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Celtic are reportedly closing in on the signing of an out-of-contract attacker… 

What’s the talk?

According to Football Insider, Celtic are discussing personal terms with out-of-contract forward Kyle Edwards as they attempt to bolster their attacking options this summer.

The report claims that the Hoops are poised to make him a contract offer following his release from West Brom, whilst they will still need to pay a compensation fee to the Baggies for their part in developing him.

Fans will be buzzing

Celtic fans will be buzzing by this news as this appears to be a deal that is not a million miles away from getting over the line. He would arrive as a player with a decent amount of pedigree with Premier League and Championship experience under his belt in England, helping the Baggies secure promotion from the second tier and then playing a bit-part role as they were relegated the following campaign.

Edwards is an exciting young winger who could get supporters off their seats during games. WhoScored lists his biggest strength as dribbling, with a career average of 1.4 dribbles completed per game – although that is skewed by the fact the majority of his appearances have been as a substitute.

This shows that his style of play could lend itself to being loved by supporters, as long as he is able to pull it off effectively and add quality end product to score and create goals for the club.

One of his West Brom teammates, Romaine Sawyers, said last year that Edwards is an “unbelievable” talent and said that his old academy manager, Mark Harrison, compared him to Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi.

He told The Athletic: “I remember Kyle when he was proper, proper small — he was an unbelievable player even then.

“Mark Harrison, our old academy manager, told my age group, ‘We’ve got this kid who is 10 years old and this is Messi'”. 

The 23-year-old gem also has plenty of room for development. He will not be arriving at Parkhead as the finished article and this means that he could be a project for Ange Postecoglou to work on in the short and long term for Celtic.

Therefore, he could be a smart addition next season – given his experience in the Premier League and his dazzling dribbling skills.

AND in other news, Ange must avoid Celtic blunder with “inspirational” £15m beast, fans would be livid…

Opening batsman David Kelly is transferring his allegiance from Central Districts to Northern Districts this summer

Lynn McConnell29-Jul-2002Opening batsman David Kelly is transferring his allegiance from Central Districts to Northern Districts this summer.He is basing himself in the Counties Manukau region over the summer.With a double century among his 1393 first-class runs, where his average is 29.63, and his 886 one-day runs at 22.71, Kelly has a chance to carve a place for himself in a highly-competitive ND line-up this summer.State Northern Knights coach Bruce Blair said: “It is pleasing to see a player with David’s undoubted ability deciding to play his club cricket in the Northern Districts region.”

Pakistan captain Waqar Younis said there was not much difference betweenPakistan and Australia as far as indoor cricket was concerned

31-May-2002Pakistan captain Waqar Younis said there was not much difference betweenPakistan and Australia as far as indoor cricket was concerned. However,Pakistan coach Mudassar Nazar underlined the need of indoor practiceessential for his team before it embarked on the Australian tour. Hehowever, lamented that no such facility was available in the country.The first two of the three One-day Internationals are scheduled to beplayed indoors at Colonial Stadium in Melbourne, on June 12 and 15. Thefinal game will take place at the Gabba in Brisbane on June 19.The Pakistan squad departs for Australia Wednesday.While talking to journalists at Gaddafi Stadium after the second day ofthe national training camp Thursday, Waqar said before next month’smatches the Australians had only played three matches against SouthAfrica in the indoor stadium about two years ago.The captain said that he was in no position to explain the differencebetween indoor and outdoor cricket, since he had not played indoors evenonce.Waqar along with Wasim Akram, Shoaib Akhtar and Shahid Afridi joined thecamp Thursday after arriving from England.Mudassar said that Pakistan, however, would get two or three dayspractice at the indoor stadium in Melbourne.The captain and coach agreed that the unavailability of all-rounderAbdul Razzaq and off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq would not be felt much.Their absence would provide excellent opportunity to Azhar Mahmood andShoaib Malik to prove their mettle, they opined.

West Bromwich Albion have run into a last minute delay in their prospective appointment of Barnsley manager Valerien Ismael over the structure of his compensation payment [Football Insider].

With pre-season fast approaching at the Hawthorns, the Baggies seem all but set to put an end to relentless managerial speculation by appointing the 45-year-old.

Needing fresh impetus in order to mount a sustainable promotion bid, who better to turn to than the man who overachieved at Barnsley by unbelievably guiding them to the Sky Bet Championship play-offs against all odds [Barnsley Chronicle].

However there may be a slight snag in negotiation proceedings. Rumoured to cost a fee of around £2 million to break from his contract, Barnsley would like the money up front in order to allow Ismael to leave Oakwell [Football Insider].

