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An update has emerged on an Ibrox transfer target, with a club from a top European league joining Rangers in the race for his services in the January window…

What’s the talk?

According to TuttoAtalanta, Serie A side Atalanta are now showing an interest in Gers target Danilho Doekhi and want to sign him when his contract with Vitesse expires in the summer.

The report claims that they have been in contact with the player over a potential pre-contract agreement this month to take him to Italy ahead of next season.

Livid

Gio van Bronckhorst could be headed for a disaster with this news as Rangers fans will be livid with the club if they end up missing out on a deal for Doekhi because they have not moved quickly enough.

The Gers are reportedly keen on tying him down to a pre-contract, which would alleviate any need to pay a transfer fee or negotiate with Vitesse for his services, but it remains to be seen how far advanced they are in their efforts to do so and this update could put them behind in the race.

Rangers must now react to Atalanta’s interest by intensifying their efforts to sign the Dutch beast as he could be an excellent signing.

Doekhi has averaged a SofaScore rating of 7.01 in the Eredivisie this season and Thomas Letsch, manager of his current club, once lavished praise on the 22-year-old, saying: “Danilho is extremely important. He is one of the best centre-backs of the Eredivisie.

“Of course there is more talk about Oussama Tannane, Riechedly Bazoer and the attacking players. But it is very important for the team that you are stable and prevent goals. Everyone is responsible for that, but Doekhi, Jacob Rasmussen and also Tomas Hajek do a super job.

“He already played fantastic last year and this season he has performed at the highest level in every game. Danilho makes almost no mistakes and is an absolute team player, a very calm player. flat developed. He coaches other players very well. He is calmer than other players and perhaps that makes him less noticeable, but he is the reserve captain for a reason.”

This highlights his impressive form in the Netherlands and illustrates why fans will be gutted if the club are unable to secure a deal for his services. A defender who ‘makes almost no mistakes’ sounds like a player the supporters would love to see at Ibrox as it suggests that he is a reliable player who van Bronckhorst could trust to do a job week-in-week-out, which is why Atalanta landing him could be a disaster.

AND in other news, “Decision” imminent: Journo drops big Rangers transfer claim that’ll excite Ibrox fans…

According to Spanish news source Fichajes, there has been a development as Liverpool eye a January swoop to sign Villarreal attacker Arnaut Danjuma.

The Lowdown: Reds very keen…

As per multiple reports, manager Jurgen Klopp and owners Fenway Sports Group are apparently very keen on the former Bournemouth winger as a transfer target.

Indeed, reliable reporter Fabrizio Romano claims that he is a player Liverpool ‘love’ (Here We Go podcast via Rousing The Kop), while Football Insider revealed in September that the club have set their sights on signing him .

However, despite Romano claiming it could be ‘impossible’ to sign him this window (Here We Go podcast via Football Insider), Fichajes have now come out with some big news.

The Latest: Spanish source shares Danjuma update…

Liverpool boss Klopp has personally identified the Dutchman as a ‘new wish for the winter transfer market’, it is claimed.

The Reds also ‘want to close’ his signing ‘as soon as possible’ with FSG now having a ‘first offer ready’ to tempt his club into selling this month.

This offer, according to Fichajes, is said to be around €45 million (£37.5m).

The Verdict: Exciting update…

Given both star attackers Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane are now unavailable for Klopp due to their involvement in the Africa Cup of Nations, this update comes as a potentially exciting bit of news.

Title rivals Manchester City appear to be running away with the Premier League crown as they currently sit 11 points clear of third place Liverpool, meaning the club will need all the help they can get to catch up Pep Guardiola’s side.

Danjuma, who has been in scintillating form for Villarreal this season, could be a fine addition – especially considering only Salah (4) and Mane (3.1) have averaged more shots at goal per 90 than the 24-year-old (3) out of Liverpool’s squad (WhoScored).

Speaking to the Official EFL podcast (via This is Futbol), former Middlesborough defender Jonathan Woodgate called the Netherlands ace an ‘exceptional player’ and we believe he could be a brilliant signing for Klopp if they can get it done in January.

