Tag Futebol

Earlier this week, Billy Gilmour made his first competitive start for the Chelsea first-team as the Blues took apart Grimsby Town in the EFL Cup by winning 7-1 at Stamford Bridge.

It was a fine performance from a Blues side possessing some of the famed youth that they have at the club and it is certainly apparent that Frank Lampard is willing to use his kids at the moment.

Whether or not Gilmour features in the league much this season is perhaps up for debate, but it is clear that the Glasgow-born player – formerly at Rangers – is on the right path in terms of his progression.

Indeed, Rangers fans should be pleased to see one of their own making his mark at a top Premier League club – though they, of course, would surely prefer him to still be at Ibrox.

Even so, the Rangers ties remain strong with Jordan Jones among those to congratulate Gilmour on Instagram after he posted about his full debut on the social media platform…

/B22iFxnJu1Z/

An exciting moment for the youngster and potentially the first of many as he looks to advance his career at the west London club.

At 22-years-old and with three direct Premier League goal contributions to his name this season, James Maddison is a key element of Leicester City’s excellent team.Maddison could’ve quite easily let his form slip after rumours emerged, which Brendan Rodgers addressed last month, that Manchester United were monitoring his progress as they search for a new attacking threat.However, the rising star has done anything but, and that’s got to please Leicester fans, who will really feel they’re on the precipice of something special with Rodgers and his band of youthful talent.Watch Leicester City Live Streams With StreamFootball.tv Below

In fact, if his latest interview is anything to go by, it sounds as if Maddison’s desire for the game, and more importantly his desire to achieve with the Foxes, is as strong as ever…

Leicester currently sit in third position and travel to Rodgers’ old stomping ground, Anfield, to face Liverpool at the weekend.

أكد أحمد عيد، لاعب الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي الزمالك، أن اللاعبين في حالة من التركيز الشديد من أجل الفوز على الترجي التونسي في المباراة القادمة.

ويلاقي الزمالك نظيره الترجي، غدًا الثلاثاء، ضمن منافسات الجولة الرابعة من دوري أبطال إفريقيا.

وكانت مباراة الذهاب في تونس قد حسمها الترجي لصالحه بثلاثية مقابل هدف، قادته لصدارة المجموعة الرابعة.

طالع أيضا.. كارتيرون: عودتي لـ الزمالك قبل مواجهة الترجي “مغامرة”.. ولا بديل عن الفوز!

وقال أحمد عيد خلال تصريحات بالمؤتمر الصحفي الخاص بالمباراة: “مواجهة قوية أمام فريق كبير، ولكن نحن الزمالك، ونلعب دائمًا من أجل الوصول إلى المباريات النهائية”.

وأضاف: “سنكون جاهزين في الموعد، وتناسينا نتيجة مباراة الترجي السابقة تمامًا”.

واختتم: “لم نتأثر برحيل جايمي باتشيكو، وكارتيرون ليس غريبًا عن اللاعبين، وكان موجودًا منذ فترة، ونحن قادرون على الفوز والخروج من هذه الضغوطات”.

[ad_pod ]

Leeds continued their unbeaten start to the season on Wednesday evening as they defeated Brentford 1-0.

Creating just eight chances, the Whites struggled to break down the Bees until Eddie Nketiah was introduced.

Another substitute in Helder Costa did all the work as he showed tremendous pace to get to the byline and then play the ball across for Nketiah to tap home.

It was a simple finish and almost mirrored the goal the pair combined for just over a week previous against Salford.

However, the main narrative leading up to the game surrounded Pontus Jansson, a player who had dedicated valuable service to the Yorkshire club, even being named in the PFA Championship Team of the Year last term.

The Swede was a popular figure at Leeds, something that was summed up by their supporters refusing to get drawn into the possibility of booing him in the build-up to the fixture.

However, after becoming Brentford’s captain, his return to Elland Road didn’t go to plan and his reaction at the full-time whistle showed he wasn’t too happy.

In this picture, Jansson fittingly stands dejected as he trudges off a pitch that brought him so many good memories.

The central defender played 120 times for Leeds but was rather forced out this summer due to a number of reasons.

Paul Bell claimed financial fair play was to do with his departure but arguably that doesn’t add up too much when you consider he left for just £5.5m.

Adam Webster, who was nowhere near the Team of the Year, meanwhile left Bristol City for £20m.

