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أعرب البرتغالي جايمي باتشيكو المدير الفني لنادي الزمالك، عن سعادته بالفوز على سيراميكا كليوباترا في المباراة التي أقيمت ضمن منافسات الدوري المصري، مشيرًا إلى أن الفريق يقدم أفضل كرة في مصر.

الزمالك فاز على سيراميكا كليوباترا بهدفين أشرف بن شرقي وإمام عاشور، في المباراة التي أقيمت اليوم الخميس على استاد القاهرة الدولي، في إطار منافسات الجولة الخامسة عشر من عمر مسابقة الدوري المصري.

وقال باتشيكو في تصريحات للمؤتمر الصحفي عقب انتهاء المباراة: “أهنئ اللاعبين الذين يثبتوا لي دائمًا أنهم محترفين بأداء وعمل رائع، وهذه توابع العمل اليومي على أعلى مستوى”.

وتابع: “اعتدت أن أقول للاعبين إن الفرق الكبيرة لا تخسر مباراتين متتاليتين، والفريق برهن ذلك بالفوز على سيراميكا كليوباترا”.

وأكمل: “رغم بعض النتائج السلبية التي حدثت لكن أؤكد أن الزمالك أفضل فريق يقدم أداء ومستوى في المباريات داخل الملعب في مصر”.

وأوضح: “أرى أن أداء اليوم وطريقة اللعب أمام سيراميكا كليوباترا منعتهم من تنفيذ ما يريدون، وسيطرنا على مجريات المباراة وقدمنا لهم الاحترام على المستوى الدفاعي والهجومي”.

وأوضح: “شعرت من مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي أن هناك دعم من الجماهير، وأي نتيجة جيدة تتحقق بفضل الجماهير التي تدعم الفريق في كل وقت”.

وأضاف: “الزمالك كفريق يبذل أداء من أفضل المستويات في الدوري المصري، ونواجه فرق على مستوى كبير، لكننا نسير وفق ما نريد في قمة الدوري، والمركز الأول كان هدفي”.

كما أوضح باتشيكو: “أنا متواجد في النادي منذ حوالي 5 أشهر، النادي لم يتعاقد مع أي لاعب طلبته، واعتبر المدرب الوحيد الذي لم تتحقق له مطالبه في فترة الانتقالات”.

وعن أنباء قدوم مدرب جديد لقيادة الزمالك بدلا منه، قال: “لا أعلم أي شئ عن وجود مدرب جديد، وأسمع منكم ما يقال في الأيام الأخيرة”

وأردف: “لم يتحدث معي أحد من الزمالك عن رحيلي، وأنا مستعد للحضور غدًا لتولي التدريبات”.

وأكد: “الأخبار التي تتحدث عن وجود مدرب جديد لا أشغل بالي بها وأتحمل مسئولية الفريق، والفصل بين هذه الأخبار والتركيز مع الفريق لم أجد صعوبة في تنفيذه”.

وعن أرضية الملعب: “واجهت صعوبات مثل أرضية الملعب الذي أخوض عليه التدريب، وأنا نفسي تعرضت للإصابة منه، ولم أستطع تنفيذ التمرين الخططي بالشكل الذي أريده”.

واستطرد: “دائما أفكر في كل مباراة في وقتها وبعض العناصر تحتاج إلى مرونة تكتيكية، وأحمد فتوح لن يلعب في المباراة المقبلة فأشركت عبد الله جمعة لكي يكون هناك انسجام أكبر قبل لقاء إفريقيا، وحصولهم على فرصة من أجل إعدادهم، خاصة أن هناك حالة إرهاق لبعض اللاعبين”.

وبسؤاله عن اعتراض بعض اللاعبين على التغيير: “ألاحظ أن محمد صلاح وساديو ماني لاعبا ليفربول الإنجليزي يعترضان أيضًا، وكل لاعب يريد المشاركة، أنا نفسي حينما كنت أجلس بديلا كنت أعترض، ولا يوجد تمرد وهذه مواقف تحدث في أي نادي”. 

