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Former Australia T20 legspinner Cameron Boyce is returning to the club where he started his BBL journey, signing a two-year deal with Adelaide Strikers.Boyce played six games with Strikers in 2012-13 before moving to Hobart Hurricanes for five seasons. He then made the move to Melbourne Renegades in 2018-19 when he was a pivotal part of Renegades’ shock title. But he did not play at all in 2020-21 and managed just four games last season following some health issues.He created history in his last game for Renegades becoming the first bowler in the BBL to take four wickets in four balls, finishing with career-best figures of 5 for 21 against Sydney Thunder.Related

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Boyce, 33, said he was delighted to return to Adelaide.”I am so excited to get back to where my Big Bash journey started,” Boyce said. “I loved my time at the Strikers and am thrilled to be back. For a tournament that has only been around for 12 years, experience is extremely valuable, and I am relishing the idea of working alongside the likes of Travis Head and Alex Carey this summer.”I have great relationships with a lot of the guys already and am looking forward to doing all I can to help bring another title to Adelaide Oval.”Strikers coach Jason Gillespie was thrilled to recruit a player of Boyce’s experience and he could form a thrilling legspin duo with Rashid Khan if Strikers are able to retain the superstar in the upcoming overseas draft.”We are extremely pleased to have Cameron returning to the Strikers,” Gillespie said. “He will bring a wealth of experience and expertise to our squad.”Cameron is a proven Big Bash performer, with a BBL title just one part of a prolific career highlighted by a huge number of wickets. We look forward to welcoming Cameron to Adelaide and back into the Strikers family.”

The 19-year-old has only played two matches with the first team in the Eredivisie, says he's not Giménez

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The ex-Santos Laguna player has had more minutes with U21 team

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In Liga MX, he scored only one goal in 18 matches

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Santiago Giménez paved the way for Stephano Carrillo to sign with Feyenoord. Although the 19-year-old striker has only played two matches in the Eredivisie so far, he acknowledges that the club’s fans have high expectations due to Giménez’s outstanding performances, which helped Feyenoord win a league title.

"They welcomed me very well, both the team and the fans in general", Carrillo said to Claro Sports. "They expect a lot from me because of Santi, who set the bar very high at the club. He opened many doors for me, from confidence to opportunity, and I will be eternally grateful to him. But one is one, and the other is the other. We are two different stories. We are both Mexican strikers, but completely different".

The former Santos Laguna player spoke about his good relationship with his teammates despite being one of the newest in the squad:

"Igor Paixão welcomed me very well; he's one of the teammates I get along with best. He already gave me an assist, though it was disallowed, but he still gave me one. There’s something there that we can probably work on and maximize to perform well together," he said.

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When Giménez left for AC Milan in the winter, Feyenoord fans saw Carrillo as the ideal replacement for the striker who scored 45 goals and provided 10 assists in 73 matches, playing a key role in the club’s 11th Eredivisie title. However, reality has been different.

At 21 years old, Giménez arrived at Feyenoord with 105 matches of experience at Cruz Azul. In contrast, Carrillo, while not yet the player fans hoped would fill Giménez’s shoes, is forging his own path in European football. Before moving to the Eredivisie, he had played just 18 matches in Liga MX, scoring one goal.

As a result, their paths with the Mexican national team have also been very different. While Giménez has played 32 matches for El Tri, Carrillo has yet to receive a call-up to the senior squad. He has played eight matches with the U20 team and previously featured in 33 games for the U17, where he scored 26 goals.

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Carrillo is in his first season with Feyenoord, fighting to earn the trust of Robin van Persie, who took over from Brian Priske a few months ago. The young striker is aware of his youth and knows he must take his career step by step:

"Establishing myself in Feyenoord’s first team, I believe – and I’ve already confirmed – is not easy. From the moment I arrived, I knew it would be tough, but I trust my abilities. I’m the kind of person who, when taking on a challenge or setting a goal, won’t rest until I achieve it.

"I’m the youngest in my position, but that doesn’t stop me from earning a place. I will work to the maximum to achieve it and fulfill my dreams, which obviously include scoring goals, winning championships, and becoming a key player for the team."

