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Ireland pacer Boyd Rankin has been ruled out of the T20 international series against Afghanistan with a lower back issue, but is expected to play a part in the five-match ODI series that follows

ESPNcricinfo staff08-Mar-2017

Ireland fast bowler Boyd Rankin has been ruled out of the T20 international series against Afghanistan that began on Wednesday in Greater Noida due to a lower-back issue. However, he is still expected to play a part in the five-match ODI series, which starts from March 15.”We are really happy with the progress Boyd is making and feel confident that he will still make an impact on this tour,” Ireland head coach John Bracewell said. “We are lucky that we have cover at present, and after the safe arrival of Murtagh’s second child, Tim will also be with us for the ODI series.”Rankin had missed a significant portion of the season due to injury. The fast bowler, who turns out for Warwickshire, fractured his left leg (tibial fracture) during a training session with the county, which kept him out of cricket for five months. He missed Ireland’s one-day matches against Pakistan, South Africa and Australia as well as the Intercontinental Cup. He made his return in the Desert T20 Challenge where four matches yielded as many wickets at 18.25 and an economy rate of 6.63.He was once again rested for the ODIs against United Arab Emirates in Dubai earlier this month, but joined the team for a 10-day training camp ahead of the ongoing series against Afghanistan.The three-match T20 series will be followed by five ODIs, before the tour concludes with a four-day match. All the games are scheduled to take place in Greater Noida.

علّق روبرتو دي زيربي، المدير الفني لفريق برايتون، من جديد على مستقبله مع النادي في ظل ارتباطه بإمكانية تدريب ليفربول الموسم المقبل.

ويُعد دي زيربي أحد المرشحين لخلافة يورجن كلوب في ليفربول، بعدما أعلن الألماني أنه ينوي الرحيل نهاية الموسم الحالي.

ولا يُعد ليفربول الوحيد الراغب في الظفر بخدمات دي زيربي الموسم القادم، حيث هناك برشلونة الذي يتطلع إلى التعاقد معه لخلافة تشافي.

وسبق أن علّق دي زيربي على مستقبله، في اليومين الماضيين (لمطالعة التفاصيل من هنا)، ولكنه سُئل من جديد عن ذلك الأمر.

ورد دي زيربي في تصريحات نشرتها صحيفة “ميرور” الإنجليزية، عندما سُئل عن الجدل الدائر حول مستقبله: “إنها ليست مشكلة، إنها جزء من عملي”.

وأضاف: “في الوقت الحالي أريد التركيز وأن أبقي عيني على الهدف الذي لدينا ويمكننا الوصول إليه، لدي عقد”.

وواصل: “التركيز الآن على الملعب، أنا مرتاح حقًا وبدون مشاكل، المشاكل تكمن في اللاعبين المصابين أو الاستعداد للمباراة القادمة لأن لدينا جدول صعب للغاية”.

وأصر دي زيربي في ختام تصريحاته: “هذه هي المشكلة، ليس عقدي أو مستقبلي”.

Chelsea are still believed to be "following" Celta Vigo midfielder Gabri Veiga in the summer transfer window, according to journalist Fabrizio Romano.

How much does Gabri Veiga earn?

The 21-year-old has emerged as a wanted man this summer, having enjoyed a superb season for his current side, arguably standing out as their best player. Last term, he excelled in his attacking midfield role, scoring 11 goals in 28 La Liga starts, as well as registering four assists along the way.

Celta may find it hard to keep hold of Veiga come the end of the current window, given the level of interest in his signature, and Chelsea are one of the clubs who have emerged as the front-runners to snap him up in the near future. The Blues may be looking to bring in more attacking reinforcements after signing Nicolas Jackson, whether that be in midfield or in front-line, and a creative figure who can hopefully provide for a new striker could be ideal.

Now, a new update has emerged over Veiga's future, with the west Londoners again mentioned as being strong suitors for the Spaniard, who currently earns £83,000 per week at Celta.

What's the latest on Veiga to Chelsea?

Speaking to Caught Offside, Romano gave an update regarding Veiga's future, admitting he remains a summer transfer target for Chelsea, among other top clubs, with sides confident of striking a deal below the player's €40m (£34m) release clause.

"The Gabri Veiga saga could also get interesting, with Chelsea and many other clubs following his situation, though still no official bids have been sent to Celta.

"Chelsea are one of them, and there’s also been interest from Man City (who are now focused on Josko Gvardiol), and also Liverpool showed an interest a few weeks ago but are now focused on different players."

