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Atualmente atuando como técnico do Bolívar, Antônio Carlos Zago falou sobre a influência de Telê Santana em seu trabalho. O ex-jogador esteve presente no evento promovido pelo São Paulo em comemoração aos 30 anos da Libertadores de 1992, nesta sexta-feira (17).

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Zago destacou que sua forma de agir com os atletas da equipe que comanda é parecida com o jeito que Telê conduzia o elenco campeão. O ex-atleta ressaltou também o relacionamento com jogadores mais novos.

-Na época, ele era um treinador que aprimorava a parte técnica dos jogadores. Eu gosto de trabalhar com os jovens, a gente tem no Bolívar hoje. O grupo City também quer investir em jovens. Essa paciência, sabe? Maneira de bater na bola, de cabecear, a gente tem uma pessoa específica que trabalha com esses garotos, posicionamento de corpo. Foi uma coisa que aprendi com seu Telê, que ficou marcada e ficará marcada para o resto da minha carreira – disse.

Durante o evento, citou também sua passagem pelo Palmeiras e pela Roma. O campeão destacou que mesmo com cada equipe tendo suas particularidades, nenhuma se compara ao que viveu no Tricolor paulista.

– Era um time que encantou o Brasil. Tive alguns períodos da minha carreira aqui no São Paulo, um time técnico, talvez não tão bom individualmente, mas tecnicamente sobrava em campo. Participei do Palmeiras de 93,94, que individualmente não tinham os melhores jogadores. Mas na minha opinião, não jogava como o São Paulo de 92, 93. Tive a Roma de 2001, que tinha um timaço, era um time que jogava um futebol bonito, mas o São Paulo foi diferente porque tinham jovens formados aqui na casa com uma mescla com experientes, como Raí, Zetti. Tinha eu, Cafú, Macedo… Jogadores mais jovens que se encaixaram do jeito que Telê queria – comentou.

Por fim, relembrou alguns momentos que viveu ao lado do elenco vitorioso e ao lado de um dos maiores ídolos do São Paulo, Telê Santana.

De acordo com ele, era comum que os jogadores mantivessem uma boa relação fora de campo. Citou a existência de jantares e churrascos frequentes. Como uma das memórias que mais o marcou, contou sobre um treinamento onde se desentendeu com o treinador, mas que ao invés de levar uma bronca, a reação de Telê foi diferente.

– Só tenho lembranças boas porque não só em campo, mas fora de campo se dava bem. Quase toda semana fazia jantares, churrasco, Telê gostava, gostava de uma pinguinha, sempre estava ali presente. Difícil destacar um momento daquele São Paulo. Quando falo do São Paulo, falo com orgulho pelo aquilo que representou na época, pelo time que encantou o futebol brasileiro, o mundo. Difícil você pegar um detalhe. Tive um com Telê, ele me chamou atenção no treino e mandei ele para aquele lugar. Vi que ele não falou nada. Por muito menos ele mandava jogadores para o chuveiro. Eu voltei, continuei e ele me chamou – concluiu.

Técnico do Bolívar, foi campeão na última semanado Aperturado Campeonato Boliviano e se garantiu na Libertadores de 2023.

Graham Potter explained why Lucas Paqueta broke down in tears after picking up a yellow card against Tottenham Hotspur.

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Paqueta broke down in tears after yellow cardPotter explained the reason for emotional outburstBrazilian waiting to learn his fate over betting allegationsFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?

The Brazil international was reduced to tears after he picked up a yellow card for a foul on Mickey Moore in West Ham's 1-1 draw against Tottenham in the Premier League on Sunday. Paqueta was consoled by his team-mates before manager Graham Potter substituted him.

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Paqueta has been charged by the Football Association over allegedly breaching betting rules and is due to learn his fate this summer. The player is staring at a lifetime ban if found guilty at the trial, after he was accused of being booked intentionally in order to financially benefit friends and family in Brazil.

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Speaking on the player's sudden emotional outburst, the Hammers boss said: "I think he's just a player that's trying his absolute best and wants the situation to be better and probably got a bit frustrated with the action. And then you see a human being, not perfect, but I love Lucas. He's given everything and in difficult circumstances, he's in as well. He's given everything and he's absolutely fine now."

When asked if he has spoken to the Selecao star about the incident, Potter replied: "No, I haven't had a chance to."

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Potter's men will be back in action on May 11 as they take on Manchester United in the Premier League at Old Trafford.

West Bromwich Albion supporters will be hoping for a return to winning ways this coming weekend in the Championship when second-tier underdogs Oxford United travel to the Hawthorns.

Whilst a new appointment for the U’s has worked visible wonders – with Gary Rowett catapulting Oxford up to 16th since taking over on Boxing Day – Tony Mowbray’s appointment towards the start of 2025 hasn’t quite been as smooth with just one league victory picked up in February.

The 61-year-old is already testing the Baggies masses, with their grip on a final playoff spot suddenly looking weaker, but he does have the firepower of Adam Armstrong to now fall back on to try and put together a positive patch of form.

