Tottenham ready to beat Premier League rivals to France international
Tottenham Hotspur could beat several of their Premier League rivals by making a move for Borussia Monchengladbach’s Marcus Thuram in January.
The forward is out of contract with the German club next summer and is expected to honour the rest of his deal. That has prompted many clubs to become interested in the France international as they would be getting a big talent for free but Tottenham are believed to have other plans.
According to Ignazio Genuardi, Spurs will try to get a jump on the rest of the competition by making a move for Thuram in January as Antonio Conte looks to add another weapon to his forward line.
The French journalist reports that a move for France international in January could cost up to €20m, which might tempt Mochengladbach to part ways with the 25-year-old early.
Courtisé par une flopée de formations européennes, M.#Thuram pourrait attendre l’été prochain pour faire ses valises, mais une surprise n’est pas à exclure dès cet hiver. Selon certaines indiscrétions, #Tottenham pourrait tenter le coup lors du mois de janvier. #Mercato
— Ignazio Genuardi (@IgnazioGenuardi) November 30, 2022
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Apart from Tottenham, it is believed that Premier League clubs Aston Villa, Newcastle United, and Arsenal also have an interest in the player and therefore, this would be a big deal for Spurs should they get the jump on these teams.
Thuram is currently at the World Cup with France and is having a great season in Germany. The 25-year-old has played 17 games this season and has contributed 13 goals and four assists within those – one goal contribution per game.
The forward would be a brilliant signing for the club that manages to bring him in as Tottenham look to avoid any competition by making a move in January.
Premier League Cup : Flying Eagles-eligible striker on target for Crystal Palace :: All Nigeria Soccer
Premier League Cup : Flying Eagles-eligible striker on target for Crystal Palace
With three games remaining in Group E of the Premier League Cup, Crystal Palace have a one-point advantage over second-placed Sheffield United.
The Eagles U21s side played out a 2-2 draw with Bristol City at the Robins High Performance Centre on Monday, with several players of Nigerian descent eligible to represent the Flying Eagles in action for the London club.
Manager Paddy McCarthy handed starts to goalkeeper Owen Goodman, fullback Tayo Adaramola, midfielder David Ozoh, strikers David Omilabu and Ademola Ola-Adebomi.
Ola-Adebomi almost scored the opener just past the half-hour mark but saw his placed shot saved by the goalkeeper.
After Seb Palmer-Holden scored to cancel out Killian Phillips’ opener, Omilabu restored Palace’s one-goal lead in first half stoppage time when he tapped in a cross from Adaramola.
The home team equalised in the 58th minute through Joe Low who headed in a free kick from close range.
Omilabu thought he had netted the winner for Palace but his effort was ruled out for offside.
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Gary Neville names the one Premier League club “talking about” signing Cristiano Ronaldo
Gary Neville has named the one Premier League club “talking about” signing Cristiano Ronaldo.
Manchester United recently announced that they have terminated Ronaldo’s contract with immediate effect after the Portuguese forward took part in an explosive interview with Piers Morgan.
Ronaldo is now without a club and will undoubtedly want to get back playing as soon as possible, but there’s a limited number of clubs likely to be able to afford him.
However, former Manchester United defender Neville has now named the one Premier League team he believes are talking about signing the 37-year-old.
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“It could be either [UK or abroad], it could be the UK if there is a team that will bite. It’s more likely abroad. Chelsea are the ones that I think are talking about it. Boehly seems to like the idea of Cristiano at Chelsea,” said Neville, speaking on beIN Sports, as relayed by Manchester Evening News.
It would be interesting to see Ronaldo stay in the Premier League to see if his poor form this season was down to the setup around him at Manchester United.
Ronaldo has struggled for game time this season, but when he has played he’s failed to perform, but a new environment at Chelsea could be what he needs to get back to his best.
