Journalist gives update on Wolves target

Wolves transfer target Donny van de Beek plans to leave Manchester United in January if he is not granted more chances in the coming weeks, according to journalist Fabrizio Romano.

The Lowdown: Van de Beek linked with Wolves move

The Dutchman joined United with a big reputation in September 2020, having starred for Ajax in 2018/19 as they nearly reached the Champions League final.

Van de Beek has had a torrid time of things at Old Trafford, however, starting just four Premier League matches in his entire spell there.

The 24-year-old has been linked with a January move to Wolves and now another key update has emerged regarding his future.

The Latest: Romano gives fresh update

Taking to Twitter on Thursday, Romano confirmed that the Netherlands international is planning to leave United in January unless something drastically changes in terms of playing time:

‘The plan is still to leave Man Utd in January if he’s not gonna be involved in Solskjær team in the next weeks.”

The Verdict: Ideal for all parties

Van de Beek has shown that he is a quality footballer for Ajax – he scored 41 goals and registered 34 assists for the Eredivisie giants and been hailed as ‘perfect’ by Owen Hargreaves – it is sad to see him rotting at United and failing to reach his potential.

Wolves could offer him the perfect way out, with Bruno Lage perhaps promising him a key role and the Dutchman giving the Wanderers’ midfield an injection of attacking quality and end product.

If a deal could be struck it would be a big boost for Wolves in the second half of the season, as they look to secure a top-half finish.

In other news, a journalist has provided an update on Wolves’ pursuit of one player. Find out who it is here.

Palmeiras vence o Coxa no Pacaembu e se aproxima de Grêmio e Santos

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O Palmeiras começou a série que decide o seu ano como queria: vencendo. Ainda que sem empolgar, o time bateu o Coritiba por 1 a 0 nesta segunda-feira, no Pacaembu, e retomou sua posição no G4 do Campeonato Brasileiro. A distância para o líder Corinthians segue de 13 pontos, após 24 rodadas.

Cuca desta vez preferiu escalar Keno na vaga de Guerra, apostando em abrir a defesa do Coritiba pelos lados do campo. Foi o que se viu no começo. As triangulações pelos lados com o camisa 27 e Dudu, Deyverson aproveitando-se bem do pivô deram ao Verdão um início melhor que o do Coxa. A equipe paranaense criou maiores perigos em bolas paradas. Walisson Maia, de cabeça, fez Fernando Prass realizar uma bela defesa, depois de Wilson já ter trabalhado em chute de Deyverson.

Quando o Coritiba criou perigo foi o momento em que o Verdão tinha mais dificuldades para sair da marcação. Para corrigir este problema, Cuca inverteu a posição de Dudu e Keno. De volta ao lado esquerdo, o capitão fez ótima jogada individual para Jean abrir o placar.

O gol deu embalo para nos últimos cinco minutos o Verdão pressionar pelo segundo gol, mas os times foram para o intervalo com a vantagem mínima dos mandantes.

A partida recomeçou com dois times mais desorganizados, mas ao mesmo tempo mais perigosos. O Palmeiras tinha facilidade para tomar a bola no campo ataque, mas dificuldade para criar – Walisson Maia, contra, quase dá o segundo gol ao Verdão. E o Coxa, de falta em falta, vinha trazendo perigo, mas Prass, mais uma vez, destacou-se.

O excesso de trabalho que vinha tendo com o Coxa e o cansaço de Deyverson, que atuou bem, fizeram Cuca colocar Thiago Santos e Borja – a entrada do colombiano foi bastante aplaudida. Enquanto o camisa 21 foi o cão de guarda de sempre na frente da área, o centroavante até teve uma chance, mas acabou travado pela defesa coxa-branca.

Ao Palmeiras, agora são três partidas sem derrota no Brasileiro (dois triunfos e um empate), sequência que recoloca o time no G4 do Brasileiro. Além disso, deixa o atual campeão a três pontos do vice-líder Grêmio, e a um do Santos, o terceiro. A série de seis jogos que vai definir para Cuca se o time briga pelo título, ou não, começou com o pé direito.

O Coxa, ainda com 27 pontos, segue na zona de rebaixamento. O time de Marcelo Oliveira, campeão da Copa do Brasil de 2015 pelo Palmeiras, agora está há cinco partidas sem vencer na competição.

