A potential agreement likely to cost spurs a sum of 36million pounds to buy him fully after a year loan.
Vinicius joined Benfica from Napoli for £15m last summer and is seen as a capable back-up to striker Harry Kane.
The 25 year old brazilian scored 24 goals in all competitions for Benifica last season, This attracted European big clubs like Juventus,Inter Millan and others.
Tottenham coach Jose Mourinho already stated that he want a striker in the club before the closing of the transfer window which runs till October 5.
“I am optimistic, but more than that the feeling that I like is that we are trying everything to do it,” he said.
“You succeed or you don’t succeed. It’s like a football match: you win or you don’t win but you give everything and try everything. The transfer market is the same.
“I like the feeling that my club is trying to do everything for us and for the team, that’s the most important thing for me.
“If we succeed then great – I believe so – but if we don’t then that’s football.”
Cristiano Ronaldo is motivated more than ever and has set his sights on claiming even more silverware for Juventus next term. Ronaldo’s relentless nature has kept him on top of his game down the years.
Yet again, he has no plans of letting down.New manager Andrea Pirlo is now at the helm of affairs and faces the daunting task of restoring the club back to ‘order’.Juventus might have won the Serie A last season but there a sense of under-performance was evident at the club. Not a surprise Maurizio Sarri got his marching orders.
Just recently, Ronaldo was linked with an exit from Juventus but his entourage were quick to deny such claims.As the new season looms, the 35-year-old poses a refreshed figure and is hoping to fire on all cylinders once again.“As I’m getting ready for my third season as a bianconero, my spirit and ambition are as high as ever,” Ronaldo wrote on Instagram.
“Goals. Victories. Commitment. Dedication. Professionalism. With all my (strength) and with the precious help from my teammates and all of the Juventus staff, we work once again to conquer Italy, Europe and the World!”
For all of his goals, Ronaldo has not been able to lead the team to its stated goal of winning the Champions League.
The Bianconeri were eliminated by Lyon in the round of 16 this year after losing to Ajax in the quarterfinals during Ronaldo’s first season in Turin.
“Breaking records. Overcoming obstacles. Winning titles and achieving personal goals. To do more and better once and again. To reach higher and to succeed in all challenges that may come our way,” he continued.“Making every year into an adventure better than the one before and winning everything for our fans and supporters,” Ronaldo added. “To be the bearers of this amazing and unique passion that is Juventus, and to live up to it’s history, elevating our name, our values and our standards as high as possible.”Ronaldo might be 35 already but he continues to show age is just a number.
Uruguayan Star, Luiz Suarez seems to be in his last days for FC Barcelona, A move like this is obviously ensued because of recent Shambolic performances FC Barcelona have been displaying .
Suarez who joined Fc Barcelona from Liverpool in 2014 has done a lot goods in camp nou, breaking the duopoly of Messi and Ronaldo to win the European Golden boot back in 2016, but he isn’t getting younger.
FC Barcelona already set to meet his lawyers to negotiate his contract termination with the club today.
Brazilian Superstar, Phillipe Countinho who is currently a loanee from Fc Barcelona at Bayern Munchen has Expressed his readiness to return to Camp nou at the Expiration of his contract as a loan player at the Allianz Arena.
The Champions league winner made this known after his team win against French Giant, Paris saint german in the UEFA Champions league final to make it their sixth Champions league victory .
In his words
Countinho” I have to go back now(Barcelona), I hadn’t thought about it, all my focus has been on the final, my contract here is over , I really want to shine and have a great season next year and work and make this happen as it happened at Bayern this year ” .
It’s known that Countinho left Liverpool halfway in the season of 2017/18 to win the Champions league at Barcelona but never happened, luckily for him he was loaned at the start of recently concluded season after been seen as “not good enough” at Barcelona .
Injuries in sport are unavoidable most times and it can be classified as normal and one of the cons of been a sportman/sportwoman .
But the Frequent Occurrence of Injuries can have a very negative effect on the Career of an athlete. In this Article I will take you through some Footballers who would’ve got better Footballing careers if not for Injuries, Please feel free to add yours in the Comments section.
Neymar JrThe Brazilian super talent, Neymar , no one can argue the fact that he was and still a Potential Balon’d’or winner when he was signed to FC Barcelona in 2013 from his home Brazilian side Santos .
But soon injuries keep on occuring hence it started affecting the youngstar, He moved to French Top-side PSG in 2017 with hopes of been a main man in the team but his injury problems start surfacing again and one thing strange about Neymar’s Injuries was that it occurs during the most Crucial stage.
Some of Neymar’s major misses are:
2014 FIFA World Cup Semi Final
2015,2016 Copa America
2017,2018 and 2019 Knockout Stages
This above listed Events no doubt are very key events in any Footballers career and Missing it is a very big blow.
