Hoang Anh Gia Lai received a 'hat-trick' of awards in July of V.League 2022; Beating U18 Myanmar, U18 Vietnam women entered the Southeast Asian final

Chelsea announces 4th new recruit in summer 2022

On the night of August 2 (Hanoi time), the Stamford Bridge team announced the successful recruitment of young midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka.

Chelsea have confirmed they have reached an agreement to sign Carney Chukwuemeka from Aston Villa. According to journalist Fabrizio Romano, the 18-year-old midfielder will undergo a medical before signing a six-year contract with the Blues until June 2028.

According to The Athletic, the total value of the deal is around £20 million including fees. Chukwuemeka is the fourth new signing for the Stamford Bridge team this summer. Previously, they successfully welcomed Raheem Sterling (£55 million), Kalidou Koulibaly (£34 million) and goalkeeper Gabriel Slonina (£8 million).

Chelsea's third new signing in the summer of 2022.

Chukwuemeka joined Aston Villa's youth academy in 2016. He made his first-team debut against Tottenham in May 2021. Last season, the central midfielder made 11 appearances in the Premier League.

Chukwuemeka was outstanding at the Euro 2022 U19 finals this summer. The 2003-born talent scored in the final, helping England U19 defeat Israel 3-1 and win the championship.

Aston Villa consider Chukwuemeka as the future of the team. They tried to extend Chukwuemeka's contract since November last year but failed. Barcelona, ​​AC Milan and many teams in Italy and Germany also wanted Chukwuemeka's signature.

The Daily Mail compares Chukwuemeka to Jude Bellingham, a young player who is a mainstay of Dortmund. Chukwuemeka plays well as a box-to-box midfielder, sometimes also deployed as a number 10 thanks to his creativity.

Former Arsenal player Paul Merson highly rates Chukwuemeka. He commented: "Chukwuemeka is quick, has intelligent movement and can glide across the pitch. He certainly has a bright future."

After Chukwuemeka, Chelsea is likely to welcome at least 2 more new players. The names that this team is targeting are center back Wesley Fofana, full back Denzel Dumfries and most recently Marc Cucurella.

According to many sources, "The Blues" have reached an initial agreement with Fofana and Cucurella. These two deals cost Chelsea no less than 50 million pounds each.

Newcastle make club record bid to buy Maddison

Newcastle have raised their bid for Leicester midfielder James Maddison to around £50m. If successful, Maddison will become the most expensive signing in the history of the North East English club.

Last weekend, Newcastle offered £40 million to sign James Maddison but was rejected by Leicester. The Magpies did not give up because they determined that this was a target that needed to be recruited in the summer of 2022 to achieve high results in the Premier League next season.

James Maddison.

Specifically, according to SkySport, Newcastle immediately made a second offer worth an extremely high amount to convince Leicester to "release" Maddison. According to sources, that number ranges from 50 million pounds. If The Foxes agree, this will be the most expensive contract in Newcastle's history. Previously, the Magpies' biggest deal was Joelinton (40 million pounds - summer 2019).

Leicester signed James Maddison from Norwich for £24m in the summer of 2018. According to SkySport, the Foxes are valuing the midfielder at £60m, £10m more than Newcastle's second offer. Therefore, Newcastle are likely to add a fee to convince their partner to let them go.

Manager Brendan Rodgers does not want to lose Maddison because he is a very important factor at the King Power Stadium. Last season, this midfielder scored 18 goals, assisted 12 goals in 53 appearances in all competitions for Leicester.

However, Newcastle's offer of £50m or more could be enough to make Leicester reconsider. Newcastle could also include goalkeeper Martin Dubravka in the deal.

This summer, Newcastle also welcomed three notable new players: goalkeeper Nick Pope (Burnley), center-back Sven Botman (Lille) and left-back Matt Targett (Aston Villa).

Beating U18 Myanmar, U18 women's Vietnam enters Southeast Asia final

With a resounding 4-1 victory over the Myanmar team in the semi-final match on the afternoon of August 2, the Vietnam U18 women's team excellently won the right to compete in the final of the 2022 Southeast Asian U18 Women's Football Championship.

Right at the start of the match, the U18 Vietnam women's team took the initiative to attack and created many opportunities towards the opponent's goal, but it was not until the 26th minute that our girls opened the score.

The joy of the Vietnam U18 women's team when they won the right to play in the final of the 2022 Southeast Asian Games. Photo: AFF

From a teammate's shot that bounced off the crossbar, Do Thi Anh My was there in time to score a rebound goal for the home team. In the following minutes, despite having more clear scoring opportunities, the U18 Vietnam girls were unable to take advantage of them to increase the score to 2-0 in the first half. In the second half, coach Akira Ijiri's students continued to actively attack to increase the gap in the score. In the 58th minute, Minh Chuyen broke through and passed goalkeeper May Oo Khin to score the second goal for the home team.

Six minutes later, Nhat Lan took advantage of the opportunity to increase the score to 3 - 0 for Vietnam U18 women after a back pass from the sideline by her teammate. In the 80th minute, Myanmar U18 women had a goal to reduce the score to 1 - 3 after a diagonal shot by Wai Phoo Eain.

However, when the match entered extra time, Hoang Van continued to raise the score to 4 - 1 for Coach Akira Ijiri's team.

Defeating Myanmar U18 women's team with a score of 4-1, Vietnam U18 women's team won the right to play in the final match. The opponent of coach Akira Ijiri's students will be determined after the second semi-final match between Australia and Thailand taking place at 8:00 p.m. on August 2.

Hoang Anh Gia Lai Club received a "hat-trick" of awards in July V.League 2022

The V.League 2022 Organizing Committee announced the best individual and collective awards for July, Hoang Anh Gia Lai Club received 3 awards.

After the voting results, the Organizing CommitteeV.League 2022announced the July awards. Accordingly, with 5 unbeaten matches including 4 wins and 1 draw, Hoang Anh Gia Lai Club received the Best Club of the Month award.

Under the leadership of coach Kiatisuk, Hoang Anh Gia Lai has regained its form and stability in recent rounds, which is why "Thai Zico" received the award for Best Coach of the Month.

HAGL Club received the best award of July.

Meanwhile, striker Nguyen Van Toan with 3 goals surpassed Rimario (Hai Phong) and Phi Hoang (Da Nang) to win the Best Player award for July.

The best goal belongs to midfielder Phan Van Duc of Song Lam Nghe An. In the match between Nghe An and Hai Phong at Vinh Stadium, the midfielder born in 1996 had a beautiful volley, helping Song Lam Nghe An win 3-0 against Hai Phong. The awards for the best club, coach, and player of July will be presented by the organizers in the round 11 match between Saigon Club and Hoang Anh Gia Lai Club on August 5 at Thong Nhat Stadium.

The July Goal of the Month award will be presented at the round 11 match between the ClubLam River Nghe Anmeet Thanh Hoa Club, August 7 at Vinh Stadium.