FICHA TÉCNICA
PALMEIRAS 1 X 0 CORITIBA
Local: Pacaembu, São Paulo (SP)
Data-Hora: 18/9/2017 – 20h
Árbitro: Dewson Freitas da Silva (PA)
Auxiliares: Helcio Araújo Neves (PA) e José Ricardo Guimarães Coimbra (PA)
Público/renda: 24.391 pagantes/R$ 767.222,50
Cartões amarelos: Mayke, Egídio e Edu Dracena (PAL), Alan Santos, Dodô e Henrique Almeida (CTB)
Cartões vermelhos: –
Gols: Jean (39’/1ºT) (1-0)

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PALMEIRAS: Fernando Prass; Mayke, Edu Dracena, Juninho e Egídio; Jean (Thiago Santos, aos 37’/2ºT) Tchê Tchê e Moisés; Dudu, Keno (Róger Guedes, aos 17’/2ºT) e Deyverson (Borja, aos 37’/2ºT). Técnico: Cuca.

CORITIBA: Wilson; Dodô, Walisson Maia, Cléber e Carleto; Alan Santos, Matheus Galdezani, Anderson (Iago, no intervalo); Getterson (Rafael Longuine, no intervalo), Rildo e Henrique Almeida (Filigrana, aos 30’/2ºT). Técnico: Marcelo Oliveira.

أسامة نبيه: مكالمة مرتضى منصور نقطة تحوّل في الفوز بالدوري.. وزيزو كاد أن يذبحنا

أكد أسامة نبيه المدرب العام لنادي الزمالك، أن تتويج الفارس الابيض بلقب الدوري للموسم الثاني على التوالي يعد إعجازًا، ويكشف عن المباراة التي كانت بمثابة نقطة تحول للفوز باللقب من وجهة نظره.

واستطاع الزمالك أن يحسم لقب الدوري هذا الموسم للمرة الثانية على التوالي والرابعة عشر في تاريخه، بعدما أنهى الدوري متصدرًا برصيد 77 نقطة.

وقال نبيه خلال تصريحات لبرنامج “اللعيب” المذاع على قناة “إم بي سي مصر”: “للموسم الثاني على التوالي نحقق بطولة الدوري، ما حدث هذا الموسم إعجاز وليس إنجاز”.

وتابع: “النتائج مع كارتيرون لم تكن على ما يرام، نقطة التحول هي عندما استقبلت مكالمة من مرتضى منصور وسألني عن رغبتي لتولي المسؤولية خلفا لكارتيرون، وافقت لأنني كان لدي ثقة في الله واللاعبين، مرتضى وأمير وفروا لنا كل الإمكانيات”.

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وأضاف: “فيوتشر خصم عنيد وتعب فريق كثير هذا الموسم، مباراة فيوتشر كانت نقطة تحول كبيرة جدًا في طريق فوز الزمالك بالدوري، وكان في هذا المباراة ركلة جزاء وسددها زيزو بطريقة بانينكا وقلت له إذا كانت أهدرتها كنت ستذبحنا”.

وأكمل: “في مباراة الجونة بالدور الأول أبلغت اللاعبين بين الشوطين، أننا لو ظللنا نلعب تيكي تاكا لنا نحصل على شئ، ونريد الخروج بالثلاثة نقاط”.

وأردف: “قرارت كارتيرون في المباريات والتشكيل كان بها  مشاكل كبيرة وبعض الأخطاء في الأسلوب الفني والتعامل مع اللاعبين”.

يذكر أن الزمالك خسر من إيسترن كومباني بهدفين مقابل هدف، في مباراة الجولة الختامية لبطولة الدوري المصري التي أقيمت أمس الثلاثاء.

England defeat proves costly for Leeds

England’s dismal defeat to Australia at Headingley could cost the local economy in Leeds up to £2 million

Cricinfo staff10-Aug-2009England’s dismal defeat to Australia at Headingley could cost the local economy in Leeds up to £2 million.Experts say that a full five-day Test match would have generated £8 million but with supporters checking out of hotels early, and 18,000 ticket refunds for Monday, has meant that profit projections were down-graded to £6 million.”It is disappointing the full five days won’t be played out,” said Gary Verity, chief executive of tourism organisation Welcome to Yorkshire. “Of course, it will affect the estimated total aimed at boosting Leeds’s economy.”But Deborah Green, chief executive of Marketing Leeds, insisted the city could still do well financially out of the Test match: “We won’t make as much as a region as would have done from the full five days but six million pounds could still be a conservative estimate,” Green told . “And we count ourselves lucky that we’ve at least had three good days when the sun has shone.”Australia won by an innings-and-80-runs inside three days, meaning those fans who had purchased tickets in advance for the fifth day’s play on Tuesday, at a reduced rate, will not be refunded.Instead, they have been offered the opportunity to watch a Yorkshire match before the end of the season.

