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Crystal Palace are eyeing up a move for Rangers midfielder Joe Aribo in the summer transfer window, according to a fresh transfer rumour.

The Lowdown: Aribo a success at Rangers

The Nigerian has proven to be an excellent signing by the Gers after arriving in 2019, registering 25 goals and assists apiece in 141 appearances.

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Aribo has continued to be a key figure for Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s side this season, chipping in with eight goals and five assists in the Scottish Premiership.

A worrying update has now emerged from a Rangers perspective, however, with a possible summer exit on the cards.

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The Latest: Palace keen on move

According to Football Insider, Palace are interested in signing Aribo at the end of the season, with a recruitment source claiming they are ‘keeping tabs’ on his situation. Eagles club officials have even gone to scout him at Ibrox recently, further highlighting the level of keenness on show.

The 25-year-old’s current deal expires in the summer of 2023, at which point Rangers could lose him on a free transfer if he hasn’t extended his stay.

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The Verdict: Potential big loss

Aribo has grown into an influential figure at Ibrox, as shown by his aforementioned statistics, so losing him would be a big blow for Van Bronckhorst.

The idea of joining the Patrick Vieira revolution at Palace could be too good to turn down for the midfielder, with the Frenchman already getting strong performances out of vibrant players such as Wilfried Zaha, Eberechi Eze and Michael Olise.

The hope is that Aribo stays at Rangers, of course – Ezri Konsa has hailed him as ‘unique’ – but it is easy to envisage a scenario where his head is turned by a move to Selhurst Park.

In other news, Rangers are reportedly eyeing up a stunning move for one player. Read more here.

Player potential can be both prosperous and dangerous.

On one hand, if a player is to reach their maximum skill evolvement, their club can benefit no-end, financially speaking.

Though, if a player fails to hit the heights that their hype holds them accountable to, it can be a damaging affair for their employers.

Wolves are unique in the fact that their saga with former Portuguese and now Angolan footballer, Helder Costa leant more towards the former and more prosperous scenario, rather than the latter.

Costa profit

Costa emerged from the high profile Benfica youth system at the age of 18, in the same age group as Ivan Cavaleiro and Bernardo Silva.

After making his debut for the Lisbon side’s B-team in 2012, he would go onto represent them 72 times, scoring 15 goals. Ultimately, he failed to make the grade for the Benfica first-team, making just one appearance.

After a failed loan-spell at La Liga side Deportivo de La Coruna, he made the brave switch to pastures new to link-up with fellow Benfica graduates Silva and Cavaleiro at Monaco.

Despite teeing up a young Kylian Mbappe for the Frenchman’s first-ever league goal, Costa would go on to play a total of 28 games for the Ligue 1 side, scoring five goals, with Monaco loaded with depth options in Kylian Mbappe, Thomas Lemar and Bernardo Silva.

It wasn’t all bad though as Helder Costa moved on a season-long loan to Championship side at the time Wolverhampton Wanderers in what was his best season ever in terms of end product, with a total of 18 goal contributions in 35 appearances. 

Wolves made the transfer permanent, with the Old Gold side splashing out £13m for Costa’s services to break their club-record transfer fee at the time in January 2017.

Ultimately, the attacker was not able replicate his ten goals and eight assists that he showed the season prior, but still chipped in with a solid five goals and six assists to help Wolves top the Championship and gain promotion to the Premier League.

After one season in the Premier League, Costa joined Leeds United on loan in the Championship and after helping them to promotion, made the deal permanent with Leeds forking out £16m but he was soon dubbed a “massive flop” by pundit Noel Whelan.

He featured 22 times in the Premier League for Bielsa’s side the following season (2020/2021) yet Leeds offloaded him to Valencia the following campaign after just one appearance, in what was a strange deal at the time.

With 28-year-old Costa fighting to turn his loan move at Valencia into a permanent deal, he is now valued at just £7.2m, with Wolves’ decision to sell in 2019 looking ingenious.

