A Polícia Civil de São Paulo realizará uma reunião com representantes da Mancha Verde e Gaviões da Fiel antes do clássico entre Corinthians e Palmeiras que acontecerá nesta quinta-feira (16), pela nona rodada da fase de grupos do Campeonato Paulista.
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Na semana passada, membros das duas torcidas uniformizadas entraram em conflito no bairro do Ipiranga, em São Paulo. Na ocasião, o Verdão havia jogado às 19h30 da quinta-feira (9), no Allianz Parque, em São Paulo, enquanto o Timão visitou o São Bernardo, no ABC Paulista, no mesmo dia, mas às 21h30. Os palmeirenses fizeram uma emboscada no retorno dos corintianos e houve o enfrentamento que culminou em dois integrantes das Gaviões feridos gravemente. Ambos passaram por cirurgia e seguem internados em estado grave.
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O clássico deste meio de semana terá torcida única do Corinthians, por conta da recomendação do Ministério Público de São Paulo, que está em vigência desde 2016.
Já há uma estratégia traçada pela segurança pública paulista para que bases da polícia civil estejam instaladas em pontos estratégicos da cidade.
O Palmeiras venceu o RB Bragantino, pelo Campeonato Paulista, por 2 a 0. Com gols de Rony e Breno Lopes, um dos destaques da partida ficou longe de balançar as redes. O goleiro Weverton, eleito o melhor da partida, alcançou a sétima partida do Verdão sem tomar gols no estadual e falou sobre a importância de não manter a meta intacta.
– Éo objetivo do goleiro. É uma noite muito feliz para mim quando a equipe ganha e não tomamos o gol. O objetivo é sair com a vitória e a baliza zero. A vitória veio com muita luta e competência da equipe. Estou muito feliz de poder ter ajudado a equipe e ser escolhido o melhor em campo – declarou o goleiro.
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Além da defesa forte e da baixa quantidade de gols levados, um trunfo do Palmeiras é a jogada de bola parada. Questionado sobre essa potência do Alviverde, Weverton comentou acerca da consistência desse lance.
Essa é uma característica nossa também. A gente perdeu um grande batedor de falta, que é o Scarpa. Óbvio que ter um bom batedor faz diferença, mas manter o nível na bola parada mostra que é trabalho – concluiu o camisa 21.
Agora, o Palmeiras se prepara para encarar, pela 11ª rodada do Paulistão, a Ferroviária. O duelo acontecerá no próximo domingo (26), a partir das 18h30, no Allianz Parque.
A primeira convocação da Seleção Brasileira será realizada nesta sexta-feira (3), às 11h. Caberá ao técnico interino Ramon Menezes a missão de anunciar os jogadores que disputarão o amistoso com Marrocos, marcado para o dia 25 de março, em Tânger. A lista será anunciada em um hotel na Barra da Tijuca, na Zona Oeste do Rio de Janeiro.
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Esta será a primeira lista de convocados após a eliminação brasileira nas quartas de finais da Copa do Mundo de 2022. O grupo encarará Marrocos no dia 25, às 19h (de Brasília).
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Ramon, que comanda a Seleção Sub-20 e a levou ao título do Sul-Americano da categoria, ficará à frente da equipe brasileira enquanto não há definição em torno do futuro comandante.
O mandatário da CBF, Ednaldo Rodrigues, chegou a traçar o perfil do futuro técnico. O nome de Carlo Ancelotti chegou a ser ventilado. Porém, ainda não há nada concretizado.
Como o prédio da CBF passa por obras, a convocação da Seleção Brasileira acontecerá em um hotel.
A Data Fifa durará entre os dias 20 e 28 de março. Entretanto, o Brasil optou por fazer apenas uma partida neste período.
Um dos reforços que chegaram no São Paulo para esta temporada, Marcos Paulo é um dos atletas com menos minutos em campo. Dos ‘novos’, é o reforço que menos jogou. Após a eliminação do Tricolor nas quartas de final do Campeonato Paulista, contra o Água Santa, o jogador fez uma postagem polêmica após uma fala de Rogério Ceni durante a coletiva de imprensa.
