Djaniny Tavares leaves Santos Laguna to join Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ahli

Djaniny Tavares, the top scorer in the 2018 Clausura, has left Santos Laguna for Saudi Arabian club Al-Ahli.
Djaniny Tavares has left Santos Laguna to join Saudi Arabian side Al-Ahli, the Liga MX team announced on Friday.
Cape Verde international Djaniny netted 16 goals last season to lead the league and to fire Santos to the Clausura title and had been linked with a move to Sevilla earlier this summer.
A Santos Laguna statement indicated that Al-Ahli had met the 27-year-old’s buy-out clause in his contract and added that he accepted the offer to move to Saudi Arabia.
Official Communication: Djaniny Tavares. https://t.co/mzp16UmnWe— ClubSantosLaguna (@ClubSantosEn) July 13, 2018

Djaniny won two league titles in…

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Real Madrid won’t play Vinicius Junior or Rodrygo – Clarence Seedorf

The ESPN FC crew assess the timing of Real Madrid’s first news conference unveiling new coach Julen Lopetegui after his sacking.

An emotional Julen Lopetegui discusses the pain of his sacking as Spain manager and the pride he has in accepting the Real Madrid job.

ESPN FC’s Stewart Robson breaks down the latest transfer rumours surrounding Paul Pogba, Rafinha and more in Rumour Rater.

The FC crew react to Real Madrid’s appointment of Julen Lopetegui as manager, questioning the timing as he prepares to lead Spain at the World Cup.

ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti discusses the tricky situation Julen Lopetegui finds himself in as he coaches Spain before taking over at Real Madrid.
Former Real Madrid midfielder Clarence Seedorf has predicted that €100 million duo Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo will not succeed at the La Liga club, pointing to previous teenage signings who failed to make an impression at the Bernabeu and had to move elsewhere to further their careers.
A €45m signing from Flamengo Vinicius, 18, is joining up with Madrid’s senior team ahead of the 2018-19 campaign, while current Santos starlet Rodrygo, 17, has agreed a €54m deal to join next summer.
Speaking…

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Real Madrid, Santos agree ¬54m Rodrygo deal for 2019

The ESPN FC crew assess the timing of Real Madrid’s first press conference unveiling new coach Julen Lopetegui, after his sacking.

An emotional Julen Lopetegui discusses the pain of his sacking as Spain manager and the pride he has in accepting the Real Madrid job.

ESPN FC’s Stewart Robson breaks down the latest transfer rumours surrounding Paul Pogba, Rafinha and more in Rumour Rater.

The FC crew react to Real Madrid’s appointment of Julen Lopetegui as manager, questioning the timing as he prepares to lead Spain at the World Cup.

ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti discusses the tricky situation Julen Lopetegui finds himself in as he coaches Spain before taking over at Real Madrid.
Brazilian club Santos have announced an agreement to sell teenager Rodrygo to Spanish giants Real Madrid next summer.
Rodrygo will move in July 2019 in a deal that will cost the European champions a total of €54 million, sources have told ESPN Brasil. 
The 17-year-old had been linked with Barcelona for some months, with Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain among the other clubs said to have been monitoring his progress.
However Madrid made the decisive move and have agreed a deal with…

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Barcelona can’t sign Rodrygo until Neymar debt paid – Santos president

ESPN FC’s Sid Lowe explains what’s delaying Antoine Griezmann from making a decision on his future.

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Santos president Jose Carlos Peres says they will not negotiate a deal with Barcelona for Rodrygo Goes while the La Liga champions still owe them money for Neymar.
Rodrygo, 17, is the subject of a €30 million bid from Barca, according to multiple reports in Spain, while there’s also interest from a number of other European clubs.
However, Peres says Santos won’t discuss a transfer with the Catalans until they pay them the €14.5m they believe they are still owed over the 2013 transfer…

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Mexico will miss Nestor Araujo at World Cup but top defender will return

After Mexico’s preliminary World Cup roster was announced, Herc Gomez talks about which players he wouldn’t take to Russia.

Sebastian Salazar and Herculez Gomez break down Mexico’s 28-man preliminary roster for the World Cup and who might miss out on the trip to Russia.

TORREON, Mexico — It’s naturally a bitter disappointment whenever a player is forced to miss a World Cup due to injury, but the news on Wednesday that Nestor Araujo will not be part of Mexico’s squad that travels to Russia was particularly cruel.

The strapping 26-year-old center-back almost didn’t make it as a pro and has gone through more ups and downs in his career than most seasoned veterans. As a teenager in Cruz Azul’s youth system, Araujo was close to packing his bags and returning to…

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Liga MX champions Santos Laguna set new blueprint for recruitment

ESPN FC’s Tom Marshall catches up with Jorge Villafana, who helped Santos win the Liga MX title two days after being robbed at gunpoint.
MEXICO CITY — Santos Laguna cemented one of Mexico’s most memorable playoff runs in recent history on Sunday, beating Toluca 3-2 on aggregate to win their sixth league championship.
On the way to glory, they defeated three teams with 28 league titles between them — a feat never accomplished before in Liga MX. In addition, they did it without the benefit of the big names that have seemingly been flooding the Mexican league for years now.
There was no sight of Andre-Pierre Gignac, Keisuke Honda,…

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Santos Laguna wins Liga MX title, playing its best when it matters most to beat Toluca

TOLUCA, Mexico — Santos Laguna held on to draw 1-1 against Toluca on Sunday and win their sixth Liga MX title. Julio Furch opened the scoring for Santos in the 10th minute, with Gabriel Hauche leveling in the 82nd minute. Los Guerreros took a memorable series 3-2 on aggregate.
Here are three takeaways from Estadio Nemesio Diez:
1. The best playoff team won
There are two ways of looking at Santos Laguna’s victory over Toluca. Some would say Toluca was the best team in Liga MX all Clausura and…

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