Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers was backed by the board during the summer transfer window as they splashed the cash on several signings to bolster the squad.

The Hoops reportedly agreed a fee of up to £9.5m with Norwich City to sign centre-forward Adam Idah, which had the potential to break the club’s transfer record – Odsonne Edouard’s £9m move from PSG – at the time.

That record was then smashed by the signing of central midfielder Arne Engels from Augsburg for a reported fee of £11m, which meant that the club could end up paying over £20m for Idah and Engels combined.

The Belgian whiz has become the most expensive incoming midfielder in the club’s history but Rodgers did once want to sign a midfielder for the club who is now worth significantly more than £11m.

Celtic's interest in Declan Rice

Speaking back in January, the Northern Irish head coach revealed that he had attempted to sign Declan Rice from Premier League side West Ham United during his first spell at the club, between 2016 and 2019.

Rodgers claimed that Celtic spent “three months” trying to secure the English youngster’s services and that he was “all set” to make the move to Parkhead, although it was not specified whether it would have been a loan or a permanent switch.

However, the Hammers then picked up an injury that scuppered the deal and the Bhoys boss stated that Rice then worked his way into the side.

Rodgers did not reveal what window that deal fell through in but the then-teenage ace made his first-team breakthrough as a regular during the 2017/18 campaign, which suggests that the Hoops had tried to sign him in the summer of 2017.

Declan Rice's current market value

That turned out to be one that got away for Celtic as Rice’s career in England has gone from strength to strength since his move to Celtic fell through.

He emerged as a regular starter for the Hammers, making 245 first-team appearances, and earned himself a big-money switch to Arsenal last year.

The England international, who was dubbed “influential” by Jamie Carragher, penned a five-year contract at The Emirates and was bought for an initial fee of £100m, which speaks to his incredible rise since coming through the academy at West Ham.

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Declan Rice

Appearances

38

Goals

7

Assists

8

Pass accuracy

91%

Tackles + interceptions per game

3.4

Stats via Sofascore

As you can see in the table above, the 25-year-old star enjoyed a terrific debut campaign with the London giants, as he was directly involved in 15 goals and consistently cut out opposition attacks with tackles and interceptions.

Rice, who was described as a “monster” by presenter Joe Thomlinson, has emerged as one of the finest players in the Premier League, as shown by his statistics and Transfermarkt making him the fifth-most valuable player in the division at €120m (£100m).

This shows that the England international was one that got away for Rodgers and Celtic during the manager’s first spell in charge, as they missed out on a player with gigantic potential.

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South Africa have won successive T20I series, and the second in seven rubbers in the format under Mark Boucher, with a game to spare and under severe pressure. South Africa recovered from 58 for 5 at the halfway stage of their innings to post a more-than-respectable 159, thanks to David Miller and Wiaan Mulder.Miller’s spectacular 44-ball 75 was largely responsible for South Africa scoring 101 runs off the last 10 overs and 68 in the last five to ruin an Irish display that started off miserly. Josh Little’s economy rate shot up after his first spell of 1 for 14 in two overs to 1 for 42 at the end while Mark Adair’s more than doubled from 1 for 8 in his first two overs to 2 for 33 in his final analysis.

Bavuma pulled up for ‘audible obscenity’ in first T20I

Temba Bavuma has been reprimanded for the “use of an audible obscenity” during the first T20I against Ireland, played on Monday.

The Level 1 breach of the ICC’s code of conduct came when the South Africa captain was given out caught behind off Simi Singh for a run-a-ball 13 after opening the innings.

Bavuma received an official reprimand for his act, and had one demerit point added to his disciplinary record (it was his first offence in a 24-month period).