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Darts Players Championship: Michael van Gerwen and John Cross survive scares to advance to quarter-finals | Darts News
Michael van Gerwen survives scare to see off Cameron Menzies before beating Dimitri Van den Bergh, and will now face Danny Noppert in all-Dutch quarter-final; Dirk van Duikvenbode stars to advance, while John Cross scrapes past Gary Anderson
Last Updated: 26/11/22 11:37pm
Michael van Gerwen celebrates after advancing to the quarter-finals (PDC)
Michael van Gerwen and Danny Noppert will collide in an all-Dutch quarter-final at the Cazoo Players Championship Finals, after Dirk van Duijvenbode produced an astonishing display to secure his spot in the last eight.
Six-time champion Van Gerwen remains on course to claim a record-extending seventh Players Championship Finals title after coming through another marathon double-session on Saturday.
Four sessions of action were played across two stages on another action-packed day at Butlin’s Minehead Resort, with the second round taking place in the afternoon, before the winners returned for the last 16 in the evening session.
Van Gerwen survived a scare to see off Cameron Menzies in a topsy-turvy second round tussle, before producing an imperious display to dump out Dimitri Van den Bergh in round three.
The three-time world champion averaged almost 106, landed 10 180s and converted 56 per cent of his attempts at double to continue his bid for a fourth televised ranking title of 2022.
“I know what I’m capable of. I know I can do a lot more and that’s what I believe in,” admitted Van Gerwen, who is relishing his showdown against Noppert on Sunday afternoon.
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“I haven’t won anything yet, I’m only in the quarter-finals. Danny is a very good player, but he’s not capable of winning this as he has to play against me,” quipped the 33-year-old.
Noppert celebrated UK Open success at this venue in March, and he continued his unbeaten record in Minehead this year with wins over James Wade and Matt Campbell.
Fresh from his 6-1 win over Simon Whitlock in round one, Noppert defeated Wade by the same scoreline before recovering from 4-0 down to edge out Campbell in a last-leg shootout.
Van Duijvenbode was the third Dutchman to progress to Sunday’s quarter-finals, and the World Series Finals runner-up produced the performance of the tournament in his incredible 10-9 win against Ryan Searle.
Van Duijvenbode and Searle contested one of the greatest games seen at Minehead, with Van Duijvenbode recovering from 7-3 down to dump out last year’s finalist in a gripping decider.
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The pair traded 21 maximums in a captivating contest, but despite producing a trio of sensational 121 finishes, Searle was denied by the inspired Dutchman.
Van Duijvenbode crashed in 11 180s and posted a career-best televised average of 112.05 to seal his progression, having dispatched 2018 champion Daryl Gurney 6-1 in Saturday’s curtain-raiser.
The Dutchman will now take on fifth seed Rob Cross for a place in the semi-finals, after the former world champion closed out a convincing 10-6 success against Martin Schindler to advance.
Earlier in the day, Cross survived a match dart in the penultimate leg of his 6-5 victory against 2014 champion Gary Anderson, taking out 288 in six darts to sink the Scot in a dramatic decider.
Elsewhere, second seed Luke Humphries continued his bid for a maiden televised title with statement victories over Mike De Decker and Krzysztof Ratajski.
The Grand Slam of Darts semi-finalist averaged 101 in his 6-4 success against De Decker, before running out a 10-7 winner against Ratajski in a high-quality encounter on the main stage.
Humphries raced into a 4-0 lead before Ratajski levelled the tie at six apiece, but the 27-year-old rallied in the latter stages to prevail with a 104 average, nine 180s and 53 per cent on the doubles.
“I’ve made three TV quarter-finals on the trot, but I want to go further this weekend. I know I’ve got the ability,” insisted Humphries, who took out 103 and 143 outshots to topple Ratajski.
“I haven’t produced my best game on the TV stages this year and a lot of people questioned my ability, but I’ve just proved again that I’m a good stage player.”
Humphries will lock horns with Joe Cullen in a last-eight clash, after the Masters champion dumped out debutant Scott Williams 10-7 in an entertaining last-16 tie.