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A total of 13 Mexicans have played in the Eredivisie, with Joaquín del Olmo being the first to pave the way in the 1996-97 season. Later, historic players like Carlos Salcido, Andrés Guardado, Héctor Moreno, and Hirving Lozano followed.

In the last 18 seasons, the Dutch top division has had Mexican representation in 17 campaigns.

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O Palmeiras sofreu uma dura derrota no último sábado, diante do Ceará, pela primeira rodada do Brasileirão-2022. No entanto, não houve muito tempo para digerir o placar de 3 a 2, já que nesta terça-feira o Verdão enfrenta o Independiente Petrolero-BOL, pela fase de grupos da Libertadores. A aposta é novamente na força da torcida no Allianz Parque, onde o time tem ido bem.

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Quem falou desse momento palmeirense foi Dudu, dono de significativos números no estádio palmeirense. O camisa 7 comentou o revés para a equipe cearense e projetou a reabilitação do Alviverde pela competição continental.

-Nós estamos vindo de uma sequência de jogos muito forte, com partidas desgastantes e uma viagem muito longa, e não fizemos um bom começo de jogo contra o Ceará. O Campeonato Brasileiro é muito difícil, quando você não começa bem pode ter certeza de que sofrerá as consequências. Nós tentamos buscar o resultado, mas ficou difícil correr atrás.

– Temos 37 rodadas para continuarmos a nossa busca pelo título. Amanhã (terça-feira) será um jogo difícil, acredito que a equipe deles jogará de uma forma mais fechada, mas sabemos da nossa força no Allianz Parque e esperamos jogarmos bem como foi no primeiro jogo da Libertadores.

Com quase 23 mil ingressos vendidos, a torcida do Palmeiras volta ao Allianz Parque para manter o bom retrospecto na arena em 2022. Até aqui, foram 11 partidas e apenas uma derrota, justamente para o Ceará. Dudu espera poder retribuir essa força que o elenco tem recebido com mais uma vitória em casa.

-A gente fica muito feliz com a presença em massa da torcida e pelo o que eles vêm fazendo pelo time. Estamos retribuindo esse apoio com vitórias e eles podem ter certeza de que vamos sempre lutar e batalhar para fazê-los voltarem felizes para casa – concluiu o atacante.

Dudu é o artilheiro alviverde no século XXI com 78 gols, além de ser o rei do Allianz Parque, como o atleta com mais jogos (152), vitórias (108), gols (36) e assistências (38) na arena palestrina. O camisa 7 tem 351 partidas pelo Verdão.

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Former England Test captain posts 147 with Yorkshire still trailing Lancashire by 210 runs

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Should it be announced that by some miracle Len Hutton ‘in his prime’ would be playing at Headingley tomorrow, one imagines Yorkshire’s ground would not be anything like big enough to accommodate the spectators wanting to watch him bat. If it was further disclosed that Hutton would be facing the bowling of Brian Statham, the crowds from Sheffield, Bradford and elsewhere in the kingdom would have to compete with even more folk coming across the M62. So what might we make of the fact that in today’s common sunshine we saw Joe Root make 147 against a Lancashire attack that included James Anderson? This afternoon, such a sight was familiar; we may see it again tomorrow as Yorkshire look to avoid defeat. But in three summers’ time…?Let us be cautious. Hutton and Statham epitomised their county’s best qualities and combined to wonderful effect on a famous Ashes tour. On top of which, there was an essential integrity about the two men that ennobles their posthumous reputations. Not for nothing was Malcolm Lorimer’s collection of tributes to Statham entitled . Root, though, is only 31 and may have five years of first-class cricket ahead of him. And while Anderson will be 40 in July, it seems clear he will play on as long as he retains both his fitness and his private fire. We cannot yet definitively assess the career of either of our current champions.And now let us not be cautious at all. Much of what we said about Hutton and Statham applies to Root and Anderson. Most critics would agree that over the past five years the pair have been their country’s best cricketers (although Ben Stokes would also be in that frame.) They are fit to be ranked with their predecessors and the only truly surprising aspect about Root’s century today was that it followed his six other first-class innings against Lancashire, in which he had managed a total of 58 runs with a best of 22.Everything else was fond and familiar. There was the unobtrusive accumulation of runs as though he did not want the bowlers to cotton on they were being milked. He got off the mark with a single squeezed backward of square on the leg side off Anderson. He leg-glanced his England colleague for his first four and later cover-drove him twice to the Long Room boundary.Related

