Big Money in European Football Transfers 2026

2026年歐洲足球轉會鉅額交易


Introduction

Many big football clubs in Europe are spending a lot of money to buy new players.

許多歐洲的大型足球俱樂部正投入大量資金購買新球員。

Main Body

Manchester City bought Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest. He cost 116 million pounds. This is a new record for a British player. The club needs him because Pep Guardiola left.

曼城從諾丁漢森林簽下了 Elliot Anderson。他的身價為 1.16 億英鎊。這是英國球員的新紀錄。由於 Pep Guardiola 離任,球會需要他。

Manchester United wants new players for the middle of the field. They bought Ederson. They wanted Mateus Fernandes, but he was too expensive. Now they look at other players.

曼聯希望補強中場球員。他們簽下了 Ederson。他們原本想要 Mateus Fernandes,但價格太高。目前他們正在關注其他球員。

Other teams want Bruno Guimarães from Newcastle. Arsenal offered 55 million pounds, but Newcastle said no. Many teams also want young players like Gilberto Mora.

其他球隊也對紐卡索的 Bruno Guimarães 感興趣。阿仙那出價 5,500 萬英鎊,但紐卡索拒絕了。許多球隊也想要像 Gilberto Mora 這樣的年輕球員。

Conclusion

Clubs are spending more money than ever to change their teams.

俱樂部為了改變陣容,投入的資金比以往更多。

Vocabulary Learning

💰 Money & Actions

In this text, we see how to talk about buying and wanting things in the past and present.

1. The 'Past' Action (Finished) When something happened and is over, we add -ed or use a special word:

  • BuyBought (Manchester City bought Elliot Anderson)
  • WantWanted (They wanted Mateus Fernandes)
  • OfferOffered (Arsenal offered 55 million)

2. The 'Now' Action (Current) When it is happening right now, the word stays simple:

  • WantWant (Other teams want Bruno)
  • LookLook (Now they look at other players)

3. Key Vocabulary for A2

  • Expensive \rightarrow Costs a lot of money.
  • Record \rightarrow The biggest or best ever.
  • Too \rightarrow More than enough (e.g., Too expensive = I cannot pay for it).

Vocabulary Learning

spending (v.)
Giving money to buy something
Example:I am spending too much money on clothes.
record (n.)
The best or highest result ever achieved
Example:He broke the world record for the 100-meter race.
expensive (adj.)
Costing a lot of money
Example:This new phone is very expensive.
offered (v.)
To say you will give something to someone
Example:The company offered him a new job.
Practice A2 words in a crossword