حسم مسؤولو نادي نهضة بركان المغربي موقفهم من بيع لاعب الفريق إلى الأهلي المصري، بعد اهتمام الأخير بضمه الفترة المقبلة.
وأكد مصدر بنادي نهضة بركان لـ”بطولات”، أن هناك اهتمامًا من العديد من الأندية الخليجية والإفريقية بأسامة المليوي مهاجم الفريق ومن بين هذه الأندية الأهلي.
ويسعى الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بالنادي الأهلي للتعاقد مع مهاجم مميز، في ظل رحيل وسام أبو علي، وتراجع مستوى محمد شريف ونيتس جراديشار.
طالع.. خاص | موعد مباراة الأهلي والجيش الملكي في دوري أبطال إفريقيا
وتابع: “نهضة بركان موقفه محسوم وهو رفض التخلي عن أسامة المليوي لإن هدفنا التتويج بدوري أبطال إفريقيا هذا الموسم”.
وكان فريق نهضة بركان المغربي تأهل إلى دور المجموعات من بطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا، بعد الفوز على الأهلي الليبي.
ويقع نهضة بركان في المجموعة الأولى، بدوري أبطال إفريقيا مع بيراميدز، وريفرز يونايتد النيجيري، وباور ديناموز من زامبيا.
Aston Villa’s start to the Premier League season has been anything but smooth.
Off-the-field uncertainty dominated their summer, and the hangover has been felt on the pitch.
The club only recorded their first league win of the season against Fulham on Sunday, lifting them out of the bottom three and into 16th place.
Their negative goal difference reflects a side still finding its rhythm, and the early results suggest that pressure is quickly building on Unai Emery’s squad.
The turbulence began with financial concerns. Villa’s transfer activity was clouded by PSR restrictions, which made it unclear whether they could reinforce without significant sales.
Star goalkeeper Emi Martínez came close to leaving for Manchester United, while Ollie Watkins also attracted interest from other top-flight clubs.
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Somehow, Villa kept hold of both – as well as their brightest talent, Morgan Rogers – but the distractions were evident.
Rogers himself did little to dampen speculation, hinting in one interview that a move could be on the horizon.
Late in the window, Villa scrambled to bring in reinforcements, completing deals for Harvey Elliott and Jadon Sancho on deadline day.
It was a clear attempt to steady the ship and add creativity ahead of a campaign that will also see them compete in the Europa League.
A sixth-place finish last season raised expectations, but early form suggests off-field issues have seeped into the squad’s performances.
Why Morgan Rogers is synonymous with the malaise
No player better symbolises Villa’s current struggles than Rogers.
The 23-year-old attacking midfielder enjoyed a breakthrough last season, making 54 appearances across all competitions, including 37 in the Premier League, where he produced eight goals and 11 assists.
That form subseuqently saw him win the PFA Premier League Young Player of the Year award.
His European contribution was also vital: four goals and three assists helped Villa reach the Champions League quarter-finals.
That productivity feels like a distant memory this term. Rogers has looked short on confidence and, crucially, short on decisiveness in possession.
In the defeat to Bologna, he played the full 90 minutes but registered 50 touches, completed just ten of 24 passes, and failed to record a shot on target. He attempted two dribbles and succeeded with neither, while losing possession a staggering 29 times.
For a player once celebrated for his dynamism and flair, those numbers are the starkest evidence yet of his current malaise.
The sense among supporters is that Rogers has become too predictable. Opponents now know his threat and actively look to smother him.
Some Villa fans have called for him to be dropped, suggesting that a spell out of the spotlight might help him rediscover his spark.
His recent form for England, where he registered an assist against Serbia, shows the talent is still there, but he has not been able to translate that into club form.
Aston Villa's Rogers replacement waiting in the wings
Waiting in the wings is Jadon Sancho.
The 25-year-old winger arrived on loan from Manchester United on deadline day, carrying a market value of around £25m.
This is a long way from the £125m peak valuation that this “crazy talent” – in the words of scout Jacek Kulig – held in 2020.
Jadon Sancho – 2020/21
Matches Played
26
Goals
8
Assists
11
Progressive Carries
114
Progressive Passes
178
Source: FBref
His fall from grace has been steep.
At Chelsea last season, his loan spell ended so unconvincingly that the club even paid United to release them from the obligation to make the move permanent.
Now at Villa Park, Sancho has featured three times, though he was an unused substitute in the win against Fulham.
