Celtic: Brighton make £21.4m Odsonne Edouard bid

Brighton have offered Celtic €25m for striker Odsonne Edouard, according to reporter Rudy Galetti.

The Lowdown: Edouard’s Celtic stance

The 23-year-old has less than 12 months left on his Hoops contract and nearly joined Leicester City earlier this summer.

The Foxes decided to sign Patson Daka instead, however, Edouard is still keen to seal a Parkhead exit during the current window.

He featured in Ange Postecoglou’s first competitive game in charge of Celtic on Tuesday but was replaced after 78 minutes for Albian Ajeti.

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The Latest: Brighton’s offer

According to Galetti, Graham Potter’s side are leading the way in the race to sign Edouard.

A bid of €25m (£21.4m) has been tabled and could be enough to close the deal, describing it as an ‘evolving situation’.

The Verdict: Time to sell…

If Brighton’s £21.4m bid is accurate, then Celtic need to cash in. Edouard’s Transfermarkt valuation stands at £15.3m – the highest it has been in his career, so the Hoops would be receiving £6m more than that figure.

It’s also more than Celtic received for Moussa Dembele, with the Hoops parting ways when Lyon paid £19.8m for the forward back in 2018.

Of course, there’s the 50% sell-on clause on any profit owed to Paris Saint-Germain in the £9m deal which brought Edouard to Glasgow, but Celtic would still be left with £15.2m – a respectable fee when you take into consideration the overall situation.

In other news: ‘I’m told’ – Reliable reporter claims Celtic now want in-demand 5 ft 5 ace on £15,000-a-week.

اتحاد التنس يطمئن على إصابة ميار شريف في "رولان جاروس"

حرص مجلس إدارة اتحاد كرة التنس برئاسة إسماعيل الشافعى، على الاطمئنان على ميار شريف لاعبه مصر بعد الإصابة التي تعرضت لها خلال مشاركتها في بطولة رولان جاروس إحدى بطولات الجراند سلام.

وتعرضت ميار للإصابة بشرخ في القدم أجبرها على الانسحاب من البطولة رسميًا وعدم استكمال مشوارها رغم تأهلها إلى دور الـ64 للمرة الأولى في تاريخها. طالع التفاصيل من هنا.

وتمنى اتحاد التنس الشفاء للنجمة والأيقونة المصرية ميار شريف والعودة بقوة من جديد للتألق في ملاعب اللعبة البيضاء ومواصلة تسطير المزيد والمزيد من الإنجازات العالمية لرياضة التنس المصري.

وكان من المقرر أن تخوض ميار مباراتها في دور الـ64 لمنافسات الزوجي اليوم ولكنها لم تتمكن ليتم إلغاء المباراة واعلان انسحابها من البطولة.

طالع أيضًا.. وزير الرياضة يشيد بإنجاز ميار شريف في بطولة رولان جاروس للتنس

جدير بالذكر أن ميار شريف، كانت ستخوض غدًا الخميس، ثاني مواجهاتها في بطولة رولان جاروس بملاقاة المصنفة 25 عالميًا السلوفينية تامارا زيدانتسيك وذلك ضمن منافسات دور الـ64 ولكن الإصابة في مباراتها الأولى بدور الـ128 إجبرتها على إعلان انسحابها من البطولة.

Newcastle turned down Zidane

An incredible transfer revelation has emerged involving Newcastle United and Zinedine Zidane.

The Lowdown: Zidane’s career

Zidane has had quite a remarkable football career, both as a player and a manager.

The Frenchman won the Ballon d’Or back in 1998, and has also won both the UEFA Champions League and the FIFA World Cup, along with many other accolades (Transfermarkt).

He also won three Champions League titles in a row while managing Real Madrid, and has been named the World’s Best Coach on two separate occasions (Transfermarkt).

