REUTERS: Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich have signed Barcelona midfielder Philippe Coutinho on loan for the season, the two clubs confirmed on Monday (Aug 19).Bayern will pay a loan fee of €8.5 million and pay his wages. They have the option of making the deal permanent for a fee of €120 million.Coutinho, who joined Barcelona in January last year for approximately £142 million, was the third most expensive transfer in history but he failed to hit the same heights at the Camp Nou as he did with Liverpool."FC Barcelona and Bayern Munich have reached an agreement for the loan of the player Philippe Coutinho to the German club for the 2019/20 season," Barcelona said in a statement."Barcelona would like to thank to publicly thank Philippe Coutinho for his commitment and dedication wishes him all the best in this new stage of his career."Coutinho will wear the number 10 shirt previously worn by Dutchman Arjen Robben, who retired at the end of last season."We've been … [Read more...] about Football: Bayern Munich sign Coutinho on loan from Barcelona
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Ribery to leave Bayern at end of season
Sport French winger Franck Ribery will leave Bayern Munich at the end of the season, the German Bundesliga club said on Sunday. 05 May 2019 06:45PM Bookmark REUTERS: French winger Franck Ribery will leave Bayern Munich at the end of the season, the German Bundesliga club said on Sunday.The 36-year-old made over 400 appearances and won 21 major honours with Bayern since joining from Olympique de Marseille in 2007. His trophies include eight Bundesliga titles, the Champions League, Super Cup and Club World Cup."When I came to Bayern, it was a dream come true. It won't be easy to say goodbye, but we must never forget what we've achieved together," Ribery told the club's website https://fcbayern.com/en/news/2019/05/ribery-era-ends-in-summer-after-12-years.Former France international Ribery will join fellow veteran forward Arjen Robben in leaving the club at the end of the campaign, marking the end of the iconic 'Robbery' partnership at the Allianz Arena.Bayern confirmed they … [Read more...] about Ribery to leave Bayern at end of season
Football: Ribery, Robben return as Bayern go five points clear
BERLIN (AFP) - Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben returned to action on Saturday (May 4) as Bayern Munich heaped pressure on Bundesliga title rivals Borussia Dortmund with a 3-1 win over Hanover. The veteran wingers, both of whom are set to leave Bayern at the end of the season, returned from injury as Bayern made heavy weather of a crucial victory over the Bundesliga's bottom club. Robben made his first appearance since November while Ribery scored what may be his last ever goal at the Allianz Arena to seal a 3-1 win and put Bayern five points clear of title rivals Borussia Dortmund with a game in hand. Dortmund face a tough trip to Werder Bremen later on Saturday. Hanover kept Bayern at bay for nearly half an hour before Lewandowski headed the hosts ahead from close range and Leon Goretzka curled the second in off the post. The visitors hit back after half-time with a Jonathas penalty, the result of a highly controversial handball decision from VAR against Jerome Boateng. Ribery secured … [Read more...] about Football: Ribery, Robben return as Bayern go five points clear
Football: Effenberg urges James Rodriguez to leave Bayern
BERLIN: Former Bayern Munich captain Stefan Effenberg has said that Colombian star James Rodriguez should leave the club in order to pick up more game time."James should recognise that the right path for him is to leave Bayern," wrote Effenberg in his column for the German news website T-online on Thursday (May 2).The 27-year-old Colombian joined Bayern from Real Madrid in 2017, on a two-year loan deal which expires at the end of this season.Bayern have the option to buy Rodriguez permanently for 42 million euros, but the midfielder has not been a first-team regular under Niko Kovac this season.Rodriguez has started on the bench in 11 of his 24 league appearances this season, and has only played the full 90 minutes on three occasions."He has to play and enjoy his football, but he cannot do that if he is only allowed to play seven, 10, 12 or 15 minutes at a time," wrote Effenberg.Effenberg, 50, who captained Bayern to Champions League glory in 2001, said that he also did not think … [Read more...] about Football: Effenberg urges James Rodriguez to leave Bayern
Football: Guardiola hails ‘legend’ Aguero as Manchester City inch closer to title
BURNLEY: Pep Guardiola declared Sergio Aguero "a legend" after the forward became the first player since Thierry Henry to score 20 Premier League goals in five successive seasons.Aguero struck in the 63rd minute to secure Manchester City's 1-0 win away to Burnley at Turf Moor on Sunday that saw the English champions return to the top of the table.City's 12th successive league victory took them to 92 points, one clear of second-placed Liverpool with both clubs still having two league matches each to play this season.Aguero has managed 230 goals in eight years with City, making him far and away the club's all-time top scorer, and the 30-year-old Argentina striker has played a key role in the three league titles they have won during that period."He is a legend; he does that all the time, score important goals for us," Guardiola said. "He is an incredible player."City remain on course to finish the season with an unprecedented domestic treble; having won the League Cup in February, … [Read more...] about Football: Guardiola hails ‘legend’ Aguero as Manchester City inch closer to title