O comandante do Internacional no início da temporada 2022, ao que tudo indica, deve ser novamente estrangeiro. Após a apontada procura pelo uruguaio Alexander Medina para substituir Diego Aguirre (que, por sua vez, veio para o lugar de Miguel Ángel Ramírez), um nome que ganhou força no Beira-Rio foi o do português Paulo Sousa segundo informação do portal ‘ge’. Mais precisamente, do jornalista André Hernan.
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O profissional que atualmente está no comando da seleção da Polônia que é apontado também como nome para assumir o Flamengo já teria, inclusive, recebido uma proposta concreta da equipe gaúcha. Neste momento, o Inter tem pressa pela definição do comando técnico para ampliar o tempo de trabalho no planejamento de elenco visando a próxima temporada.
Segundo maiores detalhes apontados pelo referido portal, o Internacional ofereceu um contrato de dois anos, passou maiores detalhes sobre os objetivos para 2022 e tem a expectativa de uma resposta no curto prazo para saber os próximos passos. Seja com a continuidade das conversas ou a desistência para seguir na linha de nomes dentro do mercado sul-americano como Eduardo Domínguez (atualmente no Colón-ARG, porém apontado como prestes a deixar o clube) ou Sebastián Beccacece, técnico do também argentino Defensa y Justicia.
Esta seria a primeira oportunidade do comandante de 51 anos de idade no futebol do continente americano, tendo trabalhado majoritariamente no continente europeu. A exceção nessa regra ocorreu em 2018 quando Paulo Sousa dirigiu o Tianjin Quanjian-CHN em período onde o time asiático contava com o ex-Inter Alexandre Pato no plantel.
Wolverhampton Wanderers have endured a tough start to the 2024/25 Premier League season, still awaiting their first win after two losses and a draw.
Despite this poor opening, Gary O’Neil is still the man for the job, especially with the decent transfer business he conducted during the summer.
Of course, Max Kilman and Pedro Neto departed for close to £100m combined, giving the Old Gold some flexibility in the market.
Wolves manager Gary O'Neil
Several youngsters joined the club in the summer, with Pedro Lima among the new wave of players.
Pedro Lima’s Wolves statistics
The Brazilian hasn’t made an appearance in the top flight yet, but O’Neil did unleash the 18-year-old against Burnley in the EFL Cup last week.
It was the perfect chance for the youngster to showcase his talents and he duly delivered. Not only did the South American gem grab an assist, but he also created one big chance, made two key passes and succeeded with 100% of his dribbles during the clash against the second-tier side.
Pedro Lima's statistics vs Burnley
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Touches
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Key passes
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Dribble attempts (successful)
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Lima also recovered nine balls and made seven tackles, showing his defensive skills too. It was a stunning debut for the youngster, which will hopefully point towards a bright future.
With Nelson Semedo’s contract expiring at the end of this season, could he be a logical option to replace the Portuguese defender, or is there another player knocking on the door?
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Previously, the Old Gold looked like they could struggle at right-back as Semedo was the only realistic option, but now Lima and Lembikisa could fight it out for the spot in the near future.
The 20-year-old has gained slightly more senior experience than the Brazilian, making 49 appearances during his career already for Wolves, Hearts and Rotherham.
The second half of last term saw the Jamaican defender join Hearts, where he made 18 appearances, scoring twice in the process.
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The youngster also created two big chances in the Premiership, along with averaging 0.8 key passes per game, and succeeded with 0.7 dribbles each match, demonstrating his forward-thinking abilities for the Jambos.
The 5 foot 11 gem certainly looks like a bright prospect and could go far. What he needs now is a run in the first team in order to build his confidence.
His former U18 coach Steve Davis hailed the right-back as a “top player” back in 2022, and it looks as though he is fulfilling his potential going by his decent loan spells in both Scotland and England.
This is likely to be Semedo’s final year at Molineux, especially with O’Neil signing Lima in the summer. The Brazilian has competition with the Jamacia international, however, and this battle could be good for both players as they stake a claim to become a regular in the starting XI.
Will an opportunity present itself for Lembikisa in the coming months? Only time will tell.
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He’s not made the impact many would have imagined at Molineux.
Following a difficult opening to their Premier League campaign, Crystal Palace could now reportedly hijack Nottingham Forest's deal to sign a Champions League forward before Friday's transfer deadline.
