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Chelsea "pushing hard" to sign "mature" new £40m player who Liverpool love

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Chelsea are mounting a serious push to sign a “mature” player who’s also a wanted man at Liverpool, with Enzo Maresca looking to shore up a key area of the squad which could be central to a major overhaul.

Maresca’s side are currently in the midst of an intriguing Club World Cup campaign after a long campaign, and they’ll face-off against Portuguese heavyweights Benfica in the last 16 after luckily avoiding Bayern Munich in the next round.

Player left "very surprised" by Chelsea decision with five-man sale possible

The west Londoners have U-turned over giving him a chance under Maresca.

1 ByEmilio Galantini Jun 25, 2025

The CWC is a controversial talking point given the clubs taking part will have precious little rest before the start of preparations for next season, but Chelsea are reportedly determined to win the tournament, especially with the significant prize money on offer for the victors.

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They’ve already pocketed £8.8 million in performance-related prize money after winning two of their opening three games, and if they get past Benfica, Chelsea will receive another £10.1 million (Standard Sport) – taking their total windfall from the CWC to nearly £20 million, plus their participation fee.

This kind of cash could do wonders to assist Chelsea’s recruitment drive whilst helping them comfortably avoid the PSR threshold, with Maresca reportedly keen to sign a new centre-back alongside wingers and a striker.

Their backline could look very different by the commencement of 2025/2026 in particular, as journalist Graeme Bailey recently reported. It is apparently very possible Trevoh Chalobah, Tosin Adarabioyo, Benoit Badiashile, Axel Disasi and Renato Veiga could all be sold before deadline day, with Chelsea having their eyes on firmly on Ajax defensive starlet Jorrel Hato, among others.

The versatile centre-back/left-back could upgrade the heart of Maresca’s defence whilst providing adept cover for Marc Cucurella, and he could be available for just £40 million.

Chelsea have held talks with Ajax over signing Hato, according to journalist Simon Phillips, and they’re still very much in pursuit of his signature.

Chelsea "pushing" to sign Jorrel Hato

As per Bailey, speaking to TBR Football in an update, both Arsenal and Liverpool are big fans of the Netherlands international, and Arteta’s side have been following him since his early teens.

However, Chelsea are “pushing hard” for Hato, so it could be the west Londoners who reign supreme in the race for his signature.

“We know that Chelsea are pushing hard to sign Hato and Liverpool still really like him. But I think Arsenal would be annoyed if they didn’t get Hato considering how much work they’ve been putting in,” said Bailey.

“Arsenal have been chasing Hato since he was around 14 or 15 years old, so I think there is a bit of confidence there. They want to sell Zinchenko to make room for Hato and then we still expect Kiwior to go as well.

“There will be plenty of room in that squad for Hato who is able to play a variety of roles.”

England international and ex-Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson knows his Ajax teammate very well, calling Hato “very mature” for his age and tipping him for a bright future.

“It’s crazy how young he is, but obviously how mature he looks when he’s on the pitch and also off the pitch,” he told Ajax’s official website, via the Liverpool Echo.

“He’s a very mature person. Works hard. Fantastic player. And yeah, he has a bright future ahead of him, I’m sure.”

Wristspinners claimed 141 wickets across the 74 matches, the second-most for them in an IPL edition, behind the 143 scalps in 2019. They averaged 24.53 runs per wicket, the best since 2011 (21.03) and the third-best overall.In comparison, fingerspinners picked only 116 wickets while averaging 34.95, the fourth-worst average in an edition. Maheesh Theekshana and R Ashwin were the most successful finger spinners in this tournament with 12 wickets each.New-ball advantage for the pacers
IPL 2022 was a productive season for the pacers with the new ball, as pitches in Mumbai and Pune assisted them through the league stage. Pace bowlers averaged 30.01 in the powerplay this season, the third-best in the IPL. The pacers took a wicket every 23.77 balls in the powerplay, second only to 23.11 in the 2009 edition in South Africa.

