Table of contents for 5-Jan-2021 in MATCH!

Will these footy stars be joining the Prem? MATCH checks out the gossip… We’d love to see these hot-shots lining up in the Premier League this season, and the biggest clubs are eyeing moves! Could we see them move to England this month? WILLIAM CARVALHO REAL BETIS £26 MILLION The 28-year-old Portugal defensive mid fielder was a key member of the team that won the 2016 European Championship! He’s currently bossing it in La Liga, but MATCHspies reckon Leicester are looking to add him to their ranks. Bet is have already said how much cash they want for him! IBRAHIMA KONATE RB LEIPZIG £45 MILLION The 21-year-old centre-back is one of the hottest target sin European football–a long side histeam-mate Dayot Up amecano! Germangossips reckon all of the Premier League’s…

Will any team break their transfer record? MATCH SAYS: January isn’t normally the time for clubs to go crazy with their money, but we did see Liverpool pay £75 million for Virgil van Dijk in 2018, Chelsea splash out £58m on Christian Pulisic in 2019 and Man. United land Bruno Fernandes for big bucks in 2020! Strugglers West Brom and Burnley have only ever spent around £15mmaximum on a player, so we’re keeping a really close eye on them… VERDICT: YES YOU SAY: Will Jadon Sancho depart Dortmund? MATCH SAYS: German gossips have already reported that Borussia Dortmund have no intention of letting one of their best players go halfway through the season, so we think this one is a big fat NO! We’re not ruling out him leaving in…

MATCH gets to know the awesome MAN. UNITED baller! FACTFILE Age: 22 Club: Man. United Position: Forward Country: Scotland HERO GROWINGUP! KIRSTY SAYS: “My favourite player growing up was Wayne Rooney in his prime! Outside of football, my mum, dad and brother. Being the youngest, I’ve had them to look up to. They’ve worked hard to get to where they’ve got to, so that’s where I get my never-give-up attitude from!” FIRST LIVEMAT CH! KIRSTY SAYS: “I can’t remember, but it might have been Burnley v Arsenal at Turf Moor. I think I was nine years old. My brother supports Arsenal, so my mum got tickets and I went a long. I think Arsenal won 2-0. It was cold, but a great atmosphere!” FOOTBALLING STRENGTH! KIRSTY SAYS: “My speed and…

We’ve reached the halfway point of the 2020-21 season! This weekend’s action sees the 2020-21 Women’s Super League campaign reach its halfway point, so MATCH is taking a look at the players who could have a big impact on the second half of the season! IZZY CHRISTIANSEN EVERTON The 29-year-old England midfielder returned to the WSL last summer after a mega successful spell at French champions Lyon! She’s been a key reason why The Toffees have performed so well in 2020-21, and was the first star in the league to create 20 chances for her team-mates! VIVIANNE MIEDEMA ARSENAL The lethal Arsenal forward was the first player to reach double digits in the 2020-21 season! She’s on course to make it a hat-trick of Golden Boot awards, and will have…

PREM STAR HARRY KANE By mid-December, Harry Kane had already bagged 19 league goals and assists combined–he’s been a total Fantasy Football dream! Not only is he in the race for his first Prem Golden Boot since 2016-17, buthe’salso got his eyes on KDB’smind-boggling assist record from last season. Imagine if he tops both charts! TOURNAMENT EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP Even though Euro 2020 was cancelled last year, we getto celebrate it this year instead–and we’re so pumped! This summer’s epicevent sees Europe’s topnations battling for amajortrophy, and we can’twait to see how far home nations England, Wales and Scotland can go into the tournament! WORLD WONDERKID EDUARDO CAMAVINGA MATCHspies arepretty confident that Eduardo Camavinga is leaving Rennes this year! The questionis–where’s he heading? Loads of Europe’stop clubs want the young midfielder…

MYNEXT CLUB–LIVERPOOL Do you reckon you can do as good a job as Jurgen Klopp at Anfield? STARS Liverpool have tons of quality players, but make sure you keep an eye on some of the youngsters at the club as well! The likes of Neco Williams, Curtis Jones and Harvey Elliott all have the potential to break through like Trent Alexander-Arnold! BOARD There’s loads of money to spend at Liverpool, but you’ll find it difficult to improve the starting line-up! One area which you could look to strengthen is at centre-back, and signing Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly would make you super solid! TOP TIP If you’re going to guide The Reds to back-to-back league titles, it’s crucial you get the tactics right. Liverpool play a high energy game, so the ‘Constant…

PREM WINNERS! It was a really tight race in the end, but Man. City just came out on top by two points! Liverpool finished second, while Chelsea and Spurs finished in the top four! Leicester, Man. United and Everton grabbed the three Europa League places! RELEGATED! West Brom finished bottom of the table by a distance, with Burnley and Sheffield United also dropping down into the Championship, while Fulham survived on goal difference! In the Championship, Norwich and Watford won automatic promotion, while Brentford beat Bournemouth to go up in a dramatic play-off final! GOLDEN BOOT! Mohamed Salah finished as the Premier League’s top goalscorer in 2020-21with 20 strikes, with Jamie Vardy and Dominic Calvert-Lewin just behind him! Man. City’s Ederson finished the campaign with 16 clean sheets – and…

CHAIN CLASH! Has Perez got enough bling around his neck?! WENGER WANABEE! Has Dele taken inspiration from ex-Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger?! CELEBRATION FAIL! We reckon it might be about time for Watkins to buy some new jeans! SHOCKING STYLE! What’s that dodgy half-in and half-out style about, Mendy? PICNIC PARTY! Rash looks like he’s wrapped himself in a picnic blanket! TURT LENECK?! Lewa can pull off a lot of thi ngs… but a turtl eneck is n’t one of them! DREAD FUL DRESSER! Mc Burnie’s dress sense is almost as bad as the start his side have made to the season! CHILLY CHILWELL! Does Chilwell realise we’re in January?! READY TO RAP! Has Neymar decided to start a career in hip-hop?! FE ELING BLUE! We reckon Bellingham could do with…

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New Balance Energy Streak Pack Missed the fireworks at New Year? Don’t worry! New Balance have brought all the sparks into 2021 with their limited-edition Energy Streak boots! The light aluminium cleats have Neo Flame and Mystic Purple tones to top off a pretty perfect pack! Tekela Price: £200 Furon Price: £190 newbalance.co.uk Borussia Dortmund x Sponge Bob Square Pants While French giants PSG celebrate their proper iconic partnership with basketball brand Jordan, German giants Dortmund have struck up a really unusual friendship – with SpongeBob SquarePants! Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? Erling Haaland, apparently! Shirt Price: £21 Hoodie Price: £38 bvbonlineshop.com Puma x BALR Shirts Back in November, we showed you the cool Puma x BALR collection – and the two brands have added to it…