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Olivier Ntcham has been offered a surprise Celtic escape route by Greek side AEK Athens, as reported by The Scottish Sun.

The Lowdown: Disastrous 12 months for Ntcham

Ntcham hasn’t had an easy ride of things in the last year or so. In a sparkling 2019/20 campaign at Parkhead, he registered 12 goal contributions in 39 outings [Transfermarkt].

Linked with moves away around that time to Porto and Marseille, Ex-Celt John Collins pleaded for Celtic to keep the playmaker; stating “Olivier is an excellent player and I’d be sad to see him leave Scottish football that’s for sure.”

Fast forward to 2020/21, the midfielder suddenly started finding his opportunities limited under former Hoops manager Neil Lennon. Only starting 11 fixtures [Transfermarkt], the 25-year-old was loaned in January 2021 to Ligue 1 outfit Marseille in order to obtain first team football [Daily Record].

This backfired in disastrous fashion, as then Marseille boss Andre Villas Boas was sensationally sacked from the French giants for bemoaning Ntcham’s signature [talkSPORT].

The Latest: Glasgow return could be short lived

A benchwarmer on loan in France, the former French youth international is now scheduled to return to Glasgow this summer.

AEK Athens are now firmly believed to be focused on signing Ntcham. His current deal with Celtic is set to expire in summer 2022 [Transfermarkt].

The Athenians are willing to offer him nearly £20,000 per week to move to Greece [The Scottish Sun].

More importantly for the Hoops though, they will offer an immediate fee for his signature, quite the relief considering the club was considering terminating his contract and losing him for nothing, but could now sell and boost their own transfer kitty.

Verdict: Good business for Celtic, AEK and Ntcham

Fundamentally, this could represent good business for both Celtic and AEK Athens. Though mercurially talented, Ntcham has been a peripheral figure at Parkhead for quite some time, and it feels like a win-win-win to grant the Hoops a fee for his services, AEK a quality player with age on his side, and Ntcham himself a fresh start.

Receiving a decent sum of money for his services could go a long way to kickstarting a much needed reconstruction of a fragmented Celtic side, as they look to reinforce a squad that finished miles behind Rangers last season.

In other news, Alan Brazil has had his say on a new potential Celtic appointment.

Ever since that 3-0 defeat to Brighton, something appears to have just clicked with Newcastle United in the Premier League, with the Magpies picking up another win against Sheffield United on Wednesday night.

Steve Bruce’s side have now lost just twice since the 20th March, and have picked up 14 points in that process, including some really notable results against the likes of Liverpool, Leicester and West Ham.

Against the Blades yesterday, it was Joe Willock once again who proved to be the match-winner, meaning that the Arsenal loanee has now bagged in the last six Premier League games where he has been on the pitch.

And while his signing will no doubt be a priority this summer – Bruce himself has said as much in recent weeks – it was Allan Saint-Maximin’s display that showed why the Frenchman has got to be the man the Magpies continue to build around.

The mercurial winger was almost back to his bamboozling best against Sheffield United, twisting this way and that, and always looking like he could cut open the Blades defence like a knife through butter.

As per Sofascore, his 8.1 match rating was the highest of any player on the pitch, and when you look at some of the underlying numbers it’s easy to see why.

He completed a whopping 15 of his 16 dribbles on the night – yes, you read that correctly – and also won a monstrous 19 of his 24 duels – again, your eyes do not deceive you.

To put that into context about just how ridiculous that is, Adama Traore who leads the way this season in the Premier League in terms of average dribbles per game, is at 4.2 per game.

And, writing in his post-match player ratings for The Chronicle, Lee Ryder gave him an eight, saying: “The crowd pleaser looked capable of slicing the Blades open time after time. Always creative before knock forced him off. Had 63 touches in total and big hand in opener.”

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Those sentiments were echoed by The Shields Gazette’s Liam Kennedy, who also gave him an eight, adding: “What a player. He’s turned up with the want to entertain. Some unbelievable runs from all over the park. Quiet in the last two games – not this time around. Shame he picked up an injury to end his night.”

The £75k-a-week earning Saint-Maximin was outstanding, and he no doubt had the St James’ Park faithful off their seat time and time again.

