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A number of Rangers fans have been on social media discussing Borna Barisic.

The Croatian joined Rangers from NK Osijek last summer and made 22 appearances for the Scottish giants during the 2018-19 campaign.

The 26-year-old failed to score and registered just four assists, however, as he struggled to make his mark during his first season in Scottish football.

A seven-time Croatia international, Barisic will be looking to impress head coach Steven Gerrard in pre-season with the view to securing more minutes next season.

On Monday evening, Rangers posted a video of a training-ground exercise, which saw Barisic produce an excellent cross for Greg Stewart to head home.

And that led to a number of Rangers supporters commenting on the defender.

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Some believe that Barisic will enjoy a strong 2019-20 campaign for the club and others are more hopeful than certain that will be the case.

The Gers kick off their pre-season campaign against English side Oxford United on July 7 and Barisic will be hoping to get some early minutes in the tank.

A selection of the Twitter reaction can be seen below:

اعترف مدرب فريق ولفرهامبتون نونو سانتو أن خسارتهم في مباراة الأمس أمام ليفربول في الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، مستحقة.

وخسر الذئاب بأربعة أهداف دون رد في مباراة الجولة الحادية عشر من البطولة، في ملعب الأنفيلد.

وقال نونو سانتو، في تصريحات نشرتها شبكة “بي بي سي” العالمية: “كانت ليلة صعبة بكل تأكيد، كان في إمكاننا فعل الكثير من الأشياء المختلفة، قبل المباراة وأثنائها”.

وأضاف: “لم يكن لدينا ما يكفي من الكرة، ولم نتعامل جيدًا مع ضغط ليفربول، كنا منظمين حتى لحظة الهدف الأول (هدف محمد صلاح)، كان لدينا شوط ثاني ضعيف”. هدف محمد صلاح أمام ولفرهامبتون

وواصل: “لم نلعب بشكل جيد، ليفربول كان الأفضل بلا شك، النتيجة تُعد انعكاسًا للأداء، عدم وجود راؤول خيمينيز معنا يمثل ضربة بالنسبة لنا ولكن يجب أن نجد حلولًا داخل الفريق حتى نمضي قدمًا، هذا هو الوضع الآن، الأمر متروك لنا لإيجاد الحلول الصحيحة”.

واستكمل: “الأمر لا يتعلق بالعقلية، ولكن كما قلت لم نتمكن من التعامل مع ضغط ليفربول، لقد استغل ليفربول المساحات، هم يمتلكون السرعة والموهبة والقوة”.

وعندما سُئل عما إذا كان ولفرهامبتون استحق ركلة جزاء قبل نهاية الشوط الأول، أجاب نونو: لم أر الصور حتى الآن، ولكن حكم المباراة وتقنية الفيديو شاهدا ما حدث، وقررا عدم احتساب ركلة الجزاء، هذا هو الأمر”.

Leeds United’s season ended in misery as they were seen off by Derby County in the semi-finals of the play-offs after missing out on automatic promotion.

Marcelo Bielsa’s men now face an uncertain future, with the Argentinian still yet to commit his future to the club.

There are other pressing issues within the Leeds camp too to address, with the futures of key players like Kalvin Phillips and Pontus Jansson also up in the air, as well as youngsters like Jack Clarke, who is reportedly attracting interest in the form of a £10m bid from Premier League side, Spurs.

Clarke will no doubt welcome interest from a club like Spurs, but we here in the Tavern feel that Leeds simply have to say no to Mauricio Pochettino if he comes calling.

For one, the £10m fee is not nearly enough for a player who is still a teenager and has the potential to go on to great things in the game. Players in the modern game go for inflated fees all the time, and the Elland Road club should be demanding towards double that price to even consider selling Clarke.

Secondly, Leeds are building, and if Bielsa does indeed stay in charge, then Clarke could well feature prominently next season after a pre-season under the guidance of his experienced manager.

Clarke has already impressed this campaign just gone, and there is more where that came from you would have to assume going forward.