Success with the new ball meant teams did not prefer to start with spinners often – as the pacers bowled 83.68 % of the balls in the powerplay – the second-highest in a season since 2010. Punjab Kings had only four overs of spin during the powerplay in the tournament, while the title winners Gujarat Titans handed only six overs to the spinners in this phase.Middle overs acceleration
Teams have looked for early acceleration this season after quiet powerplay overs, resulting in a rise of the scoring rate in the middle-overs to 8.17, the highest ever in any edition of the IPL. The previous highest middle overs run rate in a season was 8.12 in 2018. Most teams targeted the five-over block between overs 8-12.At times, expensive overs in this period have come in the way of the chasing teams. The run rate in these five overs in this season was 8.07, comfortably the highest in any edition, with the previous highest being 7.95 in 2018. In fact, the aggregate run-rate in each over between 8th and 12th overs this season was excess of 8 runs.POTM awards for bowlers
Kuldeep Yadav won the player-of-the-match award four times this season, the most by any player. Seven of the 15 players to win multiple player-of-the-match awards were for their bowling. In 28 matches, a bowling performance earned the player-of-the-match. It is the highest number of player-of-the-match awards won by the bowlers in an IPL season.

The award in 40 of the remaining 46 matches was given to batting performances, while the remaining six recognised all-round efforts. However, in terms of % of awards won by the bowlers, 37.8 in 2022 is the second-highest behind 39 in the 2017 season. The 2017 season had seen 23 awards won for bowling out of the 59 matches while 31 for batting efforts.Season of close matches
In a season where the teams winning the toss preferred to chase, the teams batting first went on a five-match streak (from game 53 to 57) with winning margins of 50-plus runs. Never in the IPL had the teams batting first won more than two successive games by 50-plus runs. Despite this unique streak, the IPL 2022 had fewer one-sided matches in terms of win margins.

Only 47.3 % of the matches this season ended with a margin of 18-plus runs or three-plus wickets with nine-plus balls to spare. It is the fourth-lowest for any IPL edition and the least in the editions where more than eight teams contested. The three seasons between 2011 and 2013 featuring nine or more teams had more than 50% of matches which were one-sided.Pre-auction picks, and how they fared
The only franchise to have made the perfect pre-auction picks was Gujarat Titans, who eventually emerged as the title winners in their debut season. Titans signed up Rashid Khan and Shubman Gill alongside their captain Hardik Pandya. Gill and Hardik ended in the top five run-getters, while Rashid played key cameos down the order adding up to his tally of 19 wickets.Runners-up, Rajasthan Royals also made good choices by retaining Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal. Buttler won the Orange Cap, while Yashasvi Jaiswal, benched after three games, made a solid comeback in the second half.The big names – Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli produced below-par returns for their respective franchises. Rohit failed to score a fifty for the first time in an IPL edition, while Kohli recorded his worst season since 2009. Kieron Pollard failed to finish matches for Mumbai Indians and got benched towards the end of the league stage.Related

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Mohammed Siraj was one of the three Indian pacers to be retained but ended up with the most expensive performance for any bowler in an IPL season.Mayank Agarwal, in his maiden season as captain, struggled for consistency and dropped himself to the middle order. Kane Williamson failed to guide Sunrisers Hyderabad with his batting, scoring at less than run-a-ball.Abdul Samad, another retention of Sunrisers, lasted only two games before being left out. However, Umran Malik turned out to be their strike bowler, with 22 wickets.Both Venkatesh Iyer and Varun Chakravarthy, the Indian retentions of Kolkata Knight Riders, were left out after very few matches.Lucknow Super Giants underused their overseas draft pick Marcus Stoinis while Ravi Bishnoi was touch expensive, conceding 8.44 while picking up only 13 wickets. Although Chennai Super Kings did not drop any of their retentions, their skipper Ravindra Jadeja left his responsibilities due to a rib-injury after yielding middling returns.

دوناروما: لاعب مانشستر سيتي أفضل من كيليان مبابي

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أشاد جيانلويجي دوناروما حارس مرمى مانشستر سيتي الإنجليزي بأحد زملائه في الفريق وقد فضله على كيليان مبابي نجم ريال مدريد.

وقال دوناروما في حوار مع “ديلي ميل” البريطانية: “أفضل وجود إيرلينج هالاند في فريقي على كيليان مبابي”.

ويعتقد حارس المرمى الإيطالي أن زميله في الفريق إيرلينج هالاند يتمتع بصفات رائعة تجعله يتفوق على كيليان مبابي نجم ريال مدريد.

اقرأ أيضاً.. جوارديولا: كنا خارج سباق البريميرليج بعد أول ثلاث مباريات.. وليفربول سيعود

وأضاف دوناروما: “أعتقد أن إيرلينج قادر على تسديد أقوى التسديدات في كرة القدم العالمية، إنه أعسر لذا فهو مختلف عن كيليان مبابي، كلاهما يصعب مواجهتهما، الأمر معقد”.

