da realbet： Contratado recentemente junto ao Flamengo, o lateral-esquerdo Renê vem realizando um excelente início de trajetória com a camisa do Internacional. Com ele em campo o Colorado venceu os três últimos jogos, tendo Renê demonstrado a conhecida força defensiva que o fez ganhar destaque nacional, sendo eleito, inclusive, o melhor de sua posição no Brasileirão de 2018. Ontem, na vitória sobre o Independiente Medellin, por 1 a 0, pela Sul-Americana, ele acumulou cinco roubadas de bola e cinco interceptações, sendo peça importante para a equipe sair de campo sem sofrer gols.
– VEJA A TABELA DO BRASILEIRÃO
‘É sempre bom começar uma nova trajetória com vitórias, é algo que dá moral, tranquilidade e confiança para seguir em frente. Estou muito feliz por estar no Internacional, escrevendo esse novo capítulo na minha carreira com essa grandiosa camisa. Fui muito bem acolhido por todos no clube e estou muito motivado e com enorme vontade de vencer. Graças a Deus os resultados positivos têm acontecido, mas sabemos que não podemos relaxar e que temos que trabalhar ainda mais para que as coisas sigam dessa forma’, disse Renê.
O Internacional mira suas atenções agora no Brasileirão, mais precisamente no confronto com o Avaí, domingo, no Beira-Rio. Agora comandado por Mano Menezes, o Colorado é o quinto colocado na competição, com seis pontos.
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Leeds United head coach Daniel Farke endured a difficult summer that was full of speculation over his best players before the transfer window slammed shut.
The German head coach had to deal with the rumours and then had to contend with some of his key stars moving on from Elland Road, as Crysencio Summerville, Archie Gray, Georginio Rutter, and Glen Kamara were all sold.
All four of those players started at least 36 Championship matches for the club during the 2023/24 campaign, which speaks to their importance to the side last term.
The former Norwich City boss was, however, allowed to dip into the market to bolster his squad with new recruits, and brought in the likes of Joe Rodon, Isaac Schmidt, Largie Ramazani, Alex Cairns, Jayden Bogle, and Manor Solomon, among others.
Farke seemingly identified the central midfield area as one that needed to be strengthened, as the club brought in Ao Tanaka and Joe Rothwell in that position, after Kamara was sold to Rennes.
The Leeds boss now has a plethora of midfield options to choose from each week and has strong competition for places in that area of the pitch.
Leeds United's current midfield options
Captain Ethan Ampadu and Bulgaria international Ilia Gruev were selected to play in the middle of the park in the 1-0 defeat to Burnley last time out.
Meanwhile, summer signings Tanaka and Rothwell were forced to wait on the bench before coming on during the second half in an attempt to change the game.
Ampadu has started all 54 of the Championship games, including the play-offs, of Farke’s reign so far, which suggests that his place in the starting XI is not in danger any time soon, and it could be between Gruev, Tanaka, and Rothwell to play alongside the Wales international.
Ethan Ampadu
£13.5m
Ilia Gruev
£4.2m
Ao Tanaka
£3.4m
Joe Rothwell
£2.1m
As you can see in the table above, the former Chelsea man is the most valuable central midfielder in the squad, by some distance, and Rothwell, who is on loan from Bournemouth, is the least valuable.
Leeds sold Kamara to Rennes for a reported fee of £8.4m in the summer, which would make him the second most valuable in that group, and the Whites will be hoping that they do not live to regret that sale.
One expensive sale of a central midfielder that Leeds will certainly not regret is Ronaldo Vieira, whose value has plummeted since he moved on from Elland Road in 2018.
How much Leeds sold Ronaldo Vieira for
In the summer of 2018, former sporting director Victor Orta opted to cash in on the young ace for a reported fee of £7m ahead of Marcelo Bielsa’s first season with the club.
He came up through the youth ranks with the Whites, after joining from the i2i Football Academy in 2015, and emerged as a regular first-team operator in the 2016/17 campaign.
