AZ ALKMAAR VS VITESSE ARNHEM: MATCH UPDATES AND PREDICTIONS

AZ Alkmaar take on Vitesse Arnhem in their crunch Dutch Eredivisie fixture on Wednesday as they look to secure bragging rights over their rivals and amass more points in the league. Alkmaar go into the fixture on the back of a good form that saw them come from two goals behind to secure victory over Willem ll on Sunday.

The victory means that they (Alkmaar) have now won five games out of their previous six and dropped points in just one of their previous six fixtures. They play at home and will have to be at their best if they want to come out of this tie with all available three points.

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KOEMAN WANTS TO SIGN AZ ALKMAAR WINGER FOR BARCELONA

 

Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman has registered interest in AZ Alkmaar winger Calvin Stengs and wants to sign him for Barcelona in the next transfer window. Koeman has been impressed by the young winger’s development in the Dutch league and wants the youngster in Spain.


The former Southampton manager knows Stengs well as he was the one who gave the 21-year-old his Netherlands debut. Having worked with the player at the international level, Koeman mow wants to work with the talented winger at the club level.
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NARROW DEFEAT FOR AZ ALKMAAR AT REAL SOCIEDAD

 

AZ went into the match with six points after winning against HNK Rijeka and Napoli. But there was no guarantee of making it three wins on a row as Real Sociedad completely dominated from the start and won the match. La Liga leaders Real Sociedad garnered three crucial Europa League points in a 1-0 home win over AZ Alkmaar.


Imanol Alguacil’s side has lost just once in their home games this season, with the Basque giants leading Real Madrid by a point at the top of the table. La Real was beaten 1-0 at home by Napoli last week, following their first Europa League victory in Rijeka, Croatia.
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OLE STILL BELIEVES IN ON LOAN STAR

 

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insists on loan midfielder Tahith Chong still has a future at the club. Chong, 20, will spend the 2020-2021 campaign in Germany with Werder Bremen. He could make his competitive debut when the Bundesliga starts next month.


The player hopes his season-long spell at the German outfit will lead to him becoming a success in the Premier League. He also stated that he hopes to follow in the footsteps of Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne by flourishing at Werder Bremen.
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BARCA ASK PLAYER TO TAKE SECOND PAY CUT

 

Barcelona president Josep Bartomeu has asked the players to take a further pay cut, as the club attempts to manage the financial strain of the Covid19 pandemic.


Last March it was reported that the playing staff agreed to take a hefty 70% cut to their current salaries. The Blaugrana club pays out more wages than any other team in the world. Lionel Messi alone typically earns €35m annually, while Antoine Griezmann collects a hefty €17m per annum.
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Barcelona Advances with Wage Cuts

Barcelona has come up with specific measures to cope up with the surging corona virus pandemic. It has been announced on Thursday that Barcelona is planning to cut the salaries of its staff and players amidst the Corona Virus crisis. The football and the basketball squad will have to face a mandatory reduction in their wages as Spain is facing one of the worst breakdowns in the era. With the country pushed to lock down on March 14, the board of directors has decided to compulsorily cut down the money of its playing and non-playing staff, including the front end professional players like Lionel Messi.

This is done to reduce the current economic crisis faced by the country, says the board of directors. Since March 14, the country is facing one of its worst disasters with the citizens allowed to step out only for immediate business to avoid the disease spreading and reduce the number of fatalities. The country is one of the worst affected after Italy, with a death toll of about 800 on Friday. The club also has extended help by providing facilities to the government’s health department. The club has distributed 30000 masks to the Catalonia government as a part of aiding its citizens to cope up with the ongoing situation. The covers were made by the insurance company Taiping in china. Barcelona also distributed daily use masks to nursing homes.

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