جدير بالذكر أن دوناروما قد انضم إلى مانشستر سيتي الصيف الماضي قادمًا من باريس سان جيرمان بعد خروجه من حسابات المدرب الإسباني لويس إنريكي، وقد فاز مع الفريق الفرنسي بالعديد من الألقاب مثل دوري أبطال أوروبا الموسم الماضي.

ويحتل مانشستر سيتي هذا الموسم في جدول ترتيب الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز المركز الثاني برصيد 16 نقطة خلال 8 مباريات.

How G Periyaswamy beat the odds to become a TNPL star

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If not for two persistent mentors, this season’s leading wicket-taker of the T20 tournament would have been lost to cricket

Deivarayan Muthu08-Sep-2019On the night of August 15, G Periyaswamy found himself hoisted on the shoulders of his team-mates, with fireworks going off around them, to celebrate their second Tamil Nadu Premier League title. He had just taken five wickets to defend a total of 126 in the 20-over final, which took his tournament tally to 21 wickets – the most by a bowler in one TNPL season. So it wasn’t surprising that he was named player of the final and the tournament.The surprise was in how he overcame disability and difficult circumstances to get to a place where IPL scouts and Tamil Nadu selectors are now paying attention.Periyaswamy fell in love with cricket around the age of seven, but a bout of smallpox had blinded him in his right eye, which made him a target of jibes and insults at school. That made him drop out after seventh grade. He then suffered a bout of severe typhoid, followed by a knee injury. All of that, and his family’s stressful financial circumstances, threatened to end his career before it even took off, but his friend and mentor, medium-pacer T Natarajan, who plays for Tamil Nadu, and Kovai Kings in the TNPL, refused to let him give up.Periyaswamy had not played under lights with the white ball before, but he shone the brightest in this season’s TNPL with his slingy, Lasith Malinga-like action. Even some of the higher-profile Tamil Nadu players struggled to gauge his point of release. His yorkers, in the 135kph range, thudded into the base of the stumps and his cutters tricked batsmen into miscuing shots.His Chepauk Super Gillies team-mate and India allrounder Vijay Shankar said Periyaswamy was the side’s “X factor”, and was particularly impressed with how he had made the step up to a higher level of cricket.A couple of years ago, Periyaswamy attended trials for Dindigul Dragons, but they didn’t pick him. Chepauk, though, picked him as their first player in the draft this season and he helped them get to the title, brushing Dindigul aside twice in the knockouts: he followed his 3 for 27, which included the wicket of Dindigul captain R Ashwin, in the first qualifier with 5 for 15 in the final against them.”” [It feels like a dream], Periyaswamy says. “I never expected to first play the TNPL and then win it. I had to work, and I had to ask permission from my family to come and play in this tournament.”Coming from tennis-ball cricket, I initially struggled to grip the white ball, but then got used to it. This slingy action and the yorker come naturally to me. I didn’t feel much pressure playing under lights, even with the matches being shown on TV. We face pressure in tennis-ball T20s too.”

