حقق منتخب مصر لكرة اليد تحت 17 عامًا، فوزه الثالث في دور المجموعات من بطولة كأس العالم للناشئين، على نظيره المغربي، في المباراة التي أقيمت بينهما أمس الثلاثاء.
وتواجه منتخب مصر مع المغرب، في إطار مواجهات الجولة الثالثة من مباريات المجموعة الأولى من بطولة كأس العالم للناشئين المقامة في المغرب خلال الفترة الحالية.
وكان منتخب مصر، فاز في لقاء الجولة الأولى على نظيره البرازيلي بنتيجة 35-26، ثم انتصر على أمريكا 42-22، وأخيرا على المغرب بنتيجة 32-20.
طالعمنتخب مصر يهزم المغرب ويحقق فوزه الثالث على التوالي في كأس العالم لليد
وفي نفس الجولة فاز المنتخب البرازيلي على نظيره الأمريكي 37-28.
وتقام بطولة كأس العالم تحت 17 عامًا، في الفترة من 24 أكتوبر وحتى 1 نوفمبر 2025، في المغرب، وتضم 12 منتخبا مقسمة على 3 مجموعات.
وتأهل منتخب مصر إلى دور نصف النهائي من بطولة كأس العالم للناشيئن المقامة في المغرب، بتصدره للمجموعة الأولى من 3 انتصارات، وسيواجه إسبانيا، يوم الخميس المقبل. ترتيب مجموعة مصر في كأس العالم تحت 17 عامًا بعد الفوز على المغرب
Will Jacks’ offspin, pace bowlers’ yorkers restricted SRH before the hosts cruised home
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Mumbai Indians (MI) won an important toss, got the best of the conditions, and made excellent use of them to run away to their third win of IPL 2025, beating Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by four wickets. They sent SRH in on an unusually sluggish pitch at the Wankhede Stadium and restricted them to 162 for 5. They then hunted down their target with 11 balls to spare, with a bit of help from dew – though not enough to force a ball change.MI’s biggest match-winner on the day was Will Jacks, who had made a quiet start to the season, but showed all his value in his sixth match with his new team. His 26-ball 36 was an important innings, but he made an even bigger impact with his offspin, bossing his match-up against SRH’s entirely left-handed top three and finishing with 2 for 14 in three overs.Jacks’ three overs allowed MI to delay their use of their Impact Player, even though they lost their legspinner Karn Sharma – Player of the Match in their last game against Delhi Capitals – to an injury before he could bowl a ball. Not being forced to bring on a bowler as his replacement allowed MI to sub in Rohit Sharma at the start of their chase, and he gave them impetus with an early cameo. With Ryan Rickelton, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma and Hardik Pandya also contributing handily, MI never allowed SRH’s bowlers to get a sniff.For all that, though, this was a match won by MI’s bowlers. Jasprit Bumrah executed best, but their other fast bowlers also played their part in constricting SRH with a plan heavy on slower balls and yorkers on a surface where powering the ball down the ground seemed impossible at times.This was why SRH only managed to post 162, despite a 59-run opening stand from Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head, both of whom enjoyed major slices of luck along the way. That SRH got that far was down to a strong finish, with the 18th and 20th overs bringing 21 and 22 runs respectively as Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma and Pat Cummins hit the only five sixes of their innings.Plenty of luck but no fluency for SRHThe first over of the match was an ominous one for MI. Deepak Chahar found Abhishek’s edge first ball only for the overhead chance to burst through Jacks’ hands at slip. Then Head flicked uppishly only for the ball to fall short of the diving Karn at midwicket.The latter event happened in the third over as well, this time off Abhishek’s bat, and this time Karn’s futile dive also gave him a split webbing. He left the field and didn’t return to bowl.2:59
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Fortune smiled on SRH again in the tenth over, when Head was caught on the square-leg boundary off a no-ball from Hardik. But the bigger story was that Head was batting on 24 off 24 at that point, struggling to time the ball on a pitch where the ball simply wouldn’t come on to the bat. Abhishek had looked a little more fluent, scoring 40 off 27 before being caught on the point boundary off Hardik in the eighth over.That wicket had come right after another ominous moment for MI, when Hardik had pulled up in his follow-through with what seemed like an injury to his left shin or ankle. He even seemed to gesture to his dugout to call for a substitute, but in the