Armstrong's EFL heroics

The deadline day pick up of Armstrong on loan from Southampton was arguably the most jaw-dropping deal that took place in the second tier at the death, considering the 28-year-old’s previous explosive form in the EFL’s elite league.

After all, without the former Blackburn Rovers striker’s heroics last campaign, the Saints might well have come up short in the promotion race, with Armstrong firing home a potent 24 strikes to play a huge part in his parent side leaping back up to the Premier League.

Alongside these glittering numbers on the South Coast, Armstrong and Mowbray have also worked together to devastating effect in the past at Ewood Park, with all of the slick attacker’s 64 strikes for the Riversiders coming when he was positioned at the helm.

Therefore, it would have been a no-brainer decision to get him in through the door, as Armstrong already has one goal next to his name from three Baggies appearances, although a couple of blanks fired across West Brom’s recent dip in form will worry some.

Still, there will be an expectation that the 28-year-old can conjure up his Blackburn best in time, with the once £15m forward licking his lips at the prospect of working alongside this assist king in the West Midlands, who is now worth more than his past price-tag.

The West Brom star who's worth more than Armstrong

Mowbray would have been glad he had this star at his immediate disposal when arriving back onto the scene, considering 12-goal ace Josh Maja remains sidelined through injury.

Luckily, even as transfer rumours kicked into gear on deadline day, homegrown winger Tom Fellows remained at the Hawthorns, with the 21-year-old potentially the perfect player to complement Armstrong’s deadliness.

Fellows’ league numbers (24/25)

Stat – per 90 mins*

Fellows

Games played

32

Games started

27

Goals scored

2

Assists

11

Touches*

27.7

Big chances missed

6

Big chances created

10

Stats by Sofascore

Looking at the table above, it’s clear to see why a number of Premier League outfits were keeping a close eye on the Solihull-born winger during the winter window, with a hefty total of 11 assists coming his way from 32 Championship contests, despite only averaging a low 27.7 touches per match.

When he was still fit, Maja was in dreamland working alongside the Solihull-born sensation, knowing that Fellows only needed a moment’s notice to fashion him a chance that was then regularly put away.

Therefore, he could be an ideal partner for Armstrong to recapture his goalscoring mojo, with the Baggies breathing a big sigh of relief that their £20m-rated man didn’t up and leave for Everton. Equally, that £20m valuation places him ahead of Armstrong, who is deemed to be worth £13m, according to Transfermarkt.

They will likely have to fend off more interest coming their way, especially if Fellows’ ongoing goals and assists see promotion become a reality, but in the short-term, the Toffees target and Armstrong could really spark up an exciting connection.

Having cost the club nothing after coming through the Baggies academy, Fellows’ rise will be even more of a joy to behold for supporters at the Hawthorns, with a hope the “unbelievable” ace – as he has been labelled by fellow teammate Karlan Grant – can guide Mowbray’s men up a division despite their sometimes inconsistent displays.

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All the major moves made by IPL franchises on the deadline day to release players ahead of the auction for the 2023 season

ESPNcricinfo staff15-Nov-20225:59

Uthappa: Chennai might look to buy back Bravo

Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians have made wholesale changes to their squads by releasing more than ten players each ahead of the auction for the IPL 2023 season on December 23.Knight Riders released 16 players, while Mumbai let go of 13 including veteran Kieron Pollard, and Sunrisers cut ties with 12 players including their captain Kane Williamson. Mayank Agarwal was another captain not retained as he was among the nine players let go by Punjab Kings.Related

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While Pollard and Super Kings’ Dwayne Bravo were the most high-profile West Indians not retained, there were several other younger players from the Caribbean who were released by their teams. Sunrisers let go of Nicholas Pooran and Romario Shepherd, Lucknow Super Giants released Jason Holder and Evin Lewis, Mumbai released Fabian Allen, Royal Challengers Bangalore let go of Sherfane Rutherford, Punjab released Odean Smith, and Gujarat Titans did not retain Dominic Drakes.At the end of the deadline day – November 15 – to retain and release players, Sunrisers had the largest purse (INR 42.25 crore) for the auction on December 23, followed by Kings (INR 32.20 crore), Lucknow Super Giant (INR 23.35 crore), Mumbai (INR 20.55 crore), Super Kings (INR 20.45 crore), Delhi Capitals (INR 19.45 crore), Gujarat Titans (INR 19.25 crore), Rajasthan Royals (INR 13.2 crore), Royal Challengers Bangalore (INR 8.75 crore) and Knight Riders (INR 7.05 crore).5:14