This loan could represent the last chance for him in English football.
He will hope to reignite his career under Emery, with the Europa League providing additional opportunities for minutes and form.
His past record shows what he is capable of: a £73m transfer to Manchester United in 2021 was fuelled by dazzling performances at Borussia Dortmund, where his creativity and ball-carrying made him one of Europe’s hottest properties.
Internationally, Sancho still harbours ambitions of returning to the England setup, having already been capped 23 times.
With Thomas Tuchel putting together his squad for the World Cup, a run of form at Villa could put him back in contention.
More immediately, his arrival puts direct pressure on Rogers. If Emery decides to rotate, Sancho could step straight into the starting XI, offering pace, invention, and – if he can recapture even some of his Dortmund-era form – a cutting edge Villa desperately lack.
For now, Emery has been cautious, perhaps waiting for Sancho to fully adjust.
But the contrast between Rogers’ wastefulness and Sancho’s potential upside is difficult to ignore.
In many ways, Sancho embodies Villa’s gamble: if he thrives, he could spark their attack into life; if he fails, it could be another symbol of a club whose questionable off-field decisions continue to cloud their season.
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Celtic lost another star player during the summer transfer window when they sold electric forward Nicolas Kuhn to Serie A side Como for a fee of £16.5m.
The German attacker ended the 2024/25 campaign with a return of 21 goals and 15 assists in 51 appearances in all competitions for the Scottish Premiership champions, per Transfermarkt.
Kuhn provided a huge threat at the top end of the pitch down the right flank because he had the quality to cause the opposition problems as both a scorer and a creator of goals, domestically and in Europe.
The Hoops did not sign a natural right winger to replace the German, though, and Hyun-jun Yang and James Forrest have combined for no goals or assists in nine combined appearances in the Premiership this season, per WhoScored.
This suggests that Celtic are struggling on the right wing because they did not go out into the market to sign a like-for-like replacement for the left-footed attacker.
Another player the Hoops have yet to fully replace since they sold him for big money is attacking midfielder Matt O’Riley, who joined Brighton & Hove for a fee of more than £25m last year.
Why Matt O'Riley was so valuable for Celtic
The Scottish giants raked in a club-record fee of £25m from the Premier League side when they decided to cash in on the Denmark international. This was because of the value that he provided on the pitch for the Bhoys in the 2023/24 campaign.
Brendan Rodgers arrived at Parkhead in the summer of 2023 to replace Ange Postecoglou in the dugout in Glasgow, and he was key to O’Riley’s impressive progression on the pitch.
The left-footed midfielder scored three goals and provided 12 assists in the Premiership in the 2022/23 campaign under the Australian head coach, which was an impressive return given his creative output.
Rodgers, though, elevated O’Riley to the next level at Parkhead by freeing him up to take on more responsibility as a goalscorer, putting him further up the pitch to break into the box by joining attacks.
Appearances
38
37
Shots on target per game
0.7
1.2
Goals
3
18
Goals per game
0.1
0.5
Big chances created
16
14
Assists
12
13
Assists per game
0.3
0.4
As you can see in the table above, the English-born playmaker scored 15 more goals under Rodgers than he did under Postecoglou in the previous Premiership season.
Per WhoScored, O’Riley led the team in both goals (18) and assists (13) in the Premiership in that season under the Northern Irish head coach, which is why he was so valuable to the squad, as both a scorer and a creator of goals.
These statistics and his importance to Celtic convinced Brighton to splash a fee of more than £25m on him in the summer of 2024, and the Scottish giants are still looking for their next version of the Dane.
Benjamin Nygren has shown flashes of promise in a central midfield role, with three goals and one assist this season, and Arne Engels delivered nine assists in the Premiership and the Champions League combined last season, per Sofascore.
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However, Celtic may have their next Matt O’Riley in the making in the form of a player who has been rarely used by Rodgers, so much so that he has played fewer minutes than both Nygren and Engels.
Portugal U21 international Paulo Bernardo has not had too many opportunities to impress in the middle of the park, but has shown potential to develop into an impressive player in the future.
Why Paulo Bernardo could be the next Matt O'Riley for Celtic
Signed on a permanent deal from Benfica in the summer of 2024 after a loan spell in the 2023/24 campaign, the central midfielder has fallen down the pecking order at the start of this season.