Former Leeds midfielder Ronaldo Vieira.
Vieira showed plenty of promise in that breakthrough season in the Championship, as he showcased his ability on the ball and his combative nature in the middle of the park.
The teenage starlet, who was dubbed “bombastic” by ex-coach Simon Collins, completed 81% of his attempted passes and made an eye-catching 3.1 tackles and interceptions per game across 34 appearances and 24 starts in the division.
His combative qualities in midfield were on show again in the 2017/18 campaign, with 3.5 tackles and interceptions per match in 28 outings in the Championship.
Appearances
28
Assists
2
Pass accuracy
79%
Tackles + interceptions per game
3.5
Ground duel success rate
47%
Aerial duel success rate
40%
As you can see in the table above, Vieira did not provide much in the way of quality as a creator of goals and his pass completion rate went down in comparison to his first full season in the league.
His duel success rates also show that opposition players found it too easy to get the better of him at times, as he lost the majority of his battles.
Orta then opted to cash in on the 20-year-old England U21 international at the end of that season, after Sampdoria came to the table with an offer of £7m.
Orta struck gold for Leeds
The Leeds sporting director struck gold for the club with that deal because Vieira has struggled since moving to Italy and away from Elland Road.
At the time of writing (18/09/2024), Transfermarkt places his current market value at a staggeringly low €1m (£843k), which is considerably
lower than any of the aforementioned Leeds midfielders.
It is also a stunning fall from the £7m that Sampdoria paid to secure his services back in 2018, when the central midfielder was 20 and seemingly on the rise.
Now 26, Vieira’s career has not gone to plan, as shown by his plummeting market value, and Leeds will look back on the £7m they gained from his sale as a blinder of a deal for them.
The English midfielder has only played 94 matches for Sampdoria in all competitions since his move in 2018, with loan spells at Torino and Hellas Verona in the 2022/23 and 2020/21 campaigns respectively.
He racked up 77 appearances in the Serie A for those three clubs combined and is currently playing in the Serie B for Sampdoria, where he featured in 13 league matches last term.
Appearances
3
Starts
1
Sofascore rating
5.73
Pass accuracy
69%
Duel success rate
33%
Error led to goal
1
As you can see in the table above, Vieira has played in three of the club’s second division games in the current season and has struggled badly.
The 26-year-old dud has been sloppy in possession, with a pass accuracy of 69%, and has been dominated in physical duels, whilst also making one error that directly led to a goal.
Overall, his time at Sampdoria has been disappointing as his value has plummeted and he has failed to nail down a regular place in the side, which is why Leeds struck gold by selling him for £7m.
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Independent body will be tasked with making recommendations in time for 2023 summer
Cameron Ponsonby14-Mar-2022
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The ECB is set to launch a high-performance review into English cricket with the ambition of making the England men’s team “the best in the world in all formats”, according to Interim managing director Andrew Strauss.Speaking in Barbados where the second Test is due to start on Wednesday, Strauss laid out the plans for the review, for which recommendations are due to be published in September with a view to potentially restructuring the English season from 2023. He also confirmed that England hope to have a new head coach in place for the first Test of the summer, against New Zealand at Lord’s in June.Addressing the Test team’s so-called “reset”, Strauss said: “The perception so far is that it’s all about red-ball cricket and that it’s all about the domestic game. But the way we’re approaching it, and I believe the only way you can approach these things is to start at the beginning, which is what is the scale of our ambition for the game in this country?”And I believe we’re looking very strongly at being the best in the world in all formats. I think the knock-on effects, right the way through the game if the shop window is functioning well, are enormous, so as a game we need to get alignment behind that ambition.Related
