Half an hour after the German Bundesliga, the English Premier League opens its doors at 9 p.m. (Sky) with the London derby between Crystal Palace and Arsenal FC, which has been strengthened with Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus. For the first time since 2004/05 – as of now – no Austrian kicker is represented in the upper house, the last red-white-red Mohicans are Southampton coach Ralph Hasenhüttl, his assistant Richard Kitzbichler and the two Leeds United backers Franz Schiemer (management advisor ) and Rene Maric (assistant coach of Jesse Marsch).
For defensive all-rounder Florian Grillitsch, who is without a club after leaving TSG Hoffenheim, one or the other door on the island could still open. The 26-year-old international is in talks at Brighton & Hove Albion – and at Leeds. The almost relegated player has strengthened himself with two players from FC Salzburg: the American Brendan Aaronson came to the island for 32.8 million euros, the Dane Rasmus Kristensen for 13 million. Mohamed Camara from Mali (market value 27 million euros) could be the third in the group.
Defending champion Manchester City, who brought goalscorer Erling Haaland from Dortmund for 60 million euros, remains the first contender for the championship trophy. “There is no reason not to be confident,” said coach Pep Guardiola. Liverpool FC, who signed Darwin Nunez from Benfica for 75 million to replace Sadio Mane (Bayern), is also to be expected. Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel, on the other hand, is stacked low: “We know that some players still want to leave us.”
Source: Nachrichten