أعلن المدير الفني للفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي برشلونة، رونالد كومان، عن القائمة المسافرة إلى العاصمة الفرنسية من أجل مواجهة باريس سان جيرمان في إياب دور الـ16 من بطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا.

ويحل برشلونة ضيفًا على ملعب “حديقة الأمراء” غدًا، الأربعاء، في تمام الساعة العاشرة مساءً بتوقيت “القاهرة” بقيادة الحكم الدولي الإنجليزي، أنتوني تايلور.

وشهدت القائمة عدم وجود مدافع الفريق، رونالد أروخو، رغم مشاركته في التدريبات الصباحية الجماعية لعدم حصوله على التصريح الطبي.

اقرأ أيضًا.. باريس سان جيرمان يُعلن موقف نيمار النهائي من مواجهة برشلونة

قائمة برشلونة لمباراة باريس سان جيرمان في دوري أبطال أوروبا

حراسة المرمى: تير شتيجن، نيتو، إينياكي بينيا.

الدفاع: ديست، لينجليه، ألبا، أومتيتي، فيربو، مينجويزا.

الوسط: بوسكيتس، بيانيتش، بويج، بيدري، ماتيوس، دي يونج، موريبا.

الهجوم: ميسي، جريزمان، برايثوايت، ترينكاو، كونراد، ديمبلي.

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The two biggest deals so far in Spain’s top-tier this summer have seen Antoine Griezmann join Barcelona from Atletico Madrid, whilst Eden Hazard has switched Chelsea for Atletico’s rivals Real. But what does the rest of the transfer window have in store? Today’s La Liga transfer roundup discusses Barcelona’s interest in Junior Firpo, the future of Gareth Bale and Malcom’s potential departure from the Camp Nou.

Barca edge closer to Firpo

Report: AS is reporting that the departure of Pep Segura as Barcelona’s sporting manager will facilitate Junior Firpo’s rumoured transfer from Real Betis to the Blaugrana. The 58-year-old was said to not be a big fan of the Spain U21 international. Barca are hoping that the deal can be completed this week so that the defender can travel to the USA with the squad on Monday.

Verdict: There has been a fair amount of talk linking Firpo to the Catalan club, and so this deal looks likely to go through. It appears to be more a question of when rather than if. Barcelona have plenty of talent and a plethora of quality all over the pitch, apart from at left-back. Jordi Alba is currently Ernesto Valverde’s only option there, so Firpo’s arrival would be a welcome addition to the squad. At just 22 years of age, he could one day replace Alba as Barca’s first choice on the left side of the defence, and his ability to play left-midfield shows a certain versatility, although it is questionable how much use that will be considering the current manager favours a 4-3-3 with two wingers rather than wide midfielders.

How likely is the deal? 8/10

Real “reopen the track” to Tottenham for Bale

Report: As per Tuesday’s print edition of Sport (via Sport Witness), Real Madrid have “reopened the track” for Gareth Bale’s potential switch to Tottenham. The Wales international was close to a move to Jiangsu Suning, but Florentino Perez’s financial demands scuppered the deal.

Verdict: Bale is almost certain to leave the Santiago Bernabeu this summer, especially considering that Zinedine Zidane has made it so blatantly clear that he does not want the winger at the club. Whilst a return to Tottenham would make sense from a sentimental point of view, financially, it doesn’t seem viable. The 30-year-old currently earns £300,000 a week at Los Merengues and will reportedly not take a pay-cut to leave. Tottenham, meanwhile, only have one player that takes in £200,000 or more every seven days in Harry Kane. Spurs would need to break their wage structure to take him back, and that does not seem like something Daniel Levy would be willing to do. Real, therefore, would likely need to subsidise the former Southampton man’s move to London.

How likely is the deal? 4/10

Zenit in swoop for Malcom

Report: According to Gianluca Di Marzio, Barcelona are close to reaching an agreement with Zenit St Petersburg for the sale of Malcom. Talks between the two clubs are ongoing, with Javier Ribalta, the Russian team’s sporting director, apparently already in Catalonia to complete the deal.