On the night of the final, Periyaswamy’s family back home in Chinnappampatti, a hamlet about 30 kilometres west of Salem, also celebrated his success with fireworks. It had not been easy for them to let him go to pursue his dream. They needed his wages to make ends meet. At one point, Periyaswamy himself thought cricket ” [I can’t continue playing cricket], but two locals convinced his family that he had the talent to do it professionally – his mentor Natarajan and Jayaprakash, who runs the Chinnappampatti cricket club.”I am here because of Natarajan [older brother] and Jayaprakash ,” Periyaswamy says. “They came and spoke to my parents, asking them to let me play this tournament.”Periyaswamy’s father, Ganesan, runs a small tea stall and his mother, Gandhamani, rears cattle. After losing vision in his right eye, Periyaswamy found solace in playing tennis-ball street cricket in his village, but he juggled it with cattle-rearing and working as a weaver.Jayaprakash first came across Periyaswamy in 2011 and was impressed by his very round-arm action. Natarajan and Periyaswamy would combine to win several trophies for their club in tennis-ball cricket with their yorkers and slower variations.Periyaswamy went on to break into the Under-19 district side and became a yorker specialist, but then came the typhoid and the knee injury, which threatened to crush his dreams again.By then Natarajan had graduated to league cricket in Chennai – and later made it to the IPL and the state team. He and Jayaprakash always had Periyaswamy’s back.G Periyaswamy was the Player of the Tournament in this season’s TNPL for his 21 wickets•TNPL/TNCA”After Periyaswamy was down with typhoid, he became very weak and had body aches,” Jayaprakash recalls. “We consulted a doctor in Salem and after one month he recovered from fever. Then he had problems in his leg. We used to pick him up from his home at 4am, consult doctors in Coimbatore, and even Bangalore, and then drop him back after treatment. Natarajan and I always knew he had the talent to succeed. Natarajan moved to Chennai to play cricket, but he always looked after Periyaswamy.”Periyaswamy took a break from cricket at one point to work as a welder, to help his family. However, having seen a spark in his bowling, Natarajan, with assistance from a couple of club managers in Chennai, brought him to the city, to play lower-division cricket.After playing the 2017 IPL, where he was bought for Rs 3 crore by Kings XI Punjab, Natarajan set up his own cricket academy in Chinnappampatti to coach players for free. Periyaswamy was one of those players, but Natarajan soon realised he might need more help than his academy could give. In January this year, he put the bowler in touch with Tamil Nadu physio Thulasi Ram, who worked on his fitness and tuned him up for a stint with a second-division club in Chennai.Periyaswamy was intimidated by the big-city life – he still is, according to Natarajan – but his accurate yorkers made Chepauk coach Hemang Badani and performance analyst Lakshmi Narayanan (who also works with Chennai Super Kings) sit up and take notice. And despite his blindness, Periyaswamy is a good outfielder.Players who can bowl yorkers and mystery balls usually pique the interest of franchises at IPL auctions. Cases in point: Natarajan himself, Shivil Kaushik, KC Cariappa, and more recently, Varun Chakaravarthy.When Periyaswamy bowled to Natarajan in the TNPL in Tirunelveli, he did so wearing shoes that used to belong to Natarajan. After that match, Periyaswamy joked to the host broadcaster that he will never dismiss Natarajan and will instead look to beat his edges.Off the field, Periyaswamy is quiet, even in the dressing room. In contrast, in Chinnappampatti he is known as an entertainer who can mimic voices of famous Tamil cinema actors like Rajinikanth and Vijayakanth and former Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi.Natarajan hopes the TNPL will finally launch the 25-year old’s stop-start career.”A lot of people have discouraged him throughout his life and that has broken him,” Natarajan says. “But I always knew he had something in him. His slower-ball variation is not easy to pick.”He can swing the ball in, attack the stumps, and gets a lot of wickets lbw or bowled. The next step for him is to do more strengthening and improve his fitness. Let’s wait and see if he gets into the IPL, but for now I’m eagerly hoping to open the bowling with Periyaswamy for Tamil Nadu this domestic season.”Periyaswamy is now back in his village, juggling cricket and work once again to help repay his family’s debts. It remains to be seen if a call-up for Tamil Nadu or the IPL arrives, but his story is already one of triumph in the face of adversity.

10 on 10, but get those bails to fall

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A fan relives a perfect day out at The Oval, where India beat Australia

