Leeds close in on fourth summer signing in £8m-rated Gyrano Kerk

Leeds United appear to be closing in on their fourth senior signing of the summer transfer window, according to emerging reports.

The Daily Mail claim that the Yorkshire giants have opened talks with Eredivisie side Utrecht over a deal to sign winger Gyrano Kerk before the deadline on October 5th.

It’s claimed that Leeds have been working on several deals in recent days, including a move for former target Dan James, who could leave Manchester United should they find cover in his position.

The Whites are leading the race to sign the 24-year-old as their £8m offer is better than what Utrecht have received from Cagliari and Verona.

Marcelo Bielsa’s side defeated Sheffield United on Sunday afternoon with summer arrivals Robin Koch and Rodrigo both featuring whilst latest signing Diego Llorente.

Kerk has been a rather prolific sensation for the Dutch side, last season he banged in ten goals and also provided seven assists, averaging three dribbles, 2.1 shots and 1.4 key passes per game, via WhoScored.

And since the 2016/17 season, he’s contributed to at least eight goals each campaign, seemingly increasing as each year goes on.

SciSports claim that the 5 foot 9 wide man is an inside-forward who “possesses the technical and dribbling skills and good acceleration to beat a defender in one-on-one duels.”

Whilst Voetbal International describe him as a “speed demon” who many defenders struggle to keep up without on the flanks.

“Kerk is not the most polished attacker in the Eredivisie. No, Kerk is a speed demon who always creates danger in the final third. When Kerk is on the moped, there is hardly any defender that can keep up with him. The big difference with last season is that he has become a bit sharper, more focused, so don’t be surprised if Utrecht actually hit the jackpot for Kerk ahead of next season.”

Perhaps it can be argued that further depth is needed in this position as Bielsa only has Jack Harrison, Helder Costa and Ian Poveda as viable options.

If they can’t secure James from the Red Devils, then taking a punt on the Dutchman could be wise, especially at just £8m. Andrea Radrizzani shouldn’t hesitate as it’s potentially low-risk, high-reward.

AND in other news, Leeds United have had an interest in striker likened to Robert Lewandowski…

Fluminense derrota o Vasco e conquista o Estadual Sub-15

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O “Furação 2000 de Xerém” continua dando alegria aos torcedores do Fluminense. Neste domingo, nas Laranjeiras, o Tricolor conquistou o título estadual sub-15 ao derrotar o Vasco por 3 a 0. No jogo de ida, em São Januário, o Cruz-Maltino fez 2 a 0.

Precisando vencer por três gols de diferença para levantar o troféu, o Fluminense partiu para cima do Vasco. Logo aos 11 minutos de jogo, Leandro cobrou falta e Henrique fez de cabeça. O Tricolor seguiu pressionando, mas não alterou o placar no primeiro tempo.

Veio a etapa final e era tudo ou nada. Aos 15 minutos, de pênalti, Pantoja fez o segundo gol do Fluminense. O resultado levava a decisão do título para as penalidades máximas. O Tricolor não queria isso. Aos 31, Leandro invadiu a área pela direita e cruzou. A bola desviou num adversário e entrou. O Campeonato Estadual Sub-15 estava garantido.

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بدلاء الزمالك أمام توسكر الكيني.. شيكابالا يجاور عبد الشافي

أعلن الفرنسي باتريس كارتيرون المدير الفني للزمالك، بدلاء فريقه لمواجهة توسكر الكيني، في دوري أبطال إفريقيا.

الزمالك يلتقي مع توسكر، في ذهاب دور الـ32 من بطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا، علي ملعب نيايو الوطني بكينيا.

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Spurs must already regret not signing Ollie Watkins after electrifying start

Tottenham Hotspur enjoyed one hell of a transfer window.

Gareth Bale made a sensational return to the club where he made his name. Sergio Reguilon accompanied him from Real Madrid. Matt Doherty, Joe Hart and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg joined from other Premier League teams and a back-up striker was finally found in Carlo Vinicius.

However, could Daniel Levy already be rueing the decision to not sign one mooted summer target?

