Aston Villa Signs Ibrahim Mbaye for €55 Million
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Aston Villa is a football club in England.
The club has a new player. His name is Ibrahim Mbaye.
Mbaye comes from Paris Saint-Germain, a big club in France.
Aston Villa paid 55 million euros for him. This is a transfer.
Mbaye is from Senegal, a country in Africa.
This is a big and important transfer for a Senegalese player.
Before this, Paris Saint-Germain sold another player. His name is Bradley Barcola.
Paris Saint-Germain got a lot of money from both sales.
Aston Villa now has a new, expensive player for their team.
Vocabulary8 words
- transfer
- when a player moves from one team to another team
- club
- a team that plays sports together
- sign
- to agree that a player will join a team
- million
- a very big number: 1,000,000
- officially
- in a real and true way; made public
- Senegalese
- from the country Senegal
- arrival
- when someone comes to a new place
- sale
- when something is sold for money
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1. Aston Villa 2. 55 million euros 3. True
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Aston Villa is a football _____ in England.
The club has a new _____. His name is Ibrahim Mbaye.
Mbaye comes from Paris Saint-Germain, a big club in _____.
Aston Villa paid 55 _____ euros for him. This is a transfer.
Mbaye is from _____, a country in Africa.
This is a big and important transfer for a Senegalese _____.
Before this, Paris Saint-Germain sold another player. His name is Bradley _____.
Paris Saint-Germain got a lot of _____ from both sales.
Aston Villa now has a new, expensive player for their _____.
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