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Brazilian passes Chelsea medical, Palace set Guehi price: Tuesday's top transfer rumours

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Brazilian passes Chelsea medical, Palace set Guehi price: Tuesday's top transfer rumours A Brazilian teenager has passed his medical at Chelsea while Crystal Palace will demand a huge fee to sell one of their prized assets. Here we run through today's top transfer rumours.Crystal Palace set hefty price tag for Man Utd targetCrystal Palace will demand at least £65m for star centre-...

Why Real Madrid's Endrick is destined for greatness

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Why Real Madrid's Endrick is destined for greatness They say you only get one chance to make a first impression. In the past week, Endrick had the opportunity to play his first ever match in Europe and formally introduce himself to the world. And what an introduction it was. The teenager emerged as the match-winner for Brazil against England at Wembl...

Assessing Liverpool target and Brazilian pass-master Andre

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Assessing Liverpool target and Brazilian pass-master Andre Deep lying playmakers have been attracting plenty of attention over the past year. The change in the way modern teams are setting up has turned such profiles into the most sought after in the market. It's not hard to see why. The role requires players to be solid out of possession, good at retaining...

Who is Joao Gomes? The ball-winning Brazilian being monitored by Liverpool

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Who is Joao Gomes? The ball-winning Brazilian being monitored by Liverpool Liverpool are a team I’d play for, Joao Gomes said last month. The Flamengo midfielder was quizzed on reports linking him with a Premier League switch during an Instagram live, and the quotes would have been welcome news for the Reds, though less so Manchester United, who have also been credit...

Six of the Best: Must-have Brasileirao youngsters for your Football Manager save

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Six of the Best: Must-have Brasileirao youngsters for your Football Manager save Having taken a look at the best breakthrough stars in Europe in our two-parter last week - Part I and Part II - it's time to inject some samba into your Football Manager 20 save. Indeed, the Brasileirao is teeming with young talent at the moment. Real Madrid have made no secret of their intention to...

Why Yerry Mina is perfect for Barcelona

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Why Yerry Mina is perfect for Barcelona It was a transfer a long time coming, but Barcelona finally announced the signing of Yerry Mina on Thursday morning, with the centre-back joining from Palmeiras on a five-and-a-half year deal.The young defender has continuously showcased his potential and for Barcelona to land Mina for just shy of &...

Season Review: Brasileirao 2016 Round-up

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Season Review: Brasileirao 2016 Round-up The delayed final round of the Brazilian season was a touching, tearful affair. Up and down the country, tributes were paid to the victims of the tragic plane crash that claimed the lives of 19 Chapecoense players, plus other club employees and members of the press, in Colombia last month.Most teams...

Inter in need of a miracle to avoid club-first relegation

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Inter in need of a miracle to avoid club-first relegation  One of the root causes of the problems that weigh on Brazilian football is the fact that so many teams fancy themselves among the elite. While Spain has its big two - sorry, Atleti - England has a rotating cast of four or five heavy hitters and both Germany and France have one dominant force,the fie...

Cult hero Camilo taking Botafogo to new heights in Brazil

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Cult hero Camilo taking Botafogo to new heights in Brazil He doesn't look like a hero. He's short, stumpy, has a scrunched-up face and the kind of haircut that should have been left in the last millennium. He doesn't sound like a star. He's 30 and has never played for his country. His CV is that of a ten-a-penny Brazilian journeyman, elevated above the mun...

'Ricardiola' conquers hearts & minds as Flamengo sniff title glory

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'Ricardiola' conquers hearts & minds as Flamengo sniff title glory They arrived in their droves, some from the neighbouring bairros, pleased to have a game on their doorstep, others from further afield. It was 11am on Sunday - no time for football, really - but already the sun was beating down; by the time the game kicked off, a good number of them had abandoned th...