Eduardo Fernandez-Abascal – Football Scout

Sources: Chicharito to Sevilla in 3 yr, ¬8m deal

ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol addresses his top five takeaways from all of Saturday’s action in the Premier League.

Watford couldn’t convert their chances, as West Ham walked away with a 3-1 win at Vicarage Road Stadium.

ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop will “always defend VAR” and doesn’t understand why people are so resistant to evidence it’s a positive.

Jose Holebas will miss the FA Cup final after being sent-off for a Watford who were well beaten by tenth-placed West Ham.
Mexico international Javier Hernandez has agreed to a deal that will send him from West Ham back to La Liga, this time with Sevilla for €8 million over three years with €1.5m in incentives, according to ESPN FC sources.
Mexico’s all-time top scorer had been the subject of interest from MLS clubs, Brazilian side Flamengo and Fiorentina, but opted to stay put in London despite the fact that West Ham signed Switzerland international striker Albian Ajeti, 22, from FC Basel on a four-year…

Sources: Llorente to join Napoli on two-year deal

Ross Dyer and Alejandro Moreno go head-to-head deciding who has the edge in this week’s Serie A headliner Juventus vs. Napoli.

Gab Marcotti and Nicky Bandini both agree new signing Hirving Lozano will make an immediate impact for Napoli.

Napoli came out on top of a pulsating 4-3 win against Fiorentina to kick off their Serie A season with a victory. To watch Serie A sign up to ESPN+.

Serie A: Nikola Milenkovic (51′) Fiorentina 2-2 Napoli. To watch Serie A sign up to ESPN+.
Fernando Llorente will join Napoli on a two-year deal, sources have told ESPN FC.
The former Spain international is free agent, after leaving Tottenham in the summer. Clubs from Russia and Mexico expressed an interest as well as Brazilian side Flamengo, Argentina’s Boca Juniors, Dutch side PSV Eindhoven, Schalke from the Bundesliga and Napoli’s Serie A rivals Fiorentina.
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However, he has opted for a move to Napoli because he wanted…

Ex-Barcelona man Bojan joins Montreal Impact

Kei Kamara made up for an early own goal by scoring a hat trick for Colorado in a wild nine-goal thriller. To watch MLS, sign up to ESPN+.

MLS’s fifth-leading scorer all time makes an uncharacteristic mistake for Colorado to gift Montreal a goal. To watch MLS, sign up to ESPN+.

Lassi Lappalainen and Orji Okwonkwo both scored twice in Montreal’s 4-0 dismantling of East leaders Philadelphia. To watch MLS, sign up to ESPN+.
Former Barcelona forward Bojan Krkic has joined MLS side Montreal Impact on a free transfer, signing a contract which will keep him there until December 2020, sources have told ESPN FC.
The Spaniard was released by English second tier side Stoke on Tuesday, having spent five seasons with the club.
Bojan started his career at Barcelona and was part of the 2009 Treble-winning side, as well as the team which won the Champions League again two years later.
In the summer of 2011, he joined Roma before…

Sources: Ex-Barcelona man Bojan joins Montreal

Kei Kamara made up for an early own goal by scoring a hat trick for Colorado in a wild nine-goal thriller. To watch MLS, sign up to ESPN+.

MLS’s fifth-leading scorer all time makes an uncharacteristic mistake for Colorado to gift Montreal a goal. To watch MLS, sign up to ESPN+.

Sources: Chicharito prefers West Ham over MLS

Brian McBride explains how playing Liga MX teams mid-season in the Leagues Cup will either help or hurt the four MLS teams involved.
Mexico international Javier Hernandez is set to stay with West Ham United through this summer and isn’t eyeing a move to MLS at this stage of his career, according to ESPN FC sources.
Mexico’s all-time top scorer has been the subject of interest from MLS clubs, Brazilian side Flamengo and Fiorentina, but different sources have told ESPN FC that he will continue in London unless there is an unexpected twist in the remaining days of the Premier League transfer window, which ends on Aug. 9.

