انضم حمزة المثلوثي الظهير الأيمن لفريق الكرة بنادي الزمالك لمعسكر منتخب تونس الحالي استعدادًا لمواجهة غينيا الاستوائية وزامبيا ضمن تصفيات إفريقيا المؤهلة لكأس العالم.

ومن المقرر أن يلتقي المنتخب التونسي مع غينيا الاستوائية يوم 13 نوفمبر الجاري، بينما يلتقي زامبيا في ختام منافسات مرحلة المجموعات بالتصفيات القارية يوم 16 من الشهر ذاته.

وكانت قائمة تونس قد شهدت استبعاد حمزة المثلوثي وضم سيف الدين الجزيري من الزمالك وعلي معلول من الأهلي، قبل أن يتراجع المنذر الكبير المدير الفني للمنتخب ويوجه الدعوة للاعب.

طالع | قائمة منتخب تونس لمباراتي غينيا الاستوائية وزامبيا

يذكر، أن منتخب تونس يتصدر المجموعة الثانية من التصفيات الإفريقية المؤهلة لكأس العالم 2022 برصيد 10 نقاط، وخلفه غينيا الاستوائية بـ7 نقاط، وزامبيا بالمركز الثالث ولديها 4 نقاط وموريتانيا في المركز الأخير بنقطة وحيدة.

The Daily Express is reporting that Daniel Levy refused to sell Tottenham’s Tanguy Ndombele for anything less than £54m during the summer.

Levy wants good return on Ndombele

Ndombele made the move to Spurs from Lyon last year, costing the club around €60m (£53.8m).

After a disappointing first season with the Lilywhites, there were rumours the France international could leave – Internazionale were linked with a move for him. However, tough negotiator Levy refused to let him go for anything below £54m. As such, he remained in north London for the new campaign.

Mourinho trusting Ndombele

In his first campaign at the club, the 23-year-old struggled. He made just 29 appearances in all competitions, and he was heavily criticised by Mourinho. Had he left, his departure would have been far from surprising.

This term, though, he has worked his way back into Mourinho’s plans, even standing out as one of the manager’s key men. He has been involved in all  five Premier League matches so far, and has been on the end of plenty of praise from the club’s supporters and the manager himself. Finally, he is starting to show why Spurs spent a club-record fee to sign him – and it seems that Levy’s tough stance is to thank for that.

In other news, this Tottenham target is looking for a new club in January. Let us know what you think in the comments!

According to a report by the Daily Mail, Tottenham Hotspur are ‘interested’ in signing Bournemouth winger David Brooks along with four other Premier League suitors as the domestic transfer deadline looms tomorrow afternoon. 

Brooks, who has been a head-turning star for the Cherries in recent seasons, could still make a return to the top flight before Friday’s 5pm cutoff, with Manchester United, Liverpool, Leicester, Everton and Spurs all firmly keeping tabs.

Levy eyes swoop for Brooks

Despite landing a plethora of summer signings already, including the sensational return of club icon Gareth Bale, the Mail have now credited Spurs chairman Daniel Levy with ‘interest’ in Brooks.

The 23-year-old has already shown his capabilities at Premier League level at a young age, scoring seven goals and assisting five more over 29 Premier League starts during the 2018/19 season (WhoScored).

Brooks was sidelined for most of the subsequent campaign with a serious ankle injury, preventing him from living up to his exploits the season prior.

Transfer Tavern take

Even though the attacker seems to have potential, there are drawbacks to an unlikely last-minute deal, namely due to Bournemouth’s £40m valuation of him. Cherries manager Jason Tindall will also be keen on keeping the winger in order to boost his side’s promotion bid back to the Premier League.

Because of this, despite currently languishing in the second tier, Bournemouth are under no pressure to sell, making this last-minute move potentially unlikely.

Described as ‘wonderful’ and an asset who’ll ‘want to play in the Premier League’ by ex-Lilywhites midfielder Michael Brown (Football Insider), landing Brooks on deadline day could still be a huge ask for Tottenham given his sizeable fee.

Spurs fans, how likely is it that Levy will pull off this late deal? Have your say in the comments section below…

Newcastle United are battling Premier League rivals Fulham and West Ham in pursuit of a potential move for Brentford forward Said Benrahma.

Benrahma has been the subject of interest throughout the transfer window, having enjoyed an impressive season last year with Brentford in the Championship. The attacker is now attracting the interests of Newcastle, West Ham and Fulham ahead of the domestic deadline on Friday, as per the Daily Star.

