يخوض النادي الأهلي، مباراة قوية ضد نظيره الاتحاد السكندري، مساء اليوم الأربعاء، ضمن منافسات بطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز.

الأهلي يلاقي الاتحاد السكندري، في إطار الجولة الحادية عشر، من مواجهات بطولة الدوري المصري للموسم الحالي 2025-2026.

طالع | توروب يعلن تشكيل الأهلي أمام الاتحاد السكندري.. جراديشار يقود الهجوم موعد مباراة الأهلي والاتحاد السكندري اليوم في الدوري المصري

وتقام مباراة الأهلي والاتحاد السكندري، في تمام الساعة 5 مساءً من اليوم الأربعاء 22 أكتوبر الجاري، على ملعب استاد القاهرة الدولي.

ويحتل النادي الأهلي، المركز الرابع في جدول ترتيب الدوري المصري، برصيد 18 نقطة، بعد خوض 9 مباريات، فاز في 5 وتعادل في 3 وخسر في لقاء.

طالع | حكم مباراة الأهلي والاتحاد السكندري في الدوري المصري

بينما فريق الاتحاد السكندري، يتواجد في المركز السابع عشر بجدول ترتيب الدوري المصري، برصيد 8 نقاط.

ومن خلال التدريبات الختامية للمدرب الدنماركي ييس توروب، وضحت ملامح التشكيل الذي يخوض به الفريق مباراة الاتحاد السكندري.

ويشهد التشكيل، تواجد المهاجم السلوفيني نيجك جراديشار في قيادة الهجوم بسبب غياب محمد شريف للإصابة، ويتواجد القوة الضاربة في خط الوسط بقيادة محمود حسن تريزيجيه ومعه أحمد سيد زيزو وأشرف بن شرقي ومحمد علي بن رمضان. تشكيل الأهلي المتوقع أمام الاتحاد السكندري في الدوري

حراسة المرمى: محمد الشناوي.

خط الدفاع: محمد هاني، ياسر إبراهيم، ياسين مرعي وأحمد نبيل كوكا.

خط الوسط: مروان عطية، محمد على بن رمضان، أشرف بن شرقي، محمود حسن تريزيجيه وأحمد سيد زيزو.

خط الهجوم: جراديشار.

MatériaMais Notícias

Fluminense e Flamengo ficaram no empate em 0 a 0, em partida válida pela 15ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro, no Maracanã. O jogo ficou marcado por diversas polêmicas de arbitragem, incluindo possíveis penalidades para ambas as equipes, além de gols anulados pelo VAR para os dois lados e mais de dez cartões amarelos.

Com o resultado, Flamengo e Fluminense se mantém no grupo de classificação para a Libertadores. O Rubro-Negro se manteve na vice-liderança, com 27 pontos, mas viu o Botafogo disparar de vez e abrir 12 de vantagem. O Tricolor, por sua vez, perdeu uma posição e caiu para quinto, com 25.

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CINCO LANCES QUE MARCARAM A PARTIDA

> CLÁSSICO É RIVALIDADE! O jogo começou bastante pegado no Maracanã, com muitas faltas e alguns cartões. Primeiro, Felipe Melo e Ganso foram advertidos e, depois, foi a vez de Everton Ribeiro. Ao todo, foram seis advertências na primeira etapa, sendo cinco para o Fluminense.

> ERROS NA SAÍDA! Tanto Flamengo quanto Fluminense gostam de sair jogando desde a defesa, mas isso causou sustos para ambos. O chutão, quando em perigo, também precisa ser bem-vindo.

> POLÊMICA! O Fluminense marcou um belo gol em contra-ataque fulminante com Jhon Arias, tocando no cantinho de Matheus Cunha, mas a jogada foi anulada pelo VAR. Depois da análise, Sávio Pereira Sampaio marcou falta em Everton Cebolinha. Difícil entender a arbitragem brasileira.

> MAIS UM GOL ANULADO! Foi a vez do Flamengo reclamar, por ter balançado as redes e ter o tento impugnado pelo VAR. Sávio Pereira Sampaio enxergou falta de Pablo na origem da jogada do gol de Gabigol.

> TEVE ATÉ EXPULSÃO! Depois dos gols anulados, o jogo ganhou contornos ainda mais quente, e o árbitro precisou sacar o cartão vermelho. Foi para Luiz Araújo, do Flamengo, em falta duríssima que tirou Marcelo da partida.