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Mesmo que relacionado para o duelo contra a equipe de Diadema, não chegou a entrar em campo. Ceni foi questionado sobre a falta de minutos do jogador e se ‘ele treinava mal’. Durante sua resposta, afirmou que não treina mal, mas apresenta uma intensidade um pouco abaixo.
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-Tecnicamente, ele [Marcos Paulo] treina muito bem, com uma intensidade um pouco abaixo. Mas as substituições… o Caio Paulista também não treina mal. Por isso que ele entra. O Érison também não treina mal. Ele [Marcos Paulo] também era uma opção para entrar no jogo. Diante de um jogo mais pegado e firme, eu acho que as escolhas foram feitas de maneira correta. As opções que nós tínhamos no banco foram usadas dentro do que nós podíamos mexer no time – explicou o treinador,
No dia seguinte, após a eliminação, Marcos Paulo compartilhou uma foto em seu Instagram com a letra de uma música que dizia uma frase suspeita sobre ‘hipocrisia e simpatia serem uma junção venenosa’.
Até então, parecia só mais uma postagem normal, mas o que chamou atenção foram algumas curtidas do jogador em comentários de torcedores. Estes comentários criticando justamente Rogério Ceni.
– Tu joga muito. Mas, de verdade, eu, como torcedor tricolor, sai desse time e vai para outro. Enquanto RC [Rogério Ceni] estiver aqui, tu não vai ter muitas chances, não. Resumindo, quase 0″, escreveu um dos torcedores – dizia um dos comentários curtidos.
– Mano, na boa. Você treina mal? Erra tudo nos treinos? Não é possível que você não jogue nesse time do São Paulo – disse outro torcedor, que também recebeu uma curtida do atleta.
Nesta temporada, disputou cinco jogos pelo São Paulo. Porém, nenhum deles como titular. Ao todo, soma só 76 minutos em campo. A última vez que entrou em campo foi contra a Inter de Limeira.
Mesmo em vantagem numérica desde os cinco minutos do segundo tempo, o Botafogo não conseguiu se impor no Chile e empatou com Magallanes na estreia da Sul-Americana. O time de Luís Castro deixou de somar pontos importantes que podem fazer falta no término da fase de grupos.
Os minutos iniciais do Glorioso em campo foram positivos. Logo no começo da partida, Tiquinho Soares aproveitou um vacilo do goleiroGastón Rodriguez na saída de bola e conseguiu marcar. A equipe alvinegra, no entanto, não teve tranquilidade para trocar passes depois do gol e acabou cedendo espaços ao time chileno, que conseguiu empatar comCanales ainda no primeiro tempo.
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Para sorte dos alvinegros, Carlos Villanueva foi expulso aos cinco minutos do segundo tempo. Mesmo assim, Luís Castro não construiu uma equipe dominante em campo. O Botafogo até criou oportunidades claras de gol e conseguiu marcar com Eduardo, mas cedeu chances demais ao adversário. Mesmo em vantagem numérica, os defensores alvinegros foram vazados depois da falha de Tchê Tchê na saída de bola.
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Em um duelo de fase de grupos da Sul-Americana, cada ponto é importante e pode ser decisivo no final. O time de Luís Castro não pode deixar escapar uma vitória fora de casa da forma que foi. Depois da expulsão, era dever dos jogadores controlarem às ações do jogo ou até mesmo buscarem fazer mais gols. No entanto, as chances perdidas e as falhas cometidas acabaram sendo determinantes.
O Botafogo fez sua estreia na competição com um gostinho de que poderia ter rendido mais. O que resta agora é conquistar os pontos dentro de casa e não desperdiçar as próximas oportunidades que os jogos eventualmente lhe oferecerem. Para ir longe no mata-mata, é preciso ser letal e sólido, coisa que os jogadores alvinegros não foram no Chile.
