Newcastle board pushing for Unai Emery

A major update has emerged on Newcastle’s managerial pursuit, regarding Spanish head coach Unai Emery.

What’s the talk?

Sport1 journalist Patrick Berger has claimed that the Villarreal boss is now the favourite to replace Steve Bruce at St. James’ Park and the board are pushing to get a deal done for the Villarreal manager.

He wrote:

“Unai Emery favorite now to become the new manager of Newcastle United, sources telling @SPORT1. #NUFC board pushing as they want to present the former Arsenal boss in the next international break. @NUFC keen to pay a huge transfer fee to get Emery out of his Villarreal contract.”

Ecstatic

This major update from Berger will surely leave Newcastle fans feeling ecstatic, for several reasons. Firstly, it shows that the board are willing to sanction big money to attract a good manager during the upcoming international break.

Supporters will want the situation to be resolved as quickly as possible to stop the gap between them and the rest of the clubs in the Premier League from growing larger, which is why they will be happy to see decisions being made. The board want to get it done within the next two weeks and are willing to spend the money in order to do so.

Secondly, they should be delighted by the prospect of Emery taking over in the dugout. He has proven his quality as a coach throughout his career, winning four Europa League trophies, two French Cups and one Ligue 1 title.

Last season, he led Villarreal to 7th in La Liga and the Europa League title while he has never finished lower than 9th in a campaign in his career. He was sacked by Arsenal as they sat eighth after 13 games in the 2019/20 season, but did lead the Gunners to fifth the previous year and the final of the Europa League – losing to Chelsea. Additionally, his experience of working with a wealth of cash at PSG should also be an appealing factor for the Toon Army.

This suggests that he has the quality as a manager to bring Newcastle up the table and push for a top-half finish in the long-term. He has also proven that he can set his side up to win trophies and Magpies fans should be excited by the thought of a long run in the FA Cup, for example, in the second-half of the season. Hopefully, PIF can now get this deal over the line ahead of the break.

AND in other news, Willock 2.0: PIF must secure Newcastle saviour in “unique” £80k-p/w dynamo…

مقابل 900 مليون ريال.. قنوات SSC تفوز بحقوق نقل الدوري السعودي 3 مواسم

كشفت شركة الرياضة السعودية “SSC” عن حصولها على الحقوق الحصرية لنقل بطولات كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين ودوري كأس الأمير محمد بن سلمان للمحترفين وكأس السوبر السعودي بداية من الموسم المقبل 2022-2023.

وأصدر الحساب الرسمي لشركة الرياضة السعودية SSC بيان رسمي جاء خلاله: “أعلنت رابطة الدوري السعودي للمحترفين والاتحاد السعودي لكرة القدم، أنه إشارة إلى البيان الصادر من قبل بشأن طرح كراسة النقل التلفزيوني بداية من موسم 2022/ 2023؛ فقد تم توقيع اتفاقية حقوق النقل الحصري للبطولات لـ3 مواسم مع شبكة SSC الرياضية التابعة لشركة الرياضة السعودية”.

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وتابع البيان: “وصلت قيمة العقد إلى 900 مليون ريال، ويمتاز العقد الجديد باتساع الرقعة الجغرافية للمسابقات عبر بثها في منطقة شمال إفريقيا والشرق الأوسط عن طريق قنوات SSC وباقة الرياضة على شاهد وGOBX”.

وأكمل البيان: “تعكس الاتفاقية التي تمنح شركة الرياضة السعودية حقوق البث الفضائي والرقمي لبطولة الدوري القيمة المرتفعة للمسابقات السعودية”.

وينتظر أن يتم نقل الدوري السعودي للمحترفين في الموسم المقبل من خلال 5 قنوات مختصة بكرة القدم السعودية، بالإضافة إلى نشرات إخبارية تعرض عبر قناة مفتوحة للمشاهدين، كما سيتم نقل المباريات مجانًا بتقنية SD، بالاضافة للنقل بتقنية HD عبر قنوات خاصة بالاشتراكات على GOBX ومنصة شاهد.

خاص | سبب استبعاد الونش من قائمة الزمالك لمباراة الإسماعيلي في كأس مصر

قرر الجهاز الفني لنادي الزمالك بقيادة البرتغالي جوسفالدو فيريرا استبعاد محمود حمدي الونش وسيف فاروق جعفر وأيمن حفني من قائمة الفريق لمباراة الإسماعيلي، التي ستقام غدًا الاثنين في بطولة كأس مصر.

