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da apostaganha： Wolverhampton Wanderers have conducted shrewd business in the transfer market in recent times, signing players for a cut-price before either making a huge impact on the first team or making the club a tidy profit.

da realsbet： Jean-Ricner Bellegarde is just one example of the former, joining the club in a £12.8m deal last summer, producing many moments of magic, which includes his excellent strike against Nottingham Forest last weekend.

Pedro Neto is another excellent talent who has made the club a lot of money, joining from Lazio for around £18m in 2019, before leaving this summer in a £54m deal – making the club a £36m profit in the process.

Boss Gary O’Neil will be hoping new big-money addition Andre can replicate such deals, after joining for £21m from Brazilian side Fluminense.

He could potentially form an excellent partnership with one player who’s also started after his own move to the Premier League in recent times.

Joao Gomes’ stats for Wolves

During the January window in 2023, Wolves dipped into the South American market to secure the £15m signing of Brazilian ace Joao Gomes from Flamengo, with the youngster flourishing after his move to English football.

Since his transfer, the 23-year-old has cemented himself as a key player in Gary O’Neil’s side, making 52 appearances for the club – scoring on three separate occasions.

His subsequent form has seen interest from the likes of Bayern Munich, Liverpool and Tottenham – an indication of how impressive he’s been since his move to Molineux.

The addition of Andre could allow O’Neil to operate with an all-Brazilian centre-midfielder partnership, with the pair having the talent and potential to thrive together and push the club back towards a top-half finish in 2024/25.

However, despite the recent excellent dealings, they must regret letting go of one player who’s taken his game to another level after leaving the West Midlands two years ago.

Joao Gomes' market value in 2024

After coming through the club’s academy, midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White had huge expectations of being a monster talent at Molineux.

He enjoyed a stellar campaign on loan at Sheffield United during 2021/22, registering 20 goal contributions in his 35 appearances – with a place in the club’s first-team to be expected after such a successful stint.

However, he completed a £25m move to newly promoted Forest – a decision that, two years on, the club may have a "tinge of regret" about, according to journalist Neil Moxley.

Morgan Gibbs-White's PL stats (2023/24)

Statistics

Tally

Forest rank

Appearances

37

1st

Goals + assists

15

1st

Assists

10

1st

Chances created

74

1st

Big chances created

16

1st

Possession won in final third per 90

0.6

2nd

FotMob rating

7.24

1st

Stats via FotMob

The “incredible” Gibbs-White, as described by former teammate Billy Sharp, received his first senior England call-up last week, a reflection of his impressive form at the City Ground, with the Tricky Trees subsequently demanding around £50m over the summer.

His subsequent value is higher than that of current Wolves star Gomes, who was deemed to be worth over £40m in the recent window, after his own impressive run in the Premier League.

After his achievements under former Wolves boss Nuno Espírito Santo at Forest, it’s understandable that many would regret the departure of the midfielder.

He has the ability to operate in tight attacking areas and create a moment of magic out of nowhere, something which O’Neil’s side often lacks in the final third in recent times.

Whilst they made a huge profit on an academy graduate, his talents would be perfect in the current Wolves, potentially handing them the perfect opportunity to push for a top-half finish this season.

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Three quicks and two spinners in prospect, but stiff challenge could await debutant at No.7