Mitch Marsh, de Kock, Hasaranga, Stoinis and Nortje the other big-ticket overseas signings
Peter Della Penna20-Mar-2023
Aaron Finch became the first captain to be appointed•ICC via Getty Images
Aaron Finch became Major League Cricket’s first overseas signing during the T20 franchise league’s domestic player draft on Sunday night at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Finch was one of six names that were unveiled during the draft. He was followed over the next 90 minutes by fellow Australians Marcus Stoinis and Mitchell Marsh, as well as South Africans Anrich Nortje and Quinton de Kock and Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga.Finch was also the first captain to be appointed by any team as it was announced that he would take charge of San Francisco Unicorns, who earlier this month announced it had signed a strategic partnership with Cricket Victoria. He will be joined there by Stoinis.Former Australia internationals Graham Manou and Ben Rohrer, who now work with Cricket Victoria as general manager of cricket performance and Victoria/Melbourne Stars assistant coach respectively, had both been in Houston throughout the past week to scout talent.Related
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The team added further Victorian flavour in the draft using their sixth-round pick on Victoria and Stars fast bowler Brody Couch, who qualifies as a domestic player by virtue of being a dual Australian-American citizen through his mother, who is originally from New York.Unicorns used their first two picks on Corey Anderson and Liam Plunkett, who both now reside in the USA after having married Americans.Marsh and de Kock have both been signed by Seattle Orcas, whose ownership group has ties to the Delhi Capitals franchise in the IPL. Marsh is in the Capitals squad for the 2023 IPL as well.Nortje and Hasaranga have been signed to play for Washington (DC) Freedom, whose franchise has a strategic partnership with Cricket New South Wales.The six-team league will be played in a single round-robin format from July 13 to 30 with a new venue in the Dallas suburb of Grand Prairie, Texas expected to serve as the main venue for the tournament in year one due to a lack of suitable turf-wicket venues at all other franchise cities.
“I never knew if I would actually be able to get one Test hundred, let alone be where we are now”
Andrew Fidel Fernando11-Mar-2023
Daryl Mitchell now has five Test tons in 25 innings•AFP/Getty Images
New Zealand fight, and find ways to win. This was part of Daryl Mitchell’s appraisal of New Zealand on day three at Hagley Oval, when they came roaring into the Test. Mitchell was the top-scorer, hitting 102 off 193 balls, as New Zealand recovered from 188 for 6 to post 373.This was Mitchell’s fifth Test hundred, in 25 innings, and his second in his hometown of Christchurch. Since making his international debut in 2019, Mitchell – now 31 – has become an integral part of the national side, across formats.”To do it at home here in front of my family is pretty cool, and to do it in the circumstances where those runs were needed,” he said after the day’s play. “I never knew if I would actually be able to get one Test hundred, let alone be where we are now. Every one is special.”I guess I’m a late bloomer in international cricket. To represent my country across all the formats is something I’ve dreamed of since I was a kid.”Sri Lanka assistant coach Naveed Nawaz:
On the key passage of day three: “The New Zealanders played very well in the second session today and swung the game their way. It was that 25 overs when Daryl Mitchell and Matt Henry’s partnership took the game away from us. And after that, Neil Wagner as well. It looked like a 50-run lead for us at one stage.”
On Sri Lanka’s prospects: “We have to back ourselves that a couple of batsmen will go in there and get some big runs, to swing back to our side. The wicket is still good to bat on. It gives a little to the fast bowlers still. Anything above 275-300 would be a good score.”
Although New Zealand at times looked in danger of conceding a lead of perhaps 100, Mitchell lauded the fight, which he said is just part of the way his team plays. Through the course of his innings, Mitchell put on significant stands with Tom Latham, Michael Bracewell, Tim Southee, and Matt Henry. But before all that, he had had to battle through some incredibly probing bowling in the third session of day two.”It’s a typical Hagley wicket in that it has got pace and bounce there,” Mitchell said. “I thought the Sri Lankans bowled extremely well last night. They built a lot of pressure and were relentless. You needed a little bit of luck to get through that patch as well. That was nice. And then to put on partnerships with the boys and get us to a total that put us ahead of the game was awesome.”Henry was the other standout batter on day three. Coming in at No. 9, he struck a bruising 72 off 75, which featured ten fours and three sixes. His 69-run partnership with No. 10 Neil Wagner was in fact the best of New Zealand’s innings, and saw the hosts move past Sri Lanka’s first-innings total. They eventually established an 18-run lead.”I thought Matt Henry’s knock was special. He has obviously got great hand-eye coordination, and some of the sixes he hit were massive. Every run is really important in a Test like this. For him to go out and get 70-odd at his home ground is pretty cool.”We know as Kiwis we’ll keep fighting and keep trying to find ways to win. We back each other to do a job, and it was awesome to see Henry go out and play his natural game, and more importantly build partnerships and get us to a total that we thought was perfect for that first innings.”
