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Celtic’s off-field chaos may end up preventing them from signing Crystal Palace’s James McCarthy.

Sources close to Give Me Sport have provided an update on the club’s pursuit of Eddie Howe and midfielder McCarthy.

The report claims the Hoops are an ‘absolute mess’ behind the scenes with ‘mixed messages all over the place’ coming out of Celtic Park in regards to a new manager.

A deal for Howe could still go through, but the delay in a managerial announcement is holding up the club’s proposed move for McCarthy.

There is thought to be a slight reluctance from the Hoops hierarchy to force through a pre-contract agreement just in case Neil Lennon’s long-term successor does not want him.

McCarthy’s Palace contract expires in a matter of months, so the club are in a position where they could make the 30-year-old an early signing ahead of the summer.

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Transfer Tavern take

It seems as if the club’s wait for a new boss could end up hurting their summer recruitment.

However, in our opinion, the Hoops are doing the right thing by refusing to sign off a deal without the new manager’s permission.

McCarthy, who is also wanted by Newcastle, is on £50,000-a-week at Selhurst Park, so you’d expect he could become one of the club’s top earners if he moved to Parkhead.

There could be a situation where the new man in charge doesn’t rate McCarthy, which may result in the club forking out a huge salary for a player who is hardly featuring, similar to what they have done with loanee Shane Duffy this season.

Who knows, we may still see McCarthy in Glasgow for the 2021/22 campaign, but for now, it seems as if the club’s priority is a new boss, and we feel that is absolutely the correct decision after last summer’s shambolic recruitment.

In other news: Premier League giants tracking Celtic midfielder, find out more here. 

عبر إبراهيم عادل نجم نادي بيراميدز الشاب عن سعادته بالفوز الذي حققه على المقاولون العرب بهدفين دون مقابل، واعتلاء قمة الدوري المصري من جديد.

وكان إبراهيم عادل قد شارك في فوز بيراميدز أمام المقاولون العرب بثنائية بعد تسجيله الهدف الثاني في المباراة وأحرز زميله وليد الكرتي الهدف الأول، ليتصدر فريقهم جدول الدوري برصيد 26 نقطة.

وقال إبراهيم عادل في تصريحات صحفية عقب المباراة: “الجميع في بيراميدز هدفه واضح وهو الفوز في كل المباريات والوصول لأبعد نقطة ممكنة والاستمرار في المنافسة على الألقاب حتى النهاية”.

طالع | إيهاب جلال يشيد بـ رمضان صبحي.. وينتقد أرضية ملعب المقاولون

وأضاف: “أحاول تقديم أفضل ما لدي داخل الملعب، ومساعدة الفريق في تحقيق أهدافه، وسعيد بهدفي الثاني في شباك المقاولون العرب، وتأمين الفوز والثلاث نقاط”.

وأوضح أنه تحت أمر الجهاز الفني لمنتخب مصر متمنيا أن يكون له دور مع الفريق في مباراتي السنغال بتصفيات المونديال وهو يحاول ويجتهد بشدة داخل الملعب ويركز بشدة مع النادي لتحقيق بطولات خلال هذا الموسم. هدف إبراهيم عادل في شباك المقاولون

وجه نادي ريال مدريد تحذيرًا قويًا لجناح الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي باريس سان جيرمان، كيليان مبابي، بسبب الغموض حول قراره بشأن مستقبله مع اقتراب انتهاء عقده.

ومن المفترض أن ينتهي عقد مبابي مع باريس سان جيرمان في 30 يونيو المقبل، وهناك اتفاق غير رسمي بحسب الصحافة الفرنسية والإسبانية مع ريال مدريد للانتقال إليه في الميركاتو الصيفي.

اقرأ أيضًا.. كارفاخال: في ريال مدريد تعيش للفوز بكل شيء وليس عليك أن تحني رأسك

وبحسب صحيفة “ذا تايمز” البريطانية فإن ريال مدريد أخبر مبابي أنه لن ينتظره إلى الأبد، حيث شعرت الإدارة الإسبانية بتردد اللاعب حول قراره الأخير رغم اتفاقهما.