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“If you take a longer-term perspective on these things you have to say, ‘How can the two teams run concurrently alongside each other?’ and ‘How do we best support our white- and red-ball specialists to allow that to happen?'”The review will be led by an independent body that is yet to be chosen and who will undertake the first two stages of the review before their recommendations are presented to the ECB board and the county chairs.”We need to look at how the game is evolving,” Strauss said. “All of us know that the rise of white-ball and T20 cricket has been hugely dynamic and happened very quickly. So we need to understand how that affects our game and on the one hand how can we leverage that and on the other how do we protect the relevance and importance of the game in our country. And then we need to do a lot of independent analysis on getting information from the game on what’s working well and what’s not working well currently. So a very big consultation piece needs to be done.”We want recommendations to be signed off in time for the 2023 domestic season so that really means by the end of September this year ideally. You could stretch it a bit but these projects can get very broad and you can get stuck. So it’s important to focus on people’s minds. If we’re going to do it we’ve got to do it for 2023.”The review is just one of many significant developments expected at the ECB over the coming months, with a number of senior management positions only filled in an interim capacity. As well as the head coach vacancy, applications opened on Monday for the full-time men’s team managing director role (which Strauss is currently performing).It has also been reported that England will revert to having a full-time selector, separate from the head coach, as was the case before Chris Silverwood’s job specification was expanded last year.Asked whether he considered himself a candidate to return to the managing director position full time, having held a similar position between 2015 and 2018, Strauss was non-committal.”I haven’t considered that really,” he said. “I’ve got unique personal circumstances that makes doing that role difficult and quite frankly there’s always value in getting a new perspective and new views. Nothing ever stays the same or goes backwards. I’m certain there’s going to be some good candidates for this role.”The ambition is certainly to have the Test coach in place by that first Test of the summer. With recruitments there are all sorts of moving pieces, including notice periods. I don’t think we can categorically say that, but it’s the ambition.On the question of splitting the head coach role between red ball and white ball, he said: “Ultimately, that will be the new director of cricket’s decision to make. My perspective is that it’s time to go down that route. We have unique schedules in this country. It is very hard to plan, prepare, play and review for one coach doing all formats. There are opportunities for us to make some performance gains in that respect. But again, that’ll be up to the new director of cricket.”England produced a battling performance in Antigua•Gareth Copley/Getty Images
On the field, England came away from Antigua with a creditable draw. But the failure of their seamers to take a wicket with the new ball across the Test match, with Chris Woakes and Craig Overton proving particularly expensive in the first innings, led some observers to bemoan the decision to leave James Anderson and Stuart Broad at home – a decision that had already provoked severe backlash from England’s fans.”I think the reaction was entirely predictable,” Strauss said. “You don’t do these things worried about what the reaction is, you do it because you think it’s the right thing to do. I think it’s great to see [Matt] Fisher and [Saqib] Mahmood as part of the England set up.”I think we’re learning about them all the time and they’re getting more and more comfortable in this group. And as we said right at the start it’s forced some of our senior players to have slightly different roles.”It’s early days but the feedback I’m getting from the dressing room is that they’re accepting the challenge as a group of not having those senior players involved and I thought in terms of attitude, the willingness to do the hard graft, the spirit and togetherness were there to see. We didn’t get the result we wanted in Antigua but there were a lot of positives coming out of it.”
Zimbabwe thrashed Bangladesh by a huge margin in the first Test, and hope to better their performance in the second
Firdose Moonda in Harare21-Apr-2013The fans could hardly believe what they saw on the scoreboard in Harare. “Zimbabwe won by 335 runs.” Never mind the last three words, the first two were enough for them.Many wanted to immortalise the moment and cameras came out in dozens to capture images that confirmed Zimbabwe’s victory over Bangladesh. They snapped away – at the writing on the board, the singing fans on the wooden stand, the team huddle on the field and themselves, beaming with the afterglow of victory.A day earlier, the same people were debating whether or not Zimbabwe should enforce the follow-on. Popular opinion was that they should, given the lead of 255, because on the evidence of Bangladesh’s batting there was an opportunity for an innings win. Then someone brought the masses down to earth by reminding them that just a few weeks ago, talk of following on only applied if Zimbabwe were being put in again. Everyone laughed. How things had changed.