end he dusted himself off and continued bowling.Jacks attacks his match-upSRH only scored 46 in the powerplay despite not losing a wicket, and while the slow, grippy conditions played their part, MI’s bowlers also used them beautifully, with Bumrah standing out, giving away just 10 runs in his two powerplay overs.MI brought on Jacks as soon as the powerplay ended, and he immediately began finding grip and turn. After Hardik had broken the opening stand in the eighth over, Jacks struck his first blow in the ninth, turning an offbreak sharply past the flailing bat of the charging Ishan Kishan to have him stumped.Then, changing ends to bowl the 12th over, Jacks ended Head’s miserable stay, having him caught at long-off for 28 off 29 balls.Klaasen, Aniket provide strong finishHead’s dismissal – a failure to clear the straight boundary – was a theme of SRH’s innings, with all their batters struggling for power down the ground. Only four fours came from the eighth to the 15th overs, and all four were hit behind the wicket. Klaasen and Nitish Kumar Reddy batted through most of this period, putting on 31 off 33 balls.A three-run 17th over from Trent Boult, which included the wicket of Reddy, caught at long-on, left SRH 115 for 4 with 140 looking a fair distance away.5:01
Bangar: SRH need one or two batters who don’t attack all the time
But they managed to collect 47 off the last three, with Klaasen, Aniket and Cummins finally ending their sixes drought. Two of the five sixes involved exquisite skill from Klaasen and Aniket over the covers, but three came off hittable full-tosses. There were seven full-tosses in all in the last three overs, suggesting that dew may have already started setting in.One of those full-tosses, however, came from Bumrah, who bowls the most unhittable full-tosses in world cricket, and bowled Klaasen as he attempted to make room. His 19th only went for four runs, sandwiched between expensive overs from Deepak Chahar and Hardik.MI get home without major hiccupsImpact sub Rohit took his chances early on, enjoyed a bit of luck, including an edged six over deep third, and hit a couple of trademark pulled sixes off his hip to give MI early impetus. Rickelton struggled early on, got going with three successive fours off Eshan Malinga, and enjoyed a strange stroke of luck when he was caught in the covers off Zeeshan Ansari only for an umpire’s review to confirm a no-ball – for keeper Klaasen’s gloves encroaching in front of the stumps before the batter had hit the ball. But Rickelton was out soon after, miscuing a Harshal Patel slower ball to backward point.Between them, though, the openers had shaved 57 runs off MI’s target.Then Jacks and Suryakumar combined for the decisive partnership of the match, putting on 52 for the third wicket in just 29 balls. They hit four sixes and a four in three overs from legspinners Ansari and Rahul Chahar – who came on as Impact Sub, replacing Mohammed Shami who still had an over of his quota remaining – who were still finding grip off this surface but ever so often erred in line or length.By the time Cummins broke this stand, MI needed 42 at less than a run a ball. Hardik hurried them towards victory, hitting a six and three fours – including a glorious back-foot punch through wide long-on off Cummins – and they finally got home at the start of the 19th over, after a bizarre 18th that brought Malinga two wickets for just one run.
تحدثت صحيفة “جارديان” الإنجليزية عن نجم فريق ليفربول، محمد صلاح، والقرار المنتظر من جانب المدير الفني آرني سلوت تجاهه، قبل مباراة السبت المرتقبة ضد نظيره فريق برينتفورد.
ويحل ليفربول ضيفًا على برينتفورد، مساء يوم السبت، في الجولة التاسعة من بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، موسم 2025/26.
ويدخل ليفربول تلك المباراة بعدما حقق فوزًا ثمينًا على آينتراخت فرانكفورت، يوم الأربعاء الماضي، بخمسة أهداف لهدف في الجولة الثالثة من مرحلة الدوري من دوري أبطال أوروبا.
وقالت صحيفة “جارديان” الإنجليزية: “بعد إنهاء سلسلة هزائمة التي استمرت 4 مباريات وذلك أمام فرانكفورت، يحتاج ليفربول إلى إعادة إحياء دفاعه عن لقب الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز”.
وأضافت: “خسر ليفربول آخر 3 مباريات في الدوري الإنجليزي، أمام كريستال بالاس، تشيلسي ومانشستر يونايتد، وكان التغيير الأبرز يوم الأربعاء الماضي هو إبقاء محمد صلاح على دكة البدلاء، حيث لم يسجل مع ناديه منذ أكثر من شهر، عندما أحرز خلال الفوز على أتلتيكو مدريد في سبتمبر الماضي”.