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Vastly more frequent were the Bank of England defensive strokes, the controlled hooks, the wristy cut past gully or the tuck to either side of square leg. There were two edges through the slips but neither went to hand. Root’s scoring rate appeared the work of a conjurer: his fifty came off 73 balls and his century off 150.He vastly outscored Harry Duke, whose 40 runs came off 202 balls and with whom Root put on 154 before the Yorkshire keeper was bowled when trying to ramp a ball from Matt Parkinson. That was a sad end to Duke’s innings and utterly at variance with nearly four hours of self-denial. He had played not so much second fiddle as fourth triangle to Root but his efforts were plainly vital to Yorkshire’s huge effort to draw this match. And those endeavours must continue tomorrow. Root’s dismissal, caught at slip by Luke Wells when trying to work Parkinson to leg six overs before the close, has left Yorkshire 60 runs short of avoiding the follow-on.By comparison with his former England captain, Anderson sometimes looked a little out of sorts. He roughed up George Hill with short balls early in the morning session and dismissed him when Hill dishclothed a pull to Dane Vilas at midwicket. Otherwise, the man often seen as the finest new-ball bowler in England’s history frequently seemed discontented, either with a streaky shot or with the slow pitch or with life itself. And of course, he has something of an issue with Root at present. The ex-England skipper was at least complicit in the decision to leave Anderson and Stuart Broad out of the party for the recent tour to the West Indies, which perhaps explains why the Lancashire bowler was unwilling to engage in much chat with his friend. Then a reluctant smile would play about that world-weary face. After all, this was only Rooty and, my God, had they played some cricket together?Lancashire’s other bowlers looked rather bland on this Headingley pitch. But Tom Bailey’s accuracy earned him two more wickets today and Parkinson’s undimmed willingness to wheel away on an unresponsive surface was ultimately rewarded with the wickets of Duke and Root. And the leg-spinner’s removal of Harry Brook may have had an even greater effect on this game.For it is difficult to imagine that cricket can be made to seem much simpler than Brook contrived to do during his 48-minute innings this morning. George Balderson, a fine young player and a useful fourth seamer, was humbled to impotence by five boundaries in two overs. But perhaps it all became too easy; perhaps Brook needed a reminder that it was earth beneath his feet. Instead, he looked to work a fine leggie from Parkinson through midwicket but did not get to the pitch of the hard-spun ball. It turned past his bat and hit the middle stump. Brook was thus dismissed for 41, his first score below fifty in seven first-class innings this season. He currently averages 135 but such statistics sometimes play us false; not in Brook’s case, however. The neutrals who have watched him bat are certain that no cricketer in England is in better form.

Sunday was an absolutely sickening afternoon for all of a Rangers persuasion, with the Ibrox side defeated by fierce rivals Celtic in the League Cup Final in the most heartbreaking fashion imaginable.

Fair to say Glasgow’s big two served up a thriller.

Nedim Bajrami fired the Light Blues in front on the cusp of half-time at Hampden, only for Celtic to lead 2-1 and then 3-2 in the second half, but Mohamed Diomande and then Danilo hit back, the latter with a towering header mere moments after his team had fallen behind.

This forced extra time and, ultimately, a penalty shootout; just the second shootout in Glasgow derby history.

Nine of the ten spot-kicks were scored, but somebody had to miss and that someone turned out to be Ridvan Yilmaz, his tame attempt saved by Kasper Schmeichel, meaning it was Celtic who once again hoisted aloft the trophy.

From Philippe Clement’s point-of-view, he is still yet to beat Celtic in six attempts, but there are certainly signs his team are moving in the right direction, making the next Premiership Old Firm fixture at Ibrox as soon as 2 January so crucial.

Rangers players starting to show their best

Of course, Sunday’s shootout defeat was devastating, but it was another sign of progress from Rangers.