Luke McCowan, Callum McGregor, Benjamin Nygren, Arne Engels, and Reo Hatate have all played more minutes than Bernardo in the Premiership, per WhoScored, which shows that the manager rates other players ahead of him in his position at this moment in time.
The Portuguese star has only played 74 minutes in the league. This comes after he started 13 of his 28 outings in the division in the 2024/25 campaign, and showed plenty of signs of real quality at the top end of the pitch.
xG
0.22
Top 7%
xG on target
0.23
Top 8%
Goals
0.14
Top 20%
xA
0.21
Top 11%
Assists
0.21
Top 13%
Chances created
2.20
Top 9%
As you can see in the table above, Bernardo excelled against his positional peers per 90 in a host of key offensive metrics, in both scoring and creating goals.
These statistics suggest that the former Benfica starlet, who was described as “tenacious” by U23 scout Antonio Mango, could provide a big threat at the top end of the pitch from midfield as both a scorer and a creator of goals if given the chance to start week-in-week-out and play more minutes for the Hoops.
His assist, for O’Riley in fact, in the clip above illustrates the kind of quality that Bernardo can provide in the opposition’s box when he is free to push forward and join in with attacks to make things happen in the final third.
The Portuguese whiz is a creative and silky attacking midfielder who has the ability to score and create goals at an impressive rate when allowed to express himself on the pitch, but Rodgers has rarely given him an opportunity to do that.
Celtic’s manager elevated O’Riley to the next level by playing him week-in-week-out and pushing him up the pitch to score goals, and Bernardo has the potential to follow in the Dane’s footsteps.
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But it is now down to Rodgers to provide the 23-year-old star with more chances from the start to allow him to find some consistency in his performances and his end product on the way to being the club’s next O’Riley.
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Mesmo sem público, o Vasco não conseguiu quebrar o tabu e segue sem vencer o Corinthians na Neo Química Arena. Em duelo válido pela 17ª rodada do Brasileirão, o Timão superou o Cruzmaltino por 3 a 1. Maycon, Yuri Alberto e Róger Guedes marcaram os gols corintianos, e Gabriel Pec fez o gol vascaíno.
Com a vitória, o Corinthians chega aos 19 pontos e ultrapassa o Santos na tabela, ficando na 14ª posição e abrindo cinco pontos de vantagem para o Bahia, primeiro time da zona do rebaixamento. Já o Vasco estaciona nos nove pontos e segue na lanterna do Campeonato Brasileiro.
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> !SILÊNCIO ENSURDECEDOR!Com a punição pelos gritos homofóbicos, o clima na Neo Química Arena durante o jogo foi melancólico. Sem o barulho da Fiel, deu para ouvir muita reclamação contra Vuaden.
> !REINATO AUGUSTO FAZ SUA MÁGICA! Dominando a partida, o Corinthians saiu na frente com um golaço de fora da área de Maycon, mas o destaque foi o tapa de letra “nojento” de Renato Augusto na jogada.
>FERREIRA OU PEDRO RAUL? Em contra-ataque, Sebastián Ferreira teve oportunidade de ouro para estrear pelo Vasco com gol, mas o novo reforço, de frente para o gol, fez cosplay de Pedro Raul e perdeu chance incrível.
> !NÃO É MENTIRA, YURI ALBERTO FEZ GOL!Não teve deslizada, mas Yuri Alberto ampliou a vantagem do Corinthians após aula de contra-ataque. O centroavante fez bonito e acertou lindo chute, sem chances para Léo Jardim.
>!COMBO DOS TRAPALHÕES!Pec recolocou o Vasco na partida após falha de comunicação entre Bruno Méndez, Bidu e Cássio. Mas nem deu tempo de se iludir porque Paulinho cometeu pênalti infantil e Róger Guedes fez o terceiro do Timão em Itaquera.
Como foi o primeiro tempo?
Com Renato Augusto inspirado, o Corinthians teve o controle e criou as melhores chances no primeiro tempo, sendo bastante intenso na marcação e dificultando a saída de bola do Vasco. O Timão teve leve queda de produção após o gol de Maycon, e a equipe de Ramón Diaz não aproveitou a oportunidade de empatar a partida.
E a etapa final?
As alterações de Ramón Diaz tiveram efeito positivo e o Vasco cresceu na etapa final, incomodando mais o Corinthians. Ambas equipes seguiam cometendo erros na defesa, e o Timão foi letal em suas chances e mesmo com queda de produção, fez dois gols, não deixou o Vasco ter esperanças e venceu a partida por 3 a 1.