وواصلت: “لم يظهر محمد صلاح في أفضل حالاته منذ بداية الموسم، ومن المفهوم أنه في سن 33، وبغض النظر عن لياقته البدنية، سيحتاج إلى إدارة أكثر حرصًا إذا أراد سلوت وليفربول إخراج أفضل ما لديه”.
وأردفت: “وأبقاه مشاركته كبديل في مباراة دوري أبطال أوروبا الأخيرة في حالة نشطة، رغم أن اللقاء كان قد حُسم بالفعل عند دخوله الملعب”.
واختتمت: “يحتاج سلوت إلى اتخاذ قرار بشأن إعادة إشراك محمد صلاح في التشكيلة الأساسية، وهو أمر يبدو مرجحًا بالنظر إلى إصابة ألكسندر إيزاك واحتمال إراحة المصري عند مواجهة كريستال بالاس في كأس كاراباو يوم الأربعاء”.
Má fase? O São Paulo vive um período atípico desde que Dorival Júnior assumiu o posto de treinador do clube. A equipe está sem vencer há cinco jogos, com quatro derrotas e um empate. Nas próximas duas semanas, haverá duas decisões: pela Copa Sul-Americana e pela Copa do Brasil.
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Mas o que estaria por trás desta sequência negativa do Tricolor? A reportagem do Lance! levantou cinco motivos que podem explicar algumas hipóteses do que está abalando a equipe nos últimos jogos.
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> Departamento médico cheio… E desfalques importantes O departamento médico do São Paulo tem sido um problema desde o último ano. Até o duelo contra o Atlético-MG, no último final de semana, seis jogadores estiveram ausentes – ‘pouco’, se compararmos com outros momentos da temporada em que a equipe perdeu praticamente um time inteiro por desfalques. Entre esses atletas, alguns nomes fizeram a diferença, e Gabriel Neves talvez seja o maior exemplo. O uruguaio vinha de uma ótima sequência, sendo eficiente tanto na marcação quanto na criação e estabilizando o meio-campo da equipe. No entanto, o jogador sofreu uma fratura na costela durante o duelo contra o Palmeiras, pela Copa do Brasil, que o deixou de fora nos últimos seis jogos do Tricolor. Ao analisar os resultados e os desempenhos desde a sua última partida no clássico, a diferença no meio de campo fica nítida.
> Sequência dura de jogos De fato, o São Paulo viveu sequências intensas de jogos nos últimos tempos. No último mês, foram praticamente decisões seguidas uma após a outra. Além da classificação para as oitavas de final da Copa Sul-Americana, enfrentou os clássicos contra o Palmeiras pela Copa do Brasil, o jogo de ida contra o San Lorenzo e o jogo de ida contra o Corinthians. Tudo isso ocorreu em um intervalo de pouco mais de um mês. Além dessas partidas decisivas, o Campeonato Brasileiro continuou acontecendo – e o São Paulo lutando para se manter em uma boa posição. A carga física é significativa e o desgaste mental também é relevante, especialmente considerando que muitos desses jogos foram jogos fundamentais para a temporada do Tricolor.
> Falta de criatividade Nos últimos jogos, o São Paulo tem se comportado de uma maneira que chama a atenção. Pode-se até considerar que o São Paulo se tornou um time de ‘toca-toca’, com muitas trocas de passes e posse de bola, mas sem criar efetivamente chances de gol. Nos últimos cinco jogos, a equipe marcou apenas dois gols (contra o Cuiabá e o Corinthians) e foi vazada sete vezes. Nomes importantes no ataque e em posições de artilharia, como Calleri, têm se apresentado pouco também. Com nove gols na temporada, a última vez em que o camisa 9 balançou as redes foi contra o Santos, no clássico disputado em 16 de julho no Morumbi.
> Jogos fora de casa Com recordes de público na temporada, o São Paulo jogou fora de casa três vezes nessa sequência mencionada anteriormente. Neste ano, o Tricolor jogou fora do Morumbi 22 vezes. Dessas 22 partidas, obteve nove vitórias, seis empates e sete derrotas. No entanto, enfrentou três derrotas consecutivas. Nas próximas semanas, o São Paulo ainda não terá uma sequência significativa de jogos em casa. Após a partida contra o San Lorenzo nesta quinta-feira (8), no Morumbi, a equipe já viajará no sábado (12), durante a tarde, para o Rio de Janeiro – onde enfrentará o Flamengo pelo Brasileirão.