ويحتضن استاد القاهرة مباراة الزمالك والإسماعيلي في إطار منافسات دور الـ16 من كأس مصر.

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وعلم “بطولات” أن محمود حمدي الونش مدافع الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي الزمالك سيغيب عن مباراة الإسماعيلي بسبب شكواه من إجهاد عضلي في البطن، وغيابه عن التدريبات الجماعية خلال اليومين الماضيين.

واستبعد فيريرا كل من أيمن حفني وسيف فاروق جعفر لوجهة نظر فنية.

جدير بالذكر أن الفائز من لقاء الزمالك والإسماعيلي سيتأهل لمواجهة المصري البورسعيدي في ربع نهائي كأس مصر.

Celtic interested in swoop for Aaron Hickey

Celtic are interested in a deal to bring Aaron Hickey to Parkhead in the January transfer window.

What’s the talk?

That’s according to a report by The Sun, who claim that both Ange Postecoglou’s side and Aston Villa are keeping tabs on the Bologna left-back ahead of a potential move for the 19-year-old in the winter market.

The report goes on to state that a number of other English clubs are interested in the defender, however, sources close to the player believe that the Scotland U21 international is happy in Italy.

Speaking about the interest in Hickey, Bologna sporting director Walter Sabatini said: “Hickey is a Bologna player, and despite the interest of many clubs, he will 100% remain here.

“Last season was a short one for him because of injury but he has already shown us the great qualities he possesses as a player. Bologna are betting a lot on him, and he stays with us.”

Ange would love him

While the emergence of 19-year-old Adam Montgomery has eased Postecoglou’s concerns at left-back somewhat, with the injury to Greg Taylor initially looking to have left the Hoops somewhat short in the position, considering just how much potential Hickey appears to possess, it would be hard to argue that the teenager would not be a signing that the Greek-Australian manager would love to make.

Indeed, over his eight Serie A appearances so far this season, the £7.2m-rated man has helped his side keep one clean sheet and has scored two goals, as well as taking an average of 0.9 shots and making 0.5 key passes per game.

The £16k-per-week left-back has also impressed in metrics more typical of his position, making an average of one interception, 1.1 tackles, 0.5 clearances and winning 5.3 duels per fixture.

These returns have seen the 19-year-old who former Hearts manager Daniel Stendel dubbed an “extraordinary talent” – as well as suggesting he could go on to become the next Philipp Lahm – earn an average SofaScore match rating of 6.85, ranking him as Sinisa Mihajlovic’s joint 10th-best performer in the Italian top flight.

As such, should the opportunity arise, it would seem to be an extremely wise move for Postecoglou to do all he can to land the 19-year-old, as not even the sky looks to be the limit of the young defender’s potential.

In other news: Forget Jota: Celtic’s “orchestra conductor” who made 2 key passes stole show vs ‘Well

West Ham to battle Newcastle for Jonas Wind

West Ham’s striker search has turned to a new name ahead of the January transfer window…

What’s the word?

According to French outlet Jeunes Footeux, the Irons are among the teams interested in a move to sign Copenhagen forward Jonas Wind, who the Danish outfit value at €20m (£18m) and no less.

However, they will face competition from Premier League rivals Newcastle United, who have just been taken over by a very wealthy Saudi Arabian-backed consortium.

It’s thought that his fine form since the start of last season hasn’t gone unnoticed, but the 22-year-old is under contract at the Parken Stadium until 2025.

Haaland 2.0

Wind finished the 2020/21 campaign with 17 goals and eight assists and those impressive exploits have continued into the new season, having found the net a further eight times and provided another five assists, also taking his total caps for Denmark to 12, as per Transfermarkt.

The 6 foot 3 talisman is the latest talent to come from Scandinavia and his potential career trajectory has been likened to that of Borussia Dortmund beast Erling Haaland, as well as Real Sociedad’s goal machine Alexander Isak.

Breaking The Lines describe the Copenhagen frontman as being ‘physically imposing yet technically gifted’ and have drawn some similarities to that of Edin Dzeko, who had quite a good time in the Premier League with Manchester City.

Wind, who is averaging a goal or assist every 99 minutes this season, has been dubbed the “next big thing” from the Superligaen by talent scout Jacek Kulig, who also believes the Dane is “a good and complete forward.”

