Alejandro Garnacho has joined Chelsea from Manchester United.
Garnacho will be playing with Chelsea. According to Fabrizio Romano, the deal between Chelsea and Manchester United is done.
The 20 year old joins Chelsea on a seven year deal for a fee that is close to a £40 million package.
Argentina could be playing Venezuela and Puerto Rico in October in the United States.
The Argentina national team will play two friendly matches in October. According to Maximiliano Grillo, Argentina will play Venezuela at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
Lionel Scaloni’s team won the 2024 Copa America final against Colombia in that stadium as Lautaro Martínez scored the goal in extra time. The second match in October would be against Puerto Rico at Soldier Field in Chicago.
In September, the Argentina national team will play two World Cup qualifying matches. The first against Venezuela and the second against Ecuador.
Facundo Medina and Ángel Correa are the two players which have been cut from the preliminary Argentina national team.
Medina missed Olympique Marseille’s match against Paris FC due to an ankle injury. He was part of the preliminary Argentina national team for the World Cup qyalifying matches against Venezuela and Ecuador but was did not make the final list.
Ángel Correa of Tigres was also part of the preliminary team but did not make the final team. Argentina will ppay Venezuela on September 4 and Lionel Messi has spoken about the match potentially being his last in Argentina.
On September 9, the team will play Ecuador. Here are the names that have been called up for the World Cup qualifying matches:
Goalkeepers:
Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa)
Walter Benítez (Crystal Palace)
Gerónimo Rulli (Marseille)
Defenders:
Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur)
Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica)
Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid)
Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate)
Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille)
Juan Foyth (Villarreal)
Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon)
Marcos Acuña (River Plate)
Julio Soler (Bournemouth)
Midfielders:
Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool)
Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen)
Alan Varela (FC Porto)
Leandro Paredes (Boca Juniors)
Thiago Almada (Atletico Madrid)
Nico Paz (Como)
Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami)
Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis)
Forwards:
Claudio Echeverri (Bayer Leverkusen)
Franco Mastantuono (Real Madrid)
Valentín Carboni (Genoa)
Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid)
Julián Álvarez (Atletico Madrid)
Nicolás González (Juventus)
Lionel Messi (Inter Miami)
Lautaro Martínez (Inter)
José Manuel López (Palmeiras)
Lionel Messi could potentially be playing his final match in Argentina on September 4 againat Venezuela.
Messi’s next match with the Argentina national team is a World Cup qualifier on September 4 in Argentina. Lionel Scaloni’s team will play Ecuador on September 9 in their last World Cup qualifying match.
In October, Argentina will play two matches in the United States and in November, they will play one match in Angola and another one in India.
Prior to the World Cup, Argentina are set to play the Finalissima against Spain in March. No matches have been announced before the World Cup.
Following Inter Miami’s 3-1 win against Orlando in the semi finals of the Leagues Cup, Messi was asked about Argentina’s World Cup qualifying match against Venezuela being his last in Argentina. Speaking with Antonella González, here is what he had to say:
“Yes, it’s going to be special, a very special match for me because it’s the last qualifier game. I don’t know if there will be a friendly or more games afterward, but yes, it’s a very special match, and that’s why my family will be with me.
“My wife, my kids, my parents, my siblings, and also as many relatives as possible from my wife’s side and we’ll experience it that way. After that, like I said, I don’t know what will happen, but we’re going in with that mindset. Thank you.”
Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni announced his last for the World Cup qualifying matches.
Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni has announced his list of players for the September World Cup qualifiers.
Lionel Scaloni’s team will play Venezuela on Thursday, September 4 and on Tuesday, September 9 against Ecuador. Scaloni has called up 29 players.
Facundo Medina is cut from the preliminary list as he is still not fully fit while Ángel Correa also gets cut. Here are the call-ups:
Goalkeepers:
Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa)
Walter Benítez (Crystal Palace)
Gerónimo Rulli (Marseille)
Defenders:
Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur)
Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica)
Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid)
Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate)
Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille)
Juan Foyth (Villarreal)
Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon)
Marcos Acuña (River Plate)
Julio Soler (Bournemouth)
Midfielders:
Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool)
Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen)
Alan Varela (FC Porto)
Leandro Paredes (Boca Juniors)
Thiago Almada (Atletico Madrid)
Nico Paz (Como)
Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami)
Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis)
Forwards:
Claudio Echeverri (Bayer Leverkusen)
Franco Mastantuono (Real Madrid)
Valentín Carboni (Genoa)
Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid)
Julián Álvarez (Atletico Madrid)
Nicolás González (Juventus)
Lionel Messi (Inter Miami)
Lautaro Martínez (Inter)
José Manuel López (Palmeiras)
