A week after the season premiered with the triumph of Liverpool before him City at the 100th edition of the Community Shield, the great English competition arrives. The Crystal Palace-Arsenal this Friday (9:00 p.m.) the curtain rises on a Premier that will once again feature the team from Guardiola as the main favourite.
Citizens pursue their third consecutive title and the fifth in six years, commanded by his star signing, the fantastic Erling Haaland, the killer they needed to finally conquer the Champions. The ball will also start rolling this Friday in Germany and in Francewith Eintracht-Bayern and Lyon-Ajaccio as the first duels in the Bundesliga and Ligue 1. Next week it will be the turn of Italia and of spain.
Duello of ‘killers’
With the exciting pulse of last year between City and Liverpool still recent, the Premier returns with the Norwegian star as a great claim. The 60 million that the English champion paid to Dortmund look like a ganga considering your numbers. It doesn’t matter that at the moment the most expensive signing in the European market is that of Tchouameni for Madrid (80 million). The transfer of Mbappe to the white club, this summer he will always be remembered for Haaland’s arrival at City.
Chelsea consider paying 68 million to Brighton for Cucurella to reinforce the left lane
To the block of Guardiola also it arrived Kalvin Phillips, but the most notable are the 160 million entered by departures of Sterling, Gabriel Jesus, Zinchenko and Fernandinho. City also sells, as does Liverpool, which charged 30 kilos per manesigned by Bayern.
The reds have bet heavily on another nine, the Uruguayan Darwin Núñez, second most expensive signing of the summer (75 million paid to Benfica plus 25 in variables), while the Chelsea covered the departure of Rüdiger and Christensen with Koulibaly (30 million). Barça beat them Raphinha and Koundé. Sterling (56.2 million) is the offensive bet of the group of Tuchelwho thinks of cucurella for the left band. He could pay 68 million to Brighton for Alella’s side.
The Arsenal, hyperactive
Tottenham’s Antonio Conte rescued lenglet of Barça and spent 58 kilos on richarlison (Everton), but his strength lies in keeping Harry Kane y Son as a valued partner. The most active has been Arsenal, fifth in the previous League. It has spent 132 million to reinforce all the lines, with Gabriel Jesus (52.2) to the front.
It was worse for United, who finished sixth, 35 points behind City. Still pending the continuity of Cristiano Ronaldocrazy about leaving, has spent 57 million on Lisandro Martinez, Center back from Ajax. Eriksenthe Dane who suffered a heart attack in the last European Championship, has arrived free.
For the nostalgic there is the return of the Nottingham Forest. The two-time European champion had not been in the Premier since 1999. Coutinhomeanwhile, continues in an Aston Villa with a South American accent reinforced with Diego Charles, from Seville.
Bayern, for the eleventh
In Germany, the Bayern will start this Friday the route to his 11th Bundesliga in a row with the absence of Lewandowski. The German club is the second that has spent the most in Europe after Barça. has invested 137.5 million in reinforcements like Mané, De Ligt (Juventus has paid 67 million), Gravenberch and Mazraoui.
The goodbye of the Pole should not affect his hegemony. The Dortmundhis great rival, has also lost his striker Haaland and has met with the misfortune of Haller, his substitute, who suffers from a tumor. The Schalke 04 and Werder Brementwo classics, return to the elite.
Galtier’s challenge
In France, PSG have all the numbers to walk in Ligue 1. Encouraged by the renewal of Mbappethe computer has gotten rid of the notebook Pochettinoreplaced by Galtier, which has started with a very good foot. The technician hopes to recover the best version of Neymar and Messi. Sergio Ramos also wants to join the party at 36 years old.