Cullen conjured up a sublime tops-tops 137 finish to wrap up proceedings against Williams, having fired in six 180s in his 6-1 success against former finalist Kim Huybrechts in the second round.
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Meanwhile, 2017 runner-up Jonny Clayton will play Callan Rydz in the quarter-finals, after registering wins over Ross Smith and Ryan Joyce across an action-packed day.
Clayton denied European champion Smith in a last-leg decider in round two, before converting clinical 90, 96, 110 and 122 combinations to complete a 10-3 demolition of Joyce in the last 16.
Rydz accounted for Ricardo Pietreczko in the second round, before reeling off four consecutive legs from 8-6 adrift to complete an impressive comeback victory over Keane Barry.
The quarter-finals will take place on Sunday afternoon, before the tournament concludes with the semi-finals and final in the evening session.
Sunday evening’s action will also feature the 2022 Winmau World Youth Championship final, as Northern Irish sensation Josh Rock and Scottish star Nathan Girvan battle it out for the coveted title.
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2023 PDC World Darts Championship: Watch the draw live on Sky Sports on Monday | Darts News
Watch the draw for the 2023 PDC World Darts Championship live on Sky Sports News and the Sky Sports Darts YouTube channel on Monday – Beau Greaves, Fallon Sherrock and Lisa Ashton will discover their first-round opponents; Peter Wright is defending champion
Last Updated: 24/11/22 7:31pm
Lisa Ashton, Beau Greaves and Fallon Sherrock will find out their opponents in the first round of the 2023 PDC World Darts Championship
Beau Greaves, Fallon Sherrock and more will discover their Alexandra Palace fate when the draw for the 2023 PDC World Darts Championship takes place live on Sky Sports News and the Sky Sports Darts YouTube channel on Monday evening.
Tune in from 6.25pm as Wayne Mardle and Mark Webster draw the names for the biggest tournament in the sport, which runs from December 15 to January 3 live exclusively on Sky Sports.
There will be three women’s players in this winter’s competition with teenage sensation Beau Greaves and Lisa Ashton taking their spots from the Women’s Series Order of Merit and Fallon Sherrock awarded a place by virtue of winning the inaugural Women’s World Matchplay in July.
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On the latest episode of Love The Darts, Devon Petersen and Michael Bridge discuss whether Sherrock deserves her place at the 2023 World Championship
On the latest episode of Love The Darts, Devon Petersen and Michael Bridge discuss whether Sherrock deserves her place at the 2023 World Championship
Greaves, 18, has been in sparkling form in the Women’s Series, clinching second spot in the Order of Merit with seven consecutive event wins, and the reigning WDF Lakeside Women’s World Champion could be a real threat at Alexandra Palace.
Greaves, Sherrock and Ashton will enter at the first-round stage alongside the likes of Steve Beaton, Adrian Lewis and Josh Rock, with the top 32 on the PDC Order of Merit, including world No 1 Gerwyn Price, defending champion Peter Wright, Michael van Gerwen, Grand Slam champion Michael Smith and a revitalised Raymond van Barneveld, playing from round two.
Wright beat Smith 7-5 in last season’s World Championship final to win the title for the second time in his career, having also triumphed in 2020 with a 7-3 success over Van Gerwen.
There were three nine-dart finishes in the 2022 tournament with Price, Darius Labanauskas and William Borland pulling off the feat.
Watch the 2023 PDC World Darts Championship live on Sky Sports from December 15 to January 3.
Premier League cult hero sacked from first job after just 176 days
Former Liverpool striker Dirk Kuyt has been sacked by Dutch club ADO Den Haag following a poor start to the season.
The 42-year-old took over the Dutch second-division club during the summer and has now been sacked after just 176 days in charge with the team 17th in the 20 team league, reports the Daily Mail.
ADO Den Haag have won just four of their opening 16 games this season and Kuyt has overseen the club’s worst start to a season ever.