وبعث ريال مدريد برسالة إلى مبابي، أكد خلالها أنه سينساه إلى الأبد وسيدفع الأموال المخصصة له لحسم صفقة مهاجم بوروسيا دورتموند، إيرلينج هالاند.

يأتي ذلك في ظل وجود مفاوضات بين باريس سان جيرمان واللاعب على التجديد في الوقت الحالي، حيث يعرض النادي الفرنسي على مبابي عقدًا لمدة موسمين وسيكون الأعلى أجرًا في العالم، ويتفوق على ليونيل ميسي ونيمار.

Fans of Glasgow Rangers have been reacting to a post on Twitter, that relayed a claim made by Rangers’ assistant manager, Gary McAllister, regarding James Tavernier and Nathan Patterson.

According to McAllister, as cited by Clyde 1, Steven Gerrard could look to implement a shift in formation in order to accommodate the two “outstanding” right-backs, Tavernier and Patterson, into his starting XI.

The assistant manager said: “As a club, we are uber-delighted to have two outstanding players in that area. There are different formations that, you never know, we might be able to get the two of them on the pitch at the same time.”

So far this season, Patterson has made just five appearances in the Scottish Premiership, while the club captain, Tavernier, has featured in 29 league fixtures.

However, after news of the potential switch in formation was shared on Twitter by Clyde 1 Superscoreboard, fans of Rangers flocked to have their say on the matter, with many appearing to be delighted at the prospect of both Tavernier and Patterson being on the pitch at the same time, something that could be seen in Gers’ clash with St Johnstone on Wednesday evening.

So, what exactly did these Rangers fans have to say in reaction to Gary McAllister’s comments?

“The link up could be sensational.”

@BobbyCasa

“Tav as a winger when Patterson is playing could be class.”

@Groper29330391

“We’ve got to push Tav further forward, at least try it.”

@faby_ilari

“Would be class Paterson and Tav down the right.”

@allanbaird_

“Totally agree, Patterson is far more than a squad player nowadays and IMO should be playing regularly now, push Tavernier up one and really compliment both players by doing so.”

@rossthorpe

“Would be a pretty solid right flank…”

@actuallyyyyyy

In other news: ‘What did I just hear?’ – These Gers fans slam ‘dinosaur’ as ‘disgraceful’ Kamara claim emerges – find out more here!

أحرز عبدو ديالو، مدافع فريق باريس سان جيرمان ومنتخب السنغال، الهدف الأول لأسود التراينجا في شباك بوركينا فاسو بكأس أمم إفريقيا.

السنغال تواجه بوركينا فاسو، على ملعب “أحمدو اهيدجو”، بنصف نهائي أمم إفريقيا 2021 الجارية في الكاميرون.

وجاء هدف السنغال في الدقيقة 70، بعد ركلة ركنية حاول خاليدو كوليبالي تسديدها ثم وصلت الكرة إلى ديالو داخل منطقة الجزاء، ومدافع باريس سان جيرمان سدد الكرة في شباك الحارس البديل فريد ويدراجو. شاهد هدف السنغال الأول في مرمي بوركينا فاسو

Adam Forshaw has paid a huge compliment to Leeds United colleague Joe Gelhardt, likening him to two former Manchester United heroes.

The Whites completed the signing of Gelhardt last August, snapping him up from Wigan Athletic and beating a host of clubs to his signature.

The 18-year-old has predominantly played in Leeds’ academy this season but he could potentially feature for the first team before May, having impressed in recent months.

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Bamford compared Gelhardt to Man United pair

Someone who is clearly taken by the youngster is Forshaw, who continues to work his way back from a painfully long injury absence.

