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Berta now keeping close eye on 25-goal star as Arsenal plot cheap £34m move

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As rumours continue to arrive over Arsenal’s summer transfer plans, new sporting director Andrea Berta is now reportedly keeping a close eye on a somewhat cheaper attacking option who has scored 25 goals this season.

Arsenal looking to ease goalscoring woes

Whilst it’s easy to list the absurd number of injuries that Arsenal have suffered throughout the current campaign, their Premier League form since the return of Bukayo Saka has highlighted their clear problems for all to see. And Berta must address those issues in his first summer in charge.

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Even though their form has come at a time when the Premier League title has drifted away from them and into Liverpool’s grasp as official champions, Arsenal still have Champions League qualification to worry about. Mikel Arteta, with three games to go, simply has to seal a place in the top five amid concerns that a disappointing campaign could still turn disastrous.

Mega upgrade on Odegaard: Berta lining up Arsenal move for £100m "machine"

The £100m-rated star would be a game-changer for Arsenal.

ByJack Salveson Holmes May 7, 2025

The Spaniard recently had his say on Liverpool’s title win and the Gunners’ failure, telling reporters: “Winning trophies is about being in the right moment in the right place. Liverpool have won the title with less points than we have in the last two seasons. With the points of the past two season we have two Premier League [titles].”

What would certainly help ensure that Arsenal are in the right moment in the right place, however, is the arrival of a pure goalscorer this summer. Amid links to the likes of Alexander Isak and Benjamin Sesko, those in North London must get things right this summer and solve Arteta’s greatest problem.

Meanwhile, if it’s a question of money, then Berta may yet turn towards a cheaper options who could turn into the summer’s best bargain if all goes to plan.

Arsenal plotting £34m Patrik Schick move

According to Caught Offside, Arsenal are now plotting a move to sign Patrik Schick from Bayer Leverkusen this summer with Berta keeping a close eye on the Czech Republic forward. Valued at around €40m (£34m) by the Bundesliga club, the Gunners could swoop in and solve their attacking problems for far cheaper than if they signed Isak or Sesko.

Despite his bargain price, Schick has enjoyed a season worthy of a far higher valuation – scoring 25 goals in all competitions – and could yet prove that in the Premier League. At 29 years old, the only concern for Arsenal should be his age, but as Chris Wood has proved at Nottingham Forest this season, players are more than capable of making the difference even when outside of what are considered prime years.

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Smashing his expected goals in the Bundesliga this season, Schick is the pure goalscorer that Arsenal have so desperately lacked all season. His name wouldn’t steal the same headlines as an Isak or Sesko, but he would arguably be just as clinical. Previously dubbed “great” by former Sampdoria boss Marco Giampaolo, Schick is one to watch this summer.

Burnley want to sign Fulham ace who previously won promotion under Parker

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Burnley are now interested in signing an “outstanding” Fulham player who has worked and won promotion under Scott Parker before, according to a recent report.

Burnley already planning summer transfers

The Clarets confirmed their promotion to the Premier League on Monday evening after beating Sheffield United, and not even 48 hours later, already Burnley’s chiefs are working on transfer business ahead of the summer transfer window opening.

Sky Sports: Burnley set to sign 25 y/o after promotion in new £8m update

Burnley are now set to sign an exciting forward with a new price-tag emerging.

ByBrett Worthington Apr 23, 2025

It’s been claimed by former footballer Lee Hendrie that midfielder Jonjo Shelvey won’t be at Turf Moor next season. Shelvey’s contract expires at the end of the season, and Hendrie believes a new deal will not be offered.

Hendrie told Football League World: “I’m not sure that they will secure a deal for him. To be quite honest, I think that going into the Premier League, I think that the squad has to be a lot stronger. Jonjo obviously hasn’t featured too much, so I don’t think that will be one that they’ll be looking to make permanent and keep him there again. With his contract expiring, I think he’ll move on.”

Meanwhile, it’s been reported by Sky Sports that Burnley are now set to sign Jaidon Anthony on a permanent basis, with the Clarets securing his services for £8 million, rather than the £10 million that was originally reported during the summer transfer window.

Burnley want to sign Fulham ace who has worked with Parker

Anthony could be the start of a long list of players potentially arriving at Turf Moor during the summer. According to Give Me Sport, Burnley now want to sign Harrison Reed from Fulham, a player Parker knows very well.

