أكد الإيطالي ستيفانو بيولي، مدرب فريق النصر السعودي، رغبته في تفادي الوصول إلى ركلات الترجيح أمام استقلال طهران الإيراني، في المواجهة المرتقبة مساء الإثنين ضمن إياب ثمن نهائي دوري أبطال آسيا للنخبة.
وكان لقاء ذهاب دور الـ16 لبطولة دوري أبطال آسيا (النخبة) الذي أُقيم الإثنين الماضي بين الفريقين في العاصمة الإيرانية طهران، قد انتهى بالتعادل السلبي على ملعب أزادي.
وفي المؤتمر الصحفي الذي عقده الأحد في الرياض، أعرب بيولي عن قلقه من الإرهاق الذي يعانيه الفريق بسبب تتابع المباريات، قائلًا: “نواجه ضغطًا كبيرًا في جدول المباريات، وهذا واضح للجميع. بعد مباراة الأهلي التي كانت على أعلى مستوى، لعبنا عددًا هائلًا من المباريات، مما أدى إلى إصابات عضلية، وبالتالي أصبح من الصعب الحفاظ على التشكيل الأساسي”.
وأضاف المدرب الإيطالي: “اللاعبون مستعدون لتحقيق الفوز، وأتمنى أن نحسم المباراة في وقتها الأصلي دون الحاجة إلى ركلات الترجيح. لدينا الشغف والطموح، وهدفنا هو الفوز والتأهل ولا شيء غير ذلك”.
كما أشار بيولي إلى أنه يفضل عدم الحديث عن الماضي، مؤكدًا أن تركيزه منصبٌّ على المباراة التي يعتبرها حاسمة لمشوار الفريق. كما ألمح إلى إمكانية اعتماد سياسة التدوير في ظل الإصابات المتزايدة وضغط المباريات.
من جانبه، شدد نواف بوشل، ظهير النصر، على أهمية الدعم الجماهيري في المواجهة المقبلة، مشيرًا إلى أن الفريق يسعى لتقديم أداء مميز لإسعاد أنصاره. وقال خلال المؤتمر الصحفي: “يجب أن نظهر بصورة مختلفة، وحضور الجماهير سيكون له تأثير كبير علينا داخل الملعب”.
تقارير تكشف كواليس مشادة بروزوفيتش وسيماكان في مباراة النصر والشباب بالدوري السعودي
وأضاف بوشل: “لا نريد الاعتراض على قرارات الحكام، لأن ذلك قد يؤثر على تركيزنا. هناك تقنية VAR، ودور القائد هو التعامل مع هذه الأمور، وقائدنا يؤدي هذا الدور بشكل جيد”.
واختتم تصريحاته بالتأكيد على أن الفريق عازم على تحقيق الفوز والتأهل: “نحن بحاجة للفوز أمام الاستقلال من أجل إسعاد جماهيرنا، فهم يمثلون دافعًا قويًا لنا، وسنركز على تحقيق هدفنا والتأهل إلى الدور المقبل”.
Ipswich Town fans will be starting to get worried about their side’s lowly standing in the Premier League, with back-to-back abject displays souring the mood at Portman Road.
The 4-1 defeat to West Ham United away from home was a sobering watch, but that was reserved for the Tractor Boys faithful that made the trip to the London Stadium.
This more recent 2-0 loss to Everton was, however, the main viewing that all home sections of Ipswich’s ground had to endure, as a number of under performers struggled to ever get going for Kieran McKenna’s men against Sean Dyche’s victorious Toffees.
Ipswich underperformers vs Everton
It was a flat showing in truth from the Tractor Boys, who just need to pick up a win from somewhere in the league to boost confidence, having managed to evade victory in the Premier League now for eight matches on the spin.
The hosts did register 13 shots on Jordan Pickford’s net but it was to no avail, as the Ipswich defence unfortunately put in a shaky display, alongside no goal popping up next to their name.
Iliman Ndiaye’s opener saw Ipswich fail to deal with a Jack Harrison cross into the box, before the ex-Sheffield United man powered home, whilst Michael Keane’s game-clinching second saw a corner not be effectively cleared away which then allowed the Everton number five to confidently slot an effort past Arijanet Murić to make it 2-0.
Dara O’Shea was visibly weak in asserting himself into the contest at the back for McKenna’s men, with the former Burnley defender only managing to win a meagre one duel all afternoon, alongside also misdirecting a pass in the second half which nearly saw Ndiaye grab a brace.
