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Parte da torcida do Botafogo saiu com um “ar de animação” do Estádio Nilton Santos mesmo com a derrota por 3 a 1 para o Flamengo na noite desta quarta-feira. A presença de John Textor, que assistiu a um jogo do Glorioso in-loco pela primeira vez desde que se comprometeu a investir no clube, foi a causa disso.

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O norte-americano roubou a cena. Textor ficou em uma camarote no Setor Leste ao lado de membros da diretoria do Botafogo. Após ter ‘se comportado’ no primeiro tempo, o executivo se soltou na etapa complementar.

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Após o intervalo, ele levantou e foi falar com a torcida, que logo ficou empolgada. Uma pessoa que estava na arquibancada arremessou uma camisa da “Torcida Jovem” na direção de Textor, que colocou por cima do blusão que estava vestindo. Foi o suficiente para a loucura se instaurar de vez.

Ele ainda gentilmente pediu se poderia ficar com a camisa. Ao receber a resposta positiva, mandou um “Thank you!” (Obrigado) para a torcida.

O momento que mais causou alvoroço, contudo, foi quando ele fez o gesto de dinheiro com os dedos. Torcedores começaram a perguntar e gesticular sobre reforços, e Textor respondeu. Uma simples ação foi suficiente para a torcida vibrar como se fosse um gol. O vídeo viralizou nas redes sociais.

Textor também parou para tirar selfies com torcedores que estavam nos outros camarotes do estádio. A equipe de comunicação do Botafogo produziu conteúdos especiais com o norte-americano que devem ir ao ar nos próximos dias.

تفاعلت جماهير فريق مانشستر سيتي مع أداء النجم المصري عمر مرموش بعد تألقه في مباراة اليوم ضد برايتون، في بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.

وتلاقى الفريقان في إطار منافسات الجولة التاسعة والعشرين من الدوري الإنجليزي على ملعب “الاتحاد” حيث تعادلا بهدفين لمثليهما.

اقرأ أيضًا.. رجل مباراة مانشستر سيتي وبرايتون في الدوري الإنجليزي

وشارك عمر مرموش كأساسي في مباراة اليوم، حيث ساهم في الهدف الأول وسجل الثاني.

وتحصل عمر مرموش على ضربة جزاء، نفذها زميله إيرلينج هالاند ليحولها إلى هدف أول، قبل أن يسجل الثاني بتسديدة صاروخية من خارج المنطقة.

وقرر المدرب بيب جوارديولا، استبدال عمر مرموش في الدقيقة 86، لينزل مكانه كيفين دي بروين.

وكتب أحد مشجعي مانشستر سيتي عبر موقع إكس: “لدينا موهبة على مدى سنوت طوال بين أيدينا”.

We have a generational talent in our hands pic.twitter.com/BmkLFcOmJX — Akanji🐐 (@AkanjiSZN_) March 15, 2025

وأضاف ثانِ: “الملك المصري الجديد في الدوري الإنجليزي”.

The new Egyptian king 👑 in the premier league 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩💙🤍💙🤍💙🤍 — city boy💙🤍 (@denyefah007) March 15, 2025

وواصلت ثالثة: “عمر مرموش لاعب مذهل”.

amazing player — Adora (@adora667) March 15, 2025

ووصفه رابع: “فرعون مانشستر سيتي”.

The pharaoh of the City 🩵 — R I L E Yッ (@Mahns_josh) March 15, 2025

وأكد خامس: “أفضل توقيع هذا الموسم”.

The best signing this season — Scarecrow (@City_Scarecrow) March 15, 2025

وتسائل آخر: “هل مُنع مرموش من استخدام قناع الاحتفال؟”، قاصدًا طريقة احتفال عمر مرموش الشهيرة بقناع الهالوين مع آينتراخت فرانكفورت.

Is he banned from using the mask celebration? — Melvin James (@MelvinjJames) March 15, 2025

وتابع سابع: “الهدف لا يمثل طريقة جوارديولا، هذا هدف من عينة الدوري الألماني، ليت لاعبينا يسددون من خارج منطقة الجزاء”.