Fulham midfielder Harrison Reed.

The report states that Burnley are keen to land the 30-year-old midfielder if Fulham are willing to do a deal. The Premier League side do have a few options in the middle of the pitch, and that has resulted in Reed falling down the pecking order this season, playing just 11 times in the league.

It’s claimed that Fulham and Marco Silva are looking to strengthen their midfield once again this summer, and therefore, Reed could be one that is moved on to make room in the squad.

Given his status in the Fulham team and the fact he has worked with Parker before, during his time in charge at Craven Cottage, Burnley are keen to explore a deal, but at this stage it remains unclear how much Fulham will want for the midfielder, who is under contract until 2027. During the 2019/20 campaign in the Championship, Reed played 28 games, including the play-offs for Parker, as he played an important role in the Cottagers’ promotion.

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In that promotion-winning campaign, Parker labelled Reed “outstanding” for his performances. He said: “I was really impressed with him. I thought he was outstanding. We brought him in against Cardiff last week – a tough team – and it was difficult for him, and I thought against WBA he was immense, really.”

Harmanpreet dazzles in Derby, Rolton rocks Mithali's India

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Four memorable India-Australia knockout matches from past Women’s World Cups

Srinidhi Ramanujam29-Oct-20252017 semi-final, DerbyRain, a wet outfield, and fire from Harmanpreet Kaur. She blasted an unbeaten 171 off 115 balls, transforming women’s cricket in India. She walked in with India tottering at 35 for 2 and walked out with Australia in ruins. The first fifty was measured, the next two were mayhem: off 26 balls, then 17. In all, she launched seven sixes and even a mid-pitch mix-up with Deepti Sharma and a flying helmet couldn’t deter her focus. By the time India reached 281 for 4, Harmanpreet had rewritten what Indian batting could look like. Australia fought back through Elyse Villani and Alex Blackwell, but Deepti’s final strike ended the resistance. On that rain-soaked English evening, Harmanpreet’s innings wasn’t just brilliant. It was a statement, and Derby remains India’s only win over Australia in a knockout game in the Women’s World Cup.Australia win a home World Cup in front of a record crowd•Getty Images2020 final, MelbourneIn front of 86,174 roaring fans at the MCG, India played their first T20 World Cup final, but Australia steamrolled them. Alyssa Healy slammed the fastest fifty in any ICC final, with audacious drives and towering sixes. Beth Mooney proved the perfect foil, rotating the strike and punishing the loose balls during her unbeaten 78, as Australia posted 184 for 4. In response, India, hurt by injuries and quick strikes, folded for 99 in 19.1 overs. Australia’s brilliance with bat, ball, and in the field was too much for India.Ashleigh Gardner sparkled with both ball and bat in the 2023 T20 World Cup semi-final in Cape Town•AFP/Getty Images2023 semi-final, Cape TownIndia came agonisingly close to toppling Australia, but ended up falling short by six runs in their chase of 173. Harmanpreet Kaur battled illness and shared a crucial 69-run partnership for the fourth wicket with Jemimah Rodrigues. Harmanpreet’s freak run-out, with her bat stuck in the pitch, triggered a slide, however, and Australia closed out the match. Australia’s innings had been driven by Meg Lanning, Mooney, and Ashleigh Gardner, who made an electric cameo.Mithali Raj leads India onto the field for their first World Cup final•Getty Images2005 final, CenturionA 22-year-old Mithali Raj led India into uncharted territory: their first-ever Women’s World Cup final. Karen Rolton, though, crushed their dreams, scoring an unbeaten 107 off 128 balls and taking Australia to 215 for 4. India’s chase then unravelled – they suffered four run-outs – and they were eventually bundled out for 117. Australia won their fifth ODI World Cup title, while for India just being there was historic – a young captain, a team of trailblazers, and the promise of what could be.

A Test-match length, a little nibble, and Kapp's got Warriorz gasping for breath

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Her heroics at the top set the platform for Radha Yadav to take four later and set up a big win for Delhi Capitals

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Kapp: ‘I’m better off bowling with the new ball’

Four overs, 19 dot balls, five runs, and three wickets.On Sunday, when Shabnim Ismail ripped through Gujarat Giants’ top order, Marizanne Kapp sent out a post on social media saying how much she missed sharing the new ball with her former South Africa colleague. On Monday, Kapp seemed to draw inspiration from Ismail as she conjured up some magic of her own in a riveting spell of fast bowling for Delhi Capitals that left the UP Warriorz top order in a daze.It was a spell of new-ball fast bowling right out of the top drawer: the perfect Test match length – the kind where batters aren’t sure whether to come forward or go back and are stuck in the crease – with the hint of nibble in the air compounding the batters’ woes. She bowled four overs on the bounce, three of them in the powerplay, and by the time Kapp was done, she had the joint-most economical spell in the one-and-a-bit seasons of the WPL – 4-1-5-3.