In other news – Wolves eyeing “all-round” 26y/o regarded as “most complete ever” with fans buzzing…

أكد حمد إبراهيم المدرب العام بالنادي المصري، أن ذكريات إيهاب جلال المدير الفني السابق لمنتخب مصر والفريق البورسعيدي الحالي، مع الفراعنة، مؤلمة، مُشددًا على أن الجميع يتجنب الحديث عن هذه الفترة معه.

وتولى إيهاب جلال مهمة تدريب منتخب مصر خلفًا للبرتغالي كارلوس كيروش، وقاد الفراعنة في 3 مباريات فقط مباراتان رسميتان وودية واحدة، حيث فاز في واحدة، وخسر اثنتين، وتمت إقالته.

وقال حمد إبراهيم في تصريحات لبرنامج “البلدوزر” على قناة “الشمس”: “ذكريات إيهاب جلال مع المنتخب مؤلمة ولا نتحدث معه عنها، لأنها بالطبع تكون صعبة على حالته النفسية؛ لذلك لم نتحدث معه عن هذه الفترة”.

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وأضاف: “إيهاب جلال لديه رغبة فى النجاح مع فريق المصري البورسعيدي، وقام بلم الشمل وضم جهازه المعاون بالكامل، ويستطيع تخطي ما حدث معه خلال توليه تدريب المنتخب”.

وتابع: “إيهاب جلال استطاع أن يتحدث مع اللاعبين ويقوم بتحسين الأداء أمام بيراميدز ثم فوز أمام إنبي، بعد الخسارة أمام سيراميكا كليوباترا في بداية المسابقة”.

واختتم: “نسعى للتركيز خلال الفترة المُقبلة وتحسين الأداء من أجل إرضاء جماهير المصري، وأؤكد أن اللاعبين يقومون بكل شيء من أجل النجاح، بجانب دعم مجلس الإدارة برئاسة كامل أبو علي”.

Teenager Chesney Hughes scored a gutsy 41 on his first-class debut to saveDerbyshire from total collapse against Middlesex in their CountyChampionship Second Division match at Lord’s

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Teenager Chesney Hughes scored a gutsy 41 on his first-class debut to saveDerbyshire from total collapse against Middlesex in their CountyChampionship Second Division match at Lord’s. England quick Steven Finn led an impressive Middlesex attack as they reduced the visitors to 190 for 9 when bad light forced an end to the day with 82.5 overs bowled.Hughes, a 19-year-old allrounder from Anguilla, came in at No. 7 andimmediately saw his team lose their sixth wicket at the same score of 105 to be in deep trouble. But after eight overs on 0 he began to dig Derbyshire out of trouble with some powerful cover drives.First with Lee Goddard, and then in a 51-run eighth wicket stand with TomLungley, he ensured Derbyshire some sort of respectability at the end of anopening day which began at 12 noon due to the visiting team’s overnight travel from Leeds – where they had played a Clydesdale Bank 40 fixture the previous day – and ended early due to bad light.Finn struck the first and most telling blow of the day when he had ChrisRogers, the Derbyshire captain and prolific Australian, caught at first slip by Andrew Strauss with a magnificent delivery that bounced and left the left-hander.Wayne Madsen and Paul Borrington did well to negotiate the remainder of Finn and Tim Murtagh’s new-ball spells and, at 64 for 1, it looked as if Derbyshire – having won the toss and decided to bat – had weathered the worst and sailed into more serene waters.But then Murtagh and Finn returned for their second spells, and Madsen wasbeaten by a ball angled in from wider on the crease and lbw for 29. Garry Park was almost immediately adjudged lbw to a similar delivery fromMurtagh, and Derbyshire’s collapse continued apace when Finn won an lbw decision against Greg Smith even though it seemed a little high.John Sadler was the next to go, flashing irresponsibly at a widish ball from medium pacer Gareth Berg, and when Borrington’s gritty 46 was ended by an unlucky leg-glance to wicketkeeper John Simpson it was left to Hughes and the tail to pick up the pieces as best they could.Hughes is only the third Anguillan to play county cricket behind Omari Banks and former Hampshire favourite Cardigan Connor, who recommended the teen to Derbyshire head of cricket John Morris last summer when the teenager was playing for Fleetwood in the North Lancashire League.He repaid some of that faith with an 88-ball innings that included seven fours before thick-edging an attempted square cut and being superbly held above his head by Strauss at first slip. Finn, armed with the second new ball, then removed Tim Groenewald just before the premature close, to give himself figures of 3 for 45 from 19 classyovers.Lungley hung on with 19 not out to leave Derbyshire hoping for at least onebatting bonus point.