Verdict: What a disappointing 12 months it has been for Malcom. His performances in 2017/18 for Bordeaux were so impressive – he scored 12 goals and provided seven assists in 35 Ligue 1 games – that several clubs declared an interest in him last summer, and Barcelona were so desperate to sign him that they even hijacked the 22-year-old’s move to AS Roma. But he barely got a look in during the last campaign, and made just 24 appearances in all competitions for the La Liga outfit. He has been linked with Everton and Arsenal amongst others so far this summer, so an eventual switch to Russia would be rather anticlimactic. It also seems to be a waste of his ability – surely there is a club from Europe’s top five leagues that would be happy to take him? For Zenit, this signing would be a coup, so kudos to them for putting themselves in a position to make it happen.

How likely is the deal? 7.5/10

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This article is part of Football FanCast’s Transfer Focus series, which provides opinion and analysis on recent transfer news…

Celtic have turned down the latest offer from Arsenal for Kieran Tierney, according to BBC Sport.

What’s the story?

Tierney has been the subject of two bids from Unai Emery’s side now with both offers rejected. The 22-year-old could be the subject of a third bid as Arsenal prepare to change the original package.

The left-back has been linked to the Gunners all summer but we are still no clearer as to knowing where his future lies. Tierney won’t push for a move but it looks as if the figure Arsenal are offering is slowly but surely getting closer to the desired fee.

And yet, Celtic have already begun their competitive season and the confusion surrounding Tierney can’t be helpful for Neil Lennon’s side. The Bhoys have played the away leg of the first qualifying round of the Champions League, beating FK Sarajevo 3-1.

With Tierney injured, regardless of the speculation, and only Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo coming in, there’s a chance for someone else to stake their claim at left-back.

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Hayes’ time to shine

After Tierney’s injury (and potential sale) along with the release of Emilio Izaguirre, new-boy Bolingoli-Mbombo is Lennon’s only available natural left-back. Youngster Calvin Miller and the versatile Jonny Hayes are the other two players in the current squad that could play that role.

And with Miller failing to pull up trees in loan spells with Dundee and Ayr United, Hayes is well-placed to provide competition in a position he was surprisingly good in last season.

Hayes deputised at left-back in the second half of the campaign, making four of his 12 starts on the left side of defence.

The 32 year-old may have found himself moved on this summer given how far down the pecking order he is on the wing, yet thanks to the confusion surrounding Tierney he could now really capitalise and solidify his squad role.

Hayes may well be hoping the Tierney saga rumbles on right through the summer window, which would give him as long as possible to cement his place in Lennon’s squad.

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Like many other clubs up and down the country, Everton will be ramping up their preparations ahead of the new season, which starts in August. Today’s Toffees transfer roundup includes interest in a Championship midfielder, the loan departure of one of the club’s forwards and the confirmed exit of a 23-year-old defender.

Ndiaye on radar

According to Turkish outlet Fanatik, Everton are interested in signing Stoke City’s Badou Ndiaye. French side Lille are also interested in the midfielder, who made 33 appearances on loan at Super Lig club Galatasaray last season. He’s represented Senegal on 18 occasions and Everton want him to partner countryman Idrissa Gueye.

Ramirez join Valladolid on loan

Everton have confirmed that forward Sandro Ramirez has joined La Liga outfit Real Valladolid on loan for the duration of the 2019/20 campaign. Sandro signed for Everton from Malaga in 2017 on a four-year contract but has scored just once in 16 appearances for the Goodison Park outfit. He failed to hit the net on loan at Real Sociedad last season.

Galloway leaves for Everton

Luton Town have confirmed the signing of defender Brendan Galloway from Everton. The 23-year-old told the Hatters’ website, “I’m really happy to finally get it over the line and I can’t wait to get started.”

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What does the rest of the summer transfer window have in store for the 20 Premier League clubs who will battle it out in the 2019/20 campaign? Today’s Premier League transfer roundup includes La Liga interest in an Arsenal star, an update in Real Madrid’s pursuit of Paul Pogba and a fee agreed between two top-tier clubs for a Spanish striker.