Conversely, West Brom are said to be keen on paying in instalments, creating a wrangle that may require some further discussions between the clubs [Football Insider]

As you can imagine, loads of Baggies diehards took to Twitter to vent their frustration at these latest developments.

Baggies fans react:

Replying to popular West Brom fan outlet WBA Report, here is how some fans summarized their feelings regarding this Ismael development:

“Wagner part 2”

Credit: @MattMannion4″We want it in used tenners, no consecutive numbers, dropped off under the toilet door in the Taco Bell Barnsley.”Credit: @neilmeynell”Of course there is it’s Albion”Credit: @FoulkesJustin”Scraping round for air miles”Credit: @BaggiesTotal”What a shock”Credit @JonnyDrury7″Makes me laugh when people say “Just pay the money” Same as when we chase a player. We value at £5M… selling club want £8M… Baggies fans shout “Pay the money…. ” We are never going to be like that. Unlike many football clubs, we don’t just throw money at it. Get used to it.”Credit: @KeirFrench”Cash flow that bad at Albion?”Credit: @MarkAbel_28In other news, WBA fans react to a significant off-field development.

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Flamengo e Vasco duelam no próximo sábado pela semifinal da Taça Guanabara. O Rubro-Negro chega para o duelo com a vantagem do empate após assegurar o primeiro lugar do Grupo B, com uma goleada de 4 a 0 sobre o Madureira, neste domingo, em Volta Redonda. Ao fim da partida, o técnico Zé Ricardo concedeu entrevista coletiva e falou um pouco sobre a expectativa para o Clássico dos Milhões. O treinador já traça uma estratégia para o jogo.

-Vamos tentar neutralizar as principais jogadas do Vasco e tentar conquistar a vaga para a final. É a nossa ideia – disse o técnico, que minimizou o histórico recente dos duelos entre as equipes, com vantagem para o Vasco.

-História nova. O que passou, passou. Temos que focar na melhora da nossa performance. Eles têm profissionais de capacidade do lado de lá – comentou.

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O atacante Paolo Guerrero foi visto mancando após fazer o segundo gol da vitória sobre o Madureira. No entanto, o treinador diz que ele não preocupa para o jogo contra o Vasco. O camisa 9 recebeu o seu segundo cartão amarelo na Taça Guanabara neste sábado. A punição deixou o técnico do Flamengo um pouco preocupado.

-A ideia era tirar o Guerrero e depois o Diego, por causa dos cartões amarelos. Pedi muita calma e paciência para o Guerrero no intervalo. Chamei o Vizeu, pois o Guerrero sentiu um pequeno incômodo (após o gol), mas acho que ele não preocupa para o jogo do fim de semana – avaliou.

*Esta nota foi corrigida às 10h20 desta segunda-feira.

West Bromwich Albion are interested in a deal to bring Jerry Yates to The Hawthorns this summer.

What’s the talk?

That’s according to a report by The Sun, who claim that the managerless Baggies are one of a number of Championship sides keeping a very close eye on the Blackpool centre-forward ahead of a potential move in the summer transfer window.

The report goes on to state that Neil Critchley’s side would demand a fee of £5m in order to part with the 24-year-old, who has two years remaining on his current contract at Bloomfield Road.

Lai must move

With West Brom’s search to appoint Sam Allardyce’s successor dragging on for a rather unexpected amount of time, in addition to the club recently parting ways with technical and sporting director Luke Dowling, Guochuan Lai is running the very real risk of being left behind by the Baggies’ Championship rivals regarding the club’s summer transfer business.

And, considering just how impressive Yates was for Blackpool last season, it would appear as if the striker is a talent that West Brom simply cannot afford to miss out on.

Indeed, over his 47 League One appearances for the Tangerines last term, the £2.1k-per-week striker scored 21 goals, registered eight assists and created six big chances for his teammates, as well as taking an average of 1.9 shots and making one key pass per game.

These metrics saw the former Rotherham United man earn a seasonal SofaScore match rating of 6.99, ranking him as Critchley’s sixth-best performer in the third tier of English football, with the 24-year-old’s returns playing a huge role in Blackpool going on to secure promotion to the Championship.

Yates also impressed in the Seasiders’ FA Cup run, scoring a further two goals and providing one assist in the competition, taking his total number of goals to 23 and his number of assists to nine in 2020/21.

As such, with West Brom hoping to secure an immediate return to the Premier League next season, the addition of a proven goalscorer such as Yates would appear to provide the Baggies with a huge boost to their chances of going on to achieve this feat.

So, regardless of the fact that West Brom do not currently have a manager, it would appear highly advisable for Lai to sanction a move for the man whom Critchley dubbed an “outstanding” player as soon as possible, or else he risks seeing one of Albion’s Championship rivals pinch the striker from under his side’s nose.