Eden Gardens has regularly seen scores in excess of 200 this season, and more can be expected of the same on Monday
Ashish Pant28-Apr-20244:13
Should KKR use Narine to counter Fraser-McGurk?
Match detailsKolkata Knight Riders (KKR; 2nd place) vs Delhi Capitals (DC; 5th place) Eden Gardens, Kolkata, 7.30pm IST (2pm GMT)Big Picture – Another six-hitting fest on the cards? Two batting powerhouses, on a rampage in the recent matches, clashing at a venue where scores of 200 have been breached in eight of the ten innings in IPL 2024. Can anything but a high-scoring affair be expected?KKR have gone past 220 in each of their last three games; DC have breached the 220 mark twice in three outings, with the other score being 199. While KKR have a scoring rate of 11.18 in the powerplay this season, DC are next in line at 10.41. And that’s down to the openers from both teams.Sunil Narine has 357 runs in eight innings at a strike rate of 184.02 this season, and has got good support from Phil Salt in that opening role. The duo has scored at a run rate of 12.36, the second-best for any opening pair while averaging 50.75. But in Khaleel Ahmed and Kuldeep Yadav, DC have two bowlers who could trouble the KKR top order.Related
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Kuldeep has bowled three balls to Narine in the IPL, and dismissed him twice, for an average of 2.00. He has an excellent record against his former franchise in general having picked 10 wickets in three games, striking every six balls. Khaleel, meanwhile, has sent back Narine twice in four innings. Shreyas Iyer has fallen to him twice in 20 balls, averaging 12.5, while Venkatesh Iyer has played just four balls off him and fallen once. Can they be KKR’s kryptonite?KKR, on the other hand, will have to quickly come up with a plan to get past Jake Fraser-McGurk, who has already hammered 247 runs in five innings striking at 237.50.It is a quick turnaround for DC, who beat Mumbai Indians on Saturday. But having won four of their last five games, it could prove to be a blessing. They have a woeful record at Eden Gardens: two wins and seven losses in nine games. But a win here could see them enter the top four on the points table. KKR are coming into the game having failed to defend 261 against Punjab Kings, and they would be desperate for a win.Form guide: DC on a rollKKR LWLWL DC WWLWWPrevious meeting in IPL 2024It was a run-fest in Visakhapatnam with Narine bashing 85 off 39 balls to help KKR post the third-highest total in the history of IPL. In reply, Rishabh Pant and Tristan Stubbs scored fifties but DC could only manage 166.Phil Salt and Sunil Narine have been phenomenal for KKR up top•BCCI
Team news and impact player strategyDelhi Capitals: David Warner (finger injury) and Ishant Sharma (back spasms) will need another week to regain full fitness, and are unlikely to be available for the KKR clash. Prithvi Shaw also missed the previous game with illness, and his availability is yet to be ascertained. If Shaw makes it, he will slot back into the top of the order with Abishek Porel sliding lower down replacing Kumar Kushagra. DC are otherwise unlikely to make any other changes to their XII.Rasikh Salam has been making the impact as the Impact Player in the last two games and DC are expected to continue with him.Probable XII: 1 Prithvi Shaw/Abishek Porel, 2 Jake Fraser-McGurk, 3 Shai Hope, 4 Rishabh Pant (capt & wk), 5 Tristan Stubbs, 6 , 7 Axar Patel, 8 Kuldeep Yadav, 9 Lizaad Williams, 10 Mukesh Kumar, 11 Khaleel Ahmed, 12 Kolkata Knight Riders: Mitchell Starc missed KKR’s previous game with a finger injury and it’s unclear whether he is fit yet. If he does make it, he is likely to come back in place of Dushmantha Chameera. Anukul Roy and Venkatesh Iyer were the Impact swaps in KKR’s previous game. There is a chance, KKR could go with either Anukul or Suyash Sharma as their impact sub. Depending on the surface, they could also go for Vaibhav Arora as one of the options.Probable XII: 1 Phil Salt, 2 Sunil Narine, 3 Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 4 Shreyas Iyer, 5 , 6 Rinku Singh, 7 Andre Russell, 8 Ramandeep Singh, 9 Dushmantha Chameera/Mitchell Starc, 