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Manchester City brings in a lawyer with a weekly salary of more than five million kroner, Alexander Isak is being questioned, and Leeds continues to search for a new coach.
Here are the headlines for today’s English football news.
TALK OF THE DAY: Man City’s “new acquisition”.
The tabloids are joking about Lord David Panik (mainly because of his apt nickname) who will defend Manchester City. The club is accused of violating more than one hundred points in the Premier League’s financial regulations.
Lord Banik is not cheap. The Sun compares his salary to that of Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland. 5,000 pounds (about 63,000 crowns) costs a lawyer – per hour. This means a weekly fee of approximately 400,000 pounds (5.1 million SEK).
According to the Daily Mail, many rivals in the English Premier League want to kick Man City out of the league. Yesterday, former player and now Burnley manager Vincent Kompany was asked about the allegations.
– It’s not worth discussing, in my opinion. I look at it and kind of see. I am very skeptical when people start pointing fingers, says Kompany who was affiliated with the club during the period in question, 2008-2019.
Today’s review: Isaac is ‘too skinny’
Former Premier League player Stan Collymore believes Newcastle should replace Callum Wilson and Alexander Isaacs this summer. Goal-scoring had slowed for the club in recent weeks and Collymore was not convinced the twosome were enough.
– They both have their qualities but I’m not sure either player can wear the iconic number nine shirt and score more than twenty goals in a season, he told CaughtOffside according to Chronicle Live.
Isak in particular is like the type who needs to play alongside someone else. He needs to gain weight during the summer, too. He looks a bit too young at the moment to be a lone striker in a league like the English Premier League, notorious for his fitness.
Quote of the day: Sharp fired sharply against Wrexham
Billy Sharp, who scored the decisive goal in the 2-1 comeback in the FA Cup, criticized the Wrexham players after the match and got into a fight with centre-back Ben Tozer.
– Wrexham think they’ve already qualified, the Sheffield United player told ITV after winning 3-1.
– I didn’t like how they were already watching Tottenham before the game. They haven’t hit us yet. Maybe they thought we were just going to lie down.
Now it will be Sheffield United who face Tottenham in the next round.
Question mark of the day: Qatar’s interest in Manchester United
A Qatari investment group’s purchase of Manchester United dominated most of the headlines on Wednesday.
With Qatar already the majority owner of Paris Saint-Germain, it is unclear whether both teams can participate in the Champions League.
Otherwise, there is no rule stating that no party may own two or more clubs. Apart from the provision of the English Premier League which states that a team may only own ten percent of another club belonging to the same league.
Today’s reveal: Dyche’s secret bonus
Should Sean Dyche manage to save Everton in the Premier League, a handsome £3.5m (approx. 44m kroner) bonus awaits you. The amount can be increased depending on how well the club is doing. The coach is currently on a 2.5-year contract worth approximately SEK 63 million per season.
Rumor of the day: Iraola leads the Leeds Race
When Carlos Corbran signed a new contract with West Brom, Leeds’ focus shifted to Madrid. Rayo Vallecano boss Andoni Iraola is now favorite to take over after the sacking of Jesse March, reports the Daily Mail.
Management has some other options in case this plan fails as well. Arne Slot from Feyenoord is one trainer thought to be on the list.