Three days earlier, they’d held Tottenham Hotspur to a 1-1 draw in the Europa League, unfortunate not to win that one, having scored nine goals across back-to-back Premiership victories against Kilmarnock and Ross County beforehand.

A key factor behind the Gers’ recent resurgence has been the emergence of Hamza Igamane.

The striker arrived from AS FAR in his native Morocco for £2.5m last summer, having minimal impact before opening his account against FCSB in late October, before scoring five in five between 28 November and 12 December, bagging a brace against Nice, before breaking the deadlock when Spurs visited Govan last Thursday.

Ianis Hagi’s return has also attracted a lot of attention, starting each of the last four domestic fixtures, registering a pair of assists during the demolition of Killie earlier this month.

This season’s top-scorer Vaclav Cerny, who has nine goals to his name, has also earned wide-spread praise, but there’s another Rangers player, who’s perhaps going under the radar, that could prove to be the squad’s most valuable asset.

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Rangers next big sale could be inbound

Nicolas Raskin arrived at Rangers from Standard Liège for £1.75m back in January 2023, making 67 appearances in Light Blue to date, his only goal for the club, so far, came during a 4-0 demolition of Hibs in October last year.

According to Sofascore, the Belgian is only Rangers’ joint-seventh highest-rated player this season, albeit he’s been rated 7 or higher in three of his last four Europa League appearances, as well as for each of his last seven Premiership outings.

Raskin is clearly a man in form, so could he command a massive fee, should he depart Glasgow in 2025?

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As you can see, since Rangers returned to the Scottish Premiership in 2016, they have sold just six players for £2.5m or more, with Calvin Bassey, Nathan Patterson and Joe Arbo the only men departing for at least £10m.

During the same period, for context, Celtic have sold seven players for £10m+: Matt O’Riley, Jota, Kieran Tierney, Moussa Dembélé, Odsonne Édouard, Kristoffer Ajer and Jeremie Frimpong departing for a combined £138.5m.

If Rangers want to compete with their cross-city rivals, something Clement says they currently are unable to do financially, they need to start selling players for huge profits.

Key players from the Steven Gerrard title-winning campaign such as Borna Barišić, Connor Goldson, Ryan Kent, and Alfredo Morelos have all been allowed to depart for free, or for minimal fees, which simply isn’t allowing the Gers to reinvest.

So, they need to find those players and perhaps Raskin could be the man for the job. Rangers legend Kris Boyd labelled Raskin as “unbelievable” against Tottenham last week, adding that “it was his best performance for Rangers”.

The stats certainly told a pleasant story. Against elite midfielders such as James Maddison and Rodrigo Bentancur, the 23-year-old registered the most touches (76) and the most passes (49) of any Gers player, showcasing what a talent he is. As Glasgow World reporter Lewis Anderson stated, he was the ‘best player on the park against Tottenham’.

His stock continues to rise, so could he depart for a gigantic profit?

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Former Manchester United goalkeeper has defended the Glazer family's ownership of the Red Devils despite the open criticism from fans over the years.

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  The United States-based Glazer family took over majority ownership of Manchester United in 2005 and had a good start to life as Sir Alex Ferguson's leadership helped the Red Devils continue their dominance on the field and aided their reputation among fans. However, following the coach's departure, the Red Devils' struggles have opened the Glazers to criticism for their 'un-serious' ownership.

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  In 2023, the Glazers completed a minority sale of their shares to British multinational conglomerate INEOS, who have taken over the sporting department at Manchester United. However, the Glazers' criticism at Old Trafford has increased since then as the Sir Jim Ratcliffe-led INEOS have undertaken a number of cost-cutting solutions to improve the Red Devils' dire financial situation. However, USMNT and ex-United goalkeeper Howard has now defended the Glazer family by claiming that they 'have the right to run' the club 'any way' they want.

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  Speaking to beIN Sports, Howard said: "I think they have spent money for Manchester United in certain places and, like, ultimately the criticism of the ownership from fans – of any club but if you look at Manchester United – it is oftentimes one-sided.

  "The Glazers own the football club, and that, in turn, is a business. What I've always said, because I am the owner of a football club, is that when you spend your billions to own a business, then you have the right to run it in any way you want.

