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PEOPLE ON THE MOVE

“Playing without fans is sadder than dancing with your sister”
Spain coach Luis Enrique laments the lack of passion in stadiums without fans

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Paris Saint-Germain paid the €60million buy-out clause of on-loan Internazionale striker MAURO ICARDI.

Lyon signed on-loan Cameroon striker KARL TOKO EKAMBI from Villarreal for €11.5m.

Former Arsenal and Germany goalkeeper JENS LEHMANN joined Hertha Berlin’s supervisory board, replacing Jurgen Klinsmann.

ALEKSANDAR RANKOVIC replaced Alan Pardew as coach of Dutch side ADO Den Haag, while THOMAS LETSCH took over from Edward Sturing at Vitesse.

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