Newcastle facing multiple challenges in Benrahma pursuit

The Magpies were unable to add to their squad during the closing stages of the European transfer window, with Steve Bruce’s side missing out on both Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Ross Barkley, as per Chronicle Live. Newcastle were unable to shift their fringe players, which meant that wages were not available to bring in the Chelsea midfield duo.

Benrahma is valued at around £20m by Brentford, who are hoping to keep hold of to help them challenge for promotion to the Premier League this season. It has been reported that the 25-year-old is nearing a move to West Ham, with the Irons reportedly in advanced talks with the Bees over a move, as per Sky Sports.

However, both Newcastle and Fulham could now be prepared to rival West Ham in the race to secure Benrahma’s signature, as per the Daily Star. That could drive up the price, with three clubs competing for the attacker with just under a week remaining in the window.

Benrahma would add another exciting attacking dimension

Newcastle already have Allan Saint-Maximin in fine form at the start of the campaign, with the winger having scored one goal, registered one assist and completed 2.3 successful dribbles per game so far (via Sofascore). Adding Benrahma to the team should only enhance the Magpies ability to create and take chances in the final third.

Indeed, such is the Algerian’s raw talent that Brentford B assistant coach Sam Saunders once said that the winger “could nutmeg a mermaid”.

Benrahma excelled last season for Brentford, hitting 17 goals, registering eight assists, averaging 2.1 key passes per match and also completing 3.1 successful dribbles per game (via Sofascore). That kind of dynamism would make him a real coup for the Magpies, but with other rivals in the mix, it could be real challenge for Steve Bruce to land this particular target.

Geordies, should Newcastle go all-out to secure Benrahma? Let us know your thoughts by commenting below!

Chris Kirkland has slammed Everton for not making, or potentially allowing, Jordan Pickford to apologise for his challenge on Liverpool central defender Virgil Van Dijk.

Speaking to This Is Futbol, the former Premier League goalkeeper was questioned why he thinks the England number one has not been come out to apologise to Van Dijk following the challenge, and was also asked if he thought the lack of an apology was perhaps down to the bitter rivalry between the two Merseyside clubs.

Kirkland said:

“It’s not helped Jordan. I’m really disappointed with Everton and would like to know the reason why they’ve not come out and let him have his say.

“If it is [down to the rivalry between both clubs], they’re bang out of order and they’re a disgrace, basically. I’d hope not, but if that was the case [and] why they’ve done it then, shocking, shocking.”

Pickford has received a lot of criticism

Indeed, Pickford has received a lot of criticism following his challenge on Van Dijk, which went unpunished in the game and also went without any retrospective action taken after the match.

Not only was the 26-year-old slammed by his own fans following the tackle, but his action also struck the nerves of former top flight football players like Tony Cascarino and Frank McAvennie.

Teammates of Van Dijk and fellow ‘keepers Adrian and Alisson were also very critical of Pickford, who faced a fierce media backlash after the derby.

Should Pickford be allowed to come out and apologise?

Indeed, the question now is whether Pickford should come out and apologise for his challenge on Van Dijk.

While the Dutch international suffered a rather severe injury from the challenge, these things do happen in football, and the game was a few weeks ago now.

Some Blues may feel that while the challenge was a bad one, perhaps the whole situation should just be dropped so that all parties involved can now solely focus on the matches that they have got ahead.

In other news, find out which EFC target has shone on international duty here!

MatériaMais Notícias

Um conhecido da torcida alvinegra está de volta. O lateral-direito Luis Ricardo é aguardado pelo Botafogo nesta segunda-feira, em General Severiano. Ele disputou e foi campeão da Série B pelo clube em 2015, mas, com o fim do empréstimo, retornou ao São Paulo. Agora, o jogador está novamente à disposição do técnico Ricardo Gomes.

Liberado em definitivo pelo Tricolor Paulista, Luis Ricardo deverá assinar por um ano com o Glorioso, tendo a opção de ficar por mais uma temporada. Em 2015, ele disputou 40 jogos e marcou dois gols. No atual elenco, disputará posição com Diego, jovem de 19 anos, e Marcinho, de mesma idade e da equipe sub-20, que vem treinando com o time principal.

A tendência é que o lateral viaje com a delegação alvinegra, na noite desta segunda-feira, para Domingos Martins (ES), onde o Botafogo seguirá sua pré-temporada até o dia 22 de janeiro.