While Spurs would be the ideal sort of landing spot for a player like Clarke, Leeds should hold their ground and ensure they are finely poised to win promotion next time round – with Clarke firmly cemented as an integral cog within the starting XI.

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According to The Sun journalist Alan Nixon, Nottingham Forest have informed Aston Villa that the price for winger Joe Lolley is £15m.

Lolley enjoyed a strong 2018-19 campaign for Forest – scoring 11 times and contributing 11 assists in 46 Championship appearances – and when news of Villa’s interest in the winger first surfaced, most fans of the Birmingham club were pretty keen on a summer swoop.

But Nixon has now claimed that Villa will have to come up with a relatively high bid of £15m, and it would be fair to say that the club’s supporters appear to be against a move for the Englishman at that price.

Lolley had an excellent campaign for Forest but has a contract at the City Ground until the summer of 2023, placing the club in a strong negotiating position.

And amid news of Lolley’s price-tag, Villa fans have made their feelings pretty clear on social media:

كشف الصحفي الإسباني الشهير جيليام بالاجي، عن مشاجرة ساخنة حدثت بين البرتغالي جوزيه مورينيو، ومواطنه كريستيانو رونالدو، خلال فترة تواجدهما في ريال مدريد، عام 2013.

مهاجم يوفنتوس الحالي خلال فترة تواجده في ريال مدريد، تدرب لمدة ثلاثة مواسم تحت قيادة مدرب توتنهام هوتسبير الحالي.

بالاجي في كتاب له، كشف أنّه رغم العلاقة القوية التي ربطت رونالدو بمواطنه مورينيو، إلا أنها انهارت في موسم 2012-2013، قبل أن يرحل المدرب البرتغالي لـ تشيلسي.

بالاجي أوضح في كتابه، حسبما نشرت صحيفة “ميرور” البريطانية، أنّ مورينيو قام بتوبيخ رونالدو على خط التماس، بسبب بعض التعليمات الدفاعية، خلال مباراة ريال مدريد وفالنسيا، قبل أنّ يتطور الأمر إلى شجار “ساخن” داخل غرفة خلع الملابس.

اقرأ أيضًا.. بعد أنباء رحيله عن يوفنتوس.. هل يفكر ريال مدريد في إعادة كريستيانو رونالدو؟

البداية كانت من رونالدو، الذي لم تعجبه كلمات مورينيو، وهاجمه قائلًا: “بعد كل ما فعلته من أجلك، هكذا تعامني؟، كيف تجرؤ على قول ذلك لي!”.

ثم قال مورينيو للهداف التاريخي للنادي الملكي: “كنت أقول ذلك من أجل الفريق، لأن الفريق احتاجك للعودة”.

وأوضح بالاجي أنّ الأمر لم يتوقف عند هذا الحد، بل رونالدو رد على مورينيو مرة أخرى، ثم رد سبيشال وان على كريستيانو، وتدخل اللاعبون في الفريق من أجل إبعاد الثنائي حيث كان سيتطور الأمر إلى اشتباكٍ بالأيدي.

وأكد بالاجي في كتابه أنّ رونالدو لم يأخذ تعليمات مورينيو، على أنها تكتيكية، ورأى أنّ الأمر هجوم شخصي، مُشيرًا إلى أنّ العلاقة بين مورينيو ورونالدو لم تعد كما كانت أبدًأ.

This season, recent weeks in particular, Callum Wilson and Ryan Fraser have been winning most of the plaudits at Bournemouth — and deservedly so.

But as well as the duo, David Brooks has also come in for a lot of recognition, with the 21-year-old having just been nominated for the PFA Young Player of the Year award.

And team-mate Chris Mepham is now tipping the midfielder to make it to the very top after an impressive debut campaign at the Vitality Stadium.

The Breakdown

“He’s been very good. I speak very highly of David as a player and as a person,” Mepham told the Bournemouth Echo.

“He works hard every day on the training pitch, wants to learn, wants to improve and I think that’s got him to where he is at the minute. If he keeps that attitude, then the sky is the limit and he could play anywhere.”

