Giannis Antetokounmpo has offered some transfer advice to Cristiano Ronaldo after the Al-Nassr star hinted at a summer move.

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• Ronaldo's future currently unclear
• Has hinted at a move away from Al-Nassr
• Giannis offers his advice to Portugal star

• WHAT HAPPENED?

  Ronaldo's future is generating plenty of headlines after the Portugal star hinted he could be leaving Al-Nassr following their final game of the season. The 40-year-old has since being linked with a variety of different clubs as the football world waits to see the forward's next move.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Ronaldo is reportedly wanted by Saudi Pro League rivals Al-Hilal who are keen to add a big-name after waving goodbye to Neymar. Al-Hilal are also set to participate in the Club World Cup which could prove a temptation for Ronaldo. Giannis, who has already made it clear how much he admires Ronaldo, also has a few ideas about where the Portugal star could play next.

• WHAT GIANNIS SAID

  He posted on Instagram: "Come and play in Greece. Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, AEK, or PAOK. I am not picky whatever you want."

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  WHAT NEXT FOR RONALDO

  Ronaldo is yet to decide where he will play his football next season, meaning the speculation over his future will continue to rage. In the meantime, he will switch focus to the Nations League Final Four and a semi-final date for Portugal with Germany.

Somerset 142 for 1 (Kohler-Cadmore 64) beat Middlesex 136 (Green 4-20, Davey 3-34) by nine wicketsRampant Somerset made it five victories from as many Vitality Blast South Group games with a nine-wicket demolition of winless Middlesex at the Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton.On a sunny evening in front of a packed crowd, the visitors were bowled out for a modest 136 in 18.4 overs after losing the toss, Ben Green claiming four for 20 and Josh Davey three for 34. Wicketkeeper Jack Davies top scored with 32.In reply, Somerset breezed to 142 for one off just 13.3 overs, Tom Kohler-Cadmore leading the way with 64, off 31 balls, with seven fours and four sixes, and Tom Banton making 27 before retiring hurt.The victory was as emphatic as the formbook suggested it would be and left Middlesex without a point from their first five group matches.Having been rested for the previous game against Kent, a refreshed Craig Overton steamed in from the River End at the start of the game, bowling four fiery overs for just 15 in a single spell.The accurate Davey profited at the other end, scattering the stumps of Joe Cracknell and Pieter Malan in his first two overs to leave Middlesex 14 for two.Max Holden threatened briefly, hitting a straight six and 2 fours in the sixth over, bowled by Davey, but despite his efforts the power play ended with his side 40 for two.Holden also pulled a six off Peter Siddle, who ended his nine-ball frenzy by bowling him for 22, attempting a big shot through the off side.It was 59 for four when Roelof van der Merwe’s second delivery of left-arm spin saw Stephen Eskinazi, on 18, loft a catch to long-off and 68 for five when Green struck in the following over, the 11th of the innings, Ryan Higgins being caught at long-on for six.Five runs later, Luke Hollman chipped a catch to mid-off to give Lewis Gregory his first wicket. Davies and Martin Andersson then produced the most substantial stand of the innings, adding 43 before Andersson, who had struck a six and two fours in his 25, aimed a reverse pull off Davey and guided the ball straight to Tom Abell at backward point.Davies hit sweetly-timed sixes off van der Merwe and Siddle, as well as three fours, before departing in the 19th over, caught at deep mid-wicket off Green.Toby Roland-Jones fell to the next delivery and Green wrapped up the innings by dismissing Nathan Fernandez via a boundary catch by Kohler-Cadmore.A target of 137 never looked likely to test a Somerset team brimming with confidence. So it proved, as Banton and Will Smeed set about the task in typically positive fashion.Smeed has struggled for runs in the early group games and the scorer of the first ever century in The Hundred was relieved to survive a loud lbw appeal from Roland-Jones with his score on five.The response was a straight six and pulled four in the same over from the talented 21-year-old, who had another scare in Roland-Jones’ next over when dropped by Hollman, a low chance running in from deep mid-wicket.Smeed’s luck ran out at the start of the fifth over when bowled by Tom Helm for 26 off 14 balls. By then the scoreboard read 39 for one and he was replaced by Kohler-Cadmore, making his 150th T20 appearance.Another catch went down when Banton, on 18, top-edged a pull shot off Helm and Roland-Jones spilled a skyer. With such a small score to defend, Middlesex could not afford such generosity.At the end of six overs, Somerset were 58 for one and in command. Kohler-Cadmore audaciously uppercut Helm for six and also hit two fours as 17 came off the seventh.At 75 for one, Banton had to hobble off with a suspected side strain, but by then the outcome was almost beyond doubt. Kohler-Cadmore signalled as much with a straight six off Roland-Jones as Somerset reached the halfway stage of their innings needing only a further 31.The former Yorkshire player reached his half-century off 28 balls before ending the game with a huge six off Roland-Jones, Tom Abell (25) providing solid support in an unbroken stand of 67.