This is an intriguing update that once again suggests that Chelsea's interest in Veiga won't be going away, with Mauricio Pochettino potentially seeing him as an ideal man to fill the void left by Mason Mount, who has completed a move to Manchester United.

At 21, the nine-cap Spain Under-21 international would be a long-term addition to a Blues squad that may need fresh legs and youth added to it, having seen older players such as Cesar Azpilicueta, N'Golo Kante and Mateo Kovacic move on this summer.

A creative force with an eye for goal, Veiga has even been compared to former Chelsea hero Juan Mata, in terms of the wand-like left foot he possesses and his level of end product, while Spanish publication Sport have hailed him as "amazing" in the past and Romano has dubbed him an "electric player".

He has scored 11 goals in La Liga, showing that he can shine in one of the top leagues in the world at a young age, and he should only get better as a player as he becomes more matured and polishes his all-round game, making it a no-brainer of a signing for Pochettino to bring in.

Sri Lanka rode a fast start and a fast finish to a competitive score, bowled with discipline, and found some spirit in the field to defeat Bangladesh by 70 runs and snap a six-match losing streak that stretched back to January

The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando01-Apr-2017
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsKusal Mendis, who top scored for Sri Lanka with 54, was named Player of the Series for his 160 runs in three innings•Associated Press

Sri Lanka rode a fast start and a fast finish to a competitive score, bowled with discipline, and found some spirit in the field to defeat Bangladesh by 70 runs and snap a six-match losing streak that stretched back to January.Perhaps encouragingly for the hosts, the architects of the victory were many. Upul Tharanga and Danushka Gunathilaka cracked 76 runs in the Powerplay, Kusal Mendis contributed a half-century, Thisara Perera produced a finishing salvo, and virtually all the frontline bowlers delivered good spells – though Nuwan Kulasekara was the best among them, claiming 4 for 37.Bangladesh, meanwhile, will rue the batting collapse that cost them a series victory. Sri Lanka’s 280 was competitive, but achievable, on a surface that remained good enough to allow No. 8 Mehedi Hasan hit a maiden ODI fifty. However, the match had slipped from them long before Mehedi came to the crease. Three batsmen were out inside four overs, and though Soumya Sarkar and Shakib Al Hasan staged a 77-run recovery, the middle order collapsed after that partnership was broken. At 11 for 3 it seemed unlikely they could hunt down the target, but at 127 for 7, the match was effectively sealed.The result saw the teams share the ODI series 1-1, just as they had shared the Tests. Two T20s are scheduled for next week.Kulasekara, who was added to the squad only after the series had begun, relied more on tight lines and intelligent bowling than his characteristic inswing to make incisions. He should have had Tamim Iqbal off the fourth ball of the innings, when an edge flew at a catchable height between keeper and slip – neither of whom attempted the catch. At times over the past few months, missed chances such as this have hurt Sri Lanka, but not today: Tamim sent Kulasekara a return catch two balls later.Sabbir Rahman’s dismissal in Kulasekara’s next over perhaps had more to do with the batsman’s loose shot, than good bowling – Rahman nicking a very wide ball through to the keeper. Kulasekara came back later to mop up the innings – dismissing Mehedi and Taskin Ahmed. These were his best ODI figures since November 2013.Bangladesh’s middle-overs capitulation – in which they lost four wickets for 39 runs – was largely the work of Sri Lanka’s spinners. Dilruwan Perera recovered from a 20-run first over to have Soumya stumped, then had Shakib caught at short cover a few overs later. Seekkuge Prasanna also bowled Mosaddek Hossain and Suranga Lakmal had Mahmudullah caught behind during this period.Through the course of the second innings, Sri Lanka also fielded better than they have all year, with plenty of sharp work in the infield, and visible pep among the boundary riders as well. The first-over missed chance off Tamim was their only real mistake.Bangladesh too, had squeezed Sri Lanka during the middle overs, but were not capable of preventing the final surge that propelled Sri Lanka to a good score. They had had the hosts at 230 for 7 in the 45th over, before Thisara and Dilruwan Perera bludgeoned 45 off 27 deliveries. Thisara built his innings with a little more intelligence than has recently been seen in his batting, laying low for a few balls before venturing his more ambitious shots. He hit four fours and a six in his 40-ball 52, but was constantly looking for the singles and twos as well.Earlier, it had been Tharanga that set the innings off apace. His runs came through delectable cut shots, and effortless drives. In the fifth over he played a pull shot off Mashrafe Mortaza that seemed languid to the point of being casual, yet the ball carried all the way over the midwicket boundary. After the Powerplay, Bangladesh would impose themselves on the Sri Lanka, first through good bowling by the likes of Mehedi and Taskin, but also through sharp fielding, with which they effected two run outs.When Mustafizur Rahman had Mendis nicking behind to leave Sri Lanka 194 for 5 in the 37th over, the hosts were in danger of squandering their good start. However, Sri Lanka’s unusually long batting line up bailed them out. Mashrafe Mortaza, the captain, collected the innings’ best figures of 3 for 65.