Crystal Palace transfer news
Having lost both Joachim Andersen and Michael Olise to Fulham and Bayern Munich respectively this summer, Palace are still on the hunt for reinforcements before the window slams shut in just four days. On that front, the Eagles have been linked to the likes of Maxence Lacroix to replace Andersen and Raheem Sterling to fill Olise's boots in what would arguably be one of the most surprising deals of the summer.
The winger has been frozen out at Chelsea and stripped of his squad number in ruthless fashion. In desperate need of a move, those at Selhurst Park may yet offer him quite the escape route in their search for an Olise replacement this summer. An experienced Premier League-winning star, Sterling would undoubtedly ensure that Oliver Glasner's side pick themselves up from a disappointing start.
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Sterling may not be the only offensive reinforcement on his way, either. According to Fabrizio Romano, Crystal Palace could now make their move to sign Eddie Nketiah, who is open to a summer switch from Arsenal after his deal to join Nottingham Forest reportedly collapsed. Leaving Palace to hijack Forest's move, Glasner could now complete his attacking options.
Palace will need to move quickly and efficiently if they are to sign Nketiah, however, with just four days do what Forest failed by agreeing a deal with both Arsenal and the forward, who earns a reported £100k-a-week.
"Beast" Nketiah can unleash Mateta
Yet to secure their first three points of the season, Palace have not been helped by the slow start of Jean-Philippe Mateta, who is yet to get off the mark after a busy summer at the Olympics with France. But the arrival of Nketiah would likely go a long way towards changing that and unleashing the forward's best form again, given his ability to play all across the frontline.
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16
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5
Expected Goals
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Two strikers who outperformed their expected goals last season, Glasner could form quite the partnership between Nketiah and Mateta if Palace sign the former in a deal that could reportedly be worth up to £30m, should they match Forest's offer.
Set to leave Arsenal, Nketiah will be departing full of praise from manager Mikel Arteta, who told the club's website last season: "Eddie sums up what we want this season in terms of the squad.
“He was a player who was really disappointed not to start against Manchester City in the absence of Gabby [Gabriel Jesus], but he had an incredible impact in the game against City and he trained this week like a beast."
There is also a reduction in the number of centrally contracted players from 32 to 24
Andrew Fidel Fernando19-May-2021Dhananjaya de Silva and Niroshan Dickwella have been offered the most lucrative deals in Sri Lanka Cricket’s new player contract scheme for men, which sees players take significant cuts to their base salaries. The players do, however, have more to gain via performance-based incentives, compared to previous contracts. There is also a reduction in the number of centrally contracted players from 32 to 24.The players have not signed these contracts yet, and are understood to be negotiating with the board for better base payments. As SLC is set to have its election on Thursday, it also remains to be seen whether the new board members stand by this contract scheme.Related
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But as it stands, the scheme seeks to reward team victories. It was largely devised by director of cricket Tom Moody, as well as the technical committee headed by Aravinda de Silva.”A thorough review of what was being practiced around the world was taken into consideration,” Moody said of the contracts. “A lot of countries are trying to find what is the right process for them. This was not pulled out of thin air. This was done after thorough research – looking at other countries and their examples of how they contract their players. We put together what we thought was the best, most effective and fair system for Sri Lanka,The proposed contracts see the retainers of senior players hit especially hard. For example, Angelo Mathews – by far the most experienced player on the list – has been offered a contract worth $80,000 this year, which is roughly $50,000 less than his base salary had been in the last round of contracts. Test captain Dimuth Karunaratne’s retainer has dropped from roughly $100,000 to $70,000 this year. Fast bowler Suranga Lakmal, meanwhile, sees a cut of roughly $35,000, with his base rate set this year at $65,000.But there is more on offer for series wins against highly-ranked opposition. Where in the previous contracts, the team would be paid $25,000 for each Test won against top seven (according to rankings) opponents, these contracts offer $150,000 for a series win against the No. 1 ranked side, $125,000 for beating the No. 2 ranked team, $100,000 for No. 3, $80,000 for No. 4, down to $30,000 for the team ranked seventh. Sri Lanka only occasionally play three-match series – they largely play two-Test series, particularly against non-Big Three (India, Australia, England) opposition. Where the previous contracts had also seen players take financial penalties for series losses against low-ranked opposition, the proposed 2021 contracts do not recoup funds from the team.The ODI and T20 series victory incentive scales are similarly structured, though the payouts for those are substantially lower. Test cricket has been financially prioritised. Even the match fee for a Test has gone up slightly, to $7500 per player from $7000. The ODI and T20 match fees remain where they had been, at $5000 and $4000 respectively.Among the new players who will be offered contracts are batsmen Pathum Nissanka and Ashen Bandara, as well as allrounder Ramesh Mendis. Kusal Mendis, who had been left out of Sri Lanka’s teams for all three formats, will be offered an A3 category contract – the third-most lucrative available. Proposed contracts scheme: A1 category ($100,000 base salary)Dhananjaya de SilvaNiroshan Dickwella A2 ($80,000) Angelo MathewsKusal PereraA3 ($70,000) Dimuth KarunaratneKusal Mendis B1 ($65,000) Dasun Shanaka Suranga Lakmal B2 ($60,000) Lasith EmbuldeniyaWanindu HasarangaB3 ($55,000) Lahiru ThirimannePathum NissankaC1 ($50,000) Kasun Rajitha Dushmantha Chameera C2 ($45,000) Dinesh ChandimalLakshan Sandakan C3 ($40,000) Isuru UdanaVishwa Fernando D1 ($35,000) Oshada FernandoRamesh Mendis D2 ($30,000) Danushka GunathilakaLahiru Kumara D3 ($25,000) Akila DananjayaAshen Bandara
With just a couple of weeks to go until the Premier League season starts, Newcastle United are still trying to bring a new central defender to St James' Park.