Only Mulder and Aiden Markram suffered similarly expensive fates as South Africa defended their total albeit with a new look attack. With Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje rested, Lungi Ngidi was the pace spearhead, assisted by left-arm quick Beuran Hendricks, who made his first appearance in the series. While Ngidi and Bjorn Fortuin held their ends, Hendricks made key incisions but it was the world’s top-ranked T20I bowler who stole the show.Tabraiz Shamsi finished with 3 for 14 to pull six clear on the leading wicket-takers’ list in 2021 and was responsible for dismissals of Ireland’s big players, Paul Stirling, George Dockrell and Shane Getkate. Ireland will be disappointed with their batting effort, though. No Irish batter made more than 24 and no partnership was worth more than 31.Getting their ducks in a row
South Africa endured their worst start in a T20I after they lost their first two wickets in four balls without a run on the board. Temba Bavuma and Janneman Malan were dismissed in identical fashion, playing away from the body and edging to short third man. Little was the man in place and took the first catch low down and the second at shoulder height to dismiss both batters for ducks and add to the many firsts South Africa have already had on this tour. Not only did they lose to Ireland for the first time in an ODI and play them for the first time in a T20I, but they have also now lost two wickets without scoring a run for the first time in a T20I.It’s Miller-Mulder time
While there is still much work for South Africa’s middle order to do, their finishers played their part after coming together at the end of the 10th over, with the score on 58 for 5. Miller and Mulder put on 58 for the sixth wicket, in 43 balls. They started out watchfully with boundary-less overs off Stirling and Little, and Miller should have been out for 19 when he was dropped by wicketkeeper Lorcan Tucker. Miller then pulled Simi Singh through deep midwicket for four before Mulder hit him for six over deep midwicket to bowl his exceptional figures. The pair scored a combined 25 runs off the 16th and 17th overs and were well set to end the innings strongly. Mulder didn’t last to the end and was caught at long-on off the first ball of the 18th over but Miller went on to his third 50-plus score batting at No. 6 or lower. He single-handedly scored 32 out of the 36 runs off the last two overs, including five sixes and three in succession of the last three balls that came off Little.0 is still for O’Brien
Things are not getting better for Kevin O’Brien who collected his second duck of the series and third successive in international cricket. On the evidence of his dismissals, O’Brien seems to be struggling with his timing on the drive as he was bowled by Fred Klaasen playing away from his body in an ODI against Netherlands last month, then chipped a ball that moved a touch late back to Kagiso Rabada in the first T20I and then attempted to drive an overpitched Fortuin ball in this match but gave the left-arm spinner a simple return catch. Ireland were 1 for 1 after one over and may need to look at other options in the top two.Drop, drop, catch (again)
South Africa have made a habit of putting down chances in Ireland and, as was the case in the first T20I, they dropped two before they started holding on. Andy Balbirnie was let off in the second over when he steered Ngidi to Fortuin at short third man. The ball hit him in the chest area and he could not clasp it. Five overs later, Dockrell should have been Hendricks’ second wicket when he drove to mid-on where Aiden Markram dived to his left and tumbled, without the ball. But that’s where the fumbles stopped. Shamsi had Stirling caught by Miller at deep midwicket before Fortuin made up for his blunder and held on to a low chance, diving forward at cover, to dismiss Tector, and Markram also redeemed himself with a well-judged catch on the long-on rope to end Dockrell’s knock.

Birmingham Phoenix struggle to contain home side after posting solid 140 for 4

Alan Gardner30-Jul-2021A scintillating innings from Danni Wyatt enabled Southern Brave to chase down an apparently taxing target of 141 with ease at the Ageas Bowl, as the home side joined Trent Rockets at the top of the women’s Hundred table with three wins from three. Wyatt bided her time before upping the tempo with a fusillade of fours and sixes during the second half of the innings, as Birmingham Phoenix’s attack was found severely wanting.Wyatt’s opening partner, Smriti Mandhana, holed out in the second set of five, hitting into the wind against Erin Burns. But none of the other Phoenix bowlers managed to pick up a wicket thereafter, with the run-out of Sophia Dunkley coming when Abtaha Maqsood dropped a return chance off Wyatt on to the stumps at the non-striker’s end.Wyatt could also have been out lbw a couple of deliveries later, but Phoenix’s captain Amy Jones opted not to review an lbw appeal off Maqsood that Hawk-Eye later showed to have been hitting off stump. Having been chugging along on 25 off 22 just beyond the halfway mark of the innings, Wyatt took 44 off the next 18, hitting the ball to all parts of the ground before finishing things in style by carting her fourth six over deep midwicket off Issy Wong.That completed the highest successful chase of the women’s competition, and rendered an improved display from Phoenix’s top order largely academic.Phoenix fire (apparently)
It has taken a few goes, but Phoenix look like they might have found a batting order they can settle on. Having started the tournament with Shafali Verma opening alongside Katie Mack, they pushed up Erin Burns in place of Mack in their second match and here partnered Verma with Eve Jones. The left-hand, right-hand combination brought immediate dividends with a 58-run stand – which included the third-highest Powerplay score in the women’s competition of 40 without loss.Eve Jones was ‘Hero of the Match’ in defeat in Phoenix’s opener, having anchored the innings with 47 from 41 at No. 3, but dropped down the order for the spin-heavy encounter in Manchester. Pushed up again here, she helped counter the twin pace threat of Anya Shrubsole and Lauren Bell, who played key roles in Brave’s opening two wins. Both had trouble adjusting to bowling to the left-hander in windy conditions, with Jones taking Shrubsole’s first three legitimate balls for 10 runs.Related