Movements on the ICC rankings
Batting: 29 (+41) Brendan Taylor 34 (-3) Tamim Iqbal 37 (-8) Shakib Al Hasan 40 (-3) Mushfiqur Rahim 50 (-4) Nasir Hossain 64 (-3) Junaid Siddique 65 (+4) M.Ashraful 69 (-3) Shahriar Nafees 79 (-4) Mahmudullah 84 (-13) V.Sibanda 85 (+11) Jahurul Islam 100 (+25) Graeme Cremer Bowling 15 ( – ) Shakib Al Hasan 43 (+14) Kyle Jarvis 59 ( – ) Sohag Gazi 68 (+24) Robiul Islam 71 (-2) Mahmudullah 87 (+42) S. Masakadza 92 (+21) Graeme Cremer
Zimbabwe’s turnaround was as unexpected as it was spectacular, and it could be another restart for a team that has had the handbrake pulled on their attempts to move forward. It shows that cricket has not been crippled and, although it was badly wounded, it has made some sort of recovery.”This is a confidence booster after the thrashing we got in West Indies,” Stephen Mangongo, Zimbabwe’s interim coach said. “We got on to our two feet, which is important.”Zimbabwe’s victory was as important for team morale as it was for demonstrating the progress of individual players. Brendan Taylor and Kyle Jarvis now have career best ICC rankings, Graeme Cremer moved up in both the batting and bowling rankings while Shingi Masakadza also made himself known.The hosts achieved their success by nullifying Bangladesh’s strengths: not allowing their spinners to get into the game and keeping their best batsmen, Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim, quiet. In the next match Zimbabwe will have to do the same, and will probably also have Tamim Iqbal, almost recovered from a thumb injury, to tie down.That’s the difference this time: there is a next match. When Zimbabwe made their Test comeback in August 2011, they celebrated like there was no tomorrow because in cricketing terms, there wasn’t. One-off fixtures were a good way to re-enter the longest format and Zimbabwe had four of them. But it was also too spread out for them to develop any long-term strategies and the lack of match time showed, especially when they went overseas and battled to adapt to conditions.This series gives Zimbabwe an opportunity to change that. With both Tests being at the same venue, it will allow them to isolate areas that need to be worked on – such as the performance of the top order against medium-pacer Robiul Islam – and measure their development.While Zimbabwe’s performance against Bangladesh was dominant, it was not perfect and they know it. There was much to celebrate and Taylor and the team did when they walked off the park to the sounds of the traditional song and their fans saluting them. There was also much to reflect on.After their change-room celebrations, they joined their other halves for a few quiet ones. They may have gone on to wilder things after that but while at the ground, they provided sobering illustration that they know the job is not done. “It’s nice to have some momentum but we know Bangladesh always seem to bounce back on us. We can’t get complacent at all,” Taylor said. “If we play the way we played in this game, we are going to be tough to beat. We are going to find the areas where we can improve, go to training and keep trying to better ourselves.”Zimbabwe understand one victory does not mean the end of their aims, as it did in 2011. It’s just the beginning. If the schedule is as it should be, Zimbabwe will have Tests against Sri Lanka and Pakistan at home in the next six months. Those challenges will be greater than the one Bangladesh pose now and the only way to prepare adequately for will be to repeat and improve the showing in next week’s Test.