On a fresh Bengaluru surface, Kapp hit her lengths from the get-go. There were no obvious demons on the pitch. Yes, it was a bit sluggish, and the odd ball was stopping, but Kapp’s impeccable length did the job more than anything else.She had Alyssa Healy guessing in the first over, which produced only one single. The next over, she had youngster Dinesh Vrinda poke at a back-of-a-length ball outside off that narrowly missed the outside edge. Vrinda, having not scored off her first four balls, decided to take the attacking route. But Kapp went a touch full and well outside off. Vrinda threw her hands at it, but the late movement meant she could not control her stroke and ended up slicing to deep third.Related

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Tahlia McGrath was next on Kapp’s list, undone by an absolute ripper. The kind of delivery that fast bowlers dream of, but seldom get absolutely right. She got the back-of-a-length ball to land on middle and off and shape away just enough to make McGrath play down the wrong line and hit the outer part of off pole. Kapp was ecstatic, but not yet done.It was time for the big fish. Healy had faced seven balls from Kapp, scored just one run, and was visibly frustrated. There was an inside edge on to her pad, and a couple of swish-and-misses, so when she found a ball in her hitting area, Healy’s aggressive instincts took over, making her dance down the track to the length delivery. But Kapp had kept the ball outside off and the away movement meant Healy completely mistimed her shot, and Shafali Verma took a smart catch running back from mid-off.Another tight final over, and Warriorz were left gasping at 27 for 3 after seven. The pieces of the puzzle had all fallen into place for Kapp in just her second game of the season.”It is something I have been working on, just hitting my natural back of a length and it seemed to work out there tonight,” Kapp said after the game. “I am better off bowling with the new ball. We always look to give me as much overs with the new ball, especially when it’s going well. I feel like with these teams you want to keep on attacking, especially if you have one or two wickets down. We have some very good death bowlers, so that allows me to bowl upfront more with the new ball.Marizanne Kapp finished with brilliant figures of 4-1-5-3•BCCIKapp has had a bit of a rough time recently. She’s been hit with injury and illness and, by her own admission, has not been at her best bowling-wise.”The last couple of months, I have not been too happy about my bowling. So I went back and tried to put in a bit of work and change one of two small things. Luckily it seemed to be paying off,” she said. “As an allrounder and pace bowler, you’ll always have a few niggles or illness or something. It is just nice to come out and hit my straps and get the win for my team.”Despite Kapp’s brilliance, it was important that Capitals did not let Warriorz off the hook. In came Radha Yadav.WPL 2024 is a critical tournament for Radha. A regular in the India T20I side till not long ago, Radha was dropped after the 2023 World Cup. She then had a forgettable WPL 2023, where she picked only four wickets in nine games even as Capitals reached the final. She also saw the likes of Shreyanka Patil and Saika Ishaque graduate to the senior level, pushing her down the pecking order in the process.Some noise right at the start of WPL 2024 was needed – 4 for 20 in four overs felt loud enough.It was her bouncebackability that stood out against Warriorz. On just the fourth ball of her spell, she was slapped for a four by Grace Harris. She didn’t go flat after that. Rather, she looped up the fuller-length ball, inducing a false shot to send back Harris. In her next over, she was carted for six over long-on by Kiran Navgire. Radha once again threw the next ball up and Navgire couldn’t resist the temptation only to be caught in the trap.Radha Yadav responded to getting hit for a boundary by sending Grace Harris packing•BCCIRadha then took out Warriorz’ top-scorer Shweta Sehrawat. She was confident enough to bowl the last over of the innings as well, where she conceded just a single and picked up a wicket.”She has been bowling well in the nets and the practice games. She came to today’s game with a little bit of a look in her eye about wanting to be really competitive and take the game on and she certainly did that,” Capitals captain Meg Lanning said. “For a spinner to be able to bowl that last over and do it really well certainly shows that she is bowling well and hopefully that gives a lot of confidence heading into the back end of the tournament.”The collapse initiated by Kapp was completed by Radha and Warriorz were left with no answers as they limped to 119 for 9. Lanning and Shafali then did the rest as Capitals secured their first win of the season. Having lost the opening game by the finest of margins, Capitals needed to move on quickly. A big NRR-boosting win might just have achieved that.