> Desgaste mental após jogos decisivos? Como evidenciado nos tópicos anteriores, o último mês do São Paulo não foi fácil. Além de estar envolvido em três competições e enfrentar diversos jogos fora de casa, as decisões não foram tranquilas, tampouco contra adversários fáceis. O São Paulo teve a “sorte” de ter dois clássicos decisivos na mesma competição – e ainda há um jogo de volta por acontecer contra o Corinthians, agendado para o dia 16 deste mês.
The external noise around Liverpool’s decision to sign both Hugo Ekitike and Alexander Isak this summer is curious, to say the least.
Already the volume has been cranked up as rivals look to pounce on any slight sense of a puncture to the harmony of Arne Slot’s squad, with both strikers billed as being among the best in the Premier League and indeed across Europe.
Ekitike is the understudy, but the French forward has scored five goals and laid on an assist across his first eight matches in a Liverpool shirt, starting six times.
He arrived from Eintracht Frankfurt for a hefty £69m fee, but that figure is minnowed by the record-breaking signing of Isak from Newcastle United, who, pre-season-less, has only started twice so far, scoring his first in the Carabao Cup against Southampton on Tuesday evening.
They are both in contention to take the talismanic berth from Mohamed Salah in the coming years, but then the Egyptian King hasn’t hung up his Liverpool laces just yet, and still wears the crown.
Salah's Liverpool future
In April, Salah extended his Liverpool contract, which now runs until the end of the 2026/27 campaign. In the months leading up to the joyous renewal, many thought he would leave on a free, and Virgil van Dijk too.
But Salah stays, having scored 34 goals and supplied 23 assists across all competitions last season, winning the full gamut of individual accolades and lifting the Premier League title for the second time in a Liverpool shirt.
Mohamed Salah celebrates Liverpool's Premier League triumph
It’s been a somewhat slow start to the season for the right winger, with his ageing legs being considered by some as a reason behind the ostensible decline.
Decline? Salah has scored three goals and provided three assists across seven matches so far this season, and he now carries less responsibility on his shoulders, with Ekitike and Isak jostling for a place in the starting line-up and thus
Even as he embraces his veteran status, Salah remains a valuable commodity on the transfer front. Indeed, according to Transfermarkt, he is still worth £44m.
Isak and Ekitike, young and rising superstars, dwarf him, but there’s another forward in Liverpool’s squad whose market price has shot up in recent times, and he’s an underrated gem for Slot, no doubt about it.
Liverpool's underrated forward
Liverpool are a team of many parts, with Slot and Richard Hughes clearly focusing on establishing greater strength in depth, so as to not only defend the Premier League title claimed last year but also challenge for the various prizes dotted about other forks in the road.
There has been plenty of talk about Ekitike playing off the left, allowing both him and Isak to work together. The former is a central striker, but his athleticism and pace lend themselves to such a role, should he be required. According to FBref, Ekitike ranks among the top 7% of strikers across Europe for progressive carries and the top 15% for shot-creating actions per 90.
But Liverpool, of course, have another who is more than competent on the left wing. In January 2023, Liverpool signed Cody Gakpo from PSV Eindhoven for an initial £35m fee.
Gakpo, 26, has chalked up 135 appearances since signing for Liverpool, scoring 42 goals and supplying 19 assists. His first term under Slot’s wing was indisputably his most productive, having posted 18 goals and seven assists across all competitions en route to the title.
And this while flitting in and out of the starting line-up. Gakpo ranked among the top 5% of positional peers in the Premier League last year for goals scored per 90.
He hasn’t started the campaign as prolifically as he might have liked, especially after notching a goal and two assists from his opening two games, blanking thereafter, but the Dutchman remains a real threat, so settled into his left-sided role for Slot.
Cody Gakpo in the Premier League
Season
Apps
Goals (assists)
25/26
5
1 (2)
24/25
35
10 (4)
23/24
35
8 (5)
22/23
21
7 (2)
Data via Sofascore
But the underlying data from his showings thus far says much of his form, creating two chances and winning 7.2 duels per game.
He might not have Salah’s potency, nor the same degree of output as Isak or Ekitike, but Gakpo offers so much to this Liverpool side, with pundit Peter Crouch even remarking last season that he had “gone up a level” since Jurgen Klopp was replaced by Slot.