ESPNcricinfo staff02-Mar-2022

Pakistan are seriously considering giving a Test debut to Mohammad Wasim Jr at Rawalpindi, potentially as part of a five-man bowling attack.The home side’s preparations for the first Test of the historic series against Australia – the tourists’ first in the country since 1998-99 – have been hit badly by the enforced withdrawals of Faheem Ashraf and Hasan Ali through injury.The pair were central to Pakistan’s Test side last year, Hasan as a frontline pacer (who was third-highest Test wicket-taker of the year) and Faheem as the allrounder Pakistan have needed for years.Their absence, along with that of Haris Rauf, who tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday, means Pakistan have been forced to call up Iftikhar Ahmed and Wasim Jr to the squad, as well as Naseem Shah who was in the reserves.And now, just over a day out from the Test, the suggestion in the Pakistan camp seems to be that they might play three fast bowlers – Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem and Wasim Jr – as well as both Nauman Ali and Sajid Khan as the spinners.The problem for Pakistan is that Faheem’s absence in particular upsets their Test balance, depriving them of a genuine two-in-one player. At No.7 he has often stalled collapses or built on middle-order work – only seven times in 19 innings has he failed to make at least 20 – while as a fifth bowler he has provided respite to the leaders of Pakistan’s attack, keeping a tight rein on run-rates and picking up crucial wickets: in 13 out of 23 innings, he has picked up at least one wicket and his overall economy is 2.9.Iftikhar’s initial call-up suggested Pakistan might lean on his off-spin as a part-time option, while bolstering the batting with him at No.7 – he has a first-class average of 40.34.However, the nature of the Rawalpindi pitch is probably playing into the three-quicks option. Though it has tended to favour seam bowling, the pitch for this Test, until Wednesday at least, looked fairly dry with little grass. Nathan Lyon likened it to the kind of UAE surface on which Australia have played four Tests against Pakistan in recent years – runs over the initial period, before some spin and reverse comes into play.That – as well as Australia’s susceptibility to spin in the subcontinent – explains why Pakistan want to play both Nauman and Sajid. The trade-off then is whether they choose to beef up their batting – with Iftikhar – or their pace attack. At the moment they appear to be leaning towards the latter.Related

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Whatever the conditions Wasim Jr’s inexperience in longer-format cricket represents somewhat of a risk. He has only played seven first-class matches to date, though his performances in those Quaid-e-Azam trophy games have been promising. It also means that all three fast bowlers are genuinely quick, which, given what the surface looks like, might be important.And yet, though Wasim Jr is a promising hitter in T20 cricket, batting at No. 7 in a Test – where he will likely play if he debuts – against one of the world’s best bowling attacks will be an examination unlike any he has faced.In the absence of Abid Ali, Pakistan will already be trying a new opening combination, with either Shan Masood or Imam-ul-Haq partnering Abdullah Shafique, who himself has only played two Tests. That puts a burden on a middle order made up of an ageing Azhar Ali, Babar Azam without a Test century in two years and 18 innings (averaging 38), and the engine room of Fawad Alam and Mohammad Rizwan.

يخوض منتخب مصر تحت 17 عامًا، مواجهة مصيرية مع نظيره أنجولا، اليوم السبت، ضمن الملحق النهائي المؤهل لبطولة كأس العالم للناشئين 2025، والمقرر إقامتها في قطر.

وتقام المباراة بين منتخب مصر تحت 17 عامًا مع أنجولا على ملعب بن أحمد العبدي من أجل حسم المتأهل لكأس العالم.

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ووصل منتخب مصر إلى الملحق بعد أن احتل المركز الثالث في المجموعة الثالثة من بطولة كأس أمم إفريقيا للناشئين، المقامة حاليًا في المغرب، حيث تلقى المنتخب خسارتين أمام جنوب إفريقيا بنتيجة (4-3) وبوركينا فاسو (2-1)، قبل أن يحقق انتصارًا مهمًا على الكاميرون بنتيجة (2-1) في الجولة الأخيرة.

في المقابل، بلغ منتخب أنجولا نفس المرحلة بعد أن أنهى دور المجموعات في المركز الثالث بمجموعته، ليضرب موعدًا قويًا مع المنتخب المصري في مواجهة لا تقبل القسمة على اثنين، إذ يتأهل الفائز منها إلى مونديال الناشئين المقبل.