The Magpies eye defensive reinforcements
Despite securing the signing of free agent Lloyd Kelly during the early passages of the summer, it appears that Newcastle are still intent on bolstering Eddie Howe's defence before the window slams shut at the end of this month.
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The name most commonly associated with a move to Tyneside is AC Milan's Malick Thiaw. The German defender has been in the Magpies' sights for some time with the 22-year-old set to be shown the door at the San Siro this summer. A recent update in the Italian press has suggested that the Toon have upped their offer for Thiaw as they look to finally seal a deal for the player.
Malick Thiaw
Another player touted for a move to St James' Park is England star Marc Guehi. The Crystal Palace man has numerous suitors this summer with Newcastle set to compete with Liverpool for the defender's signature. Fabrizio Romano recently shed some light on this deal, stating that the Toon could soon submit a formal bid for Guehi.
Rounding off Newcastle's most recent rumours is the Toon's links with Fikayo Tomori. The Chelsea youth product is now plying his trade with AC Milan and could be a back up option for Newcastle if a move for Thiaw does not materialise. The 26-year-old is said to be valued at around £40million by his current side.
AC Milan defender Fikayo Tomori.
With a new central defender clearly the priority for Newcastle this summer, the club are now set to battle West Ham United to sign a highly-rated star.
Toon target Toulouse talent
As reported in the Italian press and relayed by Sport Witness, Newcastle and West Ham are both interested in a deal for Logan Costa from Toulouse. The outlet claims that both sides are in the picture to sign the player this summer, however the Ligue 1 outfit will apparently demand up to €21m from English clubs, a €6m (£5m) premium on the €15m they are asking for from Serie A side Bologna.
Bologna had shown an interest in Costa but were put off by the fee that Toulouse were requesting, but it appears they are looking to try and squeeze a higher fee from the riches of the Premier League but willing to compromise with the Italian side.
Toulouse's Logan Costa.
Costa made 38 appearances for Toulouse in all competitions last season, scoring once in the process. The 23-year-old also featured heavily during Cape Verde's Africa Cup of Nations campaign that saw his side make it all the way to the quarter-finals losing out on penalties to South Africa.
The defender also played a key part in Toulouse's participation in last year's Europa League. Costa played in all but one of his side's games as the French outfit picked up a notable scalp against Premier League giants Liverpool.
Toulouse's Logan Costa.
With many of Newcastle's defensive targets demanding fees more than double that of Costa, the 23-year-old could be a bargain option for the Magpies this summer.
