Guinea striker Souleymane Youla will make a return to Turkey in the coming season after agreeing to join newly promoted Eskisehirspor on a season long loan. The forward moved to Lille from Besiktas in 2006 for $2m, but struggled to cement a first team place. He has also played for Lokeren and Anderlecht in Belgium, and Genclerbirligi and Metz in France.
UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round Draw
The draw for the third qualifying round of the 2008-2009 UEFA Champions League has been announced. It pits Arsene Wenger against former Boro and England manager Steve McLaren as the Gunners face Dutch side FC Twente. The last time Wenger met McLaren ( if my memory serves me right), resulted in a 7-0 thrashing for Boro at Highbury. Twente finished fourth last season under the guidance of Fred Rutten, whose current team Schalke 04 face Atletico Madrid. The Enschede club have lost some key players- Orlando Engelaar has gone to Schalke. Karim El Ahmadi has moved to Feyenoord.
A couple of other tricky draws ( apart from the Schalke vs Atletico)that I see-
Galatasaray vs Steaua Bucharest
Fiorentina vs Slavia Prague
The first leg will be played on 12/13 August, with the return legs taking place a fortnight later- on 26/27 August.
UEFA Champions League Third Round Draw
Anorthosis/Rapid Vienna vs Olympiakos
Vitoria Guimaraes vs IFK Gothenburg/Basel
Tottenham Hotspur transfers 2008-09
Here is a list of transfers made by Tottenham Hotspur ( both summer and winter transfer windows). Spurs were initially aiming to break the monopoly of the big four, but a disastrous start to the campaign meant that they are now battling to stay up. Tottenham Hotspur transfers January winter 2009 list. In :- Jermain … Read more