Estêvão's Chelsea Struggles Spark January Transfer Rumours
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Estêvão plays football for Chelsea. He is from Brazil.
Estêvão does not play many games now. People say this is a crisis for him.
News people talk about this problem. They think Chelsea may send him to another team. This is called a loan.
A loan means a player goes to a different team for a short time. Chelsea will still own him.
The transfer market opens again in January. This is when teams can buy and sell players.
English newspapers call Estêvão a 'forgotten player'. This means his team does not use him much.
Xabi Alonso is a football manager. He talked about Estêvão's situation. He was very clear about it.
Many people now wait to see what will happen to Estêvão in January.
Vocabulary5 words
- crisis
- a very big problem
- loan
- when a player goes to another team for a short time
- transfer market
- the time when football teams buy and sell players
- forgotten player
- a player who does not play much
- manager
- the person who leads a football team
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1. Chelsea 2. Sending a player to another team for a short time 3. January
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Estêvão plays football for _____. He is from _____.
Estêvão does not play many _____ now. People say this is a _____ for him.
News people talk about this problem. They think Chelsea may send him to another team. This is called a _____.
The _____ opens again in January.
English newspapers call Estêvão a '_____'.
_____ is a football manager. He talked about Estêvão's situation.
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