Manchester United are in the midst of a drawn-out takeover process at Old Trafford, which is now said to be in its 'crucial moments', according to journalist Fabrizio Romano.

What's the latest involving Manchester United's takeover process?

According to The Daily Mail, the much-maligned Glazer family, who are the current owners of Manchester United, will still be in control of the football club when their Premier League campaign kicks off against Wolverhampton Wanderers on August 14th.

Manchester United have been up for sale since last November; however, there are now 'concerns' that the Glazers may elect to pause the takeover process or let it drag into the later stages of this year.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his petrochemicals firm INEOS are one bidder who would like to take control of the club and his colleague Sir Alan Brailsford, who is also involved with the organization, has reiterated his desire to see a deal completed in an interview with ITV Sport quoted by The Daily Mail,

Brailsford stated: "Obviously we've been involved and it's something that we're very keen to do. It's not something we can discuss in detail, we've got to sign up to NDAs (non-disclosure agreements) and all the rest of it." 'But it's an ongoing process and we'd very much like to do it. To be custodians of one of one of the biggest sporting teams, brands, in the world and trying to really support the team and go back to the success they deserve.

Ratcliffe and his entourage are keen to buy a majority stake in Manchester United while rival bidder Sheikh Jassim and the Nine Two Foundation want to buy 100% control of the Premier League giants, as per Sky Sports.

Speaking to GIVEMESPORT, renowned journalist Romano gave an up-to-date summary of the latest events surrounding the takeover debacle at Manchester United.

Romano stated: “It’s not easy also to comment on their side [Sheikh Jassim] at the moment. But let's see what happens.

“Things are still happening behind the scenes, but it's not something that we know precisely because it's really in the crucial moments now.”

What next for Manchester United?

Manchester United boss Erik Ten Hag will be paying attention to matters that are under his control, such as casting the net far and wide to try and recruit quality additions to his squad as the Dutchman aims to build on his impressive campaign in charge at Old Trafford.

Mason Mount has become his first signing of the summer, joining from Chelsea on a deal worth an initial £55 million that could rise to £60 million based on appearances and success, as per Sky Sports.

Inter Milan goalkeeper Andre Onana will be announced imminently as a Manchester United player before flying out to take part in the Red Devils' pre-season tour of the United States, according to The Manchester Evening News.

Italian transfer expert Romano has also issued an update on the state of play surrounding Manchester United's interest in Atalanta striker Rasmus Hojlund, stating: "Understand Man United will send the opening official proposal to Atalanta for Ramsus Højlund soon. Man United want to avoid any hijack from Paris Saint-Germain — as PSG keep speaking to player’s camp. Højlund agreed terms with United, as revealed days ago."

Despite their positive inroads with regard to recruitment, Ten Hag isn't helped in the slightest by the headlines that continue to surface within media circles concerning goings on at Manchester United off the field of play.

The Australia captain said an ICC trophy will be a useful bargaining chip for the players’ cause in ongoing pay dispute with the board