He had been appointed in the Australia role under Justin Langer late last year ahead of the T20 World Cup
Alex Malcolm14-Apr-2022Jeff Vaughan has departed his role as Australia assistant coach to become the new full-time head coach of Tasmania in the Sheffield Shield and Marsh Cup competitions.The news comes just a day after Cricket Australia formally announced Andrew McDonald as the new Australia men’s head coach. Vaughan had been appointed as an Australia assistant coach under Justin Langer late last year ahead of the T20 World Cup. His main brief was to be in charge of the fielding unit and was part of Australia’s successful T20 World Cup, Ashes and Pakistan Test campaigns.Cricket Tasmania announced on Thursday that Vaughan, a former South Australia batter, would be returning to Tasmania to coach the men’s program. The move means McDonald has at least a couple of appointments to make in terms of his assistants, with the bowling and fielding coaching roles becoming vacant. Although the roles and the structure may look different under McDonald as he wants to spread the workload more evenly to avoid coach burnout.Vaughan made his name as a coach under Adam Griffith firstly as a batting coach where he played a significant part in getting Matthew Wade back into Australia’s Test side in 2019 as well as the development of Ben McDermott across all three formats.Cricket Tasmania then restructured their men’s coaching set-up under Griffith in 2019 with Vaughan taking charge of the Sheffield Shield and Marsh Cup teams while Griffith remained as director of coaching and head coach of the Hobart Hurricanes.After Vaughan’s departure to Australia’s setup in September 2020, Ali de Winter stepped in as interim head coach with Greg Shipperd coming in as a short-term consultant coach.Related
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Griffith resigned from his dual roles at Cricket Tasmania and the Hurricanes at the end of the BBL season. Vaughan will now take the reins full-time as Tasmania’s coach from May while the search continues for the new Hurricanes coach.”I feel very fortunate with how everything has worked out,” Vaughan said. “I have been connected to the program throughout and am confident that I have continued to develop my coaching and leadership skill set to assist the development of the Tigers’ program holistically and for the players as individuals.”I’m incredibly grateful to Cricket Australia for the opportunity, and to Cricket Tasmania for being so open-minded about my return, so I really can’t wait to just get stuck in and am looking forward to maintaining the direction of the program for an extended period of time.”Cricket Tasmania CEO Dominic Baker was delighted to have secured Vaughan after revealing that a previously chosen candidate had pulled out of the role after being offered it in December 2021.”We’re thrilled to have Jeff returning to the helm of our male Tigers program,” Baker said. “We clearly want the best available candidate for the role who also understands and fits with the culture of our organisation, and there’s no doubt that Jeff ticks both those boxes.”We’ve all watched the progress of the Australian men’s program over the summer, and there’s nothing more to be said about it other than it was a sparkling success, and Jeff was a part of that.”Ali has done a fantastic job under really difficult and often uncertain circumstances this year, but the fact that the transition from Jeff to Ali was so smooth was due to the fact that Jeff has such a solid vision in place that everyone was on board with.”We did have a candidate nearly ready to go back in December that unfortunately fell through, however, the timing of everything has been quite serendipitous, as with Jeff obviously knowing the program and the players so well, the transition now should be seamless.”
Leicester City are interested in completing the signing of an "outstanding" Premier League attacker before the summer transfer window ends, according to reliable journalist John Percy.
Leicester transfer news
It has been a solid summer in the transfer market for the Foxes, who knew the importance of strengthening their squad after trading the Championship for the Premier League. That being said, they have also had to spend wisely amid the threat of a potential points deduction due to breaches of profit and sustainability rules.
In terms of Leicester's most significant additions of the summer to date, midfielder Oliver Skipp represents a strong addition with plenty of experience to his name at one of the biggest clubs in the country, having been at Tottenham since his youth team days.
Meanwhile, Bilal El Khannouss represents an eye-catching addition for Belgian side Genk, providing more competition in attacking areas, and the same applies to Jordan Adew, who has come in from Crystal Palace. At the other end of the pitch, Caleb Okoli could be a strong signing from reigning Europa League winners Atalanta.
There will be some Leicester supporters who will be hoping to see the club strike some late transfer business on Friday, and it looks as though that may be happening.
