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Portugal international midfielder Adrien Silva has escaped his troubled spell at Leicester City by leaving England for Leonardo Jardim’s Monaco on a six-month loan deal.
Silva, who arrived in England from Sporting 18 months ago, made just 14 appearances in the Premier League, but has now re-joined his former Leões boss in Monaco, where Jardim was busy closing several signings during the last week of the transfer window.
Portuguese boss Jorge Jesus is a free agent after leaving Saudi Arabian side Al Hilal by mutual consent, less than a year after joining the club.
Jesus’ refusal to commit his future to the club beyond this season has seen both parties agree to rescind his deal, despite Al Hilal leading the Saudi Professional League by three points.
Leonardo Jardim’s first game back on the AS Monaco bench ended in a penalty shootout defeat to Guingamp on Tuesday night in the Coupe de la Ligue semi-final, but the Portuguese boss insisted he saw plenty of positive signs from his team.
Gelson Martins made his debut for the Monegasques, and played the final pass in both goals in a 2-2 draw, with Rony Lopes getting the opener with a superb overhead kick. However, Monaco ultimately succumbed to the costs of an early red card as their 2-0 lead was cancelled out and their fate sealed on spot kicks.
The Premier League has just passed the halfway mark and the football writers of the English press are already starting to turn their thoughts to whom should be crowned the Premier League footballer of the year. Of course, there is still a long way to go but the performances put in during the first half of the season are a good indicator of what’s to come in the second half.
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Former Portugal boss Carlos Queiroz has called time on his eight-year reign as coach of the Iran national team, after bowing out of the Asian Cup at the semi-final stage.
Queiroz’s Iran were beaten 3-0 by Japan on Monday, leading the former Real Madrid manager and Manchester United assistant to announce his departure after a highly successful spell in charge of the Asian outfit.
