RB Leipzig defeated Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 in Bundesliga. The fixture is part of the Regular Season - 28 stage in the 2016 season. The match was played at Red Bull Arena in Leipzig. Robert Kampka, Germany officiated the match. The full-time result capped a RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen meeting in Bundesliga with detailed post-match statistics available on Sportra. This match centre covers lineups, live events, player ratings, team statistics, xG, head-to-head history, and related news for RB Leipzig and Bayer Leverkusen. On Sportra you can view xG, lineups, match statistics, events, player ratings, predictions, head-to-head history, and related news for this fixture.
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RB LeipzigRB Leipzig defeated Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 in Bundesliga. The fixture is part of the Regular Season - 28 stage in the 2016 season. The match was played at Red Bull Arena in Leipzig. Robert Kampka, Germany officiated the match. The full-time result capped a RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen meeting in Bundesliga with detailed post-match statistics available on Sportra. This match centre covers lineups, live events, player ratings, team statistics, xG, head-to-head history, and related news for RB Leipzig and Bayer Leverkusen. On Sportra you can view xG, lineups, match statistics, events, player ratings, predictions, head-to-head history, and related news for this fixture.
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Former Chelsea striker Carlton Cole (Picture: YouTube) Carlton Cole says Chelsea summer signing Morgan Rogers ‘messed up’ Arsenal’s transfer window by joining the Blues from Aston Villa. Rogers, 24, was heavily linked with Arsenal earlier in the summer and during England’s World Cup campaign. Mikel Arteta identified Rogers as one of his top targets to bolster a Gunners squad that won the Premier League and reached the Champions League final last season. Arsenal were believed to be leading the race to sign Rogers but Chelsea swooped in with an incredible £117m deal, making the West Brom academy graduate the most expensive British player in history. Exclusive Premier League previews Get ahead of the start of the season with our weekly football newsletter. Sign up now for free. Ex-England striker Cole believes Rogers’ decision to join Chelsea ‘messed up’ Arsenal’s transfer window and says the Gunners still need to sign another attacking midfielder who can play on the left. Arteta is a known admirer of Bradley Barcola but Arsenal are currently behind Liverpool in that particular transfer race as they are reluctant to meet PSG’s £140m asking price. ‘Arsenal’s squad depth is something else,’ West Ham hero and former Chelsea star Cole said on the Dressing Room podcast. Chelsea summer signing Morgan Rogers (Picture: Getty) ‘Bruno Guimaraes has come in – he’s a brilliant player – and I still think they probably want one more signing before the window shuts. ‘I know they’re still trying to do a little bit of business. I think they need another left-sided forward, they’re obvious in the running to sign Barcola – they need someone like that. ‘I think it was supposed to Morgan Rogers, he was supposed to go there, but he opted for Chelsea which messed up Arsenal because I think it was nearly done before Chelsea swooped in and he agreed to go there. Why Morgan Rogers chose Chelsea ‘I’m joining the biggest club in London,’ Rogers said at his Chelsea unveiling. ‘The way the club wants to go and how it wants to move forward, it is something that I want to be a part of and I think it was just perfect for me. ‘I’m really excited about the project with the new manager, the players we’ve got and where the club is heading. That’s why I’m here and I can’t wait to get started.’ https://www.instagram.com/p/DbFxKCfsDDX/?hl=en ‘I’ve heard that Barcola would prefer to go to Arsenal than Liverpool but Arsenal won’t pay the fee that’s required for him. Liverpool would still be a great place for him to flourish.’ While Cole believes Arsenal could do with securing one more major signing before the transfer deadline, he does expect the Gunners to retain their Premier League crown. Arteta’s side won the title by seven points last season and secured a statement 3-0 win over Manchester City in Sunday’s Community Shield. Mikel Arteta missed out on the England star (Picture: Getty) ‘I’m going to go with Arsenal to win the league ahead of Chelsea and Man City,’ Cole said when asked for his Premier League title prediction. ‘Arsenal have the best squad and if they get Victor Osimhen in as well they’re going to be flying. He will be up there for the Golden Boot if he goes to Arsenal. ‘But I think they’re still alright with what they’ve got at the moment. They just need to sort out that left-hand side. ‘Chelsea are an interesting one because they’ve got no European games, they haven’t got the Saturday-Tuesday fixture pill-up. ‘Xabi Alonso at the helm as well, he knows how to win games, he proved that at Bayer Leverkusen. ‘I just think that squad is very, very strong considering that don’t need to worry about European games. ‘I’ve put Man City third, I think they will find it tough without Pep Guardiola and Rodri, they’re going to find it hard.’ For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Comment now Comments Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source
SIMON JONES: Premier League clubs such as Fulham and Everton have checked on the 19-year-old earlier in the summer while RB Leipzig are among a raft of European clubs interested.