Leicester "exploring" move for "outstanding" forward
According to the reliable Percy on X, Leicester are keen on signing Crystal Palace striker Odsonne Edouard before deadline day reaches its conclusion. The former Celtic man cost the Eagles an initial £14m when he joined in a loan-to-buy deal from Glasgow, but has never quite found his feet at Selhurst Park.
Additional firepower is sure to be something that Steve Cooper craves in his attack, given the difficulty of finding the net in the Premier League for newly-promoted sides, and Edouard could be a shrewd addition at the King Power Stadium.
The 26-year-old has 18 goals to his name in the Premier League, showing that he knows how to be a success in the division, and during his Celtic days, Neil Lennon had this to say about him: "What we have with Odsonne is an outstanding, talented player."
In fact, Edouard's record in a Hoops shirt further outlines his ability, with 87 goals scored in 179 matches, and he also has an incredible record at youth team level for France, scoring 43 times in just 51 caps.
France Under-21s
14
17
France Under-19s
13
5
France Under-18s
9
4
France Under-17s
15
17
At 26, the Frenchman is still young enough to improve further as a player, so there don't feel like many negatives to Leicester snapping him up, offering him a route out of Palace at the same time, where he isn't a regular starter.
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Peterborough boss Darren Ferguson has explained why Tyler Young did not get to face dad Ashley in the FA Cup, with one Everton player having "a pop".
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History could've been made at Goodison ParkTeenager remained an unused substitutePosh boss defends his selection decisionsFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
History was on the cards at Goodison Park on Thursday, with the Youngs looking to become the first father and son duo to line up against one another in the 154-year history of FA Cup competition. That big moment never arrived.
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Ex-England international Ashley stepped off the bench for the Toffees in the 73rd minute, with Everton leading 1-0 at the time. With the final outcome still in the balance, Posh manager Ferguson felt unable to throw on 18-year-old midfielder Tyler.
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By the time that Iliman Ndiaye converted a stoppage-time penalty, Peterborough had already used up all of their substitutes. The decision to deny Tyler an outing against his dad did not sit well with some, as digs were aimed in Ferguson’s direction.
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Ferguson, the son of legendary former Manchester United manager Sir Alex, told reporters afterwards when asked about why Young Jr did not make it onto the field: "The last substitution was a difficult one because I did want to get Tyler on. As much as I wanted to get him on with his dad, I had to do what’s right for my team.
"It was very difficult ,but I’ve got to do what’s best for the team. If the game had been 2-0 at that point, I would have put him on, but at 1-0 I couldn’t. If I sent a central midfielder on at 1-0, I’ve got three forwards sitting on the bench wondering what’s going on.
"One of their players had a bit of a pop at me, which is bang out of order, but I’ve got to do what’s best for out team and, at that point, it’s 1-0 and we’re trying to get a result. Quite honestly, I did put Tyler on the bench and I gave him every opportunity but I’ve got to do what’s best for the team. I am sure they will remember it."
كشف أحمد مرتضى منصور، عضو مجلس إدارة نادي الزمالك السابق، عن كواليس انسحاب الفريق الأبيض من مباراة القمة الشهيرة أمام الأهلي، مؤكدًا أن القرار لم يكن وليد اللحظة، بل جاء بعد نقاشات ومقترحات داخل مجلس الإدارة في تلك الفترة.
وقال أحمد مرتضى في تصريحات عبر “بودكاست جول كاست”: “انسحبنا من مباراة القمة أمام الأهلي مرة واحدة فقط، وهي المرة التي لم يتحرك فيها الأتوبيس، وكانت الفكرة نابعة من الدكتور مدحت العدل وأحمد عفيفي، حيث اقترحا أن نلعب المباراة بالناشئين، لكن رئيس النادي حينها، مرتضى منصور، نظر إلى الأمر من زاوية مختلفة، فقد رأى أنه من الممكن أن تُسجل في التاريخ نتيجة قاسية ضد الزمالك، ربما تصل إلى 9 أهداف، ولهذا قررنا عدم التوجه إلى الملعب”.