Sudhindra Prasad10-Jun-2019Choice of game
911. That’s just a concatenation of my current plan and eventual hope for this tournament – I’ll be at all nine India group games and hope for India to play the maximum of 11 games, obviously with me attending them all. My brother, Raghavendra, travelled from Bangalore to accompany me to eight India league games.Team supported
India. As some cricketers say, if one has a long career, the milestones come along. Similar from a fans’ perspective, if one attends events constantly over years, then milestones happen. Having been at Ahmedabad 2011 and Sydney 2015, this was my hat-trick of India-Australia World Cup encounters. While my brother accompanied me to the 2011 quarter-final, he did not travel to Sydney in 2015. It was a successful comeback for the siblings.Key performers
Shikhar Dhawan was the standout performer. His aggression at the top and relentless strokeplay through the middle overs made life difficult for the Australian attack. That solid platform provided the license for the middle order of Hardik Pandya, MS Dhoni and KL Rahul to throw caution to the wind.Wow moment
The wow moment for me was a very Aussie effort by one of the Indian fielders. Aaron Finch had made his intentions clear with 19 runs off the 10th over and worryingly, the Indian attack did not appear to have a retort to Finch in prime form. As Warner hit the ball towards extra cover, the call for two seemed a risky affair from the outset. I watched closely from the stands, as Kedar Jadhav rushed in, picked the ball up and quickly relayed it back to Pandya to break the stumps. It was apparent with the naked eye that Finch was a goner and the crowd roared in approval of that superlative Jadhav effort.One thing I would have changed
With David Warner being out of sorts, I would have sent in Glenn Maxwell or Alex Carey in place of Usman Khawaja at No.3 to stop Australia from getting too far behind in the chase.Gripe factor
Warner got away off the first ball from Jasprit Bumrah, wherein the ball hit the stumps, but the bails didn’t dislodge. It is extremely frustrating that the ICC has let the situation drift to this point. My greatest fear is that this could occur at a crucial juncture of the tournament and could mean the end of the road for some team. That would be a travesty.Getty ImagesJerseys and A-B-C tales
The Australian World Cup attire brought back my first memories of cricket – the World Series Cricket with its floodlights, white ball and more significantly, mind-blowing jersey designs. It centred around something fundamental as A-B-C.On a Sunday morning, as we cousins gathered eagerly to watch the delayed telecast of the Australia-India game, my uncle stormed out of his bedroom and later the house for a walk around our locality Malleshwaram in Bangalore to calm himself, stating 161 was never enough and that we kids shouldn’t waste our time watching the game. He was up from the early hours listening to ball-by-ball commentary from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.A-B-C: The mid-80s were all about the grit and resolve of Allan Border, who rebuilt a flailing Australian team along with Bob Simpson. The acronym ABC back then stood for Allan Border and Century, Allan Border and Catch, Allan Border and Cup, Allan Border and Championship etc.Crowd meter
India supporters occupied more than 90% of the stadium, with isolated pockets of Australia fans. The stadium was absolutely packed and unlike Hampshire Bowl in Southampton, the cramped seating at The Oval packed more people together and certainly added to the decibel levels.Fancy dress index
While Australian supporters predominantly stuck to match jerseys, their Indian counterparts came up with innovative versions of their traditional wear. The 1999 World cup jersey replicas are on sale through the ICC fan shops and many fans sported their respective country replicas. While it wasn’t quite fancy dress, a group of about four-five England supporters were spotted outside the Lock/Laker stand, sporting India’s 1999 jerseys and hats, loudly chanting “”. Obviously they had taken to support the opponents of their traditional enemy.Close encounter
Seemingly not recognised by the fans milling around, the unassuming Monty Panesar sported a relaxed look as he headed out of the Pavilion stand. He stopped to acknowledge and pose for selfies with the few fans who did recognise him.Shot of the day
In this age of T20-fuelled batting, Maxwell’s second boundary in the 37th over was the sort one wouldn’t associate with him in such a chase. The delicate glide between the keeper and gully got a boundary and also got opposition fans to worry.An Oval swansong?
Dhoni’s presence sent the crowd into delirium as “Dhoni, Dhoni” chants erupted spontaneously. As Dhoni departed after a good little cameo, it just occurred to me that this might well be the last occasion for us to have seen him play in an Indian jersey in that wonderful ground in Lambeth.Marks out of 10
An absolute 10 and a perfect day out. Fantastic all-round display by India, the best atmosphere I have ever experienced over the decades at The Oval, with plenty of singing through the day and a post-match party at the Fentiman Arms with friends.Want to do a Fan Following report? Read our FAQ here.

Move over Wirtz: Liverpool can sign Salah's next Firmino in £84m "magician"

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Liverpool fell by the wayside under Arne Slot’s wing last season, the Dutch tactician getting the sack as the Anfield side failed to qualify for the Champions League and went without silverware.

That paragraph is completely, painfully incorrect, but it perhaps conveys the result that rivals had hoped for and expected after Jurgen Klopp packed his bags and left Liverpool at the end of the 2023/24 term.

Arne Slot celebrates Liverpool's Premier League triumph

Liverpool might have lost Trent Alexander-Arnold to Real Madrid, but things are going well indeed, with the Reds revelling in the glory of winning the Premier League and now making staggering moves in the transfer market.

FSG are planning for extensive changes this summer, and Bayer Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz is sure to be the cream of the crop, currently in the process of signing for the Merseysiders.

However, Liverpool need new forwards too. Wirtz is technically an attacker, but he’s more of a playmaker, a string puller.

Liverpool looking for new forwards

With Luis Diaz potentially leaving Liverpool this summer, courted by Barcelona and Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr, Reds sporting director Richard Hughes may want to turn toward a new wideman.

Liverpool's Arne Slot and Luis Diaz

And if recent reports are to be believed, Newcastle United’s Anthony Gordon is one of Liverpool’s top targets to replace their Colombian talent.

Gordon, however, has struggled to recapture his form from 2023/24, and given the Magpies want £80m for his sale, Liverpool might be better off focusing their time and resources elsewhere.