Como foi o primeiro tempo?

Apesar de franca, a etapa inicial foi marcada muito mais pelo jogo pegado entre as equipes do que por boas oportunidades. O Flamengo até chegou, com Wesley, Gerson e Gabi, enquanto o Fluminense teve chance com Germán Cano, mas foi só. Ao todo, foram sete cartões amarelos, sendo seis para os tricolores.

E a etapa final?

O segundo tempo seguiu a toada do primeiro e foi muito pegado, mas as equipes se lançaram ao ataque e tiveram mais oportunidades de marcar. Tanto Fluminense, quanto Flamengo, tiveram tentos anulados pela arbitragem por faltas na origem do lance. No fim, reclamações para os dois lados e empate sem gols.

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O que vem por aí?

Agora, as duas equipes ficarão com a semana livre para treinar e focar no próximo desafio pelo Campeonato Brasileiro. O Flamengo enfrenta o América-MG, no sábado (22), às 16h (de Brasília), no Maracanã, enquanto o Fluminense encara o Coritiba na segunda-feira (24), fora de casa.

FICHA TÉCNICA
Campeonato Brasileiro 2023 – 15ª rodada
Fluminense 0 x 0 Flamengo

Data e hora:16 de julho de 2023, às 16h (de Brasília)
Local:Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
Árbitro:Savio Pereira Sampaio (Fifa/DF)
Assistentes: Rafael da Silva Alves (Fifa/RS) e Leone Carvalho Rocha (GO)
VAR:Wagner Reway (Fifa/PB)
Público e renda: 62.354 presentes R$ 3.593.120,50 de renda

Cartões amarelos: Felipe Melo, André, Germán Cano, Pedro Rangel, Lima, John Kennedy e Paulo Henrique Ganso (FLU); Everton Ribeiro, André, Gabigol, Filipe Luís e Thiago Maia (FLA)
Cartões vermelhos: Luiz Araújo (FLA)

GOLS: –

FLUMINENSE (Técnico: Fernando Diniz)
Fábio; Samuel Xavier, Nino, Felipe Melo (John Kennedy, aos 52′ do 2ºT) e Marcelo (Felipe Andrade, aos 50′ do 2ºT); André, Martinelli (Lelê, no intervalo), Lima e Paulo Henrique Ganso (Leo Fernández, aos 25′ do 2ºT); Arias e Cano.

FLAMENGO (Técnico: Jorge Sampaoli)
Matheus Cunha; Wesley, David Luiz (Pablo, aos 34′ do 2ºT), Léo Pereira e Filipe Luís; Thiago Maia (Luiz Araújo, aos 20′ do 2ºT), Gerson, Arrascaeta (André, aos 34′ do 2ºT) e Everton Ribeiro; Cebolinha (Allan, aos 20′ do 2ºT) e Gabi

Mohsin Khan, out. Mayank Yadav and Akash Deep, unavailable, at least for now. Avesh Khan, just about back from injury. The Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) fast-bowling attack in IPL 2025 was looking rather ragged till Shardul Thakur and Prince Yadav solved their problems on Thursday – at least for one night – against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), the batting unit that has led all the talk since last season.”Can LSG stop Travishek?” Yes, said Thakur, with a short ball to Abhishek Sharma. The secret, as our experts explained afterwards, was in the build-up to the wicket delivery. And what about Travis Head? Prince stepped up, pitched it up, went under the bat swing, and knocked out off and middle. Not to forget Thakur’s first-baller to Ishan Kishan, SRH’s centurion from their run-fest against Rajasthan Royals (RR) last weekend.”One is, he is looking to swing the ball. With the new ball, he is getting that shape into the left-handers and he’s trying to mix it up with the yorkers,” Cheteshwar Pujara said of Thakur’s bowling plan on ESPNcricinfo’s TimeOut show. “If you look at the previous deliveries, which Abhishek or Travis Head faced, he tried bowling yorkers – it was low full-tosses – but as a batter you are thinking, is it going to be a yorker or a back-of-a-length ball. And suddenly, he bowls a bumper, which could surprise a batter. And then you have less fraction of a second to execute you shot, and that’s why I think Abhishek was late on his shot.”Related

