Borussia Dortmund have submitted a second bid for Boca Juniors defender Leonardo BALERDI.
As we reported a few days ago, the German club had submitted an initial bid of €12 million for the defender. New reports coming out today are stating that Dortmund are back with a second bid, this time for €18 million.
Marcelo GALLARDO was named as the South American Coach of the Year while two other Argentine’s finished in second and third place.
Winning the Copa Libertadores with River Plate ensured that the Argentine finished first in the voting done by El Pais in Uruguay. GALLARDO took home the majority of the votes, that is to say 278 out of 320, a big 87% of the votes.
In second place came Ricardo GARECA who managed Peru at the 2018 FIFA World Cup while Gerardo MARTINO, who won the MLS Cup with Atlanta United, finished in third spot.
Cristian ESPINOZA has joined MLS club San Jose Earthquakes on loan.
The former Argentina U20 man will be coached by Matias ALMEYDA at his new club. Signed with La Liga team Villarreal back in 2016, he has played at Alaves, Real Vallodid and Boca Juniors, all while on loan.
Still only 23 years old, ESPINOZA was part of the 2015 Argentina U20 team which won the South American Youth Championship.
There’s a new striker in San Jose. 🇦🇷
What you can expect from our newest signing @CriisEspinoza7! pic.twitter.com/ThlFKy9V7I
— San Jose Earthquakes (@SJEarthquakes) January 2, 2019
Guillermo Barros SCHELOTTO has been named as the new head coach of the LA Galaxy.
The former Boca Juniors man has signed a contract and will take over MLS club Los Angeles Galaxy. SCHELOTTO comes in after having lead Boca to a Copa Libertadores final. Having spent a few years as a player with the Columbus Crew, SCHELOTTO already speaks English and here’s what he had to say about him joining the club.
“I am honored to be the head coach for the most decorated club in Major League Soccer. This is a tremendous opportunity for me and I am excited to get to work. The LA Galaxy have long been the standard in MLS and I am ready to push the club to new heights.”
✅ OFFICIAL | #LAGalaxy name Guillermo Barros Schelotto Head Coach: https://t.co/OMf8ZUNhc7 pic.twitter.com/adz2WMV5zg
— LA Galaxy (@LAGalaxy) January 2, 2019