It’s no secret that Hammers boss David Moyes is in need of reinforcements up top, and new head of recruitment Rob Newman could deliver a solution with a move for the free-scoring striker.

The Scot is playing a risky game by going the remainder of the season with just one senior centre-forward option in Michail Antonio, who has dealt with plenty of injury troubles over recent years.

For £18m, a swoop for a prolific 22-year-old makes a lot of sense. Newman, Moyes and the West Ham hierarchy must look to complete a deal for Wind in January.

AND in other news, David Moyes could discover West Ham’s next Mark Noble in “unbelievable” 18 y/o prodigy

طلب من سيبولدي بعد رحيل السومة عن أهلي جدة

تقدم المدرب الأوروجوياني روبرت سيبولدي بطلب لإدارة أهلي جدة برئاسة ماجد النفيعي، أكد من خلاله حاجة الفريق للتعاقد مع مهاجم متميز عقب رحيل الدولي السوري عمر السومة عن صفوف الفريق.

وكان السومة قد رحل للدوري القطري وذلك عقب هبوط أهلي جدة لدوري الدرجة الأولى “دوري يلو” في الموسم الماضي، ليوافق الأهلي على رحيل اللاعب للعربي القطري لمدة موسم فقط على سبيل الإعارة.

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وفي اجتماع بين سيبولدي ومسؤولي الأهلي أكد أن تعزيز الفريق بمهاجم أجنبي أهم بالنسبة له من وصول مدافع جديد للفريق، مؤكدًا أن يوسف العبدلي اللاعب التونسي الوافد الجديد للفريق لا يمكنه تعويض رحيل السومة.

وأكد سيبولدي أن العبدلي لاعب لا يجيد في مركز المهاجم الصريح مثل السومة، بل هو لاعب جناح أو مهاجم وهمي، مؤكدا أن الفريق في فترة التحضير للموسم الجديد من دوري يلو يعاني بسبب إضاعة الكثير من الفرص السهلة.

وبدأت إدارة الأهلي بالفعل دراسة العديد من السير الذاتية ومتابعة فيديوهات للاعبين أجانب بالتعاون مع سيبولدي، من أجل تعزيز صفوف الفريق خلال الأيام القليلة المقبلة.

Romero must start for Spurs vs Villa

Tottenham Hotspur return to Premier League action this afternoon as they welcome Aston Villa to N17.

Nuno Santo and his side will be looking to stop a run of three straight heavy defeats in the English top-flight later today and the Portuguese has many interesting selection dilemmas following their midweek win in the UEFA Europa Conference League.

One player who started that game but did not feature in the north London derby defeat last weekend was Cristian Romero, whose only Premier League start came in the 3-0 defeat to Chelsea but as Football FanCast explained at the time, he was perhaps the one shining light from the game.

Spurs have leaked three goals in each of their last three outings, losing 3-1 to Arsenal, and 3-0 to the Blues and Crystal Palace.

Nuno would be foolish to stick with the often calamitous, often inconsistent duo of Davinson Sanchez and Eric Dier at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium today, especially when the 2020/21 Serie A ‘Defender of the Year’ is sitting in his ranks.

Villa have plenty of firepower, even despite the departure of club captain and favourite Jack Grealish to Manchester City – along with Ollie Watkins, Dean Smith now also has Danny Ings, Leon Bailey, Emi Buendia and Bertrand Traore.

There are plenty of players that could do Spurs some serious damage and that’s why the 47-year-old must turn to the Copa America winner here today.

Last season, Romero led the Italian top-flight for interceptions per game (3.1), on top of two tackles and 3.6 aerial duels won, combining an impressive ability to read the game with his imposing physical stature.

On Thursday night, he displayed these qualities in a Spurs shirt, albeit against much weaker opposition than Villa, But still, it was a huge source of encouragement.

As per WhoScored, the £31.5m-rated beast recorded a whopping five interceptions, three tackles and two aerial duels won against Slovenian champions NS Mura.

The 23-year-old, who has been capped five times by Argentina, was once dubbed “phenomenal” by Serie A expert Conor Clancy during an exclusive interview with This is Futbol.

“Romero can pick out a 50-yard pass onto the foot of a striker perfectly but it’s something that goes a little bit unnoticed because his defensive work is so good and he is a top, top defender,” he added.