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It did look like that. Most days, against most bowlers, Abhishek hits those many tiers up in the stands. This time, it went to Nicholas Pooran at deep square-leg.”I call it bowling craft. When we were batters, we faced a lot of bowlers. The best bowlers we faced were often those that got their bowling craft. And bowling craft is when you’re not expecting that particular ball,” Nick Knight elaborated. “If Abhishek was waiting for that ball, [if] he knew it was going to be short, it was out of the park. But because he isn’t quite sure if it’s going to be full or is it going to swing, then you’re a bit late on it and that’s the difference between it going out of the park and getting caught. The bowling craft was spot on.”And, in seven-and-a-half overs, SRH were 76 for 3 – still a lot of runs – but without their big three of Head, Abhishek and Kishan. Head was in the bag of Prince, who made his IPL debut this season, and occasionally clocked 140kph. More than anything else, Prince backed his strengths.”He had a clear game plan. He wanted to bowl yorkers and he wanted to mix it up with slower bouncers and bouncers,” Pujara said. “There was a clear game plan: he was not going to bowl a length ball or a back-of-a-length ball. When you have that clarity, then comes the execution.”I think his execution was spot on. There were times when he ended up bowling half-volleys, but still I think those are good deliveries on that pitch. And he showed a lot of courage. You need courage to bowl those balls.”After Head was felled, SRH added just 114 runs in 12.3 overs. The sixes didn’t stop. Aniket Verma hit five, Pat Cummins hit three in a four-ball innings. But the lost momentum never came back.0:55

Pujara praises Prince Yadav’s clarity of plans

“The bowled well in the middle, credit needs to go to them as well. They picked up early wickets, that stopped a little bit of the momentum,” Heinrich Klaasen said in the press conference later. “We just didn’t score enough runs. One or two wickets [fell] early in the innings and it was difficult to keep on going with the momentum. It wasn’t enough.”If you look at our batting line-up, we’re destructive till batter No. 8 [Cummins]. So you don’t need Travis and Abhishek to come off every time. We’re good enough to score runs without them as well. They put teams under a lot of pressure when they do come off, makes our job a little bit easier. But you will never have a season where both of them score a thousand runs. It is the way we play – it’s on the riskier side, but no, we are big enough players to know we need to do it on our own too.”Travishek, plus Kishan, were stopped. SRH only managed 190 for 9, well under the 300 observers have been waiting for them to get. LSG, as written-off as a team could be after one game, had their first win and their first points, with something of a ragtag fast-bowling attack that, for now, has found a couple of unlikely heroes to front it.

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has been calling a highly-rated player in the build up to deadline day as he looks to tempt him with a Stamford Bridge move, according to an intriguing new report.

The west Londoners are prioritising a new attacker as we fast approach this year’s summer transfer cut-off, and they’ve held extensive talks for two stars in particular.

Man United winger Alejandro Garnacho is clamoring for a move to Chelsea, having already told friends that he’ll be joining Maresca’s side (talkSPORT), and personal terms are believed to be fully agreed.

Meanwhile, RB Leipzig playmaker Xavi Simons has also agreed terms with Chelsea, but the Bundesliga side and Blues are yet to shake hands on a club-to-club deal, as is also the case with Garnacho.

If Maresca had to choose one or the other, he’d select Garnacho, as his priority is a winger, but deals for either one of the pair still centre around Nicolas Jackson and Christopher Nkunku finding new clubs.

It isn’t simply a case of Simons or Garnacho, either, as credible reports now claim that Chelsea have reached out and contacted the representatives of Barcelona star Fermin Lopez (David Ornstein).

Lopez has become a star at the Camp Nou since Hansi Flick’s arrival last year, scoring eight goals and bagging 10 assists in 46 total appearances last year as Barça went on to clinch a domestic treble.

The Spaniard has emerged as an alternative to Simons if they cannot get a deal done for him, even if the Leipzig ace is still their priority as things stand, although this could change pretty quickly (Simon Phillips).

Chelsea ready to nearly triple Fermin Lopez's salary as Enzo Maresca calls him

According to Spanish news outlet Sport, and journalist Jordi Gil, Chelsea are ready to nearly triple Lopez’s current salary if they pivot towards the 21-year-old as their top playmaker target.

Lopez earns around £99,000-per-week in Catelonia right now, but Maresca’s side would hand him a contract of around £250,000-per-week in west London – which comes as surprising, given Chelsea aren’t known to shatter their wage structure on players.

What’s more, Maresca is believed to be personally calling Lopez over a move to Chelsea, so there is serious intent from the tactician to land him, not to mention admiration.