The Latest: Zidane turned down

Speaking to talkSPORT, Zidane’s agent at the time Barry Silkman revealed how back in 1996 the St. James’ Park faithful turned down the chance to sign his client, who was relatively unknown playing for Bordeaux in Ligue 1:

“I spoke with Kevin and said I’ve seen this player out in France and he looks absolutely fantastic. His name is Zinedine Zidane. He was 24 and this was in the January of 1996.

“Kevin said to me he would get somebody on it and has someone out in France and he knows the players and would get him watched.

“I said ‘Kev, one million per cent he will be good enough’.

“While I was there, I went to see the president of Bordeaux and he told me they wanted £1.2million and if they got that they would pay me a small commission out of it.

“I thought there was probably a deal to be done a £1million, but if I stick to £1.2million then at least I’m safe.

“I told Kevin the price was £1.2million. He sent somebody to watch him and then a couple of days after that he sent me a fax.

“He got his report back from the guy who watched him and said the player has got no chance of making it, at best he could play for Wolves – who were bottom of the First Division.”

The Verdict: What could have been

Given what Zidane has gone on to achieve in his career, it certainly seems strange that the person who was sent over to watch him by manager at the time Kevin Keegan did not think that he would be good enough for the North East club.

It is a story of what could have been on Tyneside, as Zidane could well have made the difference in them winning a Premier League title and just missing out.

Nonetheless, it is certainly such a fascinating story to hear for the Toon Army, and one that they will ponder over when watching the Magpies.

In other news, find out what worrying insight has been dropped on one takeover case here!

Chegada de atacantes não incomoda Luiz Araújo, que vê São Paulo forte

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Luiz Araújo está há mais de um mês sem fazer um gol pelo São Paulo, mas mantém o discurso positivo. Nem a chegada de reforços para sua posição, casos dos atacantes Marcinho e Morato, incomodam o jogador, pelo menos não publicamente. Nesta terça-feira, ele elogiou a contratação da dupla e disse que o time tem muito a ganhar com a concorrência.

– Fico feliz pela chegada deles. Se estão vindo para o São Paulo é porque tem qualidade. É uma disputa sadia, cada um vai brigar pelo seu espaço. Tenho certeza de que o Rogério vai optar pelo melhor. Quem tiver melhor vai jogar. E tenho certeza de que o São Paulo vai brigar com grandes coisas – afirmou Luiz.

Luiz começou o ano voando: foram cinco gols e cinco assistências até aqui. Mas o último tento foi no dia 8 de março, na vitória de 3 a 1 sobre o ABC-RN, pelo jogo de ida da terceira fase da Copa do Brasil. Preocupação? Ele diz que não.

– Não estou fazendo gols, mas estou cumprindo minha função tática que o Rogério Ceni pede – declarou.

Apesar da seca, o atacante tem o apoio de Ceni e deve ser titular nesta sequência de jogos importantes. Na quinta, o time recebe o Cruzeiro, pela Copa do Brasil, e no domingo, o Corinthians, pela semifinal do Paulista, ambos no Morumbi. Para Luiz Araújo, o time precisa se impor e construir um resultado significativo dentro de casa.

– A gente vem provando a cada jogo a nossa qualidade e o nosso potencial. O São Paulo é um clube muito grande, a gente vem de excelentes jogos, a defesa não toma gols há quatro jogos. A gente não vai mudar nosso jeito de jogar, de marcar pressão, vamos sempre buscar gols. Com certeza, não tomar gols é importante porque dá uma boa vantagem. Vamos entrar focados que será muito importante – analisou o atacante.

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كاسياس يتوقع الفائز بلقب دوري أبطال أوروبا بين ليفربول وريال مدريد

كشف الإسباني، إيكر كاسياس، حارس مرمى فريق ريال مدريد الأسبق، عن توقعاته للفائز بنهائي دوري أبطال أوروبا بين فريقه السابق وليفربول.

ويواجه ريال مدريد نظيره ليفربول، مساء السبت في نهائي دوري أبطال أوروبا، على ملعب “دو فرانس” بالعاصمة الفرنسية باريس، وتنطلق المباراة في تمام الساعة التاسعة مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة.

