Birmingham City are now waiting to be given the “green-light” over the signing of a “valuable” £3m attacking player on deadline day.
Davies wants last-gasp signings for Birmingham
The Blues were beaten 2-0 away to Leicester City on Friday evening – their first Championship defeat of the season – perhaps highlighting the need for late summer transfer business.
That’s certainly the opinion of Birmingham manager Chris Davies, even though he has stressed that not a huge amount needs to be done on deadline day.
“I think we’re trying to finish the squad off in the next few days. I don’t think there’s going to be loads and loads going on, but we do need reinforcements in certain areas. We need to add to it a little bit, but there’s a lot of moving parts to that, like most clubs. So, I haven’t been too focused on that this last couple of days, but we can pick that up now this game’s finished.
“I think we need a little bit of reinforcement, just depth in our defensive area and again, we could do with a bit more depth, maybe higher up the pitch as well. But we have to see what the squad looks like in the next couple of days because there’s a lot of moving parts to it, as I said. But everyone’s trying, we’ll see what happens.”
Birmingham waiting for "green-light" over signing
Now, writing on X, Sky Sports reporter Anthony Joseph claimed on Sunday that Birmingham are awaiting the “green-light” to sign Hyun-jun Yang for £3m from Celtic, following talks over the weekend.
Signing Yang before the window closes would be ideal for the Blues, giving Davies that extra bit of attacking quality that he could crave in his side’s Championship promotion push. The South Korean can shine on both flanks and in a central role, so he feels ideal.
The 23-year-old has 16 goal contributions in 70 appearances, and his end product should only improve with age, with Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers praising him as a player.
“He’s obviously a young player still developing and adapting to the culture and everything about the game here and the size of the club. But he’s made a valuable contribution for us this season. When he’s been asked to play, he’s done well.”
Birmingham City in "talks" to sign" 23 y/o attacker in "permanent" transfer
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Hopefully, a deal for Yang is agreed as soon as possible, potentially making him Birmingham’s final signing of a strong summer in the market.
Na tarde desta segunda-feira (12), um treino técnico-tático com 14 jogadores marcou o início da preparação da Seleção Brasileira para os amistosos contra Guiné, no sábado (17), e Senegal, três dias depois (20). Mesmo no primeiro dia de trabalho, Ramon Menezes trabalhou várias situações de jogo com os atletas.
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A atividade foi adaptada à reapresentação dos jogadores, levando-se em conta que alguns estão sem atuar há dias por causa do fim da temporada europeia. Na primeira parte, houve muita movimentação, com o objetivo de fazê-los suar bastante, dando ênfase à troca de passes, domínio e posse de bola.
Depois, situações específicas de defesa e ataque foram ensaiadas no centro de treinamento do Espanyol, em Barcelona, com direito a um gol de bicicleta de Malcom.
Por fim, Ramon dividiu os atletas em dois grupos – 7 contra 6, com o goleiro Alisson trabalhando em ambos. Então, pôde-se ver com mais intensidade ainda movimentações de ataque contra defesa.
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Os jogadores Marquinhos, Weverton, Rony e Raphael Veiga chegaram na tarde desta segunda (12), em Barcelona. Nesta terça (13), será a vez de André, Pedro e Ayrton Lucas. O goleiro Ederson chegará na quarta-feira (14).
