On January 10, Beijing time, let's take a look at the 5 official announcements of European football today.
1. Shinji Kagawa continues to wander Europe
Against the First Division team San Turden, the 32-year-old Japan international Shinji Kagawa joined as a free agent. Since January 2019, Shinji Kagawa has been on loan for Besiktas in the Turkish Super League, who also played for Zaragoza in La Liga, just released his contract with Greek side Thessaloniki last month, and now joins the first team San Turden. In just three years, Shinji Kagawa changed five detachments from 5 European countries.
Little Chiesa was seriously injured and required surgery
Juve officials confirmed that 24-year-old Chieza Jr. has a cruciate ligament injury in his left knee and will undergo surgery in the coming days. Journalist Di Marzio said that The Younger Chiesa may be reimbursed for the season. Chiesa Jr. is doomed to miss the World Cup play-off in March next year, which is undoubtedly a major blow for the Italian national team.
Umtiti took a pay cut to renew his contract
Barca officially announced Umtiti's salary cut to renew his contract until 2026. It is understood that Umtiti's new contract is extended by 3 years on the term of the original contract, but the total salary of the original contract remains unchanged. Diaz, a reporter for the Daily Sports, said that Umtiti will only receive 10% of the salary of the original contract in the next 1 and a half years, and the remaining 90% of the salary will be spread to the last 3 years of the new contract. Umtiti was originally regarded as barca's most purged player, but he did not expect to finally cut his salary and renew his contract to stay in the team. However, Umtiti may still be loaned out by Barca after the salary cut and renewal.
Ferran-Torres completes the registration
Barca's official announcement of Umtiti's salary cut and renewal of his contract also brought another piece of good news, that is, the 55 million euros introduction of Ferran Torres has finally completed registration. In order to free up salary space for Ferran Torres to complete the registration, Barca have loaned Coutinho with an annual salary of 17 million euros to Villa, but this is not enough, and finally Umtiti helped to help, taking the initiative to cut the salary to renew the contract to help Barca solve the problem of La Liga salary cap. Barca officials thanked Umtiti for his understanding and support of the club.
Simeone Jr. returns to the Argentine national team
Verona has officially announced that 26-year-old Giovanni Simeone has been called up for the Argentine national team, which is his return to the national team after a gap of 15 months. This season, Simeone Jr. made 19 Appearances in Serie A, scoring 12 goals and 3 assists. He was last called up by Argentina in October 2020 and has not yet played for the Argentine national team in the main tournament.