The Italian job...

Going into the 2 last weeks before the European leagues will start to kick off – The top European football clubs are closing on their squads for the 2016/17 season. The major story in Italy last week was the Juventus signing of the Argentine striker Gonzalo Higuaín from rivals Napoli for a record fee of €90! Napoli.

The Argentine striker, 28, departure from the club in South Italy didn’t went on quietly as Aurelio De Laurentiis, Napoli owner called Higuaín's exit a betrayal. The new bianconeri striker said in response: The relationship with him has never been good because we have a different way of thinking. The only thing that I care about  is that now I need to show Juventus I worth the money they paid for me".

French duet at Madrid

After being linked with a move to FC Barcelona, French striker Kevin Gameiro, signed eventually with Atletico Madrid. The 29 years old forward played last three years with Sevilla FC, helping them to win 3 Europa League titles in a row after joining them from PSG. Last season Gameiro scored 29 goals in all competitions and now he will be joining forces his fellow countryman Star - Antoine Griezmann making a French power couple in Atleti offence.

New life in Dortmund

Maybe the most interesting team in this current transfer window is Borussia Dortmund. In one of the busiest summers in recent history the Schwarzgelben had said goodbye this week also to Polish midfielder Jakub Błaszczykowski (moved to Wolfsburg) after already selling Captain Mats Hummels to Bayern Munich, and midfielders Ilkay Gundogan (Manchester City) & Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Manchester United).

Even more impressive is the new players that joined Dortmund and include the return of Mario Gotze (from Bayern Munich), Andre Schurrle (Wolfsburg) and Raphael Guerreiro (Lorient) while being able to keep the 2 superstars Marco Reus & Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in what should be an exciting times at Signal Iduna Park this upcoming year.

Changes also with the national teams

As Brazil, being led by FC Barcelona Neymar JR is looking forward to compete for the gold medal in the football tournament at the Olympic games that will start this weekend in Rio de Janeiro, a few more changes happened last week at the national teams level. Bastian Schwinstiger, the Manchester United player who got married this summer with tennis player Ana Ivanovic, announced he is retiring from the Germany national team at age 32 after 120 appearances for die Mannshaft.

Meanwhile, Argentina national team, has a new manager. Edgardo Bauza that recently coached the Brazilian side of Sao Paulo and will replace Gerardo Martino, who left the job after not winning the Copa America Centenario earlier this summer.

Upcoming matches you will not want to miss!

The upcoming 2 weeks will involve super cup action from all around Europe. We have last tickets to Barcelona In the Spanish Super Cup 2^nd leg vs Sevilla, and also for their annual Joan Gamper match at Camp Nou, this time playing vs Sampdoria. FA Community Shield will be played this Sunday at Wembley between Manchester United and Leicester City.

Another interesting match will be the German Super Cup between Bayern Munich & Borussia Dortmund that should be a great encounter. Just click on the hyperlinks of each match and you will be directed to the tickets that are still available – Enjoy!