It’s hardly a surprise that the £35m fee paid now looks an absolute bargain, with Gakpo recorded to boast a market price of £61m.
Whether Liverpool would actually entertain the Netherlands star’s sale for a figure so comparatively low is up for debate, but it’s certain that he would not leave for a lesser figure.
It’s worth noting that Gakpo, praised by Klopp for his “special” qualities, is of an age akin to Salah’s when the experienced superstar first alighted on Merseyside. He still has so much room for growth, and that £61m price tag is hardly a fixed point as he enters his prime.
Liverpool fans are excited for the present, but Liverpool have built a team capable of challenging in the future too. Rio Ngumoha is a testament to that, the teenage winger billed as a prodigy.
However, ousting Gakpo from his berth will take some doing, and the Dutch talent will continue to thrive in a high-flying Liverpool side over the coming years, an unsung hero.
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A CBF divulgou nesta manhã de terça-feira (4), a análise em vídeo do presidente da comissão de Arbitragem da CBF, Wilson Seneme, sobre os lances polêmicos da última rodada do Brasileirão 2023.
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O chefe do apito brasileiro admitiu que o zagueiro Zé Ivaldo deveria ter sido expulso por conduta violenta para cima do atacante Endrick, no lance que originou o pênalti para o Palmeiras logo aos três minutos de jogo entre Athletico-PR e Verdão, no último domingo.
Durante o ‘Papo de Arbitragem’, Seneme afirma que o pênalti para o Palmeiras foi muito bem dado, mas que o árbitro Jean Pierre errou na interpretação do lance, uma vez que julgou a cotovelada como um lance temerário e de disputa de bola.
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O árbitro será convidado para um período de reciclagem e deve ficar longe dos gramados pelas próximas rodadas do Brasileiro.
– A regra é muita clara em relação a isso. Quando diz que não estando o cotovelo, o braço, associado junto a uma disputa de bola, indo de encontro ao adversário imediatamente, passa a poder se interpretar como uma ação de conduta violenta. Como não seria conduta violenta? Se não tivesse força suficiente, mas ele põe o braço flexionado, faz o movimento adicional, contra a cabeça do atacante do Palmeiras. Para nós, deveria, sim, ter sido considerada a expulsão – disse Seneme.
Após assumir o erro, Seneme teve que escutar protestos da maior torcida organizada do Palmeiras, que foi até o Rio de Janeiro na manhã desta terça-feira (4), exigir mais justiça aos jogos do Verdão neste Brasileiro. O protesto aconteceu na porta da CBF e Seneme foi um dos alvos da Mancha Alviverde.
حرص النجم ليونيل ميسي على تقديم رسالة دعم لمنتخب الأرجنتين تحت 20 عامًا بعد خسارته أمام نظيره منتخب المغرب منذ قليل في نهائي كأس العالم للشباب.
وواجه منتخب المغرب نظيره الأرجنتين في نهائي كأس العالم للشباب في تشيلي، في الساعات الأولى من صباح اليوم.
وتمكن أسود الأطلس من تحقيق إنجاز تاريخي بعدما فازوا على الأرجنتين بهدفين دون رد (لمطالعة التفاصيل من هنا).
وبمجرد انتهاء المباراة، سارع النجم ليونيل ميسي إلى حسابه الشخصي بموقع إنستجرام من أجل دعم الشباب.
وكتب ميسي: “ارفعوا رؤوسكم يا شباب! لقد قدمتم بطولة رائعة، ورغم أننا كنا نتمنى جميعًا أن نراكم ترفعون الكأس، إلا أننا شعرنا بفرحة غامرة تجاه كل ما قدمتموه لنا، وفخر كبير برؤيتكم تدافعون عن ألواننا السماوية والبيضاء بقلوبكم”.
There has been a lot to be negative about for Arsenal fans this season.
From their never-ending slew of injuries to bizarre suspensions and the fact that they once again failed to win a trophy.
However, while we certainly wouldn’t disagree that this year has been a disappointment for Mikel Arteta’s side, there have also been a few genuine positives.
For example, a number of players have stepped up throughout the year and improved their standing in the team, including one who’s looked at entirely differently by the fans but shouldn’t be at the club at the start of next season.
The Arsenal stars who stepped up
So, before we get to the player in question, it’s worth going over a few of the other stars who did themselves proud in an otherwise underwhelming season, such as Bukayo Saka.
