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THE Western Australian Cricket Association selectors have made one change to the Western Warriors team to play Tasmania in a Pura Cup match at the WACA Ground from December 8-11.Fast bowler Matthew Nicholson has been ruled out because of injury.All-rounder Kade Harvey will replace Nicholson in the Warriors 12.Harvey, 27, has played 11 Pura Cup/Sheffield Shield games.The Warriors team is:Jo Angel (captain), Murray Goodwin (vice-captain), Beau Casson, Michael Clark, Geoff Cullen, Kade Harvey, Scott Meuleman, Marcus North, Chris Rogers, Luke Ronchi, Adam Voges and Paul Wilson.Nicholson, 28, injured ligaments in his right forearm while bowling during Friday night’s ING Cup limited-overs victory over Tasmania.The extent of his injury will be known following an examination by a specialist on Saturday morning.

• Sunday is Family Day at the Warriors opening day of the match against the Tigers. Loads of fun activities, including Bouncy Castle, Animal Farm, Fastball and Face Painting is on offer for the kids.

An update has emerged on Liverpool defender Ben Davies, regarding Celtic’s interest in his services.

What’s the talk?

According to the Daily Mail, Celtic are chasing a deal to sign Liverpool central defender Ben Davies on a season-long loan. The report claims Celtic and Bournemouth are both interested in landing the centre-back this summer as Ange Postecoglou is eager to strengthen his defensive options ahead of next season.

Former Hoops boss Neil Lennon attempted to sign Davies from English Championship side Preston in the January transfer window, only for Liverpool to usurp them and snap him up for £2m.

Bye-bye Ajer

It could be time to say bye-bye to Kristoffer Ajer and hello to Davies this summer as Postecoglou restructures his defensive unit. The Athletic reported last month that Ajer is disappointed by the club’s attempts to keep him after they rejected £10m bids from Norwich and Bayer Leverkusen.

The Norweigan has 12 months left on his contract and has an informal agreement with the club that he will be allowed to leave should a respectable offer come in.

Therefore, the 23-year-old could be parting ways with the Scottish giants before the end of the transfer window and that could leave a gigantic hole to fill in the centre-back position, one which Davies could fill.

Prior to his switch to Anfield, the 25-year-old averaged a solid WhoScored rating of 6.82 in the Championship for Preston and previously managed an excellent score of 7.01 in a second-tier campaign for the Lancashire-based side.

This shows that he has the defensive quality to potentially be a great addition to Postecoglou’s side, which is why the Hoops must work hard to seal a deal for Lennon’s former target. His ability on the ball is another reason why he should be brought in. Calvin Andrew, a former teammate of Davies’, heaped praise on the defender and highlighted his quality to play out from the back with the ball whilst also being a strong defender.

He told The Athletic: “He’s robust. He can play. He’s naturally a left-back, I would say. He has that ability on the ball, he can play and see passes. But he’s not afraid of the dirty part of the game and puts his head where it hurts; a really brave and talented young man.”

The £60k-per-week beast, therefore, could be a terrific signing for the Hoops as he merges defensive stability with ball-playing qualities. This means that he could be perfect for a Celtic side likely to dominate possession in the Scottish Premiership, with his passing from the back able to help unlock defences and push Postecoglou’s side up in the pitch in transition as effectively as possible.

AND in other news, Ange must avoid Celtic blunder with “inspirational” £15m beast, fans would be livid…

It’s ‘likely’ that Newcastle United will be offered the chance to sign long-term transfer target Andrea Belotti on a cut-price deal, according to Chronicle Live journalist Lee Ryder.

The lowdown

The 27-year-old has been a prolific striker for Serie A club Torino, scoring 105 goals in 228 appearances and finishing third in the race for the league’s Golden Boot in 2016/17. He’s currently on Euro 2020 duty with semi-finalists Italy as a back-up to favoured centre-forward Ciro Immobile.