But there was also an attitude problem at the heart of the centre-back who was one of the players who wasn’t best pleased when Leeds allowed Aston Villa to score a goal last season.

Jansson would have been looking forward to returning to his old club but this time he was left with a rather sour taste in his mouth, leaving the stadium having lost against his former employers.

[ad_pod ]

[ad_pod ]

Leeds United have confirmed the signing of promising Arsenal forward Eddie Nketiah on a season-long deal.

The 20-year-old prodigy joins the Whites as their sixth signing of the summer, following the arrivals of Jack Clarke, Helder Costa, Jack Harrison and Illan Meslier and Ben White before him.

[ad_pod ]

Leeds have also confirmed the youngster will be donning the number 14 shirt during his stint at Elland Road.

Of course, Nketiah immediately took to Instagram to share his first snaps as a new Leeds United player.

Nketiah captioned it as “New season. New challenge” and stated how he simply cannot wait to get started with his new team.

The forward made his maiden appearance for the Gunners back in September 2017 and just last season, in 2018/19, he made nine appearances for the senior squad.

He also appeared for England at youth level, climbing the ranks from their U18 to the U21 team.

The fans will have high hopes for the youngster, who has huge boots to fill amid Kemar Roofe’s departure.

Naturally, he will not be expected to emulate the prowess of Leeds’ top goalscorer last season, but he will need to step up to ease the pressure on Patrick Bamford and provide Marcelo Bielsa with an alternative option at centre forward.

[ad_pod ]

[ad_pod ]

This article is part of Football FanCast’s Transfer Focus series, which provides opinion and analysis on recent transfer news…

Tottenham Hotspur have opened talks to sign Sporting Lisbon midfielder Bruno Fernandes, per O Jogo.

What’s the word?

The report claims that Manchester United were close to sealing the transfer of the Portugal international, who scored 32 goals and laid on 18 assists in all competitions last season.

However, Spurs are now said to have sent representatives to Portugal to attempt to negotiate a deal for Fernandes.

The north London club are reported to have tabled a bid worth €45m (£41m) for the player earlier in this transfer window.

However, they will now attempt to find common ground with Sporting as they look to again strengthen their squad, having already signed Tanguy Ndombele from Lyon.

Watch Tottenham Hotspur Live Streams With StreamFootball.tv Below

Lo Celso alternative

Spurs have been in negotiations with Real Betis over a deal for Giovani Lo Celso this summer, per Football FanCast sources.

However, talks, which began over a month ago, have yet to reach a favourable conclusion and one feels that this deal could be a back-up to the Argentine.

Indeed, Fernandes scored double the amount of goals that Lo Celso netted in 2018/19 and would go a long way to easing the burden on Spurs striker Harry Kane.

It remains to be seen if a deal can be completed but this could well be a sign that Spurs are ready to pull the plug on their dealings with Betis, particularly if they receive a favourable answer from the Portuguese club.

Time will surely tell.

[ad_pod ]

[ad_pod ]

What an exciting transfer window this has ended up being for Tottenham Hotspur.

On Thursday, they also officially confirmed the signing of Ryan Sessegnon from Fulham as he penned a brand new contract that will keep him at the club until at least 2025.

Sessegnon has also been given the number 19 shirt.

[ad_pod ]

The 19-year-old has quickly taken to

/B06cO25AmVo/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link” data-lasso->Instagram to share his delight over the transfer to Spurs.

Despite being just 19 years of age, Sessegnon has had quite the career already.

The young player’s first big breakthrough came when he was named in the PFA Championship Team of the Year back in 2016. The following campaign he scored 15 goals in 46 Championship games which helped Fulham secure promotion through the playoffs.

That year, he was also named the Championship Player of the Season.

As far as his Premier League ventures go, he made 35 appearances in his first campaign in top-flight and has recorded a total of 120 games for Fulham during his stay at the club.

He has also appeared for England’s various youth squads to round it all up.

[ad_pod ]

[ad_pod ]

This article is part of Football FanCast’s Transfer Focus series, which provides opinion and analysis on recent transfer news…

Tottenham Hotspur have again been linked with a possible move for Real Madrid superstar Gareth Bale this summer, per Sport.

What’s the word?

Bale, of course, seemed set to move to Chinese Super League club Jiangsu Suning in this transfer window. He could have earned around £1m-per-week in the country.

