Villa: Dean Jones drops Coutinho update

Transfer insider Dean Jones has dropped a fresh update on Aston Villa’s permanent pursuit to sign Philippe Coutinho.  

The Lowdown: Coutinho at Villa

Steven Gerrard made the former Liverpool star his first signing as Villa manager, with the Brazilian joining on loan from Barcelona. The 29-year-old has gone on to impress back in England, contributing to seven goals in 11 appearances.

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Villa managed to negotiate an option to buy Coutinho at the end of the season, believed to be in the region of £34m, but Johan Lange and co have seemingly asked the Europa League quarter-finalists if they can help further with a full-time switch.

The Latest: Jones’ comments on Coutinho

Talking to The Transfer Tavern, Jones claimed that Villa have ‘asked’ Barcelona if they could do ‘something’ when it comes to Coutinho’s final year under contract at the Nou Camp. The journalist stated:

“From what I understand, they’ve asked Barcelona about doing something over the last year of his deal there.”

The Verdict: Interesting…

Barcelona appear to be desperate to offload Coutinho for good and would reportedly be willing to accept a lower fee than the £34m figure upon which the clubs agreed in January.

Villa may well be aware of that, and with Coutinho on £480,000 per week at the Nou Camp, the Midlands club may well be asking Barcelona to release the playmaker from the final 12 months of his deal or lower a fee massively in order for Villa to finance a full-time move for him.

Newcastle have also been linked with his services recently, so there could be more twists and turns when it comes to Coutinho’s long-term future ahead of the summer transfer window.

In other news: Gregg Evans buzzing as Aston Villa confirm ‘great news’ for Steven Gerrard 

أول تعليق لـ فيرمينو على استبعاده من قائمة البرازيل في كأس العالم

علق روبرتو فيرمينو مهاجم فريق ليفربول الإنجليزي، على عدم استعدائه لقائمة منتخب بلاده البرازيل والتي ستشارك في بطولة كأس العالم 2022 في قطر.

تيتي مدرب البرازيل أعلن قائمة السيليساو أمس الإثنين، ولم تشهد تواجد روبرتو فيرمينو رغم تألقه هذا الموسم مع ليفربول، مما أثار الكثير من الجدل.

طالع أيضًا.. ألفيس بعد الانضمام إلى قائمة البرازيل لكأس العالم في عمر الـ39: فخور وراضٍ

اللاعب البرازيلي عبر حسابه على “إنستجرام”، علق: “أشكركم على كل الرسائل الجميلة، كأس العالم يبقى حلم لكل لاعب، ولن يكون الأمر مختلفًا بالنسبة لي”.

وأضاف: “لم تسر الأمور بالطريقة التي كنت أتخيلها أو حلمت بها طوال حياتي، بالأمس كان كل شيء ليس جيدًا، لكن يمكنني النظر للوراء وأحمد الله لأنه سمح لي بالفعل أن أعيش هذا الحلم مثل العديد من اللاعبين الآخرين”.

روبرتو فيرمينو شارك مع منتخب البرازيل في كأس العالم 2018، قبل أن يودع السيليساو البطولة من دور الـ16 أمام بلجيكا.

Ponte bate o São Bento e assume a liderança do grupo do São Paulo

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Com gol de Marciel, de cabeça, a Ponte Preta superou o São Bento, que estava invicto, por 1 a 0 na tarde deste domingo pelo Campeonato Paulista, mesmo jogando fora, no estádio Walter Ribeiro, em Sorocaba.

Com a vitória, a Macaca chegou aos seis pontos e assumiu a liderança do grupo B, deixando o São Paulo, com quatro, em segundo lugar. O gol da vitória da Ponte só veio aos 26 minutos da segunda etapa. O volante Marciel subiu bem após cobrança de escanteio e desferiu bela cabeçada para marcar.

A Ponte Preta volta a jogar pelo Paulistão no próximo dia 3, às 16h30, contra o Ituano, fora de casa. Já o São Bento tenta recuperação no torneio no dia 2, atuando novamente diante de sua torcida, contra o Santo André, às 19h15.

Newcastle: Ryder’s exciting summer claim

Newcastle United have already made plans for the summer transfer window, according to The Chronicle’s Lee Ryder. 

The lowdown

Newcastle are working to secure Premier League survival and then proceed with the long-term project of new owners PIF. Their goal is to have eventually have the Magpies competing for the biggest honours in football.

The club spent just under £92m on new arrivals during the January transfer window, comfortably the highest outlay in the English top flight last month.

