Is Fernandes the right player for Tottenham? 

Gedson Carvalho Fernandes is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Tottenham, Portugal national team as a midfielder, and previously  Benfica. José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix, GOIH, is a Portuguese professional football manager and former player who is the current manager of Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest managers of all time, and he is one of the most decorated managers of all time. 

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as Tottenham or Spurs, is an English professional football club in Tottenham, London, that competes in the Premier League. 

Jorge Paulo Agostinho Mendes, better known simply as Jorge Mendes, is a Portuguese football agent. He is registered with the Portuguese Football Federation and heads the GestiFute company, founded in 1996.

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How the firing of Valverde  went down? 

Ernesto Valverde Tejedor is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward. Over ten seasons, he amassed La Liga totals of 264 games and 68 goals, adding 55 matches and nine goals in Segunda División. He played for six teams in a 14-year professional career, including Espanyol, Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao. Josep Maria Bartomeu Floreta is a Spanish entrepreneur and the current president of FC Barcelona. He started in the latter role in 2014, following the resignation of Sandro Rosell. 

Futbol Club Barcelona, commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça, is a Spanish professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia.

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Ernesto Valverde fired as Quique Setién takes over but what does this El Maestro bring to Barcelona? 

Enrique Setién Solar is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder, and a manager. He is currently head coach of La Liga club Barcelona.  

Futbol Club Barcelona, commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça, is a Spanish professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia. Ernesto Valverde Tejedor is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward. Over ten seasons, he amassed La Liga totals of 264 games and 68 goals, adding 55 matches and nine goals in Segunda División. He played for six teams in a 14-year professional career, including Espanyol, Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao. 

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Rooney who previously had a gambling addiction, is the face of  gambling in the  EFL Championship.  

 The English Football League Championship is the highest division of the English Football League and second-highest overall in the English football league system after the Premier League. The league is contested by 24 clubs. 

Wayne Mark Rooney is an English professional footballer and captain for Championship club Derby County. He has played much of his career as a forward, and he has also been used in various midfield roles.  Manchester United Football Club is a professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, that competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English football. 

Derby County Football Club is a professional association football club based in Derby, Derbyshire, England. The club competes in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football, and has played its home matches at Pride Park Stadium since 1997.

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Julen Lopetegui  is heading back to Madrid with revenge on his mind.  

Julen Lopetegui Argote is a Spanish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and the manager of Sevilla FC. He played 149 games in La Liga over 11 seasons, appearing in the competition for Real Madrid, Logroñés, Barcelona and Rayo Vallecano.

 Sevilla Fútbol Club, commonly referred to as Sevilla, is a professional football club based in Seville, the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. It plays in Spanish football's top flight, the La Liga. It is Spain's oldest sporting club solely devoted to football. 

Real Madrid Club de Fútbol, commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid. Founded on 6 March 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally worn a white home kit since inception. 

Florentino Pérez Rodríguez is a Spanish businessman, civil engineer, former politician, and current president of Real Madrid, as well as Chairman and CEO of Grupo ACS, a civil engineering company.

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Real Madrid are set to replace Luka Modric with Reinier .  

Reinier Jesus Carvalho, known as Reinier, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Flamengo, Brazil U-17 national team and the Brazil U-23 national team as an attacking midfielder. 

Luka Modrić is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish club Real Madrid and is the captain of the Croatia national team. He plays mainly as a central midfielder, but can also play as an attacking midfielder or as a defensive midfielder, usually deployed as a deep-lying playmaker. 

Real Madrid Club de Fútbol, commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid. Founded on 6 March 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally worn a white home kit since inception.

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Raúl Jiménez could land in Manchester by the end of the summer. 

 Raúl Alonso Jiménez Rodríguez is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Mexico national team. He began his career in Club América's youth system before debuting in the first division in October 2011. 

 Manchester United Football Club is a professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, that competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English football.

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Wu Lei has lit a fire in Barcelona.  

Wu Lei is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Spanish club RCD Espanyol and the China national team. Wu is the all-time top goalscorer for Shanghai SIPG with 169 goals. He is the second all-time top goalscorer in Chinese Super League history with 102 goals. 

Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona, commonly known as Espanyol, is a professional sports club based in Barcelona, Spain. Founded in 1900, the club plays in La Liga, the highest division of Spanish football and play their home games at the RCDE Stadium, which holds up to 40,000 spectators.

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Juventus  closed for  January transfer market.  

Juventus Football Club, colloquially known as Juve, is an Italian professional association football club based in Turin, Piedmont.

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