Pogba, Harry Kane and Dele Alli, Now Have the Percent,” Said Klopp
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST, 10, 2016 SPORTS English Premier League all stars hunt down Leicester LONDON: Jaw-dropping new broad- in transfer spending and they are tipped He will be assisted by Ibrahimovic, Leicester player. Mauricio Pochettino’s tions of Sadio Mane and Giorginio cast deals totalling 8.3 billion pounds to surpass the one billion pounds mark whose late goal sank Leicester in young Tottenham players, among them Wijnaldum. “We are in a good way, 100 ($10.9 billion, 9.8 billion euros) have by the time the window closes on Sunday’s Community Shield, and Pogba, Harry Kane and Dele Alli, now have the percent,” said Klopp. “And if we have a enabled the English Premier League to August 31. The beginning of the who is poised to complete a world- experience of a title race under their proper line-up, then we will be strong.” assemble a dazzling galaxy of stars for Guardiola era at City, who finished record return from Juventus costing belts. In a show of faith to the team that There are seven new managers, with the 2016-17 season. Jose Mourinho will fourth last season, has heralded a reju- around 90 million pounds. challenged Leicester last season, the Ronald Koeman succeeding the sacked have Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba venation of the League Cup holders’ Former Italy manager Antonio Conte north London club have been content Roberto Martinez at Everton and Claude at his disposal at Manchester United, playing squad. has been brought in to pick up the merely to add depth to their squad with Puel taking the Dutchman’s place at while Pep Guardiola has authorised a Young talents such as Leroy Sane and pieces at Chelsea, who recovered to fin- the acquisitions of Victor Wanyama and Southampton. splurge of over 100 million pounds Gabriel Jesus have arrived for combined ish 10th under Guus Hiddink after Vincent Janssen. David Moyes has replaced new since becoming Manchester City man- fees exceeding 100 million pounds. Mourinho’s dismissal last December. England manager Sam Allardyce at ager. With Chelsea and Liverpool also Everton centre-back John Stones could Chelsea have prised N’Golo Kante ARSENAL ANXIETY Sunderland, while Walter Mazzarri has spending big and Arsenal and yet follow. While Guardiola’s arrival at from Leicester for 30 million pounds Down the road at Arsenal, Arsene succeeded Quique Sanchez Flores at Tottenham Hotspur looking to build on the Etihad Stadium has been in the and spent a similar amount to sign Wenger approaches his 20-year anniver- Watford. Hull City are without a manag- positive campaigns, Leicester City’s pipeline for years, his former El Clasico Belgium striker Michy Batshuayi from sary as manager facing the same old er after Steve Bruce resigned and having odds of repeating May’s fairytale title sparring partner Mourinho has alighted Marseille. doubts about his capacity to inspire the not signed a single player, they start the success are only 33-1. across town at Old Trafford with a With no European distractions, Conte team to a first league title since 2004. campaign as outright favourites for rele- Claudio Ranieri’s men famously degree of haste. will be able to plough all his resources Arsenal pipped Spurs to second gation. Their fellow promoted teams, defied odds of 5,000-1 to win the title in into steering Chelsea back into the top place last season, but with Swiss mid- Burnley and Middlesbrough, also face a May, but he has warned: “We know very MOURINHO REBUILDS four. Amid the flux elsewhere, Leicester, fielder Granit Xhaka the only major sign- battle to remain in a league that is now well we are the champions, but we are After two years of stagnation under Tottenham, Arsenal and Liverpool are ing to have arrived at the Emirates teeming with superstars both on the the underdogs. Louis van Gaal, for whom FA Cup suc- trusting in the formulae that worked for Stadium and injuries already biting, fans pitch and in the dug-out. “We are not “There are six big teams who want to cess came too late to save his job, them last season. are anxious. Liverpool, beaten finalists in naive to the challenge we face, but we win. They want to kill us.” England’s 20 United’s board has tasked Mourinho Ranieri has lost Kante, but talisman the League Cup and Europa League, are are willing to take it on,” said Burnley elite clubs took a month to break with the responsibility of restoring the Jamie Vardy has committed to a new looking more and more like Jurgen manager Sean Dyche. “The Premier through the 500 million pounds barrier club to former glories. contract