However, the BBC reported earlier this week that Real pulled the plug on such a deal and there is now a suggestion that Spurs could be tempted to make a move.

Indeed, Sport claims that Tottenham would be interested in re-signing the player they sold to Real for a then-world record fee in 2013, but only if they can find a way to lower his wages.

Bale is reported to earn around £650,000-per-week in Spain.

Watch Tottenham Hotspur Live Streams With StreamFootball.tv Below

A fantasy

There’s simply no hope of this happening.

Tottenham have just over a week of the transfer window left to complete their dealings.

Imagining that those dealings will include a swoop for Bale is far-fetched in the extreme.

He simply earns too much and the transfer fee would surely be too high for Spurs to countenance such a deal.

He is 30 and is earning a king’s ransom in Spain; any return to Spurs is a distant dream for most supporters and rightly so.

The transfer simply doesn’t make any sense from the north London club’s point of view, such is the lack of resale value attached to buying a player of such advanced age.

[ad_pod ]

[ad_pod ]

This article is part of Football FanCast’s Transfer Focus series, which provides opinion and analysis on recent transfer news…

As quoted by the Liverpool Echo, Jurgen Klopp has hailed new signing Sepp van den Berg as an “outstanding talent” and suggested he could be ready to play sooner rather than later.

What’s the word?

The 17-year-old became the Reds’ first signing of the summer transfer window, as Klopp’s side beat off competition from a host of European football’s top clubs for the centre-back’s signature.

Having seen the Dutchman in training, Klopp delivered an exciting assessment of the teenager, but cautioned that Liverpool’s strength in numbers in central defence could see his playing time limited for now.

How much money could you make busking for a week as a freestyle footballer? Find out in the video below…

The German said: “He’s a wonderful boy and he decided to join us, which is good. It’s a not a long-term project where the boy has to think he has to wait five years to play for us, but it’s not for this moment.

“We don’t struggle in the centre-back position, we have a lot of options. Last year, there was a time when we had just one left plus Fabinho, that should not happen again. If we does, we find the solutions.

“With Sepp, he’s just an outstanding talent. He has to adjust to a proper physical pre-season, which is hard for him so we help him and do the right things for his development.”

A diamond in the making

When you have to fend off competition from the likes of Bayern Munich and Ajax for someone’s signature, then you know the player must be at least half decent. As Dutch centre-backs seem to dominate the headlines in recent weeks and months – namely Liverpool’s own Virgil van Dijk and now Juventus star Matthijs de Ligt – the world will be watching van den Berg’s progress with a keen eye.

Watch Liverpool Live Streams With StreamFootball.tv Below

As Klopp mentioned, the Reds are well stocked in the defensive department and boast the likes of van Dijk, Joe Gomez, Joel Matip and Dejan Lovren in that centre-back position.

Liverpool’s desire to retain their Champions League crown and finally end their wait for a Premier League title will only add to the lack of playing time van den Berg will receive next season, but Klopp’s assessment of the player certainly bodes well for the Merseyside club’s long-term future.

Aston Villa’s return to the Premier League is one which many are looking forward to seeing, with the Villans having the potential to really splash the cash this summer.

Manager Dean Smith will be keen to see his team add a number of new faces to the ranks over the summer months, and it appears the club are going to have no problem in splashing out on players who they believe can improve their first XI and squad.

However, one player who we here in the Tavern feel Villa should walk away from is Leeds midfielder Kalvin Phillips, where it has been reported (via the Sun) this weekend that the Yorkshire club could demand a fee of £30m for their star midfielder.

Phillips is, of course, a superb midfield player, but in a day and age where fees are being increased by the year, £30m is just something which sounds a bit too much for a club like Villa at this stage of their Premier League return.

Villa do need players in the middle of the park, and signing a destroyer like Phillips would have been ideal for the likes of Jack Grealish and John McGinn to further their attacking prowess and cause Premier League defences all sorts of problems.

For a fee of £30m though, you are looking at eating a big chunk of the transfer kitty Villa will have to play with, and it might well be better if Dean Smith and his scouting network move away from a deal for Phillips and spend the money elsewhere in the squad.

There are still bargains out there to be had for clubs like Villa, and while Phillips will eventually be a Premier League player, it feels like this is not quite the right time for Villa to be making their move yet.