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According to an exclusive from TEAMTalk, Ralph Hasenhuttl’s Southampton have asked Juventus about starlet striker and Englishman Stephy Mavididi.

What’s the word, then?

The report claims that the Saints are one of nine clubs to have enquired about taking the 21-year-old on loan for the 2019/2020 campaign.

The others – Everton, Newcastle United, Burnley, Aston Villa, Leeds United, Derby County, Fulham and Middlesbrough – all hail from either the Premier League or the Championship.

Mavididi started his career with Arsenal back in his native land enjoying loans at Preston North End and Charlton Athletic twice as he progressed through the ranks before the Old Lady came calling last summer to take him to Italy on a permanent basis. He has made 18 appearances for England youth in the under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-20 sides.

Ideal for Hasenhuttl’s style

Ever since Hasenhuttl took over at St Mary’s just before the turn of the year, the Saints’ style of play has transformed into an exciting, high-pressing one.

The Austrian must look for players who fit into that ideology this summer and Mavididi is ideal in this regard, having been subjected to the Juve philosophy for a whole season now.

The Italian giants were one of the original teams to use this pressing preference and it’s something they still do to great effect today, with their strikers being taught to strangle the defenders.

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But you can do well what the manager tells you to as much as you want but if you don’t have the quality and the pedigree, then it’s pointless.

And that’s perhaps the major concern over the attacking hotshot. Would he really be able to challenge Danny Ings to start up front having only netted six times in Serie C for his current club’s under-23s last term?

Well, Max Allegri did see fair to give Mavididi his senior Juventus debut at the back end of the 2018/2019 campaign and if it turns out that he’s not good enough for the Premier League, then the Saints will have lost nothing with Mavididi only on loan until the end of the season.

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According to a report back in March, Everton and Director of Football Marcel Brands had two strikers, full-backs, a centre-back, a midfielder and a keeper on their summer transfer wishlist – one of those has already been ticked off with the arrival of Huddersfield stopper Jonas Lossl.

Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of that report is the fact that the Toffees want two strikers. Marco Silva already has Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Cenk Tosun at his disposal, whilst Oumar Niasse is set to return from a loan spell at Cardiff.

The likes of Aleksandar Mitrovic and Danny Welbeck have already been strongly linked with a move to Goodison Park, but there’s no need to recruit two new front men after a decision Everton made earlier this month; the one to sign young Ellis Simms up to a first professional contract.

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At just 18 years of age, Simms shone for Paul Tait’s Under-18 side in 2018/19 and netted a whopping 32 goals in just 21 games in the U18 Premier League, whilst also making his debut for David Unsworth’s title winning Under-23 side.

Despite his youthful age, Simms has shown remarkable ability to score goals. The wonderkid is already on the radar of Europe’s top clubs such as Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Monaco, and Silva certainly needs to start taking the teenager’s incredible talent seriously.

It has been reported that the Toffees are prepared to offer Welbeck a contract in excess of £100,000-a-week in order to lure him to Merseyside, whilst Mitrovic will assumingly cost upwards of the £22m Fulham spent on him just a year ago.

Perhaps Everton do need a bit of extra firepower to truly challenge the Premier League’s top sides, but Brands would be saving the club a wad of cash if he lined up Simms to fill one of the two striker slots on his alleged wish list.

أثارت التصريحات التي أدلى بها جناح الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي باريس سان جيرمان، نيمار دا سيلفا، حول زميله السابق بنادي برشلونة، ليونيل ميسي، الكثير من الجدل.

وخرج نيمار بعد نهاية مباراة باريس سان جيرمان بالأمس، الأربعاء، أمام مانشستر يونايتد في دوري أبطال أوروبا وقال: “أريد اللعب مع ميسي مجددًا.. وسيحدث العام المقبل بكل تأكيد”. (طالع التفاصيل)

بعد البرازيل، صرح لاعب وسط باريس سان جيرمان، لياندرو باريديس، للحديث عن ميسي وقال في تصريحات لشبكة “ESPN” الشهيرة: “نأمل جميعًا أن يأتي ليو إلينا، ولكن القرار النهائي سيعود إليه”.

وتابع: “ما يمكنني قوله هو أن باريس سان جيرمان فريق رائع، يمتلك الكثير من اللاعبين المميزين والأشخاص الجيدين المستعدين لمساعدة بعضهم البعض”.

وواصل تصريحاته: “نحن بالتأكيد سنرحب بانضمام ميسي إلى باريس سان جيرمان بأذرع مفتوحة”.

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QPR clearly plan to rebuild from the back having signed goalkeeper Liam Kelly, full-back Lee Wallace and now Yoann Barbet, with the 26-year-old joining on a free upon the expiry of his contract with Brentford.

The Frenchman made 30 starts for the Bees last term and his versatility will undoubtedly be a huge asset to Mark Warburton as he strives to figure out his best XI – Barbet can play at centre-back or left-back.

