Tomori Stays at AC Milan After Transfer to Premier League Falls Through
Listen to the story
Fikayo Tomori plays football for AC Milan.
Milan wanted to sell him this summer.
A team in the Premier League wanted to buy him.
But the transfer did not happen.
Now Tomori will stay at Milan.
The Milan manager is Rúben Amorim.
Amorim told Tomori he is back in the team.
This is called a reintegration.
Milan also talked about other players.
Fofana and Gimenez may leave the club.
The transfer window is closing soon.
Many clubs move players before it closes.
Vocabulary12 words
- defender
- a player who stops the other team from scoring
- transfer
- when a player moves from one club to another
- squad
- all the players in a team
- manager
- the person who leads a football team
- reintegration
- putting someone back into a group
- Premier League
- the top football league in England
- club
- a sports team organisation
- deal
- an agreement between two sides
- transfer window
- a set time when clubs can buy or sell players
- sale
- when something is sold
- summer
- the warm season between spring and autumn
- season
- the period when football is played each year
Quiz
Answer key
1. AC Milan 2. No 3. Rúben Amorim
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Fikayo Tomori plays football for _____.
Milan wanted to _____ him this summer.
A team in the _____ wanted to buy him.
But the _____ did not happen.
Now Tomori will _____ at Milan.
The Milan manager is _____.
Amorim told Tomori he is back in the _____.
This is called a _____.
Milan also talked about other _____.
Fofana and Gimenez may _____ the club.