Yes, the Hale Ender was out of action for just over three months with a hamstring injury, but when he was on the pitch, he’s only further proven to people that he is well and truly world-class.
For example, in 37 appearances, totalling 2619 minutes, the 23-year-old scored 12 goals and provided 14 assists, which comes out to an unreal average of a goal involvement every 1.42 games or every 100.73 minutes.
Saka’s 24/25
Appearances
37
Minutes
2619
Goals
12
Assists
14
Goal Involvements per Match
0.70
Minutes per Goal Involvement
100.73′
All Stats via Transfermarkt
The Englishman also stepped up against Real Madrid, just like another of the team’s leaders from this season, Declan Rice.
The former West Ham United captain started the season somewhat slowly, but after Christmas, he looked back to his very best, and if he wasn’t breaking up opposition attacks in the middle of the park, he was starting them himself.
Moreover, the fact that he scored not one but two utterly superb free-kicks against Real in the Champions League cannot be overlooked – not that it is, mind.
Someone who doesn’t receive quite as much attention but should is Jurrien Timber, who, off the back of his ACL injury in the 23/24 season, managed to cover for the injured Ben White brilliantly this season, making 48 appearances across all competitions, 42 of which were starts.
Arsenal's JurrienTimbercelebrates after the match
Interestingly, the former Ajax star wasn’t the only defender to seriously improve his standing in the team this season.
The Arsenal star who should never play for the team again
So, it’s probably not too difficult to work out that the defender we are talking about is, of course, Jakub Kiwior.
The Polish international, who joined the club for £20m in January 2023, played something of a bit part for most of the campaign, right up until Gabriel Magalhaes saw his campaign end with a hamstring injury against Fulham on April 1st.
Following on from that game, the former Spezia star started every Premier League and Champions League game, including both legs against Real, in which, aside from a small mistake in the first leg, he was near enough perfect.
It was a totally unexpected run of genuinely impressive form from the 25-year-old, who only in December was branded as “shocking,” as having “no outstanding physical qualities”, and simply not “good enough” by Arsenal podcaster Phil Costa.
So, you may be asking yourself, why are we saying the “exceptional” international, as dubbed by Arteta, should never play for the club again?
Well, simply put, now is the best time to sell him and earn a tidy profit, with reports from last week claiming that he now has a price tag of £60m on his head, which works out to a 200% increase on the fee paid by the Gunners.
Moreover, it would also be in his own best interest, as when Gabriel is back, his game time will dramatically decrease and then decrease some more if Riccardo Calafiori can sort out his fitness over the summer.
Ultimately, Arsenal should say their thanks to Kiwior and move him on this summer, while his valuation is justifiably high as it is.
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Aston Villa are still looking to fill the void left by Jhon Duran as the summer transfer window enters its embryonic stage.
The Colombian was sold for £71m in January after scoring 12 goals for the club during the first half of the season.
While Marco Asensio and Marcus Rashford contributed well between January and May, scoring 12 goals between them, both have since returned to their parent clubs.
This means Unai Emery enters the market looking for a forward who can make a difference. Might he turn to Ligue 1 again?
Aston Villa lead the race for Belgian sensation
It appears as though Rashford won’t return to Villa next season. The club have shown interest in Tyler Dibling and Jadon Sancho in a bid to improve their wide options next season.
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Rather than focus on Premier League talent, the manager also has eyes on the continent. According to TEAMtalk, Villa are among the clubs leading the race for talented Lyon winger Malick Fofana.
Liverpool and Arsenal are also in contention for the player and the report states that Lyon’s financial troubles could see Fofana available for just £40m this summer.
Lyon's Malick Fofana
A young, left-footed talent ready to make his mark in the Premier League. Can Emery sign his new Duran in a move for Fofana?
Why Villa must sign Malick Fofana
Duran certainly had the potential to become Emery’s main attacking option, but the offer from the Middle East was too good to turn down.
The youngster dazzled with his displays off the bench for the Midlands side, eventually scoring 20 goals in 78 appearances, yet only 17 of those were starts.
Malick Fofana’s stats for Lyon (2024/25)
Metric
Ligue 1
Europa League
Goals
5
6
Assists
4
1
Big chances created
6
1
Key passes per game
0.9
1
Successful dribbles per game
0.8
0.9
Via Sofascore
Emery has been craving a talent like Duran ever since he departed, and in Fofana, the Belgian starlet could become his next exciting young forward. Indeed, journalist Antonio Mango has lauded him for his “frightening speed” and “game-changing potential” – remind you of anyone?