Arsenal are on the brink of sealing another transfer (Picture: Getty) Visionhaus/Getty Images) Arsenal are poised to sign Ezri Konsa from Aston Villa after a dramatic breakthrough in transfer talks. The Premier League champions are desperate to make reinforcements at the back with Jurrien Timber and William Saliba set to miss the start of the season through injury. Mikel Arteta has been eager to recruit a defender capable of offering cover at both right-back and centre-half with Konsa emerging as their top target. Arsenal have also explored a move for another England international in Bayer Leverkusen’s Jarell Quansah. Exclusive Premier League previews Get ahead of the start of the season with our weekly football newsletter. Sign up now for free. Having already lost Morgan Rogers to Chelsea, Villa were determined to hold onto their defender and were thought to be asking for £60million for the 28-year-old. Arsenal saw an opening offer believed to be worth £30m rejected earlier this month. But The Athletic reports Arsenal are now closing in on a deal after positive talks at ‘ownership level’ to reduce the valuation gap. Arsenal have strengthened in midfield and attack with the signings of Bruno Guimareas and Christos Tzolis. Arsenal closing in on the England star (Picture: Bradley Collyer/PA Wire) Speaking after Sunday’s Community Shield win over Manchester City, Arteta underlined the need to strengthen at the back with key figures still sidelined. Asked whether his focus was now on defensive reinforcements after the arrival of Guimareas, Arteta said: ‘We know there are certain areas that through injuries we are weaker and we need to strengthen.‘We’re trying to do that and we’ve been trying to do that for weeks. Only when the opportunity is right for the club will we do it.’ Arsenal begin the defence of their Premier League title against newly-promoted Coventry City on Friday. Timber still recovering from a groin issue (Picture: Arsenal FC via Getty Images) Arteta will be without half of his first-choice back four with Timber and Saliba still sidelined. Timber has not started a game since March due to a groin injury, undergoing minor surgery last month. Arteta has spoken positively of he Netherlands international progress but he is still working his way back to full fitness behind the scenes. Saliba meanwhile is expected to miss the opening months of the campaign as a result of a back injury which flared up during the World Cup. Comment now Comments Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source
Jose Mourinho has returned as head coach of Real Madrid, prompting former FC Barcelona captain Carles Puyol to claim that Mourinho's arrival could make Real Madrid a stronger opponent for the Blaugranas in the title race. The summer brought significant movement for Real Madrid, starting with the appointment of Jose Mourinho as head coach—a decision that Carles Puyol believes will present a major test for Barcelona in the upcoming season. During a media conference hosted by LALIGA and ESPN, Carles Puyol was asked by Martin O’Donnell of Bolavip about Mourinho’s arrival at Real Madrid and its potential impact on Barcelona. “Well, we’re talking about a great manager,” Puyol told Bolavip about Mourinho’s arrival to Real Madrid and how can he turn things around for the club. “I met him at Barcelona when I was young and coming through the academy, and when I made it to the first team, we could already see that he knew a lot about football. “Then he went to other clubs, built a good résumé, and eventually arrived at Real Madrid, where Real Madrid had a very good team. We were going through a very strong period, and I remember a great rivalry and many individual battles. The Barça-Madrid rivalry is huge, but in those years, on top of that, it was Guardiola against Mourinho, Messi against Cristiano, and two great, great teams. “So we’ll see how he does now. I still think Barcelona have a very good team and will be able to have a good season, but it’s clear that one of their biggest rivals is Real Madrid, and with Mourinho they could be even stronger.” Carles Puyol ante mi pregunta sobre el regreso de José Mourinho al RealMadrid: “Estamos hablando de un gran entrenador. Lo conocí en el Barcelona cuando yo era joven, estaba en la cantera, subí al primer equipo y ya veíamos que sabía mucho de fútbol”.(Sigue)👇 pic.twitter.com/mTOvF2uCIX— Martín O'Donnell (@martinodonnell_) August 18, 2026 Steve McManaman puts extra pressure on Mourinho Former Real Madrid winger Steve McManaman also participated in the conference. The Englishman, who made over 150 appearances for Los Blancos, weighed in on Mourinho’s return, highlighting the immediate pressure on the coach and squad to deliver trophies. “He needs to win,” McManaman responded to Bolavip about the expectations on Mourinho. “It’s simple as that. He needs to beat Barcelona, he needs to win the league. I don’t necessarily think he needs to win the Champions League, but he needs to finish above Barcelona. “He’s been brought in because the last two years have been disappointing. So he needs just to get the best out of the players, but more importantly, it’s to finish above Barcelona. He has to do it instantly. Real Madrid can’t go three years without winning anything. So Jose has to hit the ground running and he has to be successful straight away. That’s what he’s been brought in for.” McManaman emphasized the high expectations associated with managing Real Madrid, recognized as one of the most demanding seats in world soccer. However, key summer acquisitions—including record signing Yan Diomandé—have fueled belief that Mourinho’s second tenure can meet those expectations.
