آخر تطورات تجديد عقد ديانج.. وقرار هام بشأن صفقات الأهلي

كشف الإعلامي أحمد شوبير عن آخر المستجدات الخاصة بملف تجديد عقد اللاعب المالي أليو ديانج، وخطط النادي الأهلي بشأن التعاقدات خلال الفترة المقبلة.

وقال الكابتن أحمد شوبير في تصريحات إذاعية صباح اليوم الأحد: “بالنسبة لـ أليو ديانج، فمعلوماتي أن الأهلي سيتفاوض معه وفق شروط النادي أو بالعرض الذي سيقدمه الأهلي، إذا وافق ديانج فمرحبًا به، أما إذا لم يوافق فسينهي الأهلي الموقف بتوجيه الشكر له”.

وأضاف: “الأهلي بدأ بالفعل يضع عينه على عدد من اللاعبين سواء محليًا أو خارجيًا، وهذه معلومة مؤكدة، هناك أشخاص يعملون حاليًا على ملفات لاعبين في إفريقيا وأوروبا، وحتى في الدوري المحلي، وتم تحديد عدد من الأسماء، من اثنين إلى ثلاثة لاعبين، أبرزهم رأس حربة وآخر قد يكون في وسط الملعب”.

طالع أيضًا | ماذا قال ييس توروب بعد أول فوز له مع الأهلي أمام إيجل نوار؟

وواصل: “الأهلي لن يُبالغ في الصفقات هذه المرة، وسيتعاقد فقط مع اللاعبين الذين يحتاجهم بالفعل، كل الأرقام التي تُتداول عن الصفقات غير صحيحة ولا أساس لها من الواقع”.

واختتم: “إذا كانت الأخبار التي قرأتها صحيحة، فالأهلي وضع سقفًا واضحًا للتعاقدات في المرحلة المقبلة، وهذا ما أؤكده لكم كمعلومة مؤكدة”.

Endrick completa 17 anos e inicia ciclo de despedida do Palmeiras

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O garoto Endrick deve ganhar ovadas dos seus companheiros após o treino desta sexta-feira (21) na Academia de Futebol, na atividade que fecha a preparação do Palmeiras para encarar o Fortaleza, no Allianz Parque, em jogo válido pela 16ª rodada do Brasileirão.

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A joia que já está negociada com o Real Madrid completa 17 anos de idade hoje e inicia o seu último ano como profissional do Palmeiras antes de embarcar para a capital espanhola e se apresentar ao time merengue, uma vez que Endrick só pode estrear pelo Real após completar maioridade.

Em menos de um ano no time profissional do Palmeiras, a joia entrou para a história do clube por diversas vezes, não só por ter sido a maior negociação da história do clube, como também por ser o jogador mais jovem a marcar com a camisa do Palmeiras e quebrar um recorde de 106 anos, que era de Heitor, ao balançar as redes do Athletico-PR com apenas 16 anos, três meses e quatro dias.

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Endrick também viria a ser o jogador mais jovem a marcar pelo Palmeiras na Copa Libertadores e também o jogador mais jovem a estrear pelo profissional do clube, quando entrou na goleada sobre o Coritiba, pelo Brasileirão de 2022, com apenas 16 anos, dois meses e 16 dias.

Além de ter sido o cara da conquista inédita da Copinha do Verdão em 2022, Endrick subiu ao profissional como um meteoro e em meses, já estava marcando gol no jogo que marcou a conquista do 11º título brasileiro do Palmeiras, coincidentemente, contra o mesmo adversário do duelo de amanhã.

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Neste ano, Endrick perdeu um pouco de espaço como titular, mas mesmo assim foi peça importante nos dois títulos conquistados pelo Palmeiras na temporada, quando foi titular em Brasília diante do Flamengo, pela Supercopa, e também titular na final do Paulista diante do Água Santa, quando balançou as redes tanto no confronto de ida quanto na volta.

Até aqui, Endrick tem 39 jogos e 10 gols no profissional do Palmeiras, com três títulos conquistados. Se for contar as taças conquistadas na base, o número sobe para 11 títulos.