The club’s hierarchy have now seen enough and have decided to sack Kuyt which is an early blow in the 42-year-old’s young managerial career.
Kuyt has been sacked by ADO Den Haag
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The ADO Den Haag job was the first of Kuyt’s career and was only appointed on a one-year deal which was an indication that the Dutch club did not have a lot of faith in the 42-year-old.
The former Liverpool star, who was a cult hero at the Merseyside club, may now look to take a job at a lower level with a youth team somewhere as it will allow him to learn and make mistakes without too much attention on him.
At just 42, Kuyt still has plenty of time to get his managerial career right but his next move could be an important one.
Ronaldo offered to Newcastle but Premier League club set to reject move
Newcastle United are likely to turn down the chance to bring Cristiano Ronaldo to St James’ Park after being offered the superstar ahead of the January transfer window.
Manchester United terminated the 37-year-old’s contract at Old Trafford this week following his controversial interview with Piers Morgan and the striker is now a free agent for the upcoming transfer window.
Ronaldo has been in poor form so far this season and it is unlikely that any of the big players in the Champions League will sign the 37-year-old.
Therefore, he has been offered to Newcastle but according to Dean Jones, the Magpies are not interested in the superstar either.
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Speaking to GIVEMESPORT, the journalist said: “It’s really interesting that Ronaldo has been offered to Newcastle – it just shows how high their profile in the game suddenly is.
“It’s very unlikely to happen, as Newcastle have a pretty clear recruitment plan they want to stick to. Again, that’s quite interesting – Newcastle willing to turn down Ronaldo is a pretty big deal!”
Newcastle have big ambitions for the future and are just at the start of their journey, but as Jones says, seeing Ronaldo offered to the club shows just how far they have come in such a short space of time.
Chukwueze Premier League link escape from Villarreal limbo – Score Nigeria
Samuel Chukwueze has been linked with several Premier League clubs as he hopes to get away from La Liga side Villarreal, where he is no longer guaranteed a starting place.
In 2016, Chukwueze saw a move to Arsenal collapse soon after he played a big role in the Golden Eaglets fifth World Cup conquest in Chile.
He has recently been linked with Everton and Aston Villa.
Football Insider has reported that Aston Villa, where former Villarreal coach Unai Emery now calls the shots, have stepped up their chase for the 23-year-old winger, who is now battling for regular first-team action at his La Liga club.
A transfer in January can therefore not be ruled out.
Chukwueze’s contract with Villarreal runs until the summer of 2024.
The winger has a total of 29 goals in 178 games for the Spanish club.
Premier League club rule out signing Cristiano Ronaldo
Despite holding talks with super-agent Jorge Mendes earlier in the year, according to recent reports, Chelsea have ‘no plans’ to sign free agent Cristiano Ronaldo.
That’s according to a recent report from journalist Matt Law, who claims the Blues are very unlikely to offer the Portuguese megastar a Premier League lifeline.
As of now, Chelsea have no plans to try to sign Cristiano Ronaldo. I don’t expect that to change but I’ve learned to never say never in football.
— Matt Law (@Matt_Law_DT) November 23, 2022
Chelsea were heavily linked with signing the 37-year-old back in the summer, (The Athletic) but despite owner Todd Boehly meeting with Mendes, a move failed to materialise, and now it seems the opportunity has been lost forever.
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After dropping a bombshell interview with Piers Morgan last week, Ronaldo agreed to ‘mutually terminate’ his contract with Man United, and after becoming the world’s most high-profile free agent, will now be searching for his next challenge once the 2022 Qatar World Cup concludes next month.
However, judging by these latest reports, Stamford Bridge is unlikely to be the 37-year-old’s next destination, so the question remains, where will the five-time Ballon d’Or winner play next? – Let us know your thoughts in the comments.
Koni De Winter attracts interest from Premier League sides
West Ham United, Southampton and Crystal Palace are in the race to sign Juventus youngster Koni De Winter.