Campher first picked up three wickets and then added 144 with Stirling, who scored an excellent 89, to steer the chase
Abhimanyu Bose16-Feb-2025
Curtis Campher picked up three wickets and then went on to score a half-century•Sportsfile/Getty Images
Curtis Campher produced another brilliant all-round display to lay the platform for Ireland’s series-levelling win in Harare. His three-wicket burst sucked the momentum out of Zimbabwe’s innings and restricted them to a total well below par and his 144-run stand with Paul Stirling, who scored an excellent 89, ensured Ireland were always comfortable in the chase.Ireland had fallen short in their chase in the first ODI, but Stirling was happy to bowl first once again on a greener pitch. Despite half-centuries from Wessly Madhevere and Sikandar Raza, Ireland never let Zimbabwe get away from them.Mark Adair finished with a four-wicket haul, but it was Campher’s spell that broke a 74-run stand between Madhevere and Raza and pegged the hosts back significantly just as they were getting into a position of strength.And despite an early wicket, Stirling and Campher ensured Ireland stayed above the asking rate, and by the time the two departed, it was too late for Zimbabwe to mount a comeback.With Ireland chasing 246, Andy Balbirnie got them underway with an elegant drive through cover point in the first over. The second over saw Stirling thrash Blessing Muzarabani through the covers for a boundary first ball. Muzarabani lost his radar as he ended up bowling a ten-ball over, which cost Zimbabwe 14 runs.However, Muzarabani came back strongly and had Balbirnie caught at slip with a well-directed short ball in the sixth over. He even beat Campher’s outside edge a couple of times.Craig Ervine lost his middle stump to Josh Little•Zimbabwe Cricket
But Campher and Stirling saw out the new ball and kept Ireland on track, with the skipper still cashing in on the fielding restrictions with a few more boundaries, including the first six of the match in the ninth over off Trevor Gwandu.The fifty-run stand came up in just 51 balls, with the batters happy to rotate strike amid the occasional boundary. Ireland were also helped by Zimbabwe being generous with extras – 23 in all.Stirling brought up his half-century in the 24th over, and the century stand with Campher came up soon after.Campher’s fifty came up in the 30th over and he celebrated by pulling Gwandu into the stands in front of square leg. The stand was finally broken when a length ball from Gwandu stayed deceptively low to beat Campher’s attempted pull and pin him in front.Harry Tector, who made a sluggish 39 off 78 in the first ODI, was more enterprising, pulling away the third ball he faced for a boundary. In the last game, it took him 77 deliveries to hit one.But his stay was short-lived as he looked to cut a short and wide delivery only to edge it behind, with Tadiwanashe Marumani taking a good catch. Stirling, though, ensured Ireland didn’t get bogged down, launching Ngarava over long-on.Ngarava finally got a breakthrough when Stirling went after a short ball and ended up miscuing it to cover, 11 short of a century. Lorcan Tucker then took charge and hit Gwandu for three consecutive boundaries. Ireland wiped out the rest of the target without fuss, with Tucker hitting the winning runs in the penultimate over.Earlier, Zimbabwe’s openers got off to a watchful start before Brian Bennett got going with a flurry of boundaries off Adair and Graham Hume. Five of his six boundaries came on the off side, and he hit two of them in succession off Adair, only for the quick to snag him with a wide delivery that he edged to slip.Sikandar Raza’s fifty went in vain•Zimbabwe Cricket
Ireland were able to slow things down after Bennett’s dismissal. Curran and Craig Ervine could add only nine runs off 25 balls before Josh Little got a full delivery to seam past Ervine’s inside edge and uproot his middle stump. Curran’s frustrating knock came to an end when he chopped on in Andy McBrine’s first over for 18 off 36.Raza played out McBrine for four dots to start off with, handing the spinner a wicket maiden, before getting off the mark with a boundary off him in his next over. Madhevere, who looked positive from the get-go, and Raza ensured Zimbabwe kept ticking along with regular boundaries, with Madhevere bringing up a run-a-ball half-century in the 27th over.However, an inspired bowling change got the momentum right back with Ireland. Campher was introduced in the 30th over and in his second over, he set Madhevere up beautifully. Bowling a series of outswingers, he had Madhevere moving across his stumps before firing in a straight one to trap him lbw.In his next over, he bowled a length ball across Johnathan Campbell and there was a noise, prompting the umpire to give it caught behind. Replays, however, suggested that the ball had brushed the pad. There was little doubt about Campher’s next wicket when he pinged Marumani plumb in front two balls later.Raza and Masakadza then arrested the collapse, with Raza scoring 27 off 24 in a 50-run stand, bringing up his half-century in the process. Raza holed out at deep midwicket trying to up the tempo as he miscued a pull off Adair. Tector took a good catch running in from the ropes and diving in front.Masakadza and Ngarava tried to drag Zimbabwe past 250, but Ireland made short work of the tail, with Adair picking two of the last three wickets.
حرص ياس سوروب، المدير الفني الجديد للفريق الأول لكرة القدم بالنادي الأهلي، عقب المؤتمر الصحفي الذي عقد اليوم بمقر النادي بالجزيرة لتقديمه لوسائل الإعلام، على إرسال رسالة خاصة إلى الجماهير.
