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غادر الدولي الإسباني، أداما تراوري، دبي، وترك الإمارات العربية المتحدة، من أجل السفر إلى إسبانيا، للخضوع للفحص الطبي، لإكمال انتقاله إلى صفوف  برشلونة في نافذة الانتقالات الشتوية الجارية.

برشلونة تحرك في الساعات الأخيرة من أجل ضم تراوري، لاعب ولفرهامبتون، ليكون بديلًا للدولي الفرنسي عثمان ديمبيلي، جناح الفريق، والذي أبلغه النادي الكتالوني بالرحيل بسبب المشاكل بينه وبين وكيل أعماله والذي يماطل في التجديد.

وذكرت صحيفة “موندو ديبورتيفو” الكتالونية أن أداما سيخضع للفحص الطبي اليوم الجمعة في برشلونة، وسيوقع على عقود انتقاله إلى النادي الكتالوني.

اقرأ أيضًا – بسبب ليفربول وتشيلسي.. برشلونة يحدد موعدًا لحسم ملف تجديد جافي

وأكد كذلك الصحفي الإيطالي الموثوق “فابريزيو رومانو” وصول أداما إلى برشلونة، حيث أكد أن صاحب الـ”26″ عامًا قد وصل إسبانيا بالفعل بعد أن قطع إجازاته وغادر دبي.

وأوضح أن تراوري سينضم إلى برشلونة على سبيل الإعارة حتى نهاية موسم 2021/2022 الجاري مع خيار  الشراء.

وأشار إلى أن برشلونة سيتعين عليه دفع 30 مليون يورو في صيف 2022 إذا ضم تراوري نهائيًا، حيث اتفق الجناح الإسباني مع النادي الكتالوني على التوقيع على عقد مدته خمس سنوات، حال انضم بشكل نهائي لحامل لقب كأس ملك إسبانيا.

Adama Traoré day in Barcelona. He’s back in Spain in order to undergo medical and sign as Barça player on loan with buy option [€30m] from Wolves 🛩🇪🇸 #FCB

Adama and Barça have also agreed a pre-contract for five years in case FCB will decide to buy him on a permanent in June. pic.twitter.com/QXId9JJjzZ — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 28, 2022

Glasgow Rangers supporters group Club 1872 have demanded the sacking of BBC pundit Michael Stewart after his comments regarding the Glen Kamara racism row.

Club 1872 demand Stewart sacking

The Finland international claimed to have been racially abused by Slavia Prague’s Ondrej Kudela during the Gers’ Europa League clash on Thursday.

Speaking on Sportsound in the aftermath, Stewart suggested that Kamara may have misheard Kudela and asked for caution in judging the situation (Daily Record). This has enraged Club 1872, who believe that Stewart is brushing the allegations under the carpet. They released a statement which read, in part:

“Unfortunately we also find ourselves in the position of having to address the behaviour of Michael Stewart in relation to this latest incident of racism directed at a Rangers player. In February 2020, Mr Stewart did his best to use his platform on BBC Scotland to cast doubt on the racist abuse suffered by Alfredo Morelos at Celtic Park, despite someone being charged over the incident. Fast forward one year and he is again refusing to take the personal experience of a black player who has been racially abused at face value.

“We believe Glen Kamara 100%, his account is clear, his and his teammates’ reaction at the time was authentic and it was immediately apparent to anyone with any common sense that something serious had occurred. For racism to be dealt with in football, our default position should be to believe the accounts of those who experience it and seek the corroboration and evidence to allow the authorities to take strong action. For Michael Stewart to take the opposite approach, twice, is a disgrace.

“We are fully aware of Michael Stewart’s desperate quest for attention and we are loath to give him the attention he craves, but this is too serious a matter to allow to pass without comment. BBC Scotland told us last year, following Mr Stewart’s rant at that time, that he had been reminded of his responsibilities. Clearly, that ‘reminder’ has fallen on deaf ears. BBC Scotland’s continuing tolerance of him is further evidence of the institutional decline of the Scottish outpost of the BBC. This latest outburst should be his last and we will watch with interest to see if BBC Scotland now take the action they should have taken over a year ago.”