Nagraj Gollapudi24-May-2017Australia captain Steven Smith has said a victorious Champions Trophy campaign will be the ideal bargaining chip for the players in their ongoing pay dispute with Cricket Australia. He was also confident this summer’s Ashes will go ahead despite his deputy David Warner suggesting the players might miss the marquee series if CA did not retain the existing revenue distribution model, which is at the heart of the disagreements.Smith’s optimism comes amid talks that CA is reconsidering its stance on independent mediation. The Australian Cricketers’ Association had offered the option to the board last week but it had been rejected. The ACA chief executive Alastair Nicholson will be in London later this week, and is expected to meet with CA chief executive James Sutherland and team performance manager Pat Howard to try and find a solution.In any case, Australia’s players feel they have an additional incentive ahead of the Champions Trophy. “If we win it will certainly be really good for the playing group,” Smith said at Lord’s where Australia conducted their first training camp. “We are sticking really strong together. We are backing what the ACA is doing back home. But as I said before it is about focussing on this tournament and making sure we are entirely switched on.”Smith admitted that he was unaware that CA were mulling over third-party mediation to break the deadlock that has flared up in the past month. “Okay, that is news to me,” he said. “I am not sure. It is great that they [CA] are trying to sort things out. And as I said we are supporting the ACA and what they are doing. They are working really hard to get what the player group wants. I am sure everything will be resolved soon.”Doubts persist over what CA’s next step would be. Sutherland had earlier sent a blunt missive to the players threatening their employment once their existing contracts expire on June 30. If the players did not accede to CA’s pay proposal, which the ACA had rejected, Sutherland warned that they would not be paid under any new alternative model.To safeguard the players’ future, the ACA has set up the Cricketers’ Brand, a company that will manage the players’ intellectual property rights moving forward. Smith said the new venture had all the players’ support. “Yeah, I think everyone’s signed up to that. We are supportive of the ACA in what they are doing back home. They are working really hard with CA to get the deal right. And I am sure in time they will get that and everything will be okay for everyone involved.”Smith was hopeful that the impasse between the players and the board would be solved in time for the Ashes in November. “I saw the comments [Warner’s on missing the Ashes]. I certainly don’t think…Of course, we want to play in the Ashes. Of course, we want everything to go really well there. It is just about making sure the guys finalise a deal and get the MoU sorted and then everything will be fine. Certainly nothing from us that we don’t want to play, we certainly want to be playing in the Ashes. Hopefully they will get things resolved soon and everything will be back to normal.”

تمكن الفريق الأول للكرة بالنادي الأهلي من تسجيل الهدف الأول أمام نظيره إنبي، خلال المواجهة الجارية بينهما حالياً ضمن منافسات بطولة الدوري المصري.

ويستضيف الأهلي فريق إنبي على ملعب استاد القاهرة ضمن مباريات الجولة السادسة عشر من عمر الدوري.

وسجل محمود كهربا الهدف الأول للأهلي في الدقيقة 44 من عمر المباراة، بعد عرضية رائعة من طاهر محمد طاهر استقبلها كهربا برأسية سكنت الشباك.

طالع أيضاً.. حسين الشحات يوجه رسالة لـ جمهور الأهلي بعد خضوعه لجراحة في الوجه

ويتواجد الأهلي في المركز الحادي عشر في سلم ترتيب الدوري برصيد 17 نقطة حصدهم من 8 مباريات ويتبقى له 7 مؤجلات.

أما إنبي فيحتل وصافة ترتيب الدوري برصيد 27 نقطة، حصدهم من 8 انتصارات و3 تعادلات فيما نال 5 خسائر. هدف الأهلي الأول أمام إنبي في الدوري

كشف وليد دعبس رئيس نادي فيوتشر عن تفاصيل الشكوى الذي تقدمه بيها ناديه ضد حمادة القلاوي حكم لقاء الفريق أمام الإسماعيلي ضمن منافسات الدوري المصري.

وكانت مباراة الاسماعيلي وفيوتشر التي أقيمت ضمن مؤجلات الجولة العاشرة من عمر الدوري المصري الممتاز “النيل”، انتهت بالتعادل الإيجابي بهدف لكل فريق، وأدارها تحكيميًا حمادة القلاوي.

وأكد نادي فيوتشر في بيانه أنه طالب خلال الشكوى بعدم تكليف أي مباراة للنادي لثنائي التحكيم حمادة القلاوي الحكم الأول وعبد العزيز السيد حكم الفار بعد الأخطاء الجسيمة التي شهدتها أحداث المباراة الأخيرة والتي أثرت على نتيجة اللقاء.

طالع | فيوتشر يتقدم بشكوى رسمية لـ اتحاد الكرة ضد حكم مباراة الإسماعيلي

وقال وليد دعبس في تصريحات تلفزيونية عبر قناة صدى البلد: “أنتظر أن يتم إيقافه كما حدث معه من قبل، لأن نفس الحكم تعرض للإيقاف 3 أشهر في الفترة الماضية”.

وتابع: “نحن في كارثة أصبح هناك أزمة بين حكم الساحة والفار، حكم الساحة لا يريد أن يذهب لمراجعة الفار، نحن نُعاني من أزمة في التحكيم المصري، نحن الآن نعيش إهدارا للمال والوقت”.