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The proactive start from Eve Jones also allowed Verma to take a bit of time to settle. Much has been expected of the India opener but she has had a quiet start to the Hundred after seeing her form tail off during the multi-format series against England. She only faced two of the first 14 deliveries, then pulled Shrubsole for a boundary, before tucking into Charlotte Taylor’s offspin with a couple of trademark biffs over mid-on (perhaps aided by Brave’s field placings). An encouraging start drifted somewhat, as she fell lbw to Amanda-Jade Wellington – but 22 off 20 represented her best outing of the Hundred so far.Jones the finisher
Amy Jones has looked Phoenix’s most-dangerous batter, but her returns had been affected by a malfunctioning top order and starts of 37 for 3 and 35 for 4 in the opening two games. Here she came out at No. 3 for the tenth set of five with her side in a strong position, and although Wellington struck again in her 10-ball stretch, Jones and Katie Mack had licence to go hard down the back nine, putting on a sparkling stand of 71 off 43.Amy Jones moves across to slog sweep•Getty ImagesThe pair initially saw off the middle-phase threat of Bell with a handful of nudged singles, and then combined intelligent hitting with hard running to get the scoreboard rattling. They successfully targeted the Brave spinners, four times hitting opening deliveries from Fi Morris and the two Taylors for four; and when Bell returned, Jones was confident enough to walk across her stumps to the inswinger and belt it imperiously through backward square leg. Bell went wicketless but Phoenix crucially lost altitude towards the end of the innings, only managing to score 22 off the last 20 deliveries.Slam Dunkley
The rise of Dunkley into the top tier of English batting has been one of the stories of the summer, after an unbeaten 74 on Test debut and 73 not out to see home a successful England chase in her maiden ODI innings. Her form had tailed off a little, with single-figures scores in the T20Is and innings of 6 and 16 in Brave green – but her boundary-laden assault after the early loss of Mandhana was key in giving the home side a chance of reeling in a 140-plus target.Dunkley’s aggressive innings featured a superbly timed flick off the pace of Wong and an impudent uppercut over third man to Emily Arlott. She might have been fortunate to survive after top-edging a spiralling catch to Jones, with Arlott’s delivery harshly judged a no-ball on height – but she was definitely unlucky to be run out backing up, when Maqsood dropped the ball on to the stumps. Her innings also allowed Wyatt to slipstream her way into form, as the game’s momentum swung towards Brave.Wyatt goes through gears
Wyatt is one of the most-destructive batters in the women’s game but she also showed her sense of game management to help snuff out a daunting chase with an eye-popping 18 balls to spare. She scored 6 from 6 during the Powerplay and was going at just above a run a ball when joined by Stafanie Taylor, but killed Phoenix’s chances with a clinical assault. Her first six saw her step outside leg stump and hammer Wong’s pace over extra cover, and she then swept Maqsood over deep square leg, before hitting Georgia Elwiss over long-off. The third-wicket stand with Taylor was worth 74, Wyatt crunching 51 of them, as Brave’s fans got a first glimpse of what their power-packed batting order can do.

Dani Olmo has been included in Barcelona’s Supercopa squad despite seeing a registration debacle leave him ineligible to play at present.

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Pau Victor has also been named in the travelling party heading to Saudi Arabia despite finding himself in a similar situation to Euro 2024 winner Olmo. Both men had to sit out Barca’s Copa del Rey win over Barbastro as they do not possess the relevant paperwork required to line up in Hansi Flick’s team.