Yan Diomande is the most expensive signing in Real Madrid history, but his career trajectory could have been drastically different if not for the developmental guidance of coach Todd Eason at Florida's DME Academy. A lot can change in one year, just ask Yan Diomande. Today, he’s the Bundesliga Rookie of the Season and a fully capped Ivory Coast international winger. But at the start of last season, nobody knew who he even was. Well, almost nobody. Todd Eason knew that Diomande was going to be special when he first laid eyes on him in 2022. Born in Abidjan, Diomande grew up in poverty and grew accustomed to sharing a roof with 25 other people and playing soccer either barefoot or with plastic sandals. And with his father abandoning the house and moving to France when he was still a youngster, Diomande always knew that he’d be tasked with leading his family out of poverty. It’s why, at nine years old, he joined the Académie Inter Foot Sud Comoé, where he finally secured a pair of boots and started plying his trade near the Ghana-Ivory Coast border. But he still struggled with destitute conditions and once had to steal potatoes from a shop alongside 19 other kids to avoid going hungry. He always knew that, in order to get a top-class academic and soccer education, he’d need to leave Africa. Todd Eason saw Diomande’s true potential When he was 15 years old, Diomande flew to Florida and started a new chapter with DME Academy alongside Todd Eason, DME’s Director of Soccer from April 2021 to January 2024 and their Athletic Director from January 2024 to October 2024. Despite not speaking any English initially, Diomande flourished in Daytona Beach for both DME and their semi-pro affiliate AS Frenzi, leading the latter to the 2023 United Premier Soccer League. Yan Diomande, former RB Leipzig player Unfortunately, he was unable to secure a permanent contract with a number of MLS and European sides before returning to Abidjan upon the expiry of his student visa. Nevertheless, Diomande would soon earn a move to Spanish side Leganés, scoring 2 goals and 1 assist in 10 appearances before then taking his talents to German outfit RB Leipzig. It didn’t take him long to justify Leipzig’s $23 million investment, racking up 13 goals and 10 assists in 36 appearances and leading them from a 7th-place finish in 2024/25 to 3rd in 2025/26. He didn’t just make his impact at the club level, but also at the international level, debuting for the Ivory Coast and competing in the Africa Cup of Nations. And after winning the Bundesliga Rookie of the Season award, Diomande returned to North America and excelled at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, spearheading the Elephants to their first-ever World Cup knockout match. “[His World Cup performances were] great, and I know he had a couple of games that… I wouldn’t say they were not good games; I just didn’t think he got the touches on the ball as he did in the first game,” stated Eason in an exclusive World Soccer Talk interview. “Again, no one really knew about him. If they’re playing some of the bigger countries that have some of those players that are from the Bundesliga on them, then they knew him. But no CONMEBOL / CONCACAF team had any idea who ‘Dio’ was, and they struggled with him because they didn’t know what he was. I think from the four games, the first game vs. Ecuador gave him the biggest exposure ever, and people were like, ‘Who the heck is this guy?’ “And luckily, Ivory Coast as a whole was a very strong team as well, which helped him be successful in those games, but I think as the tournament went on, he dealt with a lot of pressure from the outside. I think there were so many interviews…everybody wanted to interview him after the first game. Everybody wanted to capture this story, and I feel like he ended up taking on a lot that was off the field that maybe made him a little bit more stressed. Or maybe he was just a little bit exhausted by what a professional player had to do off the field. I saw that as
As reported by Fabrizio Romano, RB Leipzig are interested in bringing Christopher Nkunku back on loan from AC Milan. Their proposal is on the table, but for the time being, Nkunku wants to assess his options before making a decision. A product of the Paris Saint-Germain academy, Nkunku joined Leipzig in 2019 and spent four […] The post Leipzig want Christopher Nkunku back on loan appeared first on SoccerNews.