Signing an experienced Championship defender with the ability to play out from the back and add a physical presence for free is rare, and exactly the kind of deal QPR should be doing if they are to climb back up the table.

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The Hoops conceded 71 goals in the league in 2018/19 – the worst defensive record outside of the bottom three – and this weakness has clearly been recognised by Warburton, with Wallace and Barbet bringing experience to an unsteady backline.

Here’s what the Loftus Road faithful had to say about the addition on Twitter, with a couple rubbing it in Bees fans’ faces, while another labelled the signing “unreal”…

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According to The Independent, Danny Rose would like to stay at Tottenham Hotspur and possibly sign a new contract with the Champions League finalists.

Rose ended the 2018-19 campaign having made 37 appearances for Spurs – contributing five assists for Mauricio Pochettino’s side.

The 28-year-old only has two years left to run on his current deal.

However, according to The Independent, Rose wants to pen a fresh contract at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Spurs suffered a disappointing 2-0 loss to Liverpool in Saturday night’s Champions League final at the Wanda Metropolitano.

Rose was one of his team’s better performers, though, with WhoScored awarding the 5 ft 8 defender the highest rating of any Tottenham player.

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The England international has looked back to his best in recent months and it would be fair to say that the Spurs fans are desperate for him to stay at the club.

A selection of the Twitter reaction can be seen below:

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According to L’Equipe, Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid are eyeing a move for Lille’s Nicolas Pepe, with the Italian side said to have submitted a bid close to €90m (£80.5m) for his services already.

What’s the word, then?

Well, the Serie A giants and Diego Simeone’s side are locked in a battle to sign the Ivory Coast international, who enjoyed a standout 2018/19 campaign with Lille.

The 6 ft forward scored 23 goals and recorded 12 assists for the Ligue 1 club last term, projecting him onto the radars of Europe’s top sides.

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Liverpool, who won the Champions League last season, were said to have already spoken to Lille about the 24-year-old, but they would almost certainly need to break the bank and smash their own transfer record after Inter’s huge offer.

Jurgen Klopp would have to go back on his words from May

Back in May, the former Borussia Dortmund said: “I don’t think this is a team at the moment where we have to spend the big money or whatever. The best way to do it is bring together a group of players, try to develop them all together and then stay together for a while.”

Judging by these words, Klopp ruled out spending any huge amounts of money this summer on his squad. This theory has been backed up by Bleacher Report, claiming John W. Henry is prepared to back Klopp during the transfer window, but the Liverpool boss doesn’t want to spend that much.

The aforementioned report from L’Equipe states that the German is a huge fan of Pepe, but he will almost definitely have to spend big now in order to land the dangerous forward after Inter’s large bid.

If he did go ahead and do so, he would be performing a major U-turn on his words from May which suggested that Liverpool wouldn’t be making any astronomical moves in the market this summer.

Then again, Klopp does have some history here. As reported by BBC Sport, after declaring he’d quit football if transfer fees like Paul Pogba’s became commonplace, Liverpool invested huge sums in Virgil van Dijk and Alisson, leading Klopp to admit to a change of opinion.

Maybe Klopp will change his mind in pursuit of Pepe as well.

With the dust having settled on Sheffield United’s fantastic Championship campaign, Chris Wilder will now be keen to build towards prolonging the club’s stay in the Premier League.

Yet in order to do so, it is imperative that he brings in several quality additions to Bramall Lane when the transfer window opens in July.

Although he already has a strong squad at his disposal, Wilder could benefit significantly from bringing in Kieran Dowell on a permanent deal this summer. According to the Liverpool Echo, the Blades are reportedly weighing up a move for the 21-year-old with Huddersfield Town also monitoring his situation at Everton.

Having joined the Blades on loan from the Toffees in January, the midfielder showed glimmers of his talent during the second half of the 2018/19 season, providing crucial contributions against West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa.

A perfect player for Wilder’s 3-5-2 system, Dowell produced encouraging performances both in the central positions as well as on the wing and therefore would bring some much-needed versatility to United.

Whereas it is fair to say that he did have his troubles with consistency during his 5-month stint with the Blades, there is no reason why Dowell cannot develop into a fantastic player under the guidance of Wilder and his assistant Alan Knill.

Already an England under-21 international, the £2.7m-rated ace (via Transfermarkt) clearly has all the ingredients needed to thrive at the top level in order to fulfil his potential, he may have to leave Goodison Park.

Since graduating from Everton’s academy in 2014, Dowell has only made five starts for the club in all competitions and with the likes of Gylfi Sigurdsson, Idrissa Gueye and Morgan Schneiderlin all ahead of him in the pecking order, he could surely be attracted towards a move to United.

Although it will be far from cheap to secure the services of the midfielder, it is well worth the risk for the Blades as he could prove to be the difference between relegation and survival next season.