  "Now that will ultimately prove good or bad business, for sure, but you have the right to run it the way you want and along with that comes criticism. But everyone understands that. I think they have spent, and I think you can take it a step further and look at other clubs. Everton are a mess, not because they haven't spent. They have spent a lot of money. In fact so much so they got docked points because of PSR.

  "So I think the Glazers are spending money. When you look at the squad and the amount of money that was paid for the likes of Sancho and Ronaldo and all these players, the money was spent. Was it spent wisely? Well, I'm not sure the Glazers make those decisions. So there are other parts of that question that need to be answered."

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• WHAT NEXT FOR MAN UTD?

  The Red Devils' struggles have continued, and if reports are to be believed, INEOS have plans to increase the shareholding at Manchester United and take over the majority ownership from the Glazers. However, the move is likely to take a few more years at the least.

Liverpool are preparing to host Brighton in the Premier League this weekend, but one “world-class” player won’t be back in the fold until late November, as shared by reliable journalist David Lynch.

Liverpool injuries ahead of Brighton clash

The Reds progressed in the EFL Cup in midweek, winning 3-2 away to the Seagulls, and they face them again in the league at Anfield on Saturday afternoon. Arne Slot’s men trail Manchester City by one point going into the weekend Premier League action, and with the reigning champions heading to Bournemouth at the same time on Saturday, it is another crucial afternoon in the title race.

Liverpool are clearly favorites to get the better of Brighton, despite Fabian Hurzeler’s side being a dangerous outfit, but injury problems are threatening to become an issue, even if they aren’t close to as bad as they were at times under Jurgen Klopp.

Alisson and Diogo Jota are both out for the foreseeable future, and the same also applies to Harvey Elliott, who continues to recover from a broken foot. Federico Chiesa’s playing time has also been limited since he completed a summer move from Juventus, while Conor Bradley was out until recently.

Liverpool without "world class" ace until late November

Taking to X, Liverpool will have to make do without Chiesa until after the November international break later this month, as his slow start to life at Anfield continues.

This is such a frustrating situation surrounding the Italian, who admittedly arrived with a reputation for being an injury-prone player, especially having suffered ACL damage earlier in his career.

The 27-year-old has only played 18 minutes of Premier League action this year, and started just once in all competitions, and the fact that he didn’t have much of a pre-season hasn’t helped matters.

Chiesa can be such an asset for Liverpool if he gets fit and hits top gear, though, having starred for Italy en route to winning Euro 2020, standing out as a leading attacking player in the tournament, with Alessandro Pierini saying of him: “He’s world-class.

“He has all the ability and desire of a great player. If he improves then he’ll be even better than his father [Enrico]. I have loads of respect for Enrico and all he has done to help Federico come on as a player until now.”

Thankfully, Chiesa shouldn’t actually miss too many matches, being out of the Brighton, Bayer Leverkusen and Aston Villa games in the lead-up to the international break, but then hopefully returning after the domestic action returns.

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It feels like it could be a while until Liverpool see him as a key man featuring regularly, especially with five superb attacking options ahead of him in the pecking order.

In recent months, Tottenham Hotspur’s activity in the transfer market has handed boss Ange Postecoglou the best possible chance of cementing the club’s place as a top-four Premier League side this season.

Since his appointment last summer, numerous key first-team members have been added, helping Spurs in their battle to secure consistent Champions League football in North London.

James Maddison joined the side in a £40m deal from Leicester City after their relegation to the Championship at the end of the 2022/23 season – with the midfielder enjoying a successful first 12 months under Postecoglou.

The Englishman has registered a total of 18 combined goals and assists since his big-money transfer, providing a huge attacking threat from a deeper position on the field.

Goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario has also impressed after arriving last summer, nailing down the number one spot, making 49 appearances and keeping 11 clean sheets in the process.

However, despite the recent impressive signings from the club’s recruitment team, they have also enjoyed success in the transfer market during previous years, signing players who managed to have a huge impact on the first team.

Tottenham’s summer transfer window in 2015

After finishing fifth in the 2014/15 season, Spurs had the task of recruiting well during the off-season to push and secure a Champions League spot in the following season.

Owner Daniel Levy spent big that summer, forking out £22m for the signature of winger Heung-min Son from Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen – a bargain given his impact in North London since his transfer.