وعقد النادي الأهلي عصر اليوم، مؤتمرًا صحفيًا للإعلان عن التعاقد مع ياس سوروب، مديرًا فنيًا للفريق خلفًا للإسباني خوسيه ريبيرو المدير الفني السابق للفريق، الذي تمت إقالته لتراجع النتائج.
طالع.. ياس سوروب: فخور بتدريب الأهلي.. وجاهز لتحقيق الإنجازات
وكان الأهلي قد أتم الاتفاق مع الدنماركي ياس سوروب لتولي تدريب الفريق الأول لكرة القدم لمدة موسمين ونصف.
وقال سوروب في رسالة إلى الجمهور نشرتها الصفحة الرسمية للأهلي: “رسالتي لجميع مشجعي الأهلي حول العالم؛ أنا هنا الآن.. وأتشوق لرؤيتكم جميعًا.. ومعًا سوف نحقق الكثير من النتائج الرائعة”.
جدير بالذكر، أن الأهلي يستعد لمواجهة إيجل نوار البوروندي، يوم السبت المقبل 18 أكتوبر، في إطار ذهاب دور الـ32 من منافسات بطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا.
Everton’s transfer window has been a fascinating mix of ambition, pragmatism, and sentiment.
Under David Moyes, the Toffees are working hard to reshape their squad following the departures of several key figures, including Ashley Young, Abdoulaye Doucouré, and Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
The Hill Dickinson Stadium has already seen fresh faces arrive, with Moyes bringing in talent such as Thierno Barry from Villarreal, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall from Chelsea, Tyler Dibling from Southampton, and Jack Grealish from Manchester City.
The latter made an immediate impression, providing two assists in the club’s 2–0 Premier League victory over Brighton.
Momentum has slowly begun to build.
Everton recovered from an opening-day defeat at a raucous Elland Road with back-to-back wins: the triumph against Brighton and a professional 2–0 dispatch of Mansfield Town in the EFL Cup.
For Moyes, however, the task of reinforcing his midfield remains urgent.
Everton manager David Moyes
The Scottish manager has never hidden his preference for industrious, disciplined footballers who combine physicality with tactical intelligence.
It is no surprise, then, that his latest target happens to be a player with whom he shares a deep personal and professional bond.
This towering talent could well be cast in the role once played so effectively at Goodison by Marouane Fellaini.
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Reports from Football Insider suggest Everton are preparing an improved bid for a player Moyes knows better than most: Tomáš Souček.
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The Czech Republic international, now 30, was first introduced to English football by Moyes during his second spell at West Ham in 2020.
What followed was a highly productive partnership.
Under Moyes’ guidance, Souček became a mainstay in the Hammers’ midfield, making over 200 appearances and establishing himself as one of the most reliable performers in the Premier League.
West Ham midfielder Tomas Soucek
West Ham, however, are reluctant sellers.
Having already rejected Everton’s opening offer, the East London club are holding firm at a valuation of £19 million.
With his contract running until 2028, they retain leverage, though the recent arrivals of Mateus Fernandes from Southampton and Soungoutou Magassa from Monaco have added considerable depth to their midfield department.
That recruitment drive, coupled with a poor start to the campaign which has seen the Irons lose heavily to Sunderland and Chelsea, could create circumstances in which a deal becomes feasible.
From Everton’s perspective, the move would represent a deliberate attempt to reintroduce a profile of player Goodison Park has missed since Fellaini left for Manchester United in 2013.
Reports suggest the player himself is keen on the move, eager for another spell under Moyes in what could be one of the more emotive transfers of the summer window.
Why Soucek can be Moyes' new Fellaini
The parallels between Souček and Fellaini go well beyond stature.
Moyes’ Everton sides of the late 2000s were built on work ethic and tactical discipline, but they were also elevated by Fellaini’s unique capacity to blur the line between midfield and attack.
The Belgian was capable of breaking up play, bullying defenders, and popping up with crucial goals – qualities Souček has replicated at West Ham.
During his West Ham tenure, the towering midfielder was trusted implicitly by the Scottish coach.
Souček has netted 42 times and registered 13 assists across 248 games for West Ham, while also writing his name into the club’s history books by helping them win the Europa Conference League in Prague – his hometown – against Fiorentina.
