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Nico Gonzalez arrives in Manchester from FC Porto

Nico Gonzalez, Manchester City’s fourth and final first-team signing of the January transfer window, arrived in the north-west of England on Tuesday evening.  The reigning Premier League champions splurge close to €200 million across the winter market to buy two new central defenders and an attacking talent, before ending the window with a new defensive midfielder.  Although there had been praise and excitement around signings like Abdukodir Khsanov and Vitor Reis from RC Lens and Palmeiras respectively, and Omar Marmoush from Eintracht Frankfurt, there was a belief that the team also needed a central midfielder.  As such, a deal was reached during the last days of the January Window. The Citizens signed Nico Gonzalez from FC Porto in a €60 million switch from the Portuguese team.  Manchester City confirmed the deal during the closure of the market for English teams on Monday night. It was also revealed that he signed a four-and-a-half year contract and adopted the number 14 shirt at the Etihad Stadium.  Gonzalez left Porto on Tuesday afternoon to begin his days at City Football Academy and is settling well into his new home. 

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Flick slams Real Madrid letter: Not the way we do things here

Barcelona manager Hansi Flick has replied to Real Madrid over their letter to the RFEF regarding the state of refereeing in Spain. Flick took the swipe this morning as he previewed tomorrow’s Copa del Rey quarter final with Valencia.  The match: “It’s a totally different game to the one in La Liga. We’re going to give it our all. We’re going to press. They’re going to press. Everything will be different. The atmosphere, the stadium, the ambiance…”  Dani Olmo and Gavi: “We’ll see if Olmo comes on in the second half. Gavi is not an option for tomorrow, according to protocol. It’s good to do it like this, the blow was hard.” Frenkie de Jong: “You always compare players. We have a game tomorrow and then another on Sunday. We’ll be back at three or four in the morning. I need all the players. Frenkie is great, and Casadó is also wonderful. It doesn’t matter who plays, everyone will give their all. That’s what’s important.” Dani Olmo: “He has shown, in many games, how important he is for us. He is important in the centre and in attack, he knows how to control the ball. He is very important. But we have to take care of him. We have to make sure he keeps playing. It all depends on the load he has. We have to know how he feels and adapt. We can’t have him in every game. He is important for the next games.” Letter from Real Madrid: “To be honest, I don’t want to talk about it. But it’s not our way of doing things, I wouldn’t do it. Every coach and club has some reasons for saying things. We are human and we make mistakes. And referees have a very hard job and we have to look after them, the situation they have is not easy.” Valencia? “The first game was tough, then we played again. The atmosphere was incredible. Tomorrow we will have a lot of pressure. It’s a cup match. You don’t win the title, but you can lose it and we don’t want that.” You’re turning 60 years old: “In my life, I often think about the situations I would like to experience. Many dreams come true, and one was to coach Barça. It’s something incredible. I like the city, it’s fantastic. The sun, the food, the weather… February and look at the temperature. But I love this club and coaching this team is fantastic. The players are unique. It’s incredible. I’ve never experienced anything like it. They love training, they love training and playing. I love watching it. I appreciate it very much. It’s a dream come true.” Real Madrid’s complaint: “I think I’ve said it. When I arrived I said there are no excuses, no complaints, no blame. I don’t like it. We have to win our games. We have lost some, unexpectedly, and it’s our fault. We’re seeing what we can do. We’re close, but it’s not all over yet. Sunday is a big game and we have to win it, but first there’s Valencia.” Goalkeepers: “(Wijciech) Szczesny is number one, clearly. “I know that goalkeepers are compared. Iñaki (Pena) is fantastic. We chose Szczesny for his personality, and for his way of doing things, style… both are great. The youngsters do well too. We made a decision and followed it. We decided what was best for the team.”

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Aston Villa signs PSG Marco Asensio on transfer Deadline Day

Asensio’s move to Aston Villa from PSG is official! Aston Villa has completed the loan deal for Paris St-Germaine’s Midfielder, Marco Asensio. The 29 year old will be joining the premier league on Sunday, making his Villa debut against Tottenham in the fourth round of the FA cup. Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano is reporting: “Marco Asensio To Aston Villa, here we go! Agreement in place on loan deal from PSG. “Travel to England on Sunday. “As revealed, Aston Villa worked on both Asensio and (Marcus) Rashford. Separate topics, same as João Félix.”