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O Corinthians está cada vez mais próximo de fechar com o volante argentino Fausto Vera, de 22 anos.O presidente do Argentinos Juniors, Cristian Malaspina, viajou ao Brasil e é aguardado pela diretoria corintiana nesta sexta-feira (22) para firmar o negócio. O clube portenho é quem detém os diretos sobre Vera.

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Além de Malaspina, um advogado do Argentinos Juniors também veio até São Paulo. A ideia é justamente ajustar alguns detalhes burocráticos para o acerto da venda de Fausto Vera ao Timão.

A equipe corintiana pagará aos argentinos4,5 milhões de euros milhões de euros (R$ 25,26 milhõesna cotação atual). Compossíveis bonificações, o negócio pode chegar a 6 milhões de euros (R$ 33,69 milhões na cotação atual)O Argentinos Juniors repassará 70% dos direitos do meio-campista ao Corinthians.

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A direção do “Bicho Colorado” também precisou ceder para o negócio acontecer. A pedida inicial dos portenhos era de 6,5 milhões de euros (R$ 36,1 milhões na cotação atual), o que já era inferior em relação ao projetado para venda daquele que é considerado o ativo mais promissor do clube.

O pensamento do time da Argentina sempre foi de que Fausto Vera só seria negociado por 10 milhões de euros (R$ 55,5 milhões na cotação atual), mas as dificuldades financeiras vividas pelo time portenho fizeram com que o valor fosse abaixando aos poucos.

Outra ideia que as pessoas do Argentinos Juniors tinham era que Fausto deixaria a equipe diretamente para uma agremiação de primeiro escalão na Europa, o que não aconteceu.

Para contar com o volante, o Timão precisou vencer apenas a concorrência do Genk, da Bélgica, que chegou a se aproximar da proposta corintiana.

Ainda assim, o clube alvinegro contou como auxílio dos representantes do jogador, que entenderam que o Corinthians é uma vitrine melhor para Fausto Vera neste momento, justamente pensando em uma venda para um grande europeu em um futuro próximo.

Chris Wilder very much has Sheffield United woven into his DNA, with the Blades boss a United player on two occasions during his playing days, on top of now also taking on the Bramall Lane reins the same amount of times.

He will be gunning for his third promotion at the helm come the end of this long and dramatic Championship campaign, with the South Yorkshire outfit in a healthy spot in the division to do just that, even with the demoralising 3-1 defeat to promotion rivals Leeds United still hurting.

Over the past couple of promotion stories, Wilder has relied on some lethal attackers to get his team over the line, away from the current crop of Tom Cannon and Co.

Down memory lane: Chris Wilder's best strikers at Sheffield United

Of course, no list chronicling some of the revered United manager’s best forwards would be complete without a mention of Blades icon Billy Sharp.

The EFL veteran – who has ten goals this season on the books of nearby Doncaster Rovers – would fire home a ridiculous 129 strikes from 377 United appearances, with his sublime 23 league strikes during the 2018/19 season getting his team over the line to move up to the top-flight.

Away from the much-adored 39-year-old, Wilder has also had the likes of Oli McBurnie and David McGoldrick to call upon down the years, with McGoldrick still firing in the goals for Notts County in the same division Sharp now plies his trade in.

Amazingly, the ageing attacker has 13 strikes in 26 games for the promotion-chasers during 2024/25, with his time in South Yorkshire seeing him bag a memorable 30 times from 136 outings.

McBurnie would blow hot and cold a lot for Wilder’s men, but the Scotsman’s heroics last campaign – even as the Blades sunk down to the Championship – saw him land a bold switch to Las Palmas out in Spain, having kept his head held high with six strikes from 26 league encounters.

But, there is another former face that is removed from this conversation unfortunately, having been sold on during the fledging stages of his Bramall Lane education by Wilder, before then becoming a top striker elsewhere.

The ex-Sheffield United attacker now worth 4175% more

Worth around £290k during the peak of his playing days in South Yorkshire – according to Transfermarkt – it’s fair to say Che Adams’ short but sweet stint with the Blades set him up for a path to stardom.