Writing for On The Ball [via Leeds Live], Sam Stewart confirmed that the Leeds midfielder compared Gelhardt to United legends Wayne Rooney and Carlos Tevez, in terms of his playing style:

“Through the week he remarked that the likes of Joe (“Joffy”) Gelhardt, Sam Greenwood and Charlie Cresswell continued to impress – with Joffy showing a small but strong bulldog personality and playing style reminiscent of Carlos Tevez or Wayne Rooney.”

Transfer Tavern take

While Leeds and the Red Devils having a bitter rivalry, making it hard to complement anything the other club does, there is no denying that Rooney and Tevez were great players, as evidenced by their personal records and trophy hauls at Old Trafford.

For Gelhardt to be likened to the duo is exciting from a Whites perspective, with the teenager a footballer with a huge amount of potential, as is clear from Forshaw’s comments.

It will be interesting to see if he earns some playing time under Marcelo Bielsa this season, or perhaps becomes more of a fixture in the squad in 2021/22.

In other news, Leeds’ interest in an exciting midfielder has allegedly been confirmed by a reliable source. Read more here.

Speaking to Football Insider, Noel Whelan claimed that Gareth Bale’s future at Tottenham Hotspur rests in the hands of Jose Mourinho.

According to the former Leeds United forward, Mourinho will have the final say as to whether Spurs make a summer move to re-sign Bale, and that Daniel Levy – who personally pushed for the 31-year-old’s signing last summer, while the Tottenham manager was ‘largely peripheral’ in the deal – would give his full backing to the Portuguese should he indeed wish to keep the £18m-rated Welshman in north London for a further season.

Asked by Football Insider whether he believes Spurs will make a move to sign Bale once again this summer, Whelan said: “Yeah, you’d think so. I’m sure Jose will have the last say. He won’t come down to peer pressure from fans or anybody else. Jose knows what he wants and the chairman will back that, I’m sure.

“As I say, there are no friends in football. There’s no love just because you’ve been at a club before. Jose will choose what he feels best is best for Tottenham Hotspur. Gareth Bale’s got until the end of the season to prove he’s worthy of a contract.”

Transfer Tavern Take

Having got off to a rather slow start following his return to Spurs, suffering a number of injury setbacks and scoring just one goal over his first seven Premier League appearances this season, Bale has burst into life in recent weeks, bagging four goals and providing two assists over his last four league fixtures. He also scored in both legs of the Europa League round of 32 win over Wolfsberger AC.

However, considering that Bale is paid roughly £240,000 per week by Spurs, more than what both Harry Kane and Son Heung-min – who have scored 16 and 13 Premier League goals respectively this season – receive from the club, it could be argued that the Welshman still has a lot more to do over what remains of the season to prove his worth to Tottenham in the long run.

In other news: Tottenham are also monitoring this attacker, find out more here.

تحدث أوجستين إيجوافوين المدير الفني لمنتخب نيجيريا، عن الفوز الذي حققه أمام مصر، في أولى مواجهات المجموعة الرابعة بكأس أمم إفريقيا.

واستطاع منتخب نيجيريا تحقيق الفوز على مصر بهدف دون رد، وذلك في إطار مباريات الجولة الأولى للمجموعة الرابعة من بطولة أمم إفريقيا المقامة بالكاميرون.

وقال أوجستين خلال تصريحات لقناة “بي إن سبورت” عقب المباراة: “أهنئ اللاعبين على الأداء، المنتخب المصري جدير بالاحترام ولكننا لعبنا باستراتيجية معينة”.

طالع | موعد مباراة مصر القادمة أمام غينيا بيساو في كأس أمم إفريقيا 2021

وأضاف: “هم أيضًا يلعبون باستراتيجية وأنهم يريدون التمرير لـ محمد صلاح، ونحن عملنا على الاستحواذ على الكرة وعدم وصولها لـ محمد صلاح”.