Atletico want Lacazette

Arsenal will be needing to keep hold of their best players this summer as they look to return to the top four next season. As such, latest reports involving star striker Alexandre Lacazette will be worrying for both the Arsenal hierarchy and Gunners fans. According to the Mirror, Atletico Madrid are interested in signing the Frenchman as they look to replace Antoine Griezmann, who is expected to complete a move to Barcelona soon. Lacazette signed for Arsenal in 2017 for a then-record £46.5m and has since scored 36 goals in 88 games for the club.

Real eye Pogba-Bale swap

Paul Pogba’s time at Manchester United since returning to the club from Juventus in 2016 has been turbulent, and he may even be on the move this summer if reports in regards to a potential switch to Real Madrid are to be believed. And that saga has taken another twist, with Marca reporting that Los Merengues want to include Gareth Bale in a swap deal for the French World Cup winner. Bale signed for Real in 2013 and, despite scoring over 100 goals for the club, he has still been on the end of some abuse from the Madrid fans.

Fee agreed for Perez

Newcastle United are already without a manager following the departure of Rafael Benitez, who has now joined Chinese Super League side Dalian Yifang, and they may soon be saying goodbye to last season’s top goalscorer as well. The BBC reported on Tuesday that the Toon and Leicester City have agreed a fee for Spanish striker Ayoze Perez. The sum is reported to be £30m. Perez joined the North-East outfit from Spanish side Tenerife for £1.5m in 2014 and has since scored 48 goals in 195 appearances for the club.

Under Mark Hughes before his dismissal last December, Southampton looked in real danger of going down.

Thanks to Ralph Hasenhuttl, though, the south coast club managed to turn things around. An ex-Saint, however, is not getting too carried away and believes his former side have got to do much better next season.

“Now it’s a case of building and having a realistic expectation,” Kevin Keegan told the Daily Echo. “If you are Southampton, you are not going to finish in the top-six very easily, but you are certainly capable of finish from seventh down to 14th.”

This is a Southampton side with some very good players. As Keegan has pointed out, they have it in them to do way better than a 16th-place finish.

After losing some big names summer after summer, a decline was inevitable, leaving Hasenhuttl’s squad needing some urgent surgery.

The former RB Leipzig manager, for example, could do with a new No.9. But when you look elsewhere, he certainly has some decent options.

The likes of Nathan Redmond, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Mario Lemina, to name a few players, all bring a lot to the table.

Build on that, and Hasenhuttl could take Southampton far next season, may be even close to where Ronald Koeman and Mauricio Pochettino once had them.

For the 51-year-old, the foundation is certainly there and it is now just about building on it, in the words of Keegan.

Southampton fans, can you see your club finishing in the top half of the table next season? Let us know in the comment section below!

After experiencing a shocking drop in form, David de Gea’s quickly gone from hero to zero at Manchester United. Well, not quite, but if there was at least one other world class player at Old Trafford who wouldn’t create such a void if he did depart, you’d imagine the reaction to some of his performances would be a lot worse.

So, despite seemingly having the club’s support for his form over the course of most of their troublesome years, he’s now plagued problems and is apparently making unreasonable demands.

The Spaniard only has just a year remaining on his contract and is unwilling to sign another one (reported way back in February by the Independent) unless he’s paid as much as Alexis Sanchez. Clearly, repeating the mistake with the Chilean isn’t an option for Ed Woodward, regardless of whoever the star is. As a result, United will have to draw up some sort of contingency in terms of De Gea’s potential replacement and according to reports from Duncan Castles on his Transfer Window podcast (via Daily Star), they have singled out Lille’s Mike Maignan as potentially their new #1.

The 23-year-old French goalkeeper’s the newest rising star in Ligue 1, having put in some impressive performances for Lille last season. Indeed, he kept 15 clean-sheets, putting in some stunning shifts in between the posts. Impressively, Maignan’s an excellent shot-stopper and is surely going to start to rival Hugo Lloris for the world champions’ custodian spot going forward but his inexperience’s the worrying factor.

Granted, when he arrived from Spain a skinny goalkeeper, the Spaniard also came under heavy criticism. However, his bad performances were covered up by Sir Alex Ferguson’s winning system and some impeccable senior defenders. Obviously, nobody needs telling that the Red Devils don’t have that anymore so taking a risk on an inexperienced figure could cause gigantic issues.