Tenth-wicket tenacity makes a mockery of England's familiar failings

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Mahmood and Leach dig deep for the cause as they inadvertently troll their own team-mates

Alan Gardner24-Mar-2022At the tail-end of a winter that has said plenty about England’s shortcomings in the arena of Test match batting, this almost comically underscored the point. Jack Leach has previous when it comes to oddball batting heroics, but the sight of the bespectacled spinner coming together with No. 11 Saqib Mahmood to produce by far the highest partnership of the innings told you everything you needed to know about what had gone before.By the end, Mahmood almost seemed to be trolling his more-credentialled team-mates, batting for longer than he had ever previously done in a first-class match, and eventually falling one short of a maiden fifty in any form of the game. On the plus side, England’s red-ball reset has seemingly turned Mahmood into a Test allrounder with a batting average of 49 and bowling average of 19.75 – on the minus, their top six scraped together one run fewer than Mahmood managed on his own.”If you if you listen to me in the dressing room, I always say that, even before this,” Mahmood said with a smile when asked at the close by BT Sport if he would now be claiming allrounder status. “But no, obviously I’ll take today. One of the boys has already said it’s downhill from here. When I went out there I saw a few of the boys in their whites already so it kind of spurred me on a little bit to make sure I was out there for a while.”Related

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From a parlous position at 114 for 9, England would clearly have grabbed at a final tally above 200, and Mahmood preferred to focus on the advantage that had been wrested back after the team’s highest tenth-wicket stand since Joe Root and James Anderson added 198 against India on a Trent Bridge featherbed eight years ago.”I think it tells you a little bit about the wicket when both sides want to bowl on it, and credit to West Indies I thought they bowled exceptionally well,” he said. “Those first couple of sessions, they didn’t give us a great deal to hit, they were very disciplined and the wicket obviously assisted them as well. But we have a session-by-session mantra in our dressing room and although losing those first couple of sessions, it was nice to bounce back at the end of the day and take that last session as a win.”You can obviously see some of the balls which they got out to, you almost do well not to nick balls like that. Ben Foakes’ ball for example, swing away and nip back, that’s a bowler’s dream. So you could see there was a lot in the wicket early doors and credit to West Indies.”It is three-and-a-half months since Root opted to bat first in Brisbane, only to see Rory Burns bowled around his legs by Mitchell Starc’s first ball of the Ashes. England limped to 147 all on that occasion, the die cast on their fate in Australia, but it looked for a long stretch of day one in Grenada as if they would struggle to get near even that mark, as Root’s much-changed side experienced a very familiar sinking feeling.Ben Stokes played a poor shot to be caught and bowled for 2•AFP/Getty ImagesTo be fair, England had been inserted at the National Stadium in St George’s, with a greenish surface appearing like an oasis in the desert for the bowlers on both sides. “It’s another opportunity for us to take another step forward as a side,” Root said at the toss, having seen his team produce successive scores of 311, 349 for 6 declared and 507 for 9 declared in Antigua and Barbados. But while the pitches for the first two Tests had been widely slated for offering little to batters or bowlers, proof that this was not another pudding came swiftly.With the ball nibbling around laterally and occasionally jumping through or shooting low, the only surprise was that it took 12.2 overs for the first West Indies breakthrough. Kyle Mayers began the mayhem with a spell of 5-5-0-2, Root the big wicket as he felt for one that left him. Amid preparations for the county season back home, the wags on Twitter reached for the obvious gag: perhaps England should be asking for more green seamers in the Championship to help their batters adapt.From 46 for 3 at lunch, the top-order wobble became a full-scale meltdown in the face of a juiced-up West Indies attack finally enjoying their moment. Alex Lees again showed his staying power with a dogged 31 off 97 but he was dislodged during the second-session rout, as England slipped to 67 for 7 and then nine-down shortly after tea – at which point Mahmood walked out for his first Test knock (having not been required in either innings on debut in Barbados).For a while, he and Leach were content to attempt to do what most of the top order had failed to, getting into line and keeping the ball out while picking off runs here and there. Leach steered Holder adroitly through backward point for four, and then produced something a little more impudent with a straight drive that didn’t require any running. At drinks, the pair had eked out 32 precious runs in just over 16 overs of batting.West Indies doubtless consoled themselves with the thought that the pitch was flattening out, but things continued to get weirder and their efforts began to fray. Mahmood was dropped in the covers, a tough chance for John Campbell leaping to his right; next ball, he popped Mayers over the rope at long-on for the first six of his first-class career.The arrival of the second new ball couldn’t change the mood either, Mahmood unfurling a particularly regal cover drive off Alzarri Joseph to bring up the England 200 as the light began to fade. However, with a Test fifty in sight, Mahmood’s cool finally evaporated as he dragged a Jermaine Blackwood long hop on to his stumps.”It’s just basics really, I saw long-on go back and almost had tunnel vision of trying to get one down there,” he said. “But yeah, look, obviously 49 – more important was that 90-run partnership between me and Leachy, I think it’s put us in a fairly decent position after the first couple of sessions we had today.”Once we saw off the burst from Alzarri and Seales it was quite fun to bat out there. It was hard work scoring runs when the slower bowlers came on but we stuck at it pretty well and cashed in in that period before the new ball.”Mahmood pinpointed the need for England to “hold length” when it came to their chance to bowl on day two, suggesting the old ball had become easier to face, rather than the pitch losing its nip. “They still got lateral movement with that second new ball,” he said. “So that first session tomorrow for us will be crucial.”