Up against the likes of Bernardo Silva and Raheem Sterling for the award, it is hard to see Brooks winning the prestigious accolade.

But with this being the Wales international’s first season in the Premier League, he has done well to get his name in the conversation, regardless.

And if he can maintain the level he is currently playing at, as Mepham suggests, his future is set to be a bright one.

The former Sheffield United man has been directly involved in over 10 Premier League goals for the Cherries this term, showing the sort of productivity in the final third that could attract some serious interest in the future.

Until then, though, Brooks must continue to improve, with Bournemouth being an environment where he can do just that.

Bournemouth fans, just how far do you think Brooks can go? Join the discussion by commenting below.

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Celtic dealt with St Mirren comfortably on Wednesday night, but the performance of Oliver Burke revealed a glaring weakness in the Bhoys squad that Brendan Rodgers failed to address.

Tim Weah took just 15 minutes to open the scoring at The Simple Digital Arena on Wednesday, heading in from close range after Burke had missed a great chance.

The Hoops then dominated most of the match without much reward, as Olivier Ntcham saw his first half penalty saved.

Although Ryan Christie popped up with a late goal, the performance once again showed that the club is absolutely crying out for some depth at centre forward.

On the chalkboard

In Odsonne Edouard, Celtic have their main goalscoring threat secured for years to come. The youngster is lightning quick, extremely composed and most of all he just knows how to stick the ball in the net.

You can’t survive with just one striker though, and as soon as the Frenchman drops to the bench Neil Lennon is quite literally out of options up front, evidenced by the woeful showing of Burke at St Mirren, who to be fair was playing out of position.

Even Rangers have three genuine striking options in Alfredo Morelos, Jermain Defoe and Kyle Lafferty. This is not to say that the Hoops are worse off, just that it is important to have different types of goalscorers in your side.

Rodgers brought in Burke, Weah and Vakoun Issouf Bayo in January to fix the issue, with all three expected to add goals to the side. However, Bayo has featured just once, and the two youngsters are only at the club on a temporary basis, so the problem is most definitely not solved.

People often talk about managers “playing favourites”, and for too long both Rodgers and Lennon have stuck with players like Scott Sinclair when they should have been looking to bring in fresh blood to compete up top.

Rodgers tried and failed to address it in January, and Celtic must now place a deputy for Edouard at the top of their summer shopping list. In fact, the 21 year-old will suffer if they don’t as he simply cannot keep up with the sheer amount of games that comes with being in four competitions.

Look at Harry Kane, the Spurs striker is constantly picking up ankle injuries simply because the deficiencies in their striking department means he has to play every single game whenever fit. Edouard will suffer a similar fate if the Bhoys do not address this.

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Axel Tuanzebe has revealed that he could make his Aston Villa return in the club’s home Championship fixture against Blackburn Rovers on March 30.

What’s the update?

Tuanzebe told Villa’s official website:

“It’s really good to be back. I’m at a stage where I’m building my fitness in order to be ready for the Blackburn game.

“When you’re out with a bone injury there’s not a lot you can do but rest. It’s been a long process of healing. But I’m back in full training now and doing my extras – doing everything I can to be ready to play.

“The Blackburn game gives me the chance to build up the lungs and the legs and get ready for the run of games that the Championship requires. It’s great to be back around the lads and I’m ready to go again for a big finish to the season.”

Tuanzebe has been unavailable for selection since picking up a foot injury during Villa’s 2-2 draw with Stoke City in the Championship on December 15.

The 21-year-old was sent back to his parent club Manchester United to recover, but he returned to Villa earlier this month.

The centre-back has revealed that he could be ready for Villa’s next game with Blackburn, although it remains to be seen whether head coach Dean Smith throws the England Under-21 international straight back into action.

How big of a boost is it for Villa?

Huge. Absolutely massive. Tuanzebe had a shaky start to the campaign, but was switched to central defence upon Smith’s arrival as head coach.

Between the start of October and middle of December, the on-loan Man United ace was excellent for Villa.