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Former Chelsea striker Carlton Cole (Picture: YouTube) Carlton Cole says Chelsea summer signing Morgan Rogers ‘messed up’ Arsenal’s transfer window by joining the Blues from Aston Villa. Rogers, 24, was heavily linked with Arsenal earlier in the summer and during England’s World Cup campaign. Mikel Arteta identified Rogers as one of his top targets to bolster a Gunners squad that won the Premier League and reached the Champions League final last season. Arsenal were believed to be leading the race to sign Rogers but Chelsea swooped in with an incredible £117m deal, making the West Brom academy graduate the most expensive British player in history. Exclusive Premier League previews Get ahead of the start of the season with our weekly football newsletter. Sign up now for free. Ex-England striker Cole believes Rogers’ decision to join Chelsea ‘messed up’ Arsenal’s transfer window and says the Gunners still need to sign another attacking midfielder who can play on the left. Arteta is a known admirer of Bradley Barcola but Arsenal are currently behind Liverpool in that particular transfer race as they are reluctant to meet PSG’s £140m asking price. ‘Arsenal’s squad depth is something else,’ West Ham hero and former Chelsea star Cole said on the Dressing Room podcast. Chelsea summer signing Morgan Rogers (Picture: Getty) ‘Bruno Guimaraes has come in – he’s a brilliant player – and I still think they probably want one more signing before the window shuts. ‘I know they’re still trying to do a little bit of business. I think they need another left-sided forward, they’re obvious in the running to sign Barcola – they need someone like that. ‘I think it was supposed to Morgan Rogers, he was supposed to go there, but he opted for Chelsea which messed up Arsenal because I think it was nearly done before Chelsea swooped in and he agreed to go there. Why Morgan Rogers chose Chelsea ‘I’m joining the biggest club in London,’ Rogers said at his Chelsea unveiling. ‘The way the club wants to go and how it wants to move forward, it is something that I want to be a part of and I think it was just perfect for me. ‘I’m really excited about the project with the new manager, the players we’ve got and where the club is heading. That’s why I’m here and I can’t wait to get started.’ https://www.instagram.com/p/DbFxKCfsDDX/?hl=en ‘I’ve heard that Barcola would prefer to go to Arsenal than Liverpool but Arsenal won’t pay the fee that’s required for him. Liverpool would still be a great place for him to flourish.’ While Cole believes Arsenal could do with securing one more major signing before the transfer deadline, he does expect the Gunners to retain their Premier League crown. Arteta’s side won the title by seven points last season and secured a statement 3-0 win over Manchester City in Sunday’s Community Shield. Mikel Arteta missed out on the England star (Picture: Getty) ‘I’m going to go with Arsenal to win the league ahead of Chelsea and Man City,’ Cole said when asked for his Premier League title prediction. ‘Arsenal have the best squad and if they get Victor Osimhen in as well they’re going to be flying. He will be up there for the Golden Boot if he goes to Arsenal. ‘But I think they’re still alright with what they’ve got at the moment. They just need to sort out that left-hand side. ‘Chelsea are an interesting one because they’ve got no European games, they haven’t got the Saturday-Tuesday fixture pill-up. ‘Xabi Alonso at the helm as well, he knows how to win games, he proved that at Bayer Leverkusen. ‘I just think that squad is very, very strong considering that don’t need to worry about European games. ‘I’ve put Man City third, I think they will find it tough without Pep Guardiola and Rodri, they’re going to find it hard.’ For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Comment now Comments Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source
SIMON JONES: Premier League clubs such as Fulham and Everton have checked on the 19-year-old earlier in the summer while RB Leipzig are among a raft of European clubs interested.
