Tottenham in discussions for £80,000-a-week ace with Levy in pole position

Tottenham have held discussions over signing an £80,000-per-week ace for manager Ange Postecoglou this summer, with chairman Daniel Levy in pole position to seal a deal.

Spurs seeking new midfielder amid doubts over senior trio

A host of players could end up leaving Spurs when the transfer window reopens for business on June 14, with reliable insider Paul O'Keefe previously reporting that they're open to offers for over a dozen senior players.

Tottenham chiefs think they've sealed "huge coup" with prodigy set to sign

Their recruitment employees believe he’s an excellent capture.

ByEmilio Galantini May 18, 2024

Supporters can hazard a pretty good guess as to who they could be, with Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Giovani Lo Celso and Yves Bissouma among the large crop of players who could be sold by Tottenham.

Hojbjerg is entering the final 12 months of his contract in north London, and has seen his role in the team greatly reduced in comparison to previous seasons under Antonio Conte and Jose Mourinho.

Tottenham: fewest 2023/24 PL minutes

Player

Minutes played

Manor Solomon

198

Bryan Gil

203

Giovani Lo Celso

498

Oliver Skipp

681

Rodrigo Bentancur

934

(via WhoScored)

The Denmark international has featured in the vast majority of games this season, but an overwhelming number of those appearances have come off the substitute's bench, with Hojbjerg himself admitting he was unhappy with the situation on a recent tour of duty with Denmark.

"Of course, I’m not happy with what’s going on at the club. It’s not a secret, but it’s not something I make a fuss about either," said Hojbjerg on his playing time at Spurs this season.

"I can put my head on the pillow knowing that I’m giving it my all to show the coach that he should believe in me. This is not the case at the moment, and it’s the coach who has to explain why."

Lo Celso is also thought to be unhappy with his Tottenham game time, while Spurs are open to offers for Bissouma following a decline in form. With three of Postecoglou's midfield options all up for the axe, they'll almost certainly need to bring in a new man for the engine room. One player to be linked, among many, is Nottingham Forest star Morgan Gibbs-White.

The Englishman, who's starred at Forest this season, can cover multiple midfield positions and would serve as an ideal replacement for the likes of Lo Celso or Hojbjerg.

Tottenham hold Gibbs-White discussions with Levy in pole position

According to Football Insider, Tottenham have held discussions over signing Gibbs-White, and it is believed that Levy is in pole position to strike an agreement for the 24-year-old who could cost around £60 million.

Gibbs-White, on a reported £80,000 per week, has also been called "top-class" by Harry Redknapp and praised for his leadership qualities by other figures in the game.

"I really like Gibbs-White, I think he’s a real character and a leader in that Forest team," said pundit John Wenham to Tottenham News.

"He has lots of positive attributes, he can cover a couple of midfield positions, and it wouldn’t take long for him to become a regular for England if he was playing at Spurs."

تشكيل مانشستر يونايتد وآرسنال في الدوري الإنجليزي.. تغييرات بالجملة من الجانبين

دقائق تفصلنا عن قمة الجولة 14 من بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، على ملعب الإمارات بالعاصمة الإنجليزية لندن، بين آرسنال ومانشستر يونايتد.

آرسنال يسعى لمواصلة المنافسة وتقليص الفارق مع ليفربول، والابتعاد بالوصافة عن تشيلسي، في حين أن مانشستر يونايتد بعد الفوز في الجولة الماضية برباعية ضد إيفرتون، يريد استغلال الصحوة مع المدرب الجديد، البرتغالي روبن أموريم.

ميكيل أرتيتا أعلن عن تشكيل آرسنال، مع عودة جابرييل مارتينيلي في الهجوم، وكذلك أوليكسندر زينتشينكو في مركز الظهير الأيسر، مع مشاركة كيويور في قلب الدفاع.

طالع أيضًا | تشكيل مانشستر سيتي أمام نوتينجهام فورست في الدوري الإنجليزي.. جوارديولا يدفع بالقوة الضاربة

بينما على الجانب الآخر، روبن أموريم، يشرك راسموس هويلاند أساسيًا في قيادة الهجوم، مع أليخاندرو جارناتشو، واستمرار النجم المغربي نصير مزراوي.

كلا المدربين قاما بتغييرات عديدة في التشكيلتين، ولكن مانشستر يونايتد في ظل غياب كاسيميرو وليساندرو مارتينيز للإيقاف كان مضطرًا. تشكيل آرسنال أمام مانشستر يونايتد في الدوري الإنجليزي

حراسة المرمى: دافيد رايا.