Sky Sports reporter Anthony Joseph has shared when Celtic hope to seal a deal for new managerial target Ange Postecoglou.

The Lowdown: A busy weekend…

It’s safe to say the Hoops hierarchy haven’t had a stress-free Bank Holiday weekend.

A deal for long-term target Eddie Howe collapsed on Friday afternoon, with problems with backroom staff, budget and personal reasons all contributing to a deal falling through.

They swiftly moved on to Yokohama F. Marinos manager Postecoglou, with the Hoops in advanced talks with the 55-year-old on Friday evening.

The Latest: Joseph’s Twitter post

Joseph took to social media late on Saturday evening to update supporters on Celtic’s pursuit of Postecoglou, admitting the Hoops are looking to ‘conclude the deal by the middle of next week’ – a telling nine-word admission on the club’s hopes of landing Neil Lennon’s permanent successor as soon as possible.

“Talks progressing well between Celtic and Ange Postecoglou’s representatives. Celtic hope to conclude the deal by the middle of next week. Yokohama F Marinos take on Shimizu S-Pulse at 5am (UK time) tomorrow. Farewell match for their boss?”

Postecoglou guided Yokohama F. Marinos to a 2-1 win over Shimizu S-Pulse on Sunday but was coy when asked about a possible move to Scotland.

The Verdict: Off-field positions need to be filled

Celtic need to fill the manager and director of football (DoF) roles quickly with the summer transfer window now looming.

All avenues appear to point to Postecoglou as manager and Fergal Harkin as DoF, with the latter, currently with Manchester City, possibly knowing the Australian well due to the connections within the City Football Group.

Before you know it, the Hoops will have Champions League qualifying fixtures to fulfil, so it could be crucial to have their key off-field positions filled to give the club the best chance of succeeding in Europe.

You’d expect a number of player incomings and outgoings to materialise as well, so planning for the 2021/22 campaign needs to get underway as soon as possible.

By the sounds of it, the Hoops are hoping to conclude a deal for Postecoglou by the middle of next week, however, as we now know with Howe, that isn’t guaranteed.

In other news: Hoops keen on signing international winger, find out more here. 

Worcestershire’s two-match winning start in the Benson & Hedges Cup was rudely interrupted by a buffeting from Somerset all-rounder Ian Blackwell

Roy Bradley04-May-2001Worcestershire’s two-match winning start in the Benson & Hedges Cup was rudely interrupted by a buffeting from Somerset all-rounder Ian Blackwell.The 22-year-old former Derbyshire player, now in his second season in the West Country, won his fist gold award with an innings of 64 from 74 balls as well as a wicket and a catch in a hard-fought victory by 20 runs.The Blackwell barrage, which owed much to a missed chance when he had made 22, enabled Somerset to reach 179 and their seamers, led by Steffan Jones with two for 12, performed brilliantly to dismiss the hosts for 159.Worcestershire would have been disappointed in letting the visitors off the hook. Andy Bichel’s first ball hit Marcus Trescothick on the left thumb and though the England opener recovered to make 16, the innings was soon in disarray despite a useful 39 from skipper Jamie Cox.Blackwell entered the fray at 64 for five and almost single-handedly set up Somerset’s second win in the competition, but there was still a lot of work to do when Worcestershire chased a relatively modest target.Inconsistent bounced helped Jones to remove Graeme Hick with one that lifted from a length and the main stroke-makers were polished off with the help of good catching, notably Keith Parsons’ diving effort at backward point to account for Anurag Singh.David Leatherdale survived to make 55, his second half-century of the week, and Worcestershire had some hope when Bichel contributed 31 to a stand of 52, but the challenge tapered out when Blackwell comfortably held a chance from Leatherdale at long off.

Many Manchester United fans have been left to slam the display of Marcus Rashford despite their 6-2 home win over AS Roma in the UEFA Europa League.

Despite the demolition of the Serie A team in the end, with Bruno Fernandes and Edinson Cavani the star men on show with two goals and two assists each, the England international did not manage to grab himself a goal or an assist in what was a frustrating night for him at Old Trafford.