Man Utd told to hire UCL winner or shock name to replace Amorim

Manchester United are struggling to put together a run of results under Ruben Amorim and have now been urged to hire a Champions League winner as his successor, or another shock name.

Man Utd boss Ruben Amorim is under pressure

Nobody likes to see a manager lose their job, but the Red Devils are struggling under Amorim and they sit in the bottom half of the Premier League with four points from four matches played.

Tasting defeat at Manchester City in comprehensive fashion on Sunday has only amplified calls for something to change. Nevertheless, Amorim is keen to try and turn things around with his current system rather than changing tact.

He stated after the 3-0 loss to talkSPORT reporter Alex Crook: “The system is not the problem. You are here, and you saw Manchester United playing with a different system. Most of them, 4-3-3, and (it) was more or less the same result.

“I will try to do my best in the way I see the game, I don’t see the system as you guys see the system, so I will try to do my thing.”

More coaches than ever are willing to die on the hill of their tactics. Ultimately, football is a game of opinions, and Amorim will put trust in the Red Devils’ early season underlying numbers as something to work with moving forward, given they ranked first in the top-flight XG table with a score of 6.78 before their collapse at the Etihad Stadium.

Either way, not everyone is convinced by the former Sporting boss and his methods, prompting a former Premier League striker to make a suggestion about a potential alternative.

Charlie Austin says Man Utd should appoint Zinedine Zidane or Sean Dyche

Per The Express, Charlie Austin has suggested that Manchester United should target Zinedine Zidane to replace Amorim if their form continues, while the former Burnley and QPR striker also put Sean Dyche’s name out there as a surprise tip to steady a leaking Old Trafford ship.

He said: “I think he’s got to go, if it’s my decision, I’m going after Zinedine Zidane. Ultimately, there are a different set of managers that you’ve got to be looking at, because the situation Manchester United are in, I would take Zidane but is he the right man for the job and how we see them, probably not.

Zinedine Zidane

Sean Dyche

Wins: 190

Wins: 195

Draws: 63

Draws: 138

Losses: 47

Losses: 208

Preferred formation: 4-4-3

Preferred formation: 4-4-2

Trophies won

Trophies won

3x Champions League 2x La Liga 2x UEFA Super Cup 2x FIFA Club World Cup 2x Spanish Super Cup

Championship 2015/16

“In my honest opinion, you have to look at the job Sean Dyche did at Burnley, what he did at Everton. For me, he stabilised the club, at least he’s going to put structure in there.”

Zidane and Dyche are starkly different bosses, but Austin’s clear overriding emotion stems from change being needed to halt a run of results that has left Manchester United needing to fix a slow start to the campaign.

Persistence will be key for now, though a victory against Chelsea this weekend could be critical for Amorim to quell any lingering doubts over his future.

Grêmio faz sondagem pelo atacante chileno Alexis Sánchez

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Observando o mercado em busca de nome impactante para o seu setor ofensivo, o Grêmio segue analisa oportunidades de nomes vindos da Europa onde, depois da chegada de Juan Manuel Iturbe, outro nome aventado seria o do chileno Alexis Sánchez.

O Tricolor chegou até mesmo a contatar pessoas que pudessem fazer uma aproximação a representantes do atleta de 34 anos de idade. Informação essa, aliás, que partiu de um ex-jogador do Grêmio e hoje comentarista, o também chileno Fernando Astengo, em participação na ‘Radio Touch’.

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Segundo Astengo, ele chegou a conversar abertamente com o presidente do Imortal, Alberto Guerra, em que um dos temas foi a possibilidade de contatar o staff de Alexis Sánchez e ter maiores informações sobre sua situação no mercado. Entretanto, não há detalhes se as conversas tiveram qualquer evolução para algo mais concreto.

Há bastante tempo no futebol europeu, o jogador que foi bicampeão da Copa América com o Chile, em 2015 e 2016, acumula passagens por Barcelona, Arsenal, Manchester United, Inter de Milão e, na última temporada, Olympique de Marselha.

Depois de sua saída do Arsenal, foi em território francês que Alexis conseguiu se reencontrar com os melhores desempenhos e os números são capazes de traduzir essa evolução. Enquanto entre 2017 e 2022 ele não conseguiu passar da barreira dos dez gols em uma temporada, somente em 2022/2023 foram 18 tentos em 44 compromissos.