خط الدفاع: جوراين تيمبر، ويليام ساليبا، جاكوب كيويور، أوليكساندر زينتشينكو.

وسط الملعب: توماس بارتي، ديكلان رايس، مارتن أوديجارد.

الهجوم: بوكايو ساكا، كاي هافيرتز، جابرييل مارتينيلي. تشكيل مانشستر يونايتد أمام آرسنال في الدوري الإنجليزي

حراسة المرمى: أندريه أونانا.

خط الدفاع: نصير مزراوي، هاري ماجواير، ماتياس دي ليخت.

وسط الملعب: ديوجو دالوت، مانويل أوجارتي، ماسون ماونت، تيريل مالاسيا.

وسط الملعب الهجومي: برونو فرنانديز، أليخاندرو جارناتشو.

الهجوم: راسموس هويلاند.

Bahia acumula marcas negativas nas últimas três rodadas do Brasileirão

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O sinal de alerta está mais do que ligado dentro do Bahia. Com três derrotas consecutivas no Campeonato Brasileiro, a equipe despencou e aparece na 9ª colocação, com 17 pontos.

+ Veja no aplicativo do LANCE! o desempenho do Bahia no Brasileirão

O último tropeço ocorreu na manhã de domingo, quando a equipe acabou superada pelo Atlético-MG por 3 a 0, em pleno Mineirão.
Jejum de Gols

Na maré negativa que iniciou diante do São Paulo, o Bahia passou as últimas três rodadas sem balançar as redes. Por outro lado, a zaga foi vazada em nove oportunidades.

Copa do Brasil

Agora, a recuperação precisa ocorrer no meio de semana, quando o Bahia mede forças contra o Atlético-MG, no Mineirão.

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Quinton de Kock will wait for 'serious cricket' before hitting the nets

SA captain hasn’t hit a single ball in three months, although he has kept his fitness up

Firdose Moonda05-Jul-2020

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Quinton de Kock, South Africa’s white-ball captain, has not hit a single ball in more than three months and only plans to return to the nets when “serious cricket,” is ready to resume, which he can’t see that happening “for a while.”The game has not been on de Kock’s agenda since mid-March when he returned home from India with the ODI squad. Their trip was due to include three matches but after one game (which was rained out), the series was postponed as the Covid-19 pandemic took hold.On March 16, CSA suspended all activities and two days later, when de Kock and the traveling party returned home, they were required to self-isolate for 14 days as South Africa went into lockdown. Although restrictions have eased since it came into effect on March 27, the stay-at-home order is into its 101st day and limitations on domestic travel still apply. Cricketers were given the green light to return to training on Monday last week but de Kock has yet to get going.”I haven’t done anything,” he said after being named cricketer of the year at the CSA awards which were held virtually on Saturday. “Obviously I’ve kept up with fitness. I’ve done my training in the gym but I haven’t hit a ball yet. There’s still so much time until the next serious cricket game is going to happen. So to go back to serious training, I don’t know when it needs to happen. I mean, you can go back to hitting balls, for now. But we could actually be hitting balls for no reason. That’s where I feel I’m at.”Though de Kock has taken what he described as a much-needed break, he will be required to turn out in less than two weeks’ time when a CSA exhibition game is scheduled. The event marks the launch of a new format called 3TC in which three teams will play in the same match and was originally scheduled to take place on June 27 but failure to obtain government permission led to its being pushed back to July 18.De Kock is due to captain one of the teams with proceeds due to go into CSA’s hardship fund, which aims to assist those who livelihoods have been affected by lockdown. Only 24 players are involved in that event (eight per team) and CSA have also named a 45-man high performance squad, who were asked to return to training at their franchise grounds last Monday, but de Kock confirmed he has not done so yet.”Because of the regulations, it’s hard to have such a big squad in a certain environment,” he said. “I’m based in a very remote place. There’s not much cricket around where I live. I’ve made sure my fitness is up to date. Practice almost becomes muscle memory. For me, at this point in my career, a break is more important than training.”De Kock lives in Knysna, a town on South Africa’s Garden Route in the Western Cape. His franchise team, the Titans, is based in Centurion, which is almost 1200 km away and the nearest training facility to him would be St George’s Park in Port Elizabeth, which is 261 km away. But to get there, he would need to cross a into a new province, which is not easy right now.So, de Kock decided to take some time off and address the wounds from South Africa’s toughest summer since readmission. “I’m sure other guys have trained, but I kind of needed a little bit of lockdown. I needed a break to spend time with myself, my family, friends. You know, do my own thing,” he said. “But as soon as we get the full go-ahead, when serious cricket is going to happen, then I’ll get back into it. I’m not too sure when it’s going to happen, but as soon as we get the go ahead then I’ll get back into it.”Uncertainty over South Africa’s future tours program abounds as they await the ICC’s decision over the T20 World Cup and the rescheduling of their tour of the Caribbean. The two-Test, five-T20I series was due to start this month. But with West Indies in England until the end of July, CSA are in talks about alternative dates with nothing confirmed just yet, except for the fact that when the Tests do happen, de Kock will not be captaining the side.”Me and Bouch had a very informal chat and I told him, look, I don’t know how I feel about being Test captain also. The reality is that’s just too much for me to handle. I know that and I realise that. I don’t need all that stress on myself,” de Kock said. “I could see from a mile away that I didn’t need that on top of my shoulders. I’m wanting to come up the order in Test cricket and so I don’t need all that extra pressure.”South Africa have long used de Kock at No.6 or lower despite several calls from former players, including Ashwell Prince, for him to bat higher and it seems that may be on the cards. But for that to happen, South Africa needs to get over the peak of the pandemic, which experts suggest is still several weeks away. “It’s going to be tough to play professional games,” de Kock said. “We’re going to have so many regulations. Realistically, I don’t foresee cricket being played for a while.”