Anthony Gordon looks dejected for Liverpool

Though the England international’s dynamism and ability to shift across the frontline is something which echoes Diaz, who has played a false nine role at times in Slot’s set-up, there might be another option on the market who can play that Bobby Firmino-esque role.

Though Wirtz would be the obvious pick for such a position, he might actually be placed on the wing during his Liverpool career, for his ball-carrying skills are “out of this world”, according to one data analyst.

Real Madrid star Rodrygo faces an uncertain future at the Santiago Bernabeu, and while Arsenal are interested in striking a deal for the Brazilian, Liverpool have also been credited with an interest last month, holding discussions to ascertain the feasibility of launching an official bid.

But given Los Blancos would be hoping to bank around €100m (£84m) for the 24-year-old’s sale, FSG would need to be certain he’s the man for the job.

Luckily, Rodrygo ticks all the boxes, and could be the perfect fit.

Why Liverpool should sign Rodrygo

Real Madrid signed Rodrygo from Brasileiro Serie A giants Santos in a deal worth €45m (£39m) back in 2019, when the talented young forward turned 18.

He’s been immense in white, praised as a “world-class superstar” by former teammate Luka Modric. Rodrygo perhaps doesn’t get the acclaim teammates like Vinicius Junior, Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham reap, but then he’s often placed on the right flank, which he doesn’t enjoy.

That’s because it inhibits the right-footer’s goalscoring, and given that Mohamed Salah has extended his Liverpool contract by two years, the Brazil star shouldn’t have that problem, instead allowed to play on the left or in the false nine role that Diaz has performed across the past year.

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It’s not as if he hasn’t played in the centre before, and with such dynamic technical qualities, Rodrygo could become Salah’s new Firmino, ranking as he does among the top 2% of positional peers across Europe’s top five leagues over the past year for pass completion, as per FBref.

Regarded as a “magician” by Statman Dave, the £202k-per-week talent has a similar silkiness to his compatriot, who in his Liverpool pomp was one of the most elegant and influential forwards in the business.

Excitingly, Rodrygo is also a superior finisher to Firmino, evidenced by his missing just one big chance in La Liga this season, converting six big chances, as per Sofascore.

Moreover, he’s one of the definitive big-game players of his generation, as evidenced by his immense record in the Champions League knockout rounds.

As Liverpool look to clinch number seven in the coming years, Rodrygo’s profile would be doubly important. You’d have to say, his record and indeed future potential suggest Liverpool would be better off moving for him than pushing ahead with a move for Newcastle’s Gordon.

With Salah likely entering the penultimate year of his legendary Liverpool career, finding the right formula to win the Champions League is going to be crucial for the Egyptian, who would certainly relish the opportunity to play alongside a seasoned continental star like Rodrygo.

And further to the point, Rodrygo’s finishing could find the perfect battery power in Salah, who stormed his way toward the Premier League Playmaker award this season, scoring 34 goals from 52 matches in all competitions but also laying on 23 assists.

Two years ago, Salah declared his departing Brazilian peer would be remembered as one of “the best players to ever play for Liverpool”, and now he could find a new incarnation of Bobby Dazzler in Rodrygo.

Only a few months ago, in March, Jude Bellingham claimed Rodrygo is “the most gifted player in the squad.”

It’s clear that Rodrygo isn’t drawing the praise he perhaps deserves, and if Liverpool were to make their move, he could become a bona fide superstar in the Premier League, acting as the connective force in the frontline to elevate Salah and combine with Wirtz.

Rodrygo, for sure, could emulate his iconic countryman Firmino and become a staple of the incipient era at Anfield.

Better than Gyokeres: Liverpool dream of signing "the best ST in the world"

Liverpool plan on signing a new centre-forward in the transfer market this summer.

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ريال مدريد يحدد ثلاثة لاعبين لتدعيم خط الدفاع .. والكشف عن الهدف الرئيسي

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كشفت صحيفة “ماركا” اليوم الخميس، عن آخر التطورات المتعلقة بخطط نادي ريال مدريد لتدعيم صفوفه خلال فترة الميركاتو الصيفي العام المقبل.

ريال مدريد خاض ميركاتو صيفي هذا العام جيد للغاية، وذلك بالتعاقد مع كل من ترينت ألكسندر أرنولد من ليفربول، ودين هويسن من بورنموث، وفرانكو ماستانتونو من ريفر بلايت، إضافة إلى تصعيد جونزالو جارسيا من الكاستيا إلى الفريق الأول.