However, three of their four permanent signings perhaps shouldn’t be characterised as ‘long-term’, with Dan Burn, Chris Wood and Kieran Trippier all 29 or older and only signing two-and-a-half year contracts.

The latest

In an article for The Chronicle, Ryder wrote that figures in the Newcastle boardroom have told the publication that “plans are already in place for the summer in terms of signings”.

The journalist then tweeted a link to that article, with the additional comment of: “Newcastle set for great escape and sources predict exciting summer window”.

The verdict

What kind of players might Newcastle go after?

They are expected to reignite their interest in a number of players who they failed to land in January. For instance, Ryder recently revealed that scouts were still watching Lille’s Sven Botman, and The Athletic’s Chris Waugh has said that Reims Hugo Ekitike remains a target.

In terms of new names, a report from 90min claimed that the Magpies are monitoring the situation of Kalvin Phillips at Leeds United, while transfer insider Dean Jones feels that an audacious move for Harry Kane shouldn’t be ruled out.

With Ryder hinting at an “exciting” summer in the transfer market and that plans are already in motion at the club in that regard, Newcastle fans may be giddy with anticipation as to what lies in store in terms of potential incomings later this year.

In other news, Luke Edwards has an update on Allan Saint-Maximin

Rueda chega ao Rio, mas despista sobre futuro: 'Ainda não sei de nada'

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Reinaldo Rueda desembarcou na manhã desta segunda-feira no Rio de Janeiro para definir o seu futuro. O treinador tem contrato com o Flamengo até o fim de 2018, mas um interesse chileno para comandar a “La Roja” vem se arrastando por meses e o colombiano terá uma reunião com dirigentes do Rubro-Negro para definir aonde irá trabalhar nesta temporada.

Em entrevista à Fox Sports, o treinador colombiano lamentou algumas todos os boatos que circularam nos últimos dias, principalmente pela imprensa chilena, revelou um encontro Arturo Salah, presidente da federação do Chile, mas fez questão de ressaltar que não teve nada assinado ou de concreto para o futuro no encontro.

-Uma pena que haja tanta precipitação nas informações e que tenha acontecido tudo isso. Houve um diálogo, um oferecimento, mas ainda não há nada assinado com o Chile

Quando perguntado sobre o futuro, se iria permanecer no Flamengo ou se assumiria a seleção chilena, Reinaldo Rueda despistou.

– Ainda não sei nada, ainda não sei nada

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Governing council unveils CLT20 venues

The Wanderers stadium in Johannesburg, St. Georges Park in Port Elizabeth, Kingsmead in Durban and Centurion Park in Centurion will host Champions League Twenty20 2010

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New South Wales won the inaugural edition of the Champions League that was held in India•Global Cricket Ventures-BCCI

The Champions League Twenty20 governing council has named the venues for the second edition of the tournament to be held this year in South Africa. The Wanderers stadium in Johannesburg, St. Georges Park in Port Elizabeth, Kingsmead in Durban and Centurion Park in Centurion will host the competition that will feature ten of the top domestic Twenty20 teams, from September 10 to 26.”South Africa is widely regarded as a top international host nation, having successfully hosted most major international cricket events in recent years,” said Shashank Manohar, the league chairman. “The Governing Council is satisfied with the four venues that Cricket South Africa have recommended. We are excited about the future of CLT20, and call on the South African public to come out and support the second edition of this tournament, which features the best of the best.”Gerald Majola, the CEO of CSA, was pleased with South Africa getting the opportunity to host another major sporting event. “CSA is proud to be hosting CLT20 in what is an iconic year for South Africa with the soccer World Cup currently being hosted here. We are encouraged by the eagerness of the four host venues to make this tournament a success.”CLT20 has already picked the interest of South African fans, especially with the Lions and Warriors (South African teams participating in the tournament) having qualified for this prestigious event. We are confident of hosting a successful CLT20.”Following the the 2003 one-day World Cup, South Africa have been one of the favourite destinations for multi-team cricketing tournaments, including the inaugural World Twenty20 in 2007, the second edition of the Indian Premier League and the Champions Trophy in 2009.The inaugural Champions League was held in India last year, with New South Wales beating Trinidad & Tobago to win the event that was contested by 12 teams. This year’s event will feature ten teams, nine of which have already qualified. The tenth spot will be taken by a representative from the West Indies following the Caribbean Twenty20 tournament in end July. The CLT20 2010 will feature 23 matches, with the tournament format and match schedule to be decided at the next governing council meeting on June 28 in Singapore.Teams contesting Champions League T20 2010:
From India – Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore
From Australia – Victorian Bushrangers and South Australian Redbacks
From South Africa – Warriors and Highveld Lions
From New Zealand – Central Stags
From Sri Lanka – Wayamba Elevens
From the West Indies – TBC

مرتضى منصور: أنتظر مقابلة رئيس الوزراء لحل أزمة الزمالك.. وسنفقد السيطرة على العمال

كشف مرتضى منصور رئيس مجلس إدارة نادي الزمالك، عن انتظاره عقد جلسة مع رئيس الوزراء مصطفى مدبولي، من أجل حل أزمة الحجز على الأرصدة.

