We remember that glorious Monaco team. Every club from every league wanted a piece after that season and they got them.
If I remember correctly, they sold eight players that season. Barca wanted Bernardo but City got him. They also got Mendy.
Everybody wanted Mbappe but PSG got him. Liverpool, or was it Arsenal, wanted Thomas Lemar.
Chelsea got Bakayoko. Saint Maximin joined Nice and he later moved to Newcastle and later the Saudi League and today turkey I think.
They were picked apart and the team suffered the consequences. That was one, if not, the most profitable windows for Monaco.
It's hard to explain but there are few players in world football who can score 𝗔𝗡𝗗 assist with such ease and be just as happy about scoring or assisting.
Rayan Cherki is one of those players.
23-year-old Nigerian goalkeeper Noah Atubolu has set a new Bundesliga record after saving FIVE penalties in a row for Freiburg. 😳🇳🇬
Goalkeepers definitely don't get enough credit. 🔥
🎥: IG/bundesliga
📅 On this day, 21 years ago, Newcastle United teammates Lee Bowyer and Kieran Dyer were both sent off for fighting each other. 🤬
They were already down to 10-men that day, meaning the team ended the game down to 8 players.
🗣️ Bowyer: "We were losing 3-0 at the time, we were playing Aston Villa. We were both competing in the same position, we were both similar players, we wanted to get forward and score goals from midfield.
It happened on a few occasions through the game and I was just saying to him, 'Just pass me the ball, what are you doing?'
He said something back and we ended up walking towards each other, and the rest is history."
▪️ 3 years at Inter Milan
▪️ 3 years at Real Madrid
▪️ 5 years at Chelsea
▪️ 3 years at Manchester City
22 titles in his career, including 4 Champions League trophies and 4 Club World Cups.
Champion with Real, Chelsea, and City, and also reached a World Cup final with Croatia.
One of the most underrated footballers in the world and he's still only 31 years old. 🤩🇭🇷