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Four youngsters are expected to leave Leeds United in the summer transfer window as they look to push on elsewhere in their careers.

The Lowdown: Leeds look to go up a gear

Marcelo Bielsa’s side secured an impressive ninth-place finish back in the Premier League in 2020/21, standing out as a hugely entertaining team in scoring 62 goals and conceding 54.

Leeds must now push on and look to do even better next season, which may require top-quality new signings being brought into Elland Road.

For the young players at the club, their chances of playing time could become more unlikely if there is a summer influx, and a fresh update has emerged regarding four academy talents.

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The Latest: Quartet on the move?

According to Football Insider, Robbie Gotts, Niall Huggins, Jordan Stevens and Bryce Hosannah could all move on this summer.

Leeds are thought to be ‘keen’ on sealing permanent exits for the quartet prior to the September 1 cutoff at the end of the transfer window.

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The Verdict: Makes perfect sense

Football at the top level is ruthless, and while it is sad to see talented youngsters being moved on, it may be best for all parties at Leeds.

The Whites have reached a stage where they need readymade top-level players in order to compete in the Premier League, and it is hard to see academy prospects making a real difference to Bielsa’s first team.

If they do leave, Gotts, Huggins, Stevens and Hosannah will all hopefully flourish elsewhere and ultimately prove to Leeds that they were wrong to sell them.

In other news, one club have demanded €35m for a rumoured Leeds target’s services. Find out who it is here.

A centre-back partnership of Harry Maguire and Cristian Romero at Manchester United could be brilliant, says Forza Italian Football’s editor-in-chief Conor Clancy.

Romero, 23, is currently being linked with a move to Manchester United, with Calciomercato (via The Sun) reporting that the Red Devils are ready to do battle with Liverpool for the Atalanta defender.

Maguire has been a mainstay in United’s defence since joining the club back in 2019; however, some feel that the Englishman and Victor Lindelof do not work as a centre-half pairing.

Considering that, Clancy thinks a move for Romero this summer would make sense, suggesting he could work well alongside Maguire.

“I think they could [be a partnership],” the Italian football expert said. “I think for 35 games a season, they’d be brilliant.”

Clancy, however, did have a word of caution. He added: “But they might make a few odd decisions because they probably have the same flaws in that sometimes they do things and you just think, ‘What? Why did that happen?’ ”

Whatever the case, United fans will surely be pleased to see Ole Gunnar Solskjaer trying to improve both the team’s defence and attack after finishing behind rivals Manchester City in the title race.

The Red Devils are, of course, also in for Borussia Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho, so this is possibly shaping up to be a good transfer window for the club.

SYDNEY – Captains on crutches are becoming a familiar sight inAustralian cricket, with Ricky Ponting today hobbling back into Sydneyafter foot surgery.

Michael Donaldson25-Jun-2002SYDNEY – Captains on crutches are becoming a familiar sight inAustralian cricket, with Ricky Ponting today hobbling back into Sydneyafter foot surgery.Newlywed Ponting, who now lives in Wollongong where his wife RiannaCantor is a student, had a pin placed in his left foot during a shortoperation in Melbourne yesterday.The one-day captain will spend about a week on crutches and will be outof action for about a month but will have a permanent pin in one of thebones in his left foot.A year ago, it was Test captain Steve Waugh who was on crutches aftertearing his hamstring during the Ashes series. Waugh recently underwentminor foot surgery as well.”Apparently it all went pretty well and I should be on these things[crutches] for a week and then hopefully back in full training in amonth,” Ponting said at Sydney airport.Ponting, who was married on Saturday, said there was more disruption tohis honeymoon than his cricket.“All it means is the honeymoon is put back about a week,” he said.”It had to be done, I’d had pain for about 12 months and had some X-raysin early January that identified a stress fracture.”Ponting said the injury didn’t hamper him when batting but caused himsome pain when fielding.His initial approach was to rest the injury after the South African tourbut it failed to respond.”I was running out of time and I really had to get it done now.”With two months until Australia was scheduled to play one-dayers and aTest series against Pakistan, Ponting admitted he was unsure where thematches would be played.He said his preference was for Australia to host the tour, which won’tbe played in Pakistan due to security concerns.”There’s been a lot of things spoken and a lot of possibilities …Morocco, Sharjah.”It’d be nice to play in Australia but the Pakistanis weren’t all thatkeen on that because they thought it was too much of an advantage to usplaying in Australia.”All that we know is that we will be playing some sort of cricket at thetime of the [scheduled] Pakistan tour, we just don’t know where it’sgoing to be.”