10 Varun Chakravarthy, 11 Harshit Rana 12 In the spotlight: Jake Fraser-McGurk and Sunil NarineIt’s not just the volume of runs that the Jake Fraser-McGurk has scored this year, but also how he has scored them. Among openers who’ve scored at least 100 runs in the powerplay this season, Fraser-McGurk’s strike rate of 252.08 is the highest. He has already struck 22 sixes in IPL 2024, climbing to joint-fifth on the list in just five innings. Fraser-McGurk is just coming off a 27-ball 84 against Mumbai Indians and will want to continue in the same vein.At 35, Sunil Narine is truly living up to the definition of an allrounder. No other KKR batter has more runs than Narine’s 357 in IPL 2024. No other KKR bowler has more wickets than Narine’s ten in IPL 2024. He is going at an economy of 6.96 this season, with the second-best being Arora’s 9.57 and has picked up at least a wicket in every game. In KKR’s previous game, where PBKS chased down 261 in the 19th over, Narine went at an economy of 6. KKR will desperately hope for the Narine magic to continue for as long as possible.Pitch and conditionsRuns have flowed at Eden Gardens this year, and that’s unlikely to change. Teams have opted to bowl in each of the five games so far, with dew often making its presence felt later in the night. There is an excessive heat warning in Kolkata with the temperature hovering around the 40 degree mark during the day. The humidity will play a major factor.Stats that matterThe DC spinners have taken the most wickets (21) in IPL 2024, while KKR are third on this list at 18.KKR’s quicks have the worst economy in IPL 2024 – 11.25; DC are marginally behind on 11.16. Shreyas Iyer needs six runs to complete 3000 runs in the IPL.Shreyas Iyer has fallen to Kuldeep Yadav twice in seven T20 innings, but has struck at 176.92 against him. He has an excellent record against Axar Patel in the IPL – a strike rate of 155.0 and an average of 62.0.Rishabh Pant has struck Andre Russell for 52 runs in 24 balls in the IPL at a strike rate of 216.7, but also fallen to him three times in seven innings. Quotes “If you look at the bowling side, they are coming out with so many variations. They have been trying but still they have been hit. Now, that is the only challenge. It is very hard for the bowlers to go in the middle and bowl.”
It’s set to be all change this year in terms of left-backs at Celtic for Brendan Rodgers.
Neither of the Hoops’ current players in that position are contracted to the club beyond 30 June, more on both shortly, while a local hero is poised to return to Parkhead.
However, did Celtic let go the best left-back of them all for just £39k, after he never made a competitive appearance for the club?
The latest on Greg Taylor's future at Celtic
Following Saturday’s 3-0 victory over Hearts, manager Rodgers admitted that left-back Greg Taylor is likely to leave the club upon the expiration of his contract in June, stating “it’s probably more likely now that Greg will move on than stay”.
Rodgers added “we know we’ll need to have someone else if Greg moves on… which is a big shame for me because I love him”.
Davorin Olivari of Croatian outlet Jutarnji List has previously reported that GNK Dinamo Zagreb have ‘sent an offer’ to Taylor, seeking to snap him up on a free transfer, with this his most-likely destination at the moment.
Meanwhile, Jeffrey Schlupp has usurped Taylor in the pecking order, starting the last four Premiership matches, as well as the away leg in Munich, albeit the Ghanian international’s future is up in the air too, given that he’s only on loan from Crystal Palace.
Regardless, Kieran Tierney is set to commence next season as Celtic’s first choice, having reportedly agreed to rejoin his boyhood club on a Bosman from Arsenal.
Of course, Tierney is undeniably a fans’ favourite in Glasgow, and his return will bring with it much fanfare once it is announced, but did Celtic sell an even more impressive left-back for just £39k?
Celtic's forgotten former left-back on fire in MLS
Back in January 2019, Celtic signed a 22-year-old defender by the name of Andrew Gutman from Indiana Hoosiers, after the American had been on trial at fierce rivals Rangers.