Jaffer: Mumbai in big trouble if Archer isn’t available

Here are how the squads stack up after the franchises released and retained players:Mumbai Indians
After finishing at the bottom of the league in IPL 2022, Mumbai have let go of a number of players. They have retained their batting core, but will need to rebuild their bowling attack around Jasprit Bumrah, especially their spin stocks. And they will hope that Jofra Archer is fit and firing in time for IPL 2023.Players released: Kieron Pollard (INR 6 crore), Anmolpreet Singh (INR 20 lakh), Aryan Juyal (INR 20 lakh), Basil Thampi (INR 30 lakh), Daniel Sams (INR 2.6 crore), Fabian Allen (INR 75 lakh), Jaydev Unadkat (INR 1.3 crore), Mayank Markande (INR 65 lakh), Murugan Ashwin (INR 1.6 crore), Rahul Buddhi (INR 20 lakh), Riley Meredith (INR 1 crore), Sanjay Yadav (INR 50 lakh), Tymal Mills (INR 1.5 crore)
Players acquired via trades: Jason Behrendorff
Purse remaining: INR 20.55 crore
Overseas slots remaining: 3
Current squad: Rohit Sharma (capt), Tim David, Ramandeep Singh, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, Jofra Archer, Jasprit Bumrah, Arjun Tendulkar, Arshad Khan, Kumar Kartikeya, Hrithik Shokeen, Jason Behrendorff, Akash Madhwal
Chennai Super Kings
Super Kings finished ninth in IPL 2022 but they haven’t made dramatic decisions in terms of releasing players. Bravo is the biggest name they let go of, but they had released him last year too, only to buy him back at the auction. Will they do that again next month? And after months of speculation, Super Kings have retained Ravindra Jadeja after a tumultuous 2022 season when he was appointed captain and then replaced by MS Dhoni midway through the tournament.Players released: Dwayne Bravo (INR 4.4 crore), Robin Uthappa (INR 2 crore), Adam Milne (INR 1.9 crore), Hari Nishaanth (INR 20 lakh), Chris Jordan (INR 3.6 crore), Bhagath Varma (INR 20 lakh), KM Asif (INR 20 lakh), Narayan Jagadeesan (INR 20 lakh)
Players acquired via trades: NA
Purse remaining: INR 20.45 crore
Overseas slots remaining: 2
Current squad: MS Dhoni (capt), Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Subhranshu Senapati, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Ravindra Jadeja, Tushar Deshpande, Mukesh Chowdhary, Matheesha Pathirana, Simarjeet Singh, Deepak Chahar, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana
3:23

Uthappa: Titans have one of the more balanced squads

Gujarat Titans
Defending champions Titans have let go of only six players (two of whom were traded to Knight Riders) ahead of the auction, but they still have a healthy purse of INR 19.25 crore to spend. So expect them to go hard to pick up a couple of players they need to fill the gaps in their squad.Players released: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (INR 50 lakh), Lockie Ferguson (INR 10 crore), Dominic Drakes (INR 1.1 crore), Gurkeerat Singh (INR 50 lakh), Jason Roy (INR 2 crore), Varun Aaron (INR 50 lakh)
Players acquired via trades: NA
Purse remaining: INR 19.25
Overseas slots remaining – 3
Current squad: Hardik Pandya (capt), Shubman Gill, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Sai Sudharsan, Wriddhiman Saha, Matthew Wade, Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Vijay Shankar, Mohammed Shami, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Pradeep Sangwan, Darshan Nalkande, Jayant Yadav, R Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad
Delhi Capitals
Capitals finished fifth in IPL 2022, just outside the playoffs, but they haven’t made wholesale changes to their squad. Their biggest move was to trade Shardul Thakur to Knight Riders. The other players they have released weren’t regulars in their first XI last season.Players released: Shardul Thakur (INR 10.75 crore), Tim Seifert (INR 50 lakh), Ashwin Hebbar (INR 20 lakh), Srikar Bharat (INR 2 crore), Mandeep Singh (INR 1.1 crore)
Players acquired via trades: Aman Khan
Purse remaining: INR 19.45 crore
Overseas slots remaining 2
Current squad: Rishabh Pant (capt), David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Ripal Patel, Rovman Powell, Sarfaraz Khan, Yash Dhull, Mitchell Marsh, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Anrich Nortje, Chetan Sakariya, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Khaleel Ahmed, Lungi Ngidi, Mustafizur Rahman, Aman Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Praveen Dubey, Vicky Ostwal
4:07

Are Lucknow Super Giants missing a genuine allrounder?