O que vem por aí?
O próximo compromisso do Corinthians é na terça-feira (1), contra o Newell’s Old Boys-ARG, pela partida de ida das oitavas de final da Sul-Americana, na Neo Química Arena. Já o Vasco volta a campo apenas no dia 6, contra o Grêmio, pelo Brasileirão, em São Januário.
CORINTHIANS 3 X 1 VASCO CAMPEONATO BRASILEIRO – 17ª RODADA
Local:Neo Química Arena, São Paulo (SP) Data e hora:sábado, 29 de julho de 2023, às 18h30 (horário de Brasília) Árbitro:Leandro Pedro Vuaden (RS) Assistentes:Maurício Coelho Silva Penna (RS) e Michael Stanislau (RS) Árbitro de vídeo:Emerson de Almeida Ferreira (MG) Público e renda:Portões fechado / R$0
Cartões amarelos:Caetano, Fausto Vera (COR); – (VAS) Cartões vermelhos:-
GOLS: Maycon(1-0, aos 18′ do 1ºT), Yuri Alberto (2-0, aos 18′ do 2ºT), Gabriel Pec (2-1, aos 24′ do 2ºT) e Róger Guedes (3-1, aos 27′ do 2ºT)
CORINTHIANS Cássio; Bruno Méndez, Caetano (Fagner, após o intervalo), Gil e Fábio Santos (Matheus Bidu, aos 17′ do 2ºT); Maycon, Ruan Oliveira, Renato Augusto (Fausto Vera, após o intervalo) e Adson (Biro, aos 37′ do 2ºT); Róger Guedes e Yuri Alberto.Técnico:Vanderlei Luxemburgo
VASCO Léo Jardim; Miranda, Manuel Capasso e Léo; Puma Rodríguez (Orellano, após o intervalo), Gary Medel, Jair (Paulinho, após o intervalo), Praxedes e Lucas Piton; Figueiredo (Gabriel Pec, após o intervalo) e Sebastián.Técnico:Ramón Díaz.
Newcastle United have had a summer to forget. Of course, the ongoing saga with Alexander Isak, who has gone on strike and is refusing to play, has dominated proceedings at the club, and they have still not signed their primary target, a centre-forward.
With Isak on strike and Callum Wilson no longer at the club, it has meant that Eddie Howe has needed to get creative. Anthony Gordon operated as a makeshift striker against Liverpool in Monday’s 3-2 defeat, but he was sent off for a reckless tackle on Virgil van Dijk and is therefore suspended for the foreseeable future.
With the transfer window slamming shut on Monday, there is still time for the Magpies to sign a new centre-forward.
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However, the one player whom the North East giants have been focusing on signing of late is Brentford attacker Yoane Wissa.
According to a report from Craig Hope, the Magpies are set to hold more talks for the DR Congo international, with the “deal still alive” ahead of Monday’s deadline.
This new information has been revealed after it was reported last week that the Bees would demand a fee of £60m for the striker. With Hope confirming talks will resume, this fee has seemingly not put the Magpies off from doing a deal.
Why Wissa would be a good signing
Described as an “unbelievable” player by former manager Thomas Frank, Wissa has certainly developed a strong reputation. Last season, he shone as the Bees equalled their best-ever Premier League finish, reaching tenth.
Last season, the Bees’ number 11 scored the most goals in his Premier League career, finding the back of the net 19 times.
That eclipsed his tally from the previous season, where he bagged 12 goals, the first time he hit double figures.
Indeed, some of the numbers from Wissa’s campaign last season show just how impressive he was.
For example, the 28-year-old averaged 0.8 goals and assists and had a conversion rate of 27.54% per 90 minutes, showing just how creative and clinical he was.
Wissa – 24/25 PL stats
Stat
Per 90 mins
Season total
Goals and assists
0.8
23
Conversion rate
27.54%
27.54%
Chances created
0.9
27
Duels won
3.7
118
Recoveries
2.5
81
Stats from Squawka
With the way Wissa is going about his current transfer situation, it is easy to see how he could become the new Gordon at St James’ Park. The DR Congo star was previously not training with Brentford in an attempt to push a move through to St James’ Park.
Well, that was similar to how Gordon handled the situation of his transfer when he moved from Everton to Newcastle. It was reported back in 2023 that the England international skipped training to try and force a move through to St James’ Park, before submitting a transfer request.