Tomáš Souček – Stats 2024/25
Matches Played
35
Goals
9
Assists
1
Progressive Carries
9
Progressive Passes
74
Source: FBref
On a purely footballing level, the Czech international looks an excellent addition to Moyes’ evolving side.
His statistical profile underscores exactly why Everton are pressing to secure his services.
Standing at 1.92m, Souček has long been regarded as one of the Premier League’s most dominant aerial presences.
According to FBref, last season he averaged 3.47 aerial duels won per 90 minutes, a figure that places him among the most effective midfielders in Europe when it comes to contesting the ball in the air.
For an Everton side that relies on set-piece opportunities, this could prove invaluable.
His influence, however, extends far beyond his heading ability.
Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite
His work rate is exceptional, as reflected in his defensive and transitional metrics.
He recorded 1.61 tackles per 90, complemented by 1.44 blocks, providing reliable cover in central areas.
Where Fellaini once provided an outlet for direct balls, shielding possession and driving his team forward, Souček offers the same avenue in a modernised form.
He is adept at progressing the ball through carries, averaging nine progressive carries per 90, which speaks to his ability to break lines and drive his team forward.
While his passing accuracy of 73.8% is not elite, his 74 progressive passes per 90 underline a willingness to take risks and move play vertically, something Moyes has historically encouraged.
In the final third, Souček continues to be a consistent goal threat.
Averaging 1.93 shots per 90, with 0.60 of those on target, he boasts a shot accuracy rate of nearly 31%.
That productivity translated into ten direct goal involvements last season, impressive numbers for a player often tasked with the less glamorous defensive side of midfield work.
His ability to time late runs into the penalty area remains one of his defining attributes, as highlighted by Joe Cole’s description of him being “on fire” when he netted in three consecutive games for the Hammers in 2023.
For Everton, this mixture of stamina, power, and goal threat would offer a dimension currently missing in their midfield.
The loss of Doucouré, who combined industry with forward penetration, has left a void that needs filling.
Abdoulaye Doucoure
Souček is one of the few realistic options who can provide comparable output while also bringing proven Premier League pedigree and leadership qualities honed across more than 80 caps for the Czech Republic.
The emotional element should not be overlooked either. Moyes is not simply chasing a functional squad piece; he is targeting one of his most trusted operators.
The Fellaini comparison may feel nostalgic, but it is apt.
Both players are midfielders who thrive when trusted as disruptors rather than facilitators, who can dominate aerially and arrive late in the box to devastating effect.
Everton fans know better than most how valuable that can be. Souček’s familiarity with Moyes’ tactical demands means the adaptation period would be minimal.
The Everton manager has always valued loyalty and understanding, and in that respect, the midfielder is a tailor-made signing.
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Terceiro colocado do Campeonato Brasileiro, o Flamengo tem um novo reforço: o volante Allan, de 26 anos de idade. Após três temporadas e meia defendendo o Atlético Mineiro, o meia chega à Gávea com o aval do técnico Jorge Sampaoli, com quem trabalhou no Galo em 2020.
Pode-se dizer que Allan tem algo que Sampaoli admira e cobra bastante dos seus atletas: o “amor pelo balón”. Desde que retornou ao Brasil, em 2019, após atuar profissionalmente na Finlândia, Bélgica, Chipre e Alemanha, o jogador tem sido um dos maiores passadores do Brasileirão. Tanto em volume, quanto em qualidade.
Em seu primeiro ano no país, no Fluminense, terminou o campeonato como o líder de passes certos, tendo completado 2016 tentativas com uma eficiência de 90,3%. Negociado com o Atlético na temporada seguinte, se manteve entre os maiores do fundamento, sendo o 7º em 2020, e o 4º em 2021 e 2022.
Entre os jogadores de meio-campo, Allan foi o primeiro em passes certos em 2019 e 2021, o segundo em 2020 – Daniel Alves, na época no São Paulo, foi o líder – e o terceiro no ano passado – ficou atrás apenas de André e Paulo Henrique Ganso, ambos do Fluminense.
