Barcelona sign Lewandowski; Dembele renews contract
La Liga Weekly News | Barcelona sign Lewandowski; Dembele renews contract
Barcelona sign two big new signings
It has been a week to remember for Barcelona, with the Catalan club making two high-profile signings. First, the club reached an agreement with Leeds for Brazilian winger Raphinha ahead of the arrival of Bundesliga legend Robert Lewandowski. The Polish striker will undoubtedly bring goals and firepower to Camp Nou.
Ousmane Dembele signs new contract at Camp Nou
In addition to signing two new players, Barca have also reached an agreement with Ousmane Dembélé to extend the French winger’s professional contract. He has signed a new deal and he will stay in Catalonia until 2024.
La Liga preseason kicks off
Several La Liga teams played their first pre-season games last week, traveling to foreign lands for games. For example, Sevilla drew 1-1 with Tottenham in South Korea, while Villarreal drew with Sporting in Portugal by the same scoreline.
Samu Castillejo returns to La Liga
Samu Castillejo, who spent four years at AC Milan, won the Scudetto last season and is now back in La Liga with Valencia FC.
Getafe continues to strengthen
Getafe’s transfer window has been very impressive so far. After already signing Jaime Seoane and Portu, the club from southern Madrid recently signed Portugal international centre-back Domingos Duarte and left-back Fabrizio Angeleri.
Spaniards sign new goalkeeper
Espanyol have signed a new first-team goalkeeper, with Benjamin Lecomte joining the club to replace veteran Diego López, who left this summer. LeConte is a 31-year-old who has been called up to the French national team several times. He has extensive experience in Spanish football, having served as a substitute for Jan Oblak at Atletico Madrid last season.
Almeria signs new Serbian aid
Almeria now have a total of four Serbian players, with striker Marko Milovanović the latest addition. He will link up with compatriots Dragan Rosi%u107, Srᄚn Babi%u107 and Nikola Mara%u161. There are now 10 Serbs playing in La Liga, meaning only Spain, Argentina, Brazil, France, Uruguay and Portugal have more players in La Liga than the Balkan country.
Sergio Escudero will stay in La Liga
Despite Granada’s relegation last season, left-back Sergio Escudero will be able to continue adding to his La Liga story after joining newly-promoted Real Valladolid. During his career, he made 195 appearances in the Spanish top flight, playing for Getafe, Sevilla and Granada.
Athletic Bilbao defender Nunes on loan from Celta
Celta FC are doing a lot of business this summer as they team up with new sporting adviser Luis Campos. After bringing in Williot Swedberg, Oscar Rodríguez and Luca de la Torre, they have now reached a deal with Athletic Bilbao Agreement, loan center back Nunes (Unai N%uFA%uF1ez).
The 2022/23 season is about to start
The start of the 2022/23 La Liga season is now less than a month away, with the season opener being Osasuna at home against Sevilla on August 12. Other matchdays to look forward to include Barcelona v Vallecano, Getafe v Atletico Madrid and Almeria v Real Madrid.
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Milan are the other European side interested in the 24-year-old, with reports suggesting the Rossoneri have a €15million deal in place with Lille should they fail to agree a transfer with PSG.
Letang, speaking at a news conference on Wednesday to welcome Guinea forward Mohamed Bayo to Lille, confirmed Sanches will leave, though he remains unsure to which club yet.
“Renato has two very good possibilities, two very big clubs,” he told reporters. “If he is still with us, it is because we have not reached an agreement with the clubs concerned.
“Renato is going to leave, to which club I don’t know. I will keep the nature of these discussions confidential. It will be Paris or Milan.”