In other news: ‘Wow’, ‘I beg’, ‘Mane + 35 mil’…Liverpool fans go wild as FSG also eye ‘great signing’, find out more here.

New Zealand dismissed their highly-fancied opponents for 231 and then finished at 19 for 1 as they dream of levelling the two-game series

The Bulletin by Peter English26-Mar-2010New Zealand 19 for 1 trail Australia 231 (Katich 88, Vettori 4-36, Southee 4-61) by 212 runs
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Daniel Vettori had plenty to cheer on the opening day•Getty ImagesDaniel Vettori experienced the perfect start to his 100th Test after taking four wickets, running out Ricky Ponting and watching his side ruffle Australia. New Zealand dismissed their highly-fancied opponents for 231 and then finished at 19 for 1 as they dream of levelling the two-game series.Tim Southee accepted extra responsibility to back up his captain after the hosts picked two spinners and he provided a clever performance with 4 for 61. But the star was Vettori, who earned more worthy plaudits in a praise-heavy week, with 4 for 36 off 19.3 overs.New Zealand benefited from a series of errors from the most qualified Australian batsmen and then swept through the lower order in an unusual performance from the visitors. Simon Katich tried to hold the side together with 88, but when he fell two overs before tea, popping a catch off Vettori to short leg, his side was 180 for 5.After the interval the wickets continued to spill, with New Zealand at one stage capturing three breakthroughs in eight balls. Southee, who had already dismissed Shane Watson (12) and Michael Hussey (22), was on a hat-trick after Brad Haddin popped a simple caught-and-bowled chance from the last ball of his 16th over and he followed up by having Marcus North lbw for 9. In between Southee’s blows, Vettori had watched Mitchell Johnson push a catch to bat pad.Ryan Harris wasn’t bothered by the prospect of being the third departure in a row and flicked a four to midwicket. However, Harris soon became Vettori’s victim, lbw playing back on 10, and when the captain bowled Doug Bollinger Australia had lost 7 for 59. There was some help for the bowlers from the surface but not much bounce, and it wasn’t to blame for the situation.Vettori was disappointed to lose the toss but his mood improved with each Australian wicket and by the end of the day he didn’t want anything altered. Well, he would have wished Tim McIntosh defended to Doug Bollinger in the opening over of the reply instead of shouldering arms and being bowled. But when BJ Watling (6) and Mathew Sinclair, who was 8 in his first Test innings in two years, made it stumps it became a minor blemish.The touring batsmen were over-generous and probably complacent after their dominant 10-wicket win in Wellington, but they now face a fight to sweep the two-match series. Watson, Ponting and Michael Clarke were wasteful with their wickets while Hussey, Katich and Haddin were heavily at fault in their exits. New Zealand welcomed all the lapses and Southee was the pick of the fast men as he moved the ball in the air and off the pitch.In the morning Southee was lucky Watson (12) was in an overly aggressive mood, with the batsman’s adventurous pull ending in a catch at mid-on for Brent Arnel. In the middle session Hussey left after a similar departure to last week in Wellington, driving at a wider offering from Southee and being caught behind.Vettori is celebrating his milestone on his home ground and was originally hoping to bowl in the fourth innings, but was forced instead to bring himself on in the 13th over. There was turn from his first delivery and he was responsible for slowing Australia with his impressive control, allowing less than two runs an over and only three fours.Katich had been in charge of steadying the situation until he popped a strangely simple catch to Watling to give Vettori his first success. Mostly Katich was watchful and industrious, chipping and flicking his score along, and he brought up his half-century with a glance for four.Jeetan Patel, the offspinner, kept busy and gained the wicket of Clarke (28), who was caught at long-on after misjudging an attempt to clear the rope. Arnel had a mixed return and started well, but he delivered the most eventful over of the day, which contained four fours, a single and a failed referral from an lbw appeal against Hussey.Ponting knew the situation would be difficult after winning the toss, but did not expect such severe damage. He was run-out for the second time in two Tests after risking a single to Vettori at mid-off and was beaten by the direct hit. It was the 13th time Ponting had been dismissed that way, making him the most run-out batsman in Tests. It is not the sort of record Ponting craves, but he will be more concerned by his side’s predicament.

