Premier League football resumes on Valentine’s Day as Wolverhampton Wanderers and Leicester City lock horns in what promises to be an intriguing Midlands derby at Molineux. Victory for Wolves will see them jump three spots up to sixth in the table, while a win for Leicester will see the Foxes leapfrog second place Man City.
Month: February 2020
Hakim Ziyech to Chelsea- Ajax announce star forward to join CFC in 2020-21 season
Eredivisie giants Ajax have officially announced that they’ve reached an agreement with Chelsea for the sale of star forward Hakim Ziyech.
When will Ziyech join Chelsea?
Ziyech will officially join Chelsea on July 1, 2020- the beginning of the 2020/2021 league season.
Will Ziyech play the rest of the 19/20 season with Ajax?
Yes- despite the transfer being announced in February 2020, Ziyech will spend the rest of the 2019/20 season with Ajax.
How much did Chelsea pay for Ziyech?
Ajax have announced that the fee is 40 million euros, potentially rising to 44 million euros in add ons.
Who is Frank Lampard’s first signing as Chelsea manager?
Lampard’s first signing as Chelsea manager is Ziyech- the Blues were under a transfer embargo in the summer and didn’t make any signings in the winter window.
French Newspaper Player Ratings Dijon 1-6 PSG Coupe de France 12 February 2020- How did Herrera, Cavani & Mitchel Bakker play?
Here is how the big French newspapers rated Dijon and Paris Saint-Germain’s players following the latter’s 6-1 win at Stade Gaston Gerard on 12 February, 2020.
Dijon starting lineup Coupe 2020: Runarsson, Chafik, Coulibaly, Lautoa, Mendyl, Ndong, Amalfitano, Mavididi, Chouiar, M.Balde, Cadiz
PSG starting XI French Cup 2020: Navas, Meunier, Kehrer, T.Silva, Bakker, Sarabia, Kouassi, Herrera, Draxler, Mbappe, Cavani
L’Equipe player ratings DFCO vs PSG 1-6
L’Equipe were disappointed with Ander Herrera and Edinson Cavani. The two Dijon players who scored own goals (Lautoa and Coulibaly) were given a 3/10 rating. Young Dutch defender Mitchel Bakker, making his first PSG start, was given a player rating of 6/10. Roman Amalfitano and goal scorer Chouiar were the only Dijon starters to get more than 4.
