Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Lucas Lima does not have an offer from Barcelona

The star of Santos Lucas Lima admitted that he had not received any offer from Barcelona, although he was considered as a new addition to the Catalans.
`I didn`t get any offers from Barcelona. Even if we reached an agreement with them, I wouldn`t say it during a game from contacts with soccer-tips of poker.`, the Brazilian footballer commented the information which had appeared recently.
`What I said to Neymar is that here we talk more about rumors, not for an actual offer from Barcelona. When I make a decision, Santos will understand it first.`
`I have had offers from Crystal Palace and Hebei China Fortune, but these were not teams, for which I had hoped to play at. I know that if I play well at Santos, then I will continue to be a part of the national team. And so I will have a chance to get the World Cup in Russia.`, added Lucas Lima.

Monday, June 26, 2017

Valère Germain joined Marseille

The striker Valere Germain had left Monaco and joined the team of Olympique de Marseille.
The 27-year-old Frenchman has signed a contract for four years with the team from Velodrome. The management of Marseille, however, refused to reveal the transfer fee, but according to the information, it is worth 8 million euros.
Germain last season helped Monaco to win the title in France, once he had scored ten goals, while he was the reserve of the stars of the team Radamel Falcao and Kylian Mbappe.
In presenting his Germain said that with the signing of Olympic a childhood dream come true, because his father Bruno Germain has played for the team from Marseille, only as a defender.

Monday, June 12, 2017

Strachan: `The British saw that our team has a great character!`

The Scotland coach Gordon Strachan was angry that his team missed the victory over England in the final seconds and ultimately settled for a draw of 2:2.
However, he did not fail to say that his players have shown great personality and character in that match, which for him is something extremely important.
`For that match, I can say that no matter who thinks about us as a good team where our players play and how we play football, no one can question the personality and the character of my team.` he announced at the press conference after the match.
`We were excellent, even though we came to a victory.`
`The boys definitely drew the best out of themselves. It was a bit like a boxing match from highlights soccer in which a boxer from a middle class fights against a boxer from a higher class but nevertheless, we reached a success.`
`Unfortunately, we could not fight and because it would be the biggest win in my coaching career, but nevertheless, we did it great!`