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Real Madrid are definitely not short on extraordinary young talents within their squad.

The Galacticos actually have quite the supply of potential superstars with the likes of Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo Goes leading the lines. But, there are more players that are bound to grace the spotlight in the not so distant future.

One of those talents is definitely Martin Odegaard, the 20-year-old Galactico currently on loan at Real Sociedad. And how do we know he’s bound to become one of the greats? Well, his numbers definitely don’t lie.

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Real Sociedad’s player of the month for August has certainly continued his breathtaking ascent and is taking the La Liga stage by storm.

The latest proof that can attest to that statement is actually in the latest match he played for his new and temporary team. La Real faced off against Deportivo Alaves at home and Odegaard, for the lack of a better term, dropped a true masterclass. And this is not an overstatement by any stretch of the imagination.

The young 20-year-old midfielder assisted one of the three goals his team netted but that figure is actually pretty low considering he tallied a game-highest ten key passes on the night. That is just utterly ridiculous – the highest average in La Liga so far this season is Jose Campana with 3.7 per game.

Other than that, Odegaard also deployed four through balls, six crosses and managed an overall 84.1% passing accuracy. Interestingly enough, that wasn’t enough to warrant him the highest rating in the team, at least according to Whoscored who bestowed that honour on his teammate, Mikel Oyarzabal, having recorded two goals and one assist.

Even though the young Norwegian is still at the very beginning of his career with just 20 years on his back, suggesting he just might go on to establish himself as a superstar is becoming a less bold statement by the game.

In fact, at this very point in time, it looks likely to be true.

Still, let’s wait and see how he develops in the future but if he continues down this path, Real Madrid could have a place for him in the senior fold very soon.

Some Manchester United fans have taken to Twitter to slam Fred, after the midfielder put in a dismal performance against Newcastle.

The 11-cap Brazil international was making his first Premier League start of the season against the Magpies, and he really wasn’t very good at all – to say the least.

The 26-year-old picked up a yellow card in the 3rd minute, and went on to play the full 90 minutes somehow.

He recorded no key passes, had no shots on target and completed no dribbles, while there was one moment where Andreas Pereira gently passed the ball to him and Fred’s touch saw it run out of play.

Just by watching the game, the former Shakhtar Donetsk man looked lost, while also seeming scared to pass the ball forward – he was simply terrible against Steve Bruce’s side.

Let’s take a look at what the United fans on Twitter have been saying about the £47m man…

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This article is part of Football FanCast’s Pundit View series, which provides opinion and analysis on recent quotes from journalists, pundits, players and managers…

Former Leeds United striker Noel Whelan believes that Tottenham Hotspur loanee Jack Clarke will be “fuming” at his treatment at Elland Road this season, per Football Insider.

What’s he said?

Clarke has yet to play for Leeds this season after being sent back to the club following his summer move to Spurs.

He was left out of the club’s matchday squad for the victory over Brentford earlier this week, with clubs in the EFL allowed just five loanees in their squad. Ben White, Helder Costa, Eddie Nketiah, Illan Meslier and Jack Harrison were all included, with Clarke the odd one out.

And Whelan believes that Clarke will be fuming to have missed out once again.

He said: “There is a bit of an issue there for Leeds.

“Someone has to forfeit a place on the bench because of the rule, and Jack Clarke is the one missing out.

“This is the choice of Marcelo Bielsa, and it’s something he is going to have to carefully manage. Clarke is a big weapon to have on the bench and is a brilliant player to be able to call upon when you’re chasing a game or opening up defences on the counterattack.

“If it was up to me, I would forfeit the use of the young goalkeeper Illan Meslier. A back-up keeper is only on the bench for a freak injury. It rarely happens, and Leeds are betting off having a matchwinner like Clarke.

“He will be fuming that he’s not being picked, and you can’t blame him for that. I can’t see it changing soon, unless one of the loan players gets injured.”

Spot on

Spurs will likely be fuming too.

Mauricio Pochettino rarely loans players out with the expectation of them coming back to the club at the end of the season; the likes of Josh Onomah, Cameron Carter-Vickers and Shayon Harrison were all sent away in 2018/19 and will not be a part of the squad in 2019/20.

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Yet there had to have been an expectation that Clarke would have played, having spent last season at Elland Road, making his breakthrough and 26 appearances in all competitions.

If he is to stay at Leeds for the entirety of the campaign, Spurs and Clarke will be hoping that Bielsa remembers he exists.