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Yamal has not figured for Barca since picking up an injury against Leganes on December 15. He is, however, in the trophy hunt for 2025 and will be hoping to help line up a Supercopa final showdown with either Clasico rivals Real Madrid or in-form Real Mallorca.

Former Celtic star Matt O'Riley's new employer, Brighton owner and chairman Tony Bloom, has provided an update on his injury after sustaining a horror challenge just moments into his debut last week.

The Hoops were very busy over the course of the summer, as manager Brendan Rodgers was keen to keep his side at full strength, as he eyes another campaign of winning everything that is on offer in Scotland, but lost O'Riley late in the day to the South coast club.

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Celtic added eight players to their squad during the summer transfer window, with their biggest capture being midfielder Arne Engels from Bundesliga side FC Augsburg, while they also allowed ten players to leave.

Arne Engels

FC Augsburg

Adam Idah

Norwich City

Auston Trusty

Sheff Utd

Paulo Bernardo

Benfica

Luke McCowan

Dundee FC

Viljami Sinisalo

Aston Villa

Kasper Schmeichel

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Alex Valle (Loan)

Barcelona

The Scottish champions allowed Mikey Johnston to leave and re-join West Brom on a permanent basis after his impressive loan spell last season. Other departures saw Hyeon-gyu Oh leave, as well as Sead Haksabanovic, Tomoki Iwata, and of course O’Riley.

It could have been worse for Celtic, as star man Kyogo Furuhashi was also being linked with a move away from Celtic Park. The 29-year-old emerged as a potential target for Manchester City as they looked at options to replace Julian Alvarez.

Pep Guardiola is said to be a “huge” fan of the forward and was left impressed by his performances in pre-season, especially when he played against the Blues in the USA. Kyogo was at it again on Sunday, as he played a big role in the club’s win over Rangers.

One of Celtic’s departures from this summer has already suffered a setback at his new club, and they have now provided an update on the player’s injury.

Brighton provide O'Riley injury update

Celtic’s biggest departure during the summer was midfielder Matt O’Riley, as he joined Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion in a deal believed to be worth an initial £25m and up to £30m. The 23-year-old made his debut for the Seagulls in last week’s Carabao Cup tie against Crawley Town, but he was forced off after six minutes with ankle ligament damage.

Now, Brighton have released a statement on the player’s injury, with chairman Bloom hoping to have the midfielder back later this season after his successful ankle surgery.

Bloom told the Albion Podcast on the club’s website, via Sussex World: “We are hugely disappointed with that horror challenge on Matt O’Riley. He had his operation today (Monday), and that has been successful.

"We are all really looking forward to seeing him back at the later part of the year. It's really important to bring the right players with the right personality. From what I have seen and from what I have heard, everyone is fitting in well.”

O’Riley left Celtic Park this summer having joined the club in January 2022 from MK Dons. He played 124 times in Glasgow, scoring 27 goals and chipping in with an impressive 35 assists. The midfielder, who has also established himself now as a senior Denmark international, played a pivotal role in Celtic winning league and cup titles, and Hoops fans will certainly wish him well in his recovery.

Manchester United fans would have hoped that Erik ten Hag's men would put up more of a valiant effort in attempting to topple Arne Slot's Liverpool after the Red Devils fell to a late Premier League defeat on the road at Brighton and Hove Albion the match before.

Instead, the visiting Reds made Old Trafford their playground once more as the likes of Mohammed Salah and Luis Diaz ran rings around the hapless Man United defence, with Casemiro notably a below-par performer in the sobering 3-0 loss.

Ten Hag hauled off the former Real Madrid defensive midfielder at half-time, after a whole catalogue of errors from the Brazilian allowed Diaz to score a first-half brace, with Man United youngster Toby Collyer then thrown in at the deep-end in his place.

The homegrown United number 43 impressed on the big stage, as the door now opens for more first-team opportunities moving forward for the promising 20-year-old.

Collyer's performance in numbers

Making his senior debut earlier this campaign in the Community Shield versus Manchester City, Collyer certainly stood out more in this defeat at the Theatre of Dreams, as a ray of sunshine on an otherwise gloomy afternoon.

