Arsenal battling to sign £50m star who has more assists than Odegaard

Arsenal's title chances took a hit on Sunday as they were beaten 2-0 by Aston Villa at The Emirates in the Premier League, when they had the chance to move to the top of the division.

They are now two points behind reigning champions Manchester City, with six games left to play, and are now in danger of another season without any silverware to show for their domestic efforts.

Despite there being plenty of football left in both the Premier League and the Champions League, Edu and Mikel Arteta are already looking at transfer targets to bolster the squad.

The upcoming summer transfer window provides them with another opportunity to add more quality to the group, and they reportedly have their eye on a current top-flight star.

Arsenal's interest in Premier League attacking midfielder

According to The Mirror, Arsenal are one of the teams interested in a possible swoop to sign Nottingham Forest star Morgan Gibbs-White ahead of the 2024/25 campaign.

The report claims that the Gunners admire the England U21 international and will have to battle it out with Premier League rivals Newcastle United to secure his signature. Eddie Howe's side have made the attacking midfielder, who is said to be valued at £50m, one of their main transfer targets for the summer as they prepare to potentially lose Brazil international Bruno Guimaraes.

The outlet states, however, that Arsenal number ten Emile Smith-Rowe is also on Newcastle's radar, alongside Leicester City's Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.

This means that the Gunners could, in theory, sell Smith-Rowe to the Magpies in order to clear the path for them to swoop in for Gibbs-White, should they decide that they want to go down that particular route.

Why Arsenal should sign Morgan Gibbs-White

The former Wolverhampton Wanderers starlet has been in impressive form in the Premier League so far this season, despite playing for a Forest team battling against relegation from the division.

He has stood out with his performances in the middle of the park, after a return of five goals and eight assists in 37 league games last season, as both a scorer and a creator of goals.

23/24 Premier League

Martin Odegaard

Morgan Gibbs-White

Appearances

29

32

Sofascore rating

7.63

7.24

Goals

7

5

Assists

6

7

Big chances created

14

12

Key passes per game

2.8

1.9

As you can see in the table above, Gibbs-White has provided more assists than Martin Odegaard in the Premier League this season, although the Norway international has created two more 'big chances'. The Forest star's numbers, in terms of both goals and assists, are not too dissimilar from the Gunners captain's, which speaks to how impressive the Englishman has been.

Gibbs-White, who has been described as "underrated" by U23 scout Antonio Mango, could be a fantastic alternative to rotate with the skipper when needed. This could help Arsenal to compete on all fronts next season, in order to have more success in domestic and European competitions, without overplaying Odegaard and causing fatigue towards the end of the campaign.

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Therefore, the Tricky Trees magician could be an exciting addition to Arteta's creative midfield ranks, if the Gunners can get a deal over the line this summer.

Ainda em recuperação, Miranda realiza trabalhos de fisioterapia durante treino do São Paulo

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Nesta sexta-feira (25), o zagueiro Miranda voltou aos gramados durante o treino do São Paulo para realizar atividades de fisioterapia. O atleta está na fase final de sua recuperação após sofrer um estiramento na coxa esquerda e pode reintegrar o elenco em breve.

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Embora não tenha voltado a treinar com o restante do elenco, o capitão correu pelo gramado, indicando estar em fase de transição no tratamento, próximo ao fim da recuperação.

Miranda se lesionou na derrota por 1 a 0 contra o Atlético Mineiro, fora de casa, no dia 13 de junho, pela terceira rodada do Brasileirão. Desde então, o zagueiro é desfalque do time, que vem sofrendo no setor defensivo.

Desde sua lesão, o Tricolor entrou em campo três vezes, tomando cinco gols, uma média de 2,5 gols por jogo. Sem Miranda, o São Paulo empatou em 1 a 1 com a Chapecoense, perdeu por 2 a 0 para o Santos e empatou em 2 a 2 com o Cuiabá.

Em sua ausência, Crespo chegou a improvisar o lateral Reinaldo para montar a linha de defesa.

Ainda em recuperação, Miranda não deve ficar à disposição do treinador para a próxima rodada. O Tricolor volta aos gramados no próximo domingo (27), para enfrentar o Ceará, no Castelão, às 20h30, pela sétima rodada do Brasileirão.

Com três empates e três derrotas, o São Paulo teve um começo ruim na competição e espera conseguir sua primeira vitória contra o Ceará, para dar início a uma recuperação na tabela do Campeonato Brasileiro.