Belotti has now entered the final year of his contract at Torino, who will be wary of the risk that he leaves on a free transfer next summer.

Former Torino boss Davide Nicola has labelled him a ‘unique’ forward and a ‘great finisher’.

The latest

Ryder says that Newcastle have long ‘kept tabs’ on Belotti, who was ‘scouted before [the] pandemic’.

The 27-year-old’s contract contains an £85m release clause, but Torino are now thought to have slashed their demands to £29m with less than 12 months left on the deal, a 66% reduction in his asking price. [Chronicle Live]

However, Ryder expresses doubt as to whether Newcastle will take up the opportunity to bring him in. With transfer funds in ‘short supply’ and the club shrouded in a ‘veil of uncertainty’, it may not be realistic. [Chronicle Live]

The verdict

Belotti will surely have no shortage of suitors at that price tag, and a move to a Premier League club could leave Newcastle pondering what might have been.

If this deal had been available 12 months ago, you’d have been urging the club to pounce. However, the £20m addition of the prolific Callum Wilson means that the centre-forward position is no longer a transfer priority, and even if Bruce wanted to play two up top, it would be sensible to use an in-house option for the moment and invest in improving the squad elsewhere.

In other news, could this be when Newcastle learn their arbitration result? 

West Brom’s board will try and back new manager Valerien Ismael this transfer window, journalist Luke Hatfield has told The Transfer Tavern.

Ismael was appointed as West Brom boss at the end of last month and has already got to work in the market, with Alex Mowatt, who he managed at Barnsley, set to be playing his football at The Hawthorns this upcoming season.

On a free transfer, Mowatt looks like he could be a very good signing after scoring eight goals and providing seven assists from midfield in the last Championship campaign.

Ismael’s work is unlikely to be done there, though, with the 45-year-old set to be fully backed, according to Hatfield.

“The Albion board will try and back him with what they can in terms of funds,” the Express & Star journalist said.

“How much money he’s going to have in his budget is another question, but I think they’re excited by what they saw from Ismael at Barnsley.”

Indeed, even if he was not their first choice, it is easy to see why owner Guochuan Lai and the rest of the West Brom board have a lot of belief in Ismael. On a very low budget, the Frenchman was able to guide Barnsley to the play-offs last season.

Sheffield United have been dealt a huge blow in their bid to bring Ryan Gauld to Bramall Lane this summer.

What’s the talk?

That’s according to a report by The Scottish Sun, who claim that, despite the general belief that the 25-year-old attacking midfielder will become a free agent upon the expiry of his SC Farense contract at the end of the month, the Portuguese side’s president Joao Rodrigues believes Gauld is actually contracted for a further year.

The report goes on to state that the £4.5m-rated man’s representatives are confident the midfielder will be leaving Farense in the coming days, as they claim Gauld has not signed a contract extension with the club, however, if the recently relegated Liga NOS side can prove the Scot is still under contract next season, they will demand a significant transfer fee for his services this summer.

Jokanovic will be livid

With Sheffield United being one of a host of clubs reported to be interested in a move for Gauld in the summer transfer window, should it turn out that a fee would be required to land the midfielder, Slavisa Jokanovic will undoubtedly be livid.

Indeed, the 25-year-old’s form in the top flight of Portuguese football would very much appear to indicate that he would be a fantastic signing for the Blades, with Gauld scoring nine goals, providing seven assists and creating a whopping 13 big chances for his teammates over his 33 Liga NOS appearances last season.

These returns saw the player whom Willie Miller dubbed “unstoppable” earn a highly impressive seasonal SofaScore match rating of 7.36, ranking him as Farense’s best performer in the Primeira Liga last term.

As such, with Jokanvoic looking to build a side in the summer transfer window that is capable of going on to secure an immediate return to the Premier League next season, the attacking threat and creativity the signing of Gauld would have brought to the club would have undoubtedly provided the Blades with a huge boost to their chances of going on to achieve this feat.

