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“InlifeI believethatourwordisourbond.Andinthissituation,
therewerea lotofwordssaidwhichwerenotrespected”
Boubacar
KAMARA
(AstonVilla)
The 22 -year-oldisasinterestingfor who
hewill notbeplayingfor as whohewill.
After joiningAstonVilla following
the expirationofhisMarseillecontract,
Kamara prompted disappointmentfrom
AtleticoMadrid,whothoughtthatthey
alreadyhadanagreementwithhim.
Sotoo didSenegalcoachAliouCisse,
whoitwasreported hadreachedan
“agreementinprinciple”fortheFrench
youth internationaltojointhe African
champions’squadfor thisyear’sWorld
Cup,beforeKamarainsteadaccepteda
call-upforFrance’ssenior squadinJune.
Spanish medialater reportedthat
Atletihad,infact, turnedKamaradown
ratherthanthe otherway round,after
theyoungster allegedlygreetedsporting
directorAndreaBerta fordiscussions
wearingshorts andnoshoes.
Theveracityofthatclaimhas
beendisputed,butwhatcertainlyis
trueisthatVillahavelandeda highly-
promisingdefensive midfielder, aLigue 1
regular sincehis teens,whoisequally
comfortableplayingincentraldefence.
MarseillepresidentPabloLongoriahits outafterBoubacarKamara’sdepartureforthePremierLeague
AurelienTCHOUAMENI
(Monaco)
Kamara will notbethe only highly-
rated Frenchmidfielderonthe move
thissummer, with Tchouameniexpected
tojoinRealMadridfora feeof€80m.
XabiALONSO
(Unattached)
Alonsoisreadytoembarkona senior
managerialcareer aftersteppingdown
fromhisrolewith RealSociedadB.
Lastseason he rejectedanapproach
fromBorussiaMonchengladbach.
ENDRICK
(Palmeiras)
The 15 -year-oldwhohasbeentouted
asBrazilianfootball’snextbigthinghas
pennedhisfirst professional contract,
settinghisreleaseclauseat€60m.
MARQUINHOS
(SaoPaulo)
Arsenal have reportedly agreeda dealfor
the 1 9-year-oldwinger– whohasplayed
forBrazil’sU16andU17 teams– to join
themthissummerforaround£3m.
TariqLAMPTEY
(Brighton&HoveAlbion)
TheformerChelsearight-backturned
downa call-upfor England’s U 21 s while
heconsidersswitchinghis international
allegiancetoGhana,forwhomhe
qualifiesthroughhisparents.
VincentKOMPANY
(Unattached)
Theformer Manchester Cityskipperhas
beenlinkedwith thevacantmanager’s
jobatBurnleyafterpartingcompany
withAnderlecht by mutualconsent.
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