FEATURE winter 2020 TRANSFERS

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STICK OR TWIST?

Will he stay or will he go? Will my team sign

the goalscorer we’re crying out for? Can we

bring back the legend we all hold dear to our

hearts, or will a new face bring us the joy we

crave? You’ll hear these questions and many,

many more throughout the pubs, clubs, bars,

cafes, tavernas and ristorantes of Europe,

North America and beyond as football fans

across the world enjoy what the winter

transfer market brought to their club.”

ERLING BRAUT HAALAND

• RED BULL SALZBURG TO
  BORUSSIA DORTMUND
  It may not have been the biggest move
  financially, but the hype surrounding teenage
  prodigy Haaland, added to the host of top
  European clubs scrabbling for his services,
  makes his move to Borussia Dortmund
  arguably the biggest of the window. His
  instant impact for Die Schwarzgelben –
  including a hat-trick off the bench on debut


• shows that Haaland is cut out for the big
  time.
  The signs have been there for a while, ever
  since the 19-year-old Norwegian set tongues
  wagging by scoring nine goals in a game at
  the U-20 World Cup last summer. He only
  moved from Molde to Red Bull Salzburg in
  January of last year, but a stunning haul this
  season of 28 goals in just 22 appearances –
  including eight in six games in a Champions
  League group containing Liverpool and
  Napoli – garnered the attention of Europe’s
  elite. BVB won the race for his signature, and
  the Yellow Wall will hope he and loan signing
  Emre Can will help them win the race for the
  Bundesliga title.

PACO ALCACER – BORUSSIA

DORTMUND TO VILLARREAL

Due to Haaland’s arrival at the

Westfalenstadion, Paco Alcacer found himself

shunted out to Villarreal – which could have

a huge bearing on who finishes in La Liga’s

European places. The Yellow Submarine

are right in the mix for Europa League

qualification, but with a man who scored 23

goals in 37 Bundesliga games for Dortmund,

a charge for the top four and the Champions

League could be on the cards. The striker

• who netted three times in four games for
  Spain in 2019 – certainly made a good start
  to life at El Madrigal, breaking the deadlock
  on his debut to set his new side on the way to
  victory over Osasuna.

BRUNO FERNANDES –

SPORTING TO MANCHESTER

UNITED

Manchester United’s transfer policy has

shifted under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, and the

Premier League giants reportedly pulled

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TOP:

Erling Braut

Haaland has made

an excellent start

to life at Borussia

Dortmund

BOTTOM LEFT:

Paco Alcacer

BOTTOM RIGHT:

Linked initially with

Tottenham Hotspur,

Bruno Fernandes

eventually joined

Manchester United