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Alan Gardner08-Jul-2021The message Ben Stokes delivered to England’s hastily-assembled ODI squad ahead of the series with Pakistan, which involved 18 players being called in at barely 48 hours’ notice, was that “everyone deserves to be here”, Saqib Mahmood said after his four-wicket haul helped set up a disarmingly straightforward nine-wicket win over Pakistan in Cardiff.Mahmood picked up two wickets in his first three balls to give England a near-perfect start after their rocky build-up, which saw the original squad go into self-isolation as a result of a number of Covid-19 positives. With the replacements having to meet one another over Zoom while they assembled in their hotel rooms and waited for the obligatory test results, Stokes and Chris Silverwood, England’s head coach, were only able to oversee a single training session before sending out a team featuring 135 caps, 99 of which belonged to Stokes.”I guess the message we’ve had, something Stokes reiterated last night after training was, ‘yes, it is weird circumstances, but at this given time, everyone here deserves their place and everyone here is the best player for that position that they’re in,'” Mahmood said. “I think the message that Stokesy gave the boys should help fill them with a lot of confidence – given it is weird circumstances – that everyone deserves to be here. That’s the message we’ve had.”Related
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Playing in only his fourth ODI, Mahmood was still England’s senior seamer by a distance – Lewis Gregory and Brydon Carse were making their debuts, while Craig Overton had one previous appearance, in 2018, to his name. Mahmood has been on the fringes of England’s white-ball sides since making his T20I debut in New Zealand in 2019, but hadn’t been involved in an ODI XI since the Ireland series last summer.”It’s the number one side in the world and you’ve got to do some pretty special things to take over from some of the guys who have the spots,” he said. “When I’ve played for England I haven’t managed to take that opportunity. I don’t think it’s a side where you’re coming in, you’ve got the time to settle. You’ve got to come in and try and make the most of your opportunity because there’s that many big players around.”I felt in the T20s I haven’t nailed my place yet but in the one-day side I was just starting to make strides last summer and then obviously I haven’t played for 12 months. I’m glad I was able to take that opportunity today, and then hopefully I can just back it up in the rest of the series.”Although several members of the side had not played List A cricket in more than two years, Mahmood said the ongoing Vitality Blast had been good preparation and that “the fact it all happened so quickly… was better”. He duly slipped into gear by trapping Imam-ul-Haq lbw first ball, and then having Babar Azam, Pakistan’s captain, taken at slip.Saqib Mahmood dismissed Babar Azam for a duck in his first over•Getty Images”Getting a wicket first ball is obviously the best start you can get off to – it just eases the nerves a little bit,” he said. “To get two in the first over was unbelievable, and it was just making sure after that we still kept the intensity up, didn’t go through the motions just because you’ve got a couple of poles early on. I felt we did that and obviously picked up four wickets in the first 10 [overs], which puts the opposition on the back foot straightaway. It was a great start – [we] couldn’t ask for much better.”On removing Azam cheaply, he added: “Especially on a wicket like that, where it was doing a bit up top, you want to get him in as early as possible and try and get him out. The later he comes in, the harder it is to get someone of that quality out. So luckily for us, we got him in early and got him out as well.”After a gentle introduction to captaining the limited-overs side in which he bowled one over and wasn’t required to bat, Stokes praised his untested attack for helping to kill the game early and urged the group to “enjoy the situation we find ourselves in” – as well as warning that Pakistan would be likely to come back stronger at Lord’s on Saturday.”When you get any new group of players together you are always striving for that team performance and something like today is a massive boost,” he told Sky Sports. “But we do need to keep in mind that we weren’t put under any pressure today and I’ve got no doubt that we will [be] at some point. It’s also a great learning curve that sticking to the basics serves us really well but [we have to] remember that not every game of cricket will go that smoothly for us.”I just said to them to go out and do what they had been doing for their counties this season and [in] previous seasons and enjoy the situation that we find ourselves in.”
England midfielder Curtis Jones says he was enjoying every second of the Three Lions' 3-0 win over Greece in the Nations League.
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WHAT HAPPENED?
Jones marked his full debut by scoring England's third in the 3-0 win over Greece in the Nations League. The Liverpool midfielder was on top form for the Three Lions, putting in a stellar performance and finishing the game with a flourish that sparked widespread praise on social media. The 23-year-old revealed after the game that he was simply playing with a smile on his face.
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WHAT JONES SAID
Speaking after the game, Jones said: "When I was out there I was playing free, I had a smile on my face. I was enjoying it and I'm happy it came with a goal as well. The lads around helped. We've got a team where I can go high, come low, I can get on the ball. There are lads there to help and there are also lads who said I could go and Jude stayed back. I had a chance to shoot at their goal and that's what I did. Lucky enough, I scored."
THE BIGGER PICTURE
England's 3-0 win was crucial in putting them in the driving seat to achieve promotion to League A of the Nations League. But for Jones, it was an opportunity to prove to both interim boss Lee Carsley and incoming head coach Thomas Tuchel that he is ready to become a regular starter for his country. And with the likes of Declan Rice left at home for the November internationals, he will likely have another chance to shine this weekend.
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WHAT NEXT FOR JONES AND ENGLAND?