I'm not thinking about the World Cup – Shoaib Malik

He is still enjoying his cricket and expects Bangladesh to provide tough competition to Pakistan in the upcoming series

ESPNcricinfo staff22-Jan-2020

Shoaib Malik has deceptively decent overall batting figures over the last four years•AFP

Pakistan allrounder Shoaib Malik insists he is not getting ahead of himself following his call-up for the series against Bangladesh, and will “not set any long-term goals”. Most notably, that meant he wouldn’t commit to saying whether he aimed to be part of Pakistan’s World T20 squad, saying that was “too far out”.”I am not thinking about the World Cup; my selection is for the Bangladesh series and I will try to avail whatever opportunity I get,” he told reporters in Lahore. “The World Cup is too far out, and I don’t set long term goals. Whatever’s in my hand I will try. There are lots of youngsters in the team who should be groomed and that is the priority. I also don’t want to make a statement that I will retire from T20 cricket after the World Cup. When the time comes, I will see how things are going.”Malik’s remarks on his aspirations for the World T20 stand in stark contrast to his fellow senior player Mohammad Hafeez’s, who was also called up by chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq for this series. The day after his inclusion in the side, he declared the World T20 would mark his retirement from all international cricket, suggesting playing in that event is very much front and centre among his goals.Malik should be more familiar with the visiting Bangladesh side than most. Just last week, he was part of the Rajshahi Royals side that triumphed in the Bangladesh Premier League final in Dhaka. He ranked fourth on the run charts across the entire competition, racking up 455 averaging just under 38. In addition, he shed light on some of the conversations he had had with players in Bangladesh, and his attempts to assuage any concerns players might have about touring Pakistan.”Players do ask us about how things are in Pakistan when we go out and play in different leagues. The sort of security you get in Pakistan, you don’t get anywhere else. Some Bangladesh players also inquired about security, and I told them that they should come and have a look at it themselves. Only one player [Mushfiqur] is not coming because of personal reasons. I just want to say to him ‘please do come next time and see for yourself’. When the Bangladesh team comes and sees the atmosphere here, I think they will also convince others who aren’t coming right now to come for the next leg.”As for the cricket, though, he expects nothing less than the sternest of challenges.”Bangladesh are bringing a strong team. Their system has become stronger over the years. A well-balanced side is coming. But if you look at our T20 team, we have lots of players who have plenty of experience. Babar Azam is highly thought of around the world; when I go play in other leagues, they all praise him. When other players also get chances on a consistent basis, I feel sure they will also perform, too.”But for Pakistan’s oldest serving cricketer – Malik made his international debut in 1999 – being in this side at all defies expectations. After a torrid World Cup campaign he was dropped halfway through, he lost his central contract, and the possibility he had played his last game for Pakistan was very real. Now, back in the side and with a chance to show his worth as a stabilising influence in a team that has begun to slide, Malik has a simple explanation for why he’s sticking around.”I’m still enjoying my cricket,” he said.

Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope find form as England draw warm-up