وقال كاسياس في تصريحات عبر شبكة “ريال فرانس” الفرنسية: “أعتقد أن تنتهي المباراة 1-1 ويفوز ريال مدريد بركلات الترجيح، إذا تصدى كورتوا لركلة واحدة، ذلك سيكون جيدًا”.

وأضاف: “إنها المرة الأولى التي أكون فيها هناك كمشجع، وليس كلاعب، لكنني مُتحمس، أنا سعيد للغاية لرؤية ريال مدريد لا يزال أفضل نادٍ في التاريخ”.

اقرأ أيضًا.. جاريث بيل يتجاهل ريال مدريد قبل نهائي دوري أبطال أوروبا ويركز على ويلز

وواصل: “من الواضح أنه عندما يصل فريق إلى العديد من النهائيات، فذلك لأن لديه الكثير من اللاعبين الرائعين ويسعد جماهيره، إنها علامة على أن الأمور تسير على ما يرام”.

وتابع: “دوري أبطال أوروبا هو المسابقة المُفضلة لـ ريال مدريد، لقد حصل الفريق على 13 لقبًا في هذه المسابقة، أي ضعف ليفربول تقريبًا، ولكن بالنسبة لهم، يفكر لاعبو الريال في الفوز باللقب مرة أخرى”.

وأتم تصريحاته ردًا على سؤال حول ما إذا كان تيبو كورتوا هو الأفضل في مركزه في الوقت الحالي، قال: “بلا شك، لأن الموسم الذي كان فيه كان جيدًا جدًا، لقد نضج كثيرًا، وعندما يكون لديك حارس مرمى مثله، يكون لديك قاعدة صلبة للغاية”.

Bengal under-19 and under-15 teams announced

The Bengal under-19 team will begin their campaign in the Cooch Behar Trophy from 27th October, 2002 at Cuttack against Sikkim

23-Oct-2002The Bengal under-19 team will begin their campaign in the Cooch Behar Trophy from 27th October, 2002 at Cuttack against Sikkim. All the matches of the East Zone Cooch Behar Trophy will be played at Cuttack.Bengal under-19: Avik Chowdhury (Captain), Subhojit Banerjee, Dilip Yadav, Arup Tripathi, Ambar Roy, Soumya Pal, Anustup Majumder, Stabak Bhowmick, Wriddhiman Saha, Kousik Guha, Avishek Chakrabarty, Amit Biswas, Soujan Biswas, Aranyadeb Sarkar, Sourav Sarkar, Mayukh Biswas and Aditya Sengupta. Stand By : Soumya Roychowdhury.Coaches : Dattatreya Mukherjee and Uday Bhanu Banerjee.The Bengal under-­15 team will meanwhile start their campaign for the Polly Umrigar Trophy from 26th October, 2002 at Deshbandhu Park, Kolkata against Sikkim. All the matches of the aforesaid tournament will be played at Kolkata.Bengal under-­15: Rohan Banerjee (Captain), Sribats Goswami, Binay Basak, Apurba Bhat, Swetabrata Biswas, Amit Das, Subhajit Basu, Joydeep Roy, B.Amit, Sarnendu Pal, Manish Sonkar, Bablu Goswami, Avishek Bhowmick and Dilip Singh.Coaches: Rajesh Dani and Sagarmoy Sen Sharma.

بيل ساخرًا بعد تأهل ويلز لـ مونديال قطر: يمكنني تأجيل قرار الاعتزال

سخر جاريث بيل من الأسئلة المتعلقة بمستقبله وإمكانية اعتزاله قريبًا، بعد أن ساعد ويلز للتأهل إلى كأس العالم للمرة الأولى منذ 64 عامًا.

290 دقيقة فقط لعبها بيل هذا الموسم مع ريال مدريد، لكنه لا يزال حاسمًا وقاد ويلز للفوز على أوكرانيا والتأهل لكأس العالم قطر 2022.