However, if Farense are indeed entitled to a transfer fee for the midfielder this summer, it could well rule United out of a move for the Scot, something that would be an incredibly frustrating outcome for all involved with the club.

In other news: Worrying Sheff Utd twist emerges on “outstanding” 23 y/o gem, Jokanovic will be gutted

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Nem mesmo os ídolos do Santos Serginho Chulapa e Léo escaparam das cobranças da torcida após a derrota por 3 a 1 para o São Paulo na última quarta-feira. A dupla permaneceu na porta do vestiário da Vila Belmiro e ouviu cobranças de dezenas de torcedores.

As maiores críticas foram direcionadas a Lucas Lima, que teve atuação apagada e perdeu a bola no terceiro gol do Tricolor. No geral, palavras como raça e vontade foram ditas aos ídolos e consultores da comissão técnica.

Em nota, o Peixe repudiou o ato dos torcedores mais exaltados.

-O Santos Futebol Clube respeita o direito à livre manifestação de seus torcedores, como a que ocorreu envolvendo um pequeno grupo de torcedores após o clássico desta quarta-feira (15), uma vez que o julga compreensível diante da insatisfação que habitualmente ocorre após resultados adversos. O clube, no entanto, repudia qualquer tipo de protesto ofensivo que atente contra a moral ou incitem atos de violência e agressão física, em desacordo com o espírito de fair play que deve predominar nas praças esportivas onde atua – escreveu o clube por meio de uma nota.

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Sexto reforço anunciado pelo Vasco, o atacante Kelvin treinou nesta segunda-feira pela primeira vez junto com o grupo cruz-maltino. O jogador fez um trabalho físico no Caprres e também atividades no campo anexo com os outros jogadores.

Kelvin começou o dia suando a camisa na academia do Caprres junto com os demais companheiros. Logo depois, ele foi para o campo anexo com os que não atuaram ou jogaram menos de 45 minutos contra o Resende, no último domingo. O técnico Cristovão Borges comandou uma atividade técnica em campo reduzido visando a troca de passes.

Kelvin foi apresentado pelo Vasco noúltimo sábado. Alvo do Cruz-maltino desde o final de 2016, o atacante foi emprestado pelo Porto (POR) até o fim de 2017.

O Cruz-Maltino ainda precisa regularizar o atacante e inscrevê-lo no Carioca até o dia 9 de fevereiro. O técnico Cristovão Borges espera contar com ele já na próxima quinta-feira, no jogo contra oSantos-AP, pela Copa do Brasil.

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قلص فريق بنفيكا الفارق في مباراته الجارية حاليًا مع فريق ليفربول في إطار منافسات دوري أبطال أوروبا.

ويستضيف ملعب النور في البرتغال، مباراة الفريقين في ذهاب ربع نهائي دوري الأبطال موسم 2021/22.

وكان داروين نونيز قد نجح في تسجيل الهدف الأول لصالح بنفيكا، في الدقيقة 49 من عمر المباراة.

الهدف جاء بعد تمريرة عرضية من رافا سيلفا داخل منطقة الجزاء، ومرت بين قدمي المدافع إبراهيما كوناتي، ثم وصلت إلى داروين نونيز، الذي نجح في تسديدها داخل الشباك. هدف بنفيكا الأول أمام ليفربول

ليفربول تقدم بهدفين في الشوط الأول عن طريق إبراهيما كوناتي وساديو ماني في الدقيقتين 17 و34.

Leicester City are interested in signing Schalke defender Ozan Kabak after Liverpool decided not to activate his release clause.

What’s the story?

The 21-year-old joined the Reds on a short-term loan deal in January as Jurgen Klopp desperately tried to solve his side’s injury crisis at centre-back, but the enigmatic manager has decided not to make the youngster’s stay permanent.