Atualmente, Pulgar tem sido essa referência no meio de campo do Flamengo. Com uma média de 52 passes por jogo, é o meia rubro-negro que mais toca na bola, ficando atrás em números gerais no elenco somente dos zagueiros Fabrício Bruno, com 60, e Léo Pereira, com 55, segundo dados do site Sofascore.
ALLAN EM BRASILEIROS – Dados do Sofascore
2019 – Fluminense – 2016 passes certos – 90,3% de acerto (1º do BR) 2020 – Atlético-MG – 1748 passes certos – 88,1% de acerto (7º no BR) 2021 – Atlético-MG – 1780 passes certos – 88,4% de acerto (4º no BR) 2022 – Atlético-MG – 1759 passes certos – 85,6% de acerto (4º no BR)
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Arya and Shashank also impressed as PBKS posted their highest-ever total on their way to a 11-run win
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‘Probably Shreyas Iyer’s best IPL innings’
New (or returning) players have hogged the limelight this first week of IPL 2025 and it was no different in Ahmedabad where last season’s title-winning captain announced himself in grand style. Shreyas Iyer led Punjab Kings’ batting line-up to their second-highest total of all time, and then victory over Gujarat Titans by 11 runs.Related
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Iyer walks the talkIyer had a century for the taking. He was 97 off 42 when the final over began, but he did not face a single ball of it, having told his partner Shashank Singh not to worry about the landmark. He had said prior to the start of the season that he wanted to bat at No. 3 and he showed against GT the extent of damage he can do from there. His career-best IPL score included nine sixes. Only once in this tournament has he cleared the boundary more often, and to bat this way was a conscious decision.Shashank Singh and Shreyas Iyer added an unbroken 81 in just 28 balls•IPL
Iyer knew PBKS needed a big score at a ground where chasing teams had won five of the last six IPL games. Dew plays a big part in that discrepancy and there was plenty of it on Tuesday evening. Keeping all that in mind, Iyer took every opportunity he was given to swing free. He flicked his fourth ball for six, off Kagiso Rabada. He pulverised Sai Kishore for two more, right after the left-arm spinner had picked up two wickets in two balls in his previous over. He even took down Rashid Khan, contributing two of the five sixes the legspinner had to contend with in his final analysis of 4-0-48-1. Iyer was so switched onto run-scoring opportunities that he spotted a wide from the non-strikers’ end in the 15th over. When he came on strike for the extra ball, he hit that for six too.A new face and an old facePriyansh Arya got big ups from his coach Ricky Ponting in the pre-season and it does seem like he has the goods. The 24-year-old, left-hand opening batter was responsible for eight of his team’s 12 boundaries in the powerplay, and considering he was facing Mohammed Siraj and Rabada, that’s a big tick. Shashank was the other big performer for Punjab on the batting front. He came in with the death overs looming, so he knew he couldn’t take any time to settle. He got to face 16 balls and sent half of them to the boundary, his best work coming when he took Siraj down in a final over that went for 23.Sai Sudharsan launches one into the night sky•IPL
Sudharsan shinesSai Sudharsan made a hundred the last time he batted here in the IPL, against CSK, whom he had flayed all around the park in the final those two teams played as well. He’s got the big match temp down. He hasn’t been shown up by any kind of bowling just yet. T20 might actually not be his best format. It requires him to push a little harder than his game allows right now. Imagine him in Test whites, though, with all the time in the world to construct an innings. It can’t be all that long before India throw him in. There’s an England tour coming up and he’s played first-class cricket there the past two seasons. In this game, he made 74 off 41 and took off when Titans ransacked 87 runs in the six overs from the ninth to the 14th. Titans were ahead of Punjab by 30 runs at this stage of the game (169 vs 139, with two fewer wickets lost). Jos Buttler, at No. 3 for his new team, helped himself to a fifty as well.Big impact from VyshakVijaykumar Vyshak had only just been subbed on before he was given the ball for the 15th over. He ran in with just one thing in mind. Hitting the blockhole, which wasn’t all that easy given the dew that was around. A few of his deliveries became wide full-tosses but he didn’t care. For two overs, the 15th and 17th, he pitched every single ball, including the extras, at a full length. There was nothing even on a good length. Thanks to that combination of clarity and execution, he only gave away 10 runs in those 12 balls and sucked all the momentum out of the Titans innings. Where Punjab made 77 runs in their last five overs, Titans could only cobble together 50.