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As Spurs continue to stamp their mark on the Premier League this season, Danny Rose finds himself out in the cold more than ever before. Daniel Levy splashed the cash on new arrival Sergio Reguilon during the summer window and he has become Jose Mourinho’s first-choice left-back.

Ben Davies is still heavily involved in the squad as well, which leaves no room for Rose at present. The 30-year-old has recently returned from a loan spell with Newcastle and since then, he has been reduced to just one appearance for the club’s reserve team.

It’s extremely tough going for Rose, who has 29 England caps and has been with the club for 13 years. Marlon Harewood spoke exclusively to Football FanCast about the situation and admitted that he finds it baffling.

“He’s a top player,” the former striker said. “This is what I don’t understand about football. Obviously, everyone has their differences but despite to the dispute, you’ve got a top-class player there – a top-class left-back who can do a good job.”

Rose was an inconsistent starter last season under Mourinho, making just 12 appearances for Spurs before he was shipped off to Newcastle for the rest of the season (via Transfermarkt).

In their behind-the-scenes documentary All or Nothing, the left-back and his manager could be seen having a heated discussion over Mourinho’s decision to drop Rose after his performance against Liverpool. Since then, their relationship has been tarnished and it doesn’t look like there’s a way back.

“You don’t have to be friends,” Harewood expanded. “Just go out there, work hard then go into the changing rooms, get changed and go home.”

With just over six months left on his current contract, it looks like Levy and co aren’t even interested in making some money off the defender. With no senior minutes in the tank, it’s very unlikely that he will be given a new contract and will simply be forced to endure an agonising wait until at least January.

In other news, Exclusive: Gary Mabbutt makes bold Spurs Premier League claim…

Marcus Rashford may have struck another late winner against Paris Saint-Germain as Manchester United marked their triumphant return to the Champions League with a comfortable 2-1 win at the Parc des Princes, but one player stood out from the rest.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer found himself short of centre-back options, as club captain Harry Maguire and Eric Bailly were both ruled out of the Champions League clash due to injury, whilst Marcos Rojo and Phil Jones were left out of the squad for the group stages, which meant that Axel Tuanzebe was recalled for the first time since the League Cup quarter-final against Colchester in December last year.

The Red Devils ran riot over the French champions in the first half after a penalty from Bruno Fernandes gave them the lead. But PSG bounced back after the break when United striker Anthony Martial scored an own goal to draw the two sides level.

However, Solskjaer’s side held firm in the second half, as Rashford delivered once again to secure the victory. The England international scored a penalty in injury time as United completed one of the greatest comebacks in Champions League history to reach the quarter-finals in 2019. But this time it was his teammate Tuanzebe who stole the show.

The Norwegian manager praised the “fantastic” defender for his defensive shift. He said: “Axel did fantastic. He’s been out since the last game against Colchester, 10 months or something? To put up a performance like this against Neymar and Mbappe… I have to say he almost surprised us as well.

“We know he’s a good player but on a night like this, he was fantastic. We might see this system again, of course, we have had some good games in it.”

SofaScore gave him a fairly average grade of 6.7, which is perhaps unfair – he won three out of five of his duels overall (60%), whilst he made one tackle and seven clearances, and wasn’t dribbled past once throughout the entire game.

Sky Sports gave him a 8/10 rating, whilst The Manchester Evening News went one step further, insisting he “will have grown a foot taller after he challenged Mbappe in a tight duel inside the area. Fantastic return on his first appearance in 10 months.”

The 22-year-old, who is currently valued at £7.2m via Transfermarkt, showed his worth by holding his own against Kylian Mbappe.

It’s perhaps hardly surprising that Tuanzebe received praise from Rio Ferdinand. The club legend said: “Ole has just said that’s two of the best strikers in the world. He snuffed out danger on many occasions and you have to reward performances like that at a time of injuries.

“Again, first game in 10 months and to come in and play like that from out the cold you just deserve to be rewarded.”

With Maguire’s arrival last summer, it’s fair to say that the centre-half would have been anxiously looking over his shoulder as he found himself on the fringes of the squad. One thing’s for sure, there’s surely no better way to send the boss a timely reminder than by putting in one of the biggest performance of his career in one of the biggest games of the season so far.

AND in other news, Luke Shaw let Manchester United down massively and shows Solskjaer still has work to do…

West Ham United endured a calamity in the transfer market this summer by failing to sign Duje Caleta-Car after being offered the defender in an easy deal by Olympique de Marseille.