Looking back on that, Magpies fans might he glad he did.
The Liverpool-born star has since gone on to make 107 appearances for the club, scoring 22 goals and assisting 23 in that time, including goals in both legs of the Carabao Cup semi-final over Arsenal last term.
Well, one thing is for sure: Wissa is desperate to play for Newcastle. Skipping training is not something that is done lightly, and if he does manage to force through the move, the Geordie fans in the stands at St James’ Park would surely take to him instantly.
If he can replicate what Gordon has done so far in a Newcastle shirt, then he would be even more loved by the Magpies supporters. Wissa is a player with a fantastic Premier League record already, so building upon that in the North East would be important to win fans over.
It is easy to see how Wissa can be Newcastle’s new Gorson. By missing training, he seems to want to move to the North East desperately, just like their star winger. Now all that’s left is to replicate his incredible impact on the club.
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A prioridade de contratação do São Paulo para a abertura da nova janela de transferências, no próximo dia 3 de julho, é o ponta Marinho, do Flamengo. E isso que fala é o próprio presidente Julio Casares, que em entrevista à ‘ESPN’, definiu o jogador como o ‘plano A’ do Tricolor para reforçar seu plantel.
– Não vou fixar um dia, segunda ou terça, mas é claro que esperamos o mais rápido possível uma posição do Marinho, que nos interessa, mas sem afetar a relação ética entre os clubes, e também deixando que ele preserve sua questão interna, de direitos, acredito que essa medida judicial foi nessa linha. O São Paulo aguarda uma definição, ele é um plano A nosso, mas podemos caminhar para um outro plano em caso de não concretização. É um bom jogador, esperamos que ele tenha essa tranquilidade (para resolver a situação).
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Casares se refere principalmente à decisão de Marinho de entrar na Justiça para ser reintegrado aos treinos do Rubro-Negro, após ser afastado pela diretoria da equipe carioca.
– Eu acredito que a medida judicial dele (Marinho) seja de preservação dos direitos que deva ter. O São Paulo tem tido com Marinho e Flamengo uma relação muito ética. Tanto a diretoria do Flamengo, o Marcos Braz, o Bruno (Spindel), o (presidente, Rodolfo) Landim, o São Paulo tem tido muito cuidado nessa relação ética.
O LANCE! apurou que não caiu bem entre os cartolas são-paulinos a decisão do jogador de 33 anos de entrar na Justiça pedindo a reintegração aos treinos do Rubro-Negro. Marinho foi afastado do elenco flamenguista por ter se recusado a viajar com a equipe carioca para o Chile, no duelo contra o Ñublense, pela Copa Libertadores. O atacante justificou que tinha dores musculares e por isso não seguiu a norma.
Na avaliação do São Paulo, não tinha a necessidade do ponta criar litígios com o Flamengo, já que está de ‘malas prontas’ para se transferir. A preocupação tricolor é que o clube da Gávea pode simplesmente mudar de ideia quanto a liberar Marinho sem custos como represália a ele pela atitude. O camisa 31 rubro-negro tem contrato somente até o final do ano com os cariocas.
Apesar do tom público de Casares, há uma falta de paciência interna. Tanto que o clube do Morumbi oficializou na manhã desta sexta-feira (9) um aumento não só no salário, mas também no tempo de contrato oferecido ao jogador e estabeleceu este final de semana como prazo para receber uma resposta para que ele troque definitivamente o Flamengo pelo Tricolor.
A nova oferta enviada pelo Tricolor atende os dois anos de vínculo que o jogador exigiu na contra-proposta. E subiu a oferta salarial em quase R$ 100 mil. Mesmo assim a quantia fica abaixo do que Marinho sinalizou.
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Conforme o L! revelou, com sondagens do futebol árabe, Marinho respondeu a proposta de contrato feito pelo São Paulo. Mas apesar do jogador de 33 anos ter topado diminuir o salário atual de quase R$ 800 mil que recebe no Flamengo, o valor ofertado ainda é bem maior que o oferecido inicialmente pelo Tricolor.
Não é o único empecilho para o clube do Morumbi. Segundo apurado pelo L!, o São Paulo teria proposto a Marinho um vínculo até o final do ano que vem. Mas, através de seu estafe, o jogador enfatizou que os planos são de assinar um contrato pelo menos até o meio de 2025.