Arsenal are on the brink of sealing another transfer (Picture: Getty) Visionhaus/Getty Images) Arsenal are poised to sign Ezri Konsa from Aston Villa after a dramatic breakthrough in transfer talks. The Premier League champions are desperate to make reinforcements at the back with Jurrien Timber and William Saliba set to miss the start of the season through injury. Mikel Arteta has been eager to recruit a defender capable of offering cover at both right-back and centre-half with Konsa emerging as their top target. Arsenal have also explored a move for another England international in Bayer Leverkusen’s Jarell Quansah. Exclusive Premier League previews Get ahead of the start of the season with our weekly football newsletter. Sign up now for free. Having already lost Morgan Rogers to Chelsea, Villa were determined to hold onto their defender and were thought to be asking for £60million for the 28-year-old. Arsenal saw an opening offer believed to be worth £30m rejected earlier this month. But The Athletic reports Arsenal are now closing in on a deal after positive talks at ‘ownership level’ to reduce the valuation gap. Arsenal have strengthened in midfield and attack with the signings of Bruno Guimareas and Christos Tzolis. Arsenal closing in on the England star (Picture: Bradley Collyer/PA Wire) Speaking after Sunday’s Community Shield win over Manchester City, Arteta underlined the need to strengthen at the back with key figures still sidelined. Asked whether his focus was now on defensive reinforcements after the arrival of Guimareas, Arteta said: ‘We know there are certain areas that through injuries we are weaker and we need to strengthen.‘We’re trying to do that and we’ve been trying to do that for weeks. Only when the opportunity is right for the club will we do it.’ Arsenal begin the defence of their Premier League title against newly-promoted Coventry City on Friday. Timber still recovering from a groin issue (Picture: Arsenal FC via Getty Images) Arteta will be without half of his first-choice back four with Timber and Saliba still sidelined. Timber has not started a game since March due to a groin injury, undergoing minor surgery last month. Arteta has spoken positively of he Netherlands international progress but he is still working his way back to full fitness behind the scenes. Saliba meanwhile is expected to miss the opening months of the campaign as a result of a back injury which flared up during the World Cup. Comment now Comments Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source
Jose Mourinho has returned as head coach of Real Madrid, prompting former FC Barcelona captain Carles Puyol to claim that Mourinho's arrival could make Real Madrid a stronger opponent for the Blaugranas in the title race. The summer brought significant movement for Real Madrid, starting with the appointment of Jose Mourinho as head coach—a decision that Carles Puyol believes will present a major test for Barcelona in the upcoming season. During a media conference hosted by LALIGA and ESPN, Carles Puyol was asked by Martin O’Donnell of Bolavip about Mourinho’s arrival at Real Madrid and its potential impact on Barcelona. “Well, we’re talking about a great manager,” Puyol told Bolavip about Mourinho’s arrival to Real Madrid and how can he turn things around for the club. “I met him at Barcelona when I was young and coming through the academy, and when I made it to the first team, we could already see that he knew a lot about football. “Then he went to other clubs, built a good résumé, and eventually arrived at Real Madrid, where Real Madrid had a very good team. We were going through a very strong period, and I remember a great rivalry and many individual battles. The Barça-Madrid rivalry is huge, but in those years, on top of that, it was Guardiola against Mourinho, Messi against Cristiano, and two great, great teams. “So we’ll see how he does now. I still think Barcelona have a very good team and will be able to have a good season, but it’s clear that one of their biggest rivals is Real Madrid, and with Mourinho they could be even stronger.” Carles Puyol ante mi pregunta sobre el regreso de José Mourinho al RealMadrid: “Estamos hablando de un gran entrenador. Lo conocí en el Barcelona cuando yo era joven, estaba en la cantera, subí al primer equipo y ya veíamos que sabía mucho de fútbol”.(Sigue)👇 pic.twitter.com/mTOvF2uCIX— Martín O'Donnell (@martinodonnell_) August 18, 2026 Steve McManaman puts extra pressure on Mourinho Former Real Madrid winger Steve McManaman also participated in the conference. The Englishman, who made over 150 appearances for Los Blancos, weighed in on Mourinho’s return, highlighting the immediate pressure on the coach and squad to deliver trophies. “He needs to win,” McManaman responded to Bolavip about the expectations on Mourinho. “It’s simple as that. He needs to beat Barcelona, he needs to win the league. I don’t necessarily think he needs to win the Champions League, but he needs to finish above Barcelona. “He’s been brought in because the last two years have been disappointing. So he needs just to get the best out of the players, but more importantly, it’s to finish above Barcelona. He has to do it instantly. Real Madrid can’t go three years without winning anything. So Jose has to hit the ground running and he has to be successful straight away. That’s what he’s been brought in for.” McManaman emphasized the high expectations associated with managing Real Madrid, recognized as one of the most demanding seats in world soccer. However, key summer acquisitions—including record signing Yan Diomandé—have fueled belief that Mourinho’s second tenure can meet those expectations.