On the contrary, Casemiro was wobbly throughout a horror-show first-half display, with possession squandered 14 times to the detriment of his side on top of other worrying numbers from the South American, as Liverpool showed no mercy in attack.

The bright 20-year-old – on the other hand – would impress by winning 100% of the ground duels that came his way in the contest, as Liverpool gradually sat back more and more to protect their big lead in the second half, with Collyer also only misplacing four of his 19 passes when the ball came to his feet.

It was a brave display from the Red Devils gem, who will be hoping more opportunities in the senior mix come off the back of this promising 45-minute showing, as Casemiro slides down the pecking order at the Premier League giants.

Collyer might not be the only academy product who gets thrust into the spotlight across this long season to come, as Harry Amass continues to be held in high regard by the expectant Man United masses, as a potential starting left-back for the future when Luke Shaw is finally ditched.

Man Utd's next best academy sensation

Taken on Man United's pre-season tour of America before the 24/25 season got underway, Amass – alongside the likes of Collyer and another one tipped for bigger things for the future in the form of Ethan Wheatley – were given significant time to shine, with a start handed to him against Arsenal when the two Premier League powerhouses met in Los Angeles.

The raw 17-year-old was further present against Real Betis and Liverpool, but really shone when the Red Devils faced off against Rangers in Scotland before making the lengthy journey out to the States, with four successful dribbles managed against the Glasgow giants in an exciting second-half cameo.

Amass at youth level for Man United
Age bracket	Games	Goals	Assists
U21s	6	0	3
U18s	17	1	3
UEFA U19s	2	0	0
Sourced by Transfermarkt

Yet, he hasn't quite been given the same luxury as Collyer when it comes to first-team minutes as the wide-eyed teenager awaits his first senior appearance still.

He will continue banging down the door for those opportunities, however, with two assists managed from his three U21 appearances this season to date, as Ten Hag assesses what next batch of youngsters are deserving of senior chances.

If the likes of Casemiro and other fixed first-teamers at the Theatre of Dreams continue to drastically underperform, Amass and other young diamonds could be chucked into the main team sooner rather than later.

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Liverpool's Premier League meeting with Manchester United will go ahead as planned despite talk of postponement due to adverse weather conditions.

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  Safety boards and authorities have decided the match will indeed go ahead as first planned, with kick-off at Anfield set for 4:30pm GMT.

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  Trains and flights into Liverpool were cancelled on Sunday morning, while icy conditions on the roads made it difficult to enter the city too. Nevertheless, it has been determined the fixture can go ahead.

يفكر الجهاز الفني لمنتخب مصر الأول بقيادة حسام حسن، في إعادة أحد اللاعبين المحترفين لقائمة الفراعنة خلال معسكر شهر مارس لمواجهة إثيوبيا ضمن منافسات تصفيات كأس العالم 2026.

ومن المقرر أن يواجه منتخب مصر نظيره إثيوبيا، يوم 17 مارس المقبل، في الجولة الخامسة من مرحلة التصفيات الإفريقية المؤهلة إلى كأس العالم.

وعلم “بطولات” أن أحمد حسن كوكا أصبح من ضمن اللاعبين المرشحين للانضمام لمعسكر منتخب مصر خلال مارس المقبل.

وطلب حسام حسن مدرب منتخب مصر، تقارير خاصة بكوكا صاحب الـ31 عامًا المنتقل حديثًا إلى لوهافر الفرنسي.

طالع | الكشف عن مكان إقامة مباراة مصر وإثيوبيا في تصفيات كأس العالم

ويشارك أحمد حسن كوكا مع فريقه الفرنسي بشكل مستمر، كما أنه لديه خبرات كبيرة قادرة على تقديم الإضافة لمنتخب مصر.

ويتواجد منتخب مصر بقيادة حسام حسن، في المجموعة الأولى من التصفيات الإفريقية المؤهلة لكأس العالم، إلى جانب غينيا بيساو وإثيوبيا وبوركينا فاسو وجيبوتي وسيراليون.