Over the weekend, Football Insider revealed that former Brentford striker Ollie Watkins held “extensive” talks with the north London outfit and was “desperate” to make the move to the club prior to signing for Aston Villa for £28m.

They also claim that Levy would not meet the Bees’ asking price and tried to keep driving down the deal.

And despite costing a whopping £28m, it appears that the Midlanders have truly won from this saga.

The 24-year-old has enjoyed a phenomenal start to life in the Premier League, culminating in a recent hat-trick against defending champions, Liverpool.

Whilst they are the only three goals he’s scored in Villa’s opening three matches, he’s still contributed massively to their encouraging start – per WhoScored, Watkins is averaging 3.3 shots, 1.7 key passes and one shot per game, so he’s clearly doing more than just finding the back of the net.

His form has already drawn high praise indeed. Alan Shearer told Match of the Day: “It wasn’t just his goals that impressed me – it was his hold-up play, the strength. He’s too strong for you. Bringing people into the game. Running in behind he was a constant nuisance, they just couldn’t live with him. We said he should have scored more – he perhaps should have.”

Whilst Exeter City boss Matty Taylor believes he’s on the cusp of an international call-up. He said: “If you perform well then the next level is international football, and to see him in an England shirt would top the lot – it would even top the hat-trick against Liverpool.”

Watkins is managing more shots at goal each game than Heung-min Son (2.5), so you could only imagine the threat Spurs would have if it was a front three involving the Villa man, the South Korean and Harry Kane.

Levy may well have made a mistake with this one.

AND in other news, Levy hardball could cost Spurs in the race to land £20m “special talent”…

موعد والقناة الناقلة ومعلق مباراة مانشستر يونايتد وأتالانتا اليوم في دوري أبطال أوروبا

يلتقي فريق مانشستر يونايتد الإنجليزي مع خصمه أتالانتا الإيطالي مساء اليوم الأربعاء في بطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا.

ويستضيف ملعب الأولد ترافورد مباراة الفريقين، في الجولة الثالثة من دور مجموعات دوري أبطال أوروبا، موسم 2021/22.

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وفاز مانشستر يونايتد بصعوبة في الجولة الماضية على فياريال بهدفين لهدف، بينما فاز أتالانتا على يونج بويز بهدف نظيف. موعد مباراة مانشستر يونايتد وأتالانتا

تنطلق المباراة اليوم الأربعاء في تمام الساعة التاسعة مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة، العاشرة بتوقيت السعودية. القناة الناقلة لمباراة مانشستر يونايتد وأتالانتا

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Vanderlei admite foco do Santos na decisão e lamenta pênalti marcado

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O Santos deu adeus ao Brasileirão. Com a derrota deste domingo para o Vasco, em São Januário, o time caiu para a 7ª posição e não tem mais chance de chegar ao G4 e, consequentemente, se classificar para a Copa Libertadores do ano que vem através deste torneio.

Desta forma, a única chance de se garantir na competição Sul-Americana é vencendo a Copa do Brasil, na quarta-feira, contra o Palmeiras, no Allianz Parque. O Alvinegro tem vantagem no jogo decisivo após vencer por 1 a 0, semana passada.

O goleiro Vanderlei, único titular que jogou neste domingo, reforçou que o foco está totalmente voltado para o clássico de quarta-feira.

– Tem de lamentar, porque faltou entrosamento, mas nos apresentamos bem. Ficamos tristes pelo resultado e por não ter mais chance de G4. Agora, o foco é na Copa do Brasil. Temos grandes chances de sermos campeões na quarta. Esse é o foco agora – disse o camisa 1, um dos líderes do elenco santista.

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O gol que culminou na derrota do Peixe para o Cruz-Maltino, aliás, foi motivo de polêmica para o arqueiro. Em um carrinho de Vanderlei em Nenê, o árbitro Leandro Vuaden marcou penalidade convertida pelo mesmo Nenê. Entretanto, o camisa 1 santista alega que nem sequer encostou no adversário.

– Todo mundo viu, o Nenê fez um malabarismo – lamentou.

O técnico Dorival Júnior assumiu o Santos, em setembro, na zona de rebaixamento do Campeonato Brasileiro e conseguiu levar o time até a 4ª colocação, na qual ficou até duas rodadas atrás, quando foi ultrapassado pelo arquirrival São Paulo.