Jack Clarke was wasteful from an attacking point of view, away from Ipswich’s defensive frailties, with the former Sunderland star skying an effort way over the bar early on in the contest which could have changed the complexion of the game if it had cannoned in.
He did win his side a penalty in the first 45 minutes when his tricky feet saw Dwight McNeil tangle with him in the box, but that decision was overturned by VAR in the end, in what was a frustrating afternoon to be associated with the Tractor Boys.
Clarke wasn’t the poorest performer in an attacking sense, however, as experienced Ipswich head Wes Burns continues to struggle to adapt to the bright lights of the Premier League.
Burns' performance vs Everton
Away from what he offered going forward, Burns’ indecisiveness to clear the ball away before Ndiaye’s opener set the Toffees on their way to picking up the three points, with the ball bouncing before the Senegalese attacker scored past Muric.
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Moreover, the 29-year-old winger amassed fewer touches when on the pitch compared with the former Manchester City shot-stopper, accumulating a paltry 22 touches next to the ‘keeper’s 30, as the ex-Fleetwood Town man continually failed to leave his mark on the contest.
Burns’ performance in numbers
Stat
Burns
Minutes played
63
Goals scored
0
Assists
0
Touches
22
Accurate passes
12/14 (86%)
Accurate crosses
0/3
Accurate long balls
0/1
Total duels won
0/4
Stats by Sofascore
It was a day at the office for Burns where nothing really went to plan, with zero accurate crosses and zero accurate long balls registered, alongside also failing to win a single duel from four attempts.
He could also only complete 12 accurate passes, with Burns thankful to be substituted off just after the hour mark to put an end to his dire display.
There will be an inquest now as to who should start down this right flank moving forward, with the below-par Ipswich number seven needing to be dropped for someone else to get a chance, ahead of the Tractor Boys travelling to Thomas Frank’s Brentford next in the league.
The 29-year-old did very much play an important role in Ipswich unbelievably making it to the big time, having scored on the final day of the Championship season to secure automatic promotion bragging rights for his team, but the likes of summer recruit Chiedozie Ogbene could now be better suited as a fresher option in his place.
McKenna might well even rejig his main XI and opt to start Omari Hutchinson down this wing again, with the Ipswich manager in need of changing things up soon to avoid more and more defeats being notched up.
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O técnico Luís Castro reconheceu que o Botafogo vem tendo dificuldades para encontrar seu melhor futebol na temporada. Em entrevista coletiva nesta quinta-feira (2), após a equipe se classificar à próxima fase da Copa do Brasil comempate em 1 a 1 com o Sergipe arrancado nos acréscimos, o comandante assumiu a culpa do mau momento alvinegro.O treinador falou que a hora é de tentar fazer a equipe reagir.
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-O culpado sou eu, não são meus jogadores. Temos tentado colocar a equipe a jogar ao melhor nível e não temos conseguido. Quando não se consegue, só há uma forma, continuar a trabalhar e tentar melhorar a equipe através do treino. Assumo totais responsabilidades pelo time não jogar como eu gostaria que estivesse e como os torcedores queriam – afirmou.
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Em seguida, Castro rechaçou a hipótese de contestar a falta de reforços para falar da má fase do Botafogo.
-Não falo mais em reforços. Já falei o que tinha para falar e não vou me refugiar em falta de reforços para justificar o mau momento que estamos vivendo. Vínhamos bem, há três jogos não estamos bem. Estávamos crescendo antes, mas nos últimos três jogos não estamos num bom momento – e destacou:
– Houve um conjunto de incidências contra o Vasco que abaixou o nível da equipe, depois contra o Flamengo baixou mais um pouquinho e hoje tivemos uma atuação muito abaixo – completou.
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O treinador traçou um panorama sobre o confronto com o Sergipe e admitiu.
– O Sergipe foi melhor que nós ao longo de todo o jogo, a não ser a parte que realmente sufocamos. Em qualquer escanteio poderíamos ter feito o gol. Sergipe jogou melhor e merecia vencer o jogo. Quando perco, cumprimento todos, porque acho que o futebol é feito das relações que fazemos ao longo do caminho – disse.
Luís Castro apontou como o desempenho botafoguense esteve aquém do esperado.
