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MALCOM BARCELONA Malcom’s move to Barça was well controversial! Roma thought they’d agreed a move for the forward, but the Spanish giants swooped in at the last minute. The ex-Bordeaux star is a sick dribbler that’s bagged some real screamers in Ligue 1 – and could do the same in La Liga! ARTURO VIDAL BARCELONA Vidal’s one of the most decorated players in Europe over the last few years! In his time at Juventus and Bayern Munich, he’s won seven league titles in a row! Barcelona supporters will be hoping the Chile legend can continue his red-hot streak in La Liga! GONZALO HIGUAIN AC MILAN Cristiano Ronaldo’s monster move to Italy means there’s no room in Juventus’ squad for lethal hot-shot Higuain, so AC Milan have snapped him up on…

VINICIUS JR. FLAMENGO FLAIR! Vinicius Junior started out in Flamengo’s academy and was marked out as a rising star straight away. By the time he was 13, he was already the star of Brazil’s U15 team and within two years was totally dominating the U17 league! KEY SKILLS ✔ TONS OF TRICKS! ✔ SICK DRIBBLING! ✔ BAGS OF PACE! REAL DEAL! Just two months after he ripped up the Under-17 tournament, Real Madrid pounced! The Spanish side spent £38.7 million to get their man – the second biggest fee for a Brazilian-based player – making him the most expensive player ever under the age of 19! FACTFILE Age: 18 Position: Winger Club: Real Madrid Countr y: Brazil SOUTH AMERICAN CHAMPION! In 2017, Vinicius went to Chile for the South American…

MATCH WINNER  Club: Man. City Position: Midfielder Age: 27 Nobody set up more goals in 2017-18 than KDB – he got 16 assists in total and it won City loads of extra points! His vision and passing are world-class, so get ready to see more epic through balls and crosses! FANS' FAVOURITE Club: Everton Position: Goalkeeper Age: 24 Pickford was on flames at the World Cup in Russia – he made some out-of-this-world saves and was England’s hero in their penalty shoot-out victory over Colombia! Jordan isn’t just a top keeper either, his distribution skills are from another planet! POINT TO PROVE Club: Man. United Position: Forward Age: 29 Big things were expected when Alexis joined United in January, but he didn't hit top form in a Red Devils shirt…

DEADLY DUO Antoine Griezmann kept Atletico fans waiting before deciding to stay at the club, but his strike partnership with Diego Costa could be lethal this season. The ex-Chelsea man hit 36 goals in his last full season in Spain – and that was without a partner like Griezmann! SEE YA, CR7 No-one’s scored more goals in Madrid derbies than Cristiano Ronaldo, so Diego Simeone’s team will be glad to see the back of him! Julen Lopetegui also has the impossible task of replacing Zinedine Zidane as gaffer – Zizou ended his Real career with almost as many trophies as La Liga defeats! DEMON DEFENCE Uruguay’s Diego Godin and Jose Gimenez proved at the World Cup that they’re one of the toughest centre-back partnerships around, while Lucas Hernandez was a…

ONE TO WATCH RIYAD MAHREZ Huddersfield drew 0-0 away to Man. City last season, but that was before City had Mahrez! He created a goal and scored a sick volley against The Terriers for Leicester. Can he hit that form on his City home debut KEY CLASH BRIGHTON v MAN. UNITED A big highlight of Brighton’s first season in the Prem was their 1-0 win over United that guaranteed their safety. In their first home game of 2018-19, their fans will be pumped in the hope of a repeat result! FANTASY FOOTY TIP MARKO ARNAUTOVIC The London Stadium will be totally rocking for West Ham’s clash against Bournemouth. Awesome hitman Arnautovic scored twice against The Cherries last season, so there’s a good chance he’ll bust the net again here!…

Premier League Quiz 1 Sport Switch: Harry Kane. Who Am I?: Ryan Sessegnon. Nickname Game: 1D; 2B; 3A; 4C. Transfer Tracker: 2007-11 – Valencia; 2011-14 – Chelsea. Grounded: Emirates Stadium. Wordsearch: See below. Premier League Quiz 2 Footy At The Films: Harry Maguire. Spot The Ball: B14. Guess The Winners: 2016-17 – Chelsea; 2012-13 – Man. United; 2011-12 – Man. City; 2001-02 – Arsenal. HOW WELL DID YOU DO? 60-65 Champions League Legend! 41-59 Premier League Superstar! 26-40 Championship Hero! 16-25 Non - League Veteran! 0 -15 Own - Goal Specialist!…

JANNIK VESTERGA ARD SOUTHAMPTON Vestergaard is a proper battler at the back – he blocked more shots than any other Bundesliga defender last season and won 103 headers! At 6ft 7ins, he’ll be one of the tallest players in the Prem too! £18 million well spent, we reckon! BEN GIBSON BURNLEY Gibson only missed one match during Middlesbrough’s run to the Championship play-offs in 2017-18. He played every single game of Boro’s last season in the Prem too and, if he repeats that classy form, he could be a real star for The Clarets – and earn another England call-up! LUCAS DIGNE EVERTON Digne was very much Barça’s second-choice left-back during his time at the Nou Camp, but he still bagged a couple of La Liga assists and a thumping…

“WE LOOK TO PLAY FOOTBALL AND SCORE GOALS!” THIS CLUB IS REALLY GOING PLACES! CAIRNEY SAYS: “For the last 18 months I’ve been linked with a few different clubs and people asked me what I was doing staying at Fulham, but I signed a contract extension here for a reason. Going up via the play-offs was a fantastic feeling and I believe what the club and gaffer are doing here is special!” EXCITING TIMES AHEAD! CAIRNEY SAYS: “The owner Tony Khan is close to the players and the passion he has for this club is amazing. He’s so happy to have won promotion and he’ll invest again in the club. We’re an attractive team to play for – a lot of top players will want to come to Fulham, to…

10 EINTRACHT FRANKFURT BUNDESLIGA Frankfurt shocked everyone when they beat Bayern in last season’s DFB-Pokal Cup final and will now play in the Europa League. Keep an eye on Serbia wonderkid striker Luka Jovic – he’s on loan from Benfica and we’re predicting a proper breakout season for him! 9 PARMA SERIE A Back in 2015, Parma were demoted from Serie A all the way to the Italian fourth tier after financial problems. With three promotions in a row though, they’re back in the big-time! 8 REAL MADRID LA LIGA Real might have lost Cristiano Ronaldo, but MATCH is proper excited to see who steps into his massive boots! Will Karim Benzema or Gareth Bale be the men or will summer signing Vinicius Junior rip it up Keep an eye…

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New Wolves CM Joao Moutinho has won the European Championship, four league titles and the Europa League. Ledge! Bournemouth’s David Brooks plays international footy for Wales, but was actually born in England and played for The Three Lions’ Under-20 team! Man. United man Fred’s full name is Frederico Rodrigues de Paula Santos. What a mouthful! Cardiff winger Josh Murphy is the twin of Newcastle speedster Jacob Murphy – they came through Norwich’s academy together! No player received more red cards in the German Bundesliga last season than new Liverpool midfield machine Naby Keita! Jack Wilshere must have been chuffed to join West Ham this summer, coz he’s a massive Hammers fan! Fulham new boy Andre Schurrle scored 11 goals in his first spell in the Prem with Chelsea, despite only…