Kent opener scores fluently as England’s batsmen enjoy time in the middle

ESPNcricinfo staff09-Mar-2020

Zak Crawley flays one through the covers•Gareth Copley/Getty Images

Zak Crawley and Ollie Pope hit fifties as England scored fluently on the third day of their warm-up game against a Sri Lanka Cricket XI in Katunayake before the game petered out into a draw.England resumed on 39 for 1 after bowling the hosts out on Sunday, and Crawley soon got into his groove in partnerships with Joe Denly and Ben Stokes, rocketing towards his ton as he found the boundary with regularity before lunch.But having reached the interval unbeaten on 91 off 98 balls, he chipped the first ball after the resumption to silly mid-off, falling short of what would have been a second ton in England whites after a century in the warm-up game in Wharangei on the tour of New Zealand.”I know what it’s going to be like here,” said Crawley. “It’s going to turn while the seamers will be skiddy with lower bounce so you just prepare for that mentally and go from there.”It’s been a lot more spin-heavy in the nets here but we’ve faced a lot of seam in this game so there might be a green one in Galle or Colombo. You never know. You try and stay on top of all the aspects of the game but the main focus is on spin.””I reckon it has come early but it’s always been my goal to play for England. This has been something I’ve prepared my whole life for.”Everyone gets their chance in different ways. Dom [Sibley] earned his by scoring loads of runs and mine came when maybe I was picked on potential. Then an injury comes and suddenly I’m playing. Rory [Burns] started brilliantly with England so when he’s fully fit he’s playing again. I just want to put in performances to stay in the group.”Ben Stokes was promoted to No. 4 after lasting only five balls in the first innings, and after playing himself in, decided to put his foot down at the start of the 31st over. He dispatched Duvindu Tillakaratne’s left-arm spin for four boundaries off the first four balls, before holing out looking to send the fifth over long-off.Keaton Jennings was given another opportunity to stake his claim for inclusion in the Test side, coming in at No. 6, but fell lbw trying to reverse-sweep Sangeeth Cooray’s offspin on 23.Pope made 77, scoring a much lower proportion of his runs in boundaries than Crawley had and instead ticking over by finding gaps to get off strike. There was time in the middle too for Ben Foakes and Sam Curran, and the teams bumped fists after the latter was dismissed for 26.England’s next fixture of the tour is a first-class warm-up game at P Sara Oval, Colombo, against a Board President’s XI.

Twist: Fabrizio Romano now shares new Thomas Tuchel to Man Utd update

Fabrizio Romano has provided an update contrary to reports on Thomas Tuchel possibly taking over from Erik ten Hag as Manchester United manager.

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Sir Jim Ratcliffe is planning to stick with Ten Hag until at least the end of the season, however, the new co-owner appears to have his eyes on a new long-term boss after the way United surrendered a three-goal lead in Sunday’s narrow FA Cup semi-final victory over Championship side Coventry City.

As well as Graham Potter, another former Chelsea manager in Tuchel has been heavily linked with a move to Old Trafford. Hours after the victory over Coventry City, there were reports from Germany that Man Utd had made contact with Tuchel, who is highly valued by Ratcliffe.

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Since then, reliable reporter Christian Falk has added that Tuchel would be “very interested” in taking over in Manchester, looking for a new challenge ahead of the 2024/25 season.

It looks as if he’ll be leaving Bayern Munich at the end of the season after failing to win the Bundesliga title, however, these claims over a move to Old Trafford may be slightly premature.

Romano makes Tuchel to Man Utd claim

However, despite numerous claims of Tuchel possibly moving to Man Utd, Romano, writing in his CaughtOffside column, relayed by Football Talk, said that there is nothing with Tuchel and the Red Devils at this moment in time.

“We’re waiting for Manchester United to decide the future of Erik ten Hag at the end of the season – this is going to be one to watch for sure. Still, despite rumours about Ten Hag’s future and about Thomas Tuchel possibly being the club’s preferred replacement, I’m not aware of anything else with other managers now.

Bayern Munich manager Thomas Tuchel

“There’s nothing with Tuchel yet, so far. There have also not been any contacts between Tuchel and Bayern to continue at the club and change his mind about leaving this summer; what happens in the next weeks I don’t know, but so far they haven’t discussed the possibility to change his mind and keep him.”

Tuchel will currently have his mind on aiming to win his second Champions League title, with Bayern Munich set to take on Real Madrid in the semi-finals after missing out on the league title to Bayer Leverkusen.

Tuchel's managerial record

Games

Wins

Draws

Losses

Bayern Munich

55

35

7

13

Chelsea

100

63

19

18

Paris Saint-Germain

127

96

11

20

Borussia Dortmund

107

69

20

18

1.FSV Mainz 05

183

72

45

66

At this moment in time, though, he is on course to depart the Allianz Arena, just 12 months after joining the German giants. A return to England could appeal to Tuchel, but right now, it looks as if any move to Manchester isn’t as close as some may have initially thought.

É a vez dos jovens! Tite deve abrir caminho para mais novos mostrarem serviço na Seleção contra Equador

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A “competição paralela” entre os jogadores da Seleção Brasileira por um espaço ficou mais evidente com a classificação antecipada da equipe para as quartas de finais da Copa América. Ver como jovens talentos driblam a ansiedade e tentam manter a sincronia canarinha deve fazer para da lista de observações de Tite no confronto com o Equador, neste domingo, às 18h, no Estádio Olímpico de Goiânia, pela quinta rodada do Grupo B da Copa América.

> Fase de grupos da Copa América prestes a chegar ao fim. Confira a tabela!