As per Milan News, it appears a major Tottenham Hotspur transfer update has emerged in the race to sign AC Milan midfielder Franck Kessie.

The Lowdown: Spurs eyeing Kessie…

Tottenham have been linked with a swoop for the potential 2022 free agent since the end last summer’s transfer window with managing director Fabio Paratici targeting a move.

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La Gazzetta dello Sport (via Get Italian Football News) even claimed that Spurs talks with Kessie and his entourage were at a ‘very advanced’ stage at one point.

Meanwhile, Sportitalia TV reporter Rudy Galetti claimed that Tottenham even had a close agreement, so while these claims have failed to come to fruition so far, there is certainly plenty of noise about this one ahead of the 2022 January transfer window.

The Latest: Tottenham ‘ready’ to meet Kessie demands…

In an update, Milan Live now say that both Tottenham and Paris-Saint Germain are both ‘ready’ to ‘welcome’ and ‘satisfy’ Kessie’s wage demands – said to be around €10 million-per-season (£8.5m).

It also believed that Kessie’s exit from the San Siro is ‘increasingly likely’ with Milan potentially having to search for replacements already.

The Verdict: Get it done…

The Ivory Coast star would undoubtedly bolster Conte’s options in midfield and provide a real degree of quality, as evident by his impressive 13 goals and four assists in 36 Serie A starts last season.

Despite being a natural defensive midfielder, Kessie has flourished in a more advanced role under Stefano Pioli with Milan’s boss even calling him ‘sumptuous’.

Valued at around £49.5 million by Transfermarkt, Spurs and Paratici could bypass that or any fee by signing him on a pre-contract in January – a move which is surely a no-brainer.

In other news: Spurs eyeing ‘special’ £30m ‘beast’ as reliable reporter lifts lid on Levy meeting, find out more here.

As Tottenham Hotspur and manager Antonio Conte cope over a ‘very serious’ injury to defender Cristian Romero, the boss has confirmed that he will also be without midfielder Giovani Lo Celso.

The Lowdown: Spurs injury scares…

Since the September international break, a torrid period for Spurs given the amount of problems suffered by then-manager Nuno Espirito Santo, you could forgive any fan for loathing that time of the calendar.

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That period alone saw Oliver Skipp, Ryan Sessegnon, Steven Bergwijn and Son Heung-min return from duty with problems as South American trio Lo Celso, Romero and Davinson Sanchez also had to train in isolation abroad (The Evening Standard).

The last international break in November was just as unlucky for Spurs, with star summer signing and Serie A MVP award-winner Romero returning with a hamstring injury having played for Argentina.

Lo Celso also flew back to north London available, and while Conte continues to sweat over his centre-back, it appears that he will also be without the 25-year-old for the clash against Brentford tonight.

The Latest: Pre-Brentford injury news confirmed…

Speaking to the press, Conte confirmed that he expects Lo Celso back after their clash with the Bees. The Italian explained (via football.london):

“Giovani Lo Celso, like Cristian Romero, they were injured with the national team. For sure it was a pity but Giovani’s situation is much, much better than Romero.”

“My expectation is to see him the day after we play against Brentford. He’s started to work, to work on the pitch. For sure Giovani is another player we need to try to exploit, to exploit him. He’s a good player and now I want to work with him.”

The Verdict: Big miss?

Lo Celso can often turn on the style at international level, as evident by Argentina boss Lionel Scaloni even calling him ‘one of the best’ in world football. Former Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho has also heaped praise on him, branding the former Real Betis and Paris-Saint Germain star a ‘fantastic player’ (Sky Sports).

However, you could make the case that he is yet to fully realise his potential at club level, with Spurs insider John Wenham even branding the player a ‘passenger’ after Lo Celso’s Premier League outing in the regrettable 3-0 defeat to Man United at the end of October (Football Insider).

He is quite clearly a mixed bag with ability on the right given day, but as Conte seeks to guide Spurs back up the Premier League table, the 52-year-old could have used Lo Celso as an option at least.

In other news: Eight players now safe from Spurs axe after impressing Conte behind the scenes, find out more here.