Max Holden century leads Middlesex fightback

Tom Bailey’s superb opening salvo had home side struggling at 7 for 3

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Middlesex 260 and 288 for 6 (Holden 135*, Geddes 74, Bailey 3-47) lead Lancashire 359 (Harris 138, Jennings 55, Jones 40) by 186 runsMax Holden’s sixth first-class hundred led a Middlesex fightback on day three at Lord’s to set up the prospect of an exciting finish against Division Two title favourites Lancashire.The Cambridge-born left-hander followed up his half-century of the first innings with an unbeaten 135 to rescue his side from the havoc of 7 for 3 in the wake of Tom Bailey’s superb three-wicket opening salvo.Holden shared stands of 106 with Ryan Higgins (43) and 163 with debutante Ben Geddes (74) as the hosts reached 288 for 6 at stumps.Bailey couldn’t add to his pre-lunch heroics, but late wickets with the second new ball gave the visitors the edge once more ahead of day four.All this unfolded after Lancashire added just six to their overnight first-innings score to be bowled out for 359, Saturday’s centurion Marcus Harris last to go for 138, Zafar Gohar finishing with 4 for 79.It was only two seasons ago Middlesex found themselves 4 for 4 in the first game of the season with the top four all dismissed without scoring and while this wasn’t quite as calamitous, Bailey’s new-ball spell still caused much scrambling on of pads in the home dressing-room.Nathan Fernandes looked nervous from the get-go and Bailey soon lured him into fencing at one he should have left alone, allowing wicketkeeper Matty Hurst to gobble up the chance.If Fernandes was culpable, then Sam Robson was undone by a super piece of bowling, Bailey squaring up the former England opener and rapping him on the pad. Any hope it would be considered too high was quickly dashed as umpire Surendiran Shanmugan sent him on his way.Two balls later, 7 for 2 became 7 for 3 as Leus du Ploy slashed wildly at a ball around fifth stump giving Hurst his second catch in a matter of minutes. Bailey had taken 3 for 2 in 15 balls, leaving the hosts staring at the prospect of defeat inside three days.Calm heads were required and for the second time in the match it was former England Lions batter Holden who was first to raise his hand, employing a mix of studious defence with drives caressed through the covers and savage square cuts.Six such boundaries carried him past 50 and there would be seven more on the way to three figures, reached in style with an on-drive back past the stumps to the pavilion rope.Fightbacks of course need co-conspirators and not for the first time, Ryan Higgins was first to come to the left-hander’s assistance. A classy pull shot in front of square got the allrounder moving and he then dispatched Luke Wells deliveries to the fence twice in the same over.Bailey returned immediately after lunch as a game of patience unfolded, the two batters resisting his second surge and a miserly spell from Will Williams to raise the 100 partnership.It required a jaffer from George Balderson to castle Higgins with the hosts 14 in front, but Geddes, a young player hailed this week by Richard Johnson as a player with a ‘high ceiling’, came in to take the baton and after a shaky start he too blossomed, an off-drive through midwicket the pick of his early boundaries.By tea the lead had swollen to 72 and the pair showed greater intent after the resumption to move the stand to 100 and beyond.Geddes reached his half-century with five fours, before falling to the second new ball, though replays suggested he hadn’t made contact with the delivery which found its way to Hurst’s gloves.Nightwatcher Blake Cullen also perished before stumps, but Holden remains to try and steer Middlesex to a defendable total on day four.

قائمة الاتحاد السكندري لمباراة الأهلي في الدوري المصري

أعلن تامر مصطفي، المدير الفني لنادي الاتحاد السكندري، قائمة الفريق لمواجهة النادي الأهلي، التي تقام بينهما غدًا الأربعاء، ضمن منافسات بطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز.

ويلتقي الأهلي مع الاتحاد السكندري، ضمن مواجهات الجولة الحادية عشر، لمنافسات بطولة الدوري المصري، ذلك على ملعب استاد القاهرة الدولي.