طالع | أحمد ياسين: كنت قريبًا من الانتقال لـ الزمالك.. والونش ولاعب الأهلي الأفضل بين مدافعي الدوري

وقال منصور في تصريحات مصورة أذيعت عبر فضائية الزمالك: “أنتظر لقاء مع رئيس الوزراء بشأن الحجز على أرصد الزمالك، وبفضل الله دفعنا مقدمات عقود جميع لاعبي الكرة”.

وأضاف: “في لحظة من اللحظات سنفقد السيطرة على العمال والناس ستنزل الشوارع”.

وأردف: “قررت تأجيل ظهوري اليوم لكي أوفر جوًا هادئًا لبلدي بسبب مؤتمر المناخ”.

واستكمل: “لم يتواصل معي أحد، وعندما أتلقى أوامر أفعل عكسها، وأقسم بالله بايدن (الرئيس الأمريكي) يعرف مرتضى منصور”.

وشدد: “لن أتحدث بسبب وجود ضيوف من كل دول العالم في مؤتمر المناخ بمصر، وما يفعله محمود الخطيب استقواء بالخارج على أعلى مستوى”.

واختتم: “قالوا إن إمام عاشور متمرد وهو متواجد في التدريبات ومنتظم، وقيل إن قناة الزمالك ستغلق بعد شهر وهذا الكلام غير صحيح، هذه القناة ملك الملايين”.

Palmeiras aguarda Mina nesta sexta e terá conversa sobre ida ao Barça

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O futuro de Yerry Mina começará a ser definido nesta sexta-feira, quando o zagueiro colombiano se apresenta ao Palmeiras para a pré-temporada. A diretoria espera a chegada dele para conversar sobre a possibilidade de transferência imediata para o Barcelona.

Mina e Borja foram autorizados pelo clube a se apresentarem com dois dias de atraso para o início dos trabalhos. O venezuelano Alejandro Guerra não conseguiu voltar ao Brasil por um problema no aeroporto e também é esperado nesta sexta.

Abaixo, o LANCE! responde às principais questões sobre a negociação envolvendo Mina e Barcelona.

– O Palmeiras é obrigado a liberar Mina para o Barcelona agora?
Não. O contrato do zagueiro com o Palmeiras dá preferência de compra ao clube espanhol, mas ela só começa a valer depois da Copa do Mundo de 2018. A partir do meio do ano, o Barcelona pode pagar 9 milhões (R$ 35 milhões) de euros e levá-lo a hora que quiser.

– O que o Barcelona precisa fazer, então, para levá-lo em janeiro?
Apresentar uma proposta que convença o Palmeiras. Os catalães já avisaram que estão dispostos a pagar mais do que os 9 milhões de euros para que o defensor se transfira agora. A diretoria do Verdão não confirma quanto foi oferecido, mas diz ter respondido que a intenção não é liberar Mina neste momento.

– Se o Palmeiras não quer liberar Mina agora, por que o negócio ainda pode acontecer?
Porque o Palmeiras quer ouvir do jogador qual é a vontade dele. Se Mina disser que deseja ir para o Barcelona imediatamente, o clube aceitará abrir a negociação com os espanhóis.

– E qual é a vontade de Mina?
O zagueiro sempre se esquivou do assunto publicamente, mas o Palmeiras sabe que a ida para o Barcelona é um sonho dele e de Jair Mina, seu tio e representante. A vinda de Mina para o Brasil, aliás, só foi possível por causa da cláusula de preferência ao clube espanhol. Ele estava indo do Santa Fe (COL) para a Alemanha, mas mudou de ideia depois que um dirigente do Barça telefonou, a pedido de Alexandre Mattos, para explicar que o Verdão poderia ser um trampolim para a Espanha.

