Atlético Madrid Bids for David, Juventus Eye Move for Zirkzee
Atlético Madrid wants to buy a football player named Jonathan David.
David plays for Juventus, a big team in Italy.
Atlético made an offer to buy him.
If David leaves Juventus, the team can try to get another player.
That player is Joshua Zirkzee.
Zirkzee plays for a team called Bologna.
Juventus also wants a player named Sorloth.
Sorloth could come to Juventus if David leaves.
This is part of football transfer news.
A transfer means a player moves to a new team.
Teams often buy and sell players in the summer.
This news is about possible moves before the season starts.
Nothing is certain yet. These are just plans.
Vocabulary15 words
- offer
- when you say how much money you will pay for something
- transfer
- when a player moves from one team to another team
- striker
- a football player who tries to score goals
- team
- a group of players who play together
- deal
- an agreement between two people or teams
- season
- the months when a sport is played
- market
- the time when teams buy and sell players
- target
- a player that a team wants to buy
- club
- another word for a sports team
- sign
- to make a new player join your team
- leave
- to go away from a team
- buy
- to pay money to get something
- plan
- an idea about what to do next
- possible
- something that can happen
- news
- information about something that happened
Quiz
Answer key
1. Atlético Madrid 2. Juventus 3. Zirkzee
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Atlético Madrid wants to buy a football player named _____.
David plays for _____, a big team in Italy.
Atlético made an _____ to buy him.
If David leaves Juventus, the team can try to get another _____.
That player is Joshua _____.
Zirkzee plays for a team called _____.
Juventus also wants a player named _____.
A _____ means a player moves to a new team.
Teams often buy and sell players in the _____.