If he doesn’t, his development is likely to stall.

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Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher have long since hung up their respective red shirts. Now we can find them providing expert advice on just about anything football related, and for the most part, they’re able to subdue their innermost opinions and grace us with impartial analysis.

…until today.

All in the name of a good old nibble, we’re sure, former United captain Neville couldn’t but have a jab at Carragher’s latest piece of journalistic work: ‘Why Liverpool’s reliance on world-class Sadio Mane shows squad lacks attacking strength…’

Lest we forget that failed Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson once fielded a squad in 2011 which included Paul Konchesky, Sotiris Kyrgiakos and Joe Cole, with Christian Poulsen and Milan Jovanovic on the bench. So maybe Neville wasn’t too far wrong after all.

Sadio Mane is a great player though, we’ll give him that.

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Newcastle United manager Steve Bruce appears to have poured cold water over reports that Crystal Palace were looking to sign Ciaran Clark before the transfer window shuts, and it should come as a major blow to the Eagles.

What’s the word, then?

Well, The Sun reported on Monday that the south London outfit were hopeful of bringing the 29-year-old to Selhurst Park in either a £5m permanent move or a season-long loan deal, to provide competition for Mamadou Sakho and James Tomkins at the heart of the defence.

The Sun said at the time that it would be up to Bruce to decide whether he could afford to lose the centre-back, but his comments following the pre-season clash with Hibernian on Tuesday night suggest he has made his mind up.

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He told BBC Newcastle: “The way we are with the injury to Lejeune and playing with three centre backs, if I let something happen to Ciaran Clark, we’d leave ourselves a bit short. I can’t really do that… I’ve had a quiet word with him and we move on.”

Blow for Palace

Following injuries suffered by Tomkins and Sakho in the second half of 2018/19 that ruled both out at the start of pre-season, it was obvious the lack of depth that the club had in those central defensive positions with the likes of Jairo Riedewald and Martin Kelly starting in their absence.

The Eagles could do with a reliable back-up player who could provide competition for a starting spot, and the 6 foot 1 Republic of Ireland international would have been the ideal candidate.

The former Aston Villa man has 165 Premier League appearances to his name and plenty of experience in that respect, and whether he was bought for £5m or arrived on loan he would have been seen as something of a shrewd addition in the modern era of extortianate transfer demands and fees.

Circumstances could change of course, but as things stand it doesn’t appear as though Clark will be in a red and blue shirt anytime soon – Hodgson may have to turn his attentions elsewhere in a bid to bring a new centre-back to the club.

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تحدث كيفين جونسون المدرب العام لفريق الكرة بالأهلي، عن مشاركة النادي ببطولة كأس العالم للأندية ومواجهة بايرن ميونخ في نصف النهائي.

وحقق الأهلي الميدالية البرونزية في مونديال الأندية على حساب بالميراس البرازيلي.

وقال كيفين جونسون في تصريحات تلفزيونية عبر قناة “أون تايم سبورتس”: “اللحظات الصعبة كانت قبل كأس العالم للأندية، كان هناك مباراتان قبل البطولة، تعادلنا في واحدة وكان كل اللاعبين يفكرون في المونديال”.

وأكمل: “وجود قائد جيد مثل موسيماني استطاع أن يعيدهم إلى الطريق، وأكد أن اللاعبين جاهزين للاشتراك في كأس العالم للأندية، ونصحهم بشأن كيفية الحماية من كورونا، وكنا قبل البطولة ندعو أن لا يكون يصاب أحد من اللاعبين بكورونا”.

واستطرد: “المباراة الأولى أمام الدحيل كان اللقاء الأهم بالنسبة لنا، والطريقة التي أعدها موسيماني لهذه المباراة بدأت قبل أن نذهب إلى الدوحة، وطاقم التدريب وكل من في الفريق يعرف أن الأهم تخطى لقاء الدحيل، وبمجرد فوزنا عليهم بدأنا الاستعداد ذهنيًا لمواجهة بايرن ميونخ”.

طالع | الأهلي: لم نعاقب كهربا والشحات.. ونتمنى مواجهة الزمالك في نهائي إفريقيا

وأردف: “اللاعبون أدوا أفضل ما لديهم في بعض لحظات مباراة بايرن ميونخ، وأعتقد أن الأهلي أثبت أنه يستطيع أن يؤدي بشكل جيد جدًا وعلى أعلى مستوى”.

