¡Toc, toc! La Liga MX está de regreso esta semana y con sus litros de fútbol champagne ni te darán ganas de ir al antro. Porque todo lo que necesitas para este viernes, por ejemplo, te lo dará un Necaxa vs Juárez.
Back on Dec. 28, news broke that Napoli captain and Italian international Lorenzo Insigne was seriously considering joining Toronto FC in the summer following the completion of the 2021-22 European season. The rumor had a lot of clout, especially the bit about Toronto making him Major League Soccer's highest-ever paid player.
Scotland's Rangers FC reportedly are close to completing a loan deal for New York City FC standout James Sands.
According to The Athletic, it would be an 18-month loan with a purchase option for the 21-year-old defensive midfielder.
Después de dos años sin muchas luces en el Inter Miami de la MLS, Rodolfo Pizarro está de regreso en el fútbol mexicano. Tras unos coqueteos con Chivas, el mediocampista finalmente puso su firma en un contrato que lo vincula al Monterrey.
En Rayados, Pizarro no es un extraño. De hecho, esta será la segunda experiencia del jugador en el equipo regio, tras lo hecho en la temporada 2018-19. En aquel entonces, The Joker fue fundamental para una campaña que incluyó el título del Apertura 2019 y la Liga de Campeones de la Concacaf.
FC Dallas completed the transfer of striker Ricardo Pepi to FC Augsburg of the German Bundesliga on Monday.
Dallas received a reported $20 million fee, a club record that also makes the 18-year-old Pepi the most expensive outgoing homegrown player in MLS history.
Pepi, the 2021 MLS Young Player of the Year, signed a five-and-a-half-year contract at Augsburg that includes a club option to extend the deal until the summer of 2027.
On Saturday, West Bromwich Albion and Orlando City confirmed that 21-year-old striker Daryl Dike was headed to the Championship side on a four-and-a-half-year deal for a transfer fee of $9.5 million.
Dike again joins forces with French manager Valérien Ismaël, who was Barnsley's boss last campaign when Dike scored nine goals in 19 second division appearances while on loan. Orlando is also in line to receive performance-based bonuses and 20% of any future sale.
LONDON - Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku was left out of the squad to face Liverpool at home on Sunday after saying he was dissatisfied with his role at Stamford Bridge.
The 28-year-old, who signed from Inter Milan in the close season for a club-record $132 million, told Sky Italy recently that he was unhappy with manager Thomas Tuchel's system. Lukaku also said he would like to return to Italy at some point in his career.
Asked about the Belgian international's comments ahead of the Liverpool game, Tuchel said they were "not helpful."
According to multiple sources, Napoli and Italy international Lorenzo Insigne has agreed to join Toronto FC in the summer after finishing out the 2021-22 season in Italy. It's an incredible coup for both Bob Bradley's Reds and MLS as the 30-year-old winger arrives at the height of his power.
Trueque es la palabra de moda en el mercado de pases del fútbol mexicano para el Clausura 2022. Los rumores de intercambio de jugadores entre equipos están a la orden del día y al menos una de esas conversaciones llegó a puerto: Cruz Azul mandó a Roberto Alvarado rumbo a Chivas, a cambio de Uriel Antuna y Alejandro Mayorga.
After being linked with Inter Milan, Sampdoria, Ajax and Wolves, it looks like one club has distinguished itself as the clear front-runner for signing Ricardo Pepi this January.
As reported by the only guy that now reports this sort of thing, Fabrizio Romano, the 18-year-old USMNT phenom is on the verge of moving to the Bundesliga from FC Dallas with Wolfsburg currently leading the race.
Wolfsburg is 13th in the table because of an attack that's generated only 17 goals in 17 matches. Lukas Nmecha and Wout Weghorst both have six goals and no other player has more than two.