Celtic braced for Rory Mahady bid

Celtic are bracing themselves for an offer for Rory Mahady in the January transfer window.

What’s the talk?

That’s according to a report by Football Scotland, who claim that Manchester City are keeping a very close eye on the situation of the 15-year-old shot-stopper, and have sent scouts to watch the Celtic starlet in action on a number of occasions this season.

The report goes on to suggest that Pep Guardiola’s side could look to make a move for the Scotland U16 international in the coming months, a deal which would see the Bhoys receive a cross-border compensation fee for the teenager’s services.

Big blow

Considering just how highly-rated Mahady is at Parkhead, should Manchester City indeed make a move for the teenager in the near future, and the goalkeeper goes on to agree to a switch south of the border, it would undoubtedly come as a huge blow to Ange Postecoglou and his side – who have made something of a habit of waving goodbye to their most talented youngsters in recent seasons.

Indeed, as recently as last summer Celtic saw their highly-rated 17-year-old attacking midfielder Josh Adam leave for Manchester City, while 18-year-old centre-back Liam Morrison and 17-year-old right-winger Barry Hepburn also both left Glasgow for Bayern Munich in the past two years.

As such, should Celtic continue this trend of developing exceptionally talented young players only for them to be snatched away by bigger sides before they have even had a chance to feature in the first-team, the question must be asked as to whether there is much point in the Bhoys having an academy at all.

However, it would nevertheless appear advisable for Postecoglou to do all he can to avoid a repeat of Adam’s move to City with Mahady, as, with Celtic’s current number one, 34-year-old Joe Hart, very much entering the twilight of his career, the 56-year-old manager will be in need of a new first choice in the position in the not too distant future.

And, if Mahady continues to develop at his current rate, he would appear to be an extremely solid candidate for the role in a few years’ time, meaning his loss would undoubtedly be something of a disaster for the Hoops.

In other news: Nicholson must sanction swoop for £7.5k-p/w ace dubbed The Wall, he’s what Celtic need

Ferguson settling into key role

Callum Ferguson is still new to international cricket but is rapidly becoming a stable and reliable presence in Australia’s changing batting line-up

Alex Brown at The Oval04-Sep-2009

Callum Ferguson has quickly established himself in Australia’s middle order•Getty Images

The sight of Shane Watson, Tim Paine and Cameron White filling the top three positions in the Australian batting line-up had a distinctly unfamiliar feel, but not so the heavy contribution of Callum Ferguson in the middle-order. In just 15 limited overs appearances, Ferguson has established a reputation for consistency and malleability, capable of tailoring his style and tempo to requirements.In an ever-changing limited overs line-up – the result of Cricket Australia’s rotation policy, retirements and Andrew Symonds’ blood-alcohol levels – Ferguson is fast emerging as a constant. The South Australian batsman possesses a technique and temperament far beyond his 24 years, and continues to mount a strong case to be considered the nation’s next-in-line Test batsman.Ferguson’s career-best innings of 71 not out from 75 deliveries at The Oval on Friday was case in point. Upon arriving at the crease with Australia at 111 for three and suffering a recurrence of their Oval run-out curse, he patiently navigated his way through testing spells from Adil Rashid and Paul Collingwood – he required seven balls to get off the mark – before charging in the final 10 overs. The innings advanced his career average and strike-rate to 56.12 and 86.67 respectively, and prompted his captain, Michael Clarke, to note the “beauty” of his batting.But perhaps the best assessment of Ferguson’s game was delivered by a man who, prior to Friday, had never before seen him on a playing field. Andrew Strauss, the England captain, was suitably impressed by Ferguson’s Man-of-the-Match performance, which delivered Australia to a competitive, and ultimately victorious, total in his first international innings on English soil.”With Ferguson, I haven’t seen him play much before but it was just a very calm and composed innings,” Strauss said. “He took a little time to get himself in and just manoeuvred it around nicely and played some nice shots in the Powerplay at the end.”Though young, Ferguson has already displayed an impressive ability to adapt to various pitch conditions. Prior to The Oval encounter, he had posted half centuries at the Gabba, Newlands and Centurion and batted consistently against Pakistan on the dry wickets of Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Similarly, he has displayed few difficulties in repelling the accurate bowling of New Zealand, the pace of South Africa and the spin of Pakistan. He appears very much the complete package.Strong off his pads and through the off-side, Ferguson also revealed an ability to improvise with a late reverse sweep to the boundary off Collingwood. He required 46 deliveries to strike his first four, but in a perfectly-timed assault, took the attack James Anderson, Stuart Broad and Collingwood in the death overs.