O Peixe abriu mão do Brasileirão na penúltima rodada, justamente por causa da decisão da Copa do Brasil, para poupar seus titulares. Na ocasião, o treinador alvinegro levou ao Paraná um time reserva, que perdeu por 1 a o para o Coritiba.

Emocionado, Luis Fabiano 'agradece' Juvenal até por duras em velório

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Luis Fabiano não ia a velórios desde 2000, quando morreu seu avô. Nesta quarta-feira, o ex-atacante do São Paulo abriu uma exceção para poder se despedir de Juvenal Juvêncio, ex-presidente do clube, com o qual nutria uma sincera e boa relação, como fez questão de enaltecer. Emocionado, o jogador falou em gratidão até mesmo pelas broncas que recebeu de Juvenal durante sua trajetória no Tricolor.

-Pelo menos comigo, sempre que precisava me chamar de um jeito mais duro, ele fazia. A alegria, o jeito irreverente. É um homem que vai deixar saudade, conquistou tudo e ajudou muito o São Paulo. Quem conviveu, sabe como ele era.Todas as vezes que a gente se encontrava, primeiro sempre ele me dava um puxão de orelha – disse à imprensa presente no salão nobre do estádio do Morumbi, já quando deixava o local.

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Juvenal faleceu na manhã desta quarta e seu corpo chegou ao estádio por volta das 15h. Luis Fabiano compareceu às 17h40. Em 2011, então presidente do São Paulo, foi o direto responsável pelo retorno do atacante ao clube, depois de boa passagem pelo Sevilha, da Espanha. Findada mês passado, foi a maior passagem do jogador pelo Tricolor.

-Tenho um carinho muito grande por ele, gratidão, não podia deixar de estar aqui, dando o adeus.É uma despedida, só que dessa vez não vamos poder mais conviver junto, infelizmente fica as lembranças, risadas, a outra despedida acho que em algum momento retornarei – completou o jogador, falando sobre sua saída do São Paulo.

No fim de novembro, Luis Fabiano encerrou sua terceira passagem pelo Tricolor e, na ocasião, ganhou um áudio de Juvenal Juvêncio em sua homenagem. Não houve tempo para agradecê-lo como gostaria.

-Eu gostaria de agradecê-lo pela mensagem que mandou, não tive tempo para isso, pela correira do dia a dia. Depois da coletiva, eu ia gravar o vídeo, infelizmente não gravei. Acredito que eu tenha recebido o último vídeo dele para alguém, fica a saudade – finalizou.

Juvenal Juvêncio será enterrado no Cemitério do Morumbi na manhã desta quinta-feira. Até lá, o corpo permanece no estádio do clube.

Crystal Palace must secure deal for Reading defender Omar Richards

Crystal Palace are interested in signing Reading defender Omar Richards, if recent reports are to be believed…

What’s the word?

Earlier this week, we told you about Roy Hodgson’s interest in Royals skipper Liam Moore. Now, it turns out the Eagles have turned their attention to his teammate as well.

According to The Reading Chronicle, Palace face stiff competition from Premier League rivals West Ham for his signature.

It’s claimed that Hodgson’s side have a long-standing interest in the former England U21 international, as they have been keeping close tabs on the situation for some time.

Sign him up!

Let’s face it, Palace have the oldest squad in the Premier League, which has become a bit of a problem in recent times. Don’t get me wrong, having an experienced defence isn’t always a bad thing, as Brazilian centre-back Thiago Silva has impressed for Chelsea, but there will come a point where they will have to start planning for the future.

To compound the problem even further, several Palace players are out of contract in the summer, including defenders such as Scott Dann, Gary Cahill, Martin Kelly and Mamadou Sakho, as well as academy graduate Tyrick Mitchell, who has made six appearances in the Premier League so far.

Palace fans will have to wait and see if Mitchell will decide to try his luck elsewhere instead, as Hodgson has backed the left-back to follow in the footsteps of Aaron Wan-Bissaka. Meanwhile, HLTCO regular Dan Cook believes “the vultures will begin to circle” as the uncertainty surrounding his future at Selhurst Park continues to build.