Jones will be hoping to earn his second start for England when they welcome the Republic of Ireland to Wembley on Sunday. A win will be enough for the Three Lions to return to the top division of the Nations League, regardless of the result between Greece and Finland.
Dinesh Chandimal gave credit to a conversation with Hashim Amla during Sri Lanka’s 2016-17 tour of South Africa after compiling his highest Test score in two-and-a-half years – and his highest in ‘SENA’ countries since May 2016.Chandimal had struggled for form in South Africa during the 2016-17 series, averaging 14.16 and managing 85 runs across six innings. He missed the 2018-19 series altogether, being dropped after a lean run in New Zealand and Australia, but matched his run aggregate from his previous tour on the first day of the 2020-21 series as Sri Lanka put themselves in the box seat in Centurion.”It was a tough time to bat, especially at 54 for 3, and the South African fast bowlers bowled outstandingly in that period,” Chandimal said. “So I had a tough time. I especially wanted to get the first 30 balls right, and then I wanted to capitalise after that. I’m really happy with the way I played.”Chandimal was speaking to host broadcaster SuperSport, for whom Amla was working as a summariser. Told by Pommie Mbangwa that Amla had been praising his innings, Chandimal was quick to bring up the advice that he had been given four years ago.”I must thank Hashim also,” he said. “I remember in 2016, I had a chat with him [about] how to bat in South Africa – I hope he remembers that. After the LPL in Sri Lanka, we didn’t have that much time to practise before we came to South Africa.”I used the practices really well, and I got really good information from our head coach, Mickey Arthur, who knows the conditions really well here. So I did lots of hard work before the game started, and it worked really well.”Amla suggested that his advice to Chandimal had not been “rocket science”, but said that it demonstrated his willingness to improve his game in overseas conditions. Prior to his innings on Boxing Day, Chandimal had managed only one score above 30 in his last 14 attempts in ‘SENA’ countries – South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia – since his hundred in England in 2016.Related
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“I remember [the conversation] very well,” Amla said. “He came and just asked what advice I could offer on batting in South Africa. You find that [for] many subcontinent players, scoring runs in South Africa, Australia and England is almost like the holy grail for them, because they’re used to scoring in the subcontinent so the more difficult batting conditions [are a challenge].”Suddenly, they’re really eager to improve. We just talked about the basic stuff – [there was] no rocket science to it. I’m very happy for him. The way he batted today, his technique looked really solid, he left well [and] he put the bad ball away.”Both men suggested that Sri Lanka had put themselves in the box seat by racking up 340 for 6 on the first day, with Chandimal admitting that the initial target had been a significantly lower total.”To be honest, we were thinking 280-plus score in the first innings [would be competitive],” he said. “So I mean, 340, this surprised everyone in our team. As a team, we’re really confident after today’s play and are looking forward to putting them under pressure tomorrow.”If we can get another 30-40 runs, that will be great for us, and at the same time we just want to take early wickets and put them under pressure.”
O último capítulo da nova trouxe um final feliz. O Botafogo sacramentou a contratação do lateral-direito Rafael, de 31 anos. As partes vinham conversando desde a última semana e chegaram a um consenso sobre a parte de luvas, cifras que atrapalhavam a negociação.
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Para isto, o clube contou com a ajuda de torcedores ilustres, como o youtuber Felipe Neto e o ator Marcelo Adnet – que haviam se manifestado na internet dizendo que poderiam ajudar o Alvinegro. Além disto, o Glorioso, em breve, vai lançar um fan token e parte do valor levantado será colocado para cobrir as luvas de Rafael.
O contrato será válido por três anos. O defensor até recebeu propostas de clubes da Série A – e com salários maiores que vai receber no Glorioso -, mas optou por defender o clube que torce desde criança. Rafael vai receber um valor até o fim da temporada 2021, mas que pode aumentar para 2022 se o clube voltar à Série A do Brasileirão.
Rafael deve chegar ao Brasil já nesta semana para assinar o contrato e, enfim, selar a contratação. Sem jogar desde que deixou o Basaksehir-TUR em junho, o lateral-direito vai precisar de 10 a 15 dias para recuperar o ritmo de jogo e aí ficará à disposição do treinador Enderson Moreira.
A lateral-direita não era prioridade do Botafogo, que conta com Daniel Borges e Jonathan atualmente, mas o clube entendeu que não poderia deixar uma oportunidade como esta para trás. Rafael chega com um salário menor do que ganharia em outros clubes e para o currículo que possui. Final feliz.