Adams would only don a United strip for 55 clashes before moving onto pastures at Birmingham City, but the former non-league hotshot would take the EFL by storm with 15 strikes across those games.

Fast forward to last season and it’s clear that the Scotsman has been able to cement himself as a deadly sharpshooter in the second tier, having fired home 15 total league goals for Southampton on the way to the Saints tasting promotion.

Amazingly, Serie A side Torino would come calling for the “terrific” forward – as he was once lauded by Ally McCoist – services after that, with Adams now worth way more than his once meagre £290k price tag since making this leap to Italy.

Stat

Adams

Games played

373

Goals scored

100

Assists

37

Career hat-tricks

3

Highest value at United

£290k

Value now

£12.4m

Percentage increase

4175%

As can be seen looking at the table above, Adams’ current inflated value stands at a way heftier £12.4m, with Torino winning themselves an outrageous steal, considering the 28-year-old joined on a free transfer.

Still, when weighing up his £290k price tag next to his new £12.4m valuation, that is a percentage increase of 4175%, with Adams settling in well to his new environment in Turin with eight strikes coming his way during 2024/25 to date.

In another reality, United might well have kept a firmer grip on Adams for longer, but Wilder will hope his camp at it is can triumphantly win promotion.

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Newcastle United supporters would have been dreaming of their side lifting the EFL Cup come the end of a long, drawn-out final at Wembley, hopeful that Arne Slot’s Liverpool would have an off-day when it mattered most.

All of those dreams became a jubilant reality come full-time as, despite Federico Chiesa beating Nick Pope late on, the Magpies would finish the nail-biting match as 2-1 victors, bringing their long domestic trophy drought of 70 years to an unbelievable end.

Alexander Isak would ultimately score the winning goal but a word too for a Mr Dan Burn who would rightly lap up all of the plaudits come the full-time whistle.

It was his thunderous header that got Eddie Howe’s men up and running in the English capital, resulting in the towering centre-back lifting his team’s newly won honours with a beaming smile.

Dan Burn's performance in numbers

It has been a whirlwind few days for the Blyth-born colossus, with Burn receiving a first-ever England call-up by Thomas Tuchel a matter of days before this showdown versus Liverpool.

He didn’t look fazed by the big occasion whatsoever, especially when the 32-year-old powered home this header past Reds goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher just on the stroke of half-time.

Alexander Isak would then gift the Toon a two-goal cushion but Burn was imperious throughout away from his golden opener, with the Magpies number 33 winning seven duels besides from guiding that effort past Kelleher, on top of making 11 clearances to keep Liverpool at bay.

Also chipping in with two key passes, Burn was a calm man mountain across the exhilarating 90 minutes.

That said, one of his teammates put in an even more stunning display which could be regarded as one of his best ever donning Toon black and white.

10/10 Newcastle star was even better than Burn

Whilst Newcastle have splashed the cash on the likes of Isak and Co and they have been instant success stories, not everyone in the current first-team fold under Howe have always had it plain sailing on Tyneside.

Indeed, Joelinton had a wobbly introduction to life in England, with the ex-TSG 1899 Hoffenheim star once viewed as a £40m dud when lining up in the striker spot at St James’ Park.

Now, in a more well-suited central midfield role, the Brazilian has become a modern day great at the club, with Daily Mail journalist Craig Hope even heralding his showing against Liverpool as his “greatest game in black & white.”

That’s quite the claim considering Joelinton is now up to 216 games and counting at Newcastle, but his stellar numbers from this famous day out to London do back up Hope’s comments.

Minutes played

90

Goals scored

0

Assists

0

Touches

42

Accurate passes

18/25 (72%)

Shots on goal

1

Clearances

2

Tackles

3

Total duels won

9/13

Joelinton would tirelessly run himself into the ground for his team’s cause, with nine total duels won beating Burn’s impressive collection, whilst the Brazilian ace would also register two clearances and three tackles to ensure Liverpool never mounted a serious comeback.

Shields Gazette journalist Dominic Scurr would even hand out a flawless 10/10 rating to the South American battler post-match, praising the constant crucial contributions he made, with his display labelled simply as “colossal.”

Visibly emotional at the end when taking in his team’s historic Cup win, Joelinton will hope there are plenty more successful years in the bag for him on Tyneside, with the 28-year-old’s name no doubt etched into his club’s hall-of-fame forever now alongside Burn.

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