Injuries to the likes of Tommy Elphick and James Chester means that Kortney Hause has recently been moved from left-back to central defence to play alongside Tyrone Mings.

But the thought of Mings – who has been excellent since arriving from Bournemouth – operating alongside a fit and hungry Tuanzebe will be very exciting for the Villa fans.

A brilliant run of form has seen Villa move into the playoff positions in the Championship and the return of Tuanzebe is a monumental boost.

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The Sun are reporting that Borussia Dortmund and former Manchester City winger Jadon Sancho is top of Manchester United’s transfer list for the summer window.

What’s the word, then?

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is reportedly considering four England stars to sign after the season’s end, Sancho, West Ham United’s Declan Rice, Aaron Wan-Bissaka of Crystal Palace and Leicester City’s Harry Maguire.

Sancho is just 19 and one of the brightest prospects in Europe.

After breaking onto the Bundesliga scene in 2017/2018, he’s made 47 senior appearances for Dortmund, scoring 10 goals, bagging a remarkable 21 assists and breaking into Gareth Southgate’s England squad to become a full international.

Sanchez out, Sancho in

It’s time Man United admit that the deal to bring Alexis Sanchez in from Arsenal was a complete disaster and get rid of the Chilean.

At the moment, the 30-year-old is hoovering up wages with little contribution to Solskjaer’s recent success, his ridiculous £350,000 per week salary could even be disturbing the harmony of the squad.

It makes perfect sense to give up on Sanchez now and identify the wage waster’s perfect replacement, Sancho, and make the wonderkid a Red Devil.

In the 19-year-old, who is valued at £72 million by Transfermarkt, United would be signing the player they thought they were getting in Sanchez – but a much younger and better version.

Like Sanchez, Sancho likes to play out on the wing, although he is versatile enough to suit most positions within the attack, from central attacking midfielder to striker.

One could perhaps argue that replacing a left winger with a right winger would make no sense, however, while left wing by trade, the injury-prone ex-Gunner Sanchez has played on both flanks in Manchester.

And, despite the fact it would presumably take a ludicrous fee to sign someone who hasn’t even made 50 appearances in one of Europe’s top five leagues yet, Ed Woodward must pay whatever it takes to bring in one of the brightest talents in world football to fill the boots of an ageing and useless former star.

يعتقد النجم البرازيلي ريفالدو أن المواجهة التي سيخوضها برشلونة ضد يوفنتوس في دور المجموعات بدوري أبطال أوروبا ستساعد الأرجنتيني ليونيل ميسي على تحسين مستواه حيث يلاقي منافسه كريستيانو رونالدو.

ويقع برشلونة في المجموعة السابعة بـ دوري أبطال أوروبا مع يوفنتوس ودينامو كييف وفيرينكفاروس.

وقال ريفالدو في تصريحات نشرتها صحيفة “آس” الإسبانية: “مباراة برشلونة ويوفنتوس ستكون مبارزة من شأنها أن تضيء، ليس فقط دوري الأبطال ولكن الكوكب بأسره”.

طالع.. بعد أكثر من عامين.. رونالدو ضد ميسي عملاقان حطما الأرقام القياسية

وأضاف: “صحيح أن هناك آراء تعتقد أن ميسي قد انخفض مستواه منذ رحيل كريستيانو عن ريال مدريد والليجا إلى يوفنتوس، لذا فهي لحظة ممتازة لكليهما لتحسين المستوى من خلال رؤية بعضهما البعض في دوري أبطال أوروبا”.

اقرأ أيضًا.. روبيرتو يكشف رد فعل لاعبي برشلونة تجاه قرعة دوري الأبطال ومواجهة يوفنتوس

وأتم ريفالدو: “كان كريستيانو يريد دائمًا أن يكون الأفضل، رقم واحد، لكن ميسي لن يجعل الحياة سهلة عليه. ستكون مبارزة للاستمتاع بها بهدوء، لحضور جزء آخر من تاريخ كرة القدم”.