-Nós não conseguimos controlar o Sergipe, que poderia ter arrumado a eliminatória. Não o fez no tempo próprio e permitiu que conseguíssemos correr atrás da eliminatória, empatássemos o jogo no fim. Claramente houve uma falta de adaptação ao que o Sergipe nos fez, foi uma equipe rápida, com muita mobilidade e que não conseguimos controlar – reconheceu.
Em seguida, detalhou a confusão que aconteceu após o apito final do confronto.
– Infelizmente, aconteceram coisas lamentáveis. Depois junto ao túnel houve a tentativa de agressão, dois dirigentes do Sergipe me insultaram. Não entendi, só fiz o meu trabalho, não fui mal educado – afirmou.
O Botafogo volta a campo no domingo, às 16h, quando encara o Resende no Kleber Andrade, em Cariacica (ES), pela Taça Guanabara.
Batting slowdown costs Delhi Capitals, after their solid opening
Deivarayan Muthu08-Oct-20211:57
KS Bharat on last-ball six: ‘Maxi had said, ‘You go ahead and finish it off”
What was essentially a dead rubber looked like slipping away from Royal Challengers Bangalore at 55 for 3 halfway into a chase of 165 against Delhi Capitals. But then two catches slipped through the hands of Shreyas Iyer and R Ashwin, and Glenn Maxwell made the most of the lives to set the scene for a blockbuster finish from KS Bharat.It was still anybody’s game when Royal Challengers needed 19 off 12 balls. Anrich Nortje, who had taken out both Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal in his first two overs, stepped up once again, bowling a four-run penultimate over to leave Royal Challengers needing 15 off the final over, bowled by Avesh Khan.Watch the IPL on ESPN+
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Maxwell found the boundary off the first ball and followed it with a double to notch up his fourth half-century in his last five innings. The third ball was a terrific inswinging yorker which smashed Maxwell’s boot, but he survived again because this had pitched outside leg stump. A leg-bye put Bharat on strike and the next ball was a swing and a miss. Two off the penultimate ball, thanks to a misfield from Axar Patel in the outfield, eventually left Royal Challengers needing six off the last ball. Avesh went searching for another leg-stump yorker, but ended up bowling a full-toss down the leg side for a wide.Avesh whisked short fine leg back for the last ball and went for another yorker, but it came out as a full-toss again, this time on the stumps. Bharat lined it up and pumped it over long-on to provide a throwback to Arun Karthik’s last-ball six for Royal Challengers in the Champions League T20 a decade ago.Perhaps if Royal Challengers had batted first and adopted a no-holds barred batting approach like Mumbai Indians had done in Abu Dhabi, their slimmest of chances of making the top two might have stayed alive a tad longer. Match practice and fine-tuning aside, the game was dead from the moment they decided to bowl. Next, they will run into Kolkata Knight Riders in the eliminator, while Capitals will face Chennai Super Kings in the first qualifier.The Dhawan-Shaw show Virat Kohli had thrown the new ball to Maxwell, giving him a crack at Shikhar Dhawan, but the left-hander picked him off for 15 off eight. Prithvi Shaw, who had managed scores of 11, 10, 6, 18 in his first four innings in the UAE this IPL, hit form by driving and punching on the up in the powerplay, which yielded 55 runs overall for Capitals.Shaw also lined up Yuzvendra Chahal for a pair of sixes, but the legspinner dangled one outside the batter’s eyeline and found sharp dip to have him holing out to sweeper cover for 48 off 31 balls. Dhawan too had fallen by then, with Harshal Patel tricking him with his trademark loopy offcutter for 45 off 35 balls.Having copped a George Garton beamer on his shoulder, Dhawan was spotted with an icepack after his dismissal and subsequently he didn’t take the field in the chase.3:53
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The middle order doesn’t show up After Dhawan and Shaw put on 88 together in the first ten overs, the pitch slowed down, as did the rest of the Capitals batting line-up. They could muster only 76 in the second chunk of their innings, with Mohammed Siraj and the slower bowlers hiding the ball away from their swinging arcs. Dan Christian bounced out Rishabh Pant before Siraj had both Shreyas Iyer and Shimron Hetmyer holing out. Ripal Patel, who had retained his spot in the XI ahead of an overseas option, also couldn’t get the ball away at the death, getting a run-a-ball seven.Bharat, Maxwell punish sloppy Capitals With the Royal Challengers openers falling cheaply, AB de Villiers came in as early as the third over and began a repair job with a run-a-ball 26. Axar dismissed de Villiers in the tenth over and could’ve got Maxwell (twice) soon after had Ashwin and Iyer had not dropped those chances. Having been reprieved on 6 and 16, Maxwell showed off his range once again, slogging and reverse-slogging his way to an unbeaten 51 off 33.As for Bharat, he was a more sedate presence in the early exchanges against high pace, but then laid into Axar’s left-arm darts, taking him for 25 off just nine balls.With two right-handers in the middle, Ashwin bowled just a solitary over, which cost Capitals 11 runs. Ripal stepped in for Ashwin with his medium-pace, giving up 22 in his three overs. Nortje maintained his machine-line accuracy at the death, but Avesh had a rare off day as Bharat finished off the league phase of IPL 2021 with a last-ball six.