Southampton considering move for "strong" Adams replacement once worth £50m

With Che Adams on course to leave as a free agent upon the expiry of his Southampton contract, the Saints are reportedly considering a move to sign a replacement who is looking to rediscover his best form.

Southampton transfer news

Adams' exit looks more of a surprise now that Southampton have made their return to the Premier League, defeating Leeds United in the play-off final at Wembley. But it is an exit they've got to handle nonetheless and replacing the Scotland international will be no easy task even with their returned top-flight status.

With that said, their place in the Premier League will at least help their recruitment this summer. Without it, Southampton could have faced the risk of losing further star players, but with it, the focus should be on handing Russell Martin the best possible squad to seal safety at the first time of asking in England's top tier.

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The update comes from a reliable journalist.

ByHenry Jackson May 28, 2024

One player who could help with that is a familiar face too. According to Graeme Bailey for The Boot Room, Southampton are considering a move to sign Armando Broja, who is reportedly keen on the possibility of returning to St Mary's, where he enjoyed success on loan in the 2021/22 season.

Armando Broja celebrating a goal for Chelsea.

At a career crossroads after struggling on loan at Fulham in the season just gone, a return to familiar surroundings could finally help Broja on his way to rediscovering his best form. The deal may not be one out of reach for the Saints either, given that Chelsea no longer value the forward at £50m, but instead a reported £30m.

Broja has proven his ability at the club before and as Southampton look to replace Adams, the Albanian could be the man they turn towards this summer.

"Strong" Broja needs Southampton move

It's been a nightmare couple of seasons for Broja. Since the end of this loan spell at Southampton, he has been one of many players to struggle when attempting to earn minutes in a packed Chelsea squad, before his loan spell at Fulham quickly became dominated by his inability to take the in-form Rodrigo Muniz's place under Marco Silva. Now, he desperately needs his next move to go right, which is where Southampton could come in.

Armando Broja for Southampton

2021/22 stats (via Transfermarkt)

Games

38

Goals

9

Assists

0

Still just 22 years old, Broja has plenty of time to find the form that once earned the praise of former Chelsea boss Frank Lampard, who said via The Metro: "Well I gave him his debut at Chelsea so I did know him!

"He’s a very nice, very good lad and a very talented young boy. "He came into us at the start of the Covid times, trained with us and showed the attributes that I think you’re seeing now in the Premier League at Southampton. He’s fast, strong, has a real eye for goal and he’s a very, very good young player so I’m very aware of his strengths in a Southampton team playing very well."

سارة سمير تتوج بميداليتين فضيتين في بطولة العالم لرفع الأثقال

نجحت الرباعة المصرية سارة سمير، في التتويج بميداليتين فضيتين ضمن منافسات وزن 81 كجم ببطولة العالم لرفع الأثقال والتي تستضيفها مدينة المنامة بدولة البحرين.

واستطاعت سارة حصد ميداليتين فضيتين في الكلين والمجموع، حيث قامت اللاعبة برفع 113 كجم في منافسات الخطف، لتحتل المركز الرابع.

وفي منافسات الكلين والنتر، استطاعت سارة سمير رفع 149 كجم، لتاتي في المركز الثاني وتحصل على الميدالية الفضية، كما توجت بفضية المجموع بإجمالي 262 كجم.