وأضاف مدرب الأهلي: “كل من شاهد المباراة يستطيع القول أن الأهلي قدم أدء طيب، ولم نكن محظوظين في الهدفين خلال مباراة بايرن ميونخ، وعكس ذلك كنا راضين بما قدمناه، والفريق سار على الخطة التي وضعها موسيماني وأعتقد أن الفريق لعب واحدة من أفضل مبارياته، وكنا شجعان بالقدر الكافي”.

وأضاف: “عندما تنظر إلى محمد هاني تجده أدى بشكل رائع وجعل كومان غير مرتاح، وإذا نظرنا إلى حمدي فتحي ومعلول، الأخير لم يستكمل المباراة لكن ظهر بشكل طيب، وأيمن أشرف ايضًا وبدر بانون لعبا بامتياز”.

وأوضح: “عندما ترى النتيجة 2-0 أمام البايرن، أعتقد في الواقع فازوا على فرق أخرى مثل برشلونة بـ8 أهداف ولكن استطعنا الحفاظ على تماسكنا وفعلنا أفضل ما في وسعنا، ولا أفهم ما يقولون عن افتقادنا للجرأة”.

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Slaven Bilic is still getting used to life at the Hawthorns, but he can’t take too long to get settled if he is to make the required changes to his current squad. Today’s Baggies transfer roundup includes interest in a former Manchester United star, an update on the future of a striker and news in regards to a 29-year-old centre-forward.

Interest in Kagawa

According to Turkish outlet Sabah, West Brom are interested in signing former Manchester United and Borussia Dortmund midfielder Shinji Kagawa. However, they face competition from Besiktas, who signed the 95-cap Japan international on loan in January.

Lowe yet to hand in transfer request

Jamal Lowe has not yet handed in a transfer request at Portsmouth according to the Portsmouth News. West Brom are interested in the player, but the winger is still thinking about his future with the League One side.

Rondon in doubt over potential Wolves move

Salomon Rondon is having reservations in regards to a move to Wolves according to the Daily Star. The Midlands club would not have any problem finding the money for the Venezuelan, but the former Zenit St Petersburg man does not want to become back-up to Raul Jimenez.

تحدث إبراهيم عبد الله عضو اللجنة التنفيذية بنادي الزمالك عن حقيقة تجدد عروض الاحتراف لمهاجم الفريق الكروي الأول مصطفى محمد، ومستحقات لاعبي فريق كرة اليد المتأخرة.

وقال إبراهيم عبد الله في تصريحات تلفزيونية بفضائية “أون تايم سبورتس 2” عبر برنامج “جمهور التالتة”: “الإدارة ترفض إجراء مداخلات، ولكن تم الاستئذان قبل دخولي وسمحوا بذلك”.

وأضاف: “فوجئنا بكم كبير من الأخبار المتداولة عن تجديد عرض الاحتراف لمصطفى محمد، وهذا العرض منذ أسبوعين، وقلت قبل ذلك إن المفاوضات توقفت مع جالطة سراي، وأرسلنا للنادي بأن اللاعب لا يرغب في اللعب معهم، وفوجئنا اليوم بتداول الأخبار بتجديد العرض”.

وتابع: “لم نغلق باب الرحيل أمام مصطفى محمد، ولكن أغلقنا الباب في وجه سانت إيتيان الفرنسي تمامًا وبلا عودة، مصطفى مهاجم الفريق ومنتخب مصر وملتزم ولن نفرط فيه بثمن بخس، ولن يرحل إلا بعرض يليق به”.

 أشرف قاسم: الزمالك لم يستفد من الفار وكل الأندية تعاني بسبب التحكيم

وواصل: “نجتهد للخروج من الأزمة الطاحنة وسداد مستحقات لاعبي اليد والسلة، وإجمالي متأخرات فريق اليد 23 مليون جنيه”.

وتابع: “حسين زكي المدير الفني وحسين يسري المشرف العام على كرة اليد طالبا الإدارة بالجلوس مع اللاعبين لشرح الأمر لهم، وأنا قلت لهم سنعطيكم 25% من العروض وسنخرج لكم قسطين من الـ10 أشهر المتأخرة وتقبلوا الأمر، ولكن بعض الأيادي الخفية التي لم تأت الزمالك سوى أسبوعين ورحلوا أطلقوا الشائعات، أنا لم أقل للاعبين من يريد الاستمرار يستمر ومن يريد الرحيل يرحل، لأننا نحافظ على أبنائنا”.