What do you think United fans? Would you welcome a summer swoop for Dowell? Could he thrive under the guidance of Wilder next season? Get in touch below.

كشف محمد ناجي جدو لاعب الأهلي الأسبق والجونة المعتزل مؤخرًا، أنه لم ينضم لمنتخب مصر أول مرة في عام 2010 كما يظن الجماهير.

وأضاف: “عام 2005 كان أول ظهور لي مع منتخب مصر، وكان في بدايات حقبة حسن شحاتة، وخضت معسكر تضمنه مباراة ودية، ولكني تعرضت لإصابة لمدة 5 أشهر أبعدتني عن كأس أمم 2006”.

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وتابع: “استمريت لسنوات أنحت في الصخر مع الاتحاد السكندري ولم يشعر بي أحد، لأن مباريات الفريق كانت لا تذاع، وكنت أنتظر مباريات الأهلي والزمالك لأنها تذاع، إلى أن أتى لي استدعاء المنتخب عام 2009 من المدرب الذي يعرفني جيدًا حسن شحاتة لمباراة زامبيا في تصفيات كأس العالم”.

واستكمل: “انضممت لمعسكر منتخب مصر قبل كأس الأمم، وكان عدد اللاعبين 32 يتم تصفيتهم إلى 23، وكنت متأكد أنني لن أكون من اللاعبين المنضمين في التصفية الأخيرة”.

واستطرد: “الجهاز الفني أبلغنا بأن إبلاغ المنضمين سيكون عن طريق وسائل الإعلام، فرحلت وأنا متأكد أنني خارج القائمة النهائية للمعسكر وسافرت إلى بلدي، وعلمت بأنني ضمن المنتخب وأنا على بوابة قريتي، وكانت مفاجأة بالنسبة لي”.

وواصل: “أحببت رقم 15 بعد تألقي في بطولة كأس أمم إفريقيا 2010، وكنت محظوظًا بالتواجد مع هذا الجيل من اللاعبين داخل منتخب مصر، وهدفي في مرمى منتخب غانا بنهائي كأس أمم إفريقيا الأغلى والأفضل في مسيرتي”.

وأتم: “كانت هناك رغبة قوية من والدي أن أنضم للنادي الأهلي، وتلقيت عروضًا بعد بطولة كأس أمم إفريقيا من نادي سانت إتيان الفرنسي، وعرض آخر من ألمانيا عن طريق وكيل محمد زيدان، ولكن الأمور في النهاية حُسِمت للأهلي”.

وأردف: “بعد ما شاركت في مباراة مالي الودية بالإمارات شعرت أنني سيكون لي دور مع المنتخب في بطولة كأس أمم إفريقيا 2010، وهدفي في مالي أعطاني ثقة كبيرة جدًا”.

وتطرق جدو للحديث عن بداية مشواره وانتقاله من ناديه الأول دمنهور إلى الاتحاد السكندري، قائلا: “محمد مصليحي هو الذي قام بضمي، ربيع ياسين كان مدربًا لدمنهور ورشحني للنادي الأهلي، وتلقيت أكثر من عرض من أندية أخرى، ولكنني انضممت للاتحاد في النهاية”.

وكان جدو قد انتقل إلى صفوف الأهلي في فترة الانتقالات الصيفية لموسم 2010-2011.

[ad_pod ]Loads of Crystal Palace fans on Twitter have been sharing their happy memories of a historic club outing on its 30th anniversary.Monday spelt 30 years to the day since an Ian Wright and Mark Bright-inspired Eagles team came back from two goals down in the second leg of the Football League Second Division play-off final to defeat Blackburn Rovers and get back to the big time.

Goals from Wright (2) and David Madden on the day sealed a 3-0 victory for Steve Coppell’s men, enough to overturn the 3-1 deficit from the first leg at Ewood Park just a couple of days earlier.

And to celebrate, the club’s official account on the social media platform Twitter posted highlights from the thrilling game, featuring two famous pitch invasions at Selhurst Park.

This caused masses of the Palace faithful to drool over the landmark day, a vital one in the history of the South London club and one they’ll never, ever forget.

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Leeds United fans on Twitter are excited after news emerged that their club had bid for Croatia international Ivan Sunjic.

The Daily Mail wrote a report stating that the Yorkshire club had bid for the midfielder, but the Whites also face competition from Birmingham City for his signature.

The Yorkshire club have apparently highlighted him as a potential Kalvin Phillips replacement with the 23-year-old continuing to be linked with a move to Aston Villa this summer.

The Croatian looks like he could have what it takes to replace the Englishman in Marcelo Bielsa’s system.

The youngster is a Europa League regular, having appeared eight times in the competition last term.

Aged just 22, he could be the type of player Marcelo Bielsa wants to work his magic on, and understandably the prospect of signing a Europa League level midfielder has excited a number of United supporters.

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Here’s what the Elland Road faithful have been saying on Twitter…