Lucknow Super Giants
In their first season, Super Giants made it to the playoffs but lost the eliminator to Royal Challengers. Perhaps the biggest surprise among their list of released players is Holder, who they had bought for INR 8.75 crore. Perhaps the Super Giants are freeing up their purse to go after someone specific – Ben Stokes, Sam Curran? – at this auction.Players released: Andrew Tye (INR 1 crore), Ankit Rajpoot (INR 50 lakh), Dushmantha Chameera (INR 2 crore), Evin Lewis (INR 2 crore), Jason Holder (INR 8.75 crore), Manish Pandey (INR 4.6 crore), Shahbaz Nadeem (INR 50 lakh)
Players acquired via trades: NA
Purse remaining: INR 23.35 crore
Overseas slots remaining: 4
Current squad: KL Rahul (capt), Ayush Badoni, Karan Sharma, Manan Vohra, Quinton de Kock, Marcus Stoinis, Krishnappa Gowtham, Deepak Hooda, Kyle Mayers, Krunal Pandya, Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan, Mark Wood, Mayank Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi
Rajasthan Royals
Last year’s runners-up Royals have let go of nine players, and among them are five overseas players who got little to no game time last season: James Neesham, Daryl Mitchell, Rassie van der Dussen, Nathan Coulter-Nile and Corbin Bosch.Players released: Anunay Singh (INR 20 lakh), Corbin Bosch (INR 20 lakh), Daryl Mitchell (INR 75 lakh), James Neesham (INR 1.5 crore), Karun Nair (INR 1.4 crore), Nathan Coulter-Nile (INR 2 crore), Rassie van der Dussen (INR 1 crore), Shubham Garhwal (INR 20 lakh), Tejas Baroka (INR 20 lakh)
Players acquired via trades: NA
Purse remaining: INR 13.2 crore
Overseas slots remaining: 4
Current squad: Sanju Samson (capt), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Padikkal, Jos Buttler, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Prasidh Krishna, Trent Boult, Obed McCoy, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldip Yadav, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, KC Cariappa
6:24

Uthappa: Sunrisers Hyderabad will go all out to get Ben Stokes

Sunrisers Hyderabad
After starting off with two losses followed by five straight wins last season, Sunrisers crashed and burned to finish eighth in the league and it has resulted in a huge clean out at the franchise. Captain Williamson, who had been retained for INR 14 crore, has been released along with Pooran, who at INR 10.75 crore had become the most expensive West Indian ever bought at an auction. The question is – who are Sunrisers thinking of as their future captain, or are they looking to buy back Williamson at a lower price? They have the most money – INR 42.25 crore – to spend at the auction.Players released: Kane Williamson (INR 14 crore), Nicholas Pooran (INR 10.75 crore), Jagadeesha Suchith (INR 20 lakh), Priyam Garg (INR 20 lakh), Ravikumar Samarth (INR 20 lakh), Romario Shepherd (INR 7.75 crore), Saurabh Dubey (INR 20 lakh), Sean Abbott (INR 2.4 crore), Shashank Singh (INR 20 lakh), Shreyas Gopal (INR 75 lakh), Sushant Mishra (INR 20 lakh), Vishnu Vinod (INR 50 lakh)
Players acquired via trades: NA
Purse remaining: INR 42.25 crore
Overseas slots remaining: 4
Current squad: Abdul Samad, Aiden Markram, Rahul Tripathi, Glenn Phillips, Abhishek Sharma, Marco Jansen, Washington Sundar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kartik Tyagi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Umran Malik
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Royal Challengers finished fourth in the league and then lost Qualifier 2 to Royals in the playoffs. After a promising campaign, they have released the fewest players – five – among all the teams, and no one who was a regular fixture in their first XI. As a result, they have the second-lowest purse for the auction, and only two overseas slots to fill.Players released: Jason Behrendorff (INR 75 lakh), Aneeshwar Gautam (INR 20 lakh), Chama Milind (INR 25 lakh), Luvnith Sisodia (INR 20 lakh), Sherfane Rutherford (INR 1 crore)
Players acquired via trades: NA
Purse remaining: INR 8.75 crore
Overseas slots remaining: 2
Current squad: Faf du Plessis (capt), Virat Kohli, Suyash Prabhudessai, Rajat Patidar, Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat, Finn Allen, Glenn Maxwell, Wanindu Hasaranga, Shahbaz Ahmed, Harshal Patel, David Willey, Karn Sharma, Mahipal Lomror, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood, Siddarth Kaul, Akash Deep
4:03

Jaffer: ‘Punjab need a calming influence in the middle order’

Punjab Kings
Following yet another season in which they failed to make the final four, Kings have rung in the changes, releasing nine players including their 2022 captain Mayank. Apart from Odean, none of their other releases were major players in their first XI last season, and Punjab go into the auction with the second-highest purse.Players released: Mayank Agarwal (INR 14 crore), Odean Smith (INR 6 crore), Vaibhav Arora (INR 2 crore), Benny Howell (INR 40 lakh), Ishan Porel (INR 20 lakh), Ansh Patel (INR 20 lakh), Prerak Mankad (INR 20 lakh), Sandeep Sharma (INR 50 lakh), Writtick Chatterjee (INR 20 lakh)
Players acquired via trades: NA
Purse remaining: INR 32.2 crore
Overseas slots remaining: 3
Current squad: Shikhar Dhawan (capt), Shahrukh Khan, Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Raj Bawa, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Baltej Singh, Nathan Ellis, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Brar
Kolkata Knight Riders
As many as 16 players have been released by Knight Riders, and after trading in Shardul, Lockie Ferguson and Rahmanullah Gurbaz, they have only 14 players in their squad and the smallest purse – INR 7.05 crore – to spend at the auction. They finished seventh last season, and need to make some smart tactical buys to bolster their bench for next season.Players released: Pat Cummins (INR 7.25 crore), Sam Billings (INR 2 crore), Aman Khan (INR 20 lakh), Shivam Mavi (INR 7.25 crore), Mohammad Nabi (INR 1 crore), Chamika Karunaratne (INR 50 lakh), Aaron Finch (INR 1.5 crore), Alex Hales (INR 1.5 crore), Abhijeet Tomar (INR 40 lakh), Ajinkya Rahane (INR 1 crore), Ashok Sharma (INR 20 lakh), Baba Indrajith (INR 20 lakh), Pratham Singh (INR 20 lakh), Ramesh Kumar (INR 20 lakh), Rasikh Salam (INR 20 lakh), Sheldon Jackson (INR 20 lakh)
Players acquired via trades: Shardul Thakur, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Lockie Ferguson
Purse remaining: INR 7.05 crore
Overseas slots remaining: 3
Current squad: Shreyas Iyer (capt), Nitish Rana, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh

It’s been a tough week in what has proven to be a tough campaign for Arsenal.

Mikel Arteta’s side came into the week on cloud nine following their comprehensive win against Manchester City, but since then, the club failed to sign anyone on deadline day, and then the team collapsed away to Newcastle United in the League Cup.

What’s worse is that Gabriel Martinelli picked up a muscle injury in the first half and could be out for some time now, and while he hasn’t been particularly effective this year, the team do not have the numbers to lose another attacker.

In his absence, Leandro Trossard will have to play even more football, and like the Brazilian, he’s been out of form all season.

The situation the Gunners find themselves in is far from ideal and would be easier to navigate if they still had a Premier League ace sold by Unai Emery, who’s been outperforming both Trossard and Martinelli.

Martinelli & Trossard's form this season

It’s been more of the same from last season for Martinelli, as while he’s certainly looked a little more lively, he’s still been frustratingly ineffective in front of goal.

For example, in 35 appearances, the former Ituano gem has scored seven goals and provided four assists, which comes to a not-terrible but somewhat underwhelming average of a goal involvement every 3.18 games.

For his part, Trossard has found the back of the net on five occasions in 36 appearances and provided six assists for good measure, which comes out to an average of a goal involvement every 3.72 games.

Martinelli vs Trossard in 2024/25
Stat (per 90 mins)	Martinelli	Trossard
Goals	0.37	0.25
Assists	0.19	0.25
Shots	1.67	2.24
Shot-creating actions	2.41	3.48
Touches	39	44
Successful take-ons	1.48	1.43
Progressive carries	4.81	3.23
Key passes	1.54	1.49
Progressive passes	1.73	3.79
Stats via FBref.

Now, it should be said that the team have looked less threatening as a whole since the talismanic Bukayo Saka went down with a hamstring injury in December, but if the North Londoners are going to genuinely push Liverpool all the way this year, they cannot be relying on the 23-year-old to carry the burden of creating and scoring goals.

In short, Martinelli and Trossard have been underwhelming this season, and to make matters worse, one of the club’s former academy gems, sold years ago, is outperforming both.

The former Arsenal star outperforming Trossard and Martinelli

Several ex-Arsenal players are enjoying stellar campaigns this season, from the young Mika Biereth at AS Monaco to Donyell Malen, who just joined Aston Villa.

However, in this instance, the former Hale Ender, who has been tearing things up in the Premier League, has been doing so across the capital, in West London, for Fulham.

The player in question is, of course, Alex Iwobi, who came up through the North Londoners’ academy and went on to make 149 appearances for the first team before being sold to Everton for £35m in August 2019.

Four years and 140 appearances later, the Nigerian international made his way to Craven Cottage, where he has since become a key player for Marco Silva.

So far this season, the “terrific” winger, as dubbed by former professional turned pundit Gary Lineker, has scored seven goals and provided three assists for the West Londoners.

Iwobi vs Martinelli vs Trossard
Player	Iwobi	Martinelli	Trossard
Appearances	27	35	36
Goals	7	7	5
Assists	3	4	6
Goal Involvements per Match	0.37	0.31	0.30
All Stats via Transfermarkt

While that is one less goal involvement than Marteinlli and Trossard have produced, he’s racked up his tally in just 27 appearances.

That means the 28-year-old dynamo has maintained a brilliant average of a goal involvement every 2.7 games, which is made all the more impressive by the fact that Fulham are a solidly mid-table side.

Ultimately, we aren’t saying Iwobi would start every game over Arsenal’s current left-wing options, but given how well he has fared in a weaker team this year, we bet Arteta would love to have him in his squad.

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Everything you need to know about Angel Di Maria's salary details playing for Benfica

Angel Di Maria is a true legend of the game. Having started his career at Rosario Central, Di Maria began his European journey with Portuguese side Benfica, where he made headlines as a talented prospect. It did not take long before Real Madrid came calling, where he played a key role in Madrid's historic La Decima campaign during the 2013–14 season.