The very shape and variety of this attack, the threat of wickets alive in each of them, did for New Zealand at the Basin Reserve

The Bulletin by Osman Samiuddin06-Dec-2009
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How they were outMohammad Asif’s nine wickets took his series tally to 17•Getty ImagesIf Pakistan are not to go another three years and 12 Tests without a win, much will rest, as it has always, on their bowling. The very shape and variety of this attack, the threat of wickets alive in each of them, did for New Zealand at the Basin Reserve in Wellington, taking Pakistan to an ultimately comfortable 141-run win to level the series, going into Napier. Mohammad Asif and Danish Kaneria were the heavies this innings, but at all times Mohammad Aamer and a luckless Umar Gul were chomping at the bit behind them.Typically, the route to victory was a convoluted one, for dismissing 16 batsmen – they dropped six catches blind penguins wouldn’t have let go in the second innings – is clearly more fun than just ten. Little, however, could be done about a breathtaking counter from Ross Taylor, who left Pakistan dazed and confused and briefly raised hopes of an audacious steal; only after he fell half an hour before lunch, in the nineties for the second Test running, could Pakistan afford to hang a little looser.A dull morning had promised much for them, as Aamer and Kaneria struck early, reward for the batsmen’s own sins more than anything. If only New Zealand had a few more Taylors they would have walked this one. He was the only man standing, cigar in mouth, chest and guns out and willing to chest-bump Pakistan around, as he has through the series. The gulf between him and some of New Zealand’s batsmen is as wide as that of Mexico.He had started a dull morning like a man on speed. Quick hands and feet helped him drive easily through covers but an ugly slog across the line for six off Asif unleashed something even more in him. Adrenaline and heart, rather than just head, carried him through an exhilarating high-risk, high-octane bouncer battle with Gul where words were exchanged as freely as were blows and boundaries.The hooks weren’t always textbooks though when were textbooks last any good? Eyes came off the ball regularly, but intent takes a batsman a long way these days. He took care to mix in some more dapper strokeplay as well, a whippy cut through point and a couple of fine sweeps off Kaneria that easily carried for six. Before you knew it, he had put on fifty with Brendon McCullum, though it was more monopoly than collusion really.Some control came back Pakistan’s way with the return of Aamer and the nearing of Taylor’s hundred, a spell before lunch where run-scoring calmed down a little. Pakistan lost what little they had gained as Gul dropped a sitter at point from McCullum: what he was doing at a position made famous by men such as Jonty Rhodes will take some answering. Yesterday’s drops, dollies each one of them, were suddenly looking a little less funny. And when McCullum was rightly reprieved two overs later by the review system – hitting the ball rarely makes a good case for leg-before – things seemed to be not going as much Pakistan’s way as they would have liked.But the impressive Aamer persisted from round the stumps, no doubt furthering comparisons with you-know-who. Taylor’s nerves – hidden so well for so long – reappeared as he chased one and finally, as hell froze over, a Pakistani slip catch was held onto. Straight after lunch, Kaneria shut the door temporarily on the spin debate in Pakistan, reminding all of the innate beauty of his art. McCullum was done in by a delicious legbreak, and the googly that got Daryl Tuffey would have – and has – gotten rid of better men.Iain O’Brien, in his last home Test, smiled and slogged his way to a highest Test score but that was pretty much that, time left only for a couple of confirmations. One, that Daniel Vettori is not only the most dependable batsmen in his side, he is among the most irritating to bowl to the world over. And two, that even if this bowling attack remains intact for Pakistan, they might need to shoot a few of their fielders if they are to continue winning.

يتواجد النجم المصري محمد صلاح، لاعب فريق ليفربول، في قائمة اللاعبين العشرة الأعلى دخلًا في العالم، لعام 2022.

وكان محمد صلاح قد وقع عقدًا جديدًا مع ليفربول، في الأول من يوليو الماضي، حيث أصبح الأعلى أجرًا في تاريخ النادي.

وحسب صحيفة “ذا صن” الإنجليزية، فإن محمد صلاح يُعد خامس أعلى اللاعبين دخلًا على صعيد العالم، في العام الجاري، بـ34.2 مليون جنيه إسترليني.

