Portuguese Football in English
Renato Sanches will stay with French champions Lille this summer after picking up a knee injury which will likely require surgery, according to reports in France.
Sanches was a surprise absentee from the Lille squad ahead of their 4-0 defeat at home to Nice on Saturday. Initial speculation focused on the midfielder possibly being prepared for a transfer, but Lille coach Jocelyn Gourvennec confirmed after the match that the former Benfica man has a knee problem.
Bruno Fernandes opened the new English Premier League season with a Man of the Match showing and a hat-trick in Manchester United’s 5-1 victory over Leeds United at Old Trafford in Saturday’s early kick-off.
Fernandes’ treble proved the start of a strong day for Portuguese performers, Diogo Jota also found the net for Liverpool, who won 3-0 at Norwich City. Elsewhere, Ricardo Pereira provided the assist as Leicester City overcame Bruno Lage’s Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 at the King Power Stadium.
The 2021-22 Bundesliga season kicked off this weekend and for André Silva, one of last season’s star performers, the opening round offers a chance to make an early impression at new club RB Leipzig.
Silva was in sensational goalscoring form with Eintracht Frankfurt last term, breaking the club’s all-time record for goals in a single campaign with 28 to his name. A summer switch to Leipzig means the former Porto man is now expected to lead a title charge to displace perennial champions Bayern Munich.
Manchester City recently confirmed that Jack Grealish has joined them from Aston Villa in a deal worth a reported British-record £100 million.
Grealish joins a City squad that would already have been a strong contender for the Premier League title with their B-team - and that’s before we even discuss Harry Kane and his protracted potential switch from Spurs.
Portuguese international Gelson Martins has been in fine goalscoring form for French club Monaco during the early stages of the season.
The former Sporting forward scored just three goals in all competition for Les Monegasques last season, but already has two from the opening pair of matches this term in Ligue 1 and Champions League qualification.