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جدير بالذكر، أن سارة سمير كانت قد نجحت في التتويج بإحدى الميداليات الثلاث، التي عادت بها البعثة المصرية من دورة الألعاب الأولمبية “أولمبياد” باريس 2024، إذ ظفرت بفضية رفع الأثقال وزن 81 كيلو جرامًا.  

Australia implement stricter protocols around use of sweat for England tour

“Can’t use sweat from around the face, neck or head,” Starc said

Andrew McGlashan28-Aug-2020Australia will implement stricter protocols around the use of sweat to shine the ball during their England tour than has so far been seen during international cricket’s return.Early in the pandemic the ICC ruled that no saliva would be allowed to be used to shine the ball but that sweat was permitted due to the lower risk of carrying Covid-19.That has been the protocol following by both sides during England’s series against West Indies, Pakistan and Ireland but Australia’s bowlers will not be allowed to use sweat from any part of the face, neck or head during the T20I and ODI series next month.”There’s slightly altered guidelines from what people may have seen from the previous England series here,” fast bowler Mitchell Starc said after Australia had arrived at the Ageas Bowl. “You can’t use sweat from around the face, neck or head and you obviously can’t use saliva.”Back sweat became England’s go-to option during the Test matches but bowlers during those matches would also frequently be seen applying in from their forehead.In training prior to leaving Australia the players have not been allowed to use any form of sweat on the ball so Starc said that had already become ingrained while he did not see shining the ball playing as big a factor in limited-overs cricket with the white ball as it does with the red one in Tests.ALSO READ: Finch eyes England tour to try out 2023 World Cup plans”It might look a bit interesting if bowlers are using sweat off their back, can’t use it off your arms either I don’t think, so it makes for a bit of an interesting one,” he said. “Probably not something that’s too relevant in white-ball cricket, once that new ball starts to go you are trying to keep it dry anyway so probably more a question for red-ball cricket.”No doubt we’ll find out what it’s like in the practice games and whether we need to revisit any planning around it. We haven’t been able to use sweat or saliva back in Australia so that was pretty simple. Slightly more lenient here with the bowler allowed to use sweat from certain places. It’s not a huge issue in white-ball cricket, I don’t think.”Starc, who is also in Australia’s first-choice Test side, expects similar restrictions to still be in place by the time the home season comes around and that it will be more relevant for the Test team.”If the world stays as is for a little while those restrictions will be there, that saliva one will probably be there a lot longer…it’s probably more of a relevant question to red-ball cricket and wanting to look after that ball a lot longer and hopefully swinging it around. One for the red-ball team to talk about when we get to that point.”Australia will play their first intersquad warm-up match on Friday with the 21 players having been split between an Aaron Finch XI and a Pat Cummins XI with a local player making up the numbers.Finch XI Aaron Finch (capt), David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Marsh, Josh Philippe (wk), Daniel Sams, Mitchell Starc, Andrew Tye, Riley Meredith, Nathan Lyon, TBC local player(s)Cummins XI Matthew Wade, Marcus Stoinis, Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Alex Carey (wk), Ashton Agar, Sean Abbott, Pat Cummins (capt), Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood

São Paulo tem interesse na contratação do atacante uruguaio Ignácio Ramírez

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O São Paulo tem mais um alvo no mercado da bola para o setor ofensivo. O LANCE! apurou que trata-se do uruguaio Juan Ignácio Ramírez, de 24 anos, que é destaque no Liverpool-URU. Santos e Palmeiras também demonstraram interesse no jogador. Vale enfatizar que o Alviverde chegou fazer uma proposta de dois milhões de dólares (cerca de R$ 10 milhões na cotação atual), mas a oferta foi recusada pelos uruguaios.

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Ramírez, segundo o ‘Transfermarkt’, tem contrato somente até o final dessa temporada. Sendo assim, poderia assinar um pré-contrato com qualquer equipe. O São Paulo negocia com o Liverpool, e as conversas estão em estágio inicial.

O atacante está no Liverpool-URU desde 2016, quando subiu aos profissionais. Em seis temporadas até aqui, foram 85 gols em 170 jogos pela equipe uruguaia. Nessa temporada, foram 11 gols em 11 jogos, artilheiro máximo do clube uruguaio.

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Vale ressaltar que o São Paulo vem buscando um atacante no mercado da bola. O Tricolor já procurou nomes como Borré, Calleri e Benedetto, mas as conversas não avançaram pela questão econômica. A equipe do Morumbi tem pressa por conta da disputa das quartas de final da Libertadores.

Arsenal holding talks with Joorabchian to hijack deal for £34m striker

Arsenal could hijack a major club's move for one £34 million striker, and they're currently holding talks with super agent Kia Joorabchian over making it happen.

