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SUNDAY, AUGUST 27, 2017 SPORTS Records tumble in Europe’s transfer ‘madness’ PARIS: Ousmane Dembele’s transfer to Liverpool’s Brazilian playmaker Philippe England international defender Kyle a time that it is locked in a feud with its more the domain of a select group of Barcelona in a deal worth up to 147 mil- Coutinho before the transfer window Walker for £50 million as part of their regional rivals. rich, mostly European-based clubs”. lion euros ($175 million), making him slams shut within days. summer spending spree. In the space of August, records set The sum paid for Neymar is however the world’s second most expensive play- PSG, determined to mount a serious last year have been swept away, with “an exception”, Caillet argued. er after Neymar, is the latest dizzying challenge for the Champions League, ROCKING THE BOAT the £89 million deal that took Paul “He is one of the three best players in move fuelled by TV money and Gulf- are also reportedly about to secure the PSG and City and their Gulf-based Pogba to Manchester United in 2016 the world and he is only 25, while the based club owners. signature of Monaco’s teenage starlet owners “have shaken up the established more than doubled by PSG’s swoop for others (Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo) are The deal agreed Friday to bring 20- Kylian Mbappe for another stratospheric order”, said Virgile Caillet, a marketing Neymar that broke up Barcelona’s “MSN” in their thirties.” year-old French striker Dembele to the fee. In England, Manchester City’s expert who heads the French federation trio of the 25-year-old Brazilian, Luis And in splashing out on Dembele Spanish giants from Borussia Dortmund Emirati owners have snapped up two of of sport and leisure industries. Suarez and Lionel Messi. and his 18-year-old France international was a direct consequence of Neymar’s Mbappe’s French title-winning Monaco “For years a handful of clubs have Dembele’s move for a fee of 105 mil- teammate Mbappe, clubs are investing shock 222-million-euro move to Qatar- teammates. shared out the best players, without crit- lion euros with add-ons worth another in the future. owned Paris Saint-Germain that obliter- City paid £52 million (58 million icising the system, and now they are fac- 42 million euros, following Neymar’s “These are investments in future ated the world transfer record. euros, $67 million), a world record fee ing a handful of new rivals and a bid- Barca exit, comes as footballers’ union superstars who have a high potential To further fill the gap left by for a defender, for full-back Benjamin ding war that they weren’t prepared for.” FIFPro has blasted “transfer market mad- resale value. It mustn’t be forgotten that Neymar’s departure, Barcelona are Mendy and another £43 million for mid- In the case of PSG, Qatar also appears ness”. Neymar’s move, it said, “is the lat- clubs are commercial entities with expected to make a final push to sign fielder Bernardo Silva. They also added to be seeking to exert its “soft power” at est example of how football is ever investment strategies,” Caillet said.—AFP Swansea keep De Boer in Palace purgatory Crystal Palace 0 Matches on TV (Local Timings) Swansea 2 ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE West Bromwich v Stoke City 15:30 beIN SPORTS HD 3 LONDON: Frank de Boer’s miserable start Chelsea FC v Everton FC 15:30 to life as Crystal Palace manager contin- beIN SPORTS HD 2 ued yesterday as his side lost 2-0 at home Liverpool v Arsenal 18:00 beIN SPORTS HD 2 to Swansea City in the Premier League. beIN SPORTS HD 11 EN Tammy Abraham’s first Swansea goal since Tottenham Hotspur v Burnley1 8:00 he joined on loan from Chelsea and a beIN SPORTS HD 1 Jordan Ayew effort gave Paul Clement’s Swansea their first victory of the cam- SPANISH LEAGUE paign. RCD Espanyol v CD Leganes 19:15 beIN SPORTS HD 7 After defeats against Huddersfield SD Eibar v Athletic de Bilbao 19:15 Town and Liverpool, De Boer is still wait- beIN SPORTS HD 3 ing for his first point and his first league Getafe CF v Sevilla FC 21:15 goal as Palace manager. The former beIN SPORTS HD 3 Netherlands defender was appointed in beIN SPORTS HD 1 FR June after Sam Allardyce retired. Real Madrid v Valencia C.F 23:15 beIN SPORTS HD 3 Swansea gave a debut to new signing beIN SPORTS HD 1 FR Sam Clucas and flew out of the traps at Selhurst Park, going close in the fourth ITALIAN CALCIO LEAGUE minute when Ayew headed just wide from Torino FC v Sassuolo Calcio 19:00 Abraham’s right-wing cross. James beIN SPORTS HD 4 McArthur menaced for Palace, but ACF Fiorentina v UC Sampdoria 21:45 beIN SPORTS HD 2 Swansea