The goal isn’t even pep type
That’s a bundesliga goal
If only our players could shoot from outside the box — celestial being 👑 (@KyleWes97378367) March 15, 2025

وأكد ثامن: “لم نر هدفًا بمثل تلك الطريقة منذ فترة”.

haven’t seen this kind of goal for a while😮‍💨 — skinnyboy (@riefkijulian) March 15, 2025

Lord Kamlesh Patel is the likely interim replacement, though former Yorkshire and ECB chairman Colin Graves is keen on another stint

George Dobell05-Nov-2021

A view of Yorkshire County Cricket Club’s Headingley Stadium in Leeds•PA Photos/Getty Images

Roger Hutton has resigned as chairman of Yorkshire with immediate effect citing a lack of support from the ECB and a lack of “care and contrition” from senior management at the club.Yorkshire were stripped of their right to host international cricket by the ECB on Thursday in light of their botched response to Azeem Rafiq’s allegations of racism.Hutton, who joined the club in April 2020 after Azeem had left, was the man who called for Yorkshire’s report into the issue and has remained insistent that he wanted to publish its findings. Indeed, it is believed that, in recent weeks, he became convinced that the club would have to sack most of its coaching staff and much of its management team if it was to rebuild with a more healthy culture.But, thwarted by legal advice and a club management which insisted they had nothing to learn or regret, Hutton was unable to implement the changes he desired. Finally, with politicians blaming him for the club culture and the club management sensing him as the enemy, he stepped down with immediate effect while also calling for the club’s chief executive, Mark Arthur, and director of cricket, Martyn Moxon, to resign. A couple of non-executive directors who remained loyal to Hutton are also likely to announce their resignation today.Hutton is understood to remain keen to appear before the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) committee on November 16. Azeem, Arthur and Moxon have also been called to give evidence.”For much of my time at the club, I experienced a culture that refuses to accept change or challenge,” Hutton said in a statement released to ESPNcricinfo. “There has been a constant unwillingness from the Executive members of the Board [Arthur and Moxon are the executive members of the board] and senior management at the Club to apologise and to accept racism and to look forward.Related

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“During my time as Chairman, I take responsibility for failing to persuade them to take appropriate and timely action. This frustration has been shared by all of the Non-Executive members of the Board, some of whom have also now resigned. I now call for those Executive members of the Board to resign, to make way for a new path for the Club I love so much.”I am sorry that we could not persuade Executive members of the Board to recognise the gravity of the situation and show care and contrition. I remain disappointed that legal restrictions, including an ongoing employment tribunal, have prevented the investigation report from being published and look forward to the time that everyone can see its recommendations. I hope for it to be published as soon as possible.”Azeem left the club in August 2018, 18 months before I joined. I have never met Azeem. I know however, that when someone makes claims as serious as his, they need to be investigated and changes need to be made. I would like to take this opportunity to apologise unreservedly to Azeem. The club should have recognised at the time the serious allegations of racism.”In a September 2020 interview with ESPNcricinfo, Azeem Rafiq revealed he was ‘on brink of suicide’ after experiencing racism at Yorkshire•Charlie Crowhurst/Getty Images

Hutton departs with a swipe at the ECB, too. Early in the saga, he recognised that the club needed to undergo a significant cultural change and reached out to the ECB for help. For various reasons, the ECB declined.”I want to be clear that when I was made aware of Azeem Rafiq’s allegations, I immediately reached out to the ECB to ask for their help and intervention to support a robust inquiry,” Hutton said. “I was saddened when they declined to help as I felt it was a matter of great importance for the game as a whole. It is a matter of record that I have continually expressed my frustration at the ECB’s reluctance to act.”With Hutton gone, the stage might have been set for a return for Colin Graves. The former Yorkshire and ECB chairman is keen on another stint at Yorkshire and is insistent that the current management team should remain in place. His family trusts, which are owed somewhere around £18m, retain a veto upon anyone joining the Yorkshire board and are understood to have called for a vote of no-confidence against Hutton a week or so ago. The vote was defeated.It is understood, however, that there are significant reservations at both the ECB and within the Yorkshire board about Graves’ return. Not only are the ECB increasingly committed to seeing a changing of the guard at Yorkshire, but they feel the return of Graves – who was chairman of the club for much of the period to which Azeem is referring – would do nothing to improve its tainted image.It is also understood that, should he attempt to return, Graves would be called as a witness by the DCMS committee to answer questions about his first stint at the club and his desire to back the current management.In that case, it looks likely that a compromise candidate could emerge. Lord Kamlesh Patel, a former ECB board member, who remains close to Graves and the ECB, looks set to be appointed in at least an interim capacity.If Patel is appointed, it seems he will be charged with engineering a clear-out of coaching and executive staff and attempting a change of culture at the club. Hutton’s departure from the club looks certain to be the first of many.