Dave Roberts Holds Shohei Ohtani Accountable After Baserunning Mistake in Dodgers Loss

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Even three-time MVPs make mistakes sometimes.

Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani commited a so-called cardinal sin of baseball during the club's 5-4 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. With two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning and reigning World Series MVP Freddie Freeman at the plate, Ohtani found himself on second base after swiping the bag moments before. As Blue Jays lefthander Brendon Little delivered a strike to Freeman, Ohtani took off for third in another stolen base attempt but was caught stealing for the last out of the inning.

One of baseball's oldest adages is, never make the last out of an inning at third base. Effectively, the logic is, don't kill a potential two-out rally. While one can quibble about the veracity of this statement, it seems that Dodgers manager Dave Roberts at least partially subscribes to the thinking..

"That was his decision," Roberts, addressing the sixth-inning play, told reporters after the game. "Not a good baseball play."

Aside from the baserunning blunder, it's difficult to pin the blame for Sunday's loss on Ohtani, who belted his 41st home run of the season, tied for the National League lead, while collecting another hit and a pair of walks.

Roberts's frustration with Ohtani's aggressiveness gone wrong on the basepaths was likely a microcosm of how he felt about the game as a whole. Los Angeles had chances to add to its thin 3-2 lead throughout the game, stranding 16 baserunners and going 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position. The Dodgers' struggling bullpen then surrendered the lead in the top of the eighth inning when Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Addison Barger both homered off of Blake Treinen.

"This is frustrating because I just felt there’s no way we should lose this game today," Roberts said. "We had them on the ropes numerous times. And for us not to win is so frustrating."

The Dodgers, clinging to a two-game lead in the NL West, will next take on the Los Angeles Angels before a pivotal divisional face-off against the surging San Diego Padres.

Meia confirma conversas e pode ser primeiro reforço do Corinthians na próxima janela

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Meio-campista do Red Bull Bragantino, Lucas Evangelista comentou sobre o possível interesse do Corinthians. Em entrevista na zona mista do estádio Nabi Abi Chedid, o jogador admitiu que foi procurado pelo clube do Parque São Jorge. 

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Após marcar o gol do Massa Bruta na derrota para o Atlético-MG por 2 a 1, na noite da última segunda-feira (11), Evangelista revelou que mantém conversas com o Corinthians há mais de seis meses, mas que ainda não existe uma proposta oficial.

Já faz seis meses que começaram a rondar, sondar. Eu conversei com o Diego (diretor executivo) e disse que estava muito feliz. Meu pensamento está sempre aqui.

Afirmou Lucas Evangelista, em entrevista na zona mista do estádio Nabi Abi Chedid

Apesar de se declarar focado no projeto do Bragantino, Lucas Evangelista vê com bons olhos uma transferência para o Corinthians, e caso chegue uma proposta formal, vai analisar junto com seu estafe uma possível movimentação.