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-A gente veste uma camisa muito pesada, a gente tem que entrar em campo para ganhar todos os jogos. O resultado é consequência do trabalho, a gente tem que jogar bem para merecer vencer – destacou Douglas Luiz.

O jogador de 23 anos frisa que não se deve abalar pela ansiedade. Por mais que a disputa com Fred e com Lucas Paquetá seja acirrada no seu setor, qualquer minuto é fundamental para que quem entre em campo com a amarelinha tenha serenidade para mostrar serviço.

– É uma emoção só de estar no grupo. Estou tranquilo, feliz, e pretendo fazer minha melhor função – garantiu Douglas Luiz.

Além de “adiantar” que fará dobradinha com Renan Lodi pelo lado esquerdo, o jogador do Aston Villa se esmera para corresponder à expectativa gerada em torno de seu futebol. Afinal, ele é o único que está na Copa América e posteriormente, defenderá o Brasil na Olimpíada.

– Me sinto muito realizado de viver esse momento único na minha vida, mas o foco por enquanto é na Copa América e depois na Olimpíada para manter o nosso ouro… – garantiu.

O meio-campista não deve ser o único jovem a ter mais espaço neste confronto com o Equador. Outros jogadores cotados entre os titulares são Emerson e Vinicius Júnior.

O lateral de 23 anos, que depois de atuar no Betis regressou ao Barcelona tem a chance de corresponder ao aprendizado que tem neste convívio com o grupo da Seleção, como apontou em entrevista coletiva em 28 de maio.

-Sei da minha evolução pessoal, venho evoluindo no Betis, cresci muito lá dentro. Não cabe a mim, temos um comandante que estuda muito para fazer a convocação. Estou aqui, fui convocado, estou muito feliz, venho aprendendo muito e melhorando muito – declarou.

Vinicius Júnior, por sua vez, tem a seu favor a maneira como deixou de ser uma promessa para se consolidar como uma das grandes qualidades do Real Madrid. O jovem atacante tende a arcar com a responsabilidade formar o trio com Richarlison e Neymar.

Responsável por fazer boas investidas pelas pontas e ser bom driblador, o jogador de 20 anos pode se tornar a bola da vez e, com maturidade, comprovar seu potencial de crescimento para garantir uma das vagas na Copa do Mundo de 2022.

É hora de jovens mostrarem a Tite o quanto podem amadurecer com a Seleção na Copa América.

الحكم هوراسيو إليزوندو يوضح مدى أحقية الاتحاد في ركلة جزاء أمام الأهلي

علق الحكم الأرجنتيني هوراسيو إليزوندو، على أبرز الحالات في مباراة الأهلي والاتحاد السكندري، التي أقيمت اليوم الجمعة، ضمن منافسات مسابقة الدوري المصري الممتاز.

وقال إليزوندو في تصريحات عبر قناة “أون تايم سبورتس”: حالة يحيى عطية الله؟ أتفق مع معيار عدم احتساب لمسة اليد، حيث قام لاعب الفريق الأخضر بركل الكرة نحو ذراع لاعب الفريق الأحمر، دون أن يقوم الأخير بأي حركة إضافية بالإضافة إلى ذلك، لا يوجد أي خصوم خلف لاعب الفريق الأحمر يمكنهم الاستفادة من الكرة، مما يعني أن هذه الحالة لم تؤثر على سير اللعب”.

طالع..كولر يسخر من سؤال أحد الصحفيين ويؤكد: الاتحاد استغل فرصته الوحيدة أمام الأهلي

وتابع بخصوص ركلة الجزاء الأولى للأهلي بعد عرقلة حسين الشحات: “ركلة جزاء واضحة بسبب تصرف متهور من لاعب الفريق الأخضر تجاه لاعب الفريق الأحمر، تدخل تقنية الفيديو كان صحيحًا، ولكنها كانت حالة بسيطة وسهلة وكان بإمكان الحكم احتسابها مباشرة في الملعب”.

وأتم بخصوص ركلة جزاء طاهر محمد طاهر: “تم احتساب ركلة الجزاء بشكل صحيح من قبل الحكم في الملعب، نتيجة لتصرف متهور من قبل المدافع”.

تشكيل آينتراخت فرانكفورت أمام ميتلاند في الدوري الأوروبي.. موقف عمر مرموش

أعلن دينو توبمولر، المدير الفني لفريق آينتراخت فرانكفورت الألماني، تشكيل الفريق لمباراة ميتلاند بالدوري الأوروبي.