Marinho pediu aproximadamente R$ 650 mil mensais para defender o São Paulo. O valor fica abaixo somente do ordenado ganho por Calleri, o topo da folha salarial do atual elenco tricolor. E tem quase o dobro do que o Tricolor se propôs a pagar.
Segundo Carlos Belmonte, diretor de futebol do São Paulo, as peças foram colocadas na mesa. E agora cabe ao jogador definir se pensa de fato o seu futuro atuando no Morumbi.
– Marinho é um grande jogador, mas, obviamente, é um trâmite difícil. Conversamos com o Flamengo, com o Marinho, mas não tem nada certo. O São Paulo tem sua condição financeira, seu orçamento, e seguirá seu orçamento. Se for possível em algum momento ter um grande jogador como o Marinho, muito bem. Antes de conversar com o Marinho, conversamos com o Flamengo. Se der certo, ótimo. Se não der certo, seguimos nosso caminho buscando outros atletas.
– Tem uma perspectiva em cima do jogador, não tem o interesse nenhum de prejudicar o jogador, mas oFlamengonão pode ser prejudicado. A gente quer equacionar isso e tenho certeza que, apertando um pouquinho dali, um esforço maior daqui… só que o esforço tem que ser dos três, doFla, doSão Pauloe doMarinho. Não tem que ter esforço de dois – destacou o vice de futebol rubro-negro, Marcos Braz.
Mesmo um acerto parecendo longe, pelo lado são-paulino há otimismo. Principalmente pelo fato de o ponta ter se mostrado flexível para receber menos. E também pelo bom relacionamento dele com o técnico Dorival Júnior, que vem ajudando a diretoria nos esforços para convencê-lo.
Ainda assim, não significa que o Tricolor seja o único na disputa pelo experiente jogador, já que depende de quanto os árabes se mostrarão dispostos a gastar. E se de fato Marinho tem o interesse de seguir atuando no Brasil. Caso a coisa se transforme em um leilão, o clube paulista indica que desistirá da negociação.
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Allrounder Ashleigh Gardner is expected to recover from her calf strain in time for the Test but is doubtful for the final T20I in Adelaide. Heather Graham has been added to that squad as cover.”We’re pleased with the form of the 13 players that have taken part in the series to date and feel it’s a squad that offers a variety of options when it comes to selecting the makeup of the Test side,” national selector Shawn Flegler said. “Alyssa has been named in the squad as a batter only and we’ll give her as much time as we can to prove her fitness ahead of the match. Ash will continue to be assessed daily… at this stage, she is on track to be available for the Test match.”Mooney’s experience wicketkeeping in longer-form cricket is limited and she is aware it will be a new physical challenge.”I don’t think I’ll be able to walk after if I have to keep but we’re pretty lucky in the Australian team where we’ve got lots of players that can step into different roles,” she said after the first T20I. “But when [Healy’s] been out, I’ve been able to step into that role and got some good feedback along the way, so just happy to do what’s required of the team.”If Voll did debut at the MCG, it would complete a full set across the three formats in less than two months following the start of her ODI career against India and then a T20I debut at the SCG.Beth Mooney on keeping in a Test match: “I don’t think I’ll be able to walk after”•Getty Images and Cricket Australia”I’m more than happy to try and do a job up the top of the order,” Voll told reporters in Canberra on Tuesday. “I love batting there and batting up the top with Beth Mooney was pretty cool [in Sydney]. I’m more than happy to fit in wherever the team needs.”Megan Schutt has again been named in a Test squad despite often saying her days in the format are over, but the pink-ball day-night element to this game may see her come into consideration for the final XI.The other decision that will need to be made is whether to play both Alana King and Georgia Wareham, who have caused England huge problems in the limited-overs matches.The match will be the first day-night Test at the MCG and the first women’s Test match at the venue since 1948-49.Australia squad for Ashes TestAlyssa Healy (capt), Darcie Brown, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Tahlia McGrath, Beth Mooney (wk), Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Voll, Georgia Wareham
Celtic have now submitted an opening bid for a forward who was regularly among the goals in the 2024-25 season, a report has revealed.
Hoops keen on new forward amid Maeda uncertainty
In Kyogo Furuhashi’s absence from January onwards, Daizen Maeda well and truly stepped up last season, providing 16 goals and seven assists in the Scottish Premiership, while also scoring seven goals en-route to the Scottish Cup Final.
As such, it is little wonder the Japanese forward is attracting attention from elsewhere, with Everton recently joining fellow Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur in the race for his signature.
