Lionel Messi and several players from the Argentina national team arrived to Argentina as they begin training for Thursday’s World Cup qualifier.
Both Alan Varela and Julio Soler arrived to Argentina early on Monday as coach Lionel Scaloni held the first training of the week. Rodrigo De Paul, Thiago Almada, Julián Álvarez and Leandro Paredes also joined the team.
The Argentina national team will play a World Cup qualifier against Venezuela on Thursday.
Equi Fernández has joined Bayer Leverkusen on a deal which will keep him at the club until 2030 and the player has spoken about the move.
Fernández joins the Bundesliga team from Al-Qadsiah in Saudi Arabia. The club announced the move on Monday and that he will wear the number six shirt.
Simon Rolfes, the club’s managing director of sport, had this to say about the move:
“In Ezequiel Fernández, we are getting a player who is very confident on the ball and strong in challenges, and who will be of great benefit to us with his power and aggressive style of play.
“In addition to his robustness and physical resilience, he has excellent game intelligence; he is clever and seasoned despite his relative youth. This special combination makes him a highly interesting player for us. Ezequiel will invigorate the competition and greatly increase the quality of our squad.”
The Argentine also commented on joinnig the club:
“Now I want to further my career in Europe at an internationally renowned club. Bayer 04 currently has three of my Argentinian colleagues in its squad: Exequiel Palacios, Alejo Sarco and Claudio Echeverri. They told me about the club culture and the high sporting standards here in Leverkusen. I am very confident that we will all achieve significant victories together.”
Nicolás González has joined Atletico Madrid on loan from Juventus.
González will play with Atletico Madrid this season as the club and Juventus reached an agreement on a loan deal. The Argentine passed his medical on Monday.
The 27 year old joined Juventus on loan last season from Fiorentina before joining them on a permanent move. He played 40 matches with Juventus, scoring five goals.
Facundo Buonanotte has joined Chelsea on loan from Brighton and Hove Albion.
Buonanotte joins the reigning Club World Champions on loan for the entire season. Chelsea announced the signing on Monday that the Argentine has joined them for the season.
The 20 year old had six goals in 35 matches with Leicester City last season, where he was also on loan. Speaking on Chelsea’s official website, here is what Buonanotte had to say about joining Chelsea:
“I’m very happy to join Chelsea. It’s a great opportunity for me and I’m just looking to add as much to the squad as possible, help the team and help the staff.”
Julio Soler has arrived in Argentina and spoke about being called-up to the national team and the call-up of José Manuel López.
Soler is part of the Argentina national team for the two World Cup qualifying matches against Venezuela and Ecuador. The 20 year old left back joins the team and will begin training on Monday. Speaking to the media at the airport, here is what he had to say:
“I was really hoping for this call-up. I can’t wait for the evening to arrive so I can be with the World Champions.”
The Argentine was also asked about José Manuel López, his former team mate at Lanús, who has also been called-up:
“I am waiting for him today, I am very happy for him. We shared a lot at Lanus too and I am very happy for him.”
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