and Riyad Mahrez remains a Klopp’s team, bolstered by the acquisi- League is the place to be.” — AFP Pogba ‘back home’ at Man Utd in world-record transfer MANCHESTER: Emerging from the shadows, Paul Pogba - a red devil emblazoned on the side of his head - removed his hood, looked straight into the camera and uttered the words Manchester United fans had been waiting to hear: “I’m back.” With that 26-second video teaser released by United early Tuesday, the France midfielder became the world’s most expensive footballer at around 105 million euros ($116 million) and England’s biggest club made another statement of intent during its latest offseason of heavy spending that moved close to $200 million. “I just went for a holiday,” said Pogba, who left United at age 19 for Juventus four years ago, vir- tually for nothing when his first contract with LIVERPOOL: In this Sunday Aug 23, 2015 file photo, Everton’s John Stones is seen the club expired. “I’ve come back home.” during his team’s English Premier League soccer match between Everton and This was the new Man United at work: Manchester City at Goodison Park Stadium, Liverpool, England. — AP Breaking the world transfer record and announc- ing the signing after midnight local time to suit foreign audiences. A series of glitzy videos included one with a grime artist where Pogba City splash out on produces some impressive dance moves. United will hope the 23-year-old Pogba saves Everton’s Stones his best work for the football field, though. And PPARIS: This file photo taken on July 10, 2016 shows France’s midfielder Paul Pogba gesturing he’s certainly dreaming big in his new era for the during the Euro 2016 final football match between Portugal and France at the Stade de France club under Jose Mourinho. in Saint-Denis, north of Paris. —AFP LONDON: Manchester City splashed out a Gundogan, Nolito, Leroy Sane, Gabriel “First of all, win the league for the first time reported £47.5 million ($61 million, 55 mil- Jesus and Alexander Zinchenko, believes with United because I hadn’t won the league IMPRESS starter this time round at Old Trafford. lion euros) to sign England defender John Stones perfectly fits his philosophy of hav- when I left,” Pogba said. “The Champions League Ferguson was unhappy with Pogba’s attitude “Paul is one of the best players in the world Stones from Everton yesterday. ing defenders who are as good in posses- of course and, personally, one of my dreams is to in the last months of his contract, and didn’t play and will be a key part of the United team I want Stones agreed a six-year contract with sion as they are in the tackle. “We want to win the Ballon d’Or (FIFA’s world player of the the Frenchman even during an injury crisis in to build here for the future,” Mourinho said. “He City and is reported to have become the help John show his quality with us and year award). “That will come with time hopefully, the team’s midfield. For a game against is quick, strong, scores goals and reads the game second most expensive defender in history improve on what he has already achieved,” but first the Premier League - I’ve never done it.” Blackburn in December 2011, Ferguson played better than many players much older than he is. behind Paris Saint Germain and Brazil star Guardiola said. full back Rafael da Silva in center midfield along “At 23, he has the chance to make that posi- David Luiz. “I like the way he plays the game and I’m OVERPRICED with Park Ji-sung, with Pogba on the bench. tion his own here over many years. He is young “I’m absolutely delighted to sign for City looking forward to welcoming him into the Pogba said he was not bothered about the That was the last straw for a player who was and will continue to improve; he has the chance and now the deal’s done I’m looking for- squad.” Stones, who has won 10 England world-record price tag and that his return to desperate for a chance to impress his manager. to be at the heart of this club for the next ward to the next stage in my career,” Stones caps, had hoped to join Chelsea last year United, nicknamed the Red Devils, was “destiny” Pogba can be sure he’ll be a guaranteed decade and beyond.” — AP told City’s website. “I’ve obviously seen and had a transfer request rejected when - and predicted by his mother. what’s going on here at the Etihad, it’s an the London club’s bids were snubbed by “My mum told me I would come back here ambitious club with a great manager so I Everton. But Everton have finally relented and I told her, ‘You never know, you’ll see,’” he can’t wait to get stuck in and help achieve and allowed their prize asset to leave All change at PSG as new said.