Brendan Rodgers recently dropped an update on the situation, in which he confirmed the 27-year-old has remained professional, despite the uncertainty surrounding his future.
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After being impressed by Maeda’s performance in the 4-0 thrashing of Newcastle United, Rodgers said: “I don’t think there have been any developments on that, but he’s a professional and his focus is very much on here.
“Yeah, all the players, all the players had a real good focus, and I’ve always said there’s not a friendly game when you play for Celtic. There are always tests for you, but the players came through really, really well. Daizen, all the guys, they worked really well.”
Daizen Maeda in action for Celtic.
However, with the forward’s future very much up in the air, Celtic have now set their sights on a new winger, namely Go Ahead Eagles’ Jakob Breum, with a report from The National revealing they have submitted an opening offer of £1.5m for his services.
However, the bid was way below Go Ahead Eagles’ asking price of £5m, meaning it was knocked back, with club director Jan Willem van Dop saying: “There has been a bid for Jakob Breum from a foreign club,
“We are so far apart there. You have to stand your ground. He may have to realise that it could be very good to stay with us at least until the winter break, just like Oliver Edvardsen.”
Breum regularly among the goals in the Eredivisie
The 21-year-old enjoyed his best campaign to date last season, amassing a total of 17 goal contributions for Go Ahead Eagles across all competitions.
Competition
Appearances
Goals
Assists
Eredivisie
26
10
5
KNVB Beker
3
1
0
UECL Qualifiers
2
0
1
As such, the versatile forward, who is capable of playing on both wings and in attacking midfield, could be an exciting signing for Celtic, although, given that the 2024-25 season was his first real eye-catching season numbers-wise, it is clear to see why they’re unwilling to pay £5m.
Consequently, it could be wise to move on to alternative targets, of which there is no shortage, with it recently being revealed the Hoops are now stepping up their pursuit of Michel-Ange Balikwisha, who has 46 goal contributions in 141 games for Royal Antwerp.
After defeat in their Premier League Summer Series opener on Saturday night, West Ham United supporters are extra eager to see their side make signings.
At the weekend in East Rutherford, the Hammers were beaten 2-1 by Manchester United at MetLife Stadium, with Jarrod Bowen halving the deficit in the second half, but this failed to spark a full-scale comeback.
Of course, it’s only pre-season, so the results are essentially meaningless, but a front two of Bowen and Niclas Füllkrug, with Luis Guilherme the only attacking player introduced as a substitute, underlines Graham Potter’s need for reinforcements.
With that in mind, are the Irons about to sign a “brilliant talent”?
West Ham's search for a new attacker
The most notable transfer news of West Ham’s summer so far is the departure of Mohammed Kudus, sold to fierce rivals for a reported fee of £55m, which will certainly make the London derby between the two on 13 September an interesting affair.
The departure of Kudus certainly leaves an enormous void in terms of quality in the Hammers’ forward line, so are they about to address this?
Well, according to a report by Julien Laurens of ESPN, West Ham are ‘keen’ to sign Amine Adli from Bayer Leverkusen, with Wolves also interested.
He adds that the 25-year-old is ‘open to a move’ to the Premier League, valued at around £23m by die Werkself.
So, could he soon swap North Rhine-Westphalia for East London?
How Amine Adli would improve West Ham
Adli began his senior career at Toulouse, scoring eight Ligue 1 goals in 2020/21, on top of seven assists, for les Violets, thereby earning a move to Bayer Leverkusen.
Bayer Leverkusen forward Amine Adli.
Since, in 142 appearances for die Schwarzroten, he’s racked up 23 goals and 24 assists, helping Bayer win the Bundesliga title and DFB-Pokal double unbeaten in 2023/24, claiming the club’s first-ever Meisterschale.
Jacek Kulig of Football Talent Scout labels him a “electric” talent while Fintan O’Reilly of Total Football Analysis describes him as a ‘versatile’ attacker who favours playing on the right, thereby able to cut inside onto hs left foot.
Meantime, Phenom Akpan of Breaking the Lines notes that he is ‘a fantastic ball carrier’ who possesses ‘intelligent movement’ and sublime ‘pace’, all attributes that sound reminiscent of a certain outgoing Kudus, do they not?
So, let’s assess how the duo compared to one another last season.