West Bromwich Albion have been handed a boost to their chances of keeping Karlan Grant at The Hawthorns this summer.

What’s the talk?

That’s according to a report by The Athletic, who claim that the 23-year-old centre-forward has no intention of leaving the Baggies in the upcoming transfer window, despite their relegation from the Premier League.

Fans will be buzzing

While it is undeniable that Grant has not quite lived up to the £15m fee West Brom had to pay Huddersfield Town to secure his services last October, the news that the former England U18 international is happy to remain at The Hawthorns beyond the summer should have fans of the club buzzing.

Indeed, while the £8.1m-rated man’s performances in the Premier League left a lot to be desired, with the forward scoring just one goal over 21 appearances in the top flight last term, his form for the Terriers in the campaign prior would seem to bode extremely well for the Baggies ahead of next season.

In the 2019/20 Championship campaign, Grant bagged 19 goals, provided four assists and created six big chances over his 43 league appearances, as well as taking an average of 2.6 shots and making 1.2 key passes per game, with these returns seeing the £30k-per-week striker earn a seasonal SofaScore match rating of 6.87.

As such, if the man Danny Cowley dubbed a “ruthless” finisher can refind this form for West Brom next season, it would appear to massively increase the Baggies’ chances of securing an immediate return to the Premier League.

So, while Grant may have taken a little while to get used to life in the top flight of English football, the 23-year-old could be finally set to flourish in a West Brom shirt next season – an outcome that would undoubtedly delight West Brom fans, as well as the club themselves.

If West Brom want to secure an immediate promotion back to the top flight, they will need somebody to step up and score plenty of goals in the Championship. In Grant, they have a player with a track record of doing exactly that, it’ll be a huge boost if he stays at the club.

In other news: West Brom dealt transfer blow over “tenacious” £31k-p/w gem that’ll leave fans gutted

Rangers’ hopes of signing Carlos Mendes Gomes this summer have taken a blow after Morecambe earned promotion to League One on Bank Holiday Monday, which will surely decrease the chances of him joining up with Steven Gerrard at Ibrox ahead of next season.

The Light Blues have been linked with a move for the Spanish winger ahead of the summer after his impressive performances in League Two for the Lancashire side, although a number of English Championship clubs were also said to be interested.

It had initially seemed as if he would be able to join Rangers on a free transfer as his contract is set to expire in the summer, but Morecambe boss Derek Adams confirmed that the club holds an option to extend his contract by another year, which they will surely exercise.

Mendes Gomes was the hero for the Shrimps once again on Monday as his penalty in extra time earned them a 1-0 win against Newport County and ensured that they would be promoted to the third tier of English football for the first time in their history.

This took his tally for the season to 16, whilst he also managed five assists, so he was clearly a key factor in Morecambe’s promotion and one of the standout performers in League Two this season.

Now that they have been promoted, and his contract will likely be extended by another year, it seems unlikely that Mendes Gomes will leave the Mazuma Stadium this summer unless an interested club makes an offer that Morecambe simply cannot refuse.

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It is a shame for Rangers that he seemingly won’t be making the move to Ibrox, as his performances this season have been superb, and he could’ve been an excellent addition to Gerrard’s squad ahead of their return to Champions League football next season.

Given that the “fantastic” Mendes Gomes predominantly features from the left as a right-footed winger who contributes effectively in the final third, he could’ve been the man to step up at Ibrox should Ryan Kent depart this summer.

The former Liverpool winger has unsurprisingly once again been linked with a move to Leeds United after his superb performances in the Premiership, and the prospect of Premier League football might be enough to tempt him away from Ibrox.

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Unfortunately, if the 24-year-old does move on, then it seems that Gerrard and Ross Wilson will have to turn their attentions away from Mendes Gomes as his potential replacement.

And, in other news… Rangers handed huge boost with “outstanding” 23 G/A dynamo, Wilson must deliver

Carlton Palmer believes that it could be worth Leeds exploring the possibility of signing free agent Andre Ayew this summer.

Ayew has been one of the standout strikers in the Championship in recent years, scoring 33 league goals across the last two seasons to help Swansea qualify for the play-offs on both occasions.

However, following their recent play-off final defeat to Brentford, the Ghanaian’s departure was confirmed, meaning he’s available to sign for nothing having run his contract down in South Wales.

Celtic are reportedly keening a close eye on the 31-year-old, but Leeds could hold an advantage due to the fact Ayew has previously played under and scored goals under Marcelo Bielsa during their one season together at Marseille in 2014-15.

Leeds already have two strikers in their ranks in Patrick Bamford and Rodrigo, but Palmer thinks that signing a proven goalscorer like Ayew on a free would be impressive business.