Later, the Argentina legend went on to play for major clubs such as Manchester United, PSG, and Juventus, before returning to Benfica once again in 2023, signing a one-year deal. He extended his contract in 2024 for another season and currently ranks as one of the highest-paid players in the squad.

GOAL delved into the numbers with Capology to find out exactly how much he earns in Lisbon!

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Angel Di Maria's wages at Benfica in numbers

The Argentine player earns a significant amount at Benfica. Di Maria's current contract provides him with £62,957 weekly, totaling £3.2 million ($4.3m) annually, ranking him as the third-highest paid in the team.

Player

Nationality

Weekly wages in Pounds

Weekly wages in USD

Annual wages in Pounds

Annual wages in USD

Angel Di Maria

Argentine

£62,957

$84,412

£3,273,789

$4,389,435

AdvertisementAFPTop earners at Benfica

Renato Sanches, a Portuguese midfielder, is the club's highest-paid player.

Anatoli Trubin, Angel Di Maria, and Arthur Cabral are next, all earning the same salary.

Orkun Kokcu, a Turkish international, completes the top five.

Player

Nationality

Weekly wages in Pounds

Weekly wages in USD

Annual wages in Pounds

Annual wages in USD

Renato Sanches

Portuguese

£113,610

$151,723

£5,884,318

$7,889,583

Anatoli Trubin

Ukrainian

£62,957

$84,412

£3,273,789

$4,389,435

Angel Di Maria

Argentine

£62,957

$84,412

£3,273,789

$4,389,435

Arthur Cabral

Brazilian

£62,957

$84,412

£3,273,789

$4,389,435

Orkun Kokcu

Turkish

£49,058

$65,776

£2,551,005

$3,420,339

Top earners in Liga Portugal

Four of the top five highest-paid players in Liga Portugal are from Benfica.

Renato Sanches is the highest-paid, followed by Francisco Trincao from Sporting CP in second place.

Anatoli Trubin, Angel Di Maria, and Arthur Cabral are in third, fourth, and fifth places, respectively.

Player

Club

Weekly wages in Pounds

Weekly wages in USD

Annual wages in Pounds

Annual wages in USD

Renato Sanches

Benfica

£113,610

$151,723

£5,884,318

$7,889,583

Francisco Trincao

Sporting CP

£63,775

$85,508

£3,316,306

$4,446,441

Anatoli Trubin

Benfica

£62,957

$84,412

£3,273,789

$4,389,435

Angel Di Maria

Benfica

£62,957

$84,412

£3,273,789

$4,389,435

Arthur Cabral

Benfica

£62,957

$84,412

£3,273,789

$4,389,435

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AFPHighest paid players in the world

No players from Liga Portugal rank among the top five highest-paid globally, despite high earnings.

The top five are all from the Saudi Pro League, with Cristiano Ronaldo at Al Nassr earning the most.

Karim Benzema, formerly of Real Madrid, is second, and Riyad Mahrez, now with Al-Ahli, is third.

Sadio Mane and Kalidou Koulibaly, both from Senegal, are fourth and fifth, respectively.

Player

Club

Weekly wages GBP

Weekly wages USD

Annual wages GBP

Annual wages USD

Cristiano Ronaldo

Al Nassr

£3,216,155

$4,210,425

£167,250,468

$218,942,120

Karim Benzema

Al Ittihad

£1,608,178

$2,105,213

£83,625,234

$109,471,060

Riyad Mahrez

Al Ahli

£839,469

$1,098,921

£45,652,372

$57,43,893

Sadio Mane

Al Nassr

£643,271

$842,085

£33,450,094

$43,788,424

Kalidou Koulibaly

Al Hilal

£558,038

$730,509

£29,017,956

$37,986,458

An “incredible” £10m defender who Leeds United “really like” could be open to a move to Elland Road this summer on one condition, according to reliable reporter Ben Jacobs.

Leeds planning to strengthen in the summer

After Monday night’s 3-1 win against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane, Leeds are in a fantastic position to achieve promotion to the Premier League after a two-year hiatus.

However, manager Daniel Farke will be well aware of the jump in quality between the Championship and the top tier, given his time with Norwich City, so some summer additions will definitely be needed if the Whites are to avoid relegation next season.

Farke has been looking at potential new signings in attacking areas, with winger Manor Solomon potentially in line to make his stay permanent, while there is also interest in Celtic forward Nicolas Kuhn and AS Roma striker Tammy Abraham.

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Leeds are seemingly keen to strengthen at the opposite end of the pitch too, however, with Jacobs recently telling GiveMeSport the Championship promotion hopefuls remain keen on a summer move for Borussia Monchengladbach defender Nico Elvedi.

Jacobs said: “Leeds really like Nico Elvedi, and he was a name that we exclusively revealed Leeds were tracking. I think Wolves and Brentford have also discussed him as well, and the player is open to a move.

“But if that [move] is to England, he believes he’s of the standard and wants to play in the Premier League. So nothing was really possible for Leeds and Elvedi in January, not without a u-turn in the player’s position.”