Tottenham Hotspur could dip their toes into the Championship before the January transfer window deadline on Monday night…

What’s the word?

According to HullLive, the north London outfit are preparing a ‘big-money’ bid for versatile Hull City attacker Keane Lewis-Potter, who has been subject to a bid from Brentford and interest from rivals West Ham United in the past.

It’s believed that any move from Spurs would see the 20-year-old gem loaned back to the Tigers for the remainder of the season, whilst manager Antonio Conte was one of a number of managers to have sent scouts to watch him in recent games.

Hull City are expected to hold out for at least £14m and their new Turkish owner Acun Ilicali isn’t keen to sell, especially as his value will only increase with time.

Shades of Eden Hazard

Whilst this potential signing isn’t going to provide Conte with an instant addition or the fans much excitement this month, it would be a very wise long-term investment.

The 5 foot 7 winger has been in solid form for the Championship strugglers, leading the way for goals scored (five) and he isn’t too far behind in terms of creativity, having managed three assists and an average of one key pass per game, via WhoScored.

Primarily a left-sided attacker, Lewis-Potter is capable of playing in a variety of roles – indeed, he’s played in five different positions this season alone, which includes upfront and on the other flank.

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Conte loves to make the most of a player’s versatility but in the Hull City gem, he could well discover his new Eden Hazard.

“I’ve seen some players that are playing in the Premier League now who I don’t believe are as good as Keane is,” Tigers youth coach Craig Fagan told The Athletic last month. He later added:

“Keane is maybe more athletic, maybe technically has a few more tricks in the bag than Jarrod. He’s similar to how Eden Hazard plays, with that low centre of gravity, coming inside and shooting. He’s not as good as Hazard by any stretch of the imagination at this point but he’s got the skills and abilities to be striving towards that.”

Spurs have certainly had a mixed bag of success when it comes to lower league signings, with the likes of Jack Clarke and Joe Rodon perhaps erring on the side of disappointment but for every one of those there is a Dele Alli, for example.

Lewis-Potter, who has also been dubbed a “special talent” by his former boss Grant McCann, isn’t going to drastically change Spurs’ fortunes in the race for a top-four finish but under Conte’s stewardship, he could well become a future first-team star.

You only have to look at the success of Jarrod Bowen at West Ham to see why this risk might be one worth taking.

Conte could well have a new Hazard in the coming years, should Fabio Paratici and co seal a move for the promising EFL sensation before Monday night’s deadline.

AND in other news, Bye-bye Dele: Spurs plot swoop for £18m-rated “extraordinary talent” who’s like Zidane…

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Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Dinesh Walpita – both captains starred in all-round efforts – share the trophy•Manoj Ridimahaliyadda

