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Barca appoint new manager

Aug 19, 2020

Barcelona have announced the signing of Netherlands boss Ronald Koeman as their new manager. 

He replaces Qique Setien, who was sacked after a disappointing season for the Catalan giants 

They finished second in La Liga and suffered a humiliating 8-2 loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League.

It's the first time in 12 years that they failed to win any trophies. 

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Bayer Leverkusen have given Chelsea another 10 days to wrap up a deal for Kai Havertz.

The German club reportedl wants the transfer to be finalised before they start their pre-season training programme. 

Both clubs are still negotiating a transfer fee.. with Leverkusen asking for 90 million pounds for Havertz, while Chelsea are only willing to pay 70 million. 
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EPL Champions Liverpool will continue with their pre-season training camp in Austria, after one individual in the club tested positive for COVID-19.

It's not clear if the individual was a player or a member of the backroom staff.

The Reds are refusing to comment on the report. 
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