Speaker 1: It's time for another morning espresso here on the SDCH network.
Speaker 1: I'm Jason Longshore. All the soccer news you need to
Speaker 1: know for Friday, January third. Yeah, I had to double
Speaker 1: check what day it was. It's a holiday week. It's
Speaker 1: a little bit off putting at times, but we're getting
Speaker 1: back into a normal routine. MLS teams are just honestly
Speaker 1: a few days away from preseason camps opening up, so
Speaker 1: there will be plenty more talk on the MLS side
Speaker 1: with roster moves and such. Plenty of other things to
Speaker 1: jump into as well. Today, let's start with the Philadelphia Union.
Speaker 1: They've hired Bradley Carnell as their new head coach. That
Speaker 1: was announced yesterday. Ten years of professional coaching experience. He
Speaker 1: was last with Saint Louis City. Also served as an
Speaker 1: interim head coach with the New York Red Bulls. Forty
Speaker 1: seven years old. Probably going to play a somewhat similar
Speaker 1: style to what Jim Curtin did in Philadelphia, Ernst Tanner
Speaker 1: said his approach emphasizes a high press style of play
Speaker 1: while organizing a structured defense. That's kind of any team
Speaker 1: with a structured defense, I would hope. Additionally, he shares
Speaker 1: the club's vision for developing players. According to Ernst Tanner,
Speaker 1: we're confident he will bring a clear sporting philosophy that
Speaker 1: elevates the team and delivers a competitive season. Kind of
Speaker 1: basic stuff there from Ernst Tanner. I want to see
Speaker 1: how different Bradley Carnell's system would look to what we've
Speaker 1: seen under Jim Curtin. He yes, should play young players.
Speaker 1: Philadelphia has a very strong academy, but this is a
Speaker 1: team that is, at least last year was on the
Speaker 1: older side. They are in the process of remaking it.
Speaker 1: I will be curious to see what the roster looks
Speaker 1: like on opening day and how high pressing he will
Speaker 1: be able to play with the roster that he has.
Speaker 1: New England Revolution they have been very busy as of late.
Speaker 1: They've transferred homegrown winger as Sir Birekterovich to PSV that
Speaker 1: was announced yesterday, nineteen years old Bosnia and Herzegovina International.
Speaker 1: About six million dollars is what the reports are saying,
Speaker 1: also a sellon fee for the REVS. Three years with
Speaker 1: the first team in New England, five goals for assists
Speaker 1: in fifty seven games, was a top player in MLS
Speaker 1: next pro as well, a very very strong young talent.
Speaker 1: We'll see how much time he gets at PSV. So
Speaker 1: on the outgoing is brek Terovich. On the incoming is
Speaker 1: Louis Diaz, formerly of the Columbus Crew. The winger twenty
Speaker 1: six years old Costa Rican international, signed for one season
Speaker 1: with two years of options after that, and he signed
Speaker 1: on a free transfer last playing with Saprisa in Costa Rica.
Speaker 1: Six goals, fourteen assists in eighty six MLS games during
Speaker 1: his time with Columbus twenty nineteen to twenty twenty three.
Speaker 1: Also has played with Gracia Eridiano and Saprisa in Costa Rica.
Speaker 1: Eight caps for the Costa Rica national team. Incredible speed
Speaker 1: for Luis Diaz and at times for Columbus he looked
Speaker 1: incredible and then at times it didn't really come off.
Speaker 1: So I'll be curious to see what Luis Das shows
Speaker 1: up in New England when they get started. Also, reports
Speaker 1: out of France, including let keep saying that the Revolution
Speaker 1: are looking to add Ignatius Ganago on loan with an
Speaker 1: option to buy. He's currently at not in France. He
Speaker 1: has not scored in eleven games the Cameroon and International,
Speaker 1: and there are confirmations on both sides of the Atlantic
Speaker 1: that there are some form of negotiations going on between
Speaker 1: New England and Ganago and not Chicago Fire. They have
Speaker 1: transferred to Bias Saulquist to Danish super lega side FC Norchland.
Speaker 1: That was announced yesterday. Twenty nine year old Danish center
Speaker 1: back played one year with the Chicago Fire, one assist,
Speaker 1: sixteen games across all competitions Boca Juniors. They are continuing
Speaker 1: to chase after Alan Velasco. According to Ole and Argentina.
Speaker 1: The latest offer is up to eight million dollars from
Speaker 1: Boca for Velasco and it's kind of fifty to fifty
Speaker 1: according to Ole on if that would be accepted by
Speaker 1: FC Dallas. Taysa and Argentina reporting that Miguel Borja, the
Speaker 1: striker at river Plate, the Colombian, is still on the
Speaker 1: radar of the Columbus crew. The clause to bring him
Speaker 1: in the release clause right now, allegedly in January, has
Speaker 1: dropped to four million dollars. That's not outrageous. That is
Speaker 1: a very I think realistic kind of number for Borja,
Speaker 1: who scored thirty goals in thirty eight games for Riverplate
Speaker 1: in twenty twenty four. Now, with Martin di Michelis leaving
Speaker 1: the club, Guijardo coming back into the club, seemed like
Speaker 1: Borja's spot was kind of lost a little bit. He
Speaker 1: has said he wants to stay at River Plate. Columbus
Speaker 1: chasing him, and I wonder if they're chasing him again
Speaker 1: in a renewed way, because potentially there could be some
Speaker 1: interest or a deal in Couco Hernandez leaving the club.