Liverpool had the option to sign Kabak for £18m this summer, however, according to the chief reporter for German media outlet SPORT1 Paricker Berger, the Schalke man is now a target for Leicester and RB Leipzig after the Reds decided to pursue other targets.

Rodgers needs him

The Foxes finished a fantastic 2020/21 in fifth position, narrowly missing out on a Champions League qualification spot after losing in their final fixture for the second consecutive year.

Unfortunately for Brendan Rodgers, his side suffered multiple injuries to key players throughout the campaign and Leicester’s lack of strength in depth eventually caught up with them.

The former Celtic boss has shown himself to be an incredibly astute and flexible tactician during his time at the King Power Stadium, and the Midlands outfit deployed a variety of different formations throughout the recently concluded campaign.

Leicester often switched between a back four and a back five depending on their opponents but significant injuries to star centre-backs Jonny Evans, Wesley Fofana and Caglar Soyuncu often left Rodgers fielding square pegs in round holes.

Full-backs Timothy Castagne and Christian Fuchs did a job in the heart of defence when Rodgers wanted added protection, although the departure of Fuchs and Wes Morgan is set to leave the 2016 Premier League champions stretched incredibly thin if reinforcements don’t arrive over the coming months.

The Northern Irish manager, therefore, needs a player like the £22.5m-rated (as per Transfermarkt) Kabak this summer as he aims to mount another assault on the top four.

After a nervy opening game for Liverpool, the Turkey international quickly settled into life at Anfield, making 13 appearances for the Merseyside outfit and earning praise from Klopp for his assured performances.

“Ozan came in at 20 from Germany, was a big prospect but wasn’t lucky with the last two teams he played for; one went down (Stuttgart), and the other will probably go down (Schalke). But nobody really doubted his quality,” said Klopp earlier in the campaign.

It’s not often a young defender with bags of potential and some Premier League experience comes on the market at around the £20m mark, and Leicester can’t afford to let this opportunity to snap Kabak up on a clever cut-price deal pass them by.

And, in other news…Rudkin could land Leicester’s new Wilfried Ndidi with £8.1m-rated 19 y/o prodigy 

Ralph Hasenhuttl hinted recently that Southampton could look to sign Takumi Minamino from Liverpool again next season, which would be a huge error by the Austrian manager.

The Japan international joined Southampton on loan on transfer deadline day and went to make 10 appearances for the Saints.

Speaking in his press conference ahead of Southampton’s final game of the season against West Ham, which they would lose 3-0 with Minamino missing a great early chance to give the Saints the lead, the former RB Leipzig boss said: “I must say. He was a very lively factor in our game, in the games he played.

“He not only scored fantastic goals but his mentality and his character really fit into our team. You can see why a club like Liverpool wanted to sign him.

“He did a good job here. We gave him a chance to show up. We will have a look what happens in the summer, we will see what Liverpool want to do.

“There are discussions going on but we will have a look in the summer.”

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There would be plenty of Southampton fans who might disagree with Hasenhuttl’s praise for Minamino as, whilst he had a bright start with a goal on his debut against Newcastle United, he managed just one more goal and no assists in his next nine appearances.

His average rating of 6.42 from WhoScored ranks him as the 15th-best performer for Southampton across the Premier League season, which doesn’t exactly justify bringing him back from Liverpool again next term.

Whilst Hasenhuttl doesn’t make it clear whether it would be a loan deal or a permanent one, either option would arguably be a letdown for Southampton fans.

A loan deal would almost guarantee the 26-year-old game-time, which could stunt the development of fellow left-sided players such as Nathan Tella and Will Ferry. A permanent deal would take away funds from other potential transfer targets, and Southampton should definitely be looking to improve their defence before looking at attacking players – only relegated West Brom conceded more Premier League goals than the Saints in 2020/21.

The £10.8m-rated “machine” has done very little to win over Southampton fans during his spell at the club, so it would be a huge mistake by Hasenhuttl to bring him back again next season, and he should be looking to strengthen the squad elsewhere.

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