The 20-year-old made his debut for Gent during the 2022/23 campaign, impressing sufficiently to secure a move to Lyon in January 2024.
His spell with the French giants has been a major success. Across 62 games, the youngster has registered 22 goal contributions – 15 goals and seven assists – particularly impressing last term.
Indeed, in April, talent scout Jacek Kulig hailed the winger for “showing flashes of his enormous potential” and he was especially dangerous in the Europa League.
When compared to his positional peers in the competition, Fofana ranked in the top 1% for non-penalty goals (1.05), progressive carries (7.88) and touches in the attacking penalty area (8.23) per 90 in the Europa League.
His explosiveness and desire to make things happen in the final third make him an excellent prospect, and he could continue his development under Emery at Villa.
Lyon's Malick Fofana against AC Milan.
Like his fellow left-footer, Duran, he would be an exciting young signing with potential, and there is no doubt Fofana could have a similar sort of impact as the Colombian forward.
With Villa playing in the Europa League – a competition Fofana excelled in – then bringing the Belgian sensation to the Midlands this summer could turn out to be one shrewd move by the manager.
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Birmingham City won’t be entering into the Championship happy to just make up the numbers as Chris Davies’ men move back up to the tricky division with a new lease of life.
Last time the Blues were in the second tier, they depressingly sunk down to League One as years of mistreatment off the pitch and dire results on it culminated in the St. Andrew’s giants finally falling off the cliff.
Now, they’re back and better than ever after a monumental 111-point haul saw them coast to the title, with plenty of new signings rumoured to be entering through the door to help them acclimatise back to the EFL’s top league.
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It’s not the most bizarre claim to suggest that Tom Wagner and Co could even go back in for former star Nathan Redmond, considering the 31-year-old has just been released by Burnley and was a breathtaking watch donning a Birmingham strip during the fledgling stages of his career.
Redmond's standout spell at Birmingham
Before the likes of Jude Bellingham put Birmingham on the footballing map as a sensational St. Andrew’s prodigy, Redmond was the original golden child developed by the West Midlands side.
The Birmingham-born ace would excite and enthral his loyal set of supporters in equal measure throughout his stint at the club, leading to Norwich City picking up the pacey winger for around the £3.2m mark in 2013.
Therefore, the temptation to bring him back for nothing must be palpable, with Redmond triumphantly rejoining to add to his sizeable tally of nine goals and 11 assists.
But, Birmingham could also set their sights elsewhere in attempting to land a gung-ho right winger in the same vein as Redmond, with one target constantly linked with a switch to the Blues causing havoc in League One, much like the 31-year-old was once capable of.
Birmingham could now sign their next Redmond
After all, it would be a major risk on Davies and Co’s end to expect their former homegrown product to be as electric as he once was on his return, considering the one-time England international’s last two seasons have been horribly plagued by injury.
Therefore, Birmingham should go all full steam ahead to try and snap up the services of Peterborough United ace and reported target Kwame Poku, with the entertaining Ghanaian perhaps the second coming of Redmond.
Whilst Redmond has only been fit enough to feature 18 times for the Clarets across those two last campaigns, Poku – on the other hand – has been ripping League One to shreds as a captivating attacker down the right flank, much like the injury-prone veteran in his prime.
Last season, Poku would tally up a hefty 23 goal contributions from just 31 games, adding to his equally impressive 20 goal contributions the campaign prior.
Poku’s numbers for Peterborough by position
Position played
Games
Goals
Assists
RW
100
25
19
AM
50
4
8
RM
19
3
5
LW
14
2
3
CF
3
0
0
LM
2
1
0
Sourced by Transfermarkt
Moreover, the 5 foot 10 forward is also capable of playing down the left wing and through the middle as a number ten like his soon-to-be free agent counterpart.
Therefore, Birmingham coming out on top to snap up the “outstanding” star – as he has been lauded by football journalist Lukman Evergreen – would be a real signing of intent, with the 23-year-old superstar also potentially linking up with the likes of Jay Stansfield and Alfie May to devastating effect.
Of course, there will be a lot of sentimentality on the end of Blues supporters regarding that possible reunion with Redmond.
But, with all of his injury issues taken into account, alongside Poku now excelling in what Redmond used to do so well, this might well be a necessary signing for Davies’ men to make in the here and now to unsettle the Championship.
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