وتشارك قارة إفريقيا في النسخة المرتقبة من البطولة بعشرة مقاعد، حيث صعدت المنتخبات أصحاب المركزين الأول والثاني من كل مجموعة مباشرة، فيما تُحسم المقاعد المتبقية عبر مواجهات فاصلة في الملحق. موعد مباراة مصر وأنجولا تحت 17 عامًا في ملحق كأس العالم

وتنطلق المباراة بين مصر وأنجولا في تمام الساعة التاسعة مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة والعاشرة مساءً بتوقيت مكة المكرمة. القناة الناقلة لمباراة مصر وأنجولا تحت 17 عامًا في ملحق كأس العالم

ومن المنتظر أن تنقل قناة الاتحاد الافريقي لكرة القدم “كاف” على “يوتيوب” المباراة.

ويُمكنكم متابعة أحداث مباريات اليوم لحظة بلحظة من مركز المباريات من هنـــــا.

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da bwin： A quarta-feira foi agitada no Athletico. Mario Celso Petraglia, presidente do clube, apareceu e revelou à Rádio Transamérica que o volante Fernandinho vai atuar pelo Furacão.Segundo o dirigente, o meio-campista tem um acordo verbal com o clube brasileiro para chegar ao término do seu contrato com o Manchester City.

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Ainda de acordo com Petraglia, Fernandinho acertou com o Athletico e, renovou por mais um ano com o clube inglês.

– Se ele vier para o Brasil, vai jogar no Athletico Paranaense. Ele já deu a palavra dele: “Presidente, eu não jogo em nenhum clube do mundo. Quando sair do Manchester, vou para o Athletico – afirmou Petraglia.

Captain missed third match after experiencing pain during England’s warm-up

ESPNcricinfo staff27-Jan-2022

Eoin Morgan, England’s white-ball captain, has been ruled out of the remaining two matches of England’s T20I series against West Indies in Barbados, after sustaining a low-grade quadriceps injury.Morgan sat out England’s 20-run defeat in Wednesday’s third match, with Moeen Ali stepping in as his deputy, after feeling pain in his right quad during the pre-match warm-up.An ECB statement added: “Follow-up testing revealed he sustained a right thigh-muscle injury which, whilst relatively minor, will prevent him from playing further games during the current tour.”Morgan, 35, made scores of 17 from 29 balls and 13 from 12 in England’s first two fixtures – the former innings coming in the midst of a top-order collapse that included the loss of three wickets in the first two overs, and an eventual total of 103 all out.England bounced back to win the second match, although West Indies’ lower-order battled back from the brink to reduce the margin to a solitary run.Although England are currently ranked as the No. 1 T20I team in the world, Morgan had identified this campaign as an opportunity to expand their options ahead of the next T20 World Cup in Australia in November.”The whole tour is one where the development of our game is more important than a series win,” Morgan said ahead of the first T20I. “We’ve gone through this process before, and identifying the level of intensity, and our performance is far more important than the result.”The squad in the Caribbean had already been missing a core of proven performers, with Jos Buttler, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes and Mark Wood among those rested following their involvement in the Ashes, while Jofra Archer has been absent following his recent elbow operation – although he has been back training with his team-mates on this trip.In Morgan’s absence on Wednesday, England gave a debut to Harry Brook, with Phil Salt and George Garton also making their maiden T20I appearances in place of Sam Billings and Saqib Mahmood, who was hit for 28 runs in his final over of the second match.”A lot of talented guys will get opportunities throughout this series which is very exciting, not only for the team, but for them as well,” Morgan added. “They don’t get a lot of opportunity to go through a process like this so, for our long-term planning, as we strive to have deeper, stronger squads, it’s very important. The group that we would normally take to a World Cup has been together for quite some time, so the planning behind that is important to us.”Moeen will continue to lead the team in Morgan’s absence for the final two back-to-back fixtures on Saturday and Sunday. England, currently 2-1 down, must win both to claim the series.

da betway： Rangers have just under a week remaining to wrap up any late transfer deals they wish to complete, as they eye a deal for a £2m attacker.

da 888casino： Pressure is arguably already on Rangers manager Philippe Clement as the club faces another season without Champions League football, with the Scottish side instead having to settle for the Europa League. The Gers are also expected to challenge Celtic for the league title as well as the cup competitions, but they already find themselves two points behind their rivals.