طالع | حكم مباراة الأهلي والاتحاد السكندري في الدوري المصري موعد مباراة الأهلي والاتحاد السكندري في الدوري المصري

وتقام مباراة الأهلي والاتحاد السكندري، في تمام الساعة 5 مساءً من يوم الأربعاء 22 أكتوبر الجاري، على ملعب استاد القاهرة الدولي.

ويحتل النادي الأهلي، المركز الرابع في جدول ترتيب الدوري المصري، برصيد 18 نقطة، بعد خوض 9 مباريات، فاز في 5 وتعادل في 3 وخسر في لقاء.

بينما فريق الاتحاد السكندري، يتواجد في المركز السابع عشر بجدول ترتيب الدوري المصر، برصيد 8 نقاط. قائمة الاتحاد السكندري أمام الأهلي في الدوري المصري

حراسة المرمي: محمود جنش، صبحي سليمان وأحمد المنشاوي.

خط الدفاع: أبو بكر إليادي، عبد الرحمن بودي، عبد الغني محمد، مصطفى إبراهيم، محمود شبانة، محمد سامي وكريم الديب.

خط الوسط: عمرو صالح، مؤمن شريف، ناصر ناصر، محمد توني، محمد كناريا، هشام عادل وسيفوري إيزاك.

خط الهجوم: فافيور أكيم، أحمد عيد، عبد الله فوزي، فادي فريد وجون إيبوكا.

Bahia x América-MG: onde assistir ao vivo, horário, desfalques e escalações do jogo pelo Brasileirão

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OBahia recebe o Américaneste domingo (6), às 18h30 (horário de Brasília), pela 18ª rodada doCampeonato Brasileiro. O confronto é de extrema importância para a parte debaixo da tabela, já que o Esquadrão de Aço ocupa a 17ª colocação, com 15 pontos, e o Coelho a 19ª, com 10 pontos e uma partida a menos.

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A equipe baiana não sabe o que é vencer há oito partidas e vem de empate sem gols contra o São Paulo, no Morumbi. Já o time mineiro foi goleado em casa na última rodada, em derrota por 4 a 1 para o Palmeiras, e empatou em 1 a 1 com o Red Bull Bragantino no meio de semana, em jogo válido pelas oitavas de final da Copa Sul-Americana, também na Arena do Horto.

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Velhos problemas e capitão de volta

O Bahia segue com os desfalques de Kayky, Biel e Danilo Fernandes, que vêm se recuperando de lesão. Por outro lado, o zagueiro e capitão Kanu está de volta ao time após cumprir suspensão na última partida.

Departamento médico cheio

O América tem uma série de problemas para o confronto deste domingo. O lateral-esquerdo Danilo Avelar (lesão na coxa direita), o zagueiro Ricardo Silva (lesão no joelho direito) e os atacantes Adyson (cirurgia no tornozelo direito), Aloísio (lesão na coxa) e Dadá Belmonte (pubalgia) estão fora do jogo.

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BAHIA X AMÉRICA-MG-BRASILEIRÃO – 18ª RODADA

Local:Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador (BA)
Data e hora:domingo, 6 de agosto de 2023, às 18h30 (horário de Brasília)
Árbitro:Matheus Delgado Candancan (SP)
Assistentes:Danilo Ricardo Simon Manis (Fifa-SP) e Daniel Luis Marques (SP)
Árbitro de vídeo:Rodrigo Guarizo Ferreira do Amaral (VAR Fifa-SP)
Onde assistir:Premiere (para todo o Brasil); tempo real no Lance!

BAHIA (Técnico: Renato Paiva)
Marcos Felipe, Gilberto, Gabriel Xavier, Kanu (Vitor Hugo) e Matheus Bahia; Acevedo, Rezende, Cauly, Thaciano; Ademir e Vinicius Mingotti (Everaldo).

Desfalques:Kayky, Biel e Danilo Fernandes (lesionados)
Pendurados:Nicolás Acevedo, Yago Felipe, Matheus Bahia e Gabriel Xavier.

AMÉRICA-MG (Técnico: Vagner Mancini)
Mateus Pasinato, Daniel Borges, Iago Maidana, Éder e Vichiatto; Alê, Martínez e Benítez; Mastriani, Pedrinho e Paulinho Bóia.

