News about Thomas Lemar

Sir Jim Ratcliffe seems to be wasting no time stamping his authority on Manchester United's football operations. The INEOS billionaire, who will pay £1.3 billion for a 5 percent interest in Old Trafford, wants to appoint a new sporting director to control the club's player recruitment process. Ratcliffe will seek the sage assistance of legendary United manager Sir Alex Ferguson in order to make the correct appointment, which was revealed on Thursday. A number of candidates have applied for the position, some of whom are now in play and others outside of work, with some of whom are still in school and some out of work, and others who are still working, and others who are unemployed, and some of whom are still in school. We run the decision over the mooted candidates for this vital role as Ratcliffe comes to an end.

Barcelona went eight points straight at the top with an impressive demolition of Sevilla, seven hours after Real Madrid attempted to salvage with Mallorca and discovered that Mallorca is better at scrapping than they are. Atletico was disappointed at home again in the competition for the remaining two Champions League spots, but their draw looked promising after all their opponents lost. And the pungent pong of relegation is starting to waft in the Valencian dressing room. For the eighth time, seasoned caretaker coach Voro has returned to the rescue, but there are no points and no goals from his first two games back in charge. Here are ten things we learned from the round of matches that began in La Liga's second half.

The Blues are considering Campos as a replacement for Michael Emenalo, who left for AS Monaco last year. Following spells with both Lille, Monaco, and Real Madrid prior to that, the 58-year-old has been employed as a football advisor for Paris Saint-Germain, and the reason for the change in boss. Boehly, the interim sporting director, is reported to have already spoken with Campos.

After beating Valencia 1-0 on Monday evening, Atletico Madrid took home all three points on their trip to the Mestalla Stadium. Diego Simeone's side climbed to seventh place in LaLiga thanks to Antoine Griezmann's second-half attack for the visitors, who came on as a replacement just a minute earlier. Edinson Cavani, Valencia's latest signing, watched from the stands after the club announced the Uruguayan's arrival on a free transfer just hours before kick-off.

With the 2022 World Cup fast approaching, most players are paying increasing attention to the amount of game time they will receive from their respective teams, and Chelsea winger Christian Pulisic is no different. Pulisic is without doubt the best player in the United States and is expected to be on the roster for Qatar as long as he is not injured. Though he isn't fighting for his position, he does face the challenge of ensuring he is in the best shape possible, which can only happen if he is playing competitively.