وأشارت الصحيفة إلى أن المركز الرئيسي الذي يستهدف نادي ريال مدريد تدعيمه هو مركز قلب الدفاع، خصوصًا مع احتمالية رحيل أنطونيو روديجير، وديفيد ألابا.

وسوف تنتهي عقود ألابا بجانب روديجير مع ريال مدريد بنهاية الموسم الجاري ، وعلى الأرجح لن يتم تجديد عقود الثنائي لتقدمهما في السن وتراجعهما في المستوى.

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وأفادت الصحيفة، أن ريال مدريد حدد كلًا من دايوت أوباميكانو، لاعب بايرن ميونخ، وقائد كريستال بالاس مارك جويهي، إضافة إلى إبراهيما كوناتي، نجم نادي ليفبول، كأهداف رئيسية لتدعيم مركز قلب الدفاع صيف العام المقبل.

وتنتهي عقود أوباميكانو، وكوناتي، وجويهي مع فرقهم بنهاية الموسم الجاري، مما يعني إمكانية التعاقد معهم مجانًا.

وأضاف المصدر قائلًا أن كوناتي وأوباميكانو على رادار إدارة ريال مدريد منذ فترة طويلة، لكن جويهي انضم لهذه القائمة وقد يوقع معه الفريق الملكي.

وأردف المصدر، أن ريال مدريد يفضل التعاقد مع كوناتي، والذي يبلغ من العمر 26 عامًا.

ويعول مدرب نادي ريال مدريد، تشابي ألونسو، على خدمات هويسن بجانب إيدير ميليتاو، في مركز قلب الدفاع بجانب تواجد راؤول أسينسيو كخيار ثالث مع إصابة روديجير وتراجع مستوى ألابا.

Arsenal struck gold on "unplayable" star worth way more than Nico Williams

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da betsson： It has been a long and rather dismal campaign for Arsenal this season.

da cassino： Mikel Arteta’s side have once again failed to claim the Premier League title, although instead of just losing out to Manchester City, they have fallen miles short of Arne Slot’s Liverpool.

Going into the final game of the season, the North Londoners are 12 points off the Reds and, perhaps even more worryingly, have scored 18 fewer goals.

Arsenal manager MikelArtetalooks dejected after the match

This evident weakness in the Gunners’ attack is something the board are clearly aiming to deal with in the summer, as reports have linked them to a whole host of incredibly talented players, including Nico Williams.

However, even with his lofty price tag, one of Arsenal’s own stars is worth millions more.

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Arsenal have been credited with an intense interest in Williams for the best part of a year now, and according to reports from earlier this month, he remains a ‘top priority’ ahead of the summer transfer window.

Athletic Bilbao'sNicoWilliamscelebrates scoring their third goal

The story confirms that the North Londoners will need to activate the release clause in his contract to bring him to the club, which stands at a cool £48m.

With that said, then, what is it about the young winger that has made him such a firm target for the Premier League runners-up?

First and foremost, he’s a direct left-winger who can both score and create goals with relative ease.

For example, in 37 appearances for the Athletic Bilbao last season, the Pamplona-born dynamo scored eight goals and provided 18 assists, which comes out to an average of a goal involvement every 1.42 games.

Spain'sNicoWilliamsin action with Netherlands' Jeremie Frimpong and Donyell Male

He’s not been quite as sensationally effective this season, but he’s still been a useful outlet, scoring 11 goals and providing seven assists in 44 games, which is an average of a goal involvement every 2.44 games.

On top of his raw output, he has also shown an ability to deal with the biggest games.

He opened the scoring for Spain in their European Championships Final triumph against England last summer and also provided an assist in the final of last season’s Copa de Rey, which Bilbao won.

In all, it would be fair to say that Williams more than justifies the price tag Arsenal would have to pay for him, although if he does join the club, he’d have to hit the ground running to see his valuation match that of one of his new teammates.

The Arsenal star worth millions more than Williams

To tell the truth, there are actually several players who are worth more than Williams in the Arsenal squad, but in this case, we are talking about one of the club’s breakout stars from this season: Ethan Nwaneri.

Yes, even though this year has been the teenager’s first proper taste of regular first-team football, he’s been so impressive that his valuation has skyrocketed.

For example, Football Transfers now value the 18-year-old at a whopping €74.3, which is about £63m, or around £15m more than the fee the Gunners have to pay to sign Williams.