Nick Hockley said the relationship with CSA is “very strong” despite the pullout earlier this year

Andrew McGlashan14-Oct-2021

The last time Australia and South Africa played Test cricket it became a very controversial series•Getty Images

Cricket Australia is hopeful they have found a window to play their postponed Test series against South Africa in 2023.The series was originally scheduled for March of this year but Australia pulled out amid concerns over the biosecurity plans which led to an angry reaction from Cricket South Africa.Nick Hockley, the CA chief executive, said the relationship with CSA was now “very strong” as they looked to find space in the calendar.”As we said at the time when we were very disappointed and I know our players were extremely, extremely disappointed not to be able to go to South Africa, so we’re pleased that we’ve been able to find a window in 2023 to reschedule,” Hockley said after CA’s AGM on Thursday.South Africa had originally been scheduled to tour Australia in the 2021-22 season for white-ball matches but that was postponed due to being unable to fit the required quarantine periods into the calendar.Australia have played very little Test cricket since the pandemic struck with just the four home matches against India last season and have not had an away series since the 2019 Ashes. Along with the South Africa series, a tour to Bangladesh was also postponed early in the pandemic.Related

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The one-off Test against Afghanistan, which was delayed from last season and was due to be played in Hobart in late November, will be postponed again following CA’s stance on women having access to support under the Taliban.Next year should see a significant increase in the Tests they play. After the home Ashes they are scheduled for a trio of series in Asia against Pakistan, Sri Lanka and India which form the away legs of their next World Test Championship campaign.However, the Pakistan series, which is due to be Australia’s first visit to the country since 1998, now has uncertainty around it following New Zealand’s pullout and England’s decision not to travel.Negotiations around that tour will fall under a new CA chairman after Earl Eddings resigned yesterday having lost the support of Western Australia. Richard Freudenstein has taken on the role in an interim capacity with the aim to have the position filled permanently by the end of the year.While there is confidence there will be a full summer of cricket in Australia, Covid-19 remains a major challenge and there are a number of other key issues on the horizon for the game including the next MoU negotiations – although CA and the Australian Cricketers’ Association are now on much better terms – as well as rebuilding relationships at state level. John Knox, the New South Wales chairman, also made a call for a full governance review of CA during the AGM.”I think the timing is a little bit unfortunate,” Freudenstein said of Eddings’ departure. “We at the board had planned for an orderly transition that would have started with appointing a successor at the end of the season, and then that handover happening over the next period of time to help build those relationships. But we’ve got an experienced board and an experienced executive team, and we will make sure things get done. That’s just the way cricket works.”At the AGM it was confirmed that CA had spent $23 million on Covid-related costs including biosecurity although the game virtually broke even with an overall loss of $151,000. “Although this was an improvement on revised budgetary expectations, it represented a significant adverse variation from the four-year cycle projections in the long-range plan due to the impacts of Covid-19 on match revenues and costs,” a statement said.

Celtic have enjoyed a sensational start to the 2024/25 campaign by winning all eight of their competitive matches in all competitions, conceding just four goals.

The Hoops have won all five of their games in the Scottish Premiership and are yet to concede a single goal, as Brendan Rodgers targets a second successive title since his return to the club last summer.

Because of the club’s success and the huge standards in the first-team squad, it is incredibly difficult for young players to make the breakthrough from the B team to the senior group.

One player who appeared to be on his way to bridging the gap was Ireland youth international Rocco Vata, before his exit from Parkhead in the summer transfer window.

Rocco Vata's potential

The 19-year-old starlet scored 23 goals in 34 appearances for Celtic B and was given opportunities in the first-team by Ange Postecoglou and Rodgers.

