Aston Villa seek quality Barcelona attacker after Felix failure, with Emery UCL plan clear

Aston Villa are reportedly eyeing Barcelona man Raphinha after failing to sign Joao Felix, with the Atletico Madrid attacker recently moving to Chelsea.

Villa have made solid improvements to their squad this summer. Big moves for Ian Maatsen and Amadou Onana who scored on his debut have been received well.

They were also on the hunt for Atletico Madrid forward Felix, who was Unai Emery s main objective after seeing Moussa Diaby exit the club.

But Chelsea got him, having seen Conor Gallagher go the other way, and the Villans are now eyeing another La Liga star instead, in the form of Raphinha.

Reports suggests Villa have continued their efforts to get him, having been interested earlier in the window, with the improvement of their side for the Champions L…

Chelsea superstar Palmer has ‘beauty’ of Bergkamp, as four-goal salvo proves England status

Theo Walcott likened the beauty and elegance of Cole Palmer to Dennis Bergkamp and Robin van Persie after he bagged four goals for Chelsea, showing you can t leave him out for England or any team.

Palmer is backing up a mesmerising breakout season for Chelsea with a fast start in the following campaign. Indeed, the attacker bagged 25 goals and 15 assists in his first proper first-team season, slingshotting himself to notibility.

In six Premier League games this season, he already has six goals and four assists. And he has twice been directly involved in four goals in a game. The first time he did such, he scored one goal and assisted three in a 6-2 win over Wolves.

In Chelsea s latest game, Palmer scored all four goals in a 4-2 win over Brighton, and made histor…

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Harry Kane's net worth has shot up since joining Bayern Munich thanks to successful side business and staggering £400,000 a week wages | Goal.com

Bayern Munich and England star Harry Kane has seen his wealth soar over the past year thanks a successful property business.

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  • Kane's net worth has soared
  • Forward earns £400,000 a week at Bayern
  • Property business a success

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Roberto Martinez explains why he surprisingly benched Cristiano Ronaldo after Portugal super-sub scores late winner against Scotland | Goal.com

Roberto Martinez has explained why he took the surprising decision to bench Cristiano Ronaldo in Portugal’s UEFA Nations League clash with Scotland.

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  • All-time great has reached 900 career goals
  • On target in back-to-back Nations League games
  • Still playing an important role for his country

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