"You always miss good football players," Slot began (via X account @iMiaSanMia). "He was so important for us last season, but he wasn't the only one. There were more players that were influential in our results. But I think we have replaced them with very good players as well."
Verbruggen has steadily built a reputation as one of the Premier League's most composed young shot-stoppers. Since joining Brighton & Hove Albion, he has impressed with his distribution, command of the penalty area, and calmness under pressure. His performances have not only strengthened Brighton's defensive structure but also earned admiration from Europe's elite. Chelsea face competition from Bayern Munich Interest from Bayern Munich is driven by succession planning.
In their Champions League match against PSV Eindhoven, Bayern Munich made four substitutions in the 62nd minute, writes Stephan Wijnen. The four players entering the pitch together had a combined estimated value of 265m (Harry Kane, Michael Olise, Serge Gnabry and Alphonso Davies). Is this the most expensive combined substitution ever? Before we go any further a player's estimated value is not an objective measure, but using transfer fees doesn't necessarily work, with some players moving for no fee (Kylian Mbappe, for example).
Thanks largely in parts to efforts from board member for sport Max Eberl and Bayern sporting director Christoph Freund, the German Rekordmeister were able to have Tah released from Leverkusen and in the Bayern squad on time for the FIFA Club World Cup in the United States, which was a huge plus for Vincent Kompany in terms of getting a proper preseason of sorts under Tah's belt.
Michael Olise continues his hot form this season in Bayern Munich's 5-1 win against Hoffenheim on Sunday. He recorded another assist on Luis Dias' second goal to make it 4-1 in the 62nd minute of the match. This made six Bundesliga matches in a row with at least one assist. In the last two decades, only Thomas Müller has bettered that at FC Bayern. Olise needs just one more match with an assist to match Müller's record of seven from 2021.
What I can tell you is that Vlahovic didn't sign with anyone. He has many possibilities, with the renewal with Juventus, which remains a total stand-by. We'll see then, in football, it may take a few games to change the stories, but to date, the Juventus-Vlahovic situation is in total stand-by. Who was looking for Vlahovic? Barcelona, but it depends on Lewandowski, and Bayern Munich, looking for a deputy to Harry Kane, because Nicolas Jackson will leave at the end of the season,
Ousmane Dembele struck twice as Paris Saint-Germain blew away bitter rivals Marseille on Sunday, reclaiming top spot in Ligue 1 with a crushing 5-0 victory at the Parc des Princes. Dembele opened the scoring after just 12 minutes and added a second before half-time as PSG delivered a real statement of intent going into the crucial months of the season. Facundo Medina's own goal made it 3-0 just past the hour before substitutes Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Lee Kang-in got in on the act as PSG avenged their 1-0 defeat at the Velodrome earlier this campaign. Luis Enrique's side have now won seven straight league matches, though they remain under pressure from surprise challengers Lens, who briefly moved top on Saturday and sit just two points behind.
Hoffenheim coach Christian Ilzer was pretty clear abut how he felt regarding the penalty and red card given to Kevin Akpoguma in the 17th minute of his team's 5-1 loss to Bayern Munich. "A clear wrong decision. There's no need to discuss it, everyone saw it. There was absolutely no foul. 75,000 people in the stadium were looking forward to a top match here. I feel a bit sorry for them that it turned into this game with one player less," Ilzer said (as captured by @iMiaSanMia).
