Kounde left out of Sevilla's pre-season tour as Chelsea talks continue
Jules Kounde has been left out of Sevilla's pre-season training camp in Portugal as Chelsea continue talks to sign the defender.
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'Mane won't score 40 or 50 goals' - Bayern Munich signing cannot replace Lewandowski alone, warns Kimmich
Joshua Kimmich has warned that Sadio Mane cannot be seen as a direct replacement for Robert Lewandowski at Bayern Munich. The German champions saw star striker Lewandowski leave for Barcelona this summer, while Mane was signed from Liverpool to strengthen their attack.
Watch: De Ligt scores volley on Bayern Munich debut as Bundesliga champions put six past D.C. United
Bayern Munich saw a couple of summer signings made an immediate impact during a pre-season friendly against D.C. United, with Sadio Mane netting a debut goal for the club while Matthijs de Ligt marked his bow for the Bundesliga champions with a stunning volley.
Debut goals for Mane, De Ligt as Bayern thump Rooney's D.C. United
New signings Sadio Mane and Matthijs De Ligt scored debut goals as Bayern Munich thumped Major League Soccer's D.C United 6-2 in a friendly on Wednesday.
No sign of Liverpool or Manchester City in top 10 net spenders since 2020
Why 2020? Because this is the Covid era when transfer spending was supposed to be curbed. And five transfer windows is enough time to give us a pattern. And the pattern is that Liverpool and Manchester City are excellently run.
Debut Goals For Mane, Matthijs De Ligt As Bayern Munich Thump D.C. United
New signings Sadio Mane and Matthijs De Ligt scored debut goals as Bayern Munich thumped Major League Soccer's D.C United 6-2 in a friendly on Wednesday. Senegalese international Mane, who joined Bayern from Liverpool last month in a transfer worth a reported $42 million, opened his account for the Bundesliga champions from the penalty spot after five minutes. Mane's spot-kick was awarded after D.C. United centre-back Donovan Pines upended Lucas Copado as the teenage striker surged into the penalty area.
Mane, De Ligt score on pre-season debuts as Bayern beat DC United
Bayern Munich's new recruits Sadio Mane and Matthijs de Ligt scored on their pre-season debuts as the German giants thrashed Wayne Rooney-led Major League Soccer outfit DC United 6-2 in the first match of their US tour on Wednesday (Jul 20)
Mane and De Ligt score debut goals as Bayern Munich thrash DC United - in pictures
Sadio Mane needed just five minutes to get off the mark for Bayern Munich as the German champions began their pre-season tour of the United States with a 6-2 win over DC United on Wednesday night.