Rashford lost out on seven of his duels in the game, and also failed to record a single shot on goal, accurate cross or long ball, all while losing possession no fewer than on 17 separate occasions in total, the joint-most out of any of his teammates to played in the match (Sofascore).

Manchester United fans on Rashford display

These Red Devils slammed his performance on Twitter, with one MUFC supporter even going as far as to claim that the 23-year-old is ‘lazy’ and encouraging him to learn from the work rate of Cavani:

“Rashford and Martial will never learn anything from Cavani, they’re so lazy #Mufc #Glazersout”

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“Negatives were AWB was very poor tonight Rashford was just horrific and I felt awful for poor Chrissy Smalling the penalty against him was harsh and he was easily their best defender #MUFC #EuropaLeague”

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“There is one definite conclusion from today’s match. Rashford should not start for Man United ever. #UEL #MUFC #MUNROM”

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“Coincidence, Man United started playing well as if they are playing with 11 men instead of 10 since Rashford has been substituted #bbcfootball #mufc #mutv #MUNROM”

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“I can see the reasons for putting Pogba further forward but Rashford is hopeless on the right… He should be left or on the bench… Play Mason right!… #mufc”

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“Marcus Rashford is the bad apple in that #MUFC #ManUtd Squad. He doesn’t defend or make an effort for the team. Cos he knows Ole will always pick him #Rashford”

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In other news, find out what Eric Bailly update has left United fans fuming here!

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O Fluminense renovou o contrato de Diego Cavalieri por mais um ano. Agora, o vínculo do camisa 12 com o Clube das Laranjeiras vai até de dezembro de 2019. A prorrogação foi publicada nesta quinta-feira no Boletim Informativo Diário da CBF. O goleiro, no Flu desde dezembro de 2010, recebeu um reajuste salarial.

Fluminense e Diego Cavalieri já haviam acordado a renovação no início do ano, quando o goleiro virou alvo do Internacional, que perdeu o titular Alisson para a Roma, da Itália. O Colorado acabou contratando Danilo Fernandes, ex-Sport.

Cavalieri recupera-se de uma lesão muscular na coxa direita, que já o afasta de jogos desde 7 de setembro e sua volta pode ser apenas em 2017. A lesão, por outro lado, permitiu que o Fluminense publicasse o novo contrato. Como tinha vínculo até 2018, foi preciso rescindir tal contrato para assinar o novo, e nesse intervalo o goleiro poderia ficar de fora de algum jogo no Brasileiro, e o clube preferiu não arriscar perder o titular no meio da temporada.

A renovação ocorre nos dias que antecedem a eleição presidencial, a ser realizada em 26 de novembro. Celso Barros, Mario Bittencourt e Pedro Abad são os candidatos a sucessor de Peter Siemsen, no cargo desde 2010. Na próxima semana, o LANCE! publicará entrevistas com os três concorrentes.

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وافق الاتحاد الإفريقي لكرة القدم كاف على تعديل موعد مباراة مصر والسنغال المقرر خوضها في إياب الدور الحاسم من التصفيات المؤهلة لنهائيات كأس العالم قطر 2022.

ومن المقرر أن تقام مباراة الذهاب بين مصر والسنغال في استاد القاهرة يوم 25 مارس المقبل، فيما تُلعب مواجهة الإياب في داكار.

طالع أيضًا.. اتحاد الكرة يعلن موعد معسكر منتخب مصر قبل مواجهة السنغال ومصير تغييرات جهاز كيروش

وأعلن الاتحاد المصري عبر صفحته الرسمية بموقع فيس بوك عن موافقة كاف على الطلب الذي تقدم به مسؤولو الجبلاية من أجل تعديل موعد المباراة. بيان الاتحاد المصري للإعلان عن تعديل موعد مباراة مصر والسنغال

الكاف يوافق على تعديل موعد مباراة العودة أمام السنغال

وافق الاتحاد الافريقي لكرة القدم CAF على الطلب المقدم من الاتحاد المصري لكرة القدم على تأخير موعد مباراة العودة أمام منتخب السنغال لمدة ٢٤ ساعة. 