In other news: Guochuan Lai risks West Brom fury by appointing 55 y/o flop this summer

أعلن مرتضى منصور رئيس مجلس إدارة نادي الزمالك، براءته من قضية سب محمود الخطيب رئيس النادي الأهلي، للمرة الثانية، بحكم نهائي.

ونشر مرتضى منصور عبر حسابه الرسمي على موقع التواصل الاجتماعي “فيسبوك”: “أصدرت محكمة الاستئناف الاقتصادية الدائرة الأولى برئاسة معالي المستشار ادهم فهيم وعضوية الساده المستشارين وليد أبو الحسن ومحمد البيطار وحنان دحروج حكما نهائيًا ببراءة المستشار مرتضى منصور من قذف وسب وإزعاج ونشر أخبار كاذبة عن الكابتن محمود الخطيب رئيس النادي الأهلي”.

وتابع: “وآخرون وهم العامري فاروق وخالد مرتجي ومحمد الدماطي ومحمد جمال الجارحي ومحمد زكريا ومحمد سعد الدين مرجان مدير النادي الأهلي السابق”.

وأضاف: “كانت محكمة القاهرة الاقتصادية الدائرة الأولى جنح اقتصادية كانت قد أصدرت بتاريخ 21 ديسمبر 2021 برئاسة معالي المستشار أحمد عبد القهار زهوي، وعضوية معالي المستشارين محمد يوسف وخالد أبو زينة حكما سابقا ببراءة المستشار مرتضى منصور من سب وقذف محمود الخطيب وباقي الأسماء السابقة”.

وأردف: “كان محمد عثمان، محامي النادي الأهلي ومحمود الخطيب وباقي المبلغين قد تقدموا ببلاغ إلى معالي المستشار حمادة الصاوي، النائب العام في 10 سبتمبر 2019 أي منذ 3 سنوات تقريبا ادعوا فيه أن المستشار مرتضى منصور قذف وسب المجني عليهم ونشر أخبارًا كاذبة عنهم، حيث اتهمهم بأنهم تلقوا من السيد المستشار تركي آل الشيخ عددًا كبيرًا من الساعات الثمينة والقيمة والتي تقدر قيمتها بحوالي 10 ملايين جنيه واحتفظوا بها لهم ولأسرهم”.

طالع أيضًا.. مرتضى منصور يقدم وعدًا للاعبي سلة الزمالك قبل مشاركتهم في بطولة إفريقيا

وأوضح: “كما تلقى الكابتن محمود الخطيب مبلغ 263 مليون جنيه من المستشار تركي آل الشيخ بغرض صرفها على أمور تخص النادي ولكنه أخذها لنفسه، ما دفع المستشار تركي آل الشيخ لتقديم بلاغ لنيابة الأموال العامة العليا اتهم فيه الكابتن محمود الخطيب بالاستيلاء على هذا المبلغ لنفسه والتهرب منه، كما تلقى مبلغ 6 ملايين جنيه مصري قبل الانتخابات التي كان ينافسه فيها السيد محمود طاهر”.

وأكد: “ولقد انتهت المحكمة اليوم في حكمها بقبول استئناف النيابة العامة شكلا وفي الموضوع برفضه والحكم ببراءة المستشار مرتضى منصور وبعدم جواز استئناف الكابتن محمود الخطيب وألزمت الخطيب بالمصاريف واتعاب المحاماة”.

وصرح مرتضى منصور أنه يتمني أن يكون هذا الحكم هو نهاية النزاع غير المبرر الذي اصطنعه الكابتن محمود الخطيب حفاظا على استقرار وطننا مصر وبعدا عن المهاترات وغلق هذه الصفحة لأن بلدنا مصر في حاجة إلى الهدوء وعدم افتعال المعارك الوهمية.

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Zé Ricardo pretende aproveitar suas duas opções de meias este ano. O recém-contratado Conca poderá treinar apenas a partir de março, mas o time não pode parar e, enquanto isso, o técnico já planeja um esquema tático em que o argentino e Diego consigam atuar, aumentando o rendimento e apostando na qualidade técnica do elenco.

Nesta temporada, Zé Ricardo avalia esquemas em que Conca já está acostumado a jogar, como o 4-2-3-1, quando atuava pelo Fluminense e podia jogar também pelo lado do campo, conduzindo bem a função de terceiro homem na linha de três. Também acredita que o 4-1-4-1 é uma boa opção, mas como é mais complicada, pretende treinar o time antes de arriscar o esquema.