Prass iguala marca de Sérgio e credita sucesso a 'trabalho bem feito'

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A vitória contra o Fluminense teve sabor especial para o goleiro Fernando Prass. O camisa 1 chegou neste domingo à marca de 88 jogos pelo Palmeiras no Campeonato Brasileiro, igualando a marca de Sérgio (que defendeu a meta do clube entre 1999 e 2006) como segundo goleiro com mais jogos pelo clube na competição.

Apenas ‘São’ Marcos, que esteve no Palmeiras entre 1992 e 2002 e anota 168 partidas no torneio nacional, está à frente da dupla no quesito.Depois da partida, Prass falou o novo capítulo que escreveu na história do clube alviverde, onde está desde o fim de 2012.

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– Conseguir atingir marcas em clubes grandes como este, que teve Marcos e Sergio, mostra que o trabalho está sendo bem feito – disse Prass, que, no total, coleciona 244 jogos pelo Palmeiras.

O contrato de Prass com o Verdão termina no fim de dezembro, mas o presidente Maurício Galiotte já sinalizou a intenção de renovar o vínculo por mais uma temporada. Aos 39 anos, Prass pretende jogar por mais três temporadas, não esconde o desejo de encerrar a carreira no Verdão e ainda desconhece o que fará depois que pendurar as chuteiras.

– É difícil falar fora do futebol. Não tenho planejado, mas tem uma coisa que o Zé Roberto falou que me marcou muito. O cara pode até conquistar títulos, mas é importante construir um legado – disse.

Após perder o posto para Jailson, em julho, e voltar à titularidade devido à lesão no quadril sofrida pelo companheiro, ele reconhece que está longe de ser titular absoluto e sabe que terá que continuar trabalhando duro para brigar pelo posto. E preferiu não falar sobre a renovação.

– (Busca por titularidade) Sempre ocorreu desde que estou no Palmeiras. Nunca me considerei titular, sempre batalhei ano a ano, mês a mês, semana a semana. Sobre a renovação, prefiro não falar nada. Melhor o presidente, o Alexandre ou o Cícero falarem – acrescentou Prass.

O goleiro elogiou a solidez defensiva do Palmeiras, que sofreu apenas um gol nos últimos três jogos, e já projetou o clássico com o Santos, na próxima rodada.

– A gente não pode pensar na frente. Tem que ser jogo a jogo e que estamos fazemos. Temos que saborear a vitória e na terça-feira passar a pensar no Santos. Clássico é importante por vários motivos. Rivalidade, pontuação e chance de tomar a posição do Santos e dependendo, poder pegar a do Grêmio também – encerrou o goleiro.

ميدو: "كلاتنبرج مش جاي يهزر وهيفضح الحكام"

أشاد أحمد حسام ميدو لاعب الزمالك السابق، والإعلامي الحالي، بـ مارك كلاتنرج رئيس لجنة الحكام بالاتحاد المصري لكرة القدم، بعد إعلانه إذاعة فيديوهات للحالات الجدلية عقب كل جولة من دوري الموسم المٌقبل.

وقال ميدو في تصريحات عبر برنامج “الريمونتادا” على قناة “المحور”: “كلاتنبرج لم يأت لكي يمزح بل ليعمل (وماشي بمبدأ إللي يصعب عليك في الشغل يفقرك)”.

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وأضاف ميدو: “الموسم المُقبل كلاتنبرج سينشر فيديوهات لتحليله بعض قرارات الحكام الخاطئة، وسيتم الإعلان عن عقوبة الحكم الذي أخطأ في القرارات، وسيفضح المُقصرين، ولا أحد يقول (حكم شال فيشة الفار عشان يعمل شاي كفايا هزار)”.