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ولا تقتصر تلك القائمة على أجور اللاعبين مع أنديتهم فقط، ولكن هناك كذلك أرباح تابعة لشركات الرعاية وغير ذلك.

ويتصدر لاعب باريس سان جيرمان كيليان مبابي تلك القائمة، بعدما وقع عقدًا جديدًا هذا الصيف، حيث يحصل على 108.3 مليون جنيه إسترليني.

ويحصل مبابي على 91 مليون جنيه إسترليني كراتب سنوي مع باريس سان جيرمان، ويتلقى 17.3 مليون جنيه إسترليني من شركات الرعاية.

ويحتل لاعب مانشستر يونايتد كريستيانو رونالدو المركز الثاني في تلك القائمة، بـ97.9 مليون جنيه إسترليني، مع العلم أنه يحصل على راتب سنوي في الأولد ترافورد بـ45.9 مليون جنيه إسترليني، مما يجعله اللاعب الأعلى أجرًا في الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.

يكسب ليونيل ميسي الحائز على جائزة الكرة الذهبية سبع مرات أقل بقليل من منافسه بإجمالي دخل سنوي يبلغ 95.3 مليون جنيه إسترليني، مع نسبة كبيرة ناتجة عن صفقات رعاية مختلفة.

ويليه البرازيلي نيمار، الذي يتواجد في المركز الرابع، بـ78.9 مليون جنيه إسترليني. اللاعبون الأعلى دخلًا في العالم 2022

كيليان مبابي، باريس سان جيرمان، 108.3 مليون جنيه إسترليني.

كريستيانو رونالدو، مانشستر يونايتد، 97.9 مليون جنيه إسترليني.

ليونيل ميسي، باريس سان جيرمان، 95.3 مليون جنيه إسترليني.

نيمار، باريس سان جيرمان، 78.9 مليون جنيه إسترليني.

محمد صلاح، ليفربول، 34.2 مليون جنيه إسترليني.

إدين هازارد، ريال مدريد، 27.1 مليون جنيه إسترليني.

أندرياس إنييستا، فيسيل كوبي، 26 مليون جنيه إسترليني.

رحيم ستيرلينج، تشيلسي، 25.5 مليون جنيه إسترليني.

كيفين دي بروين، مانشستر سيتي، 25.1 مليون جنيه إسترليني.

أنطوني جريزمان، برشلونة/أتلتيكو مدريد، 23.8 مليون جنيه إسترليني.

While Celtic have seen their league form drastically improve under the leadership of Ange Postecoglou in recent months, with the Bhoys remaining undefeated over the last eight Premiership fixtures, the 56-year-old Hoops manager will nevertheless be aware that his side will face one of their sterner tests of the season at Parkhead this evening.

Indeed, Robbie Neilson’s Heart of Midlothian side have also been incredibly impressive in the current campaign, sitting just two points behind Celtic in the league, as well as having already taken three points off of the Bhoys on the opening day of the season.

As such, Postecoglou will know that he must get his team selection spot on against Hearts if he is to have any hope of his side reducing the gap between them the current Premiership leaders, with one player who the Greek-Australian coach simply must call upon tonight being Nir Bitton.

Game-changer

With Tom Rogic’s hamstring injury leaving Celtic somewhat short in the middle of the park, Postecoglou opted to slightly change his setup in the middle of the park, playing the more defensively-minded Bitton in place of the 28-year-old attacking midfielder.

And, while this change would, on the surface, appear to make the Bhoys more defensive, Bitton has in fact flourished in the absence of Rogic, with the 30-year-old being one of the Hoops’ most impressive players over the last four fixtures.

Indeed, in this period, the £720k-rated Israel international has enjoyed 353 touches of the ball, completed 269 passes, made 15 tackles and won a whopping 31 duels, with these metrics seeing the £14k-per-week midfielder average a SofaScore match rating of 7.33.

As such, while both Bitton and Rogic look as if they will be available for selection against Hearts this evening, Postecoglou simply must unleash Bitton ahead of the Australia international.

