World Soccer - UK (2021-10)

STEVENBERGHUIS
(FeyenoordtoAjax)
Oneof themostcontroversial
moves in Eredivisiehistory, with
Berghuisbecomingonlythe
fourthplayerto movedirectly
fromFeyenoordto Ajax.

MYRONBOADU
(AZtoMonaco)
WidelytoutedasoneofEurope’s
mostpromisingyoungstrikers,
havingscored 32 Eredivisie
goalsbeforehis 21 stbirthday.

BRIANBROBBEY
(AjaxtoRBLeipzig)
Ajaxwereforcedtoadmitdefeat
intheirattempts to tiethe teenage
strikerdowntoa newdealin
February.Leipzighavea proven
eyeforrecruitingyoungtalent.

CLAUDINHO
(RedBullBragantinotoZenit)
After toppingthe 2020 scoring
chartsinBrazil,the attacking
midfielderwasexpectedtojoin
oneofBragantino’s RedBullsister
clubsinLeipzigorSalzburg,but
choseRussiansZenitinstead.

ANDREASCORNELIUS
(Atalantato Trabzonspor)
TwoyearsafterAlexander
Sorloth scored 3 3 goalsfor them,
Trabzonsporhavesignedanother
6ft 5 inScandinavianstrikerthat
floppedinthe PremierLeague.
Ex-Cardiff CitymanCorneliuswill
hopetohavea similarimpact.

KONRADDELAFUENTE
(BarcelonatoMarseille)
LaMasiagraduate De La Fuente
mayhavehada futureat theNou
Campwereitnotforthefinancial
crisisattheclub.TheUSAwinger
hasjoineda thrillingprojectat
Marseille,joiningDimitriPayet
andCengizUnderinattack.

MERIHDEMIRAL
(JuventustoAtalanta,loan)
Asa clubthatasksitscentre-
backstodefendaggressively,

Atalanta mayprovetobea better

fitforDemiralthanJuventus,where

theTurkfailedtoestablishhimself.

DENZELDUMFRIES

(PSVto Internazionale)

ReplacingAchrafHakimiwith

Dumfrieswitha healthy€47. 5 m

profitmay provetobethe smartest

dealofthesummer. TheDutchman

proved at Euro 2020 thathecan

providejust as muchattacking

thrustfromrightwing-back.

EDINDZEKO

(RomatoInternazionale)

ReplacingRomeluLukakuwill be

a muchgreaterchallengefor Inter.

The 35 -year-oldDzeko will have to

rollbackthe yearssignificantlyto

matchthe 2 4 SerieA goalsthe

Belgianscoredlastseason.

BRYAN GIL

(Sevillato TottenhamHotspur)

Starredon loanatEibarlastseason,

lightinguptheleaguewith dazzling

wingperformances.Aged 20 , he

alreadyhasthreeSpaincapsand

wenttothe Tokyo Olympics.

MARCGUEHI

(Chelsea to CrystalPalace)

A star of theEnglandUnder-17side

thatwonthe 2017 WorldCup,Guehi

hasdevelopedintoa commanding

defender. Couldforma combative

pairingalongsideJoachimAndersen.

JENSPETTERHAUGE

(MilantoEintracht Frankfurt, loan)

SignedbyMilanafterhelpingBodo/

Glimttothe 2020 Norwegiantitle,

itdidn’tquite happeninSerieA

forthe 21 -year-old.Scoringonhis

Bundesliga debutsuggestsGermany

maybe a betterfitfor theattacker.

MATHEUSHENRIQUE

(GremiotoSassuolo, loan)

DescribedbyTimVickeryas “a busy

central midfielderina similarmould

toJuventus’Arthur”,Henriquejoins

Sassuoloonloanafter winninggold

forBrazilinTokyo.SerieA giants

willkeepaneyeon hisprogress.

ERIKLAMELA

(TottenhamHotspurtoSevilla)

TheArgentinewas part of the

dealthattookBryanGiltoNorth

London.Itisa deal thatseems

tosuiteveryoneafter Lamela

scoredtwiceonhisLaLigadebut.

ROMELU LUKAKU

(InternazionaletoChelsea)

Lukaku’s returnto Stamford Bridge

completesa front-linethatlooks

simplyterrifying.TheBelgian’s

physicalattributesare well-known,

buthislink-upplaywillalsohelp

bringthe best outofTimoWerner,

KaiHavertz,HakimZiyech,Mason

MountandChristianPulisic–

dependingonwhostartsalongside

him.A boyhoodChelseafan,heis

desperate to makehissecondspell

atStamfordBridgea success.

JOAOMARIO

(InternazionaletoBenfica)

Anothercontroversialsummer

moveand,potentially, themost

controversialinPortuguesefootball

history. Wonthe titleonloanwith

Sportinglast season,butoptedto

jointheirmassivearch-rivalsafter

leavingtheItalianchampions.

GONZALO MONTIEL

(River PlatetoSevilla)

AnoverduemovetoEuropefor the

24-year-oldright-back, whoplayed

a vitalroleinRiver’s 2 019 Copa

Libertadoresvictory andstartedfor

Argentinainthe CopaAmericafinal.

LUKAS NMECHA

(Manchester City to Wolfsburg)

Wolfsburgswoopedfor Nmecha

after he scored 18 goalsonloanat

Anderlecht.Theex-EnglandU2 1

strikerwill hope to impressHansi

Flick afterswitchinginternational

allegiancetoGermanyin 2 01 9.

AMADOUONANA

(Hamburg to Lille)

Lillemoved quicklytoreplace

BoubakarySoumare,whoplayed

a vitalroleinlastseason’stitlewin.

Onanaonlyturned 20 inAugust,

andimpressedinGermany’s

secondtierlastyear. Eligibleto

representSenegalorBelgium.

FRANKONYEKA

(MidtjyllandtoBrentford)

TheNigeriamidfielderisthe

latest – andmostexpensive

• playerto movebetween
  twoclubswith thesameowner.
  Onyekastarted allofMidtjylland’s
  ChampionsLeaguegameslast
  seasonandimpressedonhis
  debutagainstArsenal.

TIMOTHEEPEMBELE

(PSGto Bordeaux,loan)

Theteenage defenderwas oneof

theyoungestplayersattheTokyo

Olympics.Showedpromiseinnine

appearancesforPSGlast season,

andscoredonhisBordeauxdebut

against MarseilleinAugust.

DARIOSARMIENTO

(Manchester City to Girona, loan)

TheArgentine 18 -year-oldwinger

onlyplayed 1 8 leaguegames for

Estudianes,butCitysawenough

tosignhimbeforesendinghim

straighttotheir sister-clubin

theSpanishsecondtier.

ANDRESILVA

(Eintracht FrankfurttoRBLeipzig)

With 2 8 goalsin 32 Bundesliga

gameslastyear, Silva is showing

whyMilanpaidPorto€38mfor

himin 2017 after he scoredfive

ChampionsLeaguegoalsaged 21.

KAMALDEENSULEMANA

(NordsjaellandtoRennes)

Thelatestgraduate fromthe

RightToDreamAcademy,which

producedDenmark’s Mikkel

DamsgaardandMohammed

Kudus.Markedhis€ 15 mmove

byscoringonhisLigue1 debut.

CHRISTOSTZOLIS

(PAOK to NorwichCity)

TheCanarieshavebeenfar

moreambitiousinthiswindow

thantheywereontheirprevious

PremierLeaguecampaign.Greek

teenagerTzolisedgesoutKosovo

forwardMilotRashica,United

StatesstrikerJoshSargentand

ScotlandmidfielderBilly Gilmour

astheirmostexcitingrecruit.

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