After breaking their transfer record to welcome Nick Woltemade in the summer transfer window, Newcastle United are reportedly ready to do it all again to sign a Barcelona star in 2026.
Howe pleased with "great" Woltemade start
Missing out on several transfer targets and left scrambling for options towards the end of the transfer window proved more than worthwhile when the towering Woltemade nodded home to score a debut goal last time out. Getting off to the perfect start against Wolverhampton Wanderers, the German has instantly received Eddie Howe’s seal of approval.
The Newcastle boss told reporters after watching his new striker wheel away in celebration on his debut: “It was a great moment for Nick. I was very pleased with how he played today.
“You saw his qualities, his technical qualities that we’ve been discussing and his intelligence. But most importantly for a striker, when the ball comes into the box, you need to be there. And he was.
“It was a great finish. I’m really pleased for him personally because that just settles him down and relaxes him. He’s a very humble guy, he wants to do well and he’s delighted to be here. I think it’s a great start.”
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The Magpies showed great faith in Woltemade when they splashed out as much as £69m to secure his signature, but that may not be the end of their big spending.
PIF are seemingly keen to make further statements now that they’ve been handed some PSR breathing room courtesy of Alexander Isak’s departure. And that has reportedly seen their attention turn towards a Barcelona star who is almost certain to leave if the right offer arrives next summer.
Newcastle ready to break transfer record for Olmo
According to reports in Spain, as relayed by TeamTalk, Newcastle are now ready to break their transfer record to sign Dani Olmo in 2026. The former RB Leipzig man is reportedly almost certain to leave if a big-money offer arrives next summer and those at St James’ Park are ready to pay as much as €90m (£78m) for his signature.
£9m more than what they paid for Woltemade, Newcastle must be huge admirers of the versatile forward and may even get a closer glimpse of his talent in the Champions League this week. Barcelona travel to St James’ Park to get their Champions League campaign underway and Lamine Yamal’s injury may yet hand Olmo a rare start.
Barcelona'sDaniOlmoin action with Borussia Dortmund's Giovanni Reyna and Nico Schlotterbeck
Whilst his time at Barcelona looks destined to come to an end, especially if the right offer arrives, Olmo is still full of talent and received high praise from former Leipzig boss Marco Rose, who said: “Dani Olmo is an outstanding footballer. It was a great performance by him and by the whole team too.
“The way he took the second goal was fantastic. The thing that impresses me even more though is how he drives the team on and helps the younger players.”
أصدر نادي برشلونة بيانًا رسميًا حول قرار رابطة أندية الدوري الإسباني بإلغاء قرار إقامة مباراة فياريال بمدينة ميامي في الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية.
كانت رابطة الدوري الإسباني والاتحاد الأوروبي للكرة القدم “يويفا” قد وافقا، في وقت سابق على إقامة مباراة برشلونة وفياريال ضمن منافسات الجولة الـ 17 من الدوري الإسباني يوم 20 ديسمبر في ميامي.
وبسبب ذلك، نشبت حالة من الغضب الشديدة لدى قادة الفرق في الليجا، وفقًا لما أعلنت رابطة لاعبي كرة القدم الإسبانية، كما تقدم ريال مدريد بشكوى إلى المجلس الإسباني لكرة القدم اليوم اعتراضًا على ذلك.
اقرأ أيضًا | قرار مفاجئ من الدوري الإسباني بشأن إقامة مباراة برشلونة وفياريال في ميامي
وبسبب ذلك، أعلنت رابطة الدوري الإسباني منذ قليل إلغاء إقامة مباراة برشلونة وفياريال في ميامي، بعد التشاور مع الشركة المنظمة للحدث، بسبب ردود الفعل التي وقعت في إسبانيا الفترة الأخيرة تجاه المقترح.
وفي هذا السياق، علق نادي برشلونة على قرار الرابطة بإلغاء مباراة برشلونة وفياريال في مدينة ميامي بالولايات المتحدة الأمريكية.
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يحترم نادي برشلونة ويلتزم بقرار إلغاء مباراتنا ضد فياريال في ميامي في الجولة 17 من الدوري الإسباني، تمامًا كما سبق وأن احترم والتزم بقرار اللعب هناك.