Half-centuries from Ashen Fernando and captain Dinesh Walpita, backed by a useful lower-order effort by Chamod Pathirana, helped St Thomas’ College fight out a draw against Royal College at the Sinhalese Sports Club in the Inter Schools Annual Big Match. Royal College’s performance had been led by example from their captain Bhanuka Rajapakse, who starred in an all-round effort, and so did Walpita for St Thomas’ College.Royal College, led by opener Ramith Rambukwella’s blistering 165, which came off 148 balls and included 21 fours and five sixes, cruised to 288 for 4 on the third day and declared to set St Thomas’ College a challenging target of 258. St Thomas’ College, though, went about trying to save the game, as Walpita batted steadily, striking nine fours in his 128-ball 51. There were, however, moments of trepidation as Royal College nipped out the first three wickets for 53. Walpita, determined to battle through to a draw, added 69 in 22.3 overs with Fernando, who contributed 55.Still, Royal College never had victory out of sight and fought back through Rajapakse, who dismissed Walpita and wicketkeeper Sachin Peiris of consecutive deliveries to reduce the opposition to 123 for 5. The next two wickets, though not adding too many, did manage to bat 11 overs, and Pathirana, with Neomal Wickramasekera, played out a further 46 balls before play concluded.It was St Thomas’ College who had grabbed the advantage at the end of the first innings, gaining a lead of 31. Walpita, after putting Royal College in, took four wickets to help limit his opponents to 283 for 9. Rajapaksa, too, played a captain’s hand, scoring 68 off 60 balls. In reply, Pasan Wijewardene (99) and Nuwan Kavinda (86) were involved in a 159-run partnership to help their team get past 283 and post 314, though Rajapakse and Manisha Thanthirigoda, sharing eight wickets, had fought back.The tables turned in the second innings, but some determined batting by St Thomas’ College on the final day helped them save the game.

Mohammad Yousuf wants to keep leading Pakistan despite speculation over his role. Yousuf’s position was placed in doubt when Ijaz Butt, the PCB chairman, said the captain would change after the tour of Australia, but has since back-tracked.The tourists have only two games left in Perth to register a win on the trip, having lost the Test series 3-0 and being behind 3-0 in the one-day series. Despite the results and the controversy, Yousuf is determined to stay in charge.”After this series I want to [lead] because I’m honoured to have the Pakistan captaincy,” Yousuf said in the aftermath of the 40-run loss in Adelaide. “I try my level best but I think this is the best team in the world to play against. I think we play good cricket, not bad cricket, apart from last game [in Sydney].”Yousuf has been told Butt did not say he would be replaced. “The manager and the chairman had a chat, and the manager told me the chairman did not say anything,” Yousuf said. “But I don’t know.” Yousuf took over the leadership when Younis Khan resigned, but the batsman has since returned to the side for the one-day series.

The possibility of a Pakistan domestic side participating in the Champions League Twenty20 this year – though bleak – has not been entirely written off yet

Osman Samiuddin13-Feb-2010The possibility of a Pakistan domestic side participating in the Champions League Twenty20 this year – though bleak – has not been entirely written off yet, either by the league or the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).Pakistan did not have a representative in the inaugural tournament last year, the only Test-playing nation other than Bangladesh to not have a representative in the 12-team league. Sialkot Staliions – then Pakistan’s domestic Twenty20 champions – had been invited to participate in the very first Champions League, but that was postponed because of the Mumbai terror attacks in November 2008.Since then, as ties between the governments and cricket boards of India and Pakistan have become frostier not only have the two countries not had a bilateral series, Pakistan’s players have not participated in the IPL and not been invited to the Champions League.Relations have worsened further following the decision of the IPL franchises this year to not pick any Pakistani players, despite Pakistan being the World Twenty20 champions and having as many as 12 players up for auction. The PCB eventually decided to revoke all NOCs it had given to players hoping to participate in the IPL, but the door may remain open for participation in this year’s Champions League, which is a multi-board venture and may not be played in India.Discussion on a Pakistan representative was expected to take place in the last meeting of the league’s governing council between officials from the Indian board, Cricket Australia and Cricket South Africa. But a senior league official said the number of teams in this year’s tournament – to be held in September – has not been finalised.”No final decision on participating countries/teams has been made for this year’s event,” Dean Kino, the league’s director of business and legal affairs and key member of the core management, told Cricinfo when asked specifically about the possibility of a Pakistan side being invited.No contact has yet been made with the PCB and though the IPL remains off-limits, the Champions League is a possibility. “Nothing has been discussed with us by any of the boards involved in the tournament as yet,” Ijaz Butt, the PCB chairman, told Cricinfo. “The IPL remains persona non grata for us, but if there is some contact about the Champions League we will consider the situation, where it is played and when. We would be amenable to sending a team should we get an invite and the situation is feasible.”Pakistan’s domestic Twenty20 tournament has not yet been held this season; it is scheduled to be played between late February and early March. Pakistan’s ODI series with England in September also clashes with the dates of the Champions League, which makes it unlikely that any domestic champion will be able to call on its best players should there even be an invite.