شهدت إحدى أندية الدوري السعودي للمحترفين، تغييرات جديدة على مستوى القيادة الفنية، بعد اتخاذ قرار رسمي بإنهاء التعاقد مع مدربه الحالي، بسبب تراجع النتائج خلال الفترة الأخيرة.
ووفقًا لصحيفة “الميدان الرياضي” السعودية، قرر نادي ضمك إقالة المدير الفني البرتغالي نونو ألميدا، عقب سلسلة من النتائج السلبية التي لم تلبي طموحات الإدارة والجماهير.
وأكدت المصدر، أن النادي وجّه الشكر رسميًا للمدرب البرتغالي، وتم التعاقد مع المدرب السعودي خالد العطوي لقيادة الفريق فيما تبقى من الموسم.
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يأتي رحيل نونو ألميدا بعد فترة قصيرة من إقالة كوزمين كونترا، ليصبح العطوي هو المدرب الثالث لضمك خلال الموسم الجاري، في ظل سعي النادي لتحسين النتائج وضمان مركز مريح في جدول ترتيب دوري روشن.
ورغم قرار الإقالة، حقق ضمك فوزًا مثيرًا في مباراته الأخيرة أمام القادسية، بهدف قاتل سجله حبيب ديالو في الدقيقة (90+11)، خلال اللقاء الذي أقيم على ملعب الفريق.
وينتظر عشاق ضمك رؤية ما سيقدمه خالد العطوي في المرحلة المقبلة، ومدى قدرته على إعادة الفريق إلى المسار الصحيح في الدوري السعودي للمحترفين.
A garotada do Flamengo decepcionou e, neste sábado, contra o Volta Redonda, no Estádio Raulino de Oliveira, ficou no empate em 0 a 0, pela 2ª rodada da Taça Guanabara do Campeonato Carioca. Joia, Matheus França, que teve atuação apagada no setor de criação, deu a sua versão para o tropeço diante dos olhares de perto do técnico Paulo Sousa:
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– Erramos bastante, sofremos algumas vezes, temos que organizar na parte defensiva para não sofrer os contra-ataques que sofremos, além também de finalizar bem as jogadas – falou Matheus França, em entrevista ao canal “Cariocão Play”, emendando sobre o vínculo recém-renovado até 2027:
– Sempre muito feliz de, primeiro, jogar no Flamengo, que é uma paixão para qualquer um. Sobre o contrato, muito bom também, mas o importante é demonstrar dentro de campo para ajudar o Flamengo da melhor maneira possível.
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O Flamengo, agora, enfrentará o Boavista nesta quarta-feira, às 18h, no Estádio Raulino de Oliveira. Paulo Sousa estreará à frente da equipe, que deve contar com jogadores do grupo principal (com exceção dos selecionáveis: Gabigol, Everton Ribeiro, Isla e Arrascaeta).
Looking to add yet another young talent after recently announcing the arrival of Vakhtang Salia, Newcastle United have held opening talks for one Brazilian gem.
Newcastle transfer news
Those at St James’ Park should be pleased to see Newcastle’s transfer activity picking up ahead of 2025, even if it’s just for players likely to make an impact in years to come rather than the here and now. Sporting director Paul Mitchell and the rest of his transfer team in Tyneside endured a nightmare summer transfer window, but are seemingly beginning to make up for that disaster, starting with Salia.
Speaking to Newcastle’s official website after Salia’s arrival was announced, Mitchell said: “We’re delighted to get ahead of a number of other top clubs to sign Vakhtang.
Paul Mitchell at Newcastle United.
“Scouting and recruiting emerging talent is an essential part of building a sustainable future, particularly within the current PSR framework, so the market is fiercely competitive.