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Leeds United’s return to the Premier League has been anything but quiet.
Following their 100-point Championship campaign, the 49ers Enterprises ownership backed Daniel Farke heavily in the transfer market, landing a string of ambitious signings.
Players such as Lucas Perri, Sean Longstaff, James Justin, and Dominic Calvert-Lewin all arrived.
Yet it was not just arrivals that made headlines.
Key exits included Rasmus Kristensen, Maximilian Wöber, Junior Firpo, and perhaps most controversially, Largie Ramazani.
The Belgian winger had been a lively outlet during last season’s promotion push, but he was loaned to Valencia for the campaign – a move that left many supporters questioning whether Leeds had weakened their wide options.
With the club still finding its Premier League rhythm, the debate over whether Ramazani should have stayed has grown louder.
Why Leeds were right to let Ramazani go out on loan
Ramazani’s departure on a temporary basis is a curious subplot to Leeds’ summer.
The 24-year-old Belgium youth international only joined from Almería last year but quickly carved out a role in the promotion campaign.
Featuring 29 times in the Championship, he produced six goals and two assists, his pace and directness often unsettling second-tier defences.
With a market value of £6m, as per Transfermarkt, he represented a player in his prime years, and one many fans saw as ready for the next level.
A natural left-winger, Ramazani’s main strengths lie in stretching defences and committing opponents one-on-one.
His energy and willingness to run beyond meant he was often the difference maker in tight games.
On loan at Valencia, he has featured twice, offering the same blend of direct dribbling and counter-attacking thrust that made him popular at Elland Road.
Yet beneath the surface numbers, Ramazani’s output was limited at Championship level, suggesting that he may well have struggled up a division too.
His nine goal involvements across 30 matches last season, while respectable, were rarely decisive in big moments.
That is part of the reason Leeds sanctioned his loan, particularly given the scale of their recruitment drive and the emergence of an arguably bigger talent in the same position.
The answer to Leeds' wide problems
If Ramazani represented a promise unfulfilled, Noah Okafor offers a more complete package.
Signed from AC Milan for £18m, the 25-year-old Switzerland international arrived with a pedigree built across Europe.
His journey has taken him from FC Basel to RB Salzburg, where he developed a reputation as an explosive forward in the Champions League, before stints at Napoli and Milan.
Last season he featured 11 times in Serie A, scoring once, and added five appearances on the European stage.
Okafor is not simply a winger who hugs the touchline. Described by scout Jacek Kulig as “electric”, he combines agility and power with two-footed balance, close control and an ability to beat players in tight spaces.
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Crucially, he is also far more rounded than Ramazani: his defensive work rate, progressive carrying and ambidextrous dribbling make him suited to both high-pressing and counter-attacking systems.
The statistical comparison already tilts in his favour.
Noah Okafor – 2024/25
Matches Played
15
Minutes
454
Goals
1
Progressive Carries
28
Progressive Passes
13
Source: FBRef
Last season, Okafor produced 5.60 progressive carries per 90 compared to Ramazani’s 4.61, while also averaging more shot-creating actions (3.50 to 2.97).
He hits the target more frequently too, with 1.83 shots on target per 90 compared to Ramazani’s 1.39.
Although Ramazani leads for goal involvements (nine to Okafor’s one), the Swiss forward’s underlying numbers point towards far greater efficiency once settled in the Premier League.
Another area where Okafor stands out is ball progression.
His 25.2 carries per 90 reflect how central he is to advancing possession, while his blend of strength and control ensures he can both hold play up and drive past opponents.
Ramazani’s raw pace is useful, but Okafor provides a wider range of tools that make him harder to defend against at elite level.
Okafor’s European experience is another clear distinction. Having faced Champions League knockout ties and Serie A defences, he arrives at Elland Road with a level of maturity that Ramazani is yet to prove.
His display at the weekend gave a glimpse of what he can bring: direct running, creative spark, and a physical presence Leeds have lacked in wide areas.
For Leeds, the decision to let Ramazani leave now looks less risky.
While the Belgian may yet prove his worth in La Liga, Okafor already appears capable of offering Premier League quality.
In a squad balancing survival with ambition, having a winger of Okafor’s calibre may prove the smarter investment.
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