وأردف: “الأخطاء في العالم كله لكن ليس بهذه الطريقة، حمادة القلاوي لم يكن يريد أن يذهب للفار هل كان يتكبر؟، في حالات لا يوجد بها جدال كان لنا ركلة جزاء ولمسة يد على لاعب الإسماعيلي ومع ذلك الفار لم يستدعي الحكم”.

واستطرد: “الشباب المسؤول عن الكرة هذا الموضوع ممكن يؤدي إلى مشكلة كبيرة، أمس لاعبو الأهلي كانوا يبحثون عن الكرة، ماذا لو حدث شد بين لاعب أمام الطفل حامل الكرة، وتعرضنا لنفس الأمر أمام الزمالك في الكونفدرالية، الأمر أصبح (تريند) كنا نبحث عن الكرة ونركض خلفها”.

وواصل: “هذا لن يزيد الزمالك أو ينتقص منه، لكن هذا يُخرج اللاعب عن تركيزه، وهذا الأمر قد يُسبب مشكلة، لا بد من حل هذا الموضوع، لماذا لا يكون هناك شباب من الاستاد مسؤولين عن الكرات ليس لهم انتماء”.

وأردف: “أنا أتمنى لـ ناصر ماهر كل خير، لكن طالما لاعب انتقل لناد مُعين فإنه أصبح مرتبطا بهذا النادي لكن اللاعب أخطأ في حق ناديه، لا أحد ينكر أنه لاعب جيد ولكن عنده مشاكل”.

وزاد: “لم يصلنا رد من إدارة الزمالك على تجاوز ناصر ماهر ضد فيوتشر، الزمالك ناد كبير ولا يجب أن يأتي لاعب ويُحدث وقيعة بين الناديين”.

واختتم: “لن نتعامل مع الزمالك لو طلب ضم أي لاعب إلا لو تم رد الاعتبار بعد تجاوز اللاعب في حق فيوتشر، لا بد أن يكون هناك احترام بين الأندية وبعضها، وأيضًا بين اتحاد الكرة والرابطة والأندية”.

The England allrounder stated that his unbeaten 102, which knocked Australia out of the Champions Trophy, was his best innings in a chase

George Dobell11-Jun-2017

Experience of playing in the IPL helped Ben Stokes compile the “best innings” of his ODI career to date, against Australia at Edgbaston.Stokes plundered an unbeaten century – a career-best 102 – as England overcame a sticky start to their run-chase to secure victory and sentence Australia to an early departure from the Champions Trophy.Stokes had only once previously made fifty – an innings of 69 when England defeated Pakistan at Leeds in 2016 – when batting second in an ODI. And so powerful and clean was Stokes’ hitting against Australia, it earned praise from Virat Kohli on Twitter.Afterwards, as well as crediting the big-match exposure of the IPL, Stokes also suggested the insight of working alongside other top players at the tournament had contributed to his improvement.”I think that was my best innings in terms of chasing,” Stokes said. “I don’t think my record is too flash in terms of chasing for England in ODI cricket. It’s also nice on a personal level to be there at the end of a chase.”The whole thing with the IPL is the exposure you get to big moments in games playing in front of a huge crowd all the time. You get exposed to those situations more.”At Edgbaston we were 35 for 3 but you can just mentally look back to a time in the past and reflect on that and also take confidence in knowing that you have been in that situation before and done well.”You play against the best players in the world, whether batsmen or bowlers. Knowing that you have done well coming into a tournament like this it gives you confidence that you can do well against some of the world’s best batsmen and bowlers.”Stokes enjoyed a successful first season in the IPL. Going into the tournament under some pressure as the most expensive pick in the auction – he was bought by Rising Pune Supergiant for £1.7m – he finished with a maiden T20 century (against Gujarat Lions), 12 wickets and some outstanding displays of fielding to earn the Most Valuable Player award. And, among the top players he rubbed shoulders with while he was there was Australia captain, Steven Smith, who suggested a minor technical change.”He just gave a little tip out in India, something on my technique, something that he felt could help me with,” Stokes said. “Just that I was losing my backside a bit when I was hitting.”I am always trying to get better as a player, no matter how things are going. I’m always trying to expand my game and look into how I can hit more areas or bowl different balls or whatever it is. I’m always looking to learn and am never happy with how I am going. I think once you get comfortable with what you are offering it is dangerous territory to be in.”The most noticeable aspect of Stokes’ batting on Saturday was his composure. Whereas, in the past, he might have become flustered by the match situation or the number of dot balls he faced against a decent Australia attack, on this occasion he gave himself the time to build an innings secure in the knowledge that he had the power and range of strokes to make up time.”I didn’t put any pressure on myself,” Stokes said. “I knew I could catch up. Obviously having someone like Eoin Morgan at the other end, playing like he is does, takes the pressure off. He is always looking to be positive and I think we are boundary-hitters, so we know that if we have a few dot balls it is not going to faze us too much.”We are always going to try to take the positive route regardless of the start that we get, play every good ball on its merit but at the same time we know we have got to be aggressive and on the front foot because that is what has made us such a dangerous team. Being 35 for 3 doesn’t mean there is any real reason for us to change that.”Despite the praise for England’s batting, Stokes was keen to credit the bowlers for their part in England’s success. He praised Mark Wood and Adil Rashid, in particular, with both men bagging four-wicket hauls as England again found a way to claim wickets in the middle-over period during which other attacks have struggled to make much of an impression. He also confirmed that his knee, a source of concern going into the tournament, was giving him no trouble.”There will probably be quite a lot of write-ups about how we chased,” he said. “But the fact that the bowlers managed to restrict Australia to under 300 – when at one stage it looked as if they might score 340 – was credit to how we bowled, for Woody and Rash to get four wickets each on that wicket with that boundary.””My bowling is obviously not back to where I want it to be but I am trying and training to get it back to where I want it to be. My knee is good. The confidence is there now knowing that I am not going to have to worry about it.”England, the only unbeaten side in the competition, took Sunday off and will resume training on Monday in Cardiff. Their semi-final takes place there on Wednesday.