He told The Transfer Tavern:

“Swansea have only let him go because they didn’t get promoted and he’s their highest-paid player.

“17 goals in the Championship, 16 goals the season before stands to reason that he will go up and score goals in the Premier League. If he weighs in with 10 or 12 goals for you, and you take him on a free, that could be some good business.”

It was the 1712th ODI in cricket history

Rajneesh Gupta29-Apr-2001It was the 1712th ODI in cricket history.It was West Indies’ 418th and South Africa’s 223rd match.It was the 19th match between these two sides. The record now reads :South Africa 12, West Indies 7.It was the fourth match between these two sides on West Indies soil.West Indies has won all four.Justin Ontong became 64th player to represent South Africa inODIs,while Leon Garrick became 106th debutant for West Indies. UmpiresSteve Bucknor and Basil Morgan were officiating in their 81st and 13thmatch respectively.Mervyn Dillon was playing his 50th match. He became 30th West Indianand 230th player overall to do so.Carl Hooper was captaining West Indies for the fifth time in hiscareer. He had last captained West Indies against South Africa atBloemfontein on 05-02-1999. Incidentally Hooper had faced defeat inall his previous four matches. The second wicket partnership of 64runs between Gary Kirsten and Jacques Kallis was South Africa’s bestfor this wicket against West Indies. This obliterated the previoushighest of 54 between Mike Rindel and Daryll Cullinan at Dhaka on01-11-1998.Lance Klusener was getting a golden duck (that is, out off the firstball) for the fifth time in his career. His other first balldismissals are : v India at Nairobi on 03-10-1999 and at Sharjah on27-03-2000, v Pakistan at Sharjah on 31-03-2000 and v Sri Lanka atColombo SSC on 11-07-2001.The duck was 11th for Klusener ,which equalled the record of mostducks by a South African in a career. Allan Donald also has 11 ducksfrom 132 matches and 33 innings to his credit.The catch of Neil McKenzie was 100th for Ridley Jacobs in his 73rdmatch. He became second West Indian after Jeff Dujon (183 catches from167 matches) and 12th wicket-keeper overall to complete century ofcatches behind the stumps.The wicket of Chris Gayle was 150th for Allan Donald on `foreign’soil. He became first South African and 11th bowler overall to reachthis milestone. The accompanying table has the details :</ul

Wkts

For

Mdns

Balls

Runs

Ave

Best

SR

RpO

5W

Wasim Akram

371

Pak

251

13242

8320

22.43

5/16

35.69

3.77

4

Waqar Younis

268

Pak

169

8442

6476

24.16

6/26

31.50

4.60

7

Saqlain Mushtaq

197

Pak

113

5863

4145

21.04

5/29

29.76

4.24

4

M Muralitharan

192

SL

127

6955

4683

24.39

7/30

36.22

4.04

4

CA Walsh

181

WI

155

8281

5076

28.04

5/1

45.75

3.68

1

J Srinath

171

Ind

124

6529

4844

28.33

5/23

38.18

4.45

1

WPUJ Vaas

169

SL

128

6374

4501

26.63

5/14

37.72

4.24

1

A Kumble

168

Ind

137

7235

5024

29.90

5/33

43.07

4.17

1

CEL Ambrose

160

WI

124

6602

3788

23.68

5/17

41.26

3.44

4

N Kapil Dev

153

Ind

140

7137

4228

27.63

5/43

46.65

3.55

1

AA Donald

151

SA

84

4368

2924

19.36

6/23

28.93

4.02

2

The catch of Hooper was 50th for Gary Kirsten in his 149th match. Hebecame fourth South Africa (after Jonty Rhodes, Hansie Cronje andDaryll Cullinan) and 43rd fielder overall (excluding wicket-keepers)to do so. Incidentally Kirsten is the slowest among the South Africansto reach this landmark. Cullinan had taken only 112 matches tocomplete his 50 catches, while Rhodes and Cronje did so playing intheir 120th and 133rd match respectively.Just for the record, SriLanka’s Arjuna Ranatunga is the slowest among all players to achievethis milestone having taken as many as 224 matches to do so.It was the third occasion when West Indies won a match off the lastball of the match while batting second. The other occasions beingagainst Pakistan at Karachi on 21-11-1980 and against England at thissame ground on 03-03-1990.West Indies has now played 12 matches at this ground and has won onall but one occasion. West Indies’ only defeat came against Australiaon 26-02-1991.Neil McGarrell was winning his maiden MoM award in his sixth match.