“We continue to scout extensively, both domestically and overseas, with a view to securing players who can come through our talent pathway and, ideally, become part of the first team in future. We look forward to working with Vakhtang and wish him every success during his remaining time with Dinamo Tbilisi.”
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Not wasting any time though, the sporting director, along with PIF, have shifted their focus elsewhere. According to Globo Esporte, Newcastle have now made their first move to sign William Gomes from Sao Paulo after holding initial talks. The 18-year-old is a star on the rise and one who may yet be on his way to St James’ Park.
"Monster" Gomes could replace Almiron
Potentially solving their Miguel Almiron problem, Newcastle could sign a winger who’s on course to become a true star in the form of Gomes. The Brazilian, still just 18 years old, has already earned high praise from U23 scout Antonio Mango, who went as far as describing the winger as a “dribbling monster”.
Of course, at such a young age Gomes is unlikely to make an instant impact in Eddie Howe’s side if he decides to swap Brazil for Newcastle, but he would certainly be a long-term option.
Having scored two senior goals in the current campaign for Sao Paulo, the teenager is already beginning to make his mark on first-team football to more than earn the attention of Premier League sides such as Newcastle.
Hamid Hassan finished with 3 for 9 and Naveen-ul-Haq took 3 for 26 to crush Namibia
Shashank Kishore31-Oct-20213:38
WATCH – Afghanistan record big win against Namibia
Two nights after running Pakistan close, Afghanistan proved their experience on the big stage was a bridge too far for Namibia. Asghar Afghan, Afghanistan’s most successful T20I captain, was given a winning send off into retirement as the team notched up their second win in three games to stay second on the Group 2 table.A robust powerplay Afghanistan swear by runs on the board template. And their approach so far has been to go hard in the powerplay. That didn’t change on Sunday as they raced to 50 for 0 in the first six. Denied much of the strike early on, Mohammad Shahzad played second fiddle to the burly left-handed Hazratullah Zazai. Namibia were in dire need of wickets as Ruben Trumpelmann, who took three wickets in his very first over in their last game, coming in for some tap from the openers.The slowdown Overs 7-10 brought just one boundary as legspinner Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton cleverly used angles and deception in flight to spin a web. He troubled Rahmanullah Gurbaz with sharp legbreaks and then snuffed him out lbw with a full ball at the stroke of the 10th over. Shahzad fell soon after for 45, consumed by his own shot selection and heat as a strategically placed fly slip accounted for him in the 13th over.The farewell An emotional Asghar walked out to a guard of honour from the Namibians, and aware of the need to take the innings deep, like they did the other night, nudged the ball around until Mohammad Nabi came out to bat in the 16th over. While he looked comfortable to pick runs, Asghar couldn’t bring out the big hits, eventually falling to a failed scoop for 31 off 23. Afghanistan managed three fours and a six in the last two overs, all off Nabi, to eventually finish with 160 for 5, Nabi making 32 not out off 17 balls.Watch highlights on ESPN+
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The early strikes Craig Williams was out fourth ball of the chase, toe-ending a lofted hit to mid-on. Then Michael van Lingen was deceived by a well-disguised back-of-the-hand slower one from Naveen-ul-Haq that he top-edged while attempting a half-hearted pull to short fine. They were 16 for 2 in the third over.The comeback Ravaged by injuries to his shoulder, back, ankle, knees, Hassan, at 34, is significantly slower in pace but tries and makes up for it with his control. Five years after last featuring in a T20I, he returned to pick up the big wickets of Gerhard Erasmus and JJ Smit, who was instrumental in finishing off their chase against Scotland. The chase had well and truly derailed at the halfway mark.Then Rashid Khan, who came in to bowl in the eighth over, finished a spell in one go, for once not leaving his captain to worry about juggling his trump card, to finish with 4-0-14-1 to leave him one short of 400 T20 wickets. Barring David Wiese, none of the other Namibian batters offered any kind of assuredness. Eventually, he was taken out by Hassan with a superb yorker for a third wicket, by which time the Afghan party had well and truly begun.
Depois de ver o sonho por Jorge Jesus esfriar, a diretoria do Corinthians está em busca de um técnico estrangeiro para assumir o clube e trabalha exclusivamente com o nome do português Vitor Pereira como opção até aqui.
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Outras opções até chegaram a ser oferecidas a cupula corintiana nos último dias, mas nem conversas foram abertas.
