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Latest from Bayern Munich is that they expect Jamal Musiala<\/strong> to be out for four months after that horrible injury<\/a> he suffered against PSG in the Coppa Gianni, and one which made manager Vincent Kompany\u2019s \u201cblood boil\u201d.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n The Wales midfielder Charlie Estcourt<\/strong> says Wales\u2019s aim remains to get out of the group as she reflected on their defeat to the Netherlands yesterday.<\/p>\n \u201cNerves are going to be there for our first ever game at a major tournament, everyone\u2019s wanting to do the nation proud and their family proud but going into the next two games I think we\u2019ll be able to manage a bit easier,\u201d she tells Sky Sports News.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve got mixed emotions \u2013 there are positives. We did go toe to toe with them for large portions of the game but there\u2019s no getting away from the things we need to do better and we\u2019ll be reviewing the game today. We have high belief and confidence we can compete in those games and our aim is still to get out of the group.<\/p>\n \u201cSmall margins play such a big role \u2013 we concede two goals at not ideal times and if we go in at 0-0 the game becomes very different. There\u2019s world class players here but we\u2019ve palyed against them in Nations League and club games it\u2019s not something new to us but you have to stay switched on and adapt to people who can produce these moments like Miedema does.\u201d<\/p>\n She was full of praise for Wales\u2019s travelling support. \u201cIt was absolutely unbelievable \u2013 around 4,000 fans and we heard them the whole game and before\/ During our pre-game meeting they were outside the hotel singing the anthem. They made it so special for us.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Sarina Wiegman insists she has \u201cno regrets\u201d<\/strong> over her formation and team selection in their Euros defeat by France, but should she, given her side lost the midfield battle and were overloaded on their left at times? Could there be a more prominent role for Michelle Agyemang and Grace Clinton, who both looked lively when they came on, against the Netherlands?<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Talking of transfers, Max Rushden\u2019s column<\/strong> has dropped, in which he pines for simpler times before \u201cITK\u201d social media accounts where transfer news would come as a genuine shock.<\/p>\n At the top of the Premier League, though, with TV and radio shows hosted by professional transfer influencers, and with flight tracking of private jets, almost nothing is unknown. Either that or you just keep linking a player with every possible destination so that eventually you say the right thing. \u201cMy understanding is \u2026\u201d \u201cI\u2019ve just exchanged a message from someone close to the club.\u201d \u201cAll my sources tell me the player is determined to push this through.\u201d Maybe some people with more self-control manage to ignore this stuff and watch Chris Woakes moving it perfectly off a length for hours at Edgbaston without reaching for the second screen and typing \u201cEze Spurs\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n A few transfer nuggets<\/strong> to have caught the eye in the past day or so: the striker Igor Jesus has joined Nottingham Forest for \u00a310m fresh from tearing it up at the Club World Cup with Botafogo; Brighton have snapped up the Club Brugge left-back Maxim De Cuyper for \u00a317m; and Birmingham continue to splash the cash with the former Celtic striker Kyogo Furuhashi joining the Championship club from Rennes for \u00a310m.<\/p>\n Track all the latest deals here:<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a004.50 EDT<\/p>\n Trent Alexander-Arnold has paid tribute to his former Liverpool teammate Diogo Jota<\/strong>, describing him as \u201csomeone who lit up a room\u201d, PA Media reports.<\/p>\n Jota and his brother, Andre Silva, died following a car accident in Spain on Thursday. Alexander-Arnold, currently at the Club World Cup with Real Madrid, told DAZN: \u201cSome things are bigger than the game. \u201cIt has been difficult but it\u2019s been very emotional, very heartwarming to see the footballing world uniting and come together to show their love and support to him and his family, and obviously his brother as well.<\/p>\n \u201cSo although it\u2019s been difficult, it\u2019s also been a nice showing out from everyone, all clubs, all people, uniting and showing love and support for what must be a mind-blowingly hard time for the family.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve been in and around him and his brother, his family, his amazing wife, his parents, his amazing three children. It\u2019s truly, truly heartbreaking to wake up to news like that. It\u2019s something that you would never, ever expect.<\/p>\n \u201cHe was a very close friend, someone who lit up a room when he was in it. I shared the dressing room [with him] for five years [and have] amazing memories on and off the pitch with him. He will live long in all our memories for the amazing man and player he was.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Sarina Wiegman has talked of England being \u201ctoo sloppy\u201d<\/strong> and playing too many short passes in the wrong areas, allowing France to press strongly. \u201cPlaying against France is totally different,\u201d said the England head coach, \u201cwe had to be straight away at our very best or be punished and that\u2019s what happened. At the same time we\u2019ve got an opportunity to put it right.\u201d Players have been equally frank. \u201cWe didn\u2019t show up today,\u201d said Jess Carter. \u201cWe\u2019re all frustrated because we know we can give more. The only way is up \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n And we must I guess discuss the offside call that denied England the lead in the first half after Alesia Russo netted. \u201cI\u2019m unsure how that was given,\u201d said Beth Mead, who was deemed fractionally offside after a VAR check. There really ought to be an \u201cumpire\u2019s call\u201d style option for marginal decisions such as that.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Loth though I am<\/strong> to focus too much on the men\u2019s Club World Cup, a quick recap on yesterday\u2019s events, where Real Madrid held off Dortmund to win 3-2 in a crazy game that featured three injury-time goals, while PSG had two men sent off against Bayern Munich but still managed a 2-0 win over the German champions, who also lost Jamal Musiala to serious injury after a contentious challenge from Gianluigi Donnarumma<\/a>.<\/p>\n PSG meet Real Madrid in the semis, while Chelsea face Fluminense in the other. Interestingly, Sky Sports News is reporting that tickets for the latter are going for a snip at $13 \u2013 pricing as it should be but an issue for those who bought tickets earlier at a higher rates. Partial compensation is being discussed.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Here\u2019s your essential reading<\/strong> from yesterday\u2019s action:<\/p>\n Suzy Wrack\u2019s France v England report:<\/p>\n Nick Ames on what went wrong for the Lionesses:<\/p>\n And reaction from the players on ‘the \u2018cheap\u2019 defending that cost them:<\/p>\n Here\u2019s Louise Taylor on a fine Dutch display against Wales:<\/p>\n\n