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Review of the Day
Contracts
La Liga have announced that they have reduced the spending caps of Barcelona, Sevilla and Atletico Madrid due to their exits from the Champions League.
Transfers
Swansea City’s head coach Russell Martin has said that defender Ryan Manning will leave the Welsh team at the end of the season. The 26-year-old has rejected all offers of a new deal from the Swans and his contract will expire in the summer.
Free agent midfielder Anthony Mancini has signed for Accrington Stanley.
Stockport County have signed free agent former Manchester City youngster Jacob Davenport.
Injury Round Up
Chelsea captain Cezar Azpilicueta will be out for an unspecified period after being taken to hospital following an accidental kick in the face as Southampton’s Sekou Mara attempted an overhead kick. Azpilicueta was knocked unconscious and lay motionless on the pitch before receiving oxygen treatment and being taken off on a stretcher and taken to hospital.
Borussia Dortmund’s forward Karim Adeyemi has been ruled out for 3 weeks with an injury picked up setting up a goal during Dortmund’s 4-1 win over Hertha Berlin on Sunday. Adeyemi, who had registered 3 goals and 1 assist in the last 3 games, tore a muscle fibre according to BvB. It means he will miss a trip to Chelsea in the Champions League.
Napoli forward Giacomo Raspadori has suffered a second-degree injury to the semimembranosus muscle in his left thigh, which will sideline him for at least a month.
Job Changes
Queens Park Rangers have sacked Neil Critchley. Critchley lasted just 12 games after replacing Michael Beale when he left to take charge of Scottish giants Rangers. Critchley’s assistants Mike Garrity and Iain Brunskill have also been sacked. It has been 10 games since QPR last registered a win and have slipped into the relegation zone.
Newport County have appointed Jon Pratt as a co-opted director. The businessman is now based in Miami but is from Newport and makes regular trips to watch his hometown team play.
Derby County have hired Mark Thomas from Oxford United. Thomas was Head of Recruitment at Oxford but will be working as Derby’s Director of Football. As recently as September, Derby’s new owner David Clowes and club CEO Stephen Pearce said that there were no plans to hire a Director of Football.
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