Leeds United’s upcoming Championship fixtures

Date

West Bromwich Albion (h)

March 1st

Portsmouth (a)

March 9th

Millwall (h)

March 12th

Queens Park Rangers (a)

March 15th

Swansea City (h)

March 29th

Leeds should stand good chance of signing Elvedi

It seems like a deal for Elvedi will be dependent on whether the Whites achieve their aim of promotion, and they are now in a fantastic position to do so as champions, moving five points clear of the Blades after Monday’s encounter.

There are signs the Monchengladbach defender would be a solid signing, too, having been lauded for his “incredible composure” during his time with the Bundesliga club, and he ranks highly across some key defensive metrics over the past year.

The 28-year-old places in the 93rd percentile for clearances per 90, and the 80th percentile for interceptions, when compared to his positional peers, having received regular game time during that period, with the vast majority of absences being due to injury.

Elvedi has a plethora of experience in the Bundesliga, making 276 appearances in the competition, while he has also featured in the Champions League 15 times, so there is every indication he would be a good signing for Leeds, and he may be available for just £10m.

The ‘bold and brash’ players in the opposition camp will ‘bring out the best’ in his side, South Africa captain says

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Dean Elgar’s South Africa are currently No. 2 on the WTC table•ECB/Getty Images

“Bring it,” is South Africa’s message to Australia as they head Down Under in search of a fourth, successive away series win against the opponents.It’s been more than four years since they last played each other, in the series that became known for the sandpaper-gate scandal but also ranks as one of South Africa’s biggest successes in the last decade. It was the first time they claimed a series win against Australia at home since readmission. The residue from that series litters the entrance hall to this one and there’s every expectation that the action will take place as much off the field as on it.Related

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“Because we are playing in their home conditions, it’s going to be pretty feisty,” Dean Elgar, South Africa’s Test captain, said ahead of their departure on Thursday. “The individuals they have within their squad are pretty brash and bold – in your face kind of characters and that can work in our favour. I think that plays into our hands. We enjoy that confrontation as a group and we manage it pretty well. We’ve got calm heads around that. If they want to be in your face, it’s fine. I definitely don’t shy away from that and I will be encouraging the players not to shy away from that, because I think that’s when South Africans bring out their best.”Elgar’s team, however, is not in the same state as Faf du Plessis’ was in 2018. Although they presently sit second on the World Test Championship (WTC) table, they are closer to the 2019 outfit that toured India with an interim team director at the helm, who was being sent on his first international assignment to one of the most difficult places to play Tests, and an impending administrative crisis looming. This 2022 side also has a temporary coach, who will make his debut. He too is taking South Africa to a tough place and there’s no indication of when permanent appointments will be made. But there is one difference. Elgar revealed that he requested Malibongwe Maketa to take over from Mark Boucher and that he and Enoch Nkwe (the team director from 2019 who is now director of cricket) are on the same page.”Mali is one of the coaches I asked our director (Nkwe) to try and get in to be interim. I’m glad I got that one right,” Elgar said. “It’s nice to have a DOC that has got cricket at heart and is backing his leadership that needs to be backed. Mali understands his role, which is going to be a supportive role, and he understands me as a cricketer, as a person and as a leader. Mali comes with quite a lot of experience. He has been around the block as long as I can remember.”Maketa worked as head coach for the Warriors franchise in South Africa’s domestic circuit from 2015 to 2017, as Ottis Gibson’s assistant for the national side between 2017 and 2019, and most recently as the South African A coach. He was also on the tour in England earlier this year and has worked with most of the squad members in some capacity over the last decade. He is one of the few consistent presences on the South African scene, which Elgar thinks they need more than anything as the Test team evolves.”The environment has changed drastically (since 2019) but in a good way. We’ve tried to keep our core players so the consistency has always been pretty stable. We have evolved immensely and really played good cricket in the Test arena but we are still trying to push for the consistency factor which is going to be key going into a big series,” he said.Arguably, this is the biggest test for South Africa for at least the next three years. It’s their last three-Test series until they host Australia in 2026, a must-win if they are to reach the WTC final and their first in Australia over the festive period since 2008. That means no-one in the current squad has played a Test at the MCG or the SCG or soaked in the atmosphere of such an occasion.”Growing up as a kid, you’d always wake up for these Boxing Day Test matches Down Under and you don’t mind losing a few hours’ sleep,” Elgar said. “Now we’ve got 16 players who are going to experience it first-hand. It’s a childhood dream of mine to experience this. Playing a Boxing Day and a New Year’s Test in Australia – I don’t think you get bigger than that.”