Arsenal are reportedly taking an interest in Crystal Palace sensation Michael Olise, as Mikel Arteta eyes additional reinforcements to bolster his side this window.

The summer has started brightly for the Gunners, who secured the signings of Kai Havertz, Jurrien Timber and Declan Rice, however, the spending is not set to dry up yet, with latest news linking the north Londoners to the Premier League gem.

Could Arsenal sign Michael Olise?

As reported by 90min this week, the French dynamo has gained interest from fellow sides in the Premier League, with the north Londoners named among them.

The Gunners are joined by top-flight rivals Chelsea and Manchester City, as clubs that have ‘registered an interest’ in the 21-year-old.

The report also claims that the former Reading star is suspected to have a £35m release clause in place in his contract at Selhurst Park – a fair fee for one of the league’s most promising talents.

How good is Michael Olise?

Once lauded as an “all-rounder” by scout Jacek Kulig, the young talent is best identified for his versatility to play in most areas of attack.

Primarily used on the right flank at Selhurst Park, the France U21 international has asserted himself as one of the most threatening players in the league.

Signed by the Eagles from Reading for a fee around the £8m mark in 2021, Olise has seen his market value rise to around £23.2m to coincide with his development, as per FootballTransfers.

At just 21, the youngster ranks in the top 7% of those in his position throughout Europe’s top five leagues for his frequency of assists, averaging 0.36 per 90 over the past year, via FBref.

A creative player, the London-born gem registered 11 assists in 37 appearances for Palace, as well as scoring twice in last season's Premier League competition.

For Arsenal, and more importantly Arteta, obtaining a talent as bright as Olise could be fundamental to the Gunners’ reinstatement as one of the best sides in Europe, as he is a player that could bring so much to the Emirates.

One current squad member, in particular, could benefit from the presence of the Frenchman, that being Gabriel Jesus, who had an impressive first term in north London after making the move from City last summer.

Making 17 goal contributions in only 26 Premier League appearances, the versatile Brazilian frontman could have his game bolstered by the playmaking winger, who could thrive in playing alongside a figure as dynamic as the former City man.

Also previously hailed as “electric”, the 21-year-old became the youngest player to assist three goals from open play in one game in the Premier League, showcasing just how much of a threat he brings from wide areas, via OptaJoe.

Whilst Arsenal’s squad is packed with creative outlets, the pace and vision of Olise could benefit Jesus as a player that could fit perfectly in exchanging play with the 26-year-old striker, who was a prominent figure in piecing together attacks for the Gunners.

Averaging an impressive 2.36 key passes per 90 last season, the Palace gem exceeded Arteta’s key creator Martin Odegaard, who managed an average of 2.19 per 90 in the Premier League.

The French target could be given an explosive forward to target in his play-making exploits, providing Jesus with an added pathway in the final third to the benefit of all at the club.