All of this means Lopez is starting to reconsider his future after previously stating he would remain at Barca, and Chelsea are apparently prepared to offer Flick’s side around £50 million for his services.

However, they’re still some way off the mark, as the La Liga champions are demanding £60 million.

It would be fair to say that Chelsea have not had the best of starts to the season.

Enzo Maresca’s side picked up seven of nine points in the Premier League prior to the international break, but dropped two against Brentford on Saturday.

Now, it was a heavily rotated side, but there was enough talent in the starting lineup to collect three.

One of the worst performers was summer signing Jamie Gittens, and while it might sound harsh, he should be dropped ahead of tomorrow’s Champions League clash with Bayern Munich.

Gittens' disappointing display

Now, to be clear, there were several Chelsea players who really let themselves down on Saturday, but when it comes to the most disappointing display, it’s hard to look past Gittens.

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The club paid Borussia Dortmund around £48m for him in the summer in the hope he’d be able to come into the team and make the left-hand side more direct and more dangerous.

Unfortunately, he flattered to deceive in his appearances before the international break and, against Brentford, he looked somewhat out of his depth.

It might sound overly harsh, but we aren’t the only ones who were left unimpressed, as the Express’ Charlie Malam awarded him just 4/10 on the day, writing that he ‘faded out’ after the first 20 minutes.

Unsurprisingly, while it may sound harsh, such an appraisal of the 20-year-old is more than justified by his statistics.

In 56 minutes of underwhelming action, the Reading-born ace amassed a combined expected goals plus assists figure of just 0.04, took just 17 touches, played a single key pass, had one shot, didn’t attempt a single dribble and was offside twice.

In all, it was a terrible showing from Gittens, and considering how much of a step-up in quality Bayern will be, Maresca has to drop him for another of Chelsea’s young wingers tomorrow night.

The Chelsea ace who should start in place of Gittens

While some might view it as being too soon, Maresca should look to start £40m man Alejandro Garnacho against Bayern.

Now it’s undoubtedly the case that the young Argentine should have tracked Fabio Carvalho for the equaliser on Saturday, but when it came to the offensive side of the game, he offered so much more than Gittens in such a short amount of time.

For example, while he didn’t get the assist, it was his driving run and ball into the penalty area that directly led to Moises Caicedo’s thunderous strike in the second half.

Moreover, while there are certainly questions over this temperament that may well be answered this season, the 21-year-old’s footballing ability is undeniable.

For example, despite being just 20 years old at the start of last season and playing for a historically terrible Manchester United side, the Madrid-born gem was able to score 11 goals and provide ten assists in 58 appearances, totalling 3568 minutes.

Appearances

58

Minutes

3568′

Goals

11

Assists

10

Goal Involvements per Match

0.36

Minutes per Goal Involvements

169.90′

That means the “superstar” in the making, as dubbed by journalist Liam Canning, maintained an average of a goal involvement every 2.76 games, or 169.90 minutes.

Moreover, with a goal in the 2024 FA Cup final, against Manchester City, the dynamic attacker has proven he can handle the biggest of stages.

Ultimately, Gittens may well come good for Chelsea, but he has flattered to deceive thus far, and with Garnacho making an impact in just 11 minutes of action, he should get the start against Bayern tomorrow night.

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يستعد الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي برشلونة لاستكمال مشواره في الموسم الحالي 2025/2026 بمواجهة نظيره أولمبياكوس ضمن منافسات دوري أبطال أوروبا.

وكان برشلونة قد واجه جيرونا مساء أمس، السبت، في المباراة التي جمعتهما ضمن منافسات الجولة التاسعة من بطولة الدوري الإسباني “لا ليجا”.

وتمكن رجال فليك من تحقيق فوز قاتل على جيرونا بثنائية مقابل هدف في المباراة التي جمعتهما على ملعب “مونتجويك”.

اقرأ أيضًا | كراوتش: محمد صلاح تأثر كثيرًا برحيل لاعب ليفربول.. وليس عليه القتال

بتلك النتيجة، احتل برشلونة صدارة جدول ترتيب الدوري الإسباني بشكل مؤقت برصيد 22 نقطة بفارق نقطة عن ريال مدريد الذي يواجه خيتافي مساء اليوم، الأحد.

ويواجه برشلونة نظيره أولمبياكوس الثلاثاء المقبل الموافق 21 من شهر أكتوبر الجاري في تمام الساعة الثامنة إلا ربع بتوقيت القاهرة ومكة المكرمة.