Edu and Arteta looking to sign striker for Arsenal

The Gunners are reliably reported to be in the market for a new centre-forward this summer, with manager Mikel Arteta and sporting director Edu looking to add more firepower up front.

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Arteta is keen on bringing in a young partner for Kai Havertz, who really impressed in a makeshift forward role under the Spaniard after a slow start. Arsenal scored 90-plus goals in the Premier League last term, falling just short of clinching a first title in 20 years, but it remains the case that a new striker is firmly on the agenda.

Arsenal's top scorers last season (all comps)

Player

Goals

Bukayo Saka

20

Leandro Trossard

17

Kai Havertz

14

Martin Odegaard

11

Gabriel Jesus

8

Edu unfortunately missed out on a deal for highly-rated young striker Benjamin Sesko, after multiple reports linking Arsenal with a move for the Slovenian. Sesko had an offer from Arsenal to join, but he instead opted to pen a new deal at Leipzig and remain in Germany for the time being.

Arsenal have turned to alternatives, and it is believed that Bologna star Joshua Zirkzee is among the options considered by Edu. The Dutchman, who racked up 12 goals and seven assists in all competitions, helping his side qualify for the Champions League, could leave for the value of his £34 million release clause.

AC Milan are thought to be really pursuing Zirkzee's signature, though. Indeed, Fabrizio Romano claims the Rossoneri have been working on a deal "for months".

"Let me clarify one thing on Joshua Zirkzee. AC Milan are the clear frontrunners for the Dutch striker," said Romano earlier this week.

"AC Milan have been working on this deal for months. They did a very good job in anticipating the market because Milan started working on this deal at the end of 2023.

"In January, February, March, they started building everything around the player. They have an agreement almost done on the salary. Days ago, they communicated to Bologna that they will trigger the buy option clause for Joshua Zirkzee in case they can agree a deal with player and agents."

Arsenal in talks with Joorabchian as they consider Zirkzee hijack

Any club moving in now would be hijacking Milan, and that is apparently what Arsenal could do.

According to HITC, Milan are struggling to reach an agreement with the forward, and Zirkzee's agent Joorabchian is currently holding talks with Arsenal as an alternative destination.

Arsenal and other interested English sides want Zirkzee to wait and think about his next landing spot, but Milan are frantically attempting to get him over the line. The Gunners could have time, as it is believed his £34m clause doesn't actually kick in until 1st July.

ماذا قال جروس للاعبي الزمالك بعد التعادل مع سيراميكا في المباراة الأولى له؟

وجه السويسري كريستيان جروس، المدير الفني لنادي الزمالك، رسالة إلى لاعبي الفريق، بعد التعادل مع سيراميكا كليوباترا، في مباراته الأولى مع القلعة البيضاء.

وتعادل الزمالك مع سيراميكا كليوباترا، 1-1، في اللقاء الذي أقيم ضمن مواجهات الجولة الخامسة من عمر منافسات بطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز.

وقال جروس خلال جلسة مع اللاعبين قبل انطلاق التدريبات الجماعية اليوم الجمعة: “علينا غلق صفحة مباراة الأمس والتركيز في المباريات المقبلة، والعمل على تلافي الأخطاء التي وقع فيها الفريق في المباراة الأخيرة”.

طالع | سيف الجزيري: لاعب الأهلي أسطورة في إفريقيا.. ويختار نجم منتخب تونس للانضمام إلى الزمالك

وأضاف: “أنا على ثقة تامة في الجميع على تنفيذ المطلوب واستعادة مسيرة الانتصارات والمنافسة بقوة على كافة البطولات التي يشارك فيها الفريق”.

واختتم جروس حديثه مع اللاعبين قائلاً: “علينا جميعاً أن نستمر في العمل بقوة من أجل الفترة المقبلة لتحقيق الأهداف المطلوبة”.

الزمالك كان قد تعاقد مع جروس حتي نهاية الموسم الحالي، خلفًا للبرتغالي جوزيه جوميز الذي قرر الرحيل قبل نهاية عقده مع القلعة البيضاء.

ويستعد فريق الزمالك لمواجهة طلائع الجيش، المقرر لها يوم الثلاثاء المُقبل، ضمن مباريات الجولة السادسة لمسابقة الدوري المصري الممتاز.

ويحتل فريق الزمالك، المركز الثاني في ترتيب جدول الدوري المصري، برصيد 10 نقاط، حيث فاز في 3 مباريات وتعادل في واحدة وخسر في لقاء.

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