ويلتقي فرانكفورت مع ميتلاند في العاشرة مساء اليوم الخميس (بتوقيت مصر)، على ملعب إم سي إتش أرينا.

ويتواجد المصري عمر مرموش مهاجم آينتراخت فرانكفورت أساسيًا في تشكيل الفريق لمواجهة ميتلاند.

فرانكفورت في المركز الرابع في جدول ترتيب الدوري الأوروبي برصيد 10 نقاط، وميتلاند في المركز الـ13 برصيد 7 نقاط من فوزين وتعادل وهزيمة. تشكيل آينتراخت فرانكفورت أمام ميتلاند بـ الدوري الأوروبي 

حراسة المرمى: كيفن تراب.

خط الدفاع: ننامدي كولينز، توتا، روبن كوخ، آرثر ثيتي.

خط الوسط: محمود داوود، هوجو لارسون، فارس شايبي، نيليس نكونكو.

خط الهجوم: عمر مرموش، هوجو إيكيتيكي.

South Africa's June tour of Sri Lanka postponed

Results from the ODI series were supposed to count towards points in the ICC’s new one-day league

ESPNcricinfo staff20-Apr-2020

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South Africa’s limited-overs tour of Sri Lanka, which was scheduled for the first half of June, has been postponed because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The teams were set to play three ODIs and three T20Is during the tour, with results from the former counting towards points in the ICC’s new one-day league.”It is very sad that we have been forced to take this step and we will re-schedule the tour as soon as cricket returns to a sense of normality and our international fixture list allows,” Cricket South Africa acting chief executive Jacques Faul said in a statement.”Our Proteas would not have been able to prepare properly taking our own lockdown situation into account and, more importantly, health considerations for our players, which are always paramount, were the over-riding factor.”Graeme Smith, CSA’s director of cricket, had also earlier indicated that players would need six weeks of preparation time before embarking on a tour, given the ongoing global lockdowns.South Africa’s next assignment is a two-Test, five T20I tour to West Indies in July-August. A decision on that tour is expected mid-May.The inaugural ODI league was due to run from May 2020 to March 2022, featuring the 12 Test-playing teams and Netherlands – the 13th ranked ODI side, which qualified for the league from the World Cricket League Championship. The top eight sides from the league will qualify automatically for the 2023 World Cup.”[This series] would have been a particularly important tour for us with the three ODIs counting for the new ICC one-day league and the T20 programme being part of our preparation for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup scheduled for Australia later this year,” Faul said. “It is very frustrating for the players who want to build on the good form they showed at the back-end of our home summer against Australia.”This is the second one-day series with ODI league points at stake to be postponed, after Ireland v Bangladesh. The ICC is yet to officially comment on how the schedule will be rejigged to accommodate series that are part of the ODI league and the Test Championship, but more is expected on this following high-level meetings on Thursday.Two series that count towards the Test Championship – Sri Lanka v England and Bangladesh v Australia – have also been postponed due to the pandemic. The men’s T20 World Cup is scheduled to be played in Australia in October-November, another tournament that is in doubt in current circumstances.

Destaque da base do São Paulo, meia William Gomes é convocado para a seleção brasileira sub-15

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Um dos principais destaques das categorias de base do São Paulo, o meia William Gomes foi convocado pela seleção brasileira sub-15 nesta quarta-feira (14). O atleta participará da preparação para o Campeonato Sul-Americano da categoria. Sob o comando do treinador Dudu Patetuci, o time treinará na Granja Comary, em Teresópolis.

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O atleta se mostrou feliz com a convocação e atribuiu a conquista aos treinos realizados no São Paulo.

– Mesmo sem competições oficiais desde o ano passado, por causa da pandemia, tenho me dedicado aos treinos no São Paulo. Fiquei muito feliz quando soube da convocação. Vou me apresentar bastante motivado para buscar um espaço no grupo que irá disputar o Sul-Americano – declarou o atleta.

Sergipano de Aracaju, nascido em 2006, o atleta possui, também, um contrato de patrocínio e formação com a Puma, uma das principais marcas de material esportivo.

O meia é considerado um dos talentos mais promissores da base do Tricolor e assinou o vínculo em julho do ano passado. O contrato é de formação, em parceria com o São Paulo.

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