Strong stance

Stewart’s comments were particularly out of touch. While caution and due process is needed in such a situation, he basically suggested that Kamara may well have got it wrong – given how the scene unfolded at Ibrox, it is hard to believe the Finland international would be making it up. This is not the first time Stewart has had negative things to say about the Gers, either – it is actually something of a regular occurrence.

This is another sad example of racism rearing its ugly head – the last thing we need is for such claims to be dismissed so quickly. As Rio Ferdinand also suggested in the aftermath, Stewart could do well to educate himself on the subject.

In other news, many Rangers fans love this club statement.

Paul Robinson has claimed ‘that could be it’ for Steve Bruce at Newcastle if they lose their three upcoming games in the Premier League this month.

Speaking to Football Insider, the former Leeds United, Tottenham Hotspur and England international goalkeeper has predicted that the St. James’ Park faithful’s next three matches may determine as to whether or not Bruce keeps his job in the North East:

“They seem to have been sucked back into it unwittingly and rather quietly in recent weeks.

“With their injury list, especially up front, it’s going to be a big ask for them. West Brom v Newcastle is a massive game for both clubs. But it’s a huge, huge game for Newcastle.

“A 1-1 draw against Wolves probably wasn’t enough. They need to start putting wins together.

“Their next three fixtures will determine whether they stay up. They’ve got West Brom away, Villa at home and then away to Brighton. That could be it for Bruce.”

Should Newcastle axe Bruce?

Should results not go their way in the next three fixtures, the Tyneside club will surely have a big decision to make as to whether or not they want to carry on for the rest of the 2020/21 term with Bruce still in charge.

West Brom and Brighton are currently two teams in and around the Tyneside club at the moment in terms of battling them for survival, while Aston Villa is a home fixture that they should be looking to try and take all three points from.

Given that it is relatively late on in the season now, points on the board are absolutely vital for the Magpies, especially against sides that they are fighting against to avoid relegation from the top flight down to the EFL Championship.

As Robinson points out though, the next three games, all of which take place before the March international break, could decide Bruce’s ultimate fate.

In other news, find out what claim Bruce has been raging at here!

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“Por que o Marlone não joga?”. Nos últimos meses, a pergunta da torcida do Corinthians virou frequente, quase uma obsessão. Eu e tantos outros repórteres que acompanham a rotina do clube respondemos pacientemente: o técnico acha isso, o técnico acha aquilo, o treino foi assim, o treino foi assado… Nesta segunda-feira, Marlone deu a resposta que o corintiano queria ouvir e fez a diferença a favor do Timão na partida que marcou o recorde de invencibilidade em Itaquera: 33 jogos! Diante do menor público da história do estádio, o camisa 8 fez um gol e participou diretamente da jogada do segundo. Que virada!

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Marlone entrou no intervalo da partida em Itaquera, e a razão da opção de Cristóvão Borges é simples: o primeiro tempo foi um show de horrores. O Corinthians chegou poucas vezes ao campo ofensivo, nada além de um chute de Fagner após fazer fila nos defensores do Vitória, uma batida firme de Uendel pelo lado de fora da rede, mas que fez muita gente ver gol, e também um cabeceio de Balbuena para boa defesa de Fernando Miguel. Ficou por aí.

Enquanto o Corinthians dava a impressão de desorganização, time espaçado e ataque inofensivo em seu 4-1-4-1, o Vitória aproveitou o momento de fragilidade de seu adversário. Marinho recebeu passe de Cárdenas pelo lado esquerdo do ataque, fez de tudo para errar, mas conseguiu o cruzamento no meio da área. Yago se antecipou a Cárdenas e… fez gol contra, de carrinho. A trama ofensiva do Vitória foi boa, mas decisiva mesmo foi a falha do camisa 3. E o Pedro Henrique no banco…

Outro jogador que estava na reserva é que clareou as coisas na Arena Corinthians. Acionado na vaga de Romero no intervalo, Marlone fez mais do que todo mundo com apenas cinco minutos em campo, ao avançar pelo lado esquerdo, fazer um corte seco e bater com firmeza, no canto direito de Fernando Miguel. Um golaço! E não parou por aí… Dos pés do camisa 8, dentro da área, Uendel foi servido para cruzar e Marquinhos Gabriel concluiu com brilhantismo, apenas 21 minutos depois. Era a virada!