Meanwhile, current Lilywhites teammate Pierluigi Gollini – who also signed on loan from Atalanta this summer – recently dubbed the 6 foot 1 colossus an “animal” who is “perfect for the Premier League” to the Evening Standard.

On that basis, he simply has to start against Villa this afternoon. The fans are calling for it, his recent performances justify it and Nuno is in desperate need of a better solution in defence.

Romero must be in that starting XI come kickoff today.

AND in other news, “Tottenham are watching”: Spurs insider drops managerial claim, fans will be ecstatic…

Juninho e Zé ficam fora, e Cuca usará time semelhante ao que bateu o Sport

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O time que venceu o Sport por 2 a 0, domingo passado, será a base da escalação do Palmeiras no jogo contra o Avaí, às 19h deste sábado, no Allianz Parque. Só que o zagueiro Juninho, titular na Arena Pernambuco, e o meia Zé Roberto, que entrou no segundo tempo, estão vetados pelo departamento médico.

– Será diferente do time que começou contra o Cruzeiro. É muito do time que jogou lá em cima (no Nordeste, contra o Sport). Juninho está fora, torceu o joelho e o tornozelo, vai ficar uma semana ou um pouco mais fora. O Zé ficou fora do último jogo porque teve um problema no pé, um esporão, e vai ficar fora também – disse o treinador.

O time que enfrentou o Sport tinha Jailson, Mayke, Luan, Juninho e Egídio; Thiago Santos, Bruno Henrique e Jean; Keno, Erik e Deyverson.

Um possível Palmeiras para este sábado tem Jailson, Mayke, Mina, Luan e Egídio; Bruno Henrique, Jean e Guerra; Róger Guedes, Dudu e Deyverson.

O treino desta sexta-feira foi fechado para os jornalistas, e Cuca só confirmou que Egídio e Deyverson jogarão.

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Terceiro reserva 'acima do esperado': por que Corinthians mantém padrão

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Ao longo das 16 partidas já realizadas do Campeonato Brasileiro, o Corinthians teve a escalação considerada titular pelo técnico Fábio Carille em apenas quatro oportunidades: empates com a Chapecoense e o Avaí e vitórias diante de Bahia e Palmeiras. Em todas as outras, o comandante precisou apostar em peças alternativas do elenco, que é formado por 34 jogadores. Um exemplo disso é o compromisso deste domingo contra o Fluminense, em que um terceiro reserva foi acionado e teve participação direta no gol da vitória.

Sem contar com Jadson, que sofreu fraturas em duas costelas e só volta ao time em um mês, Carille também teve o desfalque de Marquinhos Gabriel contra o Fluminense, por suspensão. Para não mudar o estilo da equipe, Giovanni Augusto foi a peça escolhida para começar jogando. Ele treina no dia a dia do CT Joaquim Grava exatamente nesta posição e foi uma aposta segura de Carille. Deu certo: foi do camisa 17 a cobrança de escanteio que terminou em gol de Balbuena de cabeça, premiando a opção do treinador.

-O Giovanni Augusto jogou acima do esperado pelo tempo que ficou fora, ergueu a bola, fez triangulações, fez tudo muito bem. É um jogador que cumpriu o que tinha de fazer – elogiou o treinador do Corinthians.

Superação de desfalques já é comum na campanha corintiana do Brasileirão: Pablo contra o Vitória, Balbuena contra Atlético-GO e Santos, Fagner, Balbuena, Rodriguinho e Romero contra o Vasco, Fagner e Rodriguinho contra São Paulo e Cruzeiro, Jadson contra o Coritiba, Gabriel contra o Grêmio, Romero contra o Botafogo, Fagner contra a Ponte Preta, Pablo, Guilherme Arana e Rodriguinho contra o Atlético-PR, Pablo e Jadson contra o Fluminense.

Com 12 vitórias e quatro empates no Brasileirão até o momento, o Corinthians tem mostrado consistência nos jogos sem o time ideal. A manutenção do padrão está relacionada aos trabalhos do dia a dia, que são os mesmos para titulares e reservas, divididos entre os auxiliares Cuca, Osmar Loss e Fabinho. O Timão tem um esquema tático (4-2-3-1) e um estilo de jogo definidos desde o Paulistão, com a defesa fortalecida e a insistência na troca de passes no meio para abrir espaços no ataque.

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