Tottenham Reportedly Agree Personal Terms with Cody Gakpo
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Tottenham is a football club in England. The club wants new players. Tottenham may have a deal with Cody Gakpo. Gakpo plays for the Netherlands. He played against Japan at the World Cup. Now Gakpo plays for Liverpool. News says Tottenham and Gakpo agree on personal terms. This means Gakpo and Tottenham agree about his new contract. But the two clubs do not have a full deal yet.
Liverpool also wants a new player. His name is Bradley Barcola. But Liverpool cannot get him now. The two clubs do not agree. This is called a stalemate. It means no one can move forward.
Tottenham also wanted another player named Savinho. But this transfer will not happen. A transfer is when a player moves to a new club.
Vocabulary15 words
- personal terms
- when a player and a new club agree about pay and contract
- stalemate
- a situation where nothing can move forward
- transfer
- when a player moves from one club to another
- reinforce
- to make a team stronger with new players
- World Cup
- a big football event between countries
- national team
- a team that plays for a country
- deal
- an agreement between two sides
- contract
- a written agreement about work
- club
- a sports team organization
- agree
- to say yes to the same thing
- forward
- a player who tries to score goals
- training
- practice for sport
- absent
- not there; missing
- sign
- to officially join a club
- rival
- a team or player you compete against
Quiz
Answer key
1. Tottenham 2. Netherlands 3. False
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Tottenham is a football club in _____. The club wants new players. Tottenham may have a deal with Cody _____. Gakpo plays for the _____. He played against Japan at the World Cup. Now Gakpo plays for _____. News says Tottenham and Gakpo agree on personal _____. This means Gakpo and Tottenham agree about his new contract. But the two clubs do not have a full deal yet.
Liverpool also wants a new player. His name is Bradley _____. But Liverpool cannot get him now. The two clubs do not _____. This is called a stalemate.
Tottenham also wanted another player named _____. But this transfer will not happen.