O resultado positivo devolve o Corinthians ao G4 do Brasileirão, com 37 pontos somandos, três a menos que o líder Palmeiras, e na terceira posição. Já o Vitória segue na zona de rebaixamento, com 23 pontos.

“Por que o Marlone não joga?”. Agora eu entendo a razão da pergunta. E ele soube dar a resposta.

FICHA TÉCNICA
CORINTHIANS 2 X 1 VITÓRIA

Local: Arena Corinthians, em São Paulo (SP)
Data/Hora: 22 de agosto de 2016 (segunda-feira), às 20h
Árbitro: Bruno Arleu de Araújo (Asp.Fifa-RJ)
Auxiliares: Dibert Pedrosa Moises e Thiago Henrique Neto Correia Farinha (Asp.Fifa-RJ)
Público/renda: 20.207 pagantes / R$ 930.524,00
Cartões amarelos: Balbuena e Fagner (COR); Marinho, Diogo Matheus, Vander e Marcelo (VIT)
Gols: Yago (contra) (42’1ºT) (0-1); Marlone 5’2ºT (1-1) e Marquinhos Gabriel (26’2ºT)

CORINTHIANS: Cássio; Fagner, Yago, Balbuena e Uendel; Bruno Henrique (Cristian 40’2ºT), Elias e Rodriguinho; Romero (Marlone 1’2ºT), Marquinhos Gabriel (Giovanni Augusto 44’2ºT) e Guilherme. Técnico: Cristóvão Borges

VITÓRIA: Fernando Miguel; Diogo Matheus (Euller 31’2ºT), Victor Ramos, Kanu e Diego Renan; Willian Farias, Marcelo (Tiago Real 34’2ºT) e Cárdenas (Serginho 29’2ºT), Vander, Marinho e Kieza. Técnico: Vágner Mancini

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O Palmeiras mandará o clássico contra o Corinthians, dia 3 de abril, no Pacaembu. O Allianz Parque estará fechado para a montagem da estrutura do show da banda Coldplay, em 7 de abril. O clube já confirma.

A WTorre, construtora responsável pela administração do estádio do Palmeiras, prometeu fazer de tudo para que a arena estivesse à disposição. A ideia era mostrar aos organizadores do show que seria possível deixar tudo pronto em três dias, mas os argumentos não foram aceitos.

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Esta não é a primeira vez que o Palmeiras tem de sair do Allianz Parque devido a shows. No ano passado, o clube encarou Grêmio e Sport, ambos pelo Brasileirão, no Estádio Municipal. Nesta temporada, já enfrentou o São Bento e agora jogará contra Red Bull (nesta quinta) e Rio Claro (dia 31 de março) no Pacaembu.

Southampton’s decision to send Yan Valery out on loan during the winter transfer window was met with a lot of confusion by Saints fans, especially with the lack of a real back-up option to Kyle Walker-Peters on the right-hand side.

The South Coast club were unable to bring in a full-back during January after seeing loan moves for the likes of Brandon Williams, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Japhet Tanganga and Neco Williams all collapse.

Therefore, it was strange to see Valery join Championship strugglers Birmingham City, as it left Ralph Hasenhuttl without any real squad depth in defence.

Since then, Walker-Peters has picked up an injury that ruled him out for much of February, forcing the Austrian manager to play centre-back Jan Bednarek out of position at right-back.

Whilst the Polish international is solid defensively, he offers nowhere near the attacking threat of Walker-Peters, who would provide the Saints midfielders an out ball with his forward runs.

This has been a key factor in Southampton’s recent dreadful form, which has seen them pick up just one point from their last eight matches, including heavy defeats against Leeds United and Manchester United.

Saints fans would have been hoping that Valery would get regular game time with Aitor Karanka’s side in the Championship, but that has simply not been the case, which makes the decision to send him out on loan even more baffling.

The 21-year-old has made just one start for his new club so far and whilst he impressed in that game, earning a 7.65/10 rating from WhoScored, the rest of his appearances have all come from the bench.