Goals
0.3
0.2
Shots
1.6
1.6
Shots on target
0.9
0.8
Shooting accuracy %
53.85%
47.83%
Chances created
1.4
1.1
Passes attempted
37.6
26.7
Successful dribbles %
48.4%
48.4%
Touches
59.5
52.2
Average SofaScore rating
6.87
6.82
As the table outlines, on a per-90 basis, Adli’s statistics last season were more impressive than Kudus’, albeit the Moroccan international did only play 759 minutes in the Bundesliga, starting just six times, hence why he’s seemingly set to be on the move.
The numbers also underline why West Ham may have identified Adli as the ideal Kudus replacement, given how similar their statistics are in terms of shooting, chances created, touches and, most notably, dribbling.
Bayer Leverkusen'sAmineAdliin action
Thus, everything suggests that Adli would be an excellent addition for West Ham, something for their downbeat fan base to get very excited about.
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Newcastle United supporters are starting to get excited ahead of next season.
On Friday, Anthony Elanga was unveiled as the Magpies’ first summer signing, arriving from Nottingham Forest for a reported fee of £55m.
Now, will Eddie Howe add more attacking firepower to his front line?
Newcastle's search for a new striker
Elanga’s arrival makes him the second-most expensive signing in Newcastle United history, behind only compatriot Alexander Isak.
Alexander Isak
2022
Real Sociedad
£63m
Anthony Elanga
2025
Nottingham Forest
£55m
Sandro Tonali
2023
AC Milan
£55m
Anthony Gordon
2023
Everton
£45m
Joelinton
2019
Hoffenheim
£40m
Harvey Banres
2023
Leicester City
£38m
Sven Botman
2022
LOSC Lille
£35m
Bruno Guimarães
2022
Olympique Lyonnais
£33.5m
Tino Livramento
2023
Southampton
£32m
Now though, the Toon Army could be about to spend big again because, as reported by Craig Hope of the Daily Mail, Newcastle are exploring a move to sign Brentford striker Yoane Wissa.
The DR Congo international is also reportedly a target for Tottenham, with Sam Tabuteau and Dom Smith of the Evening Standard noting that the Bees value him at around £50m.
The other striker on the Magpies’ list is Hugo Ekitiké but, as documented by Luke Edwards of the Telegraph, Eintracht Frankfurt are only prepared to sell the Frenchman for his £86m release clause, so could Wissa become Newcastle’s primary target?
Why Yoane Wissa would improve Newcastle
Wissa joined Brentford from Lorient in the summer of 2021, following the Bees’ promotion to the Premier League, for a reported fee of £8.5m and, fair to say, this has proved to be money well spent.
He has scored 49 goals in 149 appearances for the West London-based club, bagging 19 in the Premier League last season, a tally only bettered by Mohamed Salah, Isak, Erling Haaland, Chris Wood and teammate Bryan Mbeumo.
Then-Brentford manager Thomas Frank described Wissa as a “super player”, adding “he’s got that nose for goals”.
Meantime, Mark Bruce of Breaking the Lines believes he is the most underrated forward in the Premier League, outlining his threat as a penalty box poacher.
So, let’s take a deeper dive into his statistics.
Minutes
2,919
53rd
Goals
19
6th
Non-penalty goals
19
=2nd
Expected goals
18.5
4th
Shots
90
10th
Shots on target
41
5th
Touches in the box
163
14th
As the table outlines, Wissa is a top-level penalty-box striker, ranked joint-second in the Premier League for non-penalty goals last season, despite being down in tenth in terms of shots, underlining his clinical edge.
Yoane Wissa scores late on for Brentford vs Crystal Palace.
This would make him a dream signing for new man Elanga, given his proficiency when it comes to chance-creation, as documented in the table below.
Assists
11
3rd
Completed crosses
8
52nd
Shot-creating actions
102
30th
Goal-creating actions
18
6th
Big chances created
9
38th
Progressive carries
102
25th
As emphasised by the numbers, only two players, namely Salah and new teammate Jacob Murphy, registered more assists than Elanga in the Premier League last season, while the Swede also ranked very highly when it comes to chances created and progressive carries.
He formed an exceptional partnership with a former Magpie, the aforementioned Wood, firing Nottingham Forest into Europe, so he could do the same with Wissa in the North East.
Thus, should Newcastle get a deal over the line to sign the DR Congo international striker, he and fellow new recruit Elanga could form an unstoppable partnership.
Agent of £70m+ striker contacts Newcastle, scored 50+ more goals than Ekitike