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Posts ByBrett Worthington Aug 23, 2024 Rangers transfer news

Celtic were comfortably in control last season in terms of the league, so it is no surprise to see that Rangers have been busy in the transfer market this summer, as they eye a big improvement. Not only has Clement been busy bringing new players to the club, ones he hopes can improve the club’s performances and results, but Rangers have also been busy letting players leave.

Rangers' summer signings

Signed from

Mohamed Diomande

Nordsjaelland

Robin Propper

Twente FC

Hamza Igamane

FAR Rabat

Vaclav Cerny

VfL Wolfsburg

Jefte

Fluminense

Connor Barron

Aberdeen

Liam Kelly

Motherwell

Clinton Nsiala

AC Milan U20

It came to light this week that striker Cyriel Dessers was very close to leaving Ibrox, as Rangers and Atlanta United were in discussions over a deal that would have seen the player swap Scotland for the MLS, but in the end, the deal broke down, as Dessers was against the idea.

Apart from the news about Dessers, it has been more about which players Rangers are potentially interested in signing before Friday’s transfer deadline. Fiorentina winger Josip Brekalo is said to be on the Ibrox transfer radar, with the player expected to leave the Serie A side in this transfer window after falling out of favour. The Gers are also said to be eyeing a move to sign young Dundee sensation Sebastian Lochhead, but they are not the only top-flight side chasing his signature.

Meanwhile, it has also been reported by the reliable Fabrizio Romano that the Scottish side have seen a loan bid worth €750k plus Rangers then having the option to buy Kaiky for €7 million, bringing a total package to £6.5 million rejected by Spanish side Almeria.

Clearly, Rangers are still in the market for new players, and they now have their eye on another attacking player.

Rangers eyeing Norwich City’s Abu Kamara

According to Football Scotland, relayed by Ibrox News, Rangers are interested in signing Norwich City winger Abu Kamara. The report states that the 21-year-old could be available for as little as £2 million, but the problem the Scottish side faces is that they would need to sell players first before buying Kamara.

It goes on to add that personal terms for Rangers to sign Kamara would not be an issue, who has now requested to leave the Championship side after not breaking into the first team after his impressive stint at Portsmouth last season.

Kamara has come through the academy at Carrow Road and has impressed with the club’s academy throughout the years. Last season, the young attacker got the opportunity to join Portsmouth on loan, and he took his chance, as he netted eight goals and recorded 10 assists in 46 League One games.

He has since come back to Norwich and played in every game for the club this season, scoring in the EFL Cup, but Kamara is said to want to leave the club in what remains of this transfer window. While at Portsmouth last season, assistant manager Jon Harley heaped huge praise on the winger, labelling him “outstanding” as he played a big role in the club’s promotion campaign.

كشف ناصر ماهر، لاعب الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي الزمالك، حقيقة الأخبار التي تم تداولها في الفترة الأخيرة، بشأن طلبه زيادة راتبه أو تعديل عقده.

وأكد ماهر أنه لا صحة لهذه الأنباء، موضحًا احترامه الكامل للعقد الذي يربطه بالزمالك.

وفي بيان توضيحي نشره عبر حسابه الرسمي على موقع “إنستجرام”، قال ناصر ماهر: “توضيح هام.. لا صحة لما تردد مؤخرًا حول طلبي تعديل عقدي مع نادي الزمالك”.

وأضاف: “منذ اللحظة الأولى لتواجدي في الزمالك، كنت ملتزمًا باحترام تعاقدي مع النادي، وكان شرفًا لي ارتداء القميص الأبيض، وأنا ممتن لمساندة جماهير الزمالك لي منذ انضمامي للفريق”.

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وأشار ماهر إلى أن الأخبار التي تم تداولها حول طلبه تعديل عقده لا أساس لها من الصحة، مؤكدًا أنه لا يفكر في تحميل النادي أي أعباء مالية إضافية، وتابع قائلاً: “أنا مستمر مع الزمالك ولا صحة نهائيًا لأي شائعات تتعلق بزيادة عقدي أو طلب تعديل بنوده”.