What’s the word?

According to L’Equipe, via Sport Witness, Marseille’s Director of Football Pablo Longoria had sought to offload Caleta-Car late in the market after being ordered to sell a string of the Ligue 1 side’s players.

West Ham are believed to have been contacted to sound out interest in the 24-year-old centre-half but were unable to put together a convincing offer in time, as Caleta-Car favoured continuing at the Stade Velodrome to live out his dream of competing in the Champions League.

That dream has quickly turned into a nightmare with Andre Villas-Boas’ Marseille side winless after three Group Stage ties, featuring a 1-0 loss at Olympiacos, a 3-0 drubbing at home to Manchester City and a 3-0 thrashing away to FC Porto.

Marseille have only begun to turn around their league form in recent weeks, too, with OM sitting fifth in the Ligue 1 table having allowed the fourth-most shots a game in the French top-flight at 14.6.

Caleta-Car could have signed a vastly lucrative deal had he agreed to join West Ham this summer, with The Sun reporting in October that the Irons were willing to pay Marseille £25million and award the Croatia international a £150,000-per-week contract.

The 8-cap enforcer later confirmed he had received a well-paid offer this summer, noting via quotes by TransferMarkt: “Yes, I had offers from Premier League clubs. It was a good offer for the club and me.

“I decided to stay in the Champions League because it was always the biggest dream of my life.”

Worth a second attempt?

With Marseille’s Champions League campaign quickly crumbling into pieces, and a Europa League berth reliant on Villas-Boas bettering Olympiacos’ points haul over their next three fixtures, Caleta-Car could reconsider his future at the Stade Velodrome in the New Year.

Reports by Buzz Sport have suggested the OM hierarchy remain open to cashing-in on the Croatian, too, with Longoria already considering Nikola Maksimovic as a potential replacement with his SSC Napoli contract expiring in the summer.

But Caleta-Car could take some convincing of a move to east London with David Moyes’ Hammers far from challenging for the Champions League places this season, so may need to rely on a lucrative contract once more after presenting a deal that would have made the 23-year-old the best-paid player in claret and blue by some margin.

Caleta-Car’s performances in Ligue 1 this term as Marseille’s left-sided centre-half offer enough promise for West Ham that he can make a success of himself in the Premier League, having averaged 2.5 aerial duels won a game with a 74% success rate, per SofaScore, plus 4.4 clearances, 1.1 interceptions, 0.8 tackles and 34.3 accurate passes (82%).

AND in other news, David Moyes has been backed to bring the “perfect” £10m bonus to West Ham in January.

Leeds United were linked with a plethora of players during the summer, ranging from potential Ben White replacements to strikers that could maybe usurp Patrick Bamford.

And to be fair to the Premier League newcomers, they did some smart pieces of business, so much so that they avoided an absolute financial catastrophe along the way.

The Sun’s Alan Nixon reported at the end of August that the Whites were keen admirers of Liverpool outcast Harry Wilson, who the defending champions wanted around £20m for.

He is a player that Leeds director of football Victor Orta is said to rate “very highly,” as per Phil Hay at The Athletic.

The 23-year-old Welshman had no permanent suitors at that jaw-dropping price, which is hardly a surprise, and has now since gone out on loan to the Championship once again.

You get the feeling that he just isn’t going to make it in the big-time just yet as his switch to Cardiff is his fifth temporary spell away from Anfield since 2015, and his third in the English second-flight.

It is true that his spell in the Welsh capital is going to plan, he has contributed two goals and two assists in eight starts whilst also averaging 2.4 key passes, two shots and 0.8 dribbles per game playing primarily as a right-winger or through the middle, via WhoScored.

However, United need to make the £15m investment in Helder Costa work, on top of the obvious value that Jack Harrison holds as the Yorkshiremen can sign him permanently for a fraction of Wilson’s mooted fee at £10m.

Wilson has also continued to feature on the international stage, leading to former Wales star Dave Edwards lauding the speedster as “unplayable at times.”

Although, the Elland Road tenants have added further depth in wide areas, signing Ian Poveda in January and then Raphinha this summer. It very much would be hard to foresee where a player like Wilson would fit in under Marcelo Bielsa.

Orta dodged an almighty bullet here.

AND in other news, Exclusive: Palmer tips Leeds gem for one of the Premier League’s ‘top five’…