Desfalques:Danilo Avelar. Ricardo Silva, Adyson, Aloísio e Dadá Belmonte(lesionados).
Pendurados:Alê, Renato Marques, Martin Benítez, Paulinho Bóia e Juninho.

ICC to formally support Afghan women cricketers

A dedicated fund and robust high-performance programme will be set up to help Afghan women cricketers

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Mel Jones: This group of Afghanistan women are trying to rebuild their lives

The ICC has said it will form a “dedicated task force” to support Afghanistan women cricketers who have been displaced by the Taliban regime ruling the country.The initiative, which is in partnership with the BCCI, ECB and CA, will include “a dedicated fund to provide direct monetary assistance, ensuring these cricketers have the resources they need to continue pursuing the game they love,” the ICC said in a statement on Sunday. “This will be complemented by a robust high-performance programme offering advanced coaching, world-class facilities, and tailored mentorship to help them reach their full potential.”Related

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Jay Shah, the ICC chairman, said: “At the International Cricket Council, we are deeply committed to fostering inclusivity and ensuring every cricketer has the opportunity to shine, regardless of their circumstances. In collaboration with our valued partners, we are proud to launch this task force and support fund, complemented by a comprehensive high-performance programme, to ensure displaced Afghan women cricketers can continue their journey in the sport. This initiative reflects our steadfast dedication to cricket’s global growth and its power to inspire unity, resilience, and hope.”Since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021, women have been forced to adhere to an increasingly restrictive range of laws barring them from most areas of public life, including sports. Shortly before that, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) had agreed to contract 25 women players, most of whom now live in exile in Australia.The exiled Afghanistan women’s team played their first game in Melbourne earlier this year•AFP/Getty Images

In July last year, former members of the Afghanistan women’s national team, no longer recognised as such by the country’s Taliban rulers, wrote to the ICC asking to be recognised as a refugee team. In January this year, an Afghanistan women’s XI played a T20 game against a Cricket Without Borders team in Melbourne.”I am delighted the ICC will provide strong support for Afghanistan women’s players including those now resident in Australia,” CA chief executive Todd Greenberg said. “We hope this will help enable the Afghanistan women to achieve their goal of improving their cricket and playing at the highest possible level.”We remain extremely grateful to all those in the Australian Cricket who have played a role in the resettlement of the Afghanistan women in Australia and in providing playing opportunities.”Richard Gould, the ECB chief executive, said: “We have been vocal in recent times around the need for meaningful funding to support female players from Afghanistan so that they can thrive despite not being able to play at home.”Having previously contributed a significant sum to the Global Refugee Cricket Fund, we are encouraged that this positive step from the ICC will go even further. We want the Afghanistan women’s team to continue being a beacon of hope for all women and girls.”While there has been pressure on the ICC to act against Afghanistan from the governments of some Full Member countries, it has not taken any action against the men’s team. In March, Human Rights Watch, which describes itself as an independent, international, non-governmental organisation, called on the ICC to suspend Afghanistan’s membership and ban the Taliban-run nation from competing in international cricket. The request came via an email addressed to Shah, dated February 3 and made public on March 7.

سكولز منتقدًا محمد صلاح: قد يكون أسوأ "أفضل" لاعب كرة قدم في العالم

جدد بول سكولز، أسطورة نادي مانشستر يونايتد انتقاده لنجم نادي ليفربول، محمد صلاح، موضحًا أن الدولي المصري يصبح أسوأ لاعب في العالم عندما لا يتمكن من التسجيل.

محمد صلاح يعيش فترة سيئة للغاية خلال هذا الموسم، حيث لم يستطع ابن الـ33 عامًا تسجيل سوى ثلاثة أهداف مع الريدز في جميع المسابقات بالفعل.

وانهالت حدة الانتقادات على محمد صلاح في ظل عجز الدولي المصري عن تسجيل الأهداف، وهو ما دفع المدرب آرني سلوت لإجلاسه كبديل.

