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Tottenham slides into third place

The Tottenham Hotspur’s have just slid into third place after huge win against Manchester City. Recently, they have been struggling the past month. This is there first appearance in the top 3 position this year. Head Coach Mauricio Poechettino has took control 4 years ago. Since then, he has signed 9 players who currently start for his team. Harry Kane (top scorer at Tottenham) and Christian Eriksen (starting midfielder) are the only players who were there before his arrival. Also, every vital bench player (sub in almost every game) is from Poechettino. 

Harry Kane, Christian Eriksen, and Son Heung-Min are leading the Spurs with 17 goals (Kane) and 12 goals (Son), and 11 goals (Eriksen). Many teams are fighting to qualify for other tournaments. The top 3 teams from the Barclays Premier League get the opportunity to play in the Champions League. The Champions League is the hardest league through out the year. There are four knockout qualifying rounds and a play-off round. 

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The future for the Prem

The league has about 2 months left before ending. Many teams are still fighting towards placing between third and sixth. Liverpool and Manchester City are leading with 76 and 74 points. Tottenham, Arsenal, Manchester United, and Chelsea are all really close (57-61 points). They are all really close from passing each other. It will be great to see how everything plays out. 

TRANSFERS

There is a lot of gossip and rumors where all these high talented players are thinking about going. Many players like Paul Pogba (Manchester United), Thibaut Courtois (goalie from Chelsea), Eden Hazard (Chelsea), and Hudson-Odoi (18 years old start from Chelsea) are looking to sign new contracts. Odoi has gained a lot of attention recently. Many teams are looking at signing the young star. 

 The 18 year has already turned down his first offer for $85,000 a week. He became the youngest player to play for England’s national team. FC Bayern Munich is high caliber team who wants Hudson-Odoi. As of now, he will be looking at his options and figuring out where he wants to end up. 

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New Contracts/ Transfers

The BPL is one of the top leagues in the world. There are countless of talented players that teams spend lots of money on. Many young players are always looking to transfer to other teams. This can be because their skill, contract runs out, or might not like where they are at. Players can leave during their contract as long as the team buys the rest of it.

Here is an website that shows all the transfers in BPL this year. At the bottom, it also shows all the transfers from 2018: https://www.premierleague.com/news/941295 

 Eden Hazard, one of the top players in the BPL will be looking to transfer this year. His five and a half year contract runs out this year. During the summer, many teams will be looking to offer Hazard a new contract. Rumors are Hazard might go play on Real Madrid (team in a different league). They are one of the top teams in the world every year. After Cristiano Ronaldo leaving Madrid, they could have the money to bring Hazard in. 

Alexis Sanchez is another top player who is looking to transfer from Manchester United. This year, he has been fighting against injury, getting along with some of his teammates, and has not seen as much time as usual. Sanchez came from Arsenal (team in the BPL) and played well there. He is currently making $350,000 a week and Man U is looking for someone to buy him out.

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Prem Standings

The Barclays Premier League has been very competitive recently. For most of the league, Liverpool has been in first playing very well. In the past month, Manchester City has caught up to Liverpool. They are currently one point behind (66-65). Tottenham is in third with 60 points, Arsenal with 53 points, and Manchester United with 52 points. There is a small gap between Tottenham and the top two teams (down 5 points from second). Southampton, Fulham, and Huddersfield Town are in last place. All three teams will be relegated if they stay where they are. Southampton is battling with Cardiff City to stay in the league (24-25). There are about 10 weeks left of the league and it will be close. There are many teams playing this week. There will be games on today and Thursday that start at 1:45. These games are important for all teams. The top teams need to keep their position and bottom teams need to fight to keep from being relegated. There is a lot that can happen this week. Each game is important for every team. Check out the link below for more info! 

If you are knew to soccer or this league, I have provided some links that are beneficial for more info!

 The official Barclays Premier League website: https://www.premierleague.com/ 

This link will take you directly to the scores and updated stats of each team: https://www.premierleague.com/tables 

This link will show you rules and regulations: https://www.premierleague.com/safeguarding