Aston Villa are interested in a deal to bring Joe Gomez to Villa Park in the January transfer window.

What’s the talk?

That’s according to a report by The Mirror, who claim that Steven Gerrard is hoping to strike a deal with Liverpool regarding a loan move for the centre-back this winter.

The report goes on to state that the Reds’ £36m summer signing of Ibrahima Konate has knocked the England international down the pecking order at Anfield, something that the 41-year-old Villa boss is attempting to take advantage of.

However, it is also claimed that Jurgen Klopp will not have forgotten the defensive injury crisis his side suffered last season, something which could see the German block Gerrard’s potential move for the 24-year-old.

Gerrard’s dream deal

While things appear to be very much on the up at Villa Park under the new leadership of Gerrard, with Villa having won both of their fixtures since the 41-year-old’s appointment at the club earlier this month, it is undeniable that, should the club wish to mount a serious charge towards the top end of the Premier League table, they must strengthen in the January window.

And, considering the fact that Villa have already shipped 21 goals over their 13 top-flight fixtures in the current campaign, centre-back would certainly appear to be a position that is in more urgent need of winter reinforcements.

As such, while it is true that Gomez has not featured all that much for Liverpool this season, featuring just seven times in all competitions for the Reds, the defender has nevertheless proven in the past that he would make a fantastic addition to Gerrard’s options in the heart of defence.

Indeed, over his 28 Premier League appearances back in 2019/20, the £27m-rated man helped his side keep 12 clean sheets, as well as making an average of 1.4 interceptions, 0.8 tackles, 2.1 clearances and winning four duels per game.

These returns saw the £75k-per-week centre-back earn a seasonal SofaScore match rating of 6.92, ranking him as Liverpool’s 13th-best performer in their title-winning campaign.

Furthermore, Klopp is clearly an enormous fan of the 24-year-old, with the German coach stating of Gomez back in 2020: “Since he is playing as a centre-half again – his natural position – together with [Virgil van Dijk] there is exceptional. He is a sensational footballer, which is good.

“He has outstanding speed, which helps us a lot to keep our last line high; he is a really good challenger; good in one-on-one situations; football-wise, I said already, good. The package is really nice.”

As such, it would indeed appear highly advisable for Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens to do all they can to secure a deal for the 11-cap England international in January, as not only would Gomez appear to be a dream upgrade on Villa’s current options in the position, he could also help replace the potentially outgoing Tyrone Mings – who has been heavily linked with a move to Newcastle United this winter.

In other news: Hatfield drops AVFC January transfer claim which will be music to the ears of fans

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O torcedor do Corinthians que ainda não conhece a Arena inaugurada no bairro de Itaquera em 2014 terá a possibilidade de visitar o estádio de graça nesta quarta-feira. O clube decidiu transferir seu compromisso válido pelas quartas de final da Copa do Brasil sub-17 da Arena Barueri para a Arena Corinthians e entra em campo às 16h, contra o Vitória.

Será a primeira vez da categoria juvenil do Timão no estádio e não haverá cobrança de ingressos. O Setor Norte estará aberto para receber a Fiel Torcida, enquanto o Setor Sul, com entrada pelos portões Credenciamento Staff e Portão G, será destinado aos torcedores do Vitória. O clube ainda anuncia que jogadores de todas as categorias do clube estarão presentes na Arena Corinthians.

O Corinthians é atual campeão da Copa do Brasil sub-17 e defende o título nesta temporada. O time eliminou Grêmio e Londrina nas fases anteriores.

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