وأضاف: “القرار كان صحيحًا من وجهة نظري، فقد كنت قد حققت بطولتين، والجماهير كانت سعيدة، وكان لدينا مباراة مهمة جدًا بعد يومين فقط أمام الترجي التونسي، طلبت من حسام الزناتي وعمرو الجنايني أن يتم تأجيل المباراة ليوم واحد فقط، خاصة وأن هناك حالة من الاحتقان، بعد مشكلة إمام عاشور مع وليد سليمان، التي وصلت إلى اشتباك، فهل كان من المنطقي أن تُقام المباراة في ظل هذا التوتر؟”.
وتابع: “الأهلي وقتها كان يريد أن يخوض المباراة حتى يفوز ويزيد من الضغط علينا، بينما كنا نحن نستعد لمواجهة الترجي، ولم يكن هناك ضرر في تأجيل اللقاء يومًا أو يومين، التأجيلات وقتها كانت تحدث بالهوى، وكل شيء كان يسير بالهوى، بالطبع الأهلي يستفيد من هذا الوضع، لكنه لا يحتاج إلى مثل هذه الاستفادة لأنه نادٍ قوي على كل حال”.
وحول إمكانية عودته هو والمستشار مرتضى منصور إلى إدارة نادي الزمالك مجددًا، قال: “يمكن أن نعود، لكن الأمر أصبح صعبًا جدًا بعد الفوضى التي حدثت، الوضع حاليًا يحتاج إلى معجزة، وبالمناسبة، كل ما يُقال عن ديون الزمالك غير دقيق، على سبيل المثال، يقال إن ضرائب النادي بلغت مليار ونصف، وهذا غير صحيح، الضرائب تحصل على 25% من دخل النادي، ولو كانت ميزانية النادي مليار جنيه سنويًا، فالضريبة تكون 250 مليون، وليس مليار ونصف”.
أحمد مرتضى منصور يوضح أصعب صفقة أبرمها لـ الزمالك.. ورأيه في لقب “أكبر قلعة رياضية في مصر”
وأردف: “هم يريدون تضخيم المبلغ بإضافة كل الإيرادات التي لم تُحصَّل بعد من الأعضاء، بل حتى العضويات التي لا تُفرض عليها ضرائب أُدرجت ضمن الحسابات، الهدف من كل هذا هو تحميل مرتضى منصور المسؤولية، رغم أنه مجرد رئيس نادٍ تنفيذي، وسوف يرحل في النهاية، لكن ما يحدث يضر النادي نفسه، وزير المالية قال في فيديو عام 2019 إن الزمالك هو النادي الوحيد الذي سدد كل الضرائب المستحقة، وكان هذا في عهد مرتضى منصور”.
واختتم أحمد مرتضى تصريحاته بالتأكيد على قوة والده الانتخابية داخل النادي قائلًا: “مرتضى منصور هو القوة الانتخابية الوحيدة داخل نادي الزمالك، هو الوحيد الذي يمتلك كتلة حقيقية، وإذا قرر خوض الانتخابات في أي وقت، فسيفوز بها دون شك”.
Newcastle United are expected to make an offer for an "extraordinary" free agent, but will need to act quickly as he is also wanted by another Premier League club, according to a fresh transfer update.
Newcastle contract & transfer news
The Magpies' summer transfer business is done and dusted, in what was a relatively low-key period in the market for them, but there are still contract and transfer rumours doing the rounds. The future of Anthony Gordon was a major talking point during the summer, with a move to boyhood club Liverpool mooted a number of times, but the winger ended up staying put at St James' Park. Now, it is claimed that the 23-year-old could sign a new deal at Newcastle, acting as a major boost for Eddie Howe.
In terms of potential new signings, only free agents are now available for the Magpies, with Yusuf Yazici reportedly a target, having left Lille upon the conclusion of last season. Aston Villa, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United are also thought to be in the mix for the 27-year-old.