واختتم: “الخبير التحكيمي سيزعج الحكام ويجب أن نبتعد عن أي مجاملات، وسعيد بالعمل الذي يحدث في ملف التحكيم، ولو قمنا بتفعيل لجنة القيم والأخلاقيات، الكرة المصرية ستصبح في مكان آخر”.

Gordon & Townsend could link up for Everton

Everton’s forward line is one of their most talked-about areas of the team, with a number of talented attackers who represent their countries at international level too.

The injury crisis at Everton has had an adverse effect on the attacking prowess of the side, with both Dominic Calvert Lewin and Richarlison suffering with injuries during the last few months.

Richarlison has now become available for selection after returning from injury, although the Brazilian international was left out of his international squad, he should be available for selection and back to full fitness ahead of the clash with the Premier League Champions today.

One player that did play a big part in his international team during the break, was Anthony Gordon.

The 20-year-old made his debut for England U21s last week in an impressive performance, scoring two goals in 11 minutes for the side.

Rafa Benitez had given the £4.5m-rated gem a first-team start just before the break against Tottenham Hotspur, which will surely have given the young winger a boost in confidence for his international debut.

Gordon has been making waves for a while now, with David Unsworth holding him in particularly high esteem. He once told The Athletic: “His balance sprinting with the ball and his balance going past people is something you don’t see every day. He’s got unbelievable pace and he’s a Scouser too, so he’s tough.”

The Spanish manager has also spoken highly about the young forward, and has remarked on his development and involvement in the team this season;

“Obviously he needs more experience because he is still quite young, but the progress of any young player starts in the head.”

“If he has the right attitude and approach he can be a better player. If you have the talent and quality like he has – and the right approach like he has – you can be better and better.

Gordon can offer fantastic speed in build-up phases of play and these attributes could really work well if he establishes an attacking partnership with Andros Townsend, who currently rotates in the attacking third as either a ten or a winger.

Townsend offers experience and clinical play going forward, offering up five goals and three assists this term. He could really help with developing Gordon’s game in the long run with an opportunity for the Everton prodigy to nail down his positioning and discipline with an experienced attacking partner to work with this season.

Everton are away to Manchester City this afternoon and Gordon will be hoping to take part in causing an upset to steal the three points and climb back into the top half of the table. If he can link up with Townsend effectively, they should be well placed to cause the Citizens issues in defence.

In other news: Jordan Pickford must find England form for Everton…

Invicto como titular, Lucas Fernandes é aposta criativa do São Paulo em BH

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Bastou Lucas Fernandes virar titular para o São Paulo não perder mais. O meia de 20 anos iniciou as quatro últimas partidas e viu o time derrotar Vitória, na Bahia, e Sport, no Morumbi, e empatar em casa diante de Ponte Preta e Corinthians. E é com o espírito de invencibilidade do Profetinha que a equipe joga às 21h45 desta quarta-feira, contra o Atlético-MG, em Belo Horizonte.

– Tem sido muito importante para nós essa invencibilidade. Não com quatro vitórias, como gostaríamos, mas, se nos mantivermos assim, vamos subir ainda mais no campeonato. É o que queremos. Se nos mantivermos invictos, sem vitória, o pior dos resultados é o empate, e continuamos subindo – comentou o jogador.

Para o confronto em Minas Gerais, o camisa 11 terá uma responsabilidade maior para dar criatividade ao Tricolor. Dorival Júnior não poderá contar com Cueva, que jogou no Peru nessa terça-feira, e escalou Jonatan Gomez, com características bem diferentes do camisa 10.

Mas Lucas Fernandes, chamado de Profetinha desde a base por ser ambidestro como Hernanes, se sente cada vez melhor. Tem realizado um trabalho físico extra para não sofrer tanto com lesões e corresponder à expectativa que a torcida e a comissão técnica têm nele. E ele se sente cada vez melhor.

– Tenho treinado muito forte para me aprimorar fisicamente, tecnicamente, evoluir a cada dia e ajudar o time. Tenho feito um bom trabalho, assim como o time todo, estamos evoluindo no campeonato e espero evoluir cada vez mais para ajudar o São Paulo.

Evoluindo junto com seu jovem jogador, o São Paulo saiu da zona de rebaixamento e chegou ao 14º lugar, mas está a um ponto da faixa de descenso e faz nesta quarta-feira um confronto direto na briga para não disputar a Série B em 2018, já que o Atlético-MG está em nono, com 34 pontos, três acima do Tricolor. É hora de o Profetinha brilhar para afastar de vez o clube de qualquer risco.

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