ويستضيف ملعب “مونتجويك” مباراة برشلونة والفريق اليوناني ضمن منافسات الجولة الثالثة من مرحلة الدوري لبطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا. حكم مباراة برشلونة وأولمبياكوس في دوري أبطال أوروبا

وأسند الاتحاد الأوروبي لكرة القدم مباراة برشلونة وأولمبياكوس إلى طاقم تحكيم سويسري بإدارة أورس شنايدر حكمًا للساحة، فيما عُين الكرواتي ايفان بيبيك حكمًا لتقنية الفيديو.

CSA on Klaasen: “Discussions regarding his future are ongoing and a final decision will be made in due course”

Firdose Moonda07-Apr-2025

Heinrich Klaasen’s international future is uncertain•Associated Press

Heinrich Klaasen’s international playing future could be over after he was not named in Cricket South Africa’s 18-player central contract list. Klaasen, who retired from Test cricket in January 2024, was on a white-ball only contract in the previous cycle and is understood to be prioritising his T20 league future. CSA said in a statement that “discussions regarding his future are ongoing and a final decision will be made in due course.”David Miller, who was also on a white-ball only deal last year and Rassie van der Dussen accepted hybrid contracts which will allow them to “participate in specific agreed-upon bilateral tours and ICC events.”ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Both Klaasen and Miller are contracted to teams in the Hundred which will clash with South Africa’s white-ball tour to Australia that runs from August 10 to 24.The 18-player contract list included Lizaad Williams, who has been out of action after undergoing knee surgery this year, allrounder Senuran Muthusamy and 18-year-old left-arm quick Kwena Maphaka for the first time.David Bedingham, Wiaan Mulder and Kyle Verreynne, who were given what CSA called ‘contract upgrades” (in other words added to the central contract list midway through the season) were all retained, as was Nandre Burger though he hasn’t played a match all season as he recovers from a stress fracture.Left-arm spinner Bjorn Fortuin and allrounder Andile Phehlukwayo were the only two players other than Klaasen who lost their deals. Tabraiz Shamsi, who opted out of his central contract last October, and Anrich Nortje, who did not sign a deal when the last contracts were drawn up, remained off the list.The contracted group included Test and ODI captain Temba Bavuma and T20I skipper Aiden Markram along with all of the first-choice pace attack. Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Gerald Coetzee, Marco Jansen and Keshav Maharaj were all on the list (but Test seamer Dane Paterson is not) alongside regular Test batters Tony de Zorzi, and David Bedingham. All-format batters Tristan Stubbs and Ryan Rickelton were also included with the playing group providing a clear indication of who South Africa will call on for the World Test Championship final (WTC) in June, as well as next year’s T20 World Cup, as they build towards the home ODI World Cup in 2027.”All of these players have been contracted with the importance of the next World Test Championship cycle and the 2027 Cricket World Cup on home soil in mind,” Enoch Nkwe, Director of National Teams and High Performance said. “The hybrid contracts take into consideration the dynamic nature of modern-day cricket and will provide David and Rassie with the opportunity to contribute to the team during specific bilateral tours and ICC events. An exciting season awaits as we compete for the WTC mace and look to take one step further in next year’s T20 World Cup.”South Africa last played international cricket at the Champions Trophy semi-final, which they lost to New Zealand, and will next play at the WTC final before beginning a lengthy program away from home. They will play Tests and a T20I series in Zimbabwe in July, white-ball matches in Australia and England, Tests in Pakistan and will close out the year with an all-format tour of India. They will also be under a new coach in white-ball cricket after Rob Walter resigned last week.Current Test coach Shukri Conrad is the frontrunner to take over. It was under Conrad that Klaasen retired from Tests after Conrad had initially picked him over Verreynne, then went back to Verreynne and hoped Klaasen would play on some of the slower surfaces later in the cycle. Klaasen’s retirement changed those plans.SA men’s contract listTemba Bavuma, David Bedingham, Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee, Tony de Zorzi, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kwena Maphaka, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Senuran Muthusamy, Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne, Lizaad WilliamsHybrid contracts: David Miller, Rassie van der Dussen

Leeds United have had to recover quickly in recent times when notable players have exited Elland Road.

Last summer, after heartbreakingly losing the Championship playoff final, the eventual promotion winners had to wave goodbye – through gritted teeth – to both Georginio Rutter and Crysencio Summerville as Premier League moves awaited the entertaining duo.