The 31-year-old…

Scaloni to stay with Argentina, slams VAR for loss

Gab Marcotti says that despite improvement by Argentina, Brazil were “a challenge too far for them” in their 2-0 victory at the Estadio Mineirao.

ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop examines Lionel Messi’s future with Argentina following the Albiceleste’s defeat to Brazil in the Copa America in the semis.
Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni has confirmed that he will continue as the national team coach, at least until the end of the year, as his side prepare to face Chile in the Copa America third-place playoff.
Meanwhile, the boss reiterated his irritation with the refereeing during the 2-0 semifinal defeat to Brazil which eliminated his side from the competition.
Scaloni’s continuity in the dugout looked uncertain after Argentina’s failure to reach the Copa America final, but Scaloni himself said,…

Sanchez, Vidal fitness doubts for Chile-Uruguay

With two goals in his first two games for Chile, the FC crew examine if Alexis Sanchez can use the Copa America as a springboard for success at Man United.
Chile manager Reinaldo Rueda has confirmed he will have to wait to make a final call on whether to risk Alexis Sanchez and Arturo Vidal in their last game of the Copa America group stage game against Uruguay.

Sanchez suffered an ankle injury during the first half of Chile’s 2-1 victory over Ecuador on Friday, but the Manchester United forward decided to continue and scored the winner to send the two-time defending champions into the quarterfinals.
Monday’s match against Uruguay will determine…

Sources: Rodri tells Atletico he wants to leave

ESPN FC’s Alejandro Moreno has words for anyone complaining about the discrepancy between Liverpool and Manchester City’s end-of-season fixtures for the 2019-20 season.

Zack Steffen talks about the pressure of being the USMNT number one, and what he expects from his move to Manchester City.

With Antoine Griezmann in the news with his decision to leave Atletico Madrid, Frank Leboeuf is asked about his role in the France national team.

The FC crew speculate on whether Barcelona or PSG are front-runners to land Antoine Griezmann after the Atleti star announced he’ll depart this summer.
Manchester City target Rodri has told Atletico Madrid he wants to leave this summer but the Spain international is yet to decide his next move, sources have told ESPN FC.
Sources had told ESPN FC in April that Pep Guardiola had earmarked Rodri as a top priority for the summer transfer window. The City boss sees the Spaniard as the ideal long-term replacement for Fernandinho.
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City are still interested in the 22-year-old…

Sources: City target Rodri wants Atletico exit

ESPN FC’s Alejandro Moreno has words for anyone complaining about the discrepancy between Liverpool and Manchester City’s end-of-season fixtures for the 2019-20 season.

Zack Steffen talks about the pressure of being the USMNT number one, and what he expects from his move to Manchester City.

With Antoine Griezmann in the news with his decision to leave Atletico Madrid, Frank Leboeuf is asked about his role in the France national team.

The FC crew speculate on whether Barcelona or PSG are front-runners to land Antoine Griezmann after the Atleti star announced he’ll depart this summer.
Manchester City target Rodri has told Atletico Madrid he wants to leave this summer but the Spain international is yet to decide his next move, sources have told ESPN FC.
Sources had told ESPN FC in April that Pep Guardiola had earmarked Rodri as a top priority for the summer transfer window and the midfielder has been likened to Sergio Busquets, who was a key player for the ex-Bayern Munich boss at Barcelona. Guardiola sees Rodri as the ideal long-term replacement for Fernandinho.
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Sources: Zidane key in Ramos staying at Madrid

Gab Marcotti and Sid Lowe say Sergio Ramos had to clear the air after Real Madrid president Florentino Perez claimed the Los Blancos defender had asked to be released.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s €100 million move from Real Madrid to Juventus came with great hopes and CR7 delivered a Supercoppa and Juve’s eighth straight league title.
Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane personally intervened to ensure Sergio Ramos decided to remain at the Bernabeu, sources have told ESPN FC.
The Spain international, 33, had seriously considered leaving the La Liga side last week due to his disagreements with president Florentino Perez but Zidane played a major role to help reduce the tension between the pair and convinced Ramos to stay with Los Blancos for at least one more season.
Ramos held an unexpected press conference on Thursday…

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