They should only replace De Gea with an experienced goalkeeper capable of withstanding pressure. The talented Maignan might be the next big thing, but the pressure of filling De Gea’s boots will probably end up ruining his potentially bright future.

United fans, do you think Maignan would be the ideal successor to De Gea? Join the discussion by commenting below… 

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As reported by Goal, Arsenal playmaker Mesut Ozil has revealed that he intends to stay put at the Emirates this summer despite enduring a difficult campaign under boss Unai Emery.

At times, the German has been left on the bench, or even excluded from the matchday squad entirely for ‘tactical reasons’, which is strange seeing as he is one of the Gunners’ better players.

To make that situation worse, the 30-year-old is the club’s current highest earner on £350,000-a-week; the largest salary in Arsenal’s history.

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Ozil started just 20 of Arsenal’s 38 Premier League games, and managed to muster up a measly five goals and two assists – Tottenham’s second choice right-back Kyle Walker-Peters set up more goals in just one game.

So, what are the potential consequences of Ozil staying in north London? Football FanCast takes a look…

Resources wasted

Arsenal are already struggling to muster up funds for this summer’s window, and will have a measly £40m to spend if they don’t win the Europa League final.

Ozil will cost the club a whopping £13,650,000 if they keep him on for the entirety of the 2019/20 campaign, money that could be added to this summer’s budget and be used to lure top-class players to the club on decent salaries; that would be better than giving it to Ozil, a man not even guaranteed a first-team place, right?

Emery loses power battle

Much has been made of Emery and Ozil’s relationship this season.

The Sun have reported that the Spaniard wants Ozil gone, although the German is very happy in London on such a comfortable salary.

Ozil was also seen throwing his coat towards Emery from the bench in Arsenal’s 1-0 loss to Everton; if the former PSG man keeps Ozil on, then he will be undermining himself and not asserting his authority.

His value could drop even more

Arsenal paid £42.4m for the former Real Madrid man when they signed him back in 2013, but they wouldn’t get anything near that for him right now.

His value has plummeted due to, as aforesaid, his lack of game time and poor stats from this term.

If Arsenal keep him on and Emery continues to leave him out, and his form suffers as a consequence, then Arsenal will struggle to sell their No.10 for more than the already reduced fee they could get for him this summer.

Tottenham Hotspur continue to be linked with a move for Ryan Sessegnon, per the Daily Express.

The 18-year-old has been a rare bright spark in a roundly terrible season for Fulham, who have already been relegated to the Championship, with his asking price set at £40million.

The Express claims that a number of clubs, including Juventus and Liverpool, are also interested in securing Sessegnon’s signature this summer, with the teenager certain to depart the London outfit.

But should Spurs splash £40m on a teenager who has spent just one season in the top-flight?

Football FanCast writers give their verdicts below…

Matt Dawson

“If Spurs signed Ryan Sessegnon then they may well have another Gareth Bale on their hands. It’s hard to see him replicating the feats of the Welshman but there is a comparison in the fact he’s a player that can play at left back and further forward. £40m would be a ridiculous sum of money to pay for him, even in today’s market and after the season he’s had it’s difficult to justify that fee. However, if he starts finding goals in the top-flight, as he did in the Championship, he’d be some player for Tottenham. Given how Pochettino has developed young English talent in the past, he may be the manager to get the best out of him.”

James Beavis

“No, they should steer clear. While Sessegnon may well be a star in the future, Tottenham are in a position now where they need players that are guaranteed to perform if they want to compete in the Premier League and Champions League. Given his form for Fulham this season that isn’t the case with Sessegnon. Signing him has Tottenham written all over it, but he would be a massive risk and Spurs need to change their policy this summer for the best of the club.”

Billy Meyers

“No, they definitely shouldn’t sign him for that much money. Whilst he has done fairly well at times this season for such a young player, Spurs have areas of the field which demand more attention than the position Sessegnon plays – the fact that they had to reshuffle the side completely against Manchester City when Moussa Sissoko went off injured tells you that midfield is just the start of where they need reinforcements. He would be somewhat of a luxury signing, and one that they should certainly steer clear of.”