وبذلك تصبح المواعيد النهائية لمباراتي المرحلة الأخيرة من التصفيات الإفريقية المؤهلة لكأس العالم :

– مباراة الذهاب (مصر) يوم الجمعة ٢٥ مارس ٢٠٢٢ الساعة ٧:٣٠

– مباراة العودة (السنغال) يوم الثلاثاء ٢٩ مارس ٢٠٢٢ الساعة ٥:٠٠

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A bruxa está solta no Fluminense. O zagueiro Renato Chaves se machucou no final do treino desta sexta-feira no CT do Tricolor na Barra da Tijuca. Depois de exames, foi constatada fratura no tornozelo direito. Segundo o Flu, o defensor não tem mais condições de jogar nesta temporada e só volta em 2017.Por conta da lesão, Renato Chaves passou por uma cirurgia ainda nesta tarde.

O zagueiro se machucou justamente quando treinava no time titular ao
lado de Henrique. Renato Chaves estava com grandes chances de ganhar a vaga na equipe, já que Gum vem sendo muito criticado e poderia ser sacado pelo técnico Levir Culpi.

Além de Renato Chaves, estão no departamento médico o goleiro Diego Cavalieri e o lateral-esquerdo William Matheus. Com dores musculares, Pierre é outro que pode virar desfalque no Tricolor.

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وجه نادي ليفربول التهنئة للسنغالي ساديو ماني بعد فوزه ببطولة كأس أمم إفريقيا مساء أمس، على حساب منتخب مصر.

وتلاقى المنتخبان في مباراة نهائي كأس أمم إفريقيا، البطولة التي استضافتها الكاميرون، حيث فازت السنغال بركلات الترجيح بنتيجة 4-2. ركلات ترجيح مباراة مصر والسنغال

وشارك ساديو ماني في المباراة بأكملها وأهدر ركلة جزاء في الشوط الأول، ونفذ ركلة الترجيح التي منحت السنغال الفوز.

وكتب ليفربول عبر حسابه الرسمي بموقع “تويتر”: “أسد التيرانجا يفرض سطوته على إفريقيا، كل التهاني لساديو ماني على فوزه رفقة المنتخب السنغالي بـكأس الأمم الإفريقية”.

وأضاف النادي الإنجليزي: “ونتمنى لمحمد صلاح الأفضل فيما هو قادم”.

أسد التيرانجا يفرض سطوته على إفريقيا 🦁🌍

كل التهاني لساديو ماني على فوزه رفقة المنتخب السنغالي بـ #كأس_الأمم_الإفريقية2021 ونتمنى لمحمد صلاح الأفضل فيما هو قادم ❤️ pic.twitter.com/R6SnUglria — نادي ليفربول (@LFC_Arabic) February 6, 2022

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A experiência de Pierre, 34 anos, e Marquinho, 30, devem pesar a favor dos meio-campistas na escolha de Levir Culpi, que não confirmou o time do Fluminense que entra em campo nesta quarta-feira, às 16h, no Clássico Vovô, na Arena do Botafogo. A mudança foi indicada no treino de segunda-feira, o primeiro e único que deu indicações da equipe que será escalada. Terça, um descontraído rachão foi disputado nas Laranjeiras, com direito aos goleiros na linha e a participação do auxiliar Marcão.

Titular na última rodada, na vitória sobre o Figueirense, Pierre será mantido na equipe. Em relação ao time que vinha atuando, o experiente volante ganhou a vaga que era do atacante Marcos Junior. Já Marquinho treinou no lugar de outro titular absoluto do Fluminense durante o ano de 2016: Douglas. O volante, de só 19 anos, assumiu a condição após a chegada de Levir, atuando em 18 rodadas do Brasileirão.

Além de Marquinho e Pierre, o meio de campo do Tricolor ainda contará com Cícero e Gustavo Scarpa. Assim, o setor fica mais encorpado, tendo no ataque apenas Wellington, que participa bastante da recomposição defensiva do lado esquerdo, ajudando William Matheus, e o atacante Henrique Dourado.

Após treinar entre os reservas, Douglas usou as redes sociais para postar uma foto sua treinando nas Laranjeiras com uma mensagem:

– Tudo tem seu tempo – publicou Douglas, que chegou às categorias de base do Tricolor aos sete anos.

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