وقال بيل في تصريحاته لـ”سكاي سبورتس”: “يمكننا القول إن الحلم قد تحقق، إنها أعظم نتيجة في تاريخ كرة القدم لويلز، كلنا نشعر بالنشوة، لقد عملنا منذ البداية لتحقيق هذا الهدف، لا يمكنني شرح الأحاسيس التي نمر بها”. هدف فوز ويلز علي أوكرانيا

وعن مستقبله بعد الرحيل عن ريال مدريد، وأنباء اعتزاله، رد بيل ضاحكًا: “التقاعد؟ عليّ تأجيله على الأقل لفترة”.

تم ربط اللاعب البالغ من العمر 32 عامًا بالانتقال إلى عدد من الأندية في إنجلترا، وعلى رأسها مانشستر يونايتد.

وضمان تأهل ويلز إلى كأس العالم سيكون بلا شك الفكرة الرئيسية التي تدور في ذهن بيل في الوقت الحالي.

وأردف بيل: “كلنا نشعر بالسعادة، يمكنك رؤية الجماهير، نحن ذاهبون إلى كأس العالم، هذا ما تصنعه الأحلام، وهذا ما كنا نعمل من أجله منذ أن وصلنا إلى هنا لأول مرة”.

وأكد بيل: “أنا عاجز عن الكلام لأنني سعيد للغاية، لقد فعلنا ذلك لكل جمهورنا الرائع، الكلمات لا تصف ما أشعر به في الوقت الحالي”.

وعانى بيل من تقلصات في الظهر خلال الشهر الماضي لكنه اعتبر لائقًا بما يكفي لبدء مباراة ويلز مساء الأحد.

جاء ذلك بعد أن تم اختياره على مقاعد البدلاء لريال مدريد في نهائي دوري أبطال أوروبا أمام ليفربول نهاية الأسبوع الماضي، واعترف بأن الإصابات كانت “صعبة” لكنه أعرب عن امتنانه لاجتياز المباراة.

وأتم بيل: “كان الأمر صعبًا، لم أفعل الكثير خلال الأسابيع الأربعة الماضية بسبب تشنج ظهري الذي يعرفه الجميع، كنت سعيدًا فقط لتجاوز المباراة، والمساهمة بأي طريقة ممكنة، الشيء المهم كان من أجل الفوز والوصول إلى كأس العالم”.

West Brom dealt Clarke-Harris transfer blow

West Bromwich Albion have been dealt a blow in their bid to bring Jonson Clarke-Harris to The Hawthorns this summer.

What’s the talk?

That’s according to a claim made by Darragh MacAnthony, with the Peterborough United chairman revealing in a post on Twitter that the centre-forward looks set to remain at the Weston Homes Stadium next season.

Clarke-Harris has been heavily linked with a move away from the newly-promoted Championship side this summer, with West Brom, Bournemouth, Sheffield United and Rangers all thought to be keen on the 27-year-old.

However, it would appear as if this reported interest could have hit a dead end as, in response to Posh a fan suggesting that the forward would need replacing in the summer transfer window, MacAnthony said: “No he won’t.”

Fans will be fuming

With Mbaye Diagne having returned to Galatasaray upon the expiry of his loan deal at West Brom at the end of last season, and with the club so far having failed to replace the 29-year-old with a new centre-forward signing this summer, that a deal for Clarke-Harris now appears to be dead in the water is sure to have left Albion fans fuming.

When taking into account the success Brentford enjoyed after signing Ivan Toney from Peterborough 12 months ago – with the striker bagging 33 goals over 48 Championship appearances on the way to the Bees’ promotion – West Brom signing Clarke-Harris could well have replicated Thomas Frank’s move for the 25-year-old.

Indeed, over his 44 League One appearances last season, the £900k-rated marksman scored a whopping 31 goals, provided three assists and created 11 big chances for his teammates, taking 2.9 shots and making one key pass per game.

