Manchester United
Multiple reports circulated around Europe on Monday morning indicating Javier Hernandez will sign for Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen from Manchester United, with England's Daily Mail first reporting the deal and Germany's online outlet of Kicker magazine later confirming.
The German report specifies Chicharito “will be officially presented on Monday” though stipulating the final details “are yet to be clarified”.
The earlier Daily Mail report said the Mexican striker would join Leverkusen for £12 million (Dh68m). Hernandez, after a yearlong loan to Real Madrid last year, was somewhat surprisingly involved in Louis van Gaal's United plans early this campaign, making a couple substitutions in both Champions League play-off round legs against Club Brugge and coming on against Newcastle United in the Premier League last week.
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Hernandez, 27, notably failed to convert a penalty against Brugge, and was denied on a couple of other close chances in his three appearances, seeming to doom his hopes of gaining favour this term under an already sceptical Van Gaal. He was told Friday he was allowed to leave the club.
Hernandez ends his United tenure with 37 goals in 103 league appearances. After arriving from Liga MX club Guadalajara in 2010, he was at first a minor sensation, scoring 13 times in 27 league appearances and another four times in the Champions League. He scored 10 league goals each of the following two campaigns before a tally of just four in 2013/14 with only six league starts signalled the end of his starring role at Old Trafford.
He scored seven times in 23 La Liga appearances for Madrid last season, four of them in a four-match stretch in April when he filled in for Karim Benzema in Carlo Ancelotti’s starting XI. He went cold again, though, failing to score in six straight matches before adding to Real’s tally in a 7-3 win on the final day of the season. The club then declined to extend his tenure at the Bernabeu.
At Leverkusen he most joins a side stacked with playmakers, including recent arrivals Charles Aranguiz and Kevin Kampl, where he will be expected to provide goals after the team’s highest scorers last season were wingers Karim Bellarabi and Son Heung-min, departed this week to Tottenham Hotspur.
Atletico Madrid
Spanish international Raul Garcia is set to join Athletic Bilbao from Atletico Madrid after both clubs confirmed they had agreed a transfer fee on Sunday.
“Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao have reached an agreement in principle for the transfer of Raul Garcia to our club,” Athletic Bilbao said in a statement on their website.
“The definitive agreement between the clubs and the player depends on the player passing a medical and the formalising of the contracts.”
Garcia was a key player, scoring 17 goals as Atletico won La Liga and reached the Champions League final in 2013/14.
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However, he wasn’t expected to feature heavily for Diego Simeone’s side this season after the arrivals of Jackson Martinez, Luciano Vietto and Yannick Ferreira Carrasco at the Vicente Calderon during the summer.
The 29-year-old watched Atletico’s 3-0 win at Sevilla on Sunday from the stands after being left out of the squad, but was remembered by his teammates as Koke and Gabi celebrated their goals by holding up eight fingers – Garcia’s squad number at Atletico.
*Agence France-Presse
Inter Milan
Inter Milan on Sunday announced the signing of 29-year-old Wolfsburg winger Ivan Perisic on a five-year deal.
A statement by Inter said: “FC Internazionale would like to announce the definitive transfer of Ivan Perisic from VfL Wolfsburg. The Croatian international has signed a contract with the club until June 30, 2020.”
Inter, who last year failed to qualify for European competition this season, sit third in Serie A after two successive wins.
*Agence France-Presse
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What vitamins do we know are beneficial for living in the UAE
Vitamin D: Highly relevant in the UAE due to limited sun exposure; supports bone health, immunity and mood.
Vitamin B12: Important for nerve health and energy production, especially for vegetarians, vegans and individuals with absorption issues.
Iron: Useful only when deficiency or anaemia is confirmed; helps reduce fatigue and support immunity.
Omega-3 (EPA/DHA): Supports heart health and reduces inflammation, especially for those who consume little fish.
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Key findings of Jenkins report
- Founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hassan al Banna, "accepted the political utility of violence"
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- Muslim Brotherhood at all levels has repeatedly defended Hamas attacks against Israel, including the use of suicide bombers and the killing of civilians.
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How to invest in gold
Investors can tap into the gold price by purchasing physical jewellery, coins and even gold bars, but these need to be stored safely and possibly insured.
A cheaper and more straightforward way to benefit from gold price growth is to buy an exchange-traded fund (ETF).
Most advisers suggest sticking to “physical” ETFs. These hold actual gold bullion, bars and coins in a vault on investors’ behalf. Others do not hold gold but use derivatives to track the price instead, adding an extra layer of risk. The two biggest physical gold ETFs are SPDR Gold Trust and iShares Gold Trust.
Another way to invest in gold’s success is to buy gold mining stocks, but Mr Gravier says this brings added risks and can be more volatile. “They have a serious downside potential should the price consolidate.”
Mr Kyprianou says gold and gold miners are two different asset classes. “One is a commodity and the other is a company stock, which means they behave differently.”
Mining companies are a business, susceptible to other market forces, such as worker availability, health and safety, strikes, debt levels, and so on. “These have nothing to do with gold at all. It means that some companies will survive, others won’t.”
By contrast, when gold is mined, it just sits in a vault. “It doesn’t even rust, which means it retains its value,” Mr Kyprianou says.
You may already have exposure to gold miners in your portfolio, say, through an international ETF or actively managed mutual fund.
You could spread this risk with an actively managed fund that invests in a spread of gold miners, with the best known being BlackRock Gold & General. It is up an incredible 55 per cent over the past year, and 240 per cent over five years. As always, past performance is no guide to the future.
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