Juventus - 172,500
16. Paulo Dybala - Roma - 160,192
17. Angel Di Maria - Juventus - 147,885
18. Lorenzo Pellegrini - Roma - 142,500
19. Ciro Immobile - Lazio - 142,500
20. Stefan de Vrij - Inter Milan - 135,385
21. Daniele Rugani - Juventus - 124,615
22. Piotr Zielinski - Napoli - 124,615
23. Joaquin Correa - Inter Milan - 124,615
24. Georginio Wijnaldum - Roma - 123,269
25. Arthur - Juventus - 123,269
26. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic - Lazio - 114,038
27. Tammy Abraham - Roma - 110,962
28. Victor Osimhen - Napoli - 110,962
29. Hirving Lozano - Napoli - 110,962
30. Stephan El Shaarawy - Roma - 106,923

Argyle Set For Upgrades

Plymouth Argyle have agreed to buy land in the city to build a new training facility. The League One club have agreed a deal to buy land from the Parkway Sports Club in the Ernesettle area that has pitches that are currently used by a number of amateur sides, that Argyle are promising to support in finding alternative facilities. A US-based consortium invested £4m into the club last week, earmarked for infrastructure projects such as a new training ground. A club statement read: "For some time, the club has been seeking a suitable area of land within the city to enhance our infrastructure, and earlier this year we were approached by the directors of the facility with a view to selling the land to us. We have a very clear, long-term strategic vision to become a sustainable Championship football club. To achieve this objective, we need to ensure that all our people have the very best facilities available to them - both to train our existing players and to attract the quality of new players we desire."

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Written by Tris Burke August 11 2022 07:23:54