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O ‘alto clero’ corintiano gostou do perfil de Pereira, e, mesmo com a resistência de alguns integrantes do futebol no clube com grande influência nas tomadas de decisões, está definido que o novo técnico do Corinthians muito provavelmente não será brasileiro – ao menos que haja uma reviravolta no perfil traçado pela diretoria do Timão na caça ao novo treinador.
Contudo, a contratação de Vitor não será fácil, pois se trata de um nome com mercado internacional.
Ainda que tenha sido demitido doFenerbahçe, da Turquia, na última temporada, Vitor Pereira soma bons trabalhos em clubes tradicionais da Europa, como no Porto, de Portugal, onde ganhou duas vezes o campeonato poruguês, e no Olympiakos, da Grécia, clube no qual também conquistou o torneio nacional, o que faz dele uma opção ainda com mercado no Velho Continente.
O Timão ainda não abriu negociações com Pereira, mas já entrou em contato com pessoas ligadas ao treinador e não ouviu uma negativa do profissional sobre assumir um time brasileiro. A ideia da direção corintiana é levar as tratativas para uma negociação formal nos próximos dias.
Contudo, o Corinthians já recebeu algumas possíveis objeções que podem atrapalhar a evolução do negócio, como a parte financeira, já que a comissão técnica de Vitor tem um valor salarial que gira em torno de R$ 2 milhões, cifras que já eram vistas como inviáveis pelo clube alvinegro até mesmo quando se tratava de Jorge Jesus.
Enquanto não avança por um novo técnico, o interino Fernando Lázaro segue comandando o Time do Povo, e certamente dirigirá a equipe da beirada do campo nesta quinta-feira (10), às 21h30, contra o Mirassol, pela quinta rodada do Paulistão, na Neo Química Arena.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is apparently attempting to convince the Gunners board to sign a Brazilian forward, and it is believed the Premier League title contenders are prepared to bid around £75 million for him.
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The north Londoners will be conducting their transfer activities without influential sporting director Edu, who resigned from his post last Monday after a memorable five-year stint at the club.
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Nevertheless, Arsenal’s remaining executives have experienced conducting major deals, and their recruitment preparation is often done nearly a year in advance – according to reliable journalist Simon Collings (Standard Sport).
Interim director Jason Ayto was involved in an Arsenal transfer meeting in the USA this week, with the club chief, Arteta, managing director Richard Garlick, director Tim Lewis and the Kroenkes all in attendance to discuss the club’s plans for next summer (Charles Watts).
Arsenal’s next five Premier League games
Date
Nottingham Forest (home)
November 23
West Ham United (away)
November 30
Man United (home)
December 4
Fulham (away)
December 8
Everton (home)
December 14
One of the items on their agenda is said to be a new forward, with Sky Germany reporter Florian Plettenberg recently reporting that Arsenal have maintained their interest in signing Leroy Sane on a free transfer from Bayern Munich post-Edu’s departure.
As well as Sane, there are reports that Arsenal could still look to end their long wait for a prolific striker.
There is a lot of pressure on Kai Havertz to lead the line right now, amid the inconsistent form of Gabriel Jesus, and there have been a few interesting options linked in the last few weeks.
Arsenal are believed to be keeping tabs on Alexander Isak, as talks over a new contract at Newcastle United run into complications, as other big-names abroad.
Arsenal prepared to bid £75 million for Raphinha
According to reports out of Spain, via sportskeeda, Barcelona forward Raphinha is firmly on their radar as well amid his sensational start to 2024/2025. The Brazil international is enjoying the best run of his career to date right now, bagging 12 goals and 10 assists in all competitions already, which has understandably put a host of elite clubs on red alert.
Arsenal are prepared to make a £75 million bid for Raphinha, as per the relayed information, and Arteta is personally trying to tempt high-ranking chiefs at his club to sign the former Leeds United sensation.
Barca boss Hansi Flick, speaking to the press recently, even claimed that he’s “never had a player like” Raphinha in his entire managerial career.
“He is a good example of how the team can function,” said Flick on Raphinha’s electric form. “He always has a good attitude in training and in matches. For us he is very important, also because of the counter-pressure he does. And also because of how he prepares to score.
“He has good dynamics with the ball and he has had an extraordinary match. His offensive and defensive dynamics, and his good technique, are something special. I have never had a player like him and he helps us a lot.”