Napoli Start Talks to Keep McTominay, Deal Worth 7 Million Euros
Napoli is a football team in Italy. Scott McTominay plays for Napoli. He is a midfielder. A midfielder plays in the middle of the field.
Napoli wants McTominay to stay. The club started a contract renewal talk with him. A contract renewal means a player signs a new deal. Napoli needs 7 million euros for this deal.
McTominay is not playing now. He needs an operation on his heart. An operation is when doctors work on your body to fix a problem. He is flying to Liverpool for the operation.
Napoli must find other midfielders to play now. The team needs to make choices about who plays in midfield. Choices means deciding between different options.
Fans want to know if McTominay will sign the new contract. Many people hope he gets well soon after his operation.
Vocabulary15 words
- midfielder
- a player who plays in the middle of the field
- contract renewal
- signing a new deal to stay longer
- operation
- when doctors fix a problem in your body
- choices
- deciding between different things
- club
- a sports team and its organization
- deal
- an agreement between two sides
- heart
- the organ that pumps blood in your body
- fans
- people who like and support a team
- sign
- to put your name on a paper to agree
- field
- the grass area where football is played
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- team
- a group of people who play together
- money
- what you use to pay for things
- fly
- to travel by plane
- stay
- to not leave
Quiz
Answer key
1. 7 million euros 2. For a heart operation 3. True
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Napoli is a football team in Italy. Scott McTominay plays for Napoli. He is a _____.
Napoli wants McTominay to _____. The club started a contract renewal talk with him. Napoli needs _____ million euros for this deal.
McTominay is not playing now. He needs an _____ on his heart. He is flying to _____ for the operation.
Napoli must find other midfielders to play now. The team needs to make _____ about who plays in midfield.
Fans want to know if McTominay will _____ the new contract. Many people hope he gets well soon after his operation.