Now, this might all sound rather absurd to some of you, but there are some reasons for this, chief among them being the fact that the often “unplayable” gem, as dubbed by Jack Wilshere, has already scored nine goals and provided two assists in 36 appearances, totalling 1303 minutes this season.

In other words, the Hale Ender is currently averaging a goal involvement every 3.27 games, or more importantly, every 118.45 minutes, which is undeniably brilliant.

Moreover, given how he’s adapted to senior football so seemingly, there is no telling what his ceiling may be.

With that said, how does he stack up with the Bilbao gem when we compare their underlying numbers from this season?

Nwaneri vs Williams

Statistics

Nwaneri

Williams

Non-Penalty G+As

0.66

0.47

Progressive Passes

3.30

3.19

Progressive Carries

4.84

5.31

Goals per Shot

0.18

0.10

Goals per Shot on Target

0.50

0.26

Passing Accuracy

80.2%

70.7%

Key Passes

1.32

1.83

Passes into the Penalty Area

1.43

1.31

Passes into the Final Third

1.76

1.08

Crosses into the Penalty Area

0.66

0.38

Shot-Creating Actions

2.41

5.12

Successful Take-Ons

3.52

2.96

All Stats via FBref for the 24/25 Season

Well, it might surprise some people to find out that overall, it’s the youngster who comes out on top, as in the majority of relevant metrics, he does better.

The metrics include, but are not limited to, non-penalty goals plus assists, progressive passes, goals per shot and shot on target, passes into the penalty area and final third, crosses into the penalty area, successful take-ons and more, all per 90.

Ultimately, Arsenal should do what they can to sign Williams this summer, as he looks like he could add some much-needed dynamism to their left-hand side.

Still, in Nwaneri, the club already have another young talent who could further establish himself in the first-team next season.

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Man City want to sign £34m star with same agent as Dias ahead of Man Utd

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da apostaganha： Manchester City want to sign an “exciting” £34 million winger ahead of fierce rivals Manchester United, according to a new report.

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da spicy bet： Kevin De Bruyne has just a few Premier League games and an FA Cup final to play for the Blues before his time at the Etihad comes to an end. The Belgian has been a stellar performer for Man City and Pep Guardiola, and therefore, it will be very hard for them to find a player who can replicate the things De Bruyne has done.

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According to a recent report, Man City have submitted a £55 million bid to sign James Maddison from Tottenham Hotspur. Guardiola is a big fan of the Englishman, as his creative ability and style of play make him the perfect player to potentially replace De Bruyne. However, it is unknown if that offer is enough to convince Spurs to sell Maddison, but Tottenham missing out on European football could persuade them into a deal.

As well as looking at Maddison, Man City are also interested in signing Morgan Gibbs-White from Nottingham Forest.

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According to Fabrizio Romano, the Blues are planning to advance on a deal for Gibbs-White, with personal terms not set to be an issue. However, Forest have placed a £100 million price tag on the English star, and City will have to negotiate with Forest chiefs to find an agreement.

Man City want to sign £34m Trincao ahead of Man Utd

As well as looking for a new number 10, Guardiola also wants to add to his wide options, and according to Caught Offside, Man City are keen on signing Francisco Trincao from Sporting Lisbon, as incoming sporting director Hugo Viana is a big fan of his.

Sporting CP's FranciscoTrincaocelebrates

The report states that Trincao has become one of the most sought-after players in European football, as Premier League teams such as City, Arsenal, Manchester United, and Newcastle United are all keeping a close eye on the winger. However, they all face competition from Europe, as Barcelona and Juventus are also tracking Trincao heading into the summer.

It goes on to state that City’s pursuit of Trincao has come from Viana, who is set to join the Blues as their new sporting director from Sporting CP. Viana is a long-term admirer of the winger, and he is believed to be behind this potential transfer that could end up costing €40 million, which is roughly £34 million.

Francisco Trincao’s 24/25 Liga Portugal stats

Apps

32

Starts

32

Goals

8

xG

8.89

Shots per game

3.2

Assists

14

xAG

7.13

Big chances created

17

Key passes

2.3

Successful dribbles

2.2 (53%)

Man Utd and Ruben Amorim are also eyeing Trincao, given he worked with the player in Portugal. But City may hope they have another advantage in this race, as Trincao, who has been dubbed “exciting” by former Wolves technical director Scott Sellars in the past, has the same agent as current Blues defender Ruben Dias.

VÍDEO: Odair Hellmann agradece presença de mulheres e crianças torcedoras do Santos na Vila Belmiro

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