Marco Reus
Another very big Potentially great Footballer, The German and current Borusia Dortmund Captian Marco Reus career undoubtedly would’ve been better if not for his reoccurring injuries. Marco Reus who is currently 29 have missed a lot of Competitions due to injuries such as the 2014 FIFA world and others .
Something that can’t be argued is that his injuries have great not good effects on his playing style . And it would’ve been better if not for Injuries.
Gareth Bale
The Welshman and current Real Madrid player Gareth Bale was doing very well for Spurs in the English Premier league before he moved to Real Madrid with a deal which was then broke the Record for the most Expensive transfers .
But After performing well at his first 2 seasons with Real Madrid injury problems started and due to this Bale started missing Matches and his career started declining .
Another problem his injuries cost him was that the Madrid Fans started to Criticize him badly due to their disappointment in him , you too would’ve expected more from him thoo.
Rated as one of the world’s elite strikers, Robert Lewandowski is a goalscoring machine. The Bayern Munich star knows no limits in the final third, having hit the 40-goal mark in the last five seasons in a row.
The 31-year-old’s professionalism is perhaps one of his most defining traits. Not only does he train rigorously hard for the next big challenge, but he diets well and takes excellent care of his body. It’s made him one of the fittest players around.
Aside from being a scoring machine, however, what else is there to know about the Pole?
He almost ended up in the Premier League
Imagine if Robert Lewandowski never played in the Bundesliga? The mere idea of him playing anywhere else seems almost unthinkable. Had it not been for a volcanic ash cloud in Poland, however, that may have been the case.
After impressing for Lech Poznan in Poland’s top-flight division, Lewandowski became of interest to several European clubs in 2010. Among them were Borussia Dortmund and Blackburn Rovers.
The latter of the two had stolen a march on signing the young Pole, having arranged a flight to England to seal a deal. Then-Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce even met Lewy in Poland. All seemed good to go until fate intervened.
Just as Lewandowski prepared to head to England, a volcanic ash cloud in Poland halted his flight. Therefore, Dortmund seized their window of opportunity to pinch him.
“He was due to fly to the UK, but all flights were cancelled due to that volcanic ash cloud,” Blackburn’s head of recruitment, Martyn Glover, told Sky
Rovers haven’t played in the Premier League since 2012.
He is a late bloomer
One of the most rarely mentioned things about Robert Lewandowski is the early setbacks suffered early in his career. At one point, the player dream almost ended.
After impressing in a Polish youth academy called MKS Varsovia Warsaw for several years, a 16-year-old Lewandowski joined Legia Warsaw in 2005. This was supposed to be his big break. A year later, however, the club released him.
The Legionaries never granted Lewy even one first-team appearance, deeming him too short and skinny for football. An unfortunate injury, later on, was the final blow. Therefore, the coaching staff decided his playing days were over.
Third-tier side Znicz Pruszkow offered the player an unexpected lifeline. Despite some initial doubts, Lewandowski revived his career at the club. He finished as top-scorer in the third and second divisions, paving the way for a big move to Lech Poznan in the Polish first division in 2008.
He’s very brilliant and intelligent
Conventional knowledge dictates intelligence and football don’t go hand in hand. It turns out, though, couldn’t be further from the truth.
We’ve seen many intelligent footballers over the years, even if fans may not have realised it. Frank Lampard, for example, took an IQ test with Mensa in 2009 and scored one of the highest marks ever. He even has a master’s degree in Latin.
And Robert Lewandowski is one of those unique footballers in this category.
The striker completed a degree in Physical Education at the Warsaw School of Education in Sport in 2017, less than 24 hours after helping Poland qualify for the 2018 World Cup tournament.
He wrote a thesis based on his own career entitled: ‘RL9. Path To Glory’. This won him the highest mark possible, with professor Marek Rybinski branding his answers ‘excellent’.
Why is he called “Robert”
Robert isn’t a typical Polish name.
Convinced his son would become a famous footballer, however, Lewandowski’s father, Krzysztof, named him ‘Robert’ so foreigners could pronounce his name.
“My husband knew we would raise a footballer,” said his mother, Iwona.
“That’s why he is Robert. Travelling through Europe, Krzysztof witnessed how important it would be to have an internationally recognisable name.”
His wife is the secret to his fitness
Robert Lewandowski has become renown in Germany for his approach to nutrition and fitness. This led his former Borussia Dortmund teammates to nickname him as ‘The Body’. Even Pep Guardiola was impressed at Bayern Munich.
“In his head, he thinks about the right food, sleep and training: 24 hours a day. He is always there, never injured, because he focuses on these things.
“He always knows what is important to be in the best condition. But I was always very, very pleased with him, from the first moment.”