That is according to Tutto Juve, which confirmed that the Premier League sides have all enquired about the exciting prospect.
He joined the Italian side from Zulte Waragem and represented the youth team before making two senior appearances for Juventus.
De Winter then went on loan to Empoli, which is where he caught the attention of the English clubs. So far, he has made eight appearances and has developed with the opportunity of first-team football.
A hamstring issue is likely what led the 20-year-old to miss out on a World Cup call-up for Belgium, though he will undoubtedly go on to represent the national team in the future.
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De Winter may come costly
One issue for the Irons and the other interested teams is that Juventus are keen on keeping hold of the young defender. If they were to oversee a deal, they will attach a price tag of around £13-18 million.
Danny Murphy says Eddie Howe would never sign this Premier League star
Eddie Howe would never try to sign Cristiano Ronaldo.
That’s according to Danny Murphy, who believes the Newcastle United manager will steer well clear of the Portuguese superstar.
Despite being a five-time Ballon d’Or winner, Ronaldo, now a free agent after leaving Man United via mutual agreement, finds himself back on the market and in search of a new challenge.
However, despite being heavily linked with Howe’s Magpies, Murphy doesn’t believe the northeast giants will look to sign the former Real Madrid Galactico.
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Speaking to TalkSPORT recently, Murphy, when quizzed on whether or not Ronaldo could become a target for the Geordies, said: “No chance. I don’t for a couple of reasons – one is they’ve already got Isak who they spent a lot of money on who’s going to need a lot of game time, him and Wilson sharing that role. So, if you throw Ronaldo into that, what happens with Isak?
“Furthermore, when you look at Eddie Howe and what he’s trying to achieve with that Newcastle side – front-foot, high tempo, press, unity, stability, team spirit.
“I think even if they offered him on a plate Eddie Howe would say ‘no thanks’.”
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Exclusive: Chelsea have been monitoring experienced star who would “love” Premier League transfer
Chelsea were interested in a potential transfer move for Bayern Munich right-back Benjamin Pavard in the summer, but didn’t make him a priority at the time.
The France international now looks to be the subject of transfer gossip and speculation once again, which is understandable given that he’s heading towards being a free agent in summer 2023, according to Fabrizio Romano in his exclusive Daily Briefing for CaughtOffside.
“Pavard was discussed with Chelsea last summer but was not a top priority; now it’s normal that clubs are keeping info on him as Pavard is open to leave Bayern in 2023,” Romano said.
“He’d love Premier League move I’m told; but there is still nothing serious.”
Benjamin Pavard to Chelsea?
Pavard has been a key player for Bayern and will also surely be one to watch at the 2022 World Cup with the French national team, having contributed to their victory in the competition four years ago.
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Chelsea could do with strengthening at right-back at the moment, with Reece James currently out injured and with little else in the way of depth in that area of the pitch.
Blues fans would surely take an experienced star like Pavard, who has won major trophies and who knows all about representing the biggest teams in the world.
Tottenham considering potential winger transfer from Premier League rivals
Tottenham are reportedly monitoring Everton winger Anthony Gordon as they weigh up a potential transfer move for him in the future.
The highly-rated England Under-21 international continues to impress with his individual performances for Everton, though Frank Lampard’s side have struggled as a whole so far this season.
According to football.london, Spurs are keen to keep an eye on Gordon in case a transfer opportunity arises, and one imagines the 21-year-old could be lured away from Goodison Park amid the Toffees’ recent struggles.
Antonio Conte’s side have had a decent start to the season but could perhaps do with one or two more signings to strengthen their squad in January as they push to finish in the top four again.
Anthony Gordon celebrates a goal for Everton
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Gordon looks a player with big potential, so he could perform even better in a Spurs side that are obviously stronger than Everton in basically every department.
The report from football.london also notes that Chelsea were keen on Gordon in the summer, though that deal never materialised.