Daniel Farke’s Norwich City side are interested in a deal to bring Kristoffer Ajer to Carrow Road this summer.

What’s the talk?

That’s according to The Sun, who claim that Farke wants to add a centre-back to his squad ahead of the Canaries’ Premier League campaign next season, with the new addition acting as competition for both Ben Gibson and Grant Hanley.

One player currently on his radar is reported to be Celtic’s Ajer, with Stuart Webber thought to have been personally scouting the 23-year-old in recent weeks.

AC Milan and Newcastle United are also believed to be keen on a move for the defender, for whom an offer of around £8 million should be enough to convince Celtic to sell.

Webber must move

While Celtic have had something of a campaign to forget this season, Ajer has been one of the few bright sparks at Parkhead.

Over his 32 Scottish Premiership appearances so far this term, the 21-capped Norway international has helped his side keep 15 clean sheets, as well as making an average of 1.4 interceptions, 1.3 tackles and 3.4 clearances per game, culminating in an impressive average SofaScore match rating of 7.11.

The £14,000-per-week defender, who is comfortable operating from the middle or right-hand side of defence, has also demonstrated his creativity throughout the season, registering two assists, as well as making an average of 0.6 key passes per league fixture.

And, at just 23-years-old, there is still plenty of time for Ajer to develop as a footballer, although it would appear as if the defender has already proven his ability during his time at Celtic, with his centre-back partner, Christopher Jullien, dubbing him a “unique talent”, while Alex McLeish claimed the 6ft 5 titan is “influential” within his current team.

As such, with Farke currently only having the senior options of Gibson, Hanley and Christoph Zimmermann at centre-back, it would very much seem that greater depth is needed in the position ahead of the Canaries’ Premier League jaunt, with Ajer being an addition who Webber simply must pull out all the stops to secure.

In other news: Bye-bye Tettey: Webber must sanction NCFC swoop for £5.4m-rated ace Farke would adore – opinion

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O Palmeiras precisa contar com a ajuda de Cruzeiro e Coritiba para confirmar o título do Brasileirão neste domingo. Para que isso aconteça, será preciso que o Verão vença o Botafogo às 17h, que os mineiros superem o Santos no mesmo horário e que os paranaenses pelo menos empatem com o Flamengo às 19h30. Seis jogadores “infiltrados” nestas partidas podem colaborar com a conquista.

O lateral-direito Lucas e o meia Robinho estão emprestados pelo Palmeiras ao Cruzeiro, mesma situação do volante Amaral e dos atacantes Vinicius e Leandro no Coritiba, que ainda tem o meia Raphael Veiga, reforço palestrino para o ano que vem.

Trocado por Fabiano, Lucas tem contrato com a Raposa até dezembro deste ano, mas não tem sido utilizado por Mano Menezes nos últimos jogos. Robinho, trocado por Fabrício, tem jogado bem e ficará por lá até o fim de 2017. Com seis gols e nove assistências em 27 partidas, o armador costuma ser titular, mas está voltando de lesão e pode ser reserva neste domingo.

Amaral e Leandro, emprestados ao Coritiba até dezembro deste ano, serão titulares hoje, junto com Raphael Veiga. Vinicius está relacionado, mas começará no banco.

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A novidade do Vasco para a partida de sábado contra o Bragantino ficou por conta do retorno do volante Douglas. Ele participou do treino técnico no campo principal de São Januário na quarta-feira depois de ter sido desfalque na última rodada por conta da obrigação de cumprir suspensão automática. Ele retorna em um momento complicado, com uma árdua missão, já que a equipe vem em queda e somente ele se destaca na luta pelo acesso. Ao site oficial do Vasco, Douglas falou das expectativas para este fim de temporada.

– Não estamos vivendo dentro da competição o momento que esperávamos, mas ainda dependemos de nós mesmos para atingirmos o nosso objetivo. Sabemos que temos que melhorar e iremos trabalhar muito forte nos próximos dias para não deixar escapar a vitória contra o Bragantino. Esse jogo é importante, uma partida decisiva, e posso garantir que não faltará luta e entrega de nenhum de nós. Vamos fazer de tudo para conquistar os três pontos – afirmou o volante vascaíno.

Além de Douglas, outro que retorna no próximo jogo é o lateral-direito Madson, que também estava suspenso. De desfalque o técnico Jorginho tem o goleiro Martin Silva, que segue com o Uruguai nas Eliminatórias para a Copa. Jordi segue titular. Os jogadores do Vasco voltam a treinar nesta quinta-feira em São Januário, em meio ao ambiente de pressão por conta dos recentes protestos dos torcedores.

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