Chelsea to fire Conte in the next 48 hours, Arsenal to abandon Arteta to appoint Emery?
(Baonghean.vn) - List of 5 targets that cost MU 250 million pounds, Chelsea sacks Conte in the next 48 hours, Arsenal abandons Arteta to appoint Emery, Griezmann signs 5-year contract with Barca, Ibrahimovic receives 13th red card are notable international sports news today.
Ibrahimovic received a red card for hitting his opponent in the face
The incident occurred at the end of the first half of the match between Montreal Impact and LA Galaxy on May 21. Both Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Michael Petrasso were on the field, appearing to be injured. The referee team in charge of the match did not observe the situation in time, and had to use VAR technology to review the video.
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Ibrahimovic was red carded for hitting his opponent in the face. Photo:USA Today |
The result after the surgery was that Ibrahimovic was shown a red card. The Swedish striker had punched Petrasso in the face, after he had stepped on his foot. This was the 13th red card of the former Man Utd player's career.
The 36-year-old has been sent off three times each for PSG, Inter and AC Milan. He took two early showers while at Juventus and once at Barca. In a year and a half at Man Utd, Ibrahimovic has not received a red card but was banned for three games for elbowing Bournemouth's Tyrone Mings.
The lack of players still could not prevent LA Galaxy from taking all three points away from home. Ola Kamara scored the only goal, giving them a 1-0 win in the 75th minute.
Suddenly abandoning Arteta, Arsenal prepares to appoint Emery
Arteta appears poised to replace Arsene Wenger as Arsenal's new manager, especially after positive talks last week with chief executive Ivan Gazidis, who is a big admirer of the 36-year-old. According to Gazidis, a younger manager would be better suited to the evolution of modern football.
However, this deal has fallen into a deadlock, as Arteta personally wants full authority in transfers at Arsenal.
This is what forced Arsenal to change direction, giving up negotiations with Arteta to focus on the deal with coach Emery.
According to the British media, yesterday coach Emery was in London to discuss the contract terms. In case of appointment, Emery will bring his trusted assistant team including an assistant coach, physiotherapist and video specialist.
Chelsea to fire Conte in next 48 hours, invite Enrique to replace him
After the FA Cup final, Antonio Conte boldly declared "Chelsea firing him would be a big mistake", because he is a coach who always has important victories.
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Chelsea will sack Conte and invite Enrique to replace him. |
However, sources from within the Stamford Bridge team said that winning the FA Cup is not enough to help Conte keep his seat.
Chelsea's board of directors have met and will announce the decision to sack him in the next 48 hours. Billionaire Abramovich has agreed to pay £9.6 million in compensation to the Italian coach.
According to Express, after getting rid of Conte, The Blues will invite Luis Enrique to replace him. The former Barca coach is unemployed after leaving the Catalan club at the end of last season.
Some other candidates who could also take the hot seat at Chelsea are Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri or Leonardo Jardim (Monaco).
Griezmann signs 5-year contract with Barca
Atletico Madrid striker is completing the final procedures and is about to officially become a Barca player.
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Griezmann agreed to sign a 5-year deal with Barca, after receiving a message from Messi. |
According to Sport and AS sources, Antoine Griezmann agreed to sign a 5-year contract with Barca, after receiving a message from the most powerful superstar at Nou Camp: Leo Messi.
Joining Barca, Griezmann became the second highest paid player at the club, only after Leo Messi, with 13 million pounds/year, after tax and other bonuses.
The Spanish press also added that Barca even paid Atletico more than the £87 million in the buyout clause, to make the negotiations go smoothly and ensure the contract is signed before July.
List of 5 targets that cost MU 250 million pounds
MU and Mourinho will begin rebuilding the squad with a huge budget of 250 million pounds, after a trophyless season.
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Mourinho wants at least 5 contracts in the summer of 2018, but the same number of stars leave the MU squad. |
Mirror reported that after losing 0-1 to Chelsea in the recent FA Cup final, Mourinho told Vice President - CEO Ed Woodward that he needed to add at least 5 more contracts this summer.
And the list of shopping targets for MU of the Portuguese strategist was revealed by this newspaper, including:
Defense: left-back Alex Sandro (Juventus), center-back Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham).
Midfield: Fred (Shakhtar Donetsk), Jorginho (Napoli), Jean Seri (Nice). In addition, MU is also considering buying Gareth Bale to strengthen the attack.
Along with targeting five new faces, MU also said goodbye to almost half of the squad, with Daley Blind, Matteo Darmian, Luke Shaw and Anthony Martial being sold, while Fellaini did not renew and Carrick just retired to participate in coaching work.