THEWORLD THIS MONTH
ADOLFO GAICH
(Benevento)
The highly-rated Argentina striker’s
move to CSKA Moscow didn’t work
out, but he could be a shrewd loan
signing for Pippo Inzaghi’s side.DENNIS MAN
(Parma)
The exciting 22-year-old forward
will hope to emulate fellow Romanian
Adrian Mutu by dazzling for Parma,
having joined from FCSB.ILAIX MORIBA
(Barcelona)
The18-year-oldLa Masiagraduate made
his first-team debut in the Copa del Rey,
and has a€100m release clause.“In a normal transfer window, we would not look at Preston...
but since our situation got clearer and clearer – the problems
we had – when we saw him we got really excited”
Ben DAVIES
(Liverpool)
The 25-year-old centre-back’s move
from Preston North End to the Premier
League champions was one ofJanuary’s
most unexpected transfers, not least
because he had reportedly agreed to
join Celtic at the end of his contract this
summer.
The Reds’ defensive injury crisis saw
them seal a £1.6 million deal for the
Preston man – plus Ozan Kabak on
loan from Schalke – on the final day
of the transfer window.
Having spent his entire career in the
Football League, Davies will be ready
for all the physical tussles that the
Premier League can throw at him, yet
he is also extremely comfortable on
the ball. A natural left-footer, he has
regularly played full-back and could
offer cover for Andy Robertson too.
It will be the stuff of fairy tales if he
can seize his opportunity at one of the
world’s biggest clubs.HERNAN CRESPO
(Defensa yJusticia)
The former Argentina striker recently
won the first trophy of his managerial
career, the Copa Sudamericana.EMMANUEL DENNIS
(Cologne)
The man who scored twice at the
Bernabeu in last season’s Champions
League arrived in the Bundesliga on
loan from Club Brugge.OMAR RICHARDS
(Reading)
The former England Under-
left-back has reportedly agreed
to join Bayern Munich this summer
as David Alaba’s successor.Jurgen Klopp on signing Ben Davies from Preston