AROUND SPAIN
DEMOLITION MAN
Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti has had to attend a court hearing as he stands accused of causing €183k worth of damage to a property. As outlined by Diario Sport, the Frenchman appeared at the Esplugues de Llobregat court for one hour and testified that he was not aware of any damage being caused. Umtiti is alleged to have caused damage to the villa of which he once resided in the town of Baix Llobregat.
ZIP IT VICTOR
Six people have been arrested after a video was leaked showing sexually explicit content of Malaga boss Victor Sanchez del Amo. The former Real Madrid midfielder and Spain international, was shown indecently exposing himself on camera whilst wearing a Malaga training top, with the video widely circulated on Twitter and WhatsApp. That led to Victor being suspended from his post as Malaga Coach, with Sergio Pellicer acting as caretaker in the position.
A WANTED MAN
Real Madrid striker Luka Jovic has revealed he thought it was a joke when the club tried to sign him this summer. The Serbian striker joined Los Blancos in a €60m move from Eintracht Frankfurt, for whom he netted 27 times last season. However, Jovic’s playing time for the record time Champions League winners have been few and far between because of their rich stock of attacking options.
LEO GROWLS
Barcelona star Lionel Messi has hit out at the club’s sporting director Eric Abidal following claims the players were not working hard and were responsible for previous manager Ernesto Valverde losing his job. Under Valverde, the Catalan giants had won each of the previous two La Liga titles but had suffered two traumatic exits from Europe’s premier club competition. Quique Setien subsequently replaced Valverde in the Camp Nou hotseat.
MISTAKES ????
Former Villarreal defender Ruben Semedo has admitted he has made ‘many mistakes’ but now wants to ‘forget about the past’. The controversial defender spent last season away from the Yellow Submarine on loan deals at Huesca and Rio Ave in Portugal respectively, before joining Olympiakos in a permanent €4.5m deal last summer. The 25-year-old previously spent five months in prison in Spain after he was charged with a number of offences including robbery, assault, kidnapping and attempted murder.
HEADING SKILLS
A special moment took place at Real Madrid’s training ground in Valdebedas when Karim Benzema exchanged a few passes with a young Los Blancos fan who has no legs, he impressed the 32-year-old striker with his heading skills. The Frenchman took to social media to