South Africa will need to be greater than the sum of their batting parts if they are to challenge Australia across the three-Test series which could have a huge bearing on who reaches the World Test Championship final in June.While there is an expectation that the visitors will be able to go toe-to-toe with their pace attack – albeit one light on experience in Australia – they will need every run they can muster from what looks a fragile order leaning heavily on Dean Elgar and Temba Bavuma, the latter with concerns over a niggling elbow injury and off the back of a T20 World Cup where he faced huge scrutiny.South Africa’s batting problems are not new. On the tour of England earlier this year, where they went 1-0 up before losing 2-1, they managed just one half-century in the three games. Since 2019, only West Indies and Ireland have a lower collective batting average and only Ireland, Afghanistan and Zimbabwe have made few centuries.Related

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“If you look the way we’ve played in the past, our bowlers have allowed us to get into good positions by getting 350-360,” interim coach Malibongwe Maketa said. “So from that point of view partnerships are key for us and the bowlers know their role…with top-order batters and that has worked well for us.”The victory against England at Lord’s is a model of what Maketa was referring to. On that occasion Keshav Maharaj (41 at No. 8) and Anrich Nortje (28 not out at No. 10) made important runs to stretch South Africa’s lead. Maharaj is averaging a very handy 22.75 this year in Tests.But it’s the player who batted at No. 6 that day, Marco Jansen, and made 48 who is looming as the big hope to offer balance to the side. If South Africa are to play five frontline bowlers at the Gabba – and Maketa’s hint was that would be the route – he will likely have to take on a role that is probably a little much at the moment, but if they want to hit Australia with their big four quicks and have Maharaj in the XI it looks like the only way.Marco Jansen has a big role to play, in every sense•Getty Images

“We are growing him in terms of his all-round ability and he has the ability to do something special with the bat,” Maketa said. “From our point of view he’s a work in progress and we know he could and he is capable of being part of at least two fifty partnerships.”We are going to have to back our batters to score the runs and our bowlers to take the wickets.”And with a Test bowling average of 18.59 it would appear very difficult not to play Jansen for his bowling, although South Africa did find a way to do that against England at Old Trafford when they opted for two spinners.”It’s been a sharp rise,” Maketa said. “We know for a fact that people around the world have taken note and now coming up in this series it will be a different challenge, people have seen enough of him to come up with different plans. But when it comes to his performances we are very pleased because he gives us variety we need for our attack. In terms of pace and height and the areas he hits, it sets him apart in terms of a lot of other left armers.”Kagiso Rabada is the only one of South Africa’s quicks with Test experience in Australia – he was their leading wicket-taker with 15 at 22.40 in 2016-17 – and he will have an important mentoring role to play.”He’s still young, but in terms of experience and having been here before it’s something that a lot of the other bowlers are using to lean on him for information,” Maketa said. “We’ve been quite clear in terms of lengths we want to hit, if you look at the Wanderers it offers the same, more or less, where you can get carried away with the sexy bounce and be ineffective so we’ve been working hard on making sure we hit the fuller length and making the batter play.”

Ipswich Town have made an out-of-window move to sign a young attacker from Premier League rivals Arsenal, it has been reported.

Ipswich Town’s January signings

The Tractor Boys were relatively busy in the January transfer window, bringing in four new players for the second half of the season. The first to arrive was centre-back Ben Godfrey from Atalanta on loan until the end of the campaign. He was then joined by winger Jaden Philogene on a permanent transfer from Aston Villa.

Aston Villa vs Ipswich Town

15 February

Ipswich Town vs Tottenham Hotspur

22 February

Man Utd vs Ipswich Town

26 February

Crystal Palace vs Ipswich Town

8 March

Ipswich Town vs Nottingham Forest

15 March

Then, Ipswich secured the services of attacking midfielder Julio Enciso on loan from Brighton. To round things off for Kieran McKenna’s side, Ipswich signed goalkeeper Alex Palmer from Championship side West Brom on deadline day.

Talking after signing Palmer for £2m last week, McKenna said: “With Christian (Walton) out the department was short with just Aro (Muric) and Cieran Slicker, who is very talented but who hasn’t played as many senior games, so we felt it was important to add.

“Alex coming in gives us another experienced goalkeeper, strengthens the unit and gives us the option to make decisions that we think are going to be best for the team.

“He’s (Palmer) certainly a good communicator – that’s one of his strengths. Christian has specialisms different to Aro, who has got different specialisms to Alex and Cieran Slicker. We just expect each of them to bring the very best of themselves to the team.”

Even though the transfer window is now shut until the summer, Ipswich have still managed to add to their academy ranks for the future, as per a fresh update.

Ipswich Town sign young attacker from Arsenal

As reported by the Daily Cannon, Ipswich Town have moved to sign youngster Jayden Adetiba from Arsenal. It has been claimed that Adetiba had been on trial with Ipswich, Bournemouth and Brentford, and the player’s father has now stated on X that Adetiba has moved to Ipswich.

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Presumably penning scholarship terms at the age of 15, Adetiba has been described as a skilful attacker while at Arsenal, where he appeared for the Gunners’ U18 side in pre-season, scoring against Paderborn last summer.

Now, it looks as if he will continue his development in East Anglia, looking to hopefully turn out for the first team at Portman Road in the future.