Considering the French defender has made 37 appearances in the Premier League in his career thus far, and was a regular under both Mark Hughes and Hasenhuttl in the 2018/19 season, it was perhaps expected that he would get regular game time with the side currently hovering just above the relegation spots in the second tier.

However, the move clearly hasn’t worked out for the young defender so far and considering Walker-Peters’ injury concerns and the Saints’ recent form, it seems crazy that he was allowed to leave in the first place.

And, in other news… Forget Jankewitz: Southampton may already have Romeu replacement in 18 y/o gem

Liverpool are reportedly one of the Premier League sides who are interested in signing Derby County 16-year-old this month.

What’s the word?

According to the Daily Mail, both Liverpool and Manchester United are ‘circling’ the youngster, with the piece suggesting that he is one of the best young footballers to keep an eye on for 2021.

The teenager recently made his first-team debut with the Rams under player-manager Wayne Rooney and is described as a quick and skilful forward.

Liverpool’s next Harvey Elliott?

Liverpool have shown that they can have great success in bringing in young talent in recent years, with Harvey Elliott perhaps the prime example.

The winger was signed as a 16-year-old in the summer of 2019 and has already made nine appearances for Jurgen Klopp’s first-team during his two years with the club.

Earlier this season, he joined Blackburn Rovers on loan and he has performed incredibly well in his time with Tony Mowbray’s side, having contributed four goals and six assists in 18 Championship appearances for the Ewood Park outfit, so clearly seems destined for a big future with the Reds.

Similarly to Elliott, Gordon is already making an impression in the Championship and was handed his first senior appearance as a late substitute in the Rams’ win against Birmingham City recently.

Following the game, Rooney was full of praise for the youngster, saying:

“I brought Kaide up with the first team initially to train with us for a week to see how he reacted to it, and he was one of the best trainers. I kept him with us and he has been training at the same level, if not better, as the others.”

Although Liverpool fans might not be the biggest fan of Rooney’s, there’s no doubting the success he had in England during his playing career and if he has put his faith in Gordon at just 16, then he must certainly be talented.

Therefore, the Reds must act on their reported interest in the Derby County ace and ensure that they are the ones to sign him ahead of Manchester United.

And, in other news, Forget Trent: “World-class” LFC star who made just 11 passes really let Klopp down vs Southampton…

Carlo Ancelotti may have dealt the final blow to Cenk Tosun’s hopes of having a longer career at Goodison Park by overlooking the Everton striker in Tuesday night’s 2-1 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Tosun was only awarded a seat on the bench for the Blues’ trip to Molineux despite seeing Dominic Calvert-Lewin create space for him to shine, with the England international unable to feature with a hamstring injury.

Ancelotti had been expected to favour Tosun in Calvert-Lewin’s absence to see if the Turkey ace could build any momentum into his game, after seeing the striker score his first goal of the season during Everton’s FA Cup third round win over Rotherham on Saturday.

Yet, the Italian tactician decided to throw a surprise into the works by utilising midfielders James Rodriguez and Gylfi Sigurdsson as two false nines, which would surely have left Tosun puzzled as to why he was not chosen to lead the line.

Ancelotti has frequently voiced support of Tosun’s abilities this season, with the former Chelsea boss claiming “I like his quality”, while hinting at a greater role over the festive period after the 29-year-old returned from a lengthy spell out following cruciate ligament surgery.

“From him, I expect what he is able to do, goals. I think he is really good in the box, really efficient in the box,” Ancelotti said, via quotes by the Liverpool Echo.

Tosun sustained the blow while away on loan with Crystal Palace last season but always envisaged returning to Goodison Park, despite Everton’s deal with the Eagles featuring a £20m option for south London side to purchase him.

“I feel like a new transfer for Everton. All the things I have done wrong, I will not do them again,” Tosun said back in November. “I am different now. I train and prepare better to help the team more.

“I have to be fit and, when I get the chance, I have to use that chance, to be there to score and help the team.”

Tosun must now be questioning what more he has to do to earn Ancelotti’s trust, with Tuesday night’s omission the sixth occasion the Blues’ £27m signing has been left an unused substitute, as the now £6.5m-rated forward waits to build on his mere 43 minutes of Premier League football for the season.

