Michael

Schalke are one of several clubs wanting to buy Argentinian international forward Adolfo Gaich. The 20 year old San Lorenzo striker has already played for the Argentinian national team and he is highly rated in South America. Should Schalke manage to beat off the competition and buy Gaich, it would be seen as a great signing for the club. https://www.goalsn.com/2020/01/argentinian-striker-probably-on-s04-note.html

What an important win for Frankfurt that was today. We have now beaten the 2 best teams in the league this season, Bayern by 5-1 and now RB Leipzig by 2-0. We also drew 2-2 with Dortmund this season, the 3rd outstanding team in the league. It just goes to show that Frankfurt have real potential. However, inconsistency has been our downfall this season. For that, I think the manager Hutter has to take a large chunk of the blame and responsibility. To be honest, Leipzig controlled the game today and they had many more chances than us. But we defended very well and we took our chances with clinical finishing, so I thought that it was a very professional performance from Frankfurt. More wins like this and we should be climbing the table again. Another piece of good news for Frankfurt is that Paciencia has extended his contract at Frankfurt until 2023.

Haaland is a beast of a forward. To think that he might even get better is frightening. He takes the chances that come his way superbly and he usually finishes in emphatic style. Haaland is just the player Dortmund needed, a scorer with a huge presence. The opposing defenders must dread facing the young Norwegian goalscoring machine.

Atalanta absolutely destroyed Torino, what a performance! Ilicic was particularly outstanding for then, he Atalanta ripped Torino apart tonight.

RIP Terry Jones Monty Python was indeed an excellent show, with Monty Python's Life of Brian being my all time favorite.

According to reports, Dani Olmo's move to RB Leipzig will be made official very soon. Most recently, RB Leipzig have beaten off Barcelona and Atletico Madrid to Olmo's signature. The transfer fee for Olmo is now estimated to be around €30 million but with the various add ons included in the deal, Leipzig could eventually be paying around €45 million in total for Dani Olmo. https://en.as.com/en/2020/01/23/football/1579776692_084573.html

Hmmm, yeah, there does seem to be an issue there, I mean they are not going to play for free at 16 or 17. I am sure the DFL will have thought of everything before they come to a final conclusion as to what decision to make.

So Hertha will pay €24 million for him, plus a 10% sell on clause, if they sell him in the future. That seems a decent deal from Hertha's perspective. So no doubt that Tousart will partner Santiago Ascacibar in Hertha's defensive midfield positions next season.

I think that it's a good idea that they are seeking to bring the age limit down. If a player is good enough, then they should play, regardless of their age. The Bundesliga as it is, does give a lot of opportunities for young players to play. So if there are talented 16 and 17 year olds out there good enough to play, then they should be given an opportunity to play, instead of having to wait until they are 18.

Dortmund 3-1 Köln Gladbach 2-1 Mainz Wolfsburg 2-1 Hertha BSC Frankfurt 1-2 Leipzig Freiburg 2-1 Paderborn Union Berlin 1-1 Augsburg Bayern 4-1 Schalke Bremen 2-2 Hoffenheim Leverkusen 3-1 Düsseldorf

Saturday 25th January, 2020 Coventry 1-2 Birmingham Millwall 1-2 Sheff Utd Valencia 1-2 Barcelona Fenerbahce 2-1 Istanbul Basaksehir, 17.00 Hull 1-2 Chelsea, 17.30 Monaco 2-1 Strasbourg, 19.00 Sunday 26th January, 2020 Western United 1-1 Adelaide, 07.00 Belenenses 1-1 Portimonense Young Boys 2-1 FC Basel Roma 1-1 Lazio, 17.00

Lyon

It is reported that both Schalke and Monchengladbach are interested in signing Brugge's Belgian international forward Hans Vanaken. https://www.mbs.news/2020/01/schalke-04-and-borussia-monchengladbach-are-interested-in-hans-vanaken-from-club-brugge-football-news.html

Yes, Pavard has played at RB for Bayern. But with Bayern having their central defenders Niklas Sule, Lucas Hernandez and Javi Martinez out injured, the idea is to move Pavard into central defence and play Ordiozola at right-back. Pavard is said to prefer playing in central defence as opposed to the right-back position. Bayern's loan move for Ordiozola, doesn't seem to mention an option to buy him at the end of the season, so at this stage it seems like Ordiozola will return to Real Madrid in the summer.

According to several reports, Dani Olmo has agreed to join RB Leipzig ahead of Wolves and AC Milan, the other two clubs that are heavily interested in signing him. Indeed it is said that RB Leipzig will only pay 16 million euros upfront to sign Olmo. However, the various bonuses included in the deal, could possibly eventually see Leipzig paying an extra 30 million euros. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/sempremilan.com/sportske-spain-winger-chooses-next-destination-amid-milan-leipzig-and-wolves-links/amp