Vata scored his first goal for the senior side under the Northern Irish head coach last term, against Buckie Thistle, and ended his career at Parkhead with that being his only strike in six appearances.

The teenage whiz opted to turn down the chance to sign an extension at Paradise and signed for Championship side Watford, with compensation to be agreed between the two teams due to his age, and he came off the bench for the Hornets in their 2-1 League Cup defeat to Manchester City on Tuesday night.

Vata appeared to be a great prospect for Celtic, given his 23 goals for the B team and his smattering of first-team outings, but will now not have the chance to fulfil his potential at Parkhead.

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Rodgers, however, may already have a bigger talent than the 19-year-old Irishman brewing in the academy in the form of centre-forward Daniel Cummings.

Daniel Cummings' goal record for Celtic

The 18-year-old star, who only turned 18 in April, has been in prolific form for the B team in the 2024/25 campaign, with a stunning 12 goals in eight appearances.

Cummings has scored ten goals in seven Lowland League games this term, and also fired in 12 goals in 19 Lowland League matches last season, which means that the forward has racked up 22 goals in his last 26 league appearances for the B team.

That works out as a goal every 1.18 Lowland League games on average, compared to Vata’s return of 23 goals in 34 matches for the same team – a goal every 1.48 matches on average.

The Scotland U17 international has scored two goals and provided one assist in six appearances in the UEFA Youth League, whereas Vata only managed one goal and zero assists in 12 outings in that competition for Celtic.

These statistics suggest that Cummings, who is a year younger than the Watford man, has the potential to be a greater goal threat as a centre-forward, as he outperformed his former teammate in the same competitions.

It is now down to the 18-year-old marksman to prove to Rodgers, if given the opportunity, that he has a future as a regular starter for Celtic, as he could be a star for the Hoops if his B team form can be translated to the first-team.

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Celtic continued their perfect start to the Scottish Premiership season with an emphatic and comfortable 3-0 win in the Old Firm clash at Parkhead on Sunday.

The Hoops secured all three points in impressive style and have now won all four of their opening fixtures in the division, scoring 12 goals and conceding zero.

Daizen Maeda, Kyogo Furuhashi, and Callum McGregor got their names on the scoresheet, whilst summer signings Arne Engels and Luke McCowan were handed their debuts off the bench.

Brendan Rodgers lost star central midfielder Matt O'Riley to Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion for a reported fee of more than £25m – a Scottish record fee – during the summer window and that could have been a big blow.

Matt O'Riley's contributions for Celtic

The Denmark international was an influential figure in the middle of the park for the Premiership champions in the 2023/24 campaign, with his attacking contributions.

O'Riley caught the eye with his match-winning performances as both a scorer and a creator of goals from a central midfield position, which earned him a big-money move to Brighton.

Sofascore rating

7.91

1st

Goals

18

1st

Assists

13

1st

Big chances created

14

1st

Key passes per game

2.5

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As you can see in the table above, the left-footed magician was the club's main source of both goals and assists in the Premiership last season.

These statistics illustrate why O'Riley moving on from Celtic could have been a major blow to their performance on the pitch, but Paulo Bernardo's showing against Rangers showed why Rodgers can now forget all about the Dane.

Paulo Bernardo's Old Firm brilliance

The Portuguese talent spent the 2023/24 campaign on loan from Benfica and was largely in O'Riley's shadow, as he only started 11 league matches.

Bernardo signed permanently from the Liga Portugal outfit this summer and the Danish whiz's exit has opened the door for him to prove his worth, which is exactly what he did on Sunday.

The right-footed maestro, who was handed a 9/10 player rating by GlasgowWorld's Ben Banks, was a quality operator with his work in and out of possession.

On the ball, Bernardo completed an eye-catching 100% (4/4) of his attempted dribbles and also made three key passes and created one 'big chance'. This shows that Rangers could not get anywhere near him when the ball was at his feet and he was creative in the final third.

Out of possession, the 22-year-old talent was outstanding with 11 duels won, including nine of his 15 on the floor and both of his aerial contests.

The former Benfica man made four tackles and two interceptions to cut out Rangers attacks and win the ball back for his side in the middle of the park, which showed that he can excel at both ends of the pitch.