ويتصدر منتخب مصر ترتيب المجموعة برصيد 10 نقاط، بعدما حققوا الفوز في ثلاث مباريات وتعادلوا في واحدة، ويسعى الفريق بقيادة محمد صلاح وعمر مرموش لمواصلة الانتصارات من أجل تأكيد الصدارة والاقتراب خطوة إضافية نحو التأهل إلى مونديال 2026.

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O técnico Rogério Ceni despistou sobre a sua permanência no São Paulo para a próxima temporada. Após a derrota por 2 a 0 para o América-MG, o treinador foi perguntado se ficará para a próxima temporada.

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Ceni deixou claro que espera reforços para a próxima temporada. O ídolo do Tricolor tem receio de jogar a história de 26 anos como atleta ‘fora’ se acontecer alguma coisa de ruim com ele no comando em 2022.

-Sobre material humano, temos bons jogadores em determinadas posições, faltam outros jogadores para complementar o tipo de elenco que a gente tem, na minha modesta opinião. Decisão de ficar ou não depende muito disso, porque não posso jogar uma história de 26 anos fora se não enxergar que temos condições de ser melhores do que fomos neste ano – afirmou o treinador em entrevista coletiva.

Ceni terá uma reunião nesta sexta-feira com a diretoria do São Paulo para definir os passos para a próxima temporada.

-As posições serão passadas para a direção. Já passei em algumas entrevistas coletivas, faltam algumas coisas de um contra um, lado de campo. É aminha opinião, minha análise, que passarei provavelmente à diretoria amanhã, em uma reunião – finalizou.

A European side are looking into signing a senior Wolverhampton Wanderers player in the January transfer window, according to a new report, and he wants to go.

The Midlands side have just come off the back of an extremely busy and frustrating transfer window, as Gary O’Neil hopes he now has enough to tackle the first six months of the Premier League campaign.

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Wolves’ transfer window

Wolves were very busy during the summer transfer window, especially towards the end, as they brought in eight new players. The club’s biggest arrival was midfielder Andre, who joined them on transfer deadline day.

Wolves' summer signings
Andre	Fluminense
Rodrigo Gomes	SC Braga
Sam Johnstone	Crystal Palace
Pedro Lima	Sport Recife
Tommy Doyle	Man City
Bastien Meupiyou	FC Nantes
Jorgen Strand Larsen (Loan)	Celta de Vigo
Carlos Forbs (Loan)	Ajax

As well as improving the squad, Wolves were unable to get through the transfer window without losing key players, as they saw Pedro Neto and Max Kilman leave Molineaux for big money to Premier League rivals.

While losing these two players, the window could have got better for Wolves were they able to complete a couple of transfers. One player the Premier League side had their eye on was Sassuolo winger Armand Lauriente, with Wolves making an offer for the player.

The attacker enjoyed a successful 2023/24 season with the Italian side despite them being relegated, and those in the Midlands were keen to bring him to Molineux. However, a deal was unable to get over the line before the window slammed shut.

Another player Wolves had their eye on was West Ham defender Nayef Aguerd, as they were interested in a deal before the window closed. The defender fell out of favour with the Hammers, and Wolves were reportedly interested, but he joined Real Sociedad on loan.

The transfer window is now closed for the English teams, but it has emerged that a Wolves player is already being eyed by a European side ahead of the January transfer window.

Wolves player wants to leave and could be sold for pennies

According to Vamos Mi Sevilla, relayed by Sport Witness, La Liga side Sevilla are weighing up a move for Wolves forward Pablo Sarabia, with the player keen to leave the Premier League side.

The report states that Sarabia is not considered a key player for Wolves, and that has given Sevilla hope of landing the player in January, as he also “wants to return to Spain." The 32-year-old has played for the Spanish side before, and they are interested in re-signing him, as they believe he would bring goals and creativity, something they state they are missing now.

Sevilla consider this potential transfer to be a “low-cost operation” given the fact that he is now 32, and he is in the final year of his contract with the Premier League side, meaning by January Wolves would have little negotiating power, especially with the player's stance.

Sarabia joined Wolves in January 2023 from PSG, and since joining the club, he has played 52 times in all competitions, scoring five goals and recording 10 assists. The Spaniard has featured three times for Wolves this season, twice in the league and once in the EFL Cup, but only playing a total of 90 minutes of football spread across the three games.