The South Korean star has since registered 164 goals in his 415 appearances for the Lilywhites, often being the player to create carnage in the final third after Harry Kane’s departure to Bayern Munich last summer.

Toby Alderweireld also arrived during the same transfer window, joining for only £11.5m from Atlético Madrid – in a move to help bolster Mauricio Pochettino’s backline.

The deal was undoubtedly a successful one, with the Belgian forming an excellent partnership with compatriot Jan Vertonghen and making 236 appearances during his six years in the capital.

However, another defensive reinforcement was added in the form of Austrian Kevin Wimmer, joining for just £4m from German side FC Koln on a five-year contract.

Undoubtedly, he was seen as one for the future but was unable to dislodge any of the aforementioned duo – restricting him to just 31 appearances at White Hart Lane.

He only lasted two years at the club, before he was sold to fellow Premier League side Stoke City in the summer of 2017 – a deal that proved to be an excellent one from a Spurs viewpoint.

Kevin Wimmer’s market value in 2024

His move to join the Potters saw Spurs bank £18m, subsequently making a £14m profit despite his lack of appearances – with his form at Stoke failing to demonstrate such a high transfer figure.

The now 31-year-old only managed 19 appearances under boss Mark Hughes, before three separate loan spells away from the Bet365 Stadium before eventually leaving the club in 2021 with the Potters now a Championship outfit.

Seven years on from his transfer away from North London, his market value has continued to plummet, with the Austrian now plying his trade for Slovak Bratislava in Slovakia.

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He featured against Manchester City in the Champions League this season, but it hasn’t stopped his decline in value, with Wimmer now only valued at £500k as per Transfermarkt.

It’s positive to see a former player finally looking settled after a torrid few years after a failed transfer, but from a financial perspective, the hierarchy certainly made the right call in selling the defender.

His lack of impact at Spurs made it a no-brainer to cash in on the Austrian defender, making a hefty profit on a fringe player – allowing for further investment in key first-team players down the line.

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In what would send quite the statement, Arsenal are now reportedly battling to beat Real Madrid in the race to sign one of Europe’s best players for Mikel Arteta and his side next summer.

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The Gunners are well and truly back among Europe’s elite both on and off the pitch, putting an era of moments to forget behind them and looking ahead as they look to make it third time lucky in their pursuit of dethroning Premier League champions Manchester City.

On that front, it’s been a case of so far, so good. Those at the Emirates have put themselves straight into the title picture once again in a battle only set to heat up between themselves, City and Liverpool.

The Gunners’ project is one that is still in its infancy, and those in north London could yet welcome further additions to take things up yet another level under Arteta – especially if they beat Real Madrid to a star man on both of their respective radars.

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According to Sky Sports’ Florian Plettenberg, Arsenal are now battling Real Madrid to sign Florian Wirtz, who has also attracted the interest of Premier League rivals Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool and Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich.

Such interest in the Bayer Leverkusen star should come as little surprise. The German played a starring role as Xabi Alonso’s side remained invincible in domestic action last season to win the Bundesliga in historic fashion, suffering their only defeat in all competitions against Atalanta in the Europa League final. Since picking up where he left off, Wirtz could soon be on the move.

"Incredible" Wirtz would take Arsenal up a level

The idea of Wirtz partnering up with Martin Odegaard within Arsenal’s attack is a mouth-watering prospect, enough for the German to become one to watch in 2025.

The Bayer Leverkusen star was simply on another level to most in the last campaign, and at just 21 years old, there is no limit to what the £72,000-a-week ace could go on and achieve in either German or English football – and potentially at Arsenal for years to come.

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Already earning the praise of those in English football, Joe Cole told TNT Sports last season: “Incredible. I’ve watched him three times this year now and he’s blown me away every time.

“He’s got a South American flair with a German efficiency about him. We’ve all heard of Jude Bellingham, Cole Palmer and Phil Foden, and [Jamal] Musiala. This lad will be new to the British viewers. Let me tell you, he is every bit as talented as those players. He could go on to be anything.”

“I know where I sit within the team and that’s why my training has been tailored towards getting used to that lower order.”

