English, German, French, Dutch and Portuguese. Five of the seven most important national championships in Europe start this Friday (5) in the 2022/2023 season. Spanish and Italian start at the end of next week.
The favourites, based on performance in recent years, are Manchester City and Liverpool in England, Bayern Munich in Germany, Paris Saint-Germain in France, Ajax in the Netherlands, a trio (Benfica, Porto and Sporting) in Portugal, another trio (Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid) in Spain.
In Italy, there are at least five clubs that must compete “head to head” for the “scudetto”: Milan, Juventus, Inter Milan, Napoli and Roma, with Lazio and Fiorentina also promising to enter the fight.
Mentioning the highest rated teams, I will mention the main signings made in the current transfer window, which remains open.
Manchester City and Barcelona, ​​for example, have new attacking commanders, scorers from whom much is expected. Also in the offensive sector, Arsenal and Tottenham bet on Brazilians who should be in the World Cup.
There were those who reinforced themselves with renowned names at the front and back, cases of Bayern and Chelsea, and those who believed in a midfielder who almost died on the field (Manchester United).
Next, who to look out for from now on, including position, age, nationality, height and transfer value (the latter data, according to the British newspaper The Guardian).
Robert Lewandovski (Barcelona)
One of the world’s top scorers in the last ten years left Bayern Munich for the Spanish club, which did not find a man-goal after Messi and Luis Suarez left the team. Lewa, twice named the best player in the world, has what it takes to be that guy. The Polish striker is 34 years old, 1.85 years old and cost me 38.3 million pounds (R$ 242.56 million).
Erling Haaland (Manchester City)
Former Borussia Dortmund, he is regarded as the most promising of today’s forwards. Young, strong, “killer”, he will need to adapt to Guardiola’s Man City possession game. The Norwegian striker, who is left-handed, is 22 years old, 1.94 has cost me 51.5 million pounds (R$ 326.16 million). He will not go to the World Cup because his country did not qualify.
Raheem Sterling (Chelsea)
It will be the third big club in England that the English Team player will defend, after passing through Liverpool and Manchester City. To check if at Chelsea the athlete, who plays more for the wing, will miss fewer goals “made”. The English forward (born in Jamaica) is 27 years old, 1.70 m and cost 50 million pounds (R$ 316.64 million).
Sadio Mané (Bayern)
The German giant lost Lewandowski and gained the speedy and swinging pointer, who decided to leave Liverpool, where he was an idol, although, like Sterling, he didn’t get tired of missing great opportunities close to the goal – he scored many too, register. The Senegalese striker is 30 years old, 1.74 years old, cost me 28 million pounds (R$ 177.32 million).
little raphinha (Barcelona)
Then at Leeds (England), Raphinha quickly appreciated after being called up by Tite to the Brazilian national team. If he has great performances for Barça, he has a great chance of starting the World Cup in November. The Brazilian striker, who is left-handed, is 25 years old, 1.76 has cost me 49 million pounds (R$ 310.3 million).
richarlison (Tottenham)
After stints at Watford and Everton, Richarlison will have the chance to show his objective football, with a lot of speed and frequent submissions, in one of the greats of London. He will need to play a lot of ball if he wants to be a starter at the World Cup in Qatar, and there is not even a guaranteed starter in the team – he needs to unseat the Swedish Kulusevski. The Brazilian striker is 25 years old, 1.84 years old, cost me 50 million pounds (R$ 316.64 million).
Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal)
With limited playing time at Manchester City, the ex-palmeirense seems to have made a good deal of moving to London, where he should start playing almost always at Arsenal. Like Raphinha and Richarlison, Jesus, who started in the Russian Cup in 2018, will have to “eat the ball” to have Tite’s preference in Qatar. The Brazilian striker is 25 years old, 1.75 has cost me 45 million pounds (R$ 284.97 million).
Darwin Núñez (Liverpool)
Ex-Benfica, Darwin will try to obtain the same success at the Reds that his compatriot Suárez had at the team in the last decade. He will form a heavyweight attack alongside Egyptian superstar Mohamed Salah and Colombian Luis DÃaz. Brazilian Roberto Firmino and Portuguese Diogo Jota should be bench options. The Uruguayan is 23 years old, 1.87 years old cost me 64.3 million pounds (R$ 407.19 million).
Christian Eriksen (Manchester United)
Recognized as one of the great midfield organizers of the current generation, Eriksen starred in one of football’s greatest recent scares when he collapsed on the field after a cardiac arrest at Euro 2021. high yield. Danish midfielder Eriksen is 30 years old, 1.82 m and cost nothing (the contract with Brentford has expired).
Matthijs de Ligt (Bayern)
De Ligt, Ajax’s great highlight in 2018/2019, didn’t have the same success after Juventus signed him, but he is still considered an athlete of great potential in defence, at least in the view of the German champion, who signed him for a well-paid amount. high. The Dutch defender is 22 years old, 1.91, cost me 59.6 million pounds (R$ 377.43 million).
Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea)
The London club turned to the defender after losing German Antonio Rudiger to Real Madrid. Koulibaly was one of the pillars of Napoli’s defense and will need to prove equally solid in the company of Thiago Silva, so that Chelsea can show competitiveness against the very strong Manchester City and Liverpool. The Senegalese defender, captain of the national team, is 31 years old, 1.86 has cost me 33.8 million pounds (R$ 214.05 million).
Jules Koundé (Barcelona)
Another investment by the Catalunya team, this time for the center of the defense, since the idol Piqué, 35, is heading towards the end of his career and does not offer the same reliability as before. Koundé was a standout for Sevilla, where he teamed up with Brazilian Olympic champion Diego Carlos. The French defender is 23 years old, 1.78 years old, cost me 45 million pounds (R$ 284.97 million).
This list of 12 highlights for the current season, with some well-known names, others not so much, does not contain the most expensive signing so far in the negotiation window.
It is the French Aurelién Tchouaméni.
Do’nt know? I even heard little about him.
Midfielder, 22 years old, 1.87 m, has not had much space in the media until now for playing for Monaco, in the not so popular French Championship.
We will know if Tchouaméni is really good now, in the Real Madrid shirt.
That’s if he has good timing on the field, which, at least at first, will be unlikely, since the merengue trio in the middle, for some time now, is formed by the untouchable and excellent Casemiro, Luka Modric and Toni Kroos.
The price that Real paid for Tchouaméni, an initially luxury reserve?
The “trifle” of 85.3 million pounds (R$ 540.18 million), or more than the combined cost of scorers Lewandowski and Gabriel Jesus.
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