Speaker 1: We'll all wait and see on that. That's a lot
Speaker 1: of things to play out, But according to Tesa in Argentina,
Speaker 1: Borja is still being chased by the Columbus crew. According
Speaker 1: to Uriel Jute in Argentina and or Miami have started
Speaker 1: talks for twenty four year old Argentine forward Alexis Cuejo
Speaker 1: from San Lorenzo. Eight goals thirty six games for San
Speaker 1: Lorenzo in twenty twenty four. Let's move over to the NWSL.
Speaker 1: The Houston Dash have hired Fabrice Goatrou as their new
Speaker 1: head coach. According to the Equalizer that broke last night,
Speaker 1: Gotrou has been an assistant coach for the North Carolina Courage,
Speaker 1: the Chicago Red Stars. He also finished his playing career
Speaker 1: here in Atlanta with the Atlanta Silverbacks in twenty fifteen.
Speaker 1: He is also the husband of Morgan Gotro, a two
Speaker 1: time World Cup winner currently playing for the Orlando Pride.
Speaker 1: And I'm not sure how many times in NWSL history
Speaker 1: you've had a situation like this where you could have
Speaker 1: a you could have spouses from a coach and a
Speaker 1: player standpoint on opposite sides in a match. Be fascinating
Speaker 1: to see how that one would go. All right, let's
Speaker 1: get your latest Danny Olmo update. Boy, Barcelona still thinks
Speaker 1: somehow that he will be registered today. It's outside of
Speaker 1: the deadline which ended on December thirty. First, it is
Speaker 1: January third. Barcelona might be as bad as some of
Speaker 1: the rest of us, and knowing what day and date
Speaker 1: it is at this point, with Barcelona for some reason
Speaker 1: feeling confident that this would happen, there are other clubs
Speaker 1: in La Liga who are threatening to take the case
Speaker 1: to court if Olmo is registered by La Liga. There
Speaker 1: are precedents for not registering him at this case, multiple
Speaker 1: precedents in this situation. Pedro Leone in twenty fourteen, Tafe
Speaker 1: could not register him due to the salary cap. He
Speaker 1: had the support of the Spanish FA. LaLiga denied the
Speaker 1: registration in twenty fourteen. The player went to the court
Speaker 1: system and finally was able to play after six months.
Speaker 1: I don't know if that's going to help daniy Emo.
Speaker 1: Here keik Garcia twenty sixteen, he was unable to make
Speaker 1: his debut with Ibar because his documentation to register him
Speaker 1: arrived one minute late. LaLiga did not allow him to
Speaker 1: be registered and he had to wait six months before
Speaker 1: the next registration window to be able to play. Shinji Okazaka.
Speaker 1: He had a similar experience here at Malaga, a team
Speaker 1: that exceeded the salary cap. He took a minimum salary
Speaker 1: to facilitate his registration. LaLiga rejected that, and the Japanese
Speaker 1: player had to terminate his contract and sign with USCA.
Speaker 1: That's three different precedents saying that the league should not
Speaker 1: allow Donnyelmo's registration. If they do, it is going to
Speaker 1: go to court and the other clubs in La Liga
Speaker 1: are going to push this. I don't know how this happens.
Speaker 1: So again you go back to Jean Laporta and how
Speaker 1: does he stay in his position if he has botched
Speaker 1: this to this degree. Meanwhile, at Barcelona, while all this
Speaker 1: is going on, they're looking for a new team chef
Speaker 1: Robert Lewandowski has complained. Hansei Flick has backed his star
Speaker 1: striker and they are not happy about the complaint from
Speaker 1: Lewandowski that he was not happy about how the eggs
Speaker 1: were prepared by the previous chef. So Hanse Flick went
Speaker 1: to the club and has asked for a professional chef
Speaker 1: to be recruited. Good job, Barcelona, you are really focusing
Speaker 1: on the important things. Let's go to the Italian super Cup.
Speaker 1: Inter beat at de Lanta two nil yesterday, will play
Speaker 1: Juventus today. Christian Polisic could be part of that match
Speaker 1: for Milan. He's been one of their best players this season,
Speaker 1: five goals for assists. He's had an ankle injury, He's
Speaker 1: had a calf injury. He is back in the mix
Speaker 1: for Milan in this match, which will be the debut
Speaker 1: of new manager Sergio Concee Sao, who replaced Paolo Fonseca.