وأتم: “سنلعب كل مباراة على أنها مباراة نهائية وسنرى ماذا سنفعل”. شاهد تصريحات مدرب نيجيريا بعد الفوز علي مصر

MatériaMais Notícias

Assim que deixou o gramado do Prudentão após a derrota por 4 a 1 para o Água Santa, neste domingo, o goleiro Fernando Prass foi questionado se há alguma explicação ou solução para a má fase do Palmeiras, que perdeu os quatro jogos sob o comando do técnico Cuca.

– Não dá para explicar. Se tem solução? Tem. Tem solução, quem não acreditar que pule fora. A gente tem que trabalhar, trabalhar, trabalhar para melhorar. Nunca vi um time melhorar só na conversa – disparou o camisa 1.

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Assim que a partida terminou, todos os jogadores se reuniram para uma conversa no centro do gramado do Prudentão. Nenhum deles quis dar detalhes do que foi falado, mas Prass deixa claro: é preciso corrigir os erros com trabalho, não apenas com bate-papo.

– É trabalhar, fazer o quê? Se tu tiver uma fórmula mágica tu passa para a gente – disse.

– É um monte de coisa. Técnica, confiança, sorte também… Teve uma bola com dois, três minutos, em que poderíamos ter feito gol (chute de Robinho bateu na trave). Toda hora que o adversário chega é com perigo. Temos repetido os erros. Temos de trabalhar, não tem desculpa para dar. É difícil. Não pode fugir da briga – acrescentou.

Assim como na derrota por 2 a 1 para o Red Bull, a torcida do Verdão hostilizou diretoria e jogadores na arquibancada. No dia anterior, membros da Mancha Alviverde foram até a Academia de Futebol para conversar com alguns atletas – e estão sendo acusados pelo clube de invasão.

– A torcida do Palmeiras tem ido, segunda média de público do campeonato. Não tem o que falar. Temos de ter a cabeça tranquila, o que é difícil. É no campo que vamos resolver os problemas. É horrível, tira nossa confiança. Temos de juntar quem acredita. Quem não acredita tem de sair do barco. Temos de juntar os cacos e trabalhar – completou o goleiro.

Noel Whelan has urged Leeds United to sign Julian Draxler after Fabrizio Romano revealed that they were ‘looking’ closely at him.

Speaking to Football Insider, the former Whites striker claims that the 2014 FIFA World Cup winner should be right at the top of Marcelo Bielsa’s transfer wishlist:

“Yeah, I don’t think you should ever go for the second choice. It’s the same with marriage.

“You’ve got to be sure about it. Why have number two if you can’t have number one? That’s not gonna make you happy, is it?

“So what you’ve got to do is make sure this transfer window is the right one. If it’s a specific target you’ve got, you’ve got to make sure you got out hell-bent to get him because he’s gonna make the team better.

“Now, Draxler’s been rumoured at the beginning of the season, he’s now been rumoured again. He’s only got six months left on his contract. For £10million, a 27-year-old coming into his best years of football, who wants to get back into the Germany squad. That excites me.

“That’s what should excite the manager as well, getting this quality and calibre of player in. And we do know that we have a very good relationship with PSG, with the owners. So maybe it’s a real possibility. He would definitely add to the quality of the side.”

Draxler would be a ‘quality’ signing for Leeds

As Whelan points out, Draxler would be a ‘quality’ signing for the Elland Road faithful, and given that he only has six months left on his current deal at PSG, a transfer fee of £10m could be a very good deal.

The attacking midfield player has fallen out of favour at the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League finalists, being limited to just 11 games in Ligue 1 so far in the 2020/21 term, having only completed the full 90 minutes on two different occasions (Transfermarkt).

Thus, a deal with Paris Saint Germain may be possible, and signing someone of the calibre of Draxler, given that he has won the World Cup, is a full German international and has played at the highest level with the likes of Schalke and Wolfsburg as well, may also have a knock-on effect of attracting other big names to the Yorkshire club.

Nonetheless, the 27 year-old would certainly be a statement signing by the Peacocks if they can get a deal done this month.

In other news, find out whose return from injury has been deemed ‘massive’ here!