Not even the added security of being in the elite division has saved Leeds from having to part ways with some star assets, however, with Kalvin Phillips leaving his boyhood club behind for Manchester City in the summer of 2022.

Unfortunately, the one-time £40m buy has struggled ever since leaving West Yorkshire behind, but there might well be some green shoots appearing at the Etihad now for the forgotten midfielder…

Phillips' turbulent stay at City

Amazingly, despite last featuring for Pep Guardiola’s men way back in October of 2023, Phillips could now have been gifted a chance at redemption.

Indeed, it has emerged that the Leeds-born midfielder has now been included in City’s Premier League squad for the rest of the 2025/26 season, having presumably impressed in flashes out on loan at Ipswich Town last campaign.

It was far from a standout loan experience for the 29-year-old, but he did hammer home this effort at Portman Road during his 22-game stay to be remembered somewhat fondly, away from also winning 3.5 duels on average across his 17 Premier League outings in Suffolk, as per Sofascore.

While Guardiola’s surprise inclusion of Phillips will give the 31-time England international some hope that he can rewrite his City narrative, it’s far from being conclusive proof that he will start plenty of City games moving forward, having only ever completed a full 90 minutes in the Premier League for his current employers a meagre two times.

Phillips will just have to hope his ordeal in Manchester doesn’t get any bleaker, with a worry now that this other ex-Leeds ace is experiencing a similar fall from grace to that of the 29-year-old, as his first-team minutes also continue to be minimal in the tough division.

The ex-Leeds star in danger of being the next Phillips

Thankfully, for both the aforementioned Rutter and Summerville, they have taken to the pressures of the Premier League a lot more steadily than Phillips.

Rutter is already up to eight goals and five assists for his new employers Brighton and Hove Albion, whilst his Dutch counterpart has also managed to successfully battle back from injury difficulties at West Ham United to collect two assists during the infancy of the new season.

On the contrary, former Leeds homegrown product Archie Gray has found the leap from the EFL to the Premier League to be a daunting one, having moved to Tottenham Hotspur just last summer after a whirlwind ascent into the Whites’ first-team spotlight.

Daniel Farke, who still occupies the Elland Road dug-out, would be the first manager to get a tune out of the adaptable 19-year-old in the senior ranks, with Gray previously being branded as a “very intelligent” talent by ex-Leeds great Marcelo Bielsa when he was just 15 years of age.

He would be showered with further elaborate praise after making a name for himself in the first team at his boyhood club, as seen in Sky Sports’ Andy Hinchcliffe heralding the teenage sensation as “extraordinary” during his breakout 2023/24 season, which saw him make 52 appearances in total.

Missing out on promotion that same season, then saw Premier League clubs unsurprisingly line up for his coveted services, with the £30m eventually forked out by Spurs to land Gray not looking like a rash amount to spend, either, considering analyst Ben Mattinson was wildly suggesting that the 19-year-old could go on to be a “future £100m” asset.

Gray’s PL numbers at Spurs

Stat

Gray

Games played

29

Games started

20

Goals scored

0

Assists

0

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At the moment, Mattinson’s praise hasn’t been backed up by Gray’s performances in North London, with new Spurs boss Thomas Frank only handing him one league start so far this season, having started 19 league contests under Ange Postecoglou. He wasn’t even named as a substitute for Spurs’ big 3-0 win over West Ham United, either.

It does feel now that Gray jumped ship from Leeds to pastures new in the Premier League a bit prematurely – especially as Farke’s men are now competing alongside Spurs – with an additional worry that the teenager is already being swallowed whole by the pressures of his top-flight environment, in a similar way to Phillips.

Gray will hope he can live up to his previous high praise down the line, but if his minutes continue to deplete, he might well just be viewed as another forgotten figure of Leeds’ past that struggled to cut it in the big time.

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Tottenham Hotspur’s final signing of the summer transfer window, striker Randal Kolo Muani on loan from PSG, is poised to make his imminent Premier League debut against West Ham on Saturday.

The Frenchman’s versatility will be invaluable for Thomas Frank, with Kolo Muani able to play on both the right and left-hand side, though it appears he’ll most likely be used as an alternative to centre-forwards Richarlison and Dominic Solanke.