These returns saw the £6.1k-per-week centre-forward earn a seasonal SofaScore match rating of 7.24, ranking him as Darren Ferguson’s second-best performer in the third tier of English football.

It may have been something of a gamble for a team with Premier League aspirations such as West Brom to sign a player who is relatively unproven at Championship level. However, considering that the same thing could have been said about Brentford’s signing of Toney last year, and that the £25.2m-rated man is now worth more than five times the £5.04m fee the Bees paid for the striker, Clarke-Harris would seem to have been a risk worth taking for Valerien Ismael and his side.

In other news: West Brom agree deal for £20k-p/w “leader” which will leave Ismael over the moon

MSK Prasad announces retirement

MSK Prasad, the former India wicketkeeper, has announced his retirement from all forms of the game. Prasad, who was appointed Andhra captain in 2007, was the first player from the state to represent India

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MSK Prasad: “I felt that it was time to quit. And I don’t have any regrets upon looking back” © AFP
MSK Prasad, the former India wicketkeeper, has announced his retirement from all forms of the game. Prasad, who was appointed Andhra captain in 2007, played six Tests and 17 ODIs for India in which he effected a total of 36 dismissals as wicketkeeper.Prasad, 33, said he wanted to step aside to give more chances to younger players in the Andhra squad. “I have been asked by the Andhra Cricket Association secretary V Chamundeswaranath to continue for one more season as the association has started taking innovative steps to give a new look to the sport,” Prasad told the .”Even though I am very thankful for the gesture, I felt that it was time to quit. And I don’t have any regrets upon looking back.”It was a huge honour to represent the country at the highest level, and especially being the first one to do so from Andhra. That too at a time when everyone gave very little chance for cricketers from the state to even represent the South Zone.”It was an injury to Nayan Mongia, following the 1999 World Cup that gave Prasad his big chance in the national side. In the 1999-2000 season he played in six Tests, three against New Zealand at home and three in Australia, acquitting himself creditably, besides playing in many ODIs. But he was dropped after a poor tour of Australia where he averaged 8.66 with the bat. In the seven seasons he played for Andhra following his exit from the national side, Prasad scored 2644 runs at 33.46.Prasad hit his purple patch as a batsman-wicketkeeper in the 2002-03 season – scoring 754 runs, including two hundreds and five half-centuries, and effecting 32 dismissals from 11 matches – it was the only time in his career he averaged over 40 with the bat.

Técnico do sub-20 do Vasco comemora fase da equipe

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O time sub-20 do Vasco vem vivendo um bom momento na temporada. No fim de semana passado, goleou o Flamengo em São Januário e se classificou para a final da Taça Guanabara da categoria, contra p Fluminense, neste domingo. Na quarta-feira, eliminou o São Paulo na Copa do Brasil e está nas quartas de final da competição juniores. Responsável pela melhora da equipe, a qual enfrentava dificuldades no ano passado, o técnico Marcus Alexandre analisou a fase vivida.

– É muito gratificante ver que a nossa dedicação já está começando a dar frutos, mas não é o que queremos. Almejamos mais dentro da competição. A torcida pode esperar ainda mais empenho desses atletas. Posso garantir que iremos fazer de tudo para continuar honrando a camisa do Vasco da forma que ela merece ser honrada. Os garotos entenderam que quem joga no Vasco precisa buscar a vitória sempre, inclusive fora de casa – afirmou o treinador antes de completar sobre a classificação:

– Esse retrospecto do adversário só valoriza a vitória que conseguimos aqui dentro. O São Paulo é uma equipe muito forte e vinha de uma invencibilidade muito grande, resultados expressivos dentro da categoria, mas mostramos mais uma vez a força do conjunto vascaíno. Os meninos estão muito concentrados e se dedicando muito na proposta de jogo. Essa vitória é fruto desse comprometimento tático do time.

A reapresentação dos jogadores sub-20 do Vasco está programada para a manhã desta sexta-feira, em São Januário.

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