SC Freiburg · DFB Pokal · Midfielder · #9 · Switzerland · 20 yrs
J. Manzambi plays as a midfielder for SC Freiburg. J. Manzambi is a represents Switzerland, 20 years old, midfielder, currently at SC Freiburg. J. Manzambi wears shirt number 9 for SC Freiburg. J. Manzambi was born in Genf, Switzerland on 2005-10-14. J. Manzambi is 182 cm tall and weighs 75 kg. J. Manzambi's Sportra profile tracks season statistics across DFB Pokal, U19 Bundesliga, UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification, Friendlies, and other leagues. J. Manzambi's page brings together career clubs, trophies, injury history, multi-competition stats, and related news headlines. On Sportra you can explore J. Manzambi season statistics, transfer history, trophies, injury updates, and related news across every competition tracked in the profile.
Midfielder · #9
SC Freiburg FREAston Villa have signed Joao Gomes from Wolves for £38m - a second deal for a central midfielder in four days. The Brazil international joins for an initial £34m with £4m in add-ons, after three years and 130 appearances during his time at Molineux. Villa completed a club record deal worth more than £50m for Freiburg midfielder Johan Manzambi on Friday after beating Newcastle to the Switzerland international.
It is a new era for Aston Villa - and Johan Manzambi will be one of the poster boys. After ending a 30-year wait for a trophy with May's Europa League triumph, Villa have broken their transfer record to sign the Switzerland midfielder in a deal worth more than £50m from Freiburg. Newcastle were close to signing Manzambi last week only for Villa to step in and snatch him.
Newcastle have already bounced back once this summer. After Liverpool signed Victor Munoz, Newcastle discreetly pivoted to winger Bazoumana Toure, who completed a £43m move from Hoffenheim. Newcastle had been a little cautious about Johan Manzambi, given the interest elsewhere, and it is understood the club moved on before Aston Villa's push to sign him became public.
Several big-name Aston Villa players have been linked with exits, but they have now completed a club-record deal to bring in Johan Manzambi. The post Villa beat Newcastle to club-record signing of £59.5m midfielder Manzambi appeared first on SoccerNews.
The 20-year-old scored three goals for Switzerland as they reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup before losing to Argentina. Villa are also close to completing the £38m signing of Wolves midfielder Joao Gomes who left the Championship club's training camp in Portugal on Thursday to have a medical.
Former Aston Villa forward Garry Thompson believes Johan Manzambi could be a "great signing" for Villa as they close in on deals for the Swiss international and Wolves midfielder Joao Gomes. Manzambi lit up the World Cup with his nation - scoring three goals and providing two assists as Switzerland made the quarter-finals - and looks set to make the move to Villa Park this summer. Gomes also looks close to making the switch to join Unai Emery's side with a £38m deal close to being completed.
The Golden Boot race still has Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé tied. The match that will determine the 2026 World Cup champions is the biggest event left in the tournament, but there is also an individual battle to follow as Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé compete for the Golden Boot, awarded to the competition’s top scorer. The race has been one of the tournament’s main storylines since the opening match, with both players leading their teams deep into the competition. They are not alone in the race, as Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham remain close behind, but Messi and Mbappé currently sit at the top of the standings. After seven matches each, Messi and Mbappé are tied with eight goals, with one game remaining for both players. Even if Mbappé can no longer win the World Cup after France’s semifinal loss to Spain, the third-place match against England gives him one final opportunity to add to his total. Golden Boot table RankPlayerTeamGoals1Lionel MessiArgentina81Kylian MbappéFrance83Erling HaalandNorway74Harry KaneEngland64Jude BellinghamEngland66Ousmane DembéléFrance56Mikel OyarzabalSpain58Vinícius JúniorBrazil48Ismaïla SarrSenegal48Julián QuiñonesMexico411Deniz UndavGermany311Johan ManzambiSwitzerland311Romelu LukakuBelgium311Cody GakpoNetherlands311Folarin BalogunUSA3
It looks very much like Johan Manzambi is going to be an Aston Villa player and not a Newcastle United one. It's a familiar feeling - Newcastle missing out on someone that they had worked hard to bring to St James' Park and appeared to be close to completing a deal for.
Aston Villa are working on a deal for Freiburg midfielder Johan Manzambi, as they attempt to hijack a move to Newcastle United. Newcastle had appeared to be in pole position to sign Manzambi in a deal worth in the region of £50m, but BBC Sport previously reported the club had been a little cautious given the interest from elsewhere. It was just a few weeks ago that Newcastle lost out on another top target, Victor Munoz, who opted to join Liverpool.
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