Marcus Edwards will never forget his first meeting with Mauricio Pochettino. “Ah, it’s the best young player in the academy,” the then Tottenham manager said, and he watched how the attacking midfielder tried to conceal the surge of pride. “The one with the right foot …”
Er, hang on a second. “You mean the left?” Edwards replied.
“Oh, sorry. Wrong player,” Pochettino said, walking away.
The Argentinian left it for a while before he turned back. “Only joking.” Edwards would also break into a smile.
It was classic Pochettino, a genial ice-breaker undercut by mischief – one designed to establish a connection – and that early period of his S…
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Juventus have signed Douglas Luiz from Aston Villa on a busy day due to the Premier League’s Profitability and Sustainability Regulations.
With clubs needing to comply with PSR and not make more than the permitted £105million loss over a rolling three-year period, June 30 was destined to take on special significance as it was the cut-off date between accounting periods.
had been prominent in recent days with various additions and departures, and 26-year-old Luiz’s stay in the West Midlands came to an end after five seasons and over 150 appearances.
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Juventus marked the signing on their club website by saying: “Douglas Luiz embarks on a new adventure with Juventus after five years with Villa, wh…
Leny Yoro reportedly came to a verbal agreement with Manchester United over a future move to Real Madrid when he signed for the Red Devils this summer.
Yoro joined the Red Devils from Lille for £52m despite interest from Madrid, with the La Liga giants supposedly unwilling to meet the French side s asking price.
Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain had by that point already pulled out of negotiations for the centre-back having got wind of the mutual interest between Yoro and Madrid, only for United to swoop in what was seen as quite the transfer coup – .
But suggested the teenager had little choice in the matter.
It was claimed that Madrid used ‘the same formula’ they used successfully to sign Jude Bellingham and Aurelien Tchouameni, a ‘negotiati…