Of the draw. former world number one simona halep has been knocked out by ukrainian qualifier daria snigur. the 124th ranked snigur making her grand slam debut beat the two time major champion in three sets. snigur will face magdalena frech or rebecca marino in the second round. in transfer news, west ham have announced the club record signing of brazil midfielder lucas paqueta from lyon on a five year contract. the initial m2 million deal could rise to over $60 million with potential add ons, eclipsing the $60 million signing of striker sebastien haller from eintracht frankfurt in 2019. paqueta scored nine goals and contributed six assists in 35 ligue1 appearances last season. la liga side valencia have confirmed the signing of uruguay striker edinson cavani on a free transfer. the 35 year old left manchester united at the end of last season, having scored 19 times in all competitions in his two years at the club.
Punch Newspapers Sections Published 8 January 2021 Striker Sebastien Haller has joined Ajax Amsterdam from West Ham on a four and a half year deal, the Dutch champions announced on Friday. “Ajax, West Ham United and Sebastien Haller have reached an agreement for the transfer of the French-Ivorian player,” said a statement on the Ajax website. The club said the fee of 22.5 million euros ($27.5 million) considerably less than the estimated 50 million euros West Ham paid Frankfurt in the summer of 2019 makes the 26-year-old the most expensive signing in the Dutch Eredivisie. Haller, who was born in France but has played twice for Ivory Coast, will wear the number 22 and teams up again with Erik ten Hag, who was his coach when he emerged at Utrecht between 2014 and 2017.
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