remained on top and after AC Milan v Cagliari Calcio 21:45 NEWCASTLE: Newcastle United’s Christian Atsu, left, and West Ham United’s Pablo Zabaleta battle for the ball during the English Premier Abraham had tested Wayne Hennessey beIN SPORTS HD 4 League soccer match between Newcastle United and West Ham United at Saint James’s Park Stadium, Newcastle, England, yesterday. — AP and Alfie Mawson had headed off-target beIN SPORTS HD 11 EN from the ensuing corner, they went ahead SSC Napoli v Atalanta 21:45 SOCCER in the 44th minute. An injury to James beIN SPORTS HD 1 Tomkins brought Martin Kelly into the AC Chievo Verona v SS Lazio 21:45 beIN SPORTS HD 7 Palace defence and he had been on the Crotone v Hellas Verona FC2 1:45 pitch for less than two minutes when beIN SPORTS HD 9 Relief for Benitez as Abraham stole in front of him to volley in Spal v Udinese Calcio 21:45 Leroy Fer’s cross. beIN SPORTS HD 8 It was Swansea’s first shot on target of GERMAN BUNDESLIGA the season. Palace were booed off at half- Newcastle crush Hammers RB Leipzig v SC Freiburg1 6:30 time and despite De Boer sending on Lee beIN SPORTS HD 5 Chung-Yong for Patrick van Aanholt at the beIN SPORTS HD 2 FR break, the home side fell even further Hannover 96 v Schalke 04 19:00 behind within three minutes of the restart. beIN SPORTS HD 5 Kelly was once again at fault as he was FRENCH LEAGUE Newcastle 3 robbed on halfway by Kyle Naughton, EA Guingamp v RC Strasbourg 16:00 Huddersfield continue fine beIN SPORTS HD 6 who freed Ayew to round Hennessey and beIN SPORTS HD 1 FR score. SCO Angers v LOSC Lille 18:00 West Ham 0 start to top-flight life A perfectly timed sliding challenge by beIN SPORTS HD 6 Mike van der Hoorn prevented Palace sub- beIN SPORTS HD 1 FR for a point. Mauricio Pellegrino’s men are also stitute Yohan Cabaye halving the arrears, AS Monaco v Olympique Marseille 2:00 unbeaten three games into the new Premier beIN SPORTS HD 6 NEWCASTLE: Newcastle United put a smile Huddersfield 0 while Andros Townsend dragged narrowly back on Rafael Benitez’s face as new signing League campaign with five points to their wide of the Swansea goal late on. — AFP Joselu inspired their first win of the season in a name. 3-0 success against West Ham United yesterday. Meanwhile, Brighton and Hove Albion col- lected their first Premier League point yester- Frustrated by Newcastle owner Mike Ashley’s Southampton 0 BOXING failure to back him in the transfer market, day as Watford held on for a 0-0 draw at home Magpies boss Benitez hinted this week that he despite the first-half dismissal of Miguel Britos. doesn’t see his long-term future at St James’ Brighton had failed to register a goal or a McGregor vows knockout Park. Benitez has had to make do with a series of HUDDERSFIELD: Huddersfield Town contin- point in their first two matches this season low budget deals, prompting suggestions the ued their excellent start to life in the Premier and twice hit the post at Vicarage Road as moment of truth nears former Liverpool and Real Madrid manager is on League as David Wagner’s side drew 0-0 at through Anthony Knockaert and Tomer the verge of quitting. But, with the transfer win- home to Southampton yesterday. After win- Hemed. Knockaert was fortunate to escape ning their opening two matches of their first serious injury when Britos was sent off for a LAS VEGAS: Mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor with suggestions that he was dow closing next week, Benitez received some much-needed evidence that his squad are capa- top-flight season in more than 40 years, reckless lunge on the Frenchman on 24 min- McGregor vowed to knock out boxer Floyd struggling to make the weight. But Huddersfield lost their 100 percent record utes, but Brighton were unable to convert Mayweather on Friday as a horde of Irish McGregor’s chiselled physique drew a line ble of competing in the Premier League. Joselu scored Newcastle’s first league goal of here but remain unbeaten and are still to con- their man advantage into victory. fans descended on Las Vegas for the trash- under lingering doubts about his training cede a goal. Nathaniel Chalobah, who in midweek talking rivals’ cross-combat super-fight. regime. “I’m a professional, I make weight - the season in the first half and late efforts from Ciaran Clark and Aleksandar Mitrovic wrapped They dominated the first half without being became the first Hornets player since John McGregor, 29, will carry a substantial it’s sacrifice, dedication, focus, but I make able to find a way through a Southampton Barnes in 1987 to receive an England call-up, weight advantage into Saturday’s 12-round it.
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