– O Palmeiras ficaria com todo o dinheiro da venda?
O ex-presidente Paulo Nobre pagou R$ 11,7 milhões para contratar Mina em 2016. Quando vender o jogador, precisa devolver este dinheiro com uma pequena correção. O lucro é do clube, que tem 80% dos direitos econômicos e deseja receber mais do que os 9 milhões de euros pré-estipulados para liberá-lo agora. Os outros 20% são do Santa Fe (COL).

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Everton: Toffees tried to sign Luka Jovic

Everton made an unsuccessful attempt to sign Luka Jovic on transfer deadline day, Fabrizio Romano has revealed. 

The lowdown

It was a largely positive deadline day for the Toffees as they announced the appointment of Frank Lampard as their new manager before sealing the signings of Donny van de Beek from Manchester United (on loan) and Dele Alli from Tottenham.

They finished January with five new additions, having recruited Vitaliy Mykolenko, Nathan Patterson and Anwar El-Ghazi earlier in the month. Only Watford brought in more fresh faces among Premier League clubs in January, and only Newcastle United and Liverpool spent more money (via Transfermarkt).

The latest

At 9:30pm on Monday night, Romano took to Twitter to claim that Everton had made a last-gasp bid to try and sign Luka Jovic from Real Madrid, but their advances were flatly rejected.

The journalist tweeted: “Real Madrid have turned down Everton approaches for Luka Jović today. No chance.”

The verdict

Was it a big blow to miss out on Jovic?

Everton have only scored 24 goals in their first 20 Premier League matches, but that disappointing return can largely be put down to the absence of Dominic Calvert-Lewin. The Toffees’ top scorer from last season has only been fit enough to start six league games so far this term, which clearly has negated the team’s attacking threat.

Jovic, who has 57 senior career goals at the age of 24, may have been regarded as a more effective backup than Salomon Rondon, who has only netted once in 708 minutes of top-flight football in 2021/22, but the Serbian may not have accepted being a substitute at Goodison Park.

Perhaps the £18m-rated forward, who earns £152,000 per week in the Spanish capital, will be on Everton’s radar if Calvert-Lewin is lured to Arsenal, having been linked with the north Londoners lately.

In other news, Everton also tried to bring this man back to Goodison Park.

Blackwell tilts the balance

Hampshire paid the penalty for allowing Ian Blackwell a comfortable start ashis innings of 83 tilted an evenly-balanced contest in Durham’s favour at theRiverside

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ScorecardKyle Coetzer helped get Durham’s reply off to a solid start•Getty Images

Hampshire paid the penalty for allowing Ian Blackwell a comfortable start ashis innings of 83 tilted an evenly-balanced contest in Durham’s favour at theRiverside.Blackwell hit the fourth ball he faced over midwicket for six as he blazed to36 off 21 balls, and he had Durham’s deficit down to 73 when he was out twoovers from the close.A powerful pull off Kabir Ali went straight to Jimmy Adams, who clung onto ajuggling catch at square leg as Durham ended the day on 284 for 5. Blackwell settled down after surviving a return chance on 36 to 18-year-old Danny Briggs, who had removed both openers with his left-arm spin and was left on for 23 overs.He took some heavy punishment in his last two overs as his England Under-19colleague Ben Stokes drove him for a straight six and Blackwell followed up witha huge one over square leg. When Durham lost Dale Benkenstein in the over before tea they had slipped from 108 without loss to 146 for 3 in reply to 345.But Blackwell’s 50 stand with Will Smith came up in 38 balls, even though theDurham skipper continued to look out of touch. He was dropped twice in the slips by Chris Benham and Adams before Sean Ervine pinned him lbw for 28.With Kabir Ali and left-armer James Tomlinson finding the bright, chillyconditions unsuited to swing, they failed to trouble the Durham openers. Briggs made the breakthrough when he turned one past Kyle Coetzer’s defensive push with the Scot on 47, but the spinner looked fortunate to gain an lbw verdict against Michael Di Venuto (71).Benkenstein opened up confidently with two cuts for four off Briggs but fell for 10 when he tried to flip a short ball from Griffiths behind square and got a bottom edge into his stumps.Blackwell throttled back after being dropped, reaching 50 off 55 balls, while Stokes took seven overs to get off the mark but then struck the ball powerfully and remained unbeaten on 28.When Hampshire resumed on 298 for 8 in the morning it took only two oversfor Mitch Claydon to capture the wicket of Kabir, who was caught down the legside by Phil Mustard.But the final pair were allowed to add 36 as Briggs pulled Claydon for twofours and a six in one over on his way to 28 before Liam Plunkett had him caughtbehind to finish with 4 for 103.

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