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Eu seria hipócrita de falar que não (analisaria uma proposta), e acho que todo mundo no meu lugar ia pensar, com certeza. Tenho muito respeito, admiração e gratidão pelo Bragantino. Amo aqui, mas é o Corinthians, tem muita grandeza. Não tem nada certo – finalizou.

Formados nas categorias de base do São Paulo, o jogador se transferiu para a Udinese, da Itália, em 2014. Após acumular empréstimos, Evangelista acertou com o Nantes, da França. Em agosto de 2020, o meia chegou por empréstimo ao RB Bragantino e, em junho do ano seguinte, foi comprado em definitivo por R$ 7 milhões.

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Desde a chegada de António Oliveira ao Corinthians, em fevereiro deste ano, o clube busca a contratação de um meio-campista que se destaque fisicamente e seja capaz de desempenhar mais de uma função dentro de campo.

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Com a lesão de Maycon, fora pelo restante da temporada, e a saída de Paulinho, que antecipou sua rescisão de contrato, o técnico português perdeu opções no meio de campo, principalmente de atletas para desempenhar a função “box to box”. De volta aos gramados após uma lesão no pé direito, Moscardo apresenta essas característica, mas já está negociado e se apresenta ao PSG em julho.

Neste momento, o Corinthians possui Raniele, Breno Bidon, Fausto Vera, Ryan e Moscardo (negociado) para atuar na posição. Vale lembrar que a janela de transferência abre apenas no dia 10 de julho.

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Dream for Estevao: Chelsea plot move for "one of the best STs in Europe"

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It’s been a great week for Chelsea, and an even better one for Estevao.

Enzo Maresca handed the Brazilian a start in the club’s Champions League game against Barcelona, his third on the bounce in the competition, and to say he shone would be an understatement.

The Catalan side couldn’t live with him, and thanks to some brilliant close control, he was rewarded with a goal early in the second half.

The teenage sensation looks destined to be a world-beater, so fans should be excited about reports linking Chelsea with a striker who’d be a dream teammate for him.

Chelsea target a dream signing for Estevao

While he has been billed as one of the next big talents for over a year now, nobody would have expected Estevao to have had the start to the season he has.

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Across all competitions so far, the youngster has made 17 appearances, totalling 740 minutes, in which he has scored five goals and provided one assist.

Moreover, three of those goals have come in the UCL, while his only Premier League goal came against Liverpool.

In other words, the Franca-born gem has already proven that he’s more than capable of performing in the biggest games for the Blues, and that might explain why the club are now targeting a striker who’d be a dream teammate for him.

At least that is according to a recent report from Spain, which has claimed Chelsea are interested in Samu Aghehowa.

In fact, the report has revealed that the West Londoners are plotting to swoop for a couple of promising young stars in January, one of whom is the Porto star.

However, the Blues are not the only ones keen on the Spaniard, with reports from earlier this week linking Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur with a £79m move.

In all, it could be a costly and complicated transfer to get over the line, but given Samu’s immense ability and potential, it’s one Chelsea should fight for, especially as he’d be a dream teammate for Estevao.

Why Samu would be a dream signing for Estevao

The first reason, and the most crucial reason Samu would be an excellent signing for Estevao and Chelsea overall, is that he’s a proven and reliable output machine.

For example, across all competitions last season, the Spanish international made 45 appearances, totalling 3400 minutes, in which he scored 27 goals and provided three assists.

In other words, he averaged a goal involvement every 1.5 games, or every 113.33 minutes, which is all the more impressive given that it was his first campaign in Portugal.

Fortunately, that level of output does not look like an outlier, as so far this season, the Melilla-born monster has been even more dangerous.

For example, in 15 appearances, totalling 885 minutes, he has scored nine goals and provided one assist, which comes out to an average of a goal involvement every 1.5 games, or more impressivley, every 88.5 minutes, which is a rate of return that lends to journalist Zach Lowy’s description of him as “one of the best STs in Europe.”

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Now, on top of utterly bossing it in Portugal, the 6 foot 4 titan has also got some decent experience in a top-five league, as he spent the 23/24 season on loan with Deportivo Alavés, where he made 34 appearances in La Liga, totalling 1924 minutes, in which he scored eight goals and provided one assist.

