🚨🔴⚪️ BREAKING: Bruno Guimarães to Arsenal, HERE WE GO! 🇧🇷
Agreement in place with Newcastle after long talks and personal terms in place with Bruno since July. Fee worth £75m.
New midfielder for Mikel Arteta. 🔜
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‼️🏟️ Principio de acuerdo entre @RayoVallecano y @Burgos_CF para que El Plantío sea el campo alternativo del conjunto vallecano
🤝✅ Por delante, una semana de plazo para terminar de concretar las condiciones, pero las relaciones entre clubes son muy buenas
🎙️ @josedpalacio
🚨 ÚLTIMA HORA:
❌ La Comunidad de Madrid RETIRA la concesión al Rayo sobre el estadio de Vallecas
⚡️ El Rayo se queda sin estadio a menos de un mes de empezar LaLiga
https://t.co/3iRqMLCz4D
🚨 Andoni Iraola on signing new winger: “We need someone in that area but probably will have different skills [than Mo Salah]”.
“He can maybe complement the team in another way and we are working on it definitely!”, told @StanSportFc.
Built for Emery: Why João Gomes, João Palhinha and Johan Manzambi could become Aston Villa's new midfield identity
Aston Villa's recruitment has never been about collecting the biggest names. Under Unai Emery, every signing is expected to solve a tactical problem. If João Gomes, João Palhinha and Johan Manzambi formed Villa's new midfield core, it wouldn't simply be an upgrade in personnel—it would represent a complete shift in how Villa control football matches.
There has been no shortage of technical quality at Villa Park in recent years.
Youri Tielemans dictates games with intelligence. Boubacar Kamara brings composure under pressure. John McGinn provides relentless intensity.
But Emery's best teams have always been built on balance.
That is where João Gomes, João Palhinha and Johan Manzambi fit.
João Palhinha: The Shield
Every elite midfield needs a player willing to do the work few notice.
Palhinha has built his reputation on exactly that.
He doesn't chase highlight reels. He chases second balls, closes passing lanes and wins duels that stop attacks before they begin.
His positioning allows those around him to play with greater freedom. Full-backs can advance, attacking midfielders can take risks and the centre-backs know they have one of Europe's best defensive midfielders screening in front of them.
He is the specialist No. 6 Emery has often built successful teams around.
João Gomes: Controlled Aggression
If Palhinha provides structure, João Gomes brings relentless intensity.
Few midfielders in Europe press with the same energy.
He hunts possession, forces mistakes and turns defensive situations into attacking opportunities through sheer determination.
Yet Gomes is far more than a destroyer.
Once possession is recovered, he immediately looks to drive Villa forward, carrying the ball into space and breaking the first line of pressure.
He plays with an aggression that lifts the entire team.
Opponents simply don't get comfortable when Gomes is on the pitch.
Johan Manzambi: The Future
Every transfer window contains one signing for today.
Another is signed with tomorrow firmly in mind.
Manzambi feels like the latter.
Still developing, he already possesses the qualities Emery values most.
Progressive passing.
Confident ball carrying.
The bravery to receive possession under pressure.
Most importantly, he constantly looks forward.
Rather than playing safe, Manzambi wants to break lines, accelerate attacks and create overloads in dangerous areas.
Surrounded by experienced teammates, Villa could allow his enormous potential to develop naturally.
Together, They Fit
The beauty of this trio is not simply their individual quality.
It is how perfectly their strengths complement one another.
Palhinha protects.
Gomes disrupts.
Manzambi progresses.
Each performs a distinct role without overlapping.
Against Manchester City, Palhinha and Gomes could suffocate central areas and win the physical battle.
Against deep defensive blocks, Manzambi's movement, passing and creativity would become the key to unlocking stubborn defences.
That tactical flexibility is exactly what elite squads require across a Premier League and European campaign.
What It Means for Villa
Aston Villa have steadily evolved from ambitious challengers into a club expecting to compete in Europe every season.
The next step is not simply signing better footballers.
It is building a midfield capable of controlling every phase of the game.
Winning possession.
Protecting the defence.
Progressing the ball.
Breaking opposition lines.
Managing difficult moments.
João Gomes, João Palhinha and Johan Manzambi each solve a different part of that puzzle.
Together, they could give Unai Emery one of the Premier League's most complete midfield units.
Not built around individual brilliance.
Built around balance.
And under Emery, balance has become the foundation of Aston Villa's rise.
#AVFC
💍 👑 LOS CAMPEONES DEL MUNDO RECIBIRÁN ANILLOS DE CAMPEÓN
La FIFA anuncia esta medida en lo que es un guiño al deporte americano
🤯 Se confeccionarán únicamente 2026 ejemplares, de los cuales 30 se otorgarán a los ganadores y el resto, se pondrán a la venta para aficionados.
Football is funny.
He flopped at Norwich, went on loan to Twente and scored 3 goals in 14 games.
Went back to Norwich after relegation to the Championship and only managed 1 goal in 13 games.
Then he went on loan to Fortuna Düsseldorf in the 2. Bundesliga... and exploded.
24 goals + 8 assists in just 37 games. That form earned him a move to Club Brugge in July 2024.
Since then: 33 goals + 32 assists in 74 league games for Brugge.
All that being said... I hope he flops again 😂
Agradecemos profundamente, que por primera vez en su corta historia, se hayan preocupado por el devenir de nuestra centenaria institución.
El horario de oficina para abonarse es:
L-V: 10:00 a 14:00 y de 17:00 a 20:00
S: 10:30 a 13:00
Les esperamos.
Frenkie de Jong entre seis y nueve meses de baja
Habrá tiempo de analizarlo, pero más que un accidente, me parece una irresponsabilidad del capitán del Barça
🚨🇭🇺 Dominik Szoboszlai has agreed to sign new FIVE year deal at Liverpool, valid until June 2031!
Verbal agreement in place with final details being sorted ahead of signature and official statement.
Szoboszlai stays, fully committed to #LFC new project under Andoni Iraola 🔴🔐
🚨🏴 The FA plans to continue with Thomas Tuchel as England head coach for next Euros.
No changes after defeat vs Argentina as the intention is to continue together.
🎥➕ https://t.co/QtiAxJEN3C