سلوت وضع محمد صلاح كبديل خلال مواجهة ليفربول أمام آينتراخت فرانكفورت يوم أمس الأربعاء، ضمن منافسات الجولة الثالثة من مرحلة الدوري في دوري أبطال أوروبا.

أقرأ أيضًا .. فيرتز عن مساهمته التهديفية الأولى مع ليفربول: أستطيع تقديم الأفضل

ويرى سكولز في تصريحات نقلتها صحيفة “ديلي ميرور” أن محمد صلاح يلعب بشكل سيئ حقًا ولا يقدم أي إضافة بخلاف التسجيل.

وقال سكولز عن محمد صلاح: “حتى عندما كان يسجل الأهداف كان يبدو سيئًا للغاية في لعبه، الكرة ترتد من قدمه، إنه يفعل بعض أسوأ الأشياء التي تراها لكنه كان يسجل الأهداف”.

وأضاف حديثه: “عندما تتوقف عن التسجيل، ترى كل تلك الأشياء الأخرى، إذا توقف عن التسجيل، سيضطر سلوت إلى إبعاده عن التشكيل الأساسي في وقت ما”.

واختتم سكولز تصريحاته قائلًا: “قد يكون محمد صلاح أسوأ, أفضل لاعب كرة قدم في العالم”.

ويقصد سكولز أن محمد صلاح أسوأ لاعب تم وصفه بالأفضل في العالم، على حد وصفه.

وعول سلوت على خدمات فلوريان فيرتز في مركز الجناح الأيمن، وذلك بدلًا من محمد صلاح بالإضافة إلى الاعتماد على ثنائي خط هجوم وهم هوجو إيكتيكي ، وألكسندر إيزاك.

Wolves now ready to make January offer for £103k-a-week Aston Villa target

Wolverhampton Wanderers are now ready to make a January offer for a midfield “artist”, who is also being targeted by Premier League rivals Aston Villa.

Wolves still not off the mark in the Premier League

It has been a torrid start to the Premier League season for Wolves, who remained bottom of the table after a very disappointing 3-1 home defeat against newly-promoted Leeds United last weekend.

Vitor Pereira’s side are the only top flight club yet to pick up a single point this season, but there has been some respite in the EFL Cup, having reached the fourth round, after progressing past West Ham United and, most recently, Everton.

Wolves star Munetsi reveals what they "really" worked on in training before Everton win

Wolves dominated the Toffees on Tuesday evening…

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There were some promising signs on Wednesday night, with the Old Gold defeating the Toffees 2-0 at Molineux, courtesy of goals from Marshall Munetsi and Tolu Arokodare, and the manager remains confident his players have the ability to turn things around.

Pereira said: “The work I watch everyday in training is hard work and this is a group who work a lot, they compete and want to be at a better level. We’re just missing the results because the players have quality.”

If things do not improve, however, and their Premier League status is on the line, Wolves may have to inject some fresh quality into the squad during the January transfer window, and they are now looking to sign Juventus midfielder Manuel Locatelli.

That is according to a report from Italy (via Sport Witness), which states the Old Gold are now ready to make an offer for Locatelli as soon as January, although there will be competition from some of their Premier League rivals.

West Ham United and Aston Villa are also prepared to make bids of their own, and there are signs a deal could be possible, with the Serie A side considering sanctioning a departure, although it is unclear what sort of fee they would be looking for.

"Artist" Locatelli could play major role in Wolves securing survival

Even though we are just five games into the new Premier League season, it is already starting to look like Wolves’ main goal this season will be to simply avoid the drop, and the £103k-a-week Juventus maestro could take Pereira’s midfield to the next level.

An established Italy international, with 32 caps to his name, the 27-year-old has plenty of top-level experience, having made 22 Champions League appearances, and he is very highly rated by scout Ben Mattinson.

Not only is the midfielder comfortable in possession, but he is also solid defensively, as shown by his performance in some key statistics over the past year.

Statistic

Average per 90

Tackles

2.78 (84th percentile)

Blocks

1.96 (97th percentile)

Clearances

2.72 (92nd percentile)

Locatelli could be an excellent signing for Wolves, but it is questionable whether a player of his quality would be interested in moving to a relegation-threatened side.