Finally, on top of being someone who could help bolster Estevao’s assist tally with his impressive finishing, the four-capped international is still relatively young at just 21 years old.

This means that he could develop alongside the Brazilian and, over the coming years, create a potentially game-changing partnership with him.

Ultimately, given his ability and potential, Chelsea should do what they can to sign Samu in January, as he’d make the team far more dangerous and could be a perfect teammate for Estevao.

Shades of Estevao: Chelsea have another "left-footed magician" out on loan

Chelsea and Enzo Maresca could have another Estevao-type talent on their hands next season.

ByJack Salveson Holmes Nov 27, 2025

Newcastle gifted 'edge' in James Trafford transfer race as Man City star makes January feelings clear

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Newcastle United have now reignited their interest in James Trafford, who has reportedly made his feelings clear about a potential move away from Manchester City in January.

The Magpies could certainly do with a lift in the winter window amid their current struggles. Eddie Howe’s side have won just three of their opening 11 games in the Premier League so far this season and are paying the price for a chaotic summer.

After defeat against Brentford, the international break couldn’t have been better-timed. It’s allowed record signing Nick Woltemade to find the back of the net for Germany once again and has granted Howe the time he needs to find a solution for his side’s problems.

The towering 23-year-old has been one of the few bright sparks for Newcastle since arriving in the summer, but Alan Shearer still believes he can still go up a few levels.

Speaking after Newcastle’s loss against Brentford, the Premier League’s record goalscorer said: “I’ve said before that as good as Nick Woltemade is with the ball at his feet, he is a problem for Newcastle because he’s not the quickest, and he can’t press, and he doesn’t run in behind.

“Eddie’s teams have always done that. Look at what Alexander Isak did or look at what Callum Wilson did, they all pressed and ran behind. But this guy can’t do that, and that’s a problem for Newcastle.”

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That said, it would be harsh to suggest that Woltemade is the Magpies’ biggest problem. Before anything, they must address the form of their wingers and perhaps even return for some missed targets such as Trafford from the summer.

Newcastle reignite James Trafford move

According to TeamTalk, Newcastle have now re-opened talks with Trafford via his representatives, as they a January deal with Man City.

The goalkeeper rejected the chance to join the Magpies in the summer, but has since been made to regret his decision after City signed Gianluigi Donnarumma so soon after his return to the Etihad.

Despite interest from Tottenham and West Ham, it is believed Newcastle’s ‘advanced talks’ from the summer, their pull and Saudi-backed ambition hands them an ‘edge’ in the race for his signature — making Howe’s side favourites.

He’s reportedly desperate to leave the Manchester club in an attempt to keep hold of his place in Thomas Tuchel’s England squad. Newcastle, as a result, are moving ahead of the winter window.

If the 23-year-old could turn back time, then he could be a Newcastle player right now. He returned to Man City ready to take Ederson’s place, but was simply sold a dream by Pep Guardiola and others who quickly welcomed their true replacement for the Brazilian in Donnarumma.

Now, he arguably needs Newcastle more than they need him. With Aaron Ramsdale and Nick Pope providing them with solid options, Trafford’s arrival would be more of a luxury than a necessity at this stage.

Nonetheless, having been described as “world-class” by Burnley boss Scott Parker last season, the young shot-stopper is still undoubtedly a player full of potential in the Premier League.

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Manny Machado Clobbers First Pitch He Sees in Spring Training for Homer

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Manny Machado got straight to business during the San Diego Padres' spring training opener on Friday.

Machado took the first pitch he saw deep over the center field wall for a two-run homer off Seattle Mariners left-handed pitcher Jhonathan Díaz.

Machado was pulled after his second at bat Friday. The first-inning home run was his only hit of the day, but it got the Padres' offense started in their first Cactus League game this spring.

The home run ball flew 428 feet, deep beyond the center-field wall at Peoria Stadium in Peoria, Ariz. Machado's next opportunity to enter the lineup comes Saturday when the Padres play at home against the Athletics. The Padres open the regular season at home March 27 against the Atlanta Braves.

Last season, Machado slashed .275/.325/.472 with 29 homers and 105 RBIs. In the postseason, the Padres lost to the eventual World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 in the National League Division Series. The Dodgers held Machado hitless in the last two games of the series, where L.A. blanked San Diego in both games to advance.

Now, if the start to spring training is any indicator, Machado seems to be out for a vengeance.

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