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Yahoo
04-07-2025
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Monaco's Eric Dier targets England return
Eric Dier (31) has said that he is 'excited' by the prospect of playing at AS Monaco next season. The former Bayern Munich and Tottenham Hotspur man, who has penned a three-year deal with the Principality club, has also set the objective of returning to the England set-up. Dier's last appearance for the Three Lions came in a 3-0 win over Senegal at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. However, whilst it has been almost three years since his last international appearance, he has not given up on earning a recall ahead of next summer's World Cup. Advertisement 'It is always my objective to be in the national team,' began the Englishman in a press conference attended by Get French Football News. 'I have 49 caps, it would be nice to have 50. This annoys me a little bit (laughs). It is an objective of mine, but you just need to play well for your club,' he added. GFFN | Luke Entwistle – reporting from Monaco
Yahoo
03-07-2025
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Bayern hold minute silence for Diogo Jota and Andre Silva at Orlando training camp
After heartbreaking news emerged this morning about the death of Liverpool's Diogo Jota and brother Andre Silva's passing - the football world stopped. Amid their preparations for the Club World Cup quarter-final in Orlando, Bayern Munich held a minutes silence at training. Advertisement With two Portuguese members in their squad in Raphaël Guerreiro and João Palhinha, it was an emotional moment for the players. Bayern Munich's former player and fluent Portuguese speaker Eric Dier spoke about the tragic incident. 'It's incredibly shocking news that I think has caught everyone by surprise,' he said in a press conference at his new club AS Monaco. "Obviously and most importantly is to send our condolences, strength and love to his family first and foremost. "It's very difficult to find any other words other than that. I never knew him personally but know people that played with him. 'They [his teammates] always spoke very highly of him, so I'm sure he and his brother will be missed. Sending all our love to his family,' he added.
New York Times
03-07-2025
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- New York Times
‘Objective' is to return to England squad following Monaco move
Eric Dier has said he is aiming to return to the England squad following his move to Monaco. The 31-year-old former Tottenham Hotspur defender joined the Ligue 1 side in May after the expiration of his contract at Bayern Munich, where he spent one-and-a-half seasons, winning the Bundesliga in 2024-25. Advertisement After coming through the academy at Portuguese side Sporting CP, Dier moved to Spurs in 2014, going on to make 365 appearances for the club over nine-and-a-half years. Eligible to play for Portugal after being raised there as a child and playing in Sporting's academy, Dier chose to represent England and made his senior debut for the team in November 2015 aged 21, coming on as a substitute in a 2-0 friendly defeat against Spain. He has been capped 49 times, though he has not featured for England since December 2022, when he came off the bench in a 3-0 win over Senegal in the round of 16 of that year's World Cup. He was an unused substitute for European Championship qualifiers against Italy and Ukraine in March 2023, the last time he was called up to the squad. 'My objective is always to try and be in the national team, this is always something that's an objective of mine,' Dier said at his official Monaco presentation. 'I have 49 caps so it would be nice to have 50 — this annoys me a little bit! — so that's an objective of mine. 'But I've always said you just have to play and play well for your club and the rest is out of your hands. That's my only focus.' Dier played under England manager Thomas Tuchel at Bayern in the second half of the 2023-24 campaign, playing 20 games and starting 18, including both legs of Bayern's Champions League quarter and semi-finals against Arsenal and Real Madrid respectively. Dier is one of a host English players who are employed outside of the UK. 'I could never imagine that when I started I would be taking this route through different countries in the way that I have,' he said. 'There's so many things that need to fall into place to end up in a club and in a situation, so for me I feel incredibly lucky to have had the experience of playing in different countries. Advertisement 'After being in England for so long, to then go to Germany and experience a different culture, atmosphere, a different way of seeing and living football was very eye-opening and it made me want it again. 'To have played in different leagues is something that will be incredibly beneficial for me as a player and a person as well.' (Frederic Dides/AFP via Getty Images)
Yahoo
03-07-2025
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Ansu Fati included in first-team training at Monaco, Eric Dier and Paul Pogba training individually
Ansu Fati was involved in first-team training at AS Monaco on Thursday, following the completion of his move from Barcelona. The Spaniard was involved in the start of the session before returning early to work in the gym. He was joined on the pitch by Eric Dier, who did not participate in first-team training but instead did individual work. Breel Embolo later joined him for a series of sprints as both follow their own personal training programmes. Advertisement Paul Pogba, however, did not take to the pitch. The Frenchman instead worked in the gym individually. However, there is no need for any concern about Pogba's fitness. He was one of the many absentees in the training session attended by Get French Football News. Many first-teamers, including the likes of Mika Biereth, Denis Zakaria, Lamine Camara, Wilfried Singo, and Vanderson, were also absent. Fati, Dier, and Pogba will all be presented to the media later on Thursday. GFFN | Luke Entwistle – reporting from La Turbie
Malay Mail
02-07-2025
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- Malay Mail
Barcelona's Ansu Fati heads to Monaco on loan to revive career
MONACO, July 2 — Barcelona have loaned Spanish forward Ansu Fati to Monaco for a season with an option to buy, the Ligue 1 club confirmed on Tuesday. Fati becomes Monaco's third summer signing, following England international defender Eric Dier and 2018 French World Cup winner Paul Pogba, both of whom arrived on free transfers. The three players will be officially presented to the press on Thursday. The 22-year-old Fati completed his medical with Barcelona agreeing a season-long loan with option to buy for €11 million (RM54.7 million). According to a source close to the clubs, Barcelona will cover a significant portion of Fati's salary. However, the Spanish club will receive a significant profit on any potential resale. Born in Guinea Bissau, Fati made his professional debut with Barcelona at the age of 16. He played 123 matches for the club, scoring 29 goals, and won Spanish league titles in 2023 and 2025 and two Spanish Cup trophies. A Spanish international with 11 caps and two goals he played in the 2022 World Cup and was on the winning 2023 Nations League team. After a very complicated season hampered by numerous injury-related absences, with only 11 matches played and no goals scored, Fati will now attempt to relaunch his career in the Principality. He failed to excel during a loan spell in 2023-2024 at Brighton in the Premier League, with four goals in 27 matches in all competitions. — AFP