Analisando a possível atuação de dois meias no time, Andrade, ex-volante do Rubro Negro que conquistou grandes torneios como a Copa Libertadores de 1981 e os Campeonatos Brasileiros de 1980, 82 e 83, afirma que os dois jogadores devem ser aproveitados e que não se pode manter no banco de reservas meias com tamanha capacidade.

– Deve utilizar os dois. Eles têm nome, são caros e têm influência no futebol brasileiro. Não se pode deixar jogadores com tamanha experiência no banco de reservas. Acho válido o Zé Ricardo montar um esquema onde os dois possam atuar.

A opinião do ex-zagueiro Rondinelli não é muito diferente e, o também campeão da Libertadores de 1981 e Brasileiro de 1980, acredita que os dois jogadores são grandes craques e podem ser aproveitados no time de acordo com o desenvolvimento nos treinos.

– O Conca trabalha bem com as duas pernas. Sempre jogou na época do Fluminense e o Diego não é diferente. Quando você tem a possibilidade de ter dois jogadores da categoria deles, pode confundir os adversários. Aonde você colocar os jogadores, eles vão desempenhar o papel com facilidade. São craques! Craques jogam em qualquer posição que o técnico decidir colocá-los a partir de muito treino. Quanto mais perto estiverem da área, poderão abastecer melhor os atacantes.

Jack Grealish was voted Man of the Match in England’s 1-0 Euro 2020 warm-up victory against Romania on Sunday evening [Daily Express].

Putting on a dazzling display for the Three Lions, the 25-year-old created the decisive opportunity in the fixture at the Riverside Stadium. Jinking past two opponents, the boyhood Villa man waltzed into the penalty area before being cynically taken out by a Romanian defender, and up stepped Marcus Rashford to convert the spot-kick [BBC].

However, Grealish was the main talking point of the match due to his quick feet and weight of pass, deserving his Man of the Match award for his exploits [TEAMTalk].

Set to play a key part in the European Championship for England this summer, no wonder loads of Aston Villa fans took to social media to voice their pleasure at his well-earned Man of the Match accolade.

Villa fans react to Grealish’s award:

Here is what some of the Villa faithful had to say in response to a 30-second video clip posted on the club’s official Twitter account in which the 25-year-old thanked the supporters who voted him for the award on Sunday:

“What a star #jackgrealish”

Credit: @EthanSimmonds4

“My captain!”

Credit: @JayVtid

“Totally deserved”Credit: @VillaJeanK”Love him”

Credit: @SMGBirmingham

“How can you not love him”

Credit: @DeclanRigby

“England’s Starboy”

Credit: @_WillAVFC

In other news, here’s how some Aston Villa fans reacted to the signing of Emi Buendia.

Newcastle United have confirmed a major injury setback to one of their players ahead of their Premier League clash against Sheffield United with Ryan Fraser now confirmed to miss the remainder of the season and him now being a doubt to be fully fit for the European Championships.

The Scotland international of course arrived from Bournemouth last summer, but has endured an injury-hit campaign that has seen him play just 18 times in the Premier League for his new side.

The winger has been out of action for Newcastle since the end of March when he last played for Scotland in a 4-0 win over the Faroe Islands, and after confirming his absence for the game against the Blades, also responded to reports Fraser will still be named in the Tartan Army’s squad for the EUROs this summer.

Speaking in his pre-match press conference ahead of the game against the Blades tonight, the Magpies boss said: “As for Ryan, it has been a difficult time for him. He does desperately need a pre-season. Pre-season will be huge for him.

“Whether he is going to be picked in the Scotland squad, I think that would be a gamble as he has not played the last six or seven weeks. He has had no real football football or trained (in that time). Pre-season will be key for him. He didn’t have a pre-season the year before and last season’s was a non-entity really.”
With no goals whatsoever in the Premier League, Fraser hasn’t really been able to show Newcastle why they signed him last summer, and why he was such hot property after the 2018/2019 campaign in particular for Bournemouth – he bagged seven goals and provided a whopping 14 assists in the top-flight alone as he and now Magpies striker Callum Wilson struck up a superb partnership.
The hope will be that Fraser is able to recover from his injury and use the summer to get back to full fitness ahead of the new campaign, but his involvement for Scotland, when he hasn’t been able to play a single minute since March, is certainly eye-brow raising, especially for Bruce and Newcastle.
It’s the age-old club vs country debate, and it appears that Bruce will be losing this battle for now.
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The Magpies boss will also be just as gutted that Fraser won’t get to return before the end of the season for the Magpies and at least show fans inside the ground a taster of what he can actually bring to the table when fully fit.
Meanwhile, Steve Bruce is eyeing this 6 foot 5 titan…