These kind of performances from Bernardo, and results for Celtic, show that O'Riley will not be missed as much as his performances last season suggested that he would, as Rodgers could forget all about him with the Portuguese star's brilliance.

ودع بورتو البرتغالي، منافسات الدوري الأوروبي، بعدما خسر أمام مضيفه روما بثلاثة أهداف مقابل هدفين في اللقاء الذي جمع بين الفريقين على ملعب “أولمبيكو”.

وواجه روما نظيره بورتو، في إياب ملحق دور الـ16 من الدوري الأوروبي في نظامه الجديد 2024/2025.

يذكر أن لقاء الذهاب بين الفريقين على ملعب دراجاو، انتهى بالتعادل الإيجابي بهدف لكل فريق.

اقرأ ايضاً.. بسبب عمر مرموش.. فينيسيوس يوبخ كامافينجا في مباراة ريال مدريد ومانشستر سيتي

أحرز سامو أوموروديون هدف بورتو بحلول الدقيقة 27 في الشوط الأول من مقصية رائعة، بعدما تلقى تمريرة حاسمة بالرأس من قبل فابيو فيريرا.

ونجح باولو ديبالا في إدراك هدف التعادل لصالح روما عند الدقيقة 35 بصناعة من إلدور شومورودوف.

ووقع ديبالا على ثنائيته الخاصة بالدقيقة 39 من تسديدة يسارية قوية، بعدما تلقى تمريرة حاسمة من كواديو كونيه.

في الشوط الثاني وبحلول الدقيقة 51، تحصل ستيفن أوستاكيو لاعب بورتو على البطاقة الحمراء.

وكاد سامو أوموروديون أن يحرز هدف التعادل للفريق البرتغالي عند الدقيقة 67، لولا تعاطف القائم بجانب روما.

واختتم نيكولو بيسيلي أهداف روما بتسجيله هدفاً ثالثاُ بحلول الدقيقة 83، بصناعة من خوسي تاسيندي.

وبحلول الدقيقة الخامسة من الوقت المحتسب بدل من ضائع عن نهاية المباراة، أحرز ديفين رينش هدفاً عكسيا في مرمى روما بالخطأ في شباك فريقه.

بذلك تمكن روما من العبور إلى منافسات دور الـ16 متجاوزاً بورتو بنتيجة 4/3 في مجموع مباراتي الإياب، في انتظار إجراء مراسم القرعة لتحديد الفريق المنافس الذي سيواجهه النادي الإيطالي. اهداف مباراة روما وبورتو (3-2) الدوري الاوروبي

Marcus Rashford has been urged to deal with criticism he has faced from Manchester United fans and return to his previous level of form.

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Rashford, who has spent his entire career with United, was a fan favourite at Old Trafford but has received increasing criticism from supporters due to an alarming decline in performance ever since he signed a new contract with the club in the summer of 2023. But former Red Devils defender John O'Shea has pointed out that homegrown stars have never been immune from criticism and urged Rashford to bounce back to his form of the 2022-23 campaign, when he scored 30 goals in all competitions.

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O'Shea told GOAL: "That’s the standards you set, I remember playing in the team and Ryan Giggs, one of the most decorated players, was getting lots of grief. Top Manchester United players have got grief. They'll have spells in their careers and they'll have to show that resilience to bounce back and reach the levels they got to. Marcus will be similar in that because he’s a goalscorer, he creates and he assists, so if he’s not doing that there’s going to be more scrutiny."

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Rashford had a miserable last campaign, scoring just eight goals in all competitions and angering fans for his off-pitch behaviour, which included going to a nightclub in Belfast and missing training the next day. He made a flying start to the Ruben Amorim era, scoring the opening goal in the coach's dugout debut at Ipswich and also netting twice against Everton. However, he was left out of the starting line-up for the last two games against Arsenal and Nottingham Forest.

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O'Shea was speaking to GOAL on behalf of the programme, a grassroots football initiative from Apollo Tyres in partnership with Manchester United, which encourages young football talent from countries underrepresented in football’s top leagues. The programme empowers young footballers from untapped communities to showcase their performance at the highest level and recently brought five young players from India, Nepal and Thailand – selected from a pool of 15,000 hopefuls – to visit United's Carrington training ground and Old Trafford, honing their talent with club coaches.