Yet he may never get that chance with West Bromwich Albion thought to have held talks over a deal that will see Tosun reunite with Sam Allardyce, who lauded the attacker as “the best in Europe” for the price he agreed to pay Besiktas in January 2018.

Ancelotti’s decision to overlook Tosun was surely a sign that he is willing to move on from the £60,000-per-week striker, and that Everton must look to get rid. It just remains to be seen who, if anyone, agrees to match whatever the Toffees demand.

AND in other news, Carlo Ancelotti must cash-in on a £6.5m-rated outcast unfit for Everton…

According to Football Insider, Tottenham have offered Son Heung-min a new blockbuster contract worth £200,000-a-week, prompting Sky Sports pundit and former Spurs goalkeeper Paul Robinson to welcome the ‘amazing news’. 

Son, who has struck up a devastating partnership with striker Harry Kane so far this season, with the South Korean international currently sitting top of the Premier League scoring charts, is reportedly being offered a new deal worth far more than his current wages.

Spurs look to tie down Son

According to Spotrac, the 28-year-old is currently on £140,000-a-week, and this new offer will increase the winger’s weekly earnings by around £60,000.

In an effort to tie him down and warn off any potential interest, Spurs chairman Daniel Levy is now looking to make sure the new deal is an offer Son cannot refuse, with Robinson going on to claim that this could be ‘amazing news for Spurs’.

Lauding Son’s ‘outstanding’ form from the very first day, the ex-England ‘keeper believes that the attacker’s presence in the dressing room and on the training pitch is reason enough to hand him a new contract.

“It’s amazing news for Spurs if he signs a new deal,” explained Robinson to Football Insider.

“He has been outstanding from the first day he walked into the building.

“He brightens up the place when he comes through the door and his performances on the pitch match his attitude off it. He is brilliant to have around the club. Son is always happy, always smiling and always has time for people.

“He has been as good if not better at times than Harry Kane.

“Over the years he has made himself one of the first names on the team sheet because he is so consistent. He deserves every single penny of his new contract.”

Transfer Tavern take

Judging by his brilliant run of form so far this season, Son appears to be most deserving of a fresh deal – and according to recent reports, Spurs may not be done there.

As per The Athletic, Lloris is next in line for a bumper contract; and if Levy can tie up all these loose ends, it’s safe to say this has been quite the year of business for Tottenham.

In other news: Dele Alli’s situation at Spurs has just taken a positive turn, find out more here.

There isn’t long left in the transfer window, and Leeds United are still chasing that elusive central midfielder that they’ve been chasing all summer long.

At one point it looked like Rodrigo De Paul was going to come in, then the Michael Cuisance deal seemed to be all but done before falling apart. But with United failing to bring in either of those players, they’re still in need of a midfielder.

They have been linked with a number of options with some reports stating that a bid has gone in for Jose Campana.

However, with Leeds there is always the fear that they’re going to mess things up, and one of the more worrying links that has emerged is to Cagliari’s Nahitan Nandez.

The Uruguayan was reportedly subject of a £30m bid from the Whites, and while that was rejected, the interest is supposedly still there.

Unfortunately, a look at Nandez’s statistical makeup shows that he’d be the opposite of what Marcelo Bielsa needs from his midfielders.

Leeds are at their best when they dominate possession, romping home to the Championship title with an average possession of 59.6%, and while that has fallen to 53.4% so far this season, keeping the ball is still key to Leeds’ success, and in order to do that, you need midfielders who can make passes.

Nandez isn’t that type of player, he has a pass success rate of under 80% for each of his last two seasons, with this season’s rate sitting at 77.4%, meaning that 22.6% of his passes don’t find the mark.

When you consider Serie A’s reputation of being a slower league where players get more time on the ball, this becomes even more concerning, and his pass success rate actually dropped below 70% in the Copa America, where the more intense South American style saw him pressurised a lot more.

You could excuse this poor record if he was always looking to play risky, defence-splitting passes that sometimes don’t come off, but he averaged just one key pass per game last season, racking up just three assists.

Nandez just doesn’t seem like the type of player Bielsa needs in the heart of his midfield, especially in the high-octane environment of the Premier League.