ومن المقرر أن يخوض نادي الزمالك مباراته القادمة في بطولة كأس الكونفدرالية، أمام فريق ستيلينبوش الجنوب إفريقي، في إطار مواجهة الإياب لدور ربع النهائي (دور الـ 8)، وذلك يوم الأربعاء المُقبل الموافق 9 أبريل، على ملعب استاد القاهرة.

يذكر، أن مباراة الذهاب بين الزمالك وستيلينبوش التي أقيمت بين الفريقين في جنوب إفريقيا، انتهت بالتعادل السلبي.

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da jogodeouro： O Vasco segue ativo no mercado de olho em reforços para o início da Série B do Brasileirão. Com isso, o clube acertou contratação do lateral-direito Gabriel Dias, ex-Cruzeiro. O jogador, que foi revelado pelo Palmeiras, tem 27 anos e vai assinar em definitivo até o fim de 2023. A informação foi inicialmente divulgada pelo canal “Atenção, Vascaínos”.

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da apostebet： O atleta assinou com o Cruzeiro no início do ano, porém não teve muitas oportunidades e atuou em apenas três partidas. Fora dos planos da diretoria celeste, ele foi liberado para negociar com o Gigante da Colina e está bem próximo de ser anunciado.

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Revelado pelo Palmeiras, o lateral-direito defendeu as cores de Internacional, RB Bragantino, Paraná, Fortaleza e Ceará. Com a camisa paranista e do Leão do Pici, teve mais regularidade e esteve em campo em 47 jogos. No Tricolor cearense, ele fez parte do elenco que ergueu a taça do bicampeonato Estadual e da Copa do Nordeste em 2019.

Na época, participou de um lance contra o Vasco pelo Campeonato Brasileiro e sofreu uma lambreta do atacante Talles Magno, que atualmente defende as cores do New York City.

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Dessa forma, Gabriel Dias chegará para uma posição que era uma das prioridades do Cruz-Maltino no mercado. Atualmente, Léo Matos e Weverton disputam a posição, mas ambos não conseguiram se firmar. O camisa 17 tem tido mais oportunidades, porém foi analisado que mais um nome seria essencial para a disputa da Série B.

Além dele, o clube carioca deve anunciar nos próximos dias as contratações de Erick, do Ypiranga,do Marcílio Dias e do uruguaio Carlos de Peña, que pertence ao Dínamo de Kiev, da Ucrânia. Até o fechamento da janela de transferências do primeiro semestre, no dia 12, o Vasco buscará outros nomes para posições carentes do elenco.

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Uma delas é a zaga, já que o equatoriano Luis Cangá não irá permanecer no clube e Ulisses sofreu uma lesão. Como os reservas imediatos de Anderson Conceição e Juan Quintero são os jovens Pimentel e Zé Vitor, outros dois nomes mais experientes podem pintar para encorpar o grupo.

أدلى المدير الفني لفريق مانشستر يونايتد روبن أموريم، بتصريحات صحفية وذلك عقب تعادل فريقه أمام مانشستر يونايتد في منافسات الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.

وتعادل مانشستر يونايتد أمام مانشستر سيتي بنتيجة 0/0 في منافسات الجولة الحادية والثلاثين من الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، على ملعب “أولد ترافورد” (لمطالعة التفاصيل من هنا).

وبهذه النتيجة، ارتفع رصيد مانشستر سيتي إلى النقطة 52 في المركز الخامس في ترتيب الدوري الإنجليزي، بينما ارتقى رصيد مانشستر يونايتد إلى النقطة 38 في المركز الثالث عشر.

وقال روبن أموريم في تصريحات لـ “سكاي سبورتس”: “أعتقد أننا أتيحت لنا بعض الفرص للفوز بالمباراة، حاولنا استغلال المساحات في التحولات الدفاعية، والدفاع بتشكيلة دفاعية منخفضة، لكننا سنحت لنا فرصنا”.

