2019 - 2020 Football Thread - Page 13

On August 01 2019 07:10 plasmidghost wrote:
Imagine Subway of all things being the first to break the Tierney news

David Beckham's Inter Miami expect to recruit English players before making their Major League Soccer debut.

The new franchise are set to play their first competitive fixtures in March and have signed only two players so far.

Jorge Mas - one of four co-owners including Beckham - says the club are "very close" to appointing a manager.

"We are trying to get someone who can also commit here for a period of time and leave his fingerprints on our team," Mas told BBC Sport.

"It's someone you're going to know who has coached before at the highest level and who has played at the highest level."

Mas says the club's first coach will "fit an attacking style".

Inter Miami will join Nashville SC as new franchises in 2020, taking the MLS to 26 teams. Its eventual goal is 30.

So far Inter Miami have signed two players from clubs in Argentina - striker Julian Carranza from Banfield and midfielder Matias Pellegrini from Estudiantes.

Players including former Chelsea defender Gary Cahill and ex-Manchester United defender Antonio Valencia have been linked with the franchise.

"I think you will see if you look at our young signings, we've made substantial investments in them," added Mas. "We're going to couple them with players who have played in Europe who are very well known.

"We've looked at some English players. We're having some conversations with some English players and we anticipate Inter Miami will have some English presence."

It appears now is the time for Philippe Coutinho to leave Barça. After weeks of talks and internal work, the club is beginning to look at selling its most expensive player. Nothing has been confirmed yet but there's optimism a deal can be struck. Barça would prefer a permanent transfer but they won't rule anything out at the moment.

Barça have been keen to treat the situation - and Coutinho - with the greatest amount of respect as to not devalue the player's worth. Coutinho was the most expensive signing in the club's history and, as a result, is one of the best paid players in the current squad. Making a profit is going to be tough but the club is confident they won't lose much either.

As things stand, Barça do have an official offer on the table for Coutinho and the player is aware of that. It would allow him to keep earning the same wage but the club needs to weigh up other options. The main idea is to sell Coutinho this summer but they would also be open to a loan with an obligation to buy for the summer of 2020.

On August 03 2019 03:56 sneirac wrote:
Süddeutsche now reporting Sane to Bayern is done, looks very much confirmed.
Better strap in for the Sancho bidding war next year.

On August 03 2019 04:25 Pandemona wrote:
Who do City get as a replacement though. Not long left for us in England to make signings as we finish 8th August. I wonder if this unknown English team that have bid for Coutinho is...Man CIty?

On August 02 2019 22:48 {CC}StealthBlue wrote:

Also:

https://twitter.com/ALANMYERSMEDIA/status/1157220124560166912