And it turns out the player’s wife, Anna, has played a key part in this aspect. Aside from winning a bronze medal at the 2009 Karate World Cup, she has a degree in Physical Education.
As a health, nutrition and fitness expert, Anna has written books and covered DVDs on these topics. And Robert himself has credited her for his own fitness.
Ronald Koeman was presented as the new head coach of Barcelona on Wednesday, and provided some insight on where he stands on some of the major issues surrounding the club.The Catalans are in a crisis which has been amplified since the shocking 8-2 defeat to Bayern Munich.
Nevertheless, Koeman announced that he was delighted to return to the club he represented as a player.
“Today is a day to be happy and proud,
” he said in front of the media.
“I have the chance to coach a big team.
“Barcelona always demand the maximum, and I like it that way
“The image from the other day is not what we want. No one. We have to work hard to regain prestige.
“Barcelona are still the biggest club in the world. It is a dream, and the dream has come true.
“From now on [we must] work to put Barcelona on top. It’s our job together with players who still have a lot of quality
“The severity of the defeat to Bayern has even put into question the future of Leo Messi, and the Dutchman admitted that he couldn’t be sure as to whether he had to convince his star player to stay at the club.
“I don’t know if I have to convince Messi [to stay],” he said.”He is the best player in the world, and you always want to have him in your team.
“On my part, as a coach, I love working with Messi because he wins games. If he performs, I’ll be happy if he wants to stay.”Starting today, I’ll talk to him. We are going to work and talk with several players. In the case of Messi, hopefully he will continue here for more years.
“If I say here what I am going to say, it would not be necessary for me to meet with him. I am the coach in order to make decisions.”Once again, he has a year left on his contract. He is the important player you want in your team as a coach.
“Koeman went on to break down his football philosophy which is based on the classic Dutch ‘Total Football’.”I am Dutch, and I like [my team] to have the ball,” he noted.”My thought is to dominate the ball and the most important thing is to win the game.
“I have been a coach for many years, I have experience in many teams and I think I am qualified to coach Barcelona at the highest level.”There is always a connection between Barcelona and the Netherlands with players and coaches.
“I am the tenth Dutchman who has signed with Barclona through my representative.”Football means to enjoy and that is the first thing I will say to the players: that without enjoying, you don’t get the best performance.”Being in this club is a privilege.
“Koeman avoided naming the players who will be the pillars of his project at Barcelona, but stressed that the club will do everything to put together the strongest team possible.”I don’t like to talk about the players individually,” he continued.
“You have to look for the best for the club and the strongest squad possible.”I know that there are players, at a certain age, whose have doubts.
“You have to respect every player.”The plan is to try to do the best for the club.”If decisions have to be made, we will make decisions.”Starting today we will get to work.”Since last weekend we have talked about Barcelona and the decisions to be made.
“I don’t want to say a name out of respect for the players.”The Dutchman also expressed his disappointed with Barcelona’s 8-2 defeat at the hands of Bayern Munich in Lisbon.”I was very sad like all the Barcelona fans,” he confessed.”The result cannot be so broad.
“The image is not what we want.”It was a sad day.”Later we will have different days.”We are going to celebrate that we have more days.”Koeman, who signed a two-year contract with Barcelona, wasn’t willing to talk about next year’s elections.
“You have to put energy into things that you have in your hands,” he said.”The only thing I can do is get good results with Barcelona.”I know there are elections.
“So, we’ll see.”As a coach you are never sure.”[You have to] make the team play well, have fun and win the games.”If I do that, the next president will have more doubts.”
Businesswoman Evangeline Shen is reportedly heading a £280m takeover bid for Newcastle and already has her sights set on Cristiano Ronaldo.
Bellagraph Nova Group (BNG), founded by Singapore-based investors Evangeline Shen, Nelson Loh, and Terence Loh, announced talks were underway with Newcastle United on Monday regarding a £280m takeover.
BNG stated that negotiations were at an advanced stage and had plans to contribute to the club’s development.
The Paris-based organization began talks last week with Newcastle owner Mike Ashley, who saw a £300m takeover by a Saudi Arabian-backed consortium fall through last month.
But BNG, who earned £9.154bn in revenue last year alone, has the support of former Newcastle strikers Alan Shearer and Michael Chopra, with plans already underway for the next superstar signing.Instead of going for a 20-goal striker or something similar, however, Shen wants the best of the best. In that case, the Daily Star claims she plans to sign Ronaldo to lead the Magpies to a glorious new era.
This comes just days after rumors emerged claiming that Juventus attempted to offload Ronaldo this summer.
Although New Bianconeri boss Andrea Pirlo, meanwhile, has reportedly contacted Ronaldo to reassure him those claims are false and told him how he plans to use him for next season.
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