Juventus' USMNT stars Weston McKennie and Timothy Weah could welcome a new defensive addition to the squad in the form of Antonio Silva this January.

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Juventus are considering a move for Benfica's out-of-favour talented centre-back Antonio Silva in the upcoming January transfer window, according to a report from Gazzetta dello Sport (h/t Calciomercato). Silva's contract expires on June 30, 2027, and the defender has a €100 million buyout clause inserted in his current contract.

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Juventus are desperate to add some defensive muscle to their squad, having already lost Gleison Bremer and Juan Cabal to ACL injuries earlier in the season. Losing two regulars to long-term injuries has caused a fair few problems to Bianconeri boss Thiago Motta, who would be relieved to have some reinforcements at his disposal in January. Juve have already been linked to several names in recent months, such as Lyon's Nicolas Tagliafico, PSG's Milan Skriniar, and the English duo of Harry Maguire and Eric Dier.

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Silva, per Gazzetta dello Sport, is unhappy with his current role in Benfica. Manager Bruno Lage has preferred 22-year-old centre-back Tomas Araujo ahead of Silva, and now the young defender wants to seek greener pastures.

Jorge Mendes, Silva's agent, has already presented Juventus' first proposal for the player to Benfica, which was a loan with an option to buy. However, Benfica president Rui Costa rejected the offer and closed the door to any departures in January.

Mendes and Juventus sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli, though, will continue to keep working behind the scenes to ensure this move materialises in the coming weeks.

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Motta's troops will next face the head coach's former team, Bologna, in a tricky Serie A encounter on Saturday, December 7. Juventus are currently in sixth place in the table with 26 points from 14 games.

A fresh update has emerged regarding Liverpool's potential pursuit of a midfielder in the summer transfer window, with their plans becoming clearer.

Liverpool's frustrating midfield situation

The Reds are the only team in the Premier League not to make a single signing so far this summer, which has understandably caused a huge amount of annoyance among the fanbase. Jurgen Klopp may have left Arne Slot with a formidable squad, but new faces could be seen as essential, in terms of bringing a freshness to proceedings, not to mention adding further elite-level quality.

Midfield is perhaps the most important area of the pitch to address this summer, most notably in the No.6 role, with Liverpool never fully replacing Fabinho since his exit to Saudi Arabia. Wataru Endo has come in and been solid but doesn't represent the answer, while a move for Martin Zubimendi frustratingly fell through.

The Real Sociedad ace has decided to stay put at his current club, having weighed up various factors, meaning the Reds still arguably lack balance in the middle of the park.

Many supporters are desperate to see a No.6 arrive between now and the end of the transfer window, with some of the opinion that failure to sign one could put paid to their chances of winning the Premier League title this season, and now a new update has dropped regarding the situation.

New Liverpool transfer update emerges on midfielder

According to a new report from Football Insider, Liverpool are now likely to wait until the January transfer window to add to their midfield.

Reporter Pete O'Rourke claims that the Reds are "unlikely to land a top number six before 31 August and will not rush into a deal", with Richard Hughes and the recruitment team aiming to "avoid the mistakes of the past" and make an "Arthur Melo-style panic deal as the club did in 2022."

This is certainly an update that may not go down well with a chunk of Liverpool supporters, especially considering the complete lack of transfer business that has been done this summer.

To not sign a single player so far is worrying from FSG, especially when the funds are seemingly there to bring in new faces. The Reds even received around £10m for the recent signing of Dominic Solanke to Tottenham, due to a sell-on clause that existed in his contract when he moved from Anfield to Bournemouth.

Granted, panic buying is never a good thing, so it is only right that the likes of Hughes and Michael Edwards weigh up their No.6 options carefully, but it can't be that Zubimendi is the only option in that role, so hopefully someone else will emerge as an exciting target in the next few weeks.

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This latest update suggests that that is unlikely, however, meaning Slot may have to make do with what he has, continuing to use the likes of Alexis Mac Allister and Ryan Gravenberch in deeper roles.