وواصل: “أعلم أن هناك لاعبين لديهم أزمات مادية كبيرة، وأنا طلبت من قائد فريق اليد أن يرسل لي كشف بأسماء اللاعبين الذين لديهم أزمة، حتى وإن اضطررت لدفع مستحقاتهم من جيبي الخاص”.

وأتم: “سأتقدم بشكوي رسمية لوزير العدل ضد أحد رجال القضاء الذين جاءوا في مهمة لا تتخطى أسبوعين، ونال مني شخصيًا و ذكر اسمي عبر صفحته على تويتر، وغدًا سأتوجه بشكوي رسمية لرئيس مجلس القضاة”.

واختتم: “هو يحرض جماهير الزمالك ضدي ولا أعلم لماذا، وانا أقول هذا الكلام علنًا وسأتقدم بشكوى رسمية ضده، لأنني من الممكن أن أتعرض للأذى بسبب تحريضه للجماهير على شخصي”.

This was quite the season for Naby Keita donning the Liverpool shirt. Less than a year after he joined the Reds he already had a Champions League title under his belt and accumulated 33 appearances for the team, scoring three goals and assisting one in all competitions.

But the season is far from over for this Guinea midfield maestro as he now lead his country in this year’s AFCON. The 24-year-old posted an image of himself and some teammates on

/Byssd1MCvKy/” data-lasso->Instagram before their flight and his Liverpool teammates were quick to react.

Daniel Sturridge was first to the scene and made sure to leave a remark on Keita’s stance, calling him a “player” and leaving some emojis to show support for his friend.

Fabinho did the same but in a less banter-like fashion, calling the Guinea star “class” before also posting fire emojis depicting how good the players look in the snap.

Keita is a major piece in the Guinea squad with 33 caps already under his name and five goals to boast with and will definitely be looking to take his nation as far as possible. Their opening match is on 22 June against Madagascar.

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Signed for £11m from Charlton back in 2017, Ademola Lookman appeared to be a player of real promise and one that would go on to do great things at Goodison Park.

He had hit 12 goals for the Addicks in 49 appearances after coming through their academy, where Lookman seemed set to follow in the footsteps of a number of great south London talents such as Joe Gomez and Wilfried Zaha.

However, Everton simply haven’t nurtured his talents.

In 48 appearances for the Toffees, most of which have come in the cup competitions and from the bench, Lookman has registered just four goals and two assists.

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Those number simply aren’t an accurate representation of his vast array of skills.

The England Under-21 international is a diminutive figure who excels with the ball at his feet, where his directness and dribbling ability are the two main features of his game.

We saw just what Lookman was capable of during a loan to RB Leipzig in the second half of the 2017/18 campaign, where he starred under the current Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl.

The youngster hit five goals and four assists in just 11 games for the Bundesliga side – finding the back of the net more times than he has throughout his entire Everton career – before arriving back on Merseyside in the summer.

Unsurprisingly, the German side wanted to keep the attacker and made a number of bids for his signature, all of which were rebuffed by Everton; the highest offer was £25m, and it was rejected after the Toffees said they wanted £28m.

Marco Silva was determined to keep him, revealing that he felt the south Londoner was the ‘present and the future of the club’.

If that was the case, why did the former Hull boss give Lookman just three Premier League starts in the season just gone?

To make matters even more baffling, the Charlton academy graduate now finds himself up for sale and Southampton are one of the clubs eyeing a £20m deal, cheaper than he would’ve cost last summer due to the fact he has just two years remaining on his contract.

Lookman has impressed on the rare occasions that he has made it out onto the pitch in an Everton shirt, so the reasons behind his exclusion from the side are a mystery.

If Silva and Marcel Brands previously held a clear vision on the 21-year-old’s status in the squad and what they wanted to do with him, they could’ve shipped him off to Germany for a tidy £14m profit.

Instead of doing that, they have left an apparently miserable prospect sat on the sidelines all season, and will now be looking to sell him on for cheaper than what they were offered last summer.

In a time period where Brands has worked wonders on Merseyside when bringing in the likes of Lucas Digne, Richarlison, Andre Gomes and Kurt Zouma, this is a rare blunder from the Toffees’ Director of Football and one that looks set to cost the club a few million pounds.