Alex Malcolm10-Oct-2021

Matthew Wade – “I’ve known for a long period of time that they want me to be versatile in the position that I can play”•AFP

Australia wicketkeeper Matthew Wade is preparing to bat in the middle-to-lower order in the T20 World Cup despite not yet receiving any indications from the selectors or captain Aaron Finch as to what his role will be.Wade is currently on the second day of his six-day hotel quarantine in Abu Dhabi along with the large majority of the Australia squad that was not involved in the IPL.Related

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He hasn’t played any cricket since Australia’s disastrous tour of Bangladesh in early August where he captained the side in the absence of Finch. He batted at No.5 in the first two games but was moved to the top in the last three matches in order to simply give him time in the middle due to the difficult nature of the surfaces.Finch confirmed last week that he and Warner were set to open the batting at the World Cup despite Warner’s struggles in the IPL this year and Wade knows where he sits in the pecking order.”[I’m] preparing more to nail down a middle-order to lower-order role at the moment,” Wade said. “Obviously with Davey [Warner] coming back and Aaron didn’t play the last series so when I’ve opened the batting it’s been when one of those guys have been missing. It’s no secret that they’re the best two opening batters that Australia have ever had so those two are going to go up the top. Just reading the between the lines with the way that Mitch [Marsh] played last series he’ll probably slot in at the top of the order.”I suppose my role at the top of the order maybe if we want to go a little bit harder and if they want a left-hander, maybe I’ll go in then, but apart from that, I’ll see myself settle in probably in the middle-to-lower order.”I haven’t had extensive conversations with Finchy and JL [coach Justin Langer] and Bails [selector George Bailey] about this yet but I’ve been around long enough to know where I probably sit within the team and that’s why my training has been tailored towards getting used to that lower order.”I’ve known for a long period of time that they want me to be versatile in the position that I can play and that’s what I’ll do.”The role of Australia’s wicketkeeper has been a problematic one in the Finch-Warner opening era. Australia’s four best T20 wicketkeeping options in Wade, Josh Inglis, Alex Carey, and Josh Philippe have all had most of their success in domestic T20 cricket as openers.Wade doesn’t expect Australia to keep rotating between him and Josh Inglis at the T20 World Cup•Getty Images

Since Wade’s reintroduction into the T20I team in early 2020, he has batted outside of the top three just six times in 22 innings. In the 14 innings, he has opened he struck at 144.33 with two half-centuries against India. In all T20 cricket, he has opened 60 times in 149 matches striking at 149.48 with one century and 13 half-centuries. He has batted at every other spot in the order down to number 8 but does not strike at above 125 in any of those positions.The selection of Inglis in Australia’s World Cup squad, without having made his international debut, has added another dynamic given his good domestic record in the middle-order for the Perth Scorchers, particularly against spin. Albeit, Inglis has only batted 17 times in the middle order and 13 of those have been at No.3-4.But if Inglis played in front of Wade, Australia would have just one left-hander in their top seven. Wade does not believe the pair will be switched in and out of the role throughout the tournament depending on conditions or the opposition and he expects to be the first-choice wicketkeeper in the World Cup.”No I wouldn’t have thought that we’ll be swapped in and out from game to game,” Wade said. “They’ll make a decision at the start of the tournament and that player will play the tournament I would have thought. I played the last series and I’m confident that I’ll play this series. We’ll wait and see. But I don’t think it will be a horses for courses type thing.”Despite Wade’s modest statistical record in the middle-order, he is comfortable his experience in the role in ODI cricket for Australia and at various times across his career will hold him in good stead, particularly if the surfaces in the UAE throw up some challenges, as they did in the recent tour of Bangladesh.”We’re not sure if we’re reusing those [IPL] pitches or if they’ve got new pitches for us so the first week in our prep is going to be really judging what the conditions are going to be like and then obviously that dictates how we’ll go about at the end,” Wade said. “There’s plenty of ways to get it done at the back end. A lot of guys have power. I feel like I’ve got the power if I need to find boundaries but obviously, if conditions are going to be hard work, then it’s going to be, you know like a Mike Hussey type role. You’ve got to try and hit it over those box men [midwicket and cover] and run as hard as you can.”