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Sheffield United show interest in Rob Holding on Deadline Day

Crystal Palace Manager, Oliver Glasner keen on selling Holding. Reports say, Crystal Palace defender Rob Holding might be on his way to a permanent transfer to Sheffield United. Having been frozen out at Palace by the team’s manager, The 28 year old centre back seems to be attracting interest from Sheffield United and Coventry at the very last minute. When asked the reason for Holding’s departure to Palace, Glasner said ‘ The reason Rob knows and it is not for the public. If there’s a club who wants to sign him and he wants to go there, there will be a solution. “But like in any other deal, you need three parties who say yes: two clubs and Rob. As long as not all three say ‘yes, I’ll do it’, nothing will happen. “Dougie especially is in touch with several clubs and Rob’s management as well, so let’s see. There is nothing I can do. Everything is clear between Rob and me, so that’s why I could be clear in my talks and everything else is not my job.”

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Busquets declined Pep Guardiola’s transfer request to Manchester City

Pep Guardiola’s attempt to sign Sergio Busquets to Manchester City has beenunsuccessful.The Citizens boss wanted Busquets to replace Rodri on a short-term loan while he recoversfrom his ACL injury.But the Veteran midfielder declined the offer after the phone call with Guardiola and chose toprepare for his second season alongside Messi and his other teammates in Miami.Guardiola confirmed: “No – because he is so happy in Miami. The weather there is so delightful! I spoke to Sergio, not for that issue, but quite often. We have the same agent, so I’ve been intouch for many years.”

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Inter Milan signs Roma wing-back Zalewski

It’s official! Inter Milan has secured 23 year old Polish player, Nicola Zalewski on a loan dealfrom Roma.Inter have paid €600,000, part of the loan fee for a temporary contract, with the option to pay anextra €6-6.5 million by the end of the season to make Zalewski’s transfer permanent. The deal is just in time for him to make his Milan debut on Sunday against Derby DellaMadonnina.

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TRANSFERS: Crystal Palace in talks to secure Chelsea left-back, Ben Chilwell

A potential move to Crystal Palace might be underway for left-back Ben Chilwell.Palace has expressed interest to sign Chilwell on loan for the rest of this season. The 28 year old left-back who has barely got any play time at Stamford Bridge this season iseager to leave Chelsea in hopes of a fresh start.Last August, He was informed that he was not a part of Enzo Maresca for the season and isfree to leave if the right offer comes in.If this move is successful, Chilwell might make his palace debut against Doncaster Rovers on10th of February.

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Benfica withdraws interest in Man UTD’s left-back, Malacia

Manchester United’s full-back’s move to Benfica is now completely off the table. It appears that Tyrell Malacia will no longer move to Benfica as planned.The 25-year-old defender’s proposed loan switch to the Portuguese club fell through just daysbefore the transfer deadline.According to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, “Tyrell Malacia’s loan to Benfica from ManchesterUnited is definitely off the track.“No agreement on a loan and an option to buy.“Manchester United continues to look for options for Malacia. There are currently several loanrequests”.

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Postecoglou commends Spurs players after victory at Brentford

Tottenham Hotspur boss Ange Postecoglou was happy after a win against Brentford. Spurs won 2-0 courtesy of an own goal from their opponents, and Pape Sarr easing pressure on Postecoglou.  The manager said after the match,  “It is a difficult place to come and win at. “It’s also a difficult place to win with the way they attack and set up; you have to defend your box. You’re just going to have to do that. “I thought the lads handled that awfully well and we knew it was going to be key for us and the lads were brilliant and we felt we had the quality of football to hurt them the other way. Credit to the boys, they were brilliant.” On man-of-the-match Djed Spence, Postecoglou added: “Since he came into the team he has been outstanding. “We missed him the last couple of games but that’s the beauty of where we’re at at the moment. We’re slowly getting players back, improving us and helping us and I think that’s giving energy to the group. He was great today.”

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Iraola explains loaning Travers to Middlesbrough

Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola has explained loaning Mark Travers to another club. Travers will be with Middlesbrough for the rest of the football year.  Iraola told the Daily Echo: “I think everything starts because Mark wants to play, wants to be a number one goalkeeper. “If you ask me, I don’t want to lose Mark Travers because he has been very good when he has performed. “But also we have to understand the player, understand the club also if they made a deal because for sure financially also it’s good for the club. “Sometimes you have to see with the loans or the possibility of okay, it’s financially good because probably they will pay the salary or you can increase the value of the player or the player needs to play. “And I think we have to understand all the positions and also we are very confident with Will Dennis. “He will be the second keeper now and with his training every day, I think we are confident enough that if he has to play, I think we’ll be comfortable with him. “And I don’t know, really (on if there is a recall option). “I don’t know if you tell me about the things in the contract and these things. I really don’t know what is in the small letters of the contracts. I really don’t know.” 

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