Moataz Al Shami (Dubai)
The Champions League is the most difficult tournament to win, and the fact that Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have won several titles, does not necessarily mean repeating that, because this season’s version needs more than some stars.
Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Dusan Vlahovic watched their clubs exit the Champions League round of 16, in an “early farewell” that was not expected by the most pessimistic, among fans of Manchester United, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain.
With Ronaldo and Messi accustomed to winning the championship, it was expected that the star of Vlahovic would shine with Juve in the “Champions” and Erling Haaland with Borussia Dortmund in the “Europe League”, but experience proved that individual skill is not enough alone, especially if the club suffers in other aspects.
And the newspaper “Marca” singled out a report on the fall of the “quartet” and their failure to leave a mark, or contribute to placing their clubs in the Champions League quarter-finals, and indicated that Manchester United’s exit in the presence of Ronaldo “37 years” means that the Portuguese star is closer to the end of his career than The player himself imagines it.
And “Marca” indicated that the “Don” tried to change the defeat of “United” once morest Atletico Madrid, but he lacked energy and quality, and barely shot once once morest Jan Oblak, and stated that the team that eliminated the “old” Ronaldo is the same team that terrified him. When he was at the peak of giving.
The newspaper touched on Messi’s role with Saint-Germain, who was a candidate to win the championship in the presence of the Argentine legend, yet no one was surprised at all when he collapsed in a catastrophic way at the “Santiago Bernabeu” and Messi was “unknown” once morest “Real”, and became incensed by his club’s fans. the new.
While Juventus’ performance actually improved as the season continued, as the arrival of Vlahovic last January, he was unable to do anything to prevent the “old lady” from falling easily once morest Villarreal and Unai Emery, and he failed to score during the second leg.
As for Haaland, who is still a target for Europe’s biggest clubs, whether Real Madrid or Manchester City, he did not fully shine with Dortmund in the knockout stage of the “European League” once morest Glasgow Rangers.
Tag:
Erling Haaland
Anwar Ibrahim (Cairo)
It seems that the future of the young Norwegian, Erling Haaland, is beginning to take shape in Barcelona, despite the rumors regarding the possibility of him being transferred to Manchester City or Real Madrid.
And the newspaper “Esportio” revealed that Barca coach Xavi Hernandez, and Jordi Cruyff, advisor to Joan Laporta, the Catalan club president, preceded all other competitors, and went to Munich to meet Halland, where he is being treated for the injury that kept him from playing for weeks with Borussia. Dortmund, in order to convince him of the idea of playing for “Barcelona”.
The visit gave them the opportunity to explain the sports project that Barcelona hopes to implement, starting next season, in which the “golden boy” will be its new front, as the first spearhead in the team, even in the presence of Gabonese Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
The newspaper said that the Barcelona administration is fully convinced that Haaland, the Borussia Dortmund player, can play this role to the fullest.
The penalty clause in Haaland’s contract is 75 million euros, which may be reduced to 70 million euros during the next summer transfer market, an amount that the Barcelona administration knows well and can manage.
The belief that Halland is closer to Barcelona than others is reinforced by the fact that Mino Raiola, the player’s agent, is pushing him to accept the contract with “Barcelona”, because he is convinced that the “Catalan” club is the best for his client.
Barcelona proposes to Halland a salary of 195 million euros, distributed over 5 seasons, at 20 million euros for the first year, 30 million for the second, 40 million for the third, 50 million for the fourth, and 55 million euros for the fifth year.
And since Borussia Dortmund will get 75 million euros, stipulated in the player’s contract, this means that the total deal amounts to 270 million, but Mino Raiola proposed a contract of only three years, with an option to extend it for an additional two years.
Surprisingly, Jordi Cruyff denied his travel to Munich with Xavi, and said that he was in London with Mathieu Alemani, the sporting director of “Barca”, in order to finalize the last details in the deal of Danish defender Andreas Christensen, a Chelsea player.
Dortmund (DPA)
German football club, Borussia Dortmund, announced today, Monday, that central defender Dan-Axel Zagado will be out of action for “several weeks” due to a thigh muscle injury, while tests revealed that Giovanni Reina’s injury is not as serious as expected.
Dortmund club stated that Zagado suffered a muscle tear during the match that the team won over Borussia Moenchengladbach 6-0 yesterday, Sunday, in the German League “Bundesliga”, and he will miss the next matches of the team.
And striker Reina came out with a thigh injury half an hour following the start of the match, which witnessed his first participation in the starting lineup since August.
But the club announced that the doctors ruled out the seriousness of the injury and expected him to return to the team’s training, at least partially, within two weeks.
And attacking star Erling Halland approached his return following a month-long absence due to problems in the adductor muscle, as he participated in the team’s training today, Monday.
Coach Marco Rose hopes to be able to include Haaland in the match scheduled once morest Glasgow Rangers next Thursday in the second leg of the European League play-off, following the first leg ended with a shocking 4-2 defeat for Dortmund at home.
The “Norway miracle” ignites the battle of Real and Barcelona!
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
Moataz Al Shami (Dubai)
Norwegian striker Erling Haaland, the German striker, Borussia Dortmund, has become a clear target for the most important clubs in the world seeking to kidnap the player next summer, but the most fierce battle, which takes place behind the scenes of closed rooms, and the close circle of Halland himself, is the one that is currently burning between Real and Barcelona.
The newspaper “Marca” revealed a heated battle between Real Madrid and Barcelona, because of their desire to persuade Erling Haaland, the Dortmund star, to sign for him, to the extent that the two clubs’ presidents held individual meetings once with the player’s father, and another with his agent, in order to convince them that the offer was the best .
Halland has been outside the accounts of participating in matches for several weeks, due to his injury, and therefore did not appear with his team in the Champions League, or the German League, but his name did not leave the international media, but did not leave the Real and Barca administrations. Even for one day, as a necessary target for the fans of both clubs.
The newspaper pointed out that Barcelona president Joan Laporta was keen to meet with Halland’s business manager more than once, the last of which was in Monaco last week, to confirm the seriousness of the offer made to the player, before Perez, the president of Real Madrid, moved and held a meeting with the player’s father to present a new offer.
Despite the arrival of the movements of the Spanish giants and entering into a “fierce battle” behind the scenes to win Haaland’s signature, other clubs showed interest in the player, led by Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich, Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea.
And perhaps Joan Laporta, president of Barcelona, is more sophisticated in attracting Haaland, as he spoke publicly that the “Norway miracle” is his goal in the summer market, and for this reason, Mino Raiola, the player’s agent, indicated that the player’s move to “Camp Nou” would make his salary much higher than the rest of the players. Barcelona.
And “Marca” indicated that Laporta is ready to do anything to include Halland, to be the best compensation for Messi’s departure, taking advantage of the imminent transfer of Mbappe to Real, and therefore he will have convincing arguments to obtain the signature of the “Norwegian miracle”, because at that time he will be the first star of “Barca”, unlike The case if he joined Real in the presence of Mbappe and the rest of the stars.
Despite Laporta’s confidence, a Norwegian TV report revealed a meeting between Real Madrid and Halland’s father held in Norway two days ago, during which everything was finalized, although Raiola talks regarding that the ball is in the player’s own court, who has to decide his destination, and the choice between Real and Barcelona.