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Virgil van Dijk’s incredible 65-game streak for Liverpool ended in Community Shield defeat https://www.squawka.com/en/news/van-dijk-dribble-stat-streak-ended-gabriel-jesus After 65 matches Virgil van Dijk has finally been successfully dribbled past, with Gabriel Jesus rounding the Dutchman in Man City’s Community Shield triumph over Liverpool. The imperious centre-back went the entire Premier League 2018/19 season without being dribbled past as well as the Champions League, but it has taken just one game of the new campaign for that incredible streak to come to an end. Van Dijk played a starring role as the Reds lost 5-4 in a penalty shootout to Pep Guardiola’s after drawing 1-1 at Wembley on Sunday, with the Citizens scooping successive Community Shield titles as a result. snip

Allan Saint-Maximin: Newcastle sign French winger from Nice for £16.5m https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49211377 Newcastle have signed French winger Allan Saint-Maximin from Nice for a reported £16.5m. Saint-Maximin, a France Under-21 international, has signed a six-year deal at St James' Park. "He has all the attributes you would want in an attacking player," manager Steve Bruce said. Earlier on Friday Newcastle announced the signing of Netherlands defender Jetro Willems on a season-long loan from Eintracht Frankfurt. The 25-year-old left-back - who has 22 international caps - made 36 appearances for the Bundesliga outfit last term. The Magpies will have the option to sign Willems on a permanent deal at the end of the season.

Report: Joao Cancelo Nearing Manchester City Transfer; Danilo to Join Juventus https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2848452-report-joao-cancelo-nearing-manchester-city-transfer-danilo-to-join-juventus Juventus right-back Joao Cancelo is reportedly close to joining Premier League champions Manchester City, while Brazil defender Danilo will move in the opposite direction. Journalist Fabrizio Romano tweeted Sunday that City would pay €30 million (£27.4 million) in addition to Danilo in order to sign Cancelo:

Dele Alli injury: Tottenham midfielder to miss start of season https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49229544 Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli will miss the start of the new Premier League season with a hamstring injury. The 23-year-old did not feature in Sunday's pre-season defeat by Inter Milan and Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino has confirmed he will not be fit to face Aston Villa on Saturday. "Of course we are worried," Pochettino said after the penalty shootout loss. "He's still so young and has had many, many hamstring problems the last few years." Englishman Alli played 45 games for club and country last season but missed all of February with a hamstring problem, and has scored just once in 2019. "He has to pay attention to what is going on in his body, but we are here to try to help him," Pochettino added. "It is a minor injury. Only a few weeks before he can be available again and be with the group." snip

AC Milan sign Ismael Bennacer from Empoli Afcon 2019 Player of the Tournament https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49225798 AC Milan have signed Algeria midfielder Ismael Bennacer from fellow Italian club Empoli for a reported £14.5m. The 21-year-old has signed a five-year contract with the Serie A side. Bennacer has joined on the back of helping Algeria win the Africa Cup of Nations during the summer, where he was named player of the tournament. He had a spell at Arsenal from from 2015 to 2017 before joining Empoli and the Gunners reportedly decided not to take up an option to re-sign him. Bennacer only made one appearance for Arsenal and that outing came as a substitute in a League Cup game. He initially represented France at Under-18 and Under-19 level before opting to play for Algeria from 2016. snip

Inter Milan 'very hopeful of signing Romelu Lukaku' https://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football/man-utd/transfer-talk/news/inter-very-hopeful-of-signing-lukaku_367026.html Inter Milan boss Antonio Conte has revealed that he is "very hopeful" of bringing Manchester United forward Romelu Lukaku to the club in this summer's transfer window. The Italian giants have been strongly linked with a move for Lukaku over the last few weeks. However, it had been thought that Juventus had moved to the head of the queue with the Serie A champions reportedly agreeing a swap deal involving Paulo Dybala. United are believed to have pulled the plug on a move for Dybala, though, leaving Juve's hopes of signing Lukaku in severe doubt. Conte has now provided an update on Inter's pursuit of the unsettled striker, claiming that he is "very hopeful" of being able to sign the 26-year-old. "We continue to work on it in the best possible way. I understand there are some gaps that need to be filled but at the moment I am very hopeful that this will happen," Conte told reporters. "At the same time, I'm working with a great group of players that gives me lots of satisfaction." Inter are believed to be preparing a new £65m bid for Lukaku in the hope of convincing United to sell in the latter stages of the English transfer window. snip

Arse shit back 4 defensive play bites them again

2 1 Suarez at the death

oh, yes, we so need to have one, and with any bit of cunning sales we will have a MASSIVE war chest to play with, biggest in club history if we have £500m or so (it doesn't take miracles to get there at all, in fact that is massively LOW as I will show) in the bank and only twiddle twaddle about with a few peripheral moves, you know the fix is in, Roman is not going to drop big money ever again probably £135m from Eden £50m from Morata £9m from Ola Aina £8m from Kalas £5m from Kenneth Omeruo £45m from the Donkey Bros (DD and Baka) £5m from Musonda £15m from Moses £5m from Miazga £13m from Mario Pašalić £8m from Lewis Baker £5m from Kasey Palmer £30m from Zouma £30m from Alonso £15m from Zappacosta £30m from Willian £30m from Bats £10m from Jake Clarke-Salter £10m from Dujon Sterling £7m from Izzy Brown £5m from Ike Ugbo £15m from Kenedy £10m from Baba Rahman £20m from Luiz £20m from other loan army dregs liquidations (limits are coming) thats $535m in sale revenue right there and it is not counting possible sales of some big names Jorginho Tammy Azpi CHO (if he refuses to renew) Pedro Tomori that would add up to another £160-170m or so so IN THEORY thats around £700m in potential revenue even if I am off by a massive £100m (assuming we keep a couple, like CHO, etc, and do not get full price,so drop another 10% on top of no quid from a CHO sale) that's still £600m to play with that buys a fucking monster team and NOTHING out of pocket for Roman on net none of that is unrealistic, in fact we take massive losses on some (especially from what we could have had for some last summer)

damn, offside or it would be 1 1

Özil looks engaged for a change, which is doom if he keeps it up in the EPL

I have sound on the streams and Avast blocked that, not the browser

damn nil 1 Arse Aubameyang with a great goal eeeek

he will not come here if we do not have CL footie, plus his agents are pure cunts, I doubt we put out the quid to appease them

2 deep, basically world class or near, at EVERY position insane talent at most all Ricard Puig is perhaps going to be a monster in a couple years if he keeps progressing looks a baby Iniesta/Xavi in the making (NOT saying he gets to that level though, as those two are two of the greatest MF'ers in footie history)

world football dodged a bullet with de Ligt not going to Barca if they had pulled him and then somehow grabbed Neymar and dumped Coutinho (still may happen, but doubtful) they would have been, perhaps, on paper, the best team in my lifetime

my security is blocking that site flat out.strange

bloody no presenter voices on the streams they have a remote presenter now

great news! we so dodged a bullet there flat track bully is stuck there for another year unless Inter pulls a rabbit out of Conte's arse

awww, I love Jim

Kompany said years ago when Pep first came, that they worked on pens more than any other manager he ever had, by a city mile

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Oh, overall I agree with you, but IF I was so close to having a team two deep with pure class across the board, and especially in something as crucial as CB, I would finish it off, lolol, cuz I am mad like that. BTW BT's Deep Data analysis (I am SO jelly!!!) picked us to finish 4th i the EPL, as transfers stand atm. Yes, that included Pepe to Arse.