Not only would he help to solidify Celtic against a side who have already scored 25 goals in the league, the man the 56-year-old manager himself dubbed “influential” has also proven to be something of a game-changer in the middle of the park in the absence of Rogic.

In other news: Celtic handed big transfer boost ahead of January, fans will be elated

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O Flamengo encarou a Chapecoense na última quarta-feira pela Copa Sul-Americana e o treinador Reinaldo Rueda usou força máxima na Arena Condá, no empate por 0 a 0. Mais uma vez, o colombiano optou por começar jogando com Berrío e deixou Everton Ribeiro no banco de reservas.

Após o empate por 0 a 0, o treinador foi questionado sobre a possibilidade de escalar Diego e Everton Ribeiro juntos no time titular e afirmou que não existe nenhuma restrição em relação à isso. Rueda também deixou claro que conta bastante com os dois atletas para a sequência do trabalho.

– Fico feliz de saber que o Flamengo conta com grandes jogadores e muitas opções para o seu elenco. Não existe restrição de usar jogadores atuando juntos. Especificamente no caso do Diego e do Everton Ribeiro eles podem atuar juntos, mas temos a nossa maneira de trabalhar pensando no jogo a jogo e no melhor esquema para fazer os jogadores darem o seu melhor dentro de campo. Mas conto muito com os dois

Um dos motivos de Rueda estar deixando Everton Ribeiro no banco também é pelo fato de não poder contar com o camisa 7 para a decisão da Copa do Brasil, contra o Cruzeiro. No dia 27 deste mês, equipes decidem o título no Mineirão e Orlando Berrío será titular ao lado de Diego.

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The second replacement helped the hosts as the Pakistan batting collapsed at the SSC.

Sa'adi Thawfeeq20-Jul-2009

Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam has expressed unhappiness over two ball changes by Sri Lanka during the first day of the third Test. The second replacement helped the hosts as the Pakistan batting collapsed at the SSC.Having been put in, Pakistan were cruising at 285 for 4 on a slowish track when Sri Lanka, who had till then made no impact with the second new ball, called for a replacement ball as it had gone out of shape after 3.4 overs. The replacement ball swung alarmingly and Pakistan lost three wickets for two runs in eight balls to end the day at 289 for 7.”If you analyse the first two Test matches and this one, everytime the ball was changed it has worked,” Alam said. “Today they changed it twice and I don’t want to say anything about it, but it’s just one of those things. The first ball they changed didn’t do anything and they certainly got the right ball and it did the trick. It’s part and parcel of the game.”I would have been much happier if we were 280 for 4. [Shoaib] Malik and Misbah [ul-Haq] were playing very well and had everything under their control. Cricket is full of surprises and full of uncertainties. Everyday you see something different and something new you still keep on learning.”Alam said that had Pakistan won the toss they would have batted first as well. “No doubt about that,” Alam said. “We’ve selected two spinners in the side and when you do that you don’t want to bowl first. Sri Lanka won the toss and put us in and they have a different idea of the wicket. We scored almost a hundred runs in each of the three sessions but we’ve lost about three wickets more which we shouldn’t have.”We need another 100 runs and if we have something like 400 or something near to that we will have a good game on our hands. This wicket will turn for [Danish] Kaneria. Especially in the first half, some of the deliveries the left-armer [Rangana Herath] bowled turned a little bit and bounced as well. The wicket looks very dry and bowling last will help.”Opener Khurram Manzoor, who missed out on a maiden Test hundred by seven runs, said he was upset at playing the wrong shot. “I did my best, but I’m disappointed in a way that this would have been my first Test hundred,” Manzoor said. “My job was to stay at the wicket and see the shine off the ball. I am also disappointed the way [Mohammad] Yousuf got out. It was uncalled for.”Manzoor and Yousuf put on 167 for the third wicket before Manzoor was caught behind off Chaminda Vaas and seven runs later Yousuf was run out attempting a second run on an overthrow.”This is the first time I’ve played with Yousuf he encouraged and supported me talking between overs,” Manzoor said. “I enjoyed batting with him. As a senior player he did a good job to ensure that I was comfortable in the middle.”