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Some of the thrilling elements about pre-season is catching a glimpse of a membership’s newest recruit turning out for his or her new aspect.
For the Cherries, all eyes will likely be on Adrien Truffert, a left-back signed from Ligue 1 outfit Rennes, and ex-Chelsea goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic who joined the squad earlier this month, each turning out for the primary time in opposition to the Toffees.
Maybe much more urgent for the south-coast aspect is how they’re going to cope with out considered one of their departed gamers, Huijsen, who performed a key function within the aspect’s defence final season however has since transferred to Actual Madrid. Kepa Arrizabalaga has additionally moved on, becoming a member of Arsenal from Chelsea after his season-long mortgage on the Vitality Stadium, and Milos Kerkez has now signed for Liverpool.
For the Reds, we’ll be eagerly anticipating one other glimpse of Matheus Cunha in a purple shirt, having signed the Brazilian from Wolverhampton Wanderers early within the window and watched him in our first two pre-season video games in opposition to Leeds United and West Ham, with the identical being true of Diego Leon.
Bryan Mbeumo is the opposite title on everybody’s lips, following his current signing from Brentford, as he nonetheless awaits his United debut. The Cameroon worldwide is with the squad Stateside, however Amorim opted in opposition to including him to the squad for our first US encounter as his transfer means he’s earlier in his pre-season preparations. The top coach is ready to make the identical name in opposition to Bournemouth, eyeing a primary outing within the closing recreation of the Summer time Sequence in opposition to Everton as an alternative.