In fact, we’d even go so far as to say that the 22-year-old would be the perfect replacement for Mitchell.

Once hailed as an “outstanding” player by former Reading boss Mark Bowen, the £1.35m-rated ace has played seven games in the Championship this season, whilst he has made 2.9 tackles, 1.6 interceptions and 2.3 clearances per game, via WhoScored. By comparison, Mitchell has only managed fewer than one interception in the Premier League so far, as per WhoScored.

Whether Richards is a one season wonder or not, it’s surely worth the risk anyway, especially when you take into account the fact that he could be available for a cut-price deal as his contract is set to expire next year. Get it done Eagles, whilst you still can.

AND in other news, Steve Parish must sanction audacious swoop for Crystal Palace target Liam Moore in January…

تقارير: كلوب يختار وجهة محمد صلاح بين برشلونة وريال مدريد حال رحيله عن ليفربول

يفترض المدير الفني للفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي ليفربول، يورجن كلوب، أن محمد صلاح لن يكون في حوزته في الميركاتو الصيفي المقبل مع اقتراب عقده على الانتهاء وأزمة التجديد.

هناك أزمة في تجديد عقد محمد صلاح مع ليفربول حيث ينتهي في يونيو 2023، ويرغب النادي في تمديده لسنوات أخرى ولكن طلبات الفرعون المصري المادية كبيرة حيث يرغب في الحصول على 500 ألف جنيه إسترليني.

اقرأ أيضًا | لوم وتوبيخ.. آس ترصد كواليس ما دار بين أنشيلوتي وفينيسيوس بعد سباب جماهير برشلونة

وبحسب صحيفة “La Nacional” الكتالونية هناك حالة تأهب من قبل ناديي برشلونة وريال مدريد للتعاقد مع محمد صلاح، واستغلال هذه الأزمة مع ليفربول.

وبالتالي، كشفت الصحيفة الشهيرة أن كلوب كان له نصيحة لاختيار النادي الأفضل بين عملاقي الدوري الإسباني وطالبه بالانضمام إلى برشلونة لأنه فريق يفتقد إلى جناح أيمن بعد رحيل ليونيل ميسي.

بينما أكد كلوب للاعب وفقًا للتقرير أنه في ريال مدريد سيواجه الكثير من المشكل مع وجود كريم بنزيما واحتمال وصول كيليان مبابي وسيصبح دوره لاعبًا ثانويًا.

Newcastle: Key stat shows Steve Bruce’s side heading for Premier League disaster

Whilst they may have been holding Manchester United to 1-1 until the dying stages of the game, it almost felt inevitable that Newcastle were eventually going to succumb to defeat in the Premier League on Saturday night.

The Magpies took the lead thanks to an own goal from Luke Shaw in the opening few minutes of the contest, but their passive approach invited Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side to keep pressing, and in the end, the defence crumbled under the pressure – by the end of the game, they had been out-shot at a ratio of four to one (28 to 7).

But if you’ve been watching Newcastle throughout this season, then the fact United were peppering Karl Darlow’s goal with effort after effort was hardly surprising.

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The Tyneside club’s reliance on trying to soak up the pressure before being clinical on any counter-attacks or set-pieces has earned them a couple of notable results, but there has been elements of good fortune to them as well – not least being the beneficiaries of a hugely contentious VAR call that saw them earn a point away at Tottenham.

In fact, as per WhoScored, Steve Bruce’s side have faced, on average, 17.2 shots per game this season in the Premier League, which is by far the worst in the division.

Despite the fact the actual table shows them in 13th place with seven points from their opening five league games, it’s an approach that is completely unsustainable in the long-term.

You simply cannot rely on Darlow to pull off blinders week-in and week-out to keep a clean sheet, and the negative approach will end up taking its toll on a talented forward-line that boasts the likes of Callum Wilson and Allan Saint-Maximin.

Unless Bruce finds a way to help plug a leaky defence, and prevent Darlow from having to work double-time every game he steps on to the field, then Newcastle are heading for an unmitigated disaster.

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