Yan Diomande is the most expensive signing in Real Madrid history, but his career trajectory could have been drastically different if not for the developmental guidance of coach Todd Eason at Florida's DME Academy. A lot can change in one year, just ask Yan Diomande. Today, he’s the Bundesliga Rookie of the Season and a fully capped Ivory Coast international winger. But at the start of last season, nobody knew who he even was. Well, almost nobody. Todd Eason knew that Diomande was going to be special when he first laid eyes on him in 2022. Born in Abidjan, Diomande grew up in poverty and grew accustomed to sharing a roof with 25 other people and playing soccer either barefoot or with plastic sandals. And with his father abandoning the house and moving to France when he was still a youngster, Diomande always knew that he’d be tasked with leading his family out of poverty. It’s why, at nine years old, he joined the Académie Inter Foot Sud Comoé, where he finally secured a pair of boots and started plying his trade near the Ghana-Ivory Coast border. But he still struggled with destitute conditions and once had to steal potatoes from a shop alongside 19 other kids to avoid going hungry. He always knew that, in order to get a top-class academic and soccer education, he’d need to leave Africa. Todd Eason saw Diomande’s true potential When he was 15 years old, Diomande flew to Florida and started a new chapter with DME Academy alongside Todd Eason, DME’s Director of Soccer from April 2021 to January 2024 and their Athletic Director from January 2024 to October 2024. Despite not speaking any English initially, Diomande flourished in Daytona Beach for both DME and their semi-pro affiliate AS Frenzi, leading the latter to the 2023 United Premier Soccer League. Yan Diomande, former RB Leipzig player Unfortunately, he was unable to secure a permanent contract with a number of MLS and European sides before returning to Abidjan upon the expiry of his student visa. Nevertheless, Diomande would soon earn a move to Spanish side Leganés, scoring 2 goals and 1 assist in 10 appearances before then taking his talents to German outfit RB Leipzig. It didn’t take him long to justify Leipzig’s $23 million investment, racking up 13 goals and 10 assists in 36 appearances and leading them from a 7th-place finish in 2024/25 to 3rd in 2025/26. He didn’t just make his impact at the club level, but also at the international level, debuting for the Ivory Coast and competing in the Africa Cup of Nations. And after winning the Bundesliga Rookie of the Season award, Diomande returned to North America and excelled at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, spearheading the Elephants to their first-ever World Cup knockout match. “[His World Cup performances were] great, and I know he had a couple of games that… I wouldn’t say they were not good games; I just didn’t think he got the touches on the ball as he did in the first game,” stated Eason in an exclusive World Soccer Talk interview. “Again, no one really knew about him. If they’re playing some of the bigger countries that have some of those players that are from the Bundesliga on them, then they knew him. But no CONMEBOL / CONCACAF team had any idea who ‘Dio’ was, and they struggled with him because they didn’t know what he was. I think from the four games, the first game vs. Ecuador gave him the biggest exposure ever, and people were like, ‘Who the heck is this guy?’ “And luckily, Ivory Coast as a whole was a very strong team as well, which helped him be successful in those games, but I think as the tournament went on, he dealt with a lot of pressure from the outside. I think there were so many interviews…everybody wanted to interview him after the first game. Everybody wanted to capture this story, and I feel like he ended up taking on a lot that was off the field that maybe made him a little bit more stressed. Or maybe he was just a little bit exhausted by what a professional player had to do off the field. I saw that as
As reported by Fabrizio Romano, RB Leipzig are interested in bringing Christopher Nkunku back on loan from AC Milan. Their proposal is on the table, but for the time being, Nkunku wants to assess his options before making a decision. A product of the Paris Saint-Germain academy, Nkunku joined Leipzig in 2019 and spent four […] The post Leipzig want Christopher Nkunku back on loan appeared first on SoccerNews.
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