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Good morning, all. A big day ahead of us? It seems so. Perhaps Harry Maguire’s late goal at Porto stopped it all being about Manchester United and Erik ten Hag. United play Aston Villa this weekend, on the crest of a rather different wave.
The big news is the Lassana Diarra case.
“The court of justice of the European Union (CJEU) will deliver a verdict on Friday in the case of Fifa v the player “BZ” – AKA the former Chelsea, Arsenal and Portsmouth midfielder Lassana Diarra. It concerns the functioning of the transfer market and the verdict could throw a stick of dynamite under the system.”
A new Bosman? Some experts think so. Plenty of reaction to come.
Meanwhile, there will be plenty of Premier League preview bumph to come in. It’s the last weekend before the international break.
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