Mohammed Kudus

£55 million

Kota Takai

£5 million

Mathys Tel

£30 million

Joao Palhinha

Loan

Kevin Danso

£21 million

Xavi Simons

£52 million

Randal Kolo Muani

Loan

The latter didn’t play in Spurs’ 1-0 defeat against Bournemouth prior to the international break due to a niggling ankle problem, and while Frank suggested that Solanke could be back this weekend, it is definitely wise to have another option up top considering Richarlison’s fitness issues last season.

Kolo Muani has played the vast majority of his 269 total senior appearances as a striker, and there is reason for supporters to be excited by his arrival.

During his best-ever campaign to date in 2022/2023, the 26-year-old racked up an impressive 23 goals and 17 assists in all competitions for Eintracht Frankfurt, and this stellar form earned him a £76.4 million move to Ligue 1 heavyweights PSG.

While it hasn’t worked out for him in the French capital, Kolo Muani’s head-turning loan move to Juventus last term, where he managed 10 goals and three assists in 22 outings, showcases a player of serious attacking quality.

On the international stage, Kolo Muani has always maintained the faith of Didier Deschamps, even amidst his PSG exile, with the forward bagging semi-final goals against Morocco at the 2022 World Cup and Spain in Euro 2024.

The former Nantes sensation has also been a long-time target for the Lilywhites. Tottenham attempted to agree a deal for Kolo Muani in January before his switch to Juve, and ex-Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou was personally pushing for him in the winter, according to club insider Paul O’Keefe.

Now, the Spurs recruitment team have got their man, but unfortunately for Frank, there is no option to buy Kolo Muani at the end of his loan spell if he manages to pull up trees in north London.

This is seen as quite an ‘un-Spurs like’ condition of the Kolo Muani deal, and pundit John Wenham has fired a warning to Tottenham over agreeing to a straight loan.

Tottenham sent Randal Kolo Muani warning as "frustrating" claim made

Speaking to Tottenham News, Wenham says thatTottenham are taking a “risk” by just signing Kolo Muani on a dry temporary deal, calling it a “frustrating” development and explaining that other sides could outbid them next year.

While there is an argument that Tottenham face not being able to hold on to Kolo Muani, the fact he’s arrived at N17 for essentially zero cost for the entire season is still a big boost for Frank.

Spurs need strength in depth if they’re to finish in the top four and contend for major trophies, and Kolo Muani is exactly the calibre of player to help them do this.

Florian Wirtz's Liverpool team-mates have been blamed for the £116 million ($156m) man's slow start to life at Anfield by Germany legend Rudi Voller. After joining the Reds in June on a long-term contract until at least 2030, Wirtz made a bright debut in the Community Shield, providing an assist against Crystal Palace, though Liverpool eventually lost on penalties. However, things have gone south since then.

Wirtz still finding his feet at Anfield

Wirtz hasn’t been able to replicate the scintillating form that earned him Germany’s Footballer of the Year award in 2025. In his first seven Premier League appearances, Wirtz has yet to score or provide an assist – a stark contrast to his 31 goal contributions (16 goals, 15 assists) for Leverkusen in 2024-25.

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Voller insisted that the problem isn’t Wirtz’s talent but the players surrounding him. "He does an incredible amount, runs a lot, sprints a lot, and also drops deep," he told "But he doesn't get passed to him the way he was used to in Leverkusen or the national team. You have to work on that over the course of weeks and months."

Liverpool attack looks disjointed

Liverpool's attack has yet to click into top gear. Wirtz is still adapting to the physicality and intensity of the Premier League, a division known for its relentless pace and unforgiving tackles. Finding his best role in Arne Slot’s system is proving challenging, especially as Liverpool continue to adjust after key departures and squad reshuffles. Moreover, the partnership between Wirtz and fellow newcomer Alexander Isak is still finding its rhythm, which is another concern for Slot. 

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The international break might be just the respite Liverpool need. With Wirtz struggling to hit his stride and the team still adjusting, a short pause offers a chance for Slot to recalibrate tactics, work on combinations, and let Wirtz recover mentally and physically from the hectic start to his Premier League career.

The calendar doesn’t get any easier once football resumes. Liverpool face a marquee clash against Manchester United, a fixture guaranteed to magnify every flaw. Following that, a Champions League away trip to Eintracht Frankfurt promises another stern examination of Wirtz’s adjustment to life at the top. Wirtz’s talent is undeniable, but expectations are sky-high for a player who commanded a £116m transfer fee.