Speaker 1: The funny thing is Sergio Conte SAO's son, Francisco, is
Speaker 1: a winger for Juventus. The winner will play enter and
Speaker 1: that match will be on Monday. According to La Republica,
Speaker 1: Arsenal and Aston Villa are chasing Atalanta striker Matteo Retegi
Speaker 1: born in Argentina, converted his not citizenship but his eligibility
Speaker 1: to play at the national team level to Italy. He
Speaker 1: was the most prolific Italian player in twenty twenty four,
Speaker 1: sixteen goals in thirty five games for Genoa and Atalanta.
Speaker 1: We'll see, we'll see if Arsenal or Aston Villa can
Speaker 1: get this deal done. We know aston Villa is looking
Speaker 1: at forwards don Yelle Malin from Brusia. Dortmund is in
Speaker 1: their crosshairs as well, and according to reports, Dortmund to
Speaker 1: have declined the first offer that was made by Villa fora.
Speaker 1: Brizzio Romano reporting that negotiations are underway for Kieran Tierney
Speaker 1: to return to Celtic from Arsenal, twenty seven year old
Speaker 1: full back. He's keen on the move, according to Romano,
Speaker 1: talks will continue to try to get a deal done.
Speaker 1: Speaking of Celtic, they had an embarrassing loss yesterday three
Speaker 1: Nils or Rangers. They're still way up in the table.
Speaker 1: There's nothing to really worry about in terms of the
Speaker 1: league side of things for Celtic, but a very bad
Speaker 1: performance on the road across down at Eyebrocks to face Rangers.
Speaker 1: Also very bad. In this match, a coin was thrown
Speaker 1: from the stands late in the game with the three
Speaker 1: nil lead, struck Celtic midfielder Arna Engels near the left eye,
Speaker 1: as Alisair Johnston said, it is lucky it didn't hit
Speaker 1: him in the eye. He was okay and he was
Speaker 1: able to continue. But it's an absolute black eye to Rangers.
Speaker 1: It's embarrassing. They issued a statement afterwards condemning it. Sure whatever,
Speaker 1: let's actually see some action here. There's plenty of cameras
Speaker 1: in the stadium. I would assume find who did it.
Speaker 1: Ban them from life, Ban them for life from attending games,
Speaker 1: for throwing things at players and putting their health and
Speaker 1: safety in jeopardy. This should not even be anything to debate.
Speaker 1: You can put all the statements out that you want.
Speaker 1: This is an absolute embarrassment in a three zero win,
Speaker 1: your team is winning and you're throwing things at players
Speaker 1: on the field. Get a grip. Get that person banned
Speaker 1: for life. There should not be any conversation about it.
Speaker 1: Let's go back down to South America in Zo Beetres,
Speaker 1: the legend at river Plate, has returned to the club
Speaker 1: from Miss Studiantes. Thirty seven years old. He played forty
Speaker 1: seven games forty one starts for Studiantes last season and
Speaker 1: he was brilliant in all tournaments, all competitions, very good
Speaker 1: with his passing, won the majority of his duels, was
Speaker 1: big time on creating chances as well. He's headed back
Speaker 1: to play for Gayjardo at river Plate. Bayer Leverkusen has
Speaker 1: signed a young Argentine forward ale hel Sarco. It was
Speaker 1: on a free transfer from Vella Sarsfield. I'm baffled how
Speaker 1: Vella's didn't handle this better to get some kind of
Speaker 1: a transfer fee. He's not expected to come into lever
Speaker 1: Cusan squad straight away. He's an Argentine youth international. He
Speaker 1: is a player for the future according to leverck Cusan.
Speaker 1: Really excited to see what he can turn into. According
Speaker 1: to their managing director Simon Rolfiz, with his finishing skills,
Speaker 1: he completes the profile of a modern center forward, has
Speaker 1: a promising career ahead of him. We'll keep an eye
Speaker 1: on ale Jilsarco at Levercusen. Let's go back down to Brazil.
Speaker 1: Now Flamingo they have rejected an offer from Aston Villa,
Speaker 1: who is very busy in the transfer window so far. Villa,
Speaker 1: chasing a fullback. Wesley, offered fifteen million euro. Flamingo said no,
Speaker 1: they're looking for twenty five million euro. But they also
Speaker 1: want to hold on to Wesley through the Club World Cup,
Speaker 1: which I love that Globo in Brazil is calling it
Speaker 1: the Super Club World Cup because of the size of it.
Speaker 1: Now the Super Club World Cup. Flamingo wants to hold
Speaker 1: on to Wesley through that twenty one year old fullback.
Speaker 1: He'll be in Europe sooner rather than later. Last year
Speaker 1: there were two offers for Wesley, a twelve million euro
Speaker 1: offer from Bournemouth that was rejected, a twenty million euro
Speaker 1: offer from Atalanta that was accepted. But Flamingo did not
Speaker 1: want to leave have Wesley leave before the end of
Speaker 1: the round to sixteen of the Copa Libertadoris. Deal fell through,
Speaker 1: so Villa offering fifteen million euro that's not going to
Speaker 1: get it done. We'll see if they can up that
Speaker 1: offer and get the young Brazilian into Villa Park to
Speaker 1: do it for me. On this edition of The Morning Espresso,
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