وأشار أموريم: “أتيحت لنا بعض اللحظات مع الكرة، ودفعنا السيتي إلى نصف ملعبهم، وكنا أقرب إلى الهدف، لكننا نقبل التعادل. كنا أقرب إلى الهدف، بينما استحوذوا على الكرة بشكل أكبر، وهذا أمر طبيعي”.

عما يحتاجه مانشستر يونايتد للتحسين، أجاب قائلاً: “لدينا العديد من الجوانب التي نحتاج إلى تحسينها. نحتاج إلى تحسين كل جانب، من بناء الهجمات، والانتقالات، واتخاذ القرارات في الثلث الهجومي الأخير. كل لاعب قادر على التحسن، فهم هنا لأنهم أظهروا أداءً مميزًا في فرق أخرى. لديهم الجودة، وما زلنا فريقًا يعتمد على الانتقالات، ونحتاج إلى قضاء المزيد من الوقت في الثلث الهجومي الأخير للحصول على فرص أكثر.”

وأضاف قائلاً: “أنا لست ساذجًا أو مجنونًا، وأستطيع أن أرى اللحظة التي نحن فيها، وأستطيع أن أنظر إلى المنافسين وأفهم أن هناك فجوة كبيرة، ولكن كقائد لا أستطيع أن أقول إننا سنأخذ كل الوقت لإغلاق الفجوة”.

وتابع حديثه: “حتى لو تعاقدنا مع المزيد من اللاعبين، علينا الإسراع وإظهار الإلحاح لتقديم أداء أفضل، لأننا لا نملك الكثير من الوقت في نادٍ كهذا. نحن في عجلة من أمرنا”.

وعن تأثير معاناة الفريقين على قوة المباراة، أردف قائلاً: “إذا نظرت إلى اللحظة التي لم يعد فيها كلا الفريقين يتنافسان على الألقاب، فإن هذا يغير مجرى المباراة تمامًا”.

واختتم أموريم قائلاً: “شعور الفوز، وعدم القدرة على خسارة نقطة واحدة، ليس حاضرًا. من الصعب عليّ كمدرب أن أقول ذلك. علينا أن نناضل من أجل أهداف كبيرة، وإذا فعلنا ذلك، فسيكون الشعور مختلفًا تمامًا”.

The board also confirmed the ODIs will be played in Ahmedabad, followed by the T20Is in Kolkata

ESPNcricinfo staff22-Jan-2022

The BCCI has confirmed that the venues for the limited-overs series at home against West Indies will be Ahmedabad and Kolkata, and has also advanced the third ODI from February 12 to 11, to avoid a clash with the IPL auction slated for February 12-13. As reported by ESPNcricinfo on January 20, the board had planned to keep the venues to two instead of the original six, to limit any chance of the Covid-19 pandemic affecting the series.The BCCI said the move was “to mitigate biosecurity risks by cutting down on travel and movement of the teams, match officials, broadcasters, and other stakeholders.”The tour will begin with three ODIs, which will all take place in Ahmedabad, and the teams will then move to Kolkata for three T20Is. The ODIs are scheduled on February 6, 9 and 11. The opening T20I will now take place on February 16 instead of 15, and the remaining two T20Is will go ahead on February 18 and 20, as originally planned.As reported by ESPNcricinfo earlier, the BCCI had mooted the change of dates, and was waiting to make an official decision after discussions with Cricket West Indies.Last September, while unveiling India’s home calendar for 2021-22, the BCCI had named Ahmedabad, Jaipur and Kolkata as the venues for the ODIs, with the original dates being February 6, 9 and 12. The T20Is were to be played in Cuttack, Visakhapatnam and Thiruvananthapuram, on February 15, 18 and 20.Apart from avoiding a clash with the IPL auctions, the change in schedule is a precautionary step by the BCCI, taken in response to the growing number of positive cases in India, which is currently experiencing a third wave of the pandemic, with the Omicron variant dominant across the country. Though the impact of this wave has been less severe than the preceding Delta wave, the high degree of transmissiblity of Omicron has led to stringent curbs on movement and public activities, particularly in big cities.