There is another free agent who has emerged as an exciting option for Newcastle, too, as they battle with one of the clubs mentioned above for his signature.
Newcastle plan offer for "extraordinary" midfielder
According to a new update from Le Figaro [via Sport Witness], Newcastle could soon table an offer for Adrien Rabiot, who is currently a free agent after his departure from Juventus at the end of last season. United are in the same position, however, seeing the Frenchman as an excellent option to replace Casemiro, as the two Premier League clubs are said to "need to hurry" to get a deal done.
Adrien Rabiot for France.
Rabiot could be a fantastic addition to Newcastle's midfield, considering his pedigree as a player throughout his career, during which time he has won seven league titles – six for Paris Saint-Germain and one with Juve. Not only that, but the 29-year-old has won 48 caps for a formidable France team, proving to be a key figure in the middle of the park, while David Trezeguet has lauded him in the past.
With Newcastle supporters not overly happy about a lack of stellar signings during the summer transfer window, the £29.5m-valued Rabiot could add so much class and experience to Howe's midfield all without splashing a penny, possessing quality in possession and a strong work ethic off the ball.
Last season, the France international registered eight goal contributions (five goals and three assists) in Serie A, but he also averaged 1.9 tackles per game, not to mention starting five matches for his country at Euro 2024 earlier this summer.
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Signing Rabiot should be considered a no-brainer for Newcastle, even though he would likely demand big wages, with the free element of the fee making it less of an issue.
With their opening Premier League game against Arsenal just around the corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers have reportedly turned their attention towards welcoming a replacement for Pedro Neto.
Wolves transfer news
The Midlands club have, of course, just lost Neto to Chelsea in a move worth a reported £54m and must now replace Gary O'Neil's star man to hand their attack a much-needed boost. With a hefty fee to spend, there's no doubt that Wolves will have plenty of options and the likes of Carlos Forbs have already been mentioned.
The Ajax winger is still just 20 years old and could yet be on his way back to the Premier League for the first time since graduating from Manchester City's academy. Given his lack of senior experience in England's top-flight, however, question marks would come over his ability to fill the large void left behind by Neto this summer. Alas, those same questions would not arrive if Wolves targeted a more experienced option.
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According to Graeme Bailey for HITC, Wolves now want to sign Yoane Wissa to replace Neto this month, with the Brentford winger allowed to leave the Bees after they completed substantial summer business of their own.
A player who can play in any role across the frontline, signing Wissa has every chance of turning into a stroke of genius if Wolves push ahead with their interest and land a deal for the right price.
Now 27 years old and falling down the pecking order at Brentford thanks to the return of Ivan Toney and the arrival of Fabio Carvalho, a move to the Midlands should also suit Wissa in the next couple of weeks.
"Remarkable" Wissa can replace Neto's quality
More of a goalscorer than Neto, whose best trait is his ability to create for others, Wissa can replace the winger's quality whilst adding a different type of firepower to O'Neil's side. Alongside both Hwang Hee-chan and Matheus Cunha, the 27-year-old would undoubtedly thrive in similar fashion to how he has performed next to Bryan Mbeumo and Toney.
Premier League stats 23/24 (via FBref)
Yoane Wissa
Pedro Neto
Goals
12
3
Assists
2
9
Minutes
2,493
1,516
Ball Recoveries per 90
3.57
4.70
A weakness of Neto's is also a strength of Wissa's, with the Brentford star's availability far more reliable than the injury-prone Neto's. In one swoop, Wolves may well get the perfect replacement without splashing a substantial amount of the £54m received for Neto.
Brentford boss Thomas Frank was full of praise for Wissa last season, saying via the Independent: “I think they are super players. Wissa, we knew, has always been a goalscorer. He scored seven goals in the first season and seven in the second in the Premier League, for a player that didn’t play much. It’s remarkable. I definitely think he is best as a 9. He’s got that nose for goals.”