Gutman said he was “really honoured” to make the move, adding “I can’t wait to join Celtic and be part of such a storied institution.”
Well, unfortunately for Gutman, he did not play much of a part, never making a competitive appearance in hoops, loaned out to both Charlotte Independence of USL League One and then FC Cincinnati in Major League Soccer, before moving permanently to MLS outfit Atlanta United for only $50,000 (£39k) in General Allocation Money in March 2021.
Since then, Gutman has rather bounced around MLS, spending time at both New York Red Bulls and then Colorado Rapids, before joining the Chicago Fire ahead of the start of the 2024 season.
Back in his home state of Illinois, Gutman has really looked at home under Gregg Berhalter this season, scoring during victories over both FC Dallas and Toronto, earning rave reviews, including from Felipe Cárdenas of the Athletic, who labels him ‘incredible’.
So, let’s assess how his statistics compare to Taylor.
Taylor vs Gutman league comparison (24/25)
Statistics
Taylor
Gutman
Appearances
22
19
Minutes
1,598
1,257
Goals
0
3
Assists
6
1
Chances created
29
10
Passing Accuracy %
88.1%
76%
Tackles
34
32
Interceptions
13
17
Clearances
37
52
Blocks
1
16
Stats via Transfermarkt, Squawka & FBref
As the table outlines, during a similarly sized sample size, Gutman’s performances in MLS are similar to those of Taylor in the Premiership, with the American actually coming out on top when it comes to most defensive metrics.
Also worth noting that, according to Global Football Rankings, Major League Soccer is the ninth strongest division on the planet, with the Premiership down in 34th place.
So, perhaps letting Gutman leave for a small fee was a mistake, as he could’ve been an upgrade on Taylor had he been given an opportunity, especially considering Transfermakt believe his current market value to be around £586k, around 15 times more than he was sold for.
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Celtic have hit the jackpot with this star who is now worth even more than Jota.
Liverpool carry a wide sense of appeal to potential targets this summer, but they may now have a new obstacle to overcome in their pursuit of one of Europe’s hottest properties.
Liverpool look to bolster their ranks this summer
The Reds are nearly there in their quest to lift the Premier League title and there is now tangible evidence that Arne Slot could add some premium talent to his side over the next few months.
According to reports, Liverpool are leading the race to sign Bournemouth star Dean Huijsen, who has emerged as one of the world’s most in-demand young defenders following his excellent displays on the South Coast.
Following news that Virgil Van Dijk has signed a new contract at Anfield, any moves to strengthen a backline already rich on quality would likely go down well among their expectant fanbase.
Winning the top-flight is one thing, but staying at the top next term in the face of a renewed challenge from the elite of English football will be what sets Slot apart, so it is no surprise to see that the Reds also have Eintracht Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike at the top of their wishlist.
Hugo Ekitike’s goalscoring record in 2024/25 – all competitions
Appearances
43
Goals
21
Assists
9
Eintracht Frankfurt’s Europa League exit at the hands of Tottenham Hotspur may dampen his desire to stay in Germany, though they remain in contention to seal Champions League qualification via the Bundesliga.
Either way, recent developments surrounding Liverpool’s interest have taken a sharp turn that may throw up an obstacle to any prospective deal.
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Liverpool hope to employ this star for many years to come.
Per Sky Sports journalist Florian Plettenberg, Eintracht Frankfurt have raised their asking price for Liverpool target Hugo Ekitike to £85.7 million, though he is still deemed ‘likely’ to leave the Bundesliga outfit this summer.
Chief executive Markus Krösche is thought to be behind the move, raising the price by about £17m to try and maximise his profitability following an excellent campaign for the ex-Paris Saint-Germain striker.
Demonstrating his lethal edge in front of goal, Ekitike has managed to place 40 of his 101 shots on target while featuring in the German top-flight and has also earned a non-penalty XG total of 17.20.
Liverpool are clearly big admirers of his talent and want to bring him to Anfield, but they won’t want